Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

[cossie matt]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

I'll co-drive

That means you pay too and we get to use your used tyres if we need to

[Paul C]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

That means you pay too and we get to use your used tyres if we need to

That sounds like a done deal Paul

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

£400 for a day of big skids with the big man

I wonder how hard it will be to sort a new license out from here in India.....

...and how much grief I'd get from Lee for spending Escort upgrade funds on a jolly

[mervhill]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

£400 for a day of big skids with the big man

I wonder how hard it will be to sort a new license out from here in India.....

...and how much grief I'd get from Lee for spending Escort upgrade funds on a jolly

None of that will even come close to the grief Matt would get for even considering entering and competing!

[cossie matt]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Jokes aside, my main issue is that my car is on the SBD stand at the Autosport show, so if anything happens to it, I'm in deep s**t, not a lot of time to put it right!!!

Would absolutely love to do that though, Paul would get cheesed off with me asking for driving tips instead of listening I expect

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Ahh b*gger - I'd forgotten about that

Time to order a new rack then instead then I guess....

(Shout if you have a change of heart mate )

Paul.

[FOSSIE]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

I feel like I've been dumped!

[cossie matt]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Don't worry mate, it would have only been a one night stand

[mervhill]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Well if nobody is competing shall we just take a road trip to watch anyway?

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Well if nobody is competing shall we just take a road trip to watch anyway?

Sounds like a good plan in the making

Cheers,

Paul.

[mervhill]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Sounds like a good plan in the making

Cheers,

Paul.

Good good, I need more excuses to try out my new camera. Wales Rally GB this weekend

I'm thinking Snetts rally, then curry on the way home? I know you can't say no to a curry Paul (this is meant to be tongue in cheek by the way, considering you're in India)

[cossie matt]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

I bet by the time he gets back he'll be able to say no to a curry!!!!

Kebab Paul ??? Lol

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Don't get me wrong, the food out here is fantastic, but I'd pay silly money for a decent greasy breakfast or a kebab right now

[mervhill]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Don't get me wrong, the food out here is fantastic, but I'd pay silly money for a decent greasy breakfast or a kebab right now

Well that's settled then, greasy spoon on the way up, kebab on the way home!

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Well, I'm back home now and some things never change - slow, slow progress, and more expense

Matt has very kindly finished off part of the new radiator plumbing layout for me this week (adding knurled ends to an ally pipe, and giving it a bufty polish), and I'm on the final stages of fitting the Laminova oil/water cooler.

All being well, that will be complete this weekend (or sooner), and then its just a case of re-fitting the exhaust, the prop-shaft and the new steering rack. At that point, it'll just need a weekend or two to tidy the wiring back up and she'll be ready for firing up again

And before anyone asks, the camera is now fully charged and will be put to good use soon

Cheers,

Paul.