What's on your drive?

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  1. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    :thmb: Looks a but slow Nick :hehe: My two babies:gnthb:

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  2. Doghouse Riley

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    Mines not very fast, just over 10 secs 0-60.
    But for something with the aerodynamics of a garden shed.....
     
  3. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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  4. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    BM, I bet you cant hear the clock ticking in that.:lollol:
     
  5. Banana Man

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    The blue car is stripped inside lol has no clock:D, the exhaust is track compliant at 94db but the transmission noise is pretty loud. The racing clutch and light weight flywheel have reduced harmonic dampening. The engine rests on solid mounts and stopper, gear box is solid to the chassis via Group N modified mount and the rear diff is locked to the subframe which is lock bolted to the chassis. Coupled with the solid drop links 600% thicker anti roll bars and various other bracing you have a job to feel your bum after a long trip. The other car is equally modified but somewhat more refined with comfy leather seats and extra sound deadening.:D
     
  6. kindredspirit

    kindredspirit Gardening around a big Puddle. :)

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    Listen to the sound of this!

     
  7. Banana Man

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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    We said goodbye to our dear little Saxo Friday night..
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    7 years from new with only 20995 on the clock.
    And now an Urban Fox ,new with 18 on the clock..:)
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    I love Blue:D.
     
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    You can get all your tools in THAT???:D:D
     
  10. shiney

    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    Are you sure it is only 94db :scratch: :flag:. When you turned up at our place I was certain that I could hear it from half a mile away :hehe:.



    This was on my driveway last year - NOT MY CAR :old:. When it accelerated I could feel the front of my face trying to go round the back of my head :rotfl:


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  11. Banana Man

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    I have a new exhaust now Shiney, much quieter:wink:

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    Car looks good Nick, you Fox ! :gnthb:

    I've met these before I think ?

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    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    Yep!!!! Your right. :hehe: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
     
  13. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    Still rockin' the EVO Pal ? :D

    Been out tonight for a little photo exploration, only phone pics but I think we will go back for some proper shots.:cool:

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    Well, it's not on our drive, but is occasionally as you can see, "parked outside our 'ouse" when it's not tucked up in its heated garage.

    It's our youngest son's 1967 L/H/D VW split-screen camper van. "Ruby."
    It spent all it's former life in Utah, so there's no rust. He's completely restored it. It took him over a year. It's "as new" but with a few add on home comforts which do not alter the appearance (like leather upholstery with "memory foam" cushions and mattress, TV and Pioneer stereo). She'll be converted to disc brakes in the winter. At present Ruby is on holiday with him and his family in the Isle of Man. She went to France last year and is going to Portugal later in the summer. Err.. He didn't make the curtains, his other half did that, she'squite good with a sewing machine.


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  15. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Nice van!!:gnthb:The lad next door has just sold a wreck for rebuild and got £1000:scratch:I had no idea they fetched that sort of dosh.

    B-Man...the Evo has long gone...the owners dad ..he say NO!!!!!:D
     
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