some new blood for the old skool section

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by travellinbob
Must be one of the best, if not the best example of a modified old skool rotor in the uk.

:rollin d\'ya think?!!!!!! nothing here remotely compares to that piece of artwork

[flectron]

thanks guys.
i\'ve been excited enough about this car for 3 months since i paid for it, obviously building to a climax on monday when it arrived.
i am super-stoked with the car, and well chuffed that you are all so enthususiastic about it.
can\'t wait to see it next to a buncha polished rxs on the mrc stand.
and travellinbob, i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me mate...

gord:D

[travellinbob]

yeah, forgiven. As long as I can get to go out and be scared stupid by you in it whilst doing donuts! one day, if they ever let me off this island:rolleyes:

and no, i didnt cry myself to sleep last night longing for the day when old skoolers will again be thick on the ground.

[flectron]

:rollin
if they don\'t let you off by next year\'s tour of mull, i might just have to come up and visit you there. doughies in tobermory sound like a laugh:p

gord:D

[andyrose]

Im in love! stunning m8,
\'he who dares wins\' an all that
tis sure gonna attract the crowds when on show.
andy

[travellinbob]

hey flectron how are things going with the new beast? is it through its mot and the like yet? Anyway, hope all is groovy with it and you. Top car bud.
    cheers michael.

[flectron]

hi bob *cough* er, mike.  
how\'s mull at this time of year? bet it\'s brass monkeys already.

well, i\'m thoroughly ashamed to admit it, but the 3\'s not mot\'d.:rolleyes:
story so far: rolled off back of the truck in the photos and pushed into garage. battery flat as a pancake. pretty common i\'m told after a long ferry journey.
soo charged up the battery and brap! - first turn  and it sounds awesome! bowel-shifting.
so i booked an mot. then i managed to flood it discovering that a new battery was required.. (felt like a bit of a tit, but i guess the learning started right there). missed the booking.
followed the excellent instructions in the tech forum to de-flood, stuck in 4 shiny new plugs (which halfords obviously didn\'t stock - so sparkplugs.co.uk - good price, but add 5 days:rolleyes: ) and a new heavy-duty battery and brapp:D
in the meantime the little 1000 needed mot\'d and bingo! - FAIL on the exhaust back box which had already been repaired before and is about the rarest component on earth to replace. well over here at least.:rolleyes:
but, rich (the other member of FA3UK;) ) to the rescue! he had a brand new one in his garage which he even drove half-way to sell me. bloody legend.
and the other thing taking all my time is the impending sh1tstorm at work - the new retail website i\'m currently project managing goes live next week, so from here right through christmas will probably be total madness.
still, nuff with the excuses. like i say, ashamed.
promise i\'ll get it done soon.

gord:D

[travellinbob]

Hey good to hear it is all ok at least. Didnt think you would be able to get too much driving time anyway with all the salt they dump on the roads around the uk. Mull is bloody freezing, and after around 3 weeks of constant horizontal rain it is wearing a bit thin. And no money whatsoever for car stuff is very frustrating. Still, should be able to sell of my old volvo soon and have a bit of a cash injection for the project.
 cheers.

[flectron]

aah yes the project... don\'t suppose you\'ve been near it with a camera yet have you..?
bummer about the old sideways rain, i\'d forgotten how bad that can be.

gord:D

[Ric]

gorgeous car!

v nice.

[travellinbob]

well I have a digital camera now, actually it is my girlfriends, but as per typical useless me I still dont know how to get the pictures onto the computer, let alone stick them up on a website!:p
 I guess the other hurdle I am trying to jump at the moment is that I have too many projects on the go. I am building an off road buggy out of my old 250cc road bike, and a custom trailer for the moggy. Oh and my volvo.damn, I really do have too much stuff on. And I wourk a 50 hour week.:reallymad  well something has to keep me out of the pub and stop annoying al those nice scottish people about how they dont play rugby so good.

[Shark]

just caught this thread and all I can say is

WOW

[WeasleRx7]

Come on Gord mate!

I thought I would be way behind you, but after my fourth visit to the DVLA yesterday for an inspection, read as \'look under bonnet at vin number\', I\'m now up and running in!  It was my first drive of a rex on the way back from RX Motors on Monday night, very nice indeed. Kind of like my wifes MX5 really.

If there\'s anything I can do to help Gord, let me know.

[flectron]

thanks simon, appreciate that.

but until i stop doing the 14 hour days the job requires at the moment, things may crawl along:(
should even out in a couple of weeks hopefully... by then i\'ll either have an mot, or will know what needs done for one. then i may need some help...

tbh i\'m a bit precious about her and don\'t expect i\'ll be using her much \'til it\'s dry and there\'s not f salt on the roads anyway..

hey maybe you or someone out there who doesn\'t use their rex daily could advise me - how often should i go start it up when locked up for winter? don\'t seem right leaving it for long in this cold.. i worry..

gord:D

[flectron]

oops sorry mate, it\'s just me, me, me..

congratulations on getting the rex on the road - stoked for ya:cool :cool