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been watching this thread for a while now. and id love to come along to a play day. who do I need to talk to about coming to one? cheers You're more than welcome to come along. Just let me know which dates you're thinking of coming....I can PM you details of how to find it and the rest is as ^ above ^ [/quote] yeah please mate. cheers
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marksparks999
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would love to make one of these, wont be this weekend though!
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Retroless at the moment... but on the hunt for something old!
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skinnylew
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I've just solved the cheese mystery! ;D That's some well travelled cheese! It's been laning several times and appears to have mud inside the packaging. Don't reckon I'll be eating it ;D Either it bounced out en route or as we pulled the bags out. Yet we* were under there changing the shocks and still didn't spot it!! * I mean you, I just watched ;D Glad it got solved though it had me concerned for a while!! ;D
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Rich
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rodit
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OK this will be a random idea as they usually are, will ring bruce about it tomorrow eve as i have still not made it to the unit (shame on me).
For raising funds for the unit and for a truly retro spirit how about an A52/RR cook book?
Similar to the camper van cook book of simple stuff you can pre prep or cook on the facilities at A52.
I am sure there are many interesting and varied recipies and if each one was accompanied by the owners ride, or a suitable retro/unit shot it could be a real winner?
Sorry i have to let these thoughts out. ;D
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Low and slow
Why can't i tune it?
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Just thought I'd pop into this thread to thank you guys for a really good day on Saturday. I'll definitely be back as soon as I can make it. Probably be the weekend of the 5th, as I think that's half term.
Cheers guys.
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OK this will be a random idea as they usually are, will ring bruce about it tomorrow eve as I have still not made it to the unit (shame on me). For raising funds for the unit and for a truly retro spirit how about an A52/RR cook book? Similar to the camper van cook book of simple stuff you can pre prep or cook on the facilities at A52. I am sure there are many interesting and varied recipies and if each one was accompanied by the owners ride, or a suitable retro/unit shot it could be a real winner? Sorry I have to let these thoughts out. ;D yeah must have the deepfried steak recipe too.... mmmmmm ;D si
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mmmmmm ;D si hahaha, thats making me hungry! Bruce, would you be at the unit on the 17th? (monday) Ill be able to drop this head of and a box of motorbike engine bits (that would be great for making into scupltures or practice aluminium welding ;D) If not, then I can keep them in the car till the weekend
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I would love to get over for the craic at some stage lads but this has given me a few doubts! I'd say Ramsey's crapping himself! ;D
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I was hoping to get the paintwork finished on my car and roll down but it took an age - seriously cant be bothered spraying anything ever again!
Those pepper pots look amazing, whose are they and what are they off?
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stealthstylz
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May 10, 2010 10:29:51 GMT
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Gonna try and get down for the 4th-6th June playday. I'll check I can definetley come then do a meat order if anybody fancies some. I can knock up some fat Pork ribs in spicy barbeque sauce to chuck on the barby too hehe.
Matt
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May 10, 2010 11:43:48 GMT
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I was hoping to get the paintwork finished on my car and roll down but it took an age - seriously cant be bothered spraying anything ever again! Those pepper pots look amazing, whose are they and what are they off? We didn't really know what they are. Owned by Rich's brother, branded ATS and 4X100 to go on a 6n Polo. Appear to also have had the option of 4x108 or 4x4", judging by the blanked holes. Very cool looking take on the pepper pot design
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring.
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May 10, 2010 12:04:56 GMT
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Damn, they look awesome. Was thinking they were destined for the Fez.
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May 10, 2010 12:08:47 GMT
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Indeed, much cooler looking than the Ford ones
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring.
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Rich
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May 10, 2010 13:03:25 GMT
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Those pepper pots look amazing, whose are they and what are they off? We didn't really know what they are. Owned by Rich's brother, branded ATS and 4X100 to go on a 6n Polo. Appear to also have had the option of 4x108 or 4x4", judging by the blanked holes. Very cool looking take on the pepper pot design Yup, most probably 108 was the other option on the wheel fitment for Audi. Also, don't forget ben, the awesome ofset of ET13! Gonna look a bit different on a 6N I grant you that, well worth doing I think Have some ATS sales literature, and the info they came in 13X6 and 15X7 flava
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May 10, 2010 16:15:55 GMT
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awwwwwwwwww maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I wish Id come along now Next time hopefully!
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Colonelk
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May 10, 2010 16:16:42 GMT
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And LOL @ deep fried steak recipe. - Heat Oil - Cook Steak hahahaha
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Rich
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May 10, 2010 17:34:21 GMT
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awwwwwwwwww maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I wish Id come along now Next time hopefully! Which one will you be at next? we have a new chair on wheels (just for me), and the ATS wheels will still be there I expect for you to 'Oooo' at
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stealthstylz
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And LOL @ deep fried steak recipe. - Heat Oil - Cook Steak - Put on Dog curse word shovel and place in wood burner until mildly burnt hahahaha
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Well, what a weekend! As far as numbers go it was one of the quietest, as far as bed time goes it was one of the earliest, as far as getting up goes it was one of the laziest and as far as the drinking goes, one of the lamest.......but as for progress....one of the best! Also one of my fave weekends yet. Only four of us stayed over (Rich, Ben, Brian & myself) but it was great to have RobinJI come along for the day on Saturday (nice to meet you at last Dude ;D) and some of the usual suspects came along for their fix throughout the weekend: Si (with li'l Willian & Mrs Si), Dave & Tim. Rich's brother Brett and his good lady Ruby also came along for the day on Saturday. Sunday saw Becky arrive with 'the' A52 Playday1 Fiesta. Friday night saw the long overdue appearance of PsychoPhil. Phil, it was great to have you over at last. I'm looking forward to more visits in the future, more of your great stories and also hoping you can stay for longer in future. As for progress....Friday night was slightly odd in that Rich & Ben were summoned to help me do an 11th hour clearance at an apartment in the city centre. A slight distraction from the usual activities but one which yielded some great bits for the unit including another fridge, storage and lots of metal. Excellent. Food was a last minute "oh dear, the shops are all shut....time for a kebab" kind of affair. Very nice it was too. Only a few beers and we all headed for some sleep around 1.30am (very early by A52 standards!) Saturday was a late-ish start (we didn't surface until 9.30) and we ate copious amounts of Kellogs & Nestle variety cereals to get us going. Very soon the grinders were out chopping up lots of metal for 'Project X' - then the putting together of all this metal, along with copious amounts of welding, grinding, chopping and more welding. EXCELLENT! Suffice to say, by 10pm we had made an awesome amount of progress and the result was a massive mojo boost for everyone. Things are really shaping up for this project. 'Project Z' also saw some welding, grinding and fabricating action - this is getting close now to be a runner thanks to Rich. ;D Ben's Volvo got some ramp time and some TLC.....Brett & Ruby spent the day blasting & painting those lovely pepperpots and various other bits were done around the unit throughout the day. Lunch was enjoyed in the form of copious amounts of nachos and a huge vat of curry noodles. Yummy! Dinner was a proper curry prepped and cooked by Ben & Brian. It was just awesome! Naan & popadums finished it all off so well and we enjoyed sitting around the 'office desk' dining table - how civilized! Another early night (2am) and another late start (10am) - Sunday saw Brian & myself put some serious grinder time in on 'Project X' while Ben discovered some nasty rot in the Fiesta so made an awesome job of cutting all the layers back and letting in lots of new metal. Nice work there Dude. We all finished up about 5pm, very tired but very happy from a weekend of huuuuge progress. I am currently SO excited about 'Project X' and I'm plotting a way to get a day off this week to get down there and carry on the work. Thanks again to everyone for making it another amazing weekend at the unit. I am so tired from it, but so high on mojo at the moment....all thanks to you guys. ;D See you all there on the 21st-23rd.
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