norm75
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Get well soon man, get checked out for epilepsy while you are in, if you have no memory there may have been an issue First of all, get well soon. Looks nasty and could have been much worse. On the subject of epilepsy I went for tests and ended up with the most excruciating experience I’ve had to deal with with regard to disruption to everyday life. Of course, it may well be different in other countries, but when I went for them I had to inform the dvla of this and that is where things took a turn. I was pretty sure it wasn’t epilepsy, I was passing out and fitting, worse case being early hours of the morning where I was banging my head on the tiled kitchen floor giving me severe concussion ending up in hospital checking for bleed on the brain and I had no memory of anything until 12 hours later. These episodes were triggered by pain (dog bite through hand, drill through hand etc) that would cause sudden spike in blood pressure causing me to pass out. The dvla revoked my license while tests were ongoing. These were resolved fairly quickly but dvla dragged their heels, and ended up without my license for nearly a year, and once returned had a lot of license catagories removed. At the time I was a courier and driving for a living. I am not suggesting anyone should avoid testing for epilepsy, that would be stupid. I would just offer a word of caution that “it can’t hurt” to have the tests done might literally be true, but it can (and did in my case) have a very negative affect on one’s mental state and everyday life. |
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misteralz
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I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Remember that yer man's in The Netherlands, and that we don't have the absolutely useless shitshow that is the DVLA here.
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oh wow !
you did well to get out of that is all i can say
i had a motorbike crash about 10 years ago on the isle of man nearly remembers the crash twice in dreams only to wake up before the off!
the body/mind is a clever thing and curse word out the trauma.
get well speedy recovery and do everything the physio asks of you even if it hurts .
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Get well soon man, get checked out for epilepsy while you are in, if you have no memory there may have been an issue First of all, get well soon. Looks nasty and could have been much worse. On the subject of epilepsy I went for tests and ended up with the most excruciating experience I’ve had to deal with My mate is a Lorry driver and had a similar experience, it took 2 years to get the all clear |
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Yesterday i talked to a police officer who was at the scene. He called to check how I was doing.
He told me there was a car in front of me and a van with a group of friends behind at the moment of the crash. The car in front only saw me in the mirror and he told I was coming up to him until he saw me crash behind him. He stopped to help.
The guys in the van were further behind. They saw me hit the middle barrier and plummet off to the right, through the grass cutting down a tree and stopping. They stopped as well.
These people gave first aid and notified the emergency services.
Due to their stories the police thinks I either fell asleep or passed out causing the crash. The medics immediately did some checks to verify this but couldn't find anything wrong.
The police officer told me the guys were very worried about my condition (as was he) and asked if he could let them know if I was alright. I also got the details from one of the men from him to contact them if I wanted to. I've send him a message and he asked if he could visit me in hospital. That's an hour and a half one-way trip for him.. exactly what I would do.
I'm very thankful to these people for their help and actions. It happens they're carnuts as well and were coming back from an autocross event they visited when I passed them. I'm planning on inviting them to our shed for a BBQ when I'm a bit mobile again. I think that will be a nice way to thank them.
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Yesterday i talked to a police officer who was at the scene. He called to check how I was doing. I've only just caught up with this thread, great that you are on the mend, that looks like hell of a crash. New project looks ace, this earlier Alfetta shows what the right wheels and ride height can do to the boxier Alfas http://instagram.com/p/CwvXVL1oXih I don't know how much more is going on underneath to be fair, suspect this wasn't just a case of wheels and off the shelf coilovers  |
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I have no Instagram so I can't see it all but i saw that it's posted by OKTech. Oliver Koerfgen has built some of the nicest Alfa's. Including his own Group A Alfa 75 with a 3.9 24v v6 with around 500bhp NA. Imagine how fast that is in a car that weighs about 900kg.
His builds are a work of art. This Alfetta sedan looks perfect from the outside and most likely it's technically perfect..
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I look at the OKTech alfas and dream!
500hp is impressive, but the noise that 75 makes at 9000rpm is unreal.
That Alfetta is gorgeous too. It's an Alfetta I really wanted, but settled for a 75 as there's so few left in the UK.
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Oliver was in the Netherlands I think 2 years ago at the Alfa Romeo club Meeting at Zandvoort.
Unfortunately he was black flagged for being too loud. But it was a glorious howl..😍
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glenanderson
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Club RR Member Number: 64
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I'm planning on inviting them to our shed for a BBQ when I'm a bit mobile again. I think that will be a nice way to thank them. That sounds like an excellent idea. |
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Oct 13, 2023 17:27:50 GMT
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I'm very happy to report that i'm out of the hospital and back home to start my recovery. The possibility to eat something nice again made me happy and my cat was very happy as well...  |
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Wow.. thats a pretty heavy crash judging by the damage.
Good to learn you got out reasonably well. Now the difficult recovery part.
That brings the next project in a bit of a need, but do take the time there. Good to learn you have help.
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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Oct 19, 2023 14:38:47 GMT
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Weeks of painful training ahead of me.. step by step, literally, learning to walk again. But beats being dead or paralyzed, so i'm not complaining, just making the best of it. It's just hard to accept that my body can't keep up with my motivation. I'm out of breath and sweating after only a few exercises, that's annoying as hell. And it's difficult to keep that frustration to myself as I don't want my family to endure it. Last picture of my Giulia as it's going to the scrapper.. my mate took of everything useful for me.  |
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Nov 23, 2023 13:41:14 GMT
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Hey man, I'm just reading this now... Good to hear you're on the mend! Please be patient during the recovery! The prospect of a new project like the Giulietta will certainly help! |
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Nov 23, 2023 22:52:52 GMT
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Thinking and planning my Giulietta build keeps me from dying from boredom.. Doing my exercises and practicing walking with crutches is all i can do and i have to be careful not to over-do it. I'm not someone who likes to do nothing, watch TV and ask for everything and that's exactly what i'm doing now. Frustrating and boring.. In between this i did score some wheels for a nice price. I hope these will fit the Giulietta.    |
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stealthstylz
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Nov 23, 2023 23:39:59 GMT
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This Dutch Alfa is out on the Roger Albert Clark rally over here for the next 5 days. I'll try and get some video of it over the weekend.  |
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79cord
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Nov 24, 2023 12:04:07 GMT
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I suppose I'd better chime in as another 116 Guiletta owner interested to see how you get on with it once you're able.
Mine being a '80 model inherited as a cheap project of dads, yet to be run or be driven after at least a decade off the roads. Came with a 1974 Lancia Beta saloon & bought in memory of his (1966?) 105 Giulia super sedan bought nearly new & eventually replaced by a very disappointing new 1975 VW Golf. A later 105 Gtv coupe (1964) certainly failed to fill that niche.
Must admit it's not high on my list of priorities with a dozen other projects to work upon & a personal preference for the practicality of hatchback 'Coupes'.
Still it is well sheltered & now looks vaguely respectable despite a poorly repaired rear panel we've filled & painted for the moment, de-trimmed & body coloured early metal bumpers & some late Giuietta 15' wheels, bonded in a 75 windscreen (few mm bigger all around than original). Still have to revise & make an adapter for a 'wood' rimmed 75 steering wheel to replace the hideous original but enthusiasm faded with the prospect of removing engine to replace rear mount & a multitude of other distractions.
Styling certainly has a cheeky character borne of the difficult necessity to create a smaller/cheaper derrivatve/update of the Alfetta.
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Last Edit: Nov 24, 2023 12:11:25 GMT by 79cord
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Nov 24, 2023 12:22:48 GMT
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Glad to hear you're on the mend, albeit slowly. Are Giuliettas not 4-stud? Looks like the awesome rally one has had a 5-stud conversion (probably from a V6 75). Those 916 GTV wheels will probably be 5x98 so will fit the V6 stud pattern. Are you planning on keeping the DeDion? In a lot of ways I prefer the Giulietta over the 75. It's a lot better proportioned, though I feel the detailing of the 75 is better (front and rear end treatments mainly). Ultimately I have a 75 rather than a Giulietta so I've rather made the decision, but that rally one is making me reconsider! I expect your diesel one will make me reconsider even more  |
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Nov 24, 2023 12:51:41 GMT
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This Dutch Alfa is out on the Roger Albert Clark rally over here for the next 5 days. I'll try and get some video of it over the weekend. Yeah, the owner is Maarten Buitenhuis, i have him on Facebook and and saw some pictures that he is there to compete. |
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Nov 24, 2023 13:00:04 GMT
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I suppose I'd better chime in as another 116 Guiletta owner interested to see how you get on with it once you're able. Mine being a '80 model inherited as a cheap project of dads, yet to be run or be driven after at least a decade off the roads. Came with a 1974 Lancia Beta saloon & bought in memory of his (1966?) 105 Giulia super sedan bought nearly new & eventually replaced by a very disappointing new 1975 VW Golf. A later 105 Gtv coupe (1964) certainly failed to fill that niche. Must admit it's not high on my list of priorities with a dozen other projects to work upon & a personal preference for the practicality of hatchback 'Coupes'. Still it is well sheltered & now looks vaguely respectable despite a poorly repaired rear panel we've filled & painted for the moment, de-trimmed & body coloured early metal bumpers & some late Giuietta 15' wheels, bonded in a 75 windscreen (few mm bigger all around than original). Still have to revise & make an adapter for a 'wood' rimmed 75 steering wheel to replace the hideous original but enthusiasm faded with the prospect of removing engine to replace rear mount & a multitude of other distractions. Styling certainly has a cheeky character borne of the difficult necessity to create a smaller/cheaper derrivatve/update of the Alfetta. They make a very nice drivers car so i can only encourage you to work on it.😅 practicality might be a bit less, bootspace is ridiculous in size and access to it. But space in the cabin is good. The Giulietta's styling (inside or outside) is not for everyone.. 😊 that original steeringwheel with the square padding in the middle is hideous in my eyes 😂, I'm guessing you have one of those. |
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