Haynes Motor Museum - 7th May 2006

Volvo 300 Mania meetings dates and events
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Post by MJ » 07 May 2006 09:55 pm

Back safe, I hope the rest of you are as well :)

Had a good little meet and was supprised at the number of cars they had. Was even more supprised that there were so many VDubs in the country lol. Sorry you couldn't make it Adam.

I'll get some pics up tomorrow hopefully :)
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Post by SteveP » 07 May 2006 10:26 pm

I saw a VW Camper on the M6 south broken down... not even close to Haynes :(
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Post by ebdl » 07 May 2006 10:45 pm

Sorry I didn't meet up with you guys in the end - didn't arrive until 1pm. I saw the line-up in the car park though... and a few confused looking punters wandering by.

Cheers, Ed

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Post by Chris_C » 08 May 2006 09:52 pm

MJ, any vids??!?!!? And piccies too!
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Post by MJ » 12 May 2006 12:27 pm

Sorry, I've been busy guys :P

Here are a few of the best.

Chris on the Haynes track
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The line up
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Red room :o
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That redline gets everywhere :wink:
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Is that what people who need green cans are :P
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I took a couple pics of the (rarely) clean car on the way home
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Post by SteveP » 12 May 2006 12:46 pm

Damn 300's need LSD's, nice pics!
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Post by Chris_C » 12 May 2006 12:54 pm

Superb pics! I can't wait till I get the rest of the pics.. and the vids! I'll host them for MJ when I get them.

Dude, you are a ledgend with the camera, that piccy of Fake is getting blown up for my wall!
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Post by MJ » 12 May 2006 01:07 pm

Thanks guys :)

I like that last two a lot, but what with it being clean, and having lots of space space left of the card. I took about 30 different pics from different angles, and those two were the good ones :)
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Post by SteveP » 12 May 2006 01:09 pm

MJ would you not consider putting some 400 series alloys on your car? It'd look awesome with just a simple and easily reversible modification :)
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Post by MJ » 12 May 2006 01:15 pm

MK2 FTW :)

Sure I'd consider if some nice ones came up, but I'd have to get the tires changed from these to the new rims. If I waited for them to run out of tread I'd be waiting about 15 years ;)

I agree that the hubcaps let it down, and some better rims would make a world of difference, but I don't care too much TBH
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Post by Chris_C » 12 May 2006 01:17 pm

Dude, please tell me you know the rubber in tyres perishes ;)
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Post by MJ » 12 May 2006 02:26 pm

Yeah, that's why the original tyres were replaced a couple years ago, they still had some legal tread left ;)

Grandad always drove steadily with it so its only had two sets of tyres in its life ;) Spare tyre has never seen the road lol

Judging by the pic of you on the track yours won't last as long :P

I was talking to somone yesterday and cambelts came up. His daughters seat had to get a new one and they quoted something like £300 :shock: Dad looked up our recipts last night and found our last change was about £30. It probably didn't need replacing, but as you say, rubber perishes and a belt is simple and cheap...
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Post by Chris_C » 13 May 2006 04:28 pm

I've been through... erm... I have really no idea how many sets of tyres since I started driving, usually a new set of rears every 8 months or so... ;)

Cd arrived in the post this morning mate, ta muchly! Isn't as sideways as I'd thought, but great stuff all the same! I'll get them hosted as soon as I can! There are some amazing pictures on there.

And as for the belt, definately do it, I think Volvo say every 3 years, and it screws your engine if if goes ping!
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'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Post by MJ » 13 May 2006 10:50 pm

Glad you like the pics, and that the post is so effective. Posted @ 5:30PM yesterday, and to you by today :)

I enjoy photography, but have never really learnt much about it except the two thirds rule. I did try out something called HRD on a few of the photos of my car. You take a series (3 in this case) identical photos with different appature settings (brightness) and combine them in photoshop. If you get the brightness perfect for the car, the sky is overexposed, so by combining images you get a great result. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

I think the cambelt was changed in 2000 as there's a sticker inside the drivers door on the frame, and I'm sure it was done again since then, but the sticker was left
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Post by redline » 14 May 2006 09:11 am

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Red room :o
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looks like an advert for orange

That redline gets everywhere :wink:
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