An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Mar 2009 12:57 am

Bazboy wrote:
Chris_C wrote:Cock.... :p

Bens seats are worst case going in Dans car. If I fit, I'll join them :lol:

I'm currently arranging moar transports, but I'm prepared to put up with Dan's driving if I have to :wink: :lol:
:shock: Ive been trained by the best! I got the super licence in gran turismo ill have you know, which is no small feat :lol: Takes alot of skill :D

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All gold?

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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by Bazboy » 25 Mar 2009 01:00 am

Mmmmm Leather seats :D Dont worry there safe with me, And yes all gold except the last one which is crazy hard! and this was Gran turismo 3, Gran turismo 2 is a whole different ball game! :lol:

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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Mar 2009 01:14 am

I only got as far as gt2 got addicted to endurance racing my rx7 with all the money in the world spent on it.
5 hr race round laguna seca?
Lets get it on!
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by trabitom99 » 25 Mar 2009 10:07 am

Chris_C wrote:Bens seats are worst case going in Dans car. If I fit, I'll join them :lol:
Seats will always fit! :-)

4 people plus luggage plus leather interior:
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Mar 2009 10:17 am

trabitom99 wrote:
Chris_C wrote:Bens seats are worst case going in Dans car. If I fit, I'll join them :lol:
Seats will always fit! :-)

4 people plus luggage plus leather interior:
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by trabitom99 » 25 Mar 2009 11:01 am

I had to remove quite a few mashed insects at the the time :-) Otherwise, cover the seats with a tarpaulin. Easy!

I'm always lugging stuff onto the roof of my car. You have to, if you like taking bikes on your hols, and with two kids you need the extra space, at least if you're lugging beds and prams along too ...

But I'll never ever hang anything from the rear hatch again. After a holiday with three MTBs on the back a hinge bent and slowly rusted away. It had to be welded back into place.
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Mar 2009 11:11 am

Sounds like you discovered the formula for maximum mountainbike load over two hatchback hinges there Tom.
Good work.
Thats a staggering amount to get into/onto a 300 though. Did it get a little 'sluggish'?
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by trabitom99 » 25 Mar 2009 11:27 am

Yeah, it did actually! Max speed 160 kph, no more. And a big thirst. Slows it down more than putting them on the roof.

Some more 300 roof rack pics, then I'll stop the off-topic nonsense ;-)

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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by germ » 25 Mar 2009 06:53 pm

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tom your car really looks mint. :D 340pw

ok right that pesky bumper is the only thing i can see thats dodgy but what a nice car on the whole :)
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by trabitom99 » 25 Mar 2009 08:01 pm

That's very kind of you Will, but it's anything but mint unfortunately! After 9 years of ungaraged daily driving, it's pretty scratched and battered all round, with patchwork rust repairs, doors beginning to rust from inside out, sun-bleached bumpers etc. But I'm working on it slowly but surely, the front bumpers' already replaced, the rear one to follow soon ...

Here's a pic from better days, back in 2000:
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by foggyjames » 26 Mar 2009 01:31 am

I'm guessing it's a...roll cage?

I'll be turning up in a 940 Turbo (although in my defence, it does have a TD04-15G at 20psi fitted...), so no need to feel too loyal... The damn S70 lunched its timing belt on Monday morning. :(

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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by filthyjohn » 26 Mar 2009 06:54 am

Might be. Whatever it is, it barely fits in the trailer. Which I still haven't finished putting back together with only one evening left to sort it. :lol:
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by Chris_C » 26 Mar 2009 09:53 am

Am currently trying to come up with a plan... havn't done yet! Will managed it somehow, realised I need to get more stuff in too :shock:
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by V6 Man » 26 Mar 2009 09:55 am

I have a set of universal fit roof bars for cars with gutters (ie 300's etc).

Want me to bring them so you can use them to transport the large 'mystery' item home?
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Re: An actual Meet!!! Mar 28th, Brooklands.

Post by trabitom99 » 26 Mar 2009 10:17 am

Roof bars FTW :lol:
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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