Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 04:08 PM |
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Complete Kit Car December issue
As per title really, and just to say, I am going to lock myself in the cupboard under the stairs.... for a week or two......just to wait until the
flak dies down of course.....
All communications should be addressed to:-
Fozzie
Somewhere- Under- The- Stairs
Surrey
Thank you,
Fozzie...
Apologies.....to Triton, they have called your seats Titon 
Thanks..... to DLT (Stu) who really did most of the speaking for me at the interview.....I would have been happier with photos of the car only.
and to Adam of CKC, what a top guy!  delighted to have met you!
Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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carpmart
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 04:10 PM |
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TITon seats 
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 04:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
TITon seats
Trust you to see that carpy!
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 04:24 PM |
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Aren't we supposed to avoid duplicating threads?
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 04:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Aren't we supposed to avoid duplicating threads?
adrian
Ooooo!
only duplicates written by the same person, and word for word!
If you read Hughs thread, I had replied that as he was posting,I was still writing.
The usual reply to a coincidental post in a different section, about the same thing, is 'Keep up at the back', again, usually with a
smiley
Fozzie (who is NOT hugh_ ! )
[Edited on 21-11-08 by Fozzie]
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 05:23 PM |
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I'd would have just posted 'Keep up at the back' for anybody else. I only thought that I should add a smiley after I'd hit
"post".
It was intended to be ironic...sorry!
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 05:43 PM |
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S'ok Adrian
Still don't see why you think that I can see what people are writing at the same time as me, in a different section, or see the front page for
new threads whilst writing a new thread elsewhere.......but hey-ho!
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 06:33 PM |
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I thought you had "special" powers and knew what we were about to type before we'd thought it....
congrats on the getting the bus in the mag, i'll have to pop to wh smiths now
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 06:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Johneturbo
I thought you had "special" powers and knew what we were about to type before we'd thought it....
congrats on the getting the bus in the mag, i'll have to pop to wh smiths now
re 'special powers' ...depends which head I have on at the time!
Thanks for the congrats, and there are some interesting features/ CKC 'work-shops' in there this month....worth getting for those!
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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McLannahan
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 06:51 PM |
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Congrats Fozzie - nice reg. bracket! Your car looks like a spanker!
Good mag the CKC, I signed up for it at Stafford. Popped down to Exeter and was quite touched that the staff recalled me and I had a good old chat
with them.
Good mag. and nice chaps, and congrats again Fozzie!
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jambo
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:07 PM |
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i was reading a post yesterday and was a little surprized to here of a member i have known on this board as fozzie to be of the female variety,this
prompted me to be interested in the users photo gallery to see what type of car they had.
anyway i would just like to say what a cracking looking build i found there.
very nice car.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:34 PM |
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Thanks McLannahan
The car has been on the road for 4 years now (SVA'd in 2004) and still people don't see all, they look, but don't see ! (if you get
my drift)
Adam certainly noticed more than most!
jambo, Thank you kindly!
most appreciated.....
It did take a lot for me to do that feature (4 years) but I am so glad I let CKC do it.
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:55 PM |
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Do I detect a little crush developing for a certain blonde lad?
Just kidding, congrats Fozie - the car looks great.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
Do I detect a little crush developing for a certain blonde lad?
Just kidding, congrats Fozie - the car looks great.
Cheers
Chris
Thank you most kindly Chris
nah...'he' is safe... ...as my DLT (Stu) knows....I am more of the 'tall dark and handsome' type of girl
Fozzie
(DLT is reading this over my shoulder.......)
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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RK
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:42 PM |
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Can't wait to get it in the mail any day now.
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MikeR
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 12:59 AM |
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Tall - check
Dark - well yeah its dark brown / black apart from the bits that are missing.
handsome - ooooh damn it! 2 out of 3 grrrr.
Congratulations i'm going to buy a kit car mag for the first time in probably 2 or 3 years tomorrow!
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hobzy
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 09:27 AM |
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Got it this morning; great write up for you there Fozzie and a fantastic job you did on the car. Even without the full build details there will be
plenty of little ideas being put into current builders heads after reading it.
Well done.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 10:53 AM |
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Fantastic car there Fozzie. Is that all original or years of fettling and polishing?
Puts mine under a big shadow which is currently starting to show signs of "quickgetitdonebeforeIVA-itis" as well as
"yesit'smyfirstbuildsowhat-itis"
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Fozzie
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 11:39 AM |
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Hobzy... thank you very kindly! 
It's encouraging that you have seen some 'bits' that others do not. Apart from the 1/2 bonnet change to accommodate the twin
40's it is exactly how she was when she passed SVA 4 years ago.... ah I did put in a blingy header tank very shortly after SVA....as a
reward to her..
Mistergrumps .... again thank you most kindly..
Though not sure what you mean....  apart from the changes as listed to Hobzy she is still the same.....
I hardly ever clean her.....but if she has been out in winter, she is given a good wash, just in case any road salt/grit has got anywhere.
The engine bay..well....no it's not cleaned at all, I have never had spills or leaks...I prepared, built and re-fitted eerrm properly....so
nothing leaks.....
ooooo I tell a lie....
When the '40s were first fitted, she decided that it was great fun to pretend to be a dragon.....and throw flames out of the exhaust.....thus a
few drops of petrol got spat out of the carbs.....that was identified as being a thackery washer problem, they had disintergrated!
The bobbin type was then fitted, and her dragon and 'spitting' days were done!
Just pre SVA I did spend a bit of time polishing the ali, but once it was done it was done......now maintenance is very minimal.....but.....in winter,
I do keep a dehumidifier going when needed in her garage.....
Oh it was my first build too !
Fozzie
[Edited on 22-11-08 by Fozzie]
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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iank
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 12:03 PM |
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Not much to add, only problem is your attention to detail makes most cars (and especially mine) look a bit ratty in the build quality dept. (I eat my
lunch off a desk that's less hygienic looking than your engine bay )
Well done and a nice write up.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Fozzie
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| posted on 22/11/08 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
....... (I eat my lunch off a desk that's less hygienic looking than your engine bay )..........
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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RK
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 02:31 PM |
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Another in the chorus of "fantastic job done" on your car! You should be extremely happy with the results and attention. It's ironic
that the Fozzmobile has been deemed "too nice to race" and that's exactly the opposite of what I tell myself when I don't do
such a good job on things on my car: "well, it's going to be a race car after all...". Have I raced cars before? Um, no. Will I race
it? Probably not, in reality.
Sometimes, we need show offs who are actually worthy. What a car!
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richard
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 07:05 PM |
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Well done Fozzie on geting you car in the mag, having heard a lot about it when i was trying to get another car together for the photo shoot when mine
was in the sepember issue i am in some way glad you could not make it as you would have put our cars in the shade.
Hope our cars looks as good in 4 years time and not surprissed you decided not to race it as originally planned.
I noticed he did not ask you the question that Ian Stent asked me that got me so much stick ?
Welcome to the club, when we going to get another in the mag to show what great cars home builders can make.
Might be nice to organise one of the rolling road shoot outs.
Richard.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 08:05 PM |
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RK......Thank you very much for your kind words 
I have decided that I will enter sprints with her, and I will be keeping the bits to change things back to 750mc regs...... but I am in no hurry
.....RK never say never to racing.....you know you want to !
Richard, thank you too, for your very kind words as Adam will tell you, it very nearly didn't
happen at all (he can be persuasive...lol ).
Go on then, what was the question Ian Stent asked you? u2u me it if you don't want to put it here!
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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