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A big thanks too..................
« on: 28 May 2016, 14:29:02 »

Serek and MarksDTM for putting themselves out for me last Monday  :y :y :y :y

After 39 months of suffering this horrible slushbox, I finally got everything in place and at the right time to get this manual conversion done  :D :D

Early start on Monday morning with a blast down the A15 / A46 / A1 to Huntingdon to meet Serek who as reported on here is a bloody good lad with a handshake like a vice  :-X  ;D
After a quick chat, with serek going through step by step with what he was going to do to my car, I left it with him to go and get sunburnt with the swans of Huntingdon (and have a couple of beers while doing so  ;D)

By late afternoon and with the phone battery about to die on me, I made my way back to sereks with a few wrong turnings on the way to see how the car was going.
Got there to find serek and his lads finishing off the job  :y
Went for a quick drive to make sure I could get all the gears, handed over the money, shuck hands then off up the A1 to meet the Master for a session on his Tech 2  ;)

Well what can you say about Mark DTM that hasn't been said ?
Is they anything that this bloke doesn't know or cant do ? ;D

Plugged the magic box in and away he goes ............

After a blur of questions about the car and with me grinning away in awe and nodding like a bloody donkey, Mark starts to work his magic  :y :y
If you have never had a tech 2 session on your and think you need one, PM Mark because the way he works that box is amazing  :y :y :y

Serek .................  Can't give the bloke enough praise  :y
Cracking job, good price and great service  :y
Just remember that some people have small bones in there hand when you shake it, not steel girders  ;D ;D

Mark .............. Thanks for letting me over even though you had been travelling, working all day and had family stuff to do  :)
One of the nicest blokes you could ever wish to meet  :)
A proper gent  :)

Just need to sort out the clutch switch out ( 37 quid from the thieving stealers  >:() to hopefully stop the revs holding on when changing gear quickly and bleed the clutch / brakes because the peddle is a bit on the low side and happy days, I can start to drive this car in my preferred, rather enthusiastic manor  :D :D

In the past and with me been a picky bastid, there has only been 2 people who has done major work on my car.
One was Daz (loo-knee) and the other was yours truly  :y
Looks like i've found a couple more  :y :y

Right, i've been awake for 23 hours and i've just got back from 4, 12 hour night shifts in darkest surrey so off to bed now for a couple of hours then off to the pub to get hammered and watch the mighty tiggers stuff the wendies  :D :D :D

Oh, just a footnote about the 3.2's economy
Reset the CID before I set off on Monday morning

Auto box / steady drive down due to slight ATF leak from the oil cooler  = 20.8 mpg
Manual box / very spirited drive back (cos I needed feeding  ;D) =  27.4 mpg   :y :y

Nuff said  :P :P



« Last Edit: 28 May 2016, 14:33:06 by tigers_gonads »
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Re: A big thanks too..................
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2016, 16:53:40 »

thanks for nice comment  :y :)
Pm your address and I will send you clutch sensor as part of deal  :y :y

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« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2016, 17:44:24 »

He is indeed a good bloke and physically pretty strong. When he bought a 3.2 engine from me a few years ago, I sent him several PM,s to remind him to bring an engine hoist. He didn't reply, which I found quite concerning.
He and another bloke turned up in a van with a scaffold pole and a length of chain. Wrapped the chain around the engine and slipped the scaffold pole through the chain. Then lifted an end each and carried it to the van.
In the middle of all this I asked if I could help. Serek said "yes, you make tea".  ;D ;D
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Re: A big thanks too..................
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2016, 20:35:27 »

Serek eats Radiators for Breakfast (with no milk!), followed by a couple a litres of Full Fat 10W40 and a LSD Additive as a Chaser
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« Reply #4 on: 29 May 2016, 11:43:32 »

thanks for nice comment  :y :)
Pm your address and I will send you clutch sensor as part of deal  :y :y


I've already ordered and paid for it mate
Its coming from Germany so no refund available  :)
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« Reply #5 on: 30 May 2016, 10:37:25 »

Glad you got it done at last  :y
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« Reply #6 on: 31 May 2016, 08:08:15 »

Not a problem and good to meet you  :y
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