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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby BigMonty » Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:41 pm

Problem was with Matt....
The only time anyone saw him outside the pit stop tent he was walking around with a rather nice trolley jack. :lol:
Lets hope he brings it this year.
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:33 pm

ok were back in the 21st century new all singing all dancing computer today
now just gotta work out this windows 8 thing
photo bucket sorted ,so gonna upload pics off my phone and post when I have a spare hour
:D :D :D :D :D
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby RustWidow » Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:19 pm

I hate windows 8, and all Microsoft are doing is pushing to upgrade to 10. Welcome back pat, well done on getting a new computer
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:12 pm

just gotta find some time to get on it and get pics sorted
had a clunk on front end that I couldn't find
so ripped everything off to chassis and started again
fitted clip back on today and lower arms & springs, orderd new shocks.top mounts .bearings
fitted new bushes ,got a gearbox mount and another prop waiting to fit new ctr bearing
so if this don't sort it nothing will
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby RustWidow » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:27 pm

Crikey, I hope it does else you'll just have to live with it :( and that ain't good
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:15 am

replaced everything on front clip now clunk is cured
also replaced gearbox mount & prop centre bearing
so only thing left to do now is spring bushes (advisory on last years mot)
and change back shockers and everything is all new
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:21 am

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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:23 am

some latest pics Image
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:27 am

front arches have now been extended to meet up with bottom of bumper
and started to redo the bodywork ready for mot & transitmania not sure if ill have enough time to get painted though
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby RustWidow » Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:25 pm

I still think you've done a brilliant job, loving those wheel arches
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:43 pm

Its a stonker 8)
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:15 am

hopefully have front arches in primer today :D
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:58 pm

front arches turned into a total reprep of van
so now got major job before transitmania (seemed like a good idea at the time)
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby RustWidow » Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:59 am

Ah well, such is life, you've still got a couple of weeks. Plenty of time! Lol
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:32 pm

a great weekend at transitmania even with the rain
and a 3rd place trophy for mk 4/5 too
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