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Hello All, many thanks for this. It is proof of a great wee club with people looking after one another. My Son and I made the trip today before the really duff weather came in. The car looks pretty much like it does in the photos, i.e very nice indeed. From my perspective it did need some money spending on it, the gearshift was a bit loose, reverse somewhat awkward (probably me to be fair) but the tyres seemed to be dated '02 (!) and definitely too big (16"). Once on cam it certainly got going just fine but it also needs a gear indicator of some sort to avoid the guessing game. The gears also worked counter intuitively, ie, forward for up and back for down. All of these things are fixable of course but at a cost that I don't want to incur just now. So great bit of fun, but I think I'll hang on to the the Cerbera a bit longer and see what comes up. Thanks again, Sticky.

For the JDM fans, I went to an Up Garage today. For those who don’t know, these are a great idea! A Japanese super store selling second hand car tuning parts - literally everything, an entire floor devoted to wheels and tyres, uprated autobox for an RB25, exhaust systems, seats, ICE, so much suspension, intercoolers... I did bring a spare suitcase with me, in case I found a full turbo set up for Lionel, but treated him to a JDM gear knob instead.

So we have reached February and as I type the sun is coming out... I have manage to avoid going back onto my (bipolar) meds and have no signs of depression. Get me huh! I have managed to get out and about in the Wez which is like taking a happy pill! I did spin her on a greasy roundabout which gave me an adrenaline rush, not done that before. Manage to recover and carry on like it had been intentional! (???!!) There were quite a few other cars about... wonder if anyone captured that on their phone! What a clever bunch of guys there are here sharing their feelings, isn't it funny how we don't recognise our own achievements? Personally i don't think I have any! I used to think it was an achievement just to get up, have a wash and be dressed. Currently life isn't so bad and I send these positive vibes to those of you are are not feeling so positive - yet. Tomorrow is a blank canvas just waiting for you to make a mark... make it a good one. x

BMW anti roll over system... anoys me a lot not being able to move the car with an open door...

My vote goes to ANY so called “feature” you can’t turn off until you then choose to turn back on again.

Episode 29 due tonight / tomorrow.....

Meet at Sainsbury's Matlock 10.30am on Sunday depending on the weather. Excitingly we should be welcoming a newly aquired Honda engined Westfield into the fold, if all goes to plan. So pray for some sunshine, clean your ears out and let's see if we can get that VTech engaged. Other engines are available and welcomed too, anyone joining us?

From when they made Proper F1 Cars Many, many, moons ago , I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing this machine driven in anger by John Surtees at the Dutch GP Zandvoort .German GP' Nurburgring .Belgian GP Spa and Oulton Park Gold Cup Races https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNjNvywa5S4&feature=share

Hopefully, probably more chance on the Sunday though.

Potentially.....

Planning to come.

All Committee Members please note. I was going to send a PM to our Chairman and give him a decent b*ll*cking. In this day and age to 'hide' this stuff is all wrong. Please can we have a proper section called 'Health and Wellbeing' (or something) and put this thread in it please, please and please. Yes it was me that was talking to Adam and look at the response since his post.

Single axle car trailer for sale based on a caravan chassis tows very well electric winch 3650mm x 1800mm offers around £650 07949834634

Don’t sell it till ive been for a look 😳😳 @CrisisWolf 👍😂

UPDATE: Maintenance record is: Oil - Dec 19 (at 15,934 miles) Coolant - Dec 18 (at 14,452 miles) Brake Fluid - Dec 18 (at 14,452 miles) Spark Plugs - Nov 18 (at 14,405 miles) Rear Pads - Jun 18 Front Pads - Aug 17 (at 9,980 miles) Fresh photos from today (having had the car in the garage all winter). Getting calls/emails/messages since 2020 started and will get a fresh MOT in March for new buyer. Will be re-advertising outside WSCC in March but for now this is the only advert.

Some of you geeks would love Akihabra, capacitors and widgets galore.

Ok, here you go. The thread actually covers the whole fitting of the boot lid, which starts the page before, but the modifying of the frame starts here: Hopefully you can get an idea of what's required. It's a bit of a faff to do, make no mistake, but as I and plenty of others have found, it does work really well once done, and was well worth it.

Oh. Ok. I guess it’s in Japan! Doh!

He’s been copying my Cadwell lines!

Thanks Gary, I'm Dundee area. Gotta say, really friendly atmosphere about the Westies which is great. Heading to Newcastle in 13hrs with 2 motorcycle jackets, 1 crash helmet, gloves and 2 wooly hats...lets see where this goes.

I've added a link to the first post.

Just add engine..... been a ongoing project for nearly three years now, bit of a push on, so hoping/aiming for first start at the end of the month, MOT at the end of March.

Very kind words Jeff... I forgot to reply at the time but - thank you 🙏 Another member reminded me of this thread just now and I thought it was worth a bump... How has everyone been recently, over Christmas and the last few months? Christmas is usually a very tough time for me, both with work stress and the thought of 'having' to spend a lot of time with a family I don't really get on with (perhaps others feel the same?), but this year was very different despite having the lurgy. I don't think I am alone in feeling better once the nights are starting to get lighter and the weather better, so I hope this is making a difference for everyone else now too! I've been keeping myself busy building more wacky stuff, but trying to keep a lid on the insane attention to detail a little. Catching myself doing this has been pretty enlightening - example: I'm half way through walking across the workshop to find a 5mm shorter bolt than the one I'm currently using because it is more optimally suited (yes this actually happened regularly previously 😅), then stopping and telling myself 'good enough is good enough'. I've been concentrating on getting out and exercising more, spending a lot of time riding the frame I built and thoroughly enjoying it. Nature and exercise are great healers! The latest project has been building a pedal car... like car racing, but cheaper, and better for both my lungs and the environment! The plan is to do a few rounds of the British Pedal Car Championship this year. The races take place on kart circuits (and Curborough!) throughout the country, lasting from 2-24(!) hours, with teams of 4 drivers. I'm hoping the competitiveness (with both other teams and within our team) will motivate me to keep up with the exercise and in turn this will keep my brain in check too (as long as I don't get too bogged down in the minor details of trying to 'optimise' every little part of the car...). If anyone else is a keen cyclist fancies a go we still have a space in the car for Round 1 which is 29th March...