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Jul 11, 2008 21:29:53 GMT
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Who: Chris Where: Mansfield / Nottingham / East Midlands. Special Skills: Will have a go at anything, I'll happily lend a hand and read a manual to help with heavier jobs. Expert at removing '65 Oldsmobile autoboxes using many trolley jacks and some bits of wood. Seriously though, I'm just sort of extra hands. Special Needs: '72 Type 3 needs lots of fiddly stuff like seat frames welding, rust removal, tuning, a bit of electrics.... basically my need is encouragement and someone to keep me working!
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Raoul Duke
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Posts: 990
Club RR Member Number: 117
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Jul 11, 2008 21:30:36 GMT
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Who: RaoulDuke Where: Deliverance, NW Wales Special Skills: Brewing world-class tea, bypassing costly welding with liberal application of P38 & P40, obsessive cleaning of engine parts, creative inspiration, and when all else fails, mixing up an awesome White Russian Special Needs: A garage, a compressor, a spray gun, a MIG-welder, and an angle-grinder. And someone who doesn't have to stifle laughter when they see my car.
Plans: Get to RR08, somehow.
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...a redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash...
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Icey
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Jul 11, 2008 21:41:24 GMT
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Who: Icey Where: Chippenham, Wilts Special Skills: Making tea/coffee, reading the manual, sanding, bolt tightner, spanner passer, likes to get dirty Special Needs: Time and money, and a spare few pairs of hands for sanding. Plans: Finish my mini by the end of the year! Current Projects/Things that need doing:Mutley (Mini): Finish prep for paint, paint, make subframe, engine fit, engine hook up. Uma J (Goldwing): Spray and put together carbs, engine and whole complete thing (in 6 different boxes) Mork (Marauder): Service - chain, sprockets, fork seals - MOT - TAX - back on the road!
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Jul 11, 2008 21:55:01 GMT
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Who: Dean
Where: Nottingham
Special Skills: More mechanical than bodywork. Problem-solving, multi-tasking (can hold cup of coffee, smoke ciggy and stroke chin at same time)
Special Needs: A new MIG welder, someone to do the bodywork whilst I do the spannering (I hate bodywork!), the weather to stop being sh*t.
Plans: Finish welding the rotten hulk that is my Benz, finish turbo install, spend a long time getting it to run right, get MOT, get to RRG08 in it (looking less likely judging by the length of my new to do list)
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bigrod
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Jul 11, 2008 21:55:28 GMT
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Brilliant idea/thread!!! Who: Big Rod. Where: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotlandshire. Special Skills: Huge capacity for Beer. MIG welding, (if there's an 'S' in the day). Logistics. (I can haz car transporter and larj kar. Can haz move stuff from Scotlandz to Nottinghamburghshire quite regulzlarzly!) Spanner weilding. (with varying degrees of effectiveness). Ideas, (but have trouble following through with them!). I likez to barter bitz and peezez. Special Needs: Time and money. Larger than average carriages. Plans: Try and manage the work/life/money/hobby balance better so I can get my s0dding fecking Monza the way I want it long before my son can drive.
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Last Edit: Jul 11, 2008 22:25:12 GMT by bigrod
If I have to explain, you won't understand. Maximum signature image height = 80 pixels
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Jul 11, 2008 21:59:34 GMT
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who - nobody where - west ish london skills -- avarage at most stuff needs.jack 5hit ;D ;D got to where i want to be.bigger workshop would be nice but can live with what i got.
plans.to build 3 cars(from scratch) in the next 3 years so i can start my next one
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Jul 11, 2008 22:05:18 GMT
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WHO, VW WHERE, sheffield SPECIAL SKILLS, dunno really, can do most stuff if i put my mind to it. SPECIAL NEEDS, space and money but mainly space. Anyone got any workshop space? PLANS, keep speding stupid amounts of cahs on period 60's tuning gear, fix and sell ghia, buy another 30's-60's ford then sell BMW.
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Jul 11, 2008 22:06:29 GMT
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Who: What? Where: North Kent. Alright then, Beckenham. Special Skills: Can fettle stuff, professional scrounger, get lots of stuff for free, appear to be good with a tub of wag, cane make a simple project last years. Special Needs: Someone please find me a pretty girl covered in tattoos who likes cars, getting drunk and shagging. Plans: Get my 105E finished, rag the **** out of it, flog it and build something proper I know just the girl, unfortunately (for you) i married her last may ;D
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Soopra
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Jul 11, 2008 22:19:29 GMT
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WHO, MK5 WHERE, Woking, Surrey SPECIAL SKILLS, website building, forum moderating, can cook and make tea, knowledge of mk4/5 Cortinas, enthusiasm, can pass spanners SPECIAL NEEDS, need help with most things as I am getting arthritis in my hands PLANS, rebuild my suspension, sort my bodywork out, refurb wheels, tune 2.8 engine to the max, all the usual girly things
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Last Edit: Jul 11, 2008 22:20:21 GMT by Soopra
For mine is the Supra, the power and the glory...
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Jul 11, 2008 22:19:33 GMT
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who dave. where county durham, north east. special skills car wise jack of all master of none, cunnilingus, rolling er rollies, going to the shop for supplies, drinking coffee on a biblical scale, and eating biscuits, proffesionally trained sniper. special needs same as jonny, but one who doesnt like boozing. plans er, dunno.maybe I should look into getting the hardslam 230 running again, the SEC seems to be getting all the love atm.
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Nathan
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Jul 11, 2008 22:25:09 GMT
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Who: Nathan Where: Southport, NW Special Skills: Buckets of enthusiasm and motivation. Good with spanners, I think about things, rather than just rushing in and making a dogs dinner of things. Special Needs: The Herald needs finishing touches and I need rid. Doesn't need much, but can I find the time? No.
(Excellent thread Akku)
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Jul 11, 2008 22:28:58 GMT
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WHO. Tourettesteddy WHERE. Woking, Surrey SPECIAL SKILLS. Bit of fabrication and mechanical work, knows the Isle of Man TT course off by heart, Generally tomfoolery on motorcyles. SPECIAL NEEDS. A decent workshop to play in rather than a dingy council garage. PLANS. To build a 600BHP turbo's Hayabusa (when i can afford it) Any donations greatfully received (joke)
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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Jul 11, 2008 22:50:31 GMT
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WHO: RTLKyuubi (Ryan)
WHERE: Sheffield S25
SPECIAL SKILLS: Very handy with a spanner and problem solving and I'm getting alot better at welding too!
SPECIAL NEEDS: Money and space :/ There are sooo many things I would do if I had them 2. Also need to practice body work and spraying.
PLANS: short term: build coilover suspension, turbo it, bucket seats, alloys.
Long term: tune an SR20DET to around 350bhp and plonk it in my micra (inc rwd! ;D)
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Last Edit: Jul 11, 2008 22:51:59 GMT by rtlkyuubi
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dubzi
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Jul 11, 2008 22:52:37 GMT
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Who: John Where: Bridgwater, Somerset Special Skills: Bodgeneering (the art of fixing things to a decent standard using only bits found on the shed floor), plenty of tools - if I only knew where I put them, biting off far more than I can possibly chew but enjoying it all the same, bolting Golf GTI gearboxes back on in torrential rain so I can get to work the next day. Special Needs: Money and somewhere dry and indoors to work in, managing to keep at least 2 vehicles on the road at any one time.
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Happiness ain't at the end of the road. Happiness is the road.
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Samage
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Jul 11, 2008 23:11:35 GMT
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Who: Samage/Sam Where: Nuneaton, West Mids Special Skills: Keyboard terrorism Special Needs: Money. Lots thereof.
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Loxlee
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Ford Capri with 1600cc's of pure power!........
Posts: 887
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Jul 11, 2008 23:27:17 GMT
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who: von loxlee / joe Where: Exeter Special skills: I'm really small so can fit under stuff and in akward places...thats about it really, i can overcook sidewaysness into a spin really easily! lol Special needs: the usual really....money and abilities in pretty much every aspect of cars Plans: to finally get my coilovers on!
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Jul 11, 2008 23:34:19 GMT
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who: scaryoldcortina andy where: three steps from the gates of hell Special skills: Can transmute base metal into gold, make time stop and perform superhuman feats of engineering in a leaky shed, using only hand tools. Can go without sleep for days on end, refuelling only with coffee, locosade and chocolate. Special needs: More lucosade ;D a bigger hat, and a beelzebub proof change of name Plans: many. although none are written down
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in
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Who: Bob the Fish Where: Cambridge Skills: General wielding of the BFH. Things. Stuff. Shouting at Things and Stuff. Paint, bit of welding, fixing stuff. Happy doing anything on bikes. Do bits of bike work for folks. Less confident on cars. Needs: Steady job so I can go get a car and more Things and Stuff. Plans: Finish the chop. Do a drag/street bike, 2 more chops after. Buy a cheap car, pref 60s estate. Pog yr probably pretty near, yr welcome to pop over some time and see about squirting some paint. Maybe practice flaming next doors cat
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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Who: iron_mighty07(Dave) Where: Scunthorpe,Lincolnshire Special Skills: Ability to think outside the box, large amount of yard space Special Needs: thin metal welding confidence 1970 Ford Cortina Wagon - desparately seeking fully adjustable escort suspension and a full set of front end panel work 1986 Ford Granada Norwood hearse - gearbox seals, welding and dreams of hydraulics 1985 RX7 - a bloody miracle! 1999 Volvo V70 - working B5234T engine and a respray! 1998 BMW 528i SE - an MoT!
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2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES
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Who: Dave
Where: Out in the sticks near Osnabrück, Germany
Special Skills: In built radar for finding cheap cars miles away from home. Do have a towcar and trailer though. My misses makes the best brew this side of the english channel and we´re the only place you´ll get a full engish breakfst in Germany! ;D oh and not too bad with an angle grinder so if you can get your Merc anywhere close Dean i´ll be happy to give you a hand mate!
Special Needs: A barn to put all the cr@p into!!! Need more hours in the day as....The van needs finishing, The Capri needs starting and my son´s Taunus needs restoring too!
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