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It's getting there slowly. I've painted it in a non slip truck bed paint.

@RobT @Trevturtle @Oily Steve @Andrew fantastic day today, thank you for that and for the passenger rides. Top speed 118 mph, still buzzing. Thank you to @AndrewBClarke for keeping Glen company while I go and wellie round the track

Uh oh, you do realise there are some total obsessives on here, right? As well as others that are deeply allergic to cleaning..

Over 99% of all species ever to have lived have died out (link) I feel we as humans, we are accelerating our little time on the planet, the cause of which are numerous but our greed being the greatest.

Collected the car from the factory last Wednesday afternoon - but forgot to take any pictures at the factory (too keen to get driving)!! Managed to take a few over the next couple of days in between the bouts of heavy rain. The rain certainly made for an "interesting" couple of hundred miles trip on Friday from Northants up to Lancaster ready for the ferry crossing on Saturday to IoM. In its new home Saturday night: Final photos from a quick run out to the Laxey wheel this evening.

Ok folks planning is well under way so as hotels go really quickly I thought I would put the details up here for anyone interested , company is fine but this IS a tour so will be using normal and rural roads to SEE the countryside and views The Itinery is as follows there are some blanks for the south coast and will update as we go forward also will add the route maps as well Friday 24/05/19; travelling down from Dufftown to Wooler, accommodaton ; st Cuthberts Retreat, Wooler. Saturday 25/05/19; Wooler down to Rawdon, Yorkshire, accommodation ; Peacehill House, Rawdon. Sunday 26/05/19 Rawdon to south coast .. will be a bit of a slog, sorry. Accommodation ; the Royal Norfolk Hotel, Folkestone. Monday 27/05/19; early eurotunnel train remembering its +1 hour when we disembark. Monday 27/05/19; Calais Eurotunnel to Sainte-Maure, via Thriepval Memorial to pay respect to the fallen, accommodation ; la Residene De Moulin, Sainte-Maure and Ali and Gail are at ; Domaine de Vermoise, Sainte-Maure Tuesday 28/05/19; Sainte-Maure to Stuhlingen , accommodation ; Landgasthof Hotel Rebstock, Stuhlingden. Wednesday 29/05/19; Stuhlingen to Guarda, via the Rhine falls and the northern border of Switzerland and the western border of Austria, accommodation ; Guarda Lodge, Guarda 7545 (2 nights). Thursday 30/05/19; classic passes and mountain lakes day southern Swiss border and northern Italy. Friday 31/05/19; Guarda to Obergesteln, accommodation ; Hotel Grimsel, Obergesteln, 3988 (2 nights). Saturday 01/06/19; sightseeing day to include, waterfalls, and cable cars up to mountain restaurant / waving area. Sunday 02/06/19; Obergesteln to Leysin, via suspenion bridge walk, car transporter train through tunnel and summer Luge at Kandersteg, accommodation ; Hotel de la Grand Chalet, Leysin, 1854. Monday 03/06/19 Leysin to Le Bourg, Le Puley, accommodation ; Chambers au Logis des Acacias, le Bourg, Le Puley, 71460. And Ali and Gail are at ; Kyriad Montchanin le Creusot, Montchanin. Tuesday 04/06/19; Le Bourg to grosrouvre, accommodation ; Quixote, Grosrouvre, 78490 (2 nights). Wednesday 05/06/19; metro into Paris , sightseeing. Thursday 06/06/19; Grosrouvre to Calais Eurotunnel to Holiday Inn, Chatham ME5 9SF. Friday 07/06/19; Chatham to Harrogate, accommodation ; Innkeeper's lodge, Harrogate. Saturday 08/06/19 .......... HOME !!!!!! Will add the routes as I finalise the maps, I have tried to keep under 300 miles a day some are well less , but there are a couple of " long days in the saddle" but were on holiday so breaks as and when we need them there is no rush

This will be such a great trip for anyone who wished to join us.

Looks an awesome trip Gary. Will be a good run for the new lump.

I’ve used the pride and joy stuff, it’s quite good.

especially if you have a passenger with a hangover like i had lol

Park it....till it gets quite dirty then wash it like a normal car. If your car's too mint you end up feeling bad when it does get a scratch or a new dandelion thingy pops up in your gel coat.

I keep mine quite clean so normally a 5minute once over with a plant sprayer filled with water and then a wipe down with a microfibre towel is enough to clean it. About once a year it also gets a good polish and wax. I had some of the pride and joy stuff and actually found it very good for the money. i've used the waterless wash and whilst they initially clean the car quite well they leave an oily residue that seems to attract the dust so the car gets dirty again alot quicker.

Thought about a 2.0 ecoboost? It's listed on here too so maybe a deal to be done? Got some nice bits on it. But you would need to add a cage. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westfield-FW-body-2007-factory-bu-il-t/173523808590?hash=item2866d3314e:g:GmUAAOSwJudbbzR7

But I've just got my car on the road! Don't forget the ingenuity of mankind, and remember Bruce Willis in Armageddon The next generation will find a way.

Always the case imo!

WAS: £1362---NOW £1195 inc VAT 2.0 Zetec black top throttle body kit when using the standard ford plenum chamber with westfield Omex 600 ecu, convert to throttle bodies with this kit, including re-flash cd for the omex 600. Takes the power of the car from the standard 150bhp to just over 170bhp, with headroom for more tuning later on such as cams and cylinder head work Kit Includes THROTTLE BODY SET. AIR FILTER FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR plus every thing needed to fit this kit to your car with no hidden costs or extras needed, plus full technical support via phone if needed. you will need to retain the original injectors from the ford plenum to use in the throttle body kit. Once fitted, the car will run and can be used with no problems, but to get the full benefit of the system, Westfield recommend a rolling road session to fully optimise the ecu set up. This kit will require the use of the original injectors from the ford injection system. **Offer available until until midnight Sunday 30th September, lead time 3-4 weeks** **Throttle Bodies will require balancing** **shipping not included, standard UK shipping is £15.00 inc VAT** Follow this link to place an order through our web shop: https://parts.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=751

You look like youve picked a cracking day for the weather guys have a good day and stay safe @Andrew fancy another blast in october?

We are still talking about Scott right...?

Only used at dusk so far, not full dark - but am really impressed with the light from them - will update once tried in full dark (and it does get really dark here!)

Hi Luke, we could meet you at the Toby carvery at Stonebridge Island. Say 8.45?

We didn't need Bernies cheese and pickle sarnie fish and chips in Lytham spot on hope everybody got home ok. Steve

I thought protistors were New Zealanders on some sort of march...