Northy
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 posted on 24/6/24 at 10:53 AM |
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My Avon is back on the road!
She's legally back on the road, just in time for my daughters prom on Wednesday night - it was obviously never in doubt was it 
It has it's 20 year birthday next month, last on the road being used in 2009.
It seemed a lot better idea 20 years ago, but let's see how we get on with it, few little jobs to sort after prom.
G
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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nick205
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 11:14 AM |
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Congrats
Great timing for a ride to the Prom!
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JAG
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 12:27 PM |
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Congratulations 
I'm also working toward getting my car back on the road.
Last in use in 2016 - I took the dash' apart to fix some wiring issues and a bit of scope creep (plus motivational problems) has seen it take the
last 8 years to get close to finished.
If I work hard it might be done by Winter 2024 
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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HowardB
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 12:29 PM |
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Congratulations
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Stay safe out there
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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nick205
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 12:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JAG
Congratulations
I'm also working toward getting my car back on the road.
Last in use in 2016 - I took the dash' apart to fix some wiring issues and a bit of scope creep (plus motivational problems) has seen it take the
last 8 years to get close to finished.
If I work hard it might be done by Winter 2024
A winter's work and you'll be back on the road.
Northy had some good motivation with his daughter's Prom (my twins ahve theirs on Thursday next week).
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 01:36 PM |
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Strange how many people had theirs parked up for years, and are getting back on the road now! Mine was dead for about ten years, back otr 2 years ish.
Just need to sort the weeping sump now I'm doing my drive!
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nick205
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 03:14 PM |
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Originally posted by JoelP
Strange how many people had theirs parked up for years, and are getting back on the road now! Mine was dead for about ten years, back otr 2 years ish.
Just need to sort the weeping sump now I'm doing my drive!
Maybe making up for the drop in numbers building new cars/kits.
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Northy
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| posted on 24/6/24 at 04:03 PM |
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Thanks all
It's been a bit of a struggle as I already had other things planned for weekends, but we've got there. I had forgotten so many things about
the car that it's exciting finding out how some things work again!
One thing I'd recommend to anyone building is make more notes! Initially my fog light didn't work, and after much head scratching and poking
about with a multimeter I realised that there was a couple of fuses missing out of the fuse box. I replaced those and it worked! I have no idea what
any fuse actually does! So one day I should work that out
Tonight I need to look at a sticky front brake and give it a better clean, then I'm just going to tootle to work in it while it's sunny
G
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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nick205
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| posted on 25/6/24 at 07:51 AM |
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Originally posted by Northy
I'm just going to tootle to work in it while it's sunny
G
After I'd built, SVA's and registered my MK Indy my most enjoyable moments were alone tootling to work on a nice day
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Northy
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| posted on 25/6/24 at 10:03 AM |
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Northy
I'm just going to tootle to work in it while it's sunny
G
After I'd built, SVA's and registered my MK Indy my most enjoyable moments were alone tootling to work on a nice day
My 'tootle' is only 1.8 miles
G
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Slater
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| posted on 25/6/24 at 12:22 PM |
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Well done, great to have another kit back on the road again.
Be careful as your tyres might no longer be rubberlike and more like plastic if you've not replaced them recently.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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nick205
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| posted on 25/6/24 at 01:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Northy
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Northy
I'm just going to tootle to work in it while it's sunny
G
After I'd built, SVA's and registered my MK Indy my most enjoyable moments were alone tootling to work on a nice day
My 'tootle' is only 1.8 miles
G
that's a short "tootle" (mine was 20 miles each way (more if I took a scenic route))
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laurencedawson
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| posted on 4/7/24 at 09:12 AM |
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great work,
mine is now 17 years old!
My wife was pregnant with our first son when I was building it and I was racing against the pregnancy to get it finished before
he was born and all free time would disappear!!
les
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