nitram38
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She's road legal!!
Went to DVLA in wimbledon with a reciept for my chassis steel as they wanted proof that it was new before issuing an age related plate.
I thought it would be another weeks wait for my reg, but harsha said come back in half an hour and it will all be ready.
I nearly fell over!
I got my tax and a V928 with my reg number so that I could buy my plates.
One hour later I am driving legally all around Croydon and Mitcham.
People were taking photos on their phones and people kept trying to talk to me while I was driving. Problem was I had my crash helmet on so I could
n't hear a word!
One bloke stood in the middle of Mitcham one way and tried to ask me questions. I told him to get out of the way before he got killed!
On the positive side, it is surprising how courteous drivers become when I try to get out of turnings. All of a sudden, they are not in any rush !
(unlike my tintop)
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 04:10 PM |
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NICE ONE !
When are you going to publish 'Build your own F1 for less than £10,000,000'
[Edited on 15/8/06 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Chaz
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 04:11 PM |
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Awesome news! Well done...
Is it the photo or does it looked squashed?
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iank
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 04:17 PM |
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I'm amazed people notice it, it's such a shy and retiring shape and colour after all.
Well done on getting it on the road.
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nitram38
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 04:40 PM |
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Cheers Guys!!!!!!!!
No the photo is n't squashed, but she looks better in real life.
It cost around £8000ish to build. £1500 was the spray job (paint is £120 per litre!) and I left it to a pro.
By the way, when is the next newlands meeting?
[Edited on 15/8/2006 by nitram38]
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 06:13 PM |
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Should be Sunday 3rd of September - it's the first Sunday of each month. There are usually posts on here a week or two before asking who's
going and when. I'm hoping to be there, weather permitting
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nitram38
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 08:21 PM |
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Thats good. I work shifts and it looks like I am not working on the 3rd.
Hopefully I will be there (rain permitting!!).
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Bananaman
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 06:49 AM |
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I think that looks superb. What a brilliant job.
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nitram38
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 11:11 PM |
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Bit of a bad day.
Took the car to Bognor, excellent through the bends!
But suffered overheating and had to Green flag her home (eventually after trying to fix). I changed the water pump and removed the stat.
I am hoping that the head gasket isn't cooked. Maybe an airlock in the top of the remote rad. I will sort out a pipe from the top of the rad to
the expansion bottle first, before I go down the head gasket route.
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greggors84
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 11:46 PM |
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I bet you get some looks in that?
How many people have asked you what it is yet?
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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nitram38
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| posted on 17/8/06 at 07:29 AM |
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I get the same questions over and over like "how fast does it go?".
Everyone seems to do a "double take" as they go by. My 11 year old son loves it!
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JackNco
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 12:20 AM |
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....so how fast does it go ? 
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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nitram38
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 05:17 AM |
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Don't know yet!!!!!!!!!
Suspect it is tops, 115mph. Its only a 1.4 k-series.
It is acceleration that is more important and road holding, which it seems to have.
Next stop a BEC
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