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Re: Staples2Naples update.
« Reply #15 on: 14 September 2006, 20:07:05 »

Is that Staples as in the roundabout in London with a nearly glass processors called Crystal Units
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« Reply #16 on: 14 September 2006, 20:14:15 »

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Is that Staples as in the roundabout in London with a nearly glass processors called Crystal Units

The original 'rally' started at Staples Corner, (Start of the M1 I think!), but due to the complications of getting a large number of cars over the channel in some sort of orderly fashion, the rally(s) now start in Calais.

TBH Martin, I didn't really understand the last half of your question!!  :o
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« Reply #17 on: 14 September 2006, 20:36:18 »

Staples corner thats it - one of our customers is a couple 100m from there!

Was spelling mistakes in previous post
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« Reply #18 on: 15 September 2006, 10:32:35 »

Thought I'd add a little history to the story...............

After signing up in 39th place for the S2N '06, the hunt was immediately on for a suitable banger. Now because I love Senators and Carltons, I wasn't so keen on using one of them as they're getting rare and I had no intention of bringing it back, so I figured a Granada or a big Volvo or something as I didn't even consider an Omega as I figured that a serviceable one would be well outwith the £100 cieling put on the cost of the car.

Imagine my glee when I saw a 2.0 CD WITH T&T for £100 not 40 miles away!! Me and one of my teammates went up there like a shot and as soon as I'd driven into the garage forecourt we were meeting at, I knew it was sold, it really looked too good to be true!!




So £100 was duly paid and we set off down the motorway back home, me in my MV6 and my teammate in the CD. We played leapfrog a bit and tested it at 'high' speed and it all seemed tickety-boo! Until, about 20 miles into the journey, my mate starts flashing lights at me to pull over. (We'd just passed a layby!!!!  ::)  ). So I take the next available exit, which is only about 1/2 mile further on and drive into a service station.

I opened the door of my car only to be met with the sound of a bag of bolts!!  :(

'How long's it been doing that?' I asked my colleague 'Only about 5 minutes.' he said!!  >:(

I surmised that the failure was due to lack of oil pressure and that the bottom end of the engine had now gone the shape of a pear. So what to do? Turns out my mate had an XEV out of a Calibra that he sold me for a reasonable sum!!  :)

So we changed the engine over one weekend back in April.







Which was great, but had an annoying cam sensor fault!! Tried everything including buying new cam and crank sensors, and it took me a month to figure out I'd mixed up two of the loom connectors!!!! :-[

Then, after having tried to upgrade the brakes to 24v Senator items, I had a load of trouble with bad pedal travel. So that took about another month and a fortune in brake fluid to get them just slightly better, and to cut a long story short, I got an MOT!!

So then I/we set about decorating it.....................

A few weeks ago...........................



And how it looks today....................





All in all it's been an adventure and I'm not even in Calais yet!!! I've spent less time and money on cars that I intended keeping!!!!

If I can get to Calais I think my nerves will settle down a bit!!

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« Reply #19 on: 15 September 2006, 10:43:00 »

Interesting story

Good luck and try to bring it back!
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« Reply #20 on: 15 September 2006, 10:47:51 »

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Interesting story

Thanks Martin.

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Won't be me mate!! I may 'donate' it to another team for return, but I won't be driving it back!!
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« Reply #21 on: 15 September 2006, 10:56:43 »

Holy Batwings Big Rod

The car looks cool, good luck with the trip [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Re: Staples2Naples update.
« Reply #22 on: 15 September 2006, 11:03:44 »

that was a great read Big Rod - really well writen and love the pics.

Looks like a cracking garage there too Rod.

Did you paint it yourself?

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« Reply #23 on: 15 September 2006, 12:38:13 »

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that was a great read Big Rod - really well writen and love the pics.

Thanks Mark!

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Looks like a cracking garage there too Rod.

Even though I say so myself it is a stoater!! I could comfortably fit three cars in it before I put up all the worktops. Sadly I'm losing it in the near future due to an extension and I'm having a slightly smaller one, (about 2/3's the size.), built not by choice, (but the new one will have a pit!!!  8-) )

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Erm, yeah!! Me an' me mate, (the one who broke the engine!!), did it.......................
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With two cans of B&Q exterior satin black paint and a packet of 'value' brushes. It needed two coats!
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« Reply #24 on: 15 September 2006, 12:48:46 »

Big Rod the car looks great mate

good luck with the run down to calais and across on the other side. :)
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« Reply #25 on: 15 September 2006, 14:11:45 »

 ;D @ big rod

maybe we should clarify the meaning of a stoater to our friends in the south.....or do we all know?

shame about losing the big garage - bet theres a wummin involved in that decision  ;)
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« Reply #26 on: 16 September 2006, 13:27:33 »

....actually upon showing my 9 year old this he want sto know if your going dressed as batman and robin whilst driving the route

I actually think this is a BRILLIANT idea  ;D

Any plans?
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« Reply #27 on: 16 September 2006, 13:57:00 »

Just like the guys on Chezk wrecks....



They did get a few questions at the Chezk border though and Batman clearly didn't shave that morning....
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« Reply #28 on: 16 September 2006, 15:06:39 »

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....actually upon showing my 9 year old this he want sto know if your going dressed as batman and robin whilst driving the route

I actually think this is a BRILLIANT idea  ;D

Any plans?

What on earth gave him that idea Markie?  :-[

This is my alter ego!!!!


My erstwhile colleague Tomm is going as Robin, and my other mate Stuart won't tell me what he's arranged, so we'll have to see, but I'm assured it's in the same theme.

I was gutted when I saw those two on CRX!! Still, they're out of date and had a pish car!!!  ;)
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« Reply #29 on: 16 September 2006, 15:26:34 »

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

wait till he sees this!!
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