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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 06 8:38 pm
by Philth
Nice one, Gav!
Er, still need me engine hoist again?!

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 06 6:57 am
by MrNorm
In due course mate, ta ;)

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 06 12:05 am
by Rich
Looking great Gav,trouble is its kept me up later than I should,reading all that,considering tomorow ;)

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 1:35 pm
by Scooby
Wow Gav, you certainly don't do things by half !!!!
Its goner look great when its done.
Rich. :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 4:27 pm
by Jim
I can't wait to see it Gav'.

Will it be at the Nat's this year?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 5:16 pm
by Dave-R
:laughing3:

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 6:56 pm
by jerry
brilliant write up gavin,can't wait to see it finished.
inspiration for me to get off my arse and get cracking on the fury :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 7:27 pm
by MrNorm
Thanks guys, I should update this thread with more recent progress.......although I have not done anything for about a month due to 'house commitments' :roll: :roll: and I am straining at the leash to get back into it!!!

I think Dave had it right Jim :? .......not likely to be at Nats this year :( ....but I will be disappointed not to make next year.
Man it has taken a LOT of work and there is plenty left!

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 9:29 pm
by Dave-R
We will roll both our cars through the SPR gates together Gavin. ;)

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 10:24 pm
by Jules
WOW !!

Top marks Gav. Thats a beauty !!

Nice work mate. Great write up and pics too.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 07 12:05 pm
by MrNorm
Dave wrote:We will roll both our cars through the SPR gates together Gavin. ;)
I'd be honoured!! Let's make it a rolling burnout :D

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 07 12:44 pm
by Dave-R
MrNorm wrote:I'd be honoured!! Let's make it a rolling burnout :D
Yeah you should manage that on gravel OK. :twisted: :lol:

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 07 5:27 pm
by Anonymous
Good grief, Gav, that last time I saw the car was the Nats 2001 :shock: when you were coming in as I was popping out in the GN ... :hello2: a wavey moment, I recall.

The next time .... Nats 2008 ????

Shome mishtake shurely :?

Wonderful .....

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 07 7:26 pm
by Dave-R
....and by 2010 your Ford might arrive from Austrailia Sandy. :lol:

Is it just us or does anyone else miss their deadlines by years? :roll:

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 07 10:46 pm
by MrNorm
That's right Sandy, last Nats I made in the car was 2001...by the 2002 Nats it was undergoing the full treatment!

If ever I get to thinking about how long it has been off the road (occasionally I do, though there is nothing to be gained from it!) I also try to think about how long it was on the road - about 17 years :).
It was quite gratifying at the time that sometimes when I made embarrassed noises about its condition to others whose pukka cars had been off the road for a long time, they would enthuse about the fact that at least I was driving it and keeping it on the road. Now the boot is on the other foot, so I've seen both sides.
I look forward to the day when I have both a decent car and it is on the road!

Dave if I can't do a rolling burnout on tarmac you can have the car off me for free!! It will be no good to me :D