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  1. Not yet! Its nearly a year ago already!
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  2. Your a crazy guy Phil. You own a train. Wow haha
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  3. That train needs more lows Glad to see that the CRV is still going strong and no one has decided to crash into her yet!
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  4. Cheeky one of my two toys out in the sun Went to Snetterton last weekend to watch the btcc and found a new respect for the FK2 type R. Would love to do a wide arch one and make a touring car rep.
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  5. New and old All back on the car and headlight swapped over for a nice clear one.
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  6. So, after much thought we decided we didn't like the tombstone seats we fitted. Only one thing for it then......... Buy these for Mindy! Nice 2 tone black/red leather seats from another MX5. Apart from some very slight wear on the drivers bolster which we're going to have repaired locally, and needing a clean, these seats are pretty mint! Well chuffed with them and even the undersides (unlike the original bases on the tombstones which we had to swap which were rusty as hell) on these look like brand new. Got them for the bargain price of £70. Apart from afore mentioned slight bolster wear which appears to be just the colour that's worn off, there is no damage/tears or rips anywhere on them.The guy even threw in the matching red leather gear gator and handbrake gator. Really chuffed with these. Going to get them properly clean and then conditioned, then get the restorer to repaint the bolster. A very happy chappy! Can't wait for them to be ready to fit! Suppose the good thing is from an originality point of view, they are the same as the original seats we took out, only in leather, so kinda more in keeping with the car.
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  7. Cheers Dave! It's been a bit of a whirlwind year, loco, hgv tests, and it's already August. Crv isn't doing many miles as I'm doing week on week off on call. I think it'll be around October/November I'll be back up to glencoe as that's when the bridge that we took up is due to come out. I'll see closer to the time. Loco is a proper on the back burner, probably mid 2020 before I can properly get on it.
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  8. Part 3! New project! Earlier this year I was offered the opportunity to fully buy an item that I used to part own. And I don't think anything of its type has ever featured on this forum.... It's a locomotive... yes a train... Built in 1957, works number 2654 she was used for most of its life at Pilkington glass, st Helens. And she is called Doncaster.... yes Doncaster. It's a back burner project, as it needs shed space to be worked on. The spec. Roll-royce C6T. 6 cylinder, 12ltr non intercooled turbo diesel producing around 200hp and 800nm of torque. Top speed is around 20mph. It's a shunting loco. Designed to move heavy weights at low speed. Plans, reassemble, full rewire, refit all Windows, commission a vac brake system, and repaint... And eventually get her to a railway where it'll be used and looked after. So yeah... a train.... I never thought I'd start a project thread on a train on a car forum....
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  9. Part 2 Anyway the car, it's still alive, and has still got all 4 wheels attached to it! Have had a couple of small issues with it, but nothing I can't sort. The alternator bearings decided to go noisy, common fault, the n22a engines auxiliary belt routing puts a lot of strain on the alternator bearings. Put a new alternator on, replaced the tentioner pulley bearing and fitted the new shorter belt, and also dropped the oil and filter while I was there. Also found the pipe that runs between the air box and turbo had split... Upside, the turbo noise is cool as f**k... Down side... unfiltered air entering the intake.... A used pipe is like unicorn poop.... New one from Honda was about £65quid... Next up is mot time!
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  10. Part 1. Well.. time for a bit of a general update, Let's see... still work for DFDS, it's given the me the opportunity to travel the lenght and breadth of the UK, and see some amazing sights, like Glencoe, And the not so amazing sights like the industrial centre of Liverpool.... Sorry to anyone in Liverpool, you can't quite beat the beauty of Scotland.... Let's see... I've also passed my HGV driving tests! Been out and about with it. Had some interesting times with it, taking an artic into the centre of Salford isn't my kinda idea of fun! End of part 1
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