alistair Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, Silkygun said: Car's looking really tidy mate good work! Always good to see more people from the Shire! Hopefully see you around Lincoln at some point! @Silkygun I'm in lincoln quite abit for family and friends! what you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkygun Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Just a lazy driveway photo, haven't had it for too long so not started doing much yet but hopefully more to come this year! I'm Coningsby way but get in to Lincoln quite a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitevanman Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 welcome from another lincs member, plenty of local meets in and around Lincoln when the weather picks up abit if you guys are up for it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Silkygun said: Just a lazy driveway photo, haven't had it for too long so not started doing much yet but hopefully more to come this year! I'm Coningsby way but get in to Lincoln quite a bit! Looking great mate My second favourite colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 59 minutes ago, Whitevanman said: welcome from another lincs member, plenty of local meets in and around Lincoln when the weather picks up abit if you guys are up for it? Yeah mate I'm free most weekends so let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitevanman Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 i'll let you know mate as i find out about them, theres normally a meet at Waddington on the 2nd sunday of the month on the a15 opposite the Vulcan, 10am till 12ish café on site so you can get a bit of breakfast...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkygun Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 14 hours ago, alistair said: Looking great mate My second favourite colour Cheers mate, I was between orange and blue but the missus made the final decision! 1 hour ago, Whitevanman said: i'll let you know mate as i find out about them, theres normally a meet at Waddington on the 2nd sunday of the month on the a15 opposite the Vulcan, 10am till 12ish café on site so you can get a bit of breakfast...... Is that with LD? I try to get to their midweek meetings but until summer I'm busy Sunday mornings! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 @Silkygun and @whitevanman have you guys done a track day at cadwell yet? hopefully get there this summer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitevanman Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Silkygun said: Cheers mate, I was between orange and blue but the missus made the final decision! Is that with LD? I try to get to their midweek meetings but until summer I'm busy Sunday mornings! yeah its with LD, did a couple of local shows with them last year as well, all types of cars not just jap. Ive not been to any of the evening meets just the weekend ones. but I will try to get to the evening ones this summer if I can..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkygun Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Whitevanman said: yeah its with LD, did a couple of local shows with them last year as well, all types of cars not just jap. Ive not been to any of the evening meets just the weekend ones. but I will try to get to the evening ones this summer if I can..... I'm gona try and get to more shows this year, it's normally a good group/mix of people that go! Just waiting for the weather to improve! 16 hours ago, alistair said: @Silkygun and @whitevanman have you guys done a track day at cadwell yet? hopefully get there this summer ! Not done Cadwell yet, went up to Blyton Park last year, much more forgiving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitevanman Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 i think the local club will be doing modified live again at cadwell this year, so maybe get a chance then... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Quite embarrassingly I have not only odd tyres on the zed but budgets too! I didn't put them on its how it came, with goodyear F1's on the front and some jingyung rears which I have found are all absolutely terrible! one thing they were good for was learning how to drive a rwd car So I took advantage of a 20% sale day on ebay and bought some Yokohama AD08R's which I've researched a lot and think will improve the handling a lot! i saved nearly 200 quid which is a bonus too! Before i put them on I'm going to get my wheels refurbished, none are curbed however the paint could do with a refresh and hey why not have nice new looking wheels ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 19:36, Silkygun said: Just a lazy driveway photo, haven't had it for too long so not started doing much yet but hopefully more to come this year! I'm Coningsby way but get in to Lincoln quite a bit! @Silkygun was it you I saw on saturday morning, I was driving down the A46 towards lincoln! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 So on a very cold and rainy Sunday night, I got my car up on axle stands last night. This is so i can have the wheels put in an acid bath and repainted then have my new tyres put on. I'll attach some photos of the wheel condition and as you can see they aren't curbed but there is corrosion starting on the barrels, and when changing tyre's its just nice to do this at the same time. Also does anyone run tyre lettering ? (like in the photo) tempted to order some but not sure if my car is aggressive enough due to it looking pretty much standard for now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkygun Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 21 hours ago, alistair said: @Silkygun was it you I saw on saturday morning, I was driving down the A46 towards lincoln! No wasn't me! I was in Lincoln but it was in the daily! Didn't realise there was any other gingerz about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 So friday afternoon I got a call to say my wheels were ready Had really good service, Acid dipped, powder coated, new tyres on and balanced and old tyres disposed off for £200 with a two day turn around there really wasn't anything to complain about ! Apart from putting them back on in the rain I did manage to get her clean yesterday it may not look much different to most but makes the car look newer in real life! So the Yokohama AD08r's once all the top layer had been stripped off the tyres felt awesome compared to what I have before! you can tell they have harder sidewalls which feels good turning in made me feel alot safer driving, not sure the misses did in the passenger seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looking fresh!! does make a big difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 So I have my first MOT outing today, which hopefully everything checks out okay. But its typical stuff goes round just before, luckily it was nothing major! side repeater lense had fallen off, so quick trip to amazon got me sorted and ordered some nice cheap 'smoked' ones I bought trim tools the other year for another car and they are fantastic for jobs like this, it took me longer to write this post than change it. On another note I am rather worried about my decat pipes failing me but we shall see, wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkygun Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 @alistair were you in Sudbrooke today? Followed a blue 350 through about 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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