Mk5 Twink

[BROWNYS V6]

who's doin your wheels

[familybanger]

who's doin your wheels

They are gonna be JPS. Jamesp specials Think his welder mate Steve does the metal glueing.

Had a proper meassure up this morning and think that +2.5 on the back and 2 on the front is goning to be better/less agg/more legal.

[AlanN]

Is that James over at Slough way

[familybanger]

Is that James over at Slough way

That's the fella, bought a 2 litre pinto from him a few months back for my Cortina and didn't have the cash for the wheels at the time. Still don't have the cash to be honest though shall have that fixed by the time my slot comes up.

[AlanN]

How long have you got to wait? Might have to think about booking a slot if its months!!!

[familybanger]

Get in, James reckoned on a few months wait so plenty of time to save cash and strip the wheels down I would imagine that the list will only get longer over time.

[AlanN]

It was when I was ready back then...

[familybanger]

Ain't done much to this recently, apart from putting more miles on it. Seems to be going through the go go juice pretty quick though that's comparing to my DI so proberly not fair. I reckon a long run would go some way to improving matters and it will be getting this over christmas.

Snow techniques are improving vastly, I can drift this better than the cortina.

Signing out now as the snow's still here and I'm sure we need a pint of milk or something

[familybanger]

Over crimbo I've actually done some work on my van I've washed it more than once for a start, the buggers always dirty though what with the state of the roads at the moment. The major progress that has occured is in the form of a rickety table in the back for my twin burner stove, not ground breaking I know but it's always nice to have a cuppa Lot's more miles have been done to and the mpg ain't sooo bad on a run and as I've got familier with the twin cam lump I've found it's ok around town too if I don't drive like a twat

No news on the wheels yet, I've still got the on the van as it happens... Must sort that out soon so I'm ready when I get the call.

Went up to Mablethorpe (350 mile round trip from here) for a beach racing meeting last weekend and she performed fault free, made good use of the stove too as it was chuffin cold

Few pics for you;
Could almost feel the arches dropping into the sea


Fully loaded, 5 blokes and 5 bikes

All preped up with boards to avoid getting stuck...

Arrrrgh f***sticks

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We'd spent far too long loading up/drinking tea as the tide was coming in leaving not a lot of beach for a good run up into the soft stuff. Had to unhitch(kin heavy) trailer, unload 2 bikes in the van before digging like mad to save it from the incomming tide. Thankfully a kindly chap with a 4x4 helped out, it was a close run thing in the end which involved lot's of digging/pushing/sweating and swearing along with some violent tugging from the 4x4 (tow rope a permanent feature of the front tow eye now) far too much hard work at the end of a long day. I'm loading up on the sea wall next time for sure Can laugh about it now, defo not funny at the time though those who watched the whole sorry performance may disagree.

[AlanN]

Get an airbag jack I managaed to get a 2.5 ton one from fleebay cheaply

By the way, Ive been trying to get through to James about my rims, but nothing since crimbo ignoring me!!!

[familybanger]

Get an airbag jack I managaed to get a 2.5 ton one from fleebay cheaply

By the way, Ive been trying to get through to James about my rims, but nothing since crimbo ignoring me!!!

I'd have needed tank tracks to get it out unaided, bloody thing was buried up to the axle more than a few times with the spare wheel and tow bar well dug in, we had to dig the 4x4 out once too

Have you tried sending James a pm on RR? Might be worth a try if you ain't already.

MK5 Twink now lowered v v v

With over a ton of scrap :)

[AlanN]

No I havent, Ill give it a try, cheers.

[solarman]

Yay, I'm on the list for wheels banding. Bit of a waiting list though it gives me time to save funds and get the wheels bare and ready for the metal work.

excuse my ignorance,but what is wheels banding?
Solarman

[AlanN]

Ive emailed him tonight...

Yay, I'm on the list for wheels banding. Bit of a waiting list though it gives me time to save funds and get the wheels bare and ready for the metal work.

excuse my ignorance,but what is wheels banding?
Solarman

Its where the the wheel is cut and widened

[familybanger]

Extreme banding example given;



compensating for something???