waynem Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 After months of waiting and resarching, I finally pick up my starter kit and sundries from Westfield this Friday... A little bit of apprehension, but looking forward to it.. Maybe my avatar will soon be my four wheeled beastie, rather than my two wheeled one....... Wayne M Quote
MarkJ Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Good luck Wayne, I'm sure you'll enjoy putting it all together. Keep thinking of that day you get it on the road. All the best, Mark J. Quote
neilwillis Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Hope it goes smoothly. I'm SOOOO jealous, I have to wait till 6 Feb for mine Quote
BobM Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Enjoy yourself Wayne, I had a great day going to the factory to collect my kit, in many ways more exciting than when I've collected other new cars! I quite envy you, I really enjoyed my build. Don't get me wrong, driving my new baby round is terrific, but I fancy doing some more building... Quote
AndyM Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Have fun, the factory were good when I picked up my kit - went through loads of tips and pointers while we checked off the parts list and loaded the van. Take loads of old blankets , curtains & stuff (she'll never miss 'em - honest guv) anything to prevent gelcoat from getting scratched Quote
Mark Stanton Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 but I fancy doing some more building... Well you gotta ain't ya Bob Quote
steppenwolf Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 The day I collected my kit there was a total eclipse of the sun - the following extract from my build diary tells how good it felt:- "11/08/99 Total eclipse of sun totally eclipsed by trip to Kingswinford to collect new kit! Leave at 5.00 with Simon and Adam and have full greasy on way arriving at 9.05. Gavin starts to load onto truck and we go through a cross check of all parts. Very professionally carried out and great care taken with all parts. 2 window pillars and one front shock absorber missing (they already knew this and promised delivery to me within a few days). Give Holly a Yorkie Bar to prove that we are now fully fledged truckers and leave for home at 11.30. Arrive home at 4.0 and start to unload which we complete by 6.00 so return truck to rightful owner ....... " I envy you, have a great trip! Quote
BobM Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Well you gotta ain't ya Bob Don't encourage me. As club chairman you should know better. The Autosport trip gave me an itchy spanner hand ... Westfield assure me there's as much legroom in an XTR2 as a Megablade. And I know I shouldn't mention it in here, but I did have a nasty little episode when I was drawn towards the dark side Quote
westy Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 that dark side you mention looks pretty nice to me... Quote
BobM Posted January 18, 2003 Posted January 18, 2003 Wayne seems to have disappeared ... bet he spent the night in the garage Quote
waynem Posted January 24, 2003 Author Posted January 24, 2003 Sorry about the slow response... For some reason my 'puter hasn't been letting me connect. Its a conspiracy! Just when I need the advice of you guys I'm left high and dry. Just makes me appreciate your advice more!!! Picked the kit up fine. The box of bits in the garage is a bit daunting, but this weekend I hope to make a good start!! The traditional Build Diary Web page will be soon to follow!!! Cheers Quote
Chris Elworthy Posted January 24, 2003 Posted January 24, 2003 ........and get plenty of 4mm drill bits before the DIY shops shut. Quote
waynem Posted January 24, 2003 Author Posted January 24, 2003 Stocked up on the drill bits... I've put the two front bulkhead panels on, and the drill bit seems to have already lost its bite. A good B+D Pihrana jobbie too... Actually, the first task of the weekend is to try and get some fuel pipe ( No point trying Halfords I suppose.. ) but only after repeating to myself, "I must not rush the build!" a few thousand times...... Quote
Mike H Posted January 27, 2003 Posted January 27, 2003 Changed my mind on drill bit supplier, I bought my 4.1mm bits from Unifix.com originally but now I would suggest www.engineeringsupplies.com Carbide tipped stub 4.1mm drill - you should only need one to do the whole car!! Mike Quote
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