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Good grief Ollie - and people take the mick out of my aircooled obsession!! :lol:

 

Bet you get bored and change after 18month- 3 years yes??

 

 

geraghtyr200 wow never seen a Supra targa top? B)

 

did you go snowboarding with that whale tale fin on the back its huge! :lol:

 

Yes it was an awesome motor, I had a few problems with that roof to be honest but overall its the 2nd best car ive owned after the Z.

 

This is what I use for Snow boarding buddy ha ha ha ha :lol::lol::lol::lol::offtopic:

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That is it for now dont want to bore you with too much as i have A LOT of previous cars and projects

coops

 

wow there's some tin there! B)

 

Tell us the rest of the cars you had? :D

 

Are they all made up from bits of others? Mine were generally combined with washing machine parts! :lol:

 

lol i do like my engine conversions a full list in no order is

 

corsa c 1.2 sxi

corsa c 1.8 sri

astra gsi

astra gte

3x nissan 200sx s14a's

1986 mini 1275

16v red top calibra

corsa redtop

corsa redtop turbo

corsa v6

2003 mini cooper

2x nissan micra's

corsa combo van

omega tourer v6

bmw 328i mtec coupe

fiat coupe20vt LE

r33 gtst skyline

r33 gtr skyline

ford fiesta 1.25 encore

 

prob a few i have missed lol

 

Love my projects starting another mini next year rwd prob bike powered!

 

Going Fi with the Z first spare engine is sat in my garage ready for full rebuild to start.

Already have works high flow dry sump kit, polished and ported heads, high lift cams etc etc just going to strip it bear get it dipped then re-hone the bores and look what rods, crank and pistons i have hoping for summit special!

TT hear i come lol, this is going to be a slow time project tho !

coops

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Thought I'd post up my past car history. Not many but here we go.

Started off with a 1.2 Corsa C SXi, Which I modified heavily.

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Then I moved on and got a 1993 1.6 Luxury Edition Escort :lol: Just for a runaround while I found my mini.

My mini then. 1995 Mini Sidewalk 1.3Mpi Sportpack bodykit and Alloys. Started off like this.

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Now it looks like this...

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Then I got my Seat Ibiza Fr TDi

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Then I arrived the only real car I've owned..

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:DB):drive1

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my first car, i didnt have an interest really at that point and just wanted something economical for my commute, and for some reason wanted something brand new... :wacko: did alot of handbrake turns and generally broke it.

micra 1.5dci

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then fabia 2.0i great car

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then yaris t-sport, fast up to 50mph

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then mistubishi gto

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the first real thing i ever modded on a car was the gto's wheels

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then focus st3 :yawn:

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then my lady

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im proud that ive always payed for everything myself with my cars, none of this birthday present rubbish ;):bleh::lol: worked hard for them and so enjoy them more :#1:

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okay i've only just found this so i thought i'd join in.

 

1st car was my MkII golf GTI 8V which i spent all my hard earned money on at the age of 19! :wacko:

 

have to say it is still one of the most fun cars i've ever driven :teeth:

 

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i had to sell her as i started getting real problems with her and was fixing something weekly :scare:

 

then i brought a 1.6l escort which was pants! :thumbdown:

 

then i had a little saxo VTR 1.6.

 

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then i hit some ice one Christmas and killed her :bangin::byebye:

 

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then with the insurance money i got another one...newer shape :D

 

used to love the way she'd get to 120 on the clock and the dial would just bounce but kept going :scare:

 

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then i needed money to start saving for a house and wedding so had to sell what i could. :doh:

 

as a run around i picked up an audi 80 for £200 :blush: was really comfortable though and it had the same engine as my MkII golf GTI but way slower :disguise:

 

then after getting the house i needed something that i could move stuff with and make loads of trips to the dump and for all my trips to B&Q ;)

 

i couldn't do a van so i got a volvo V40 2.0T..... freaking hell she was quick!! :scare:

 

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after most of the house was done i started to miss my old skool golf and messing around with mods and i'd always loved MR2's so i brought my black beauty.

 

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loved her so much and really great fun to drive.

 

then i had enough of old skool and wanted something with a bit more class and up to date so i went out and found my baby and i love her to bits :snog:

 

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Love the MR2 especially! B) Did you find any ditches with that one on wet roundabouts or did the bigger wheels save you ;)

 

blimey you like your Saxo's! :lol:

 

Do like your Zed looks just right matey thanks for sharing the pics

 

Would like to keep this thread going folks keep them posting :thumbs:

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Love the MR2 especially! B) Did you find any ditches with that one on wet roundabouts or did the bigger wheels save you ;)

 

blimey you like your Saxo's! :lol:

 

Do like your Zed looks just right matey thanks for sharing the pics

 

Would like to keep this thread going folks keep them posting :thumbs:

 

 

:lol: saxo.....it was one of those things, what do they call it?........a stage i was going through :blush::lol:

 

the MR2 was great and i used to go side ways in the wet all the time until one day when i lost her and spun out!! :scare:

 

luckily no damage so went to get it tracked and aligned properly and all was good. it made so much difference it handle conners for lunch after that! :drive1

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I wish i had taken pics of my 9 previous cars :surrender: but i was never interested in cars until i brought my zed...and now i have hundreds!!

 

 

just give us the list?? ;)

 

Well..

 

ford fiesta

ford fiesta

renault clio

audi a3

passat v6 2.8 :evil:

Golf estate

bmw 3 series

Citroen c2

Citroen saxo - my primary car ;)

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Had a few motors in my time but here are a few of my favourites....

 

Ford Cougar V6

Spent a fortune on this car, rims, ice, bodystyling etc. Loved it to bits and was such a unique car. Sold it 6 months after I got my Z.

 

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Mk1 Golf

Bought it as an unfinished project of a bodywork shop who had done a bareshell respray on it in Mercedes Green. Stripped and rebuilt the engine and gearbox and was almost finished when it got broken into and trashed while I was away for a few days. Lost heart in it and flogged it on ebay, my biggest regret to this day. :byebye:

 

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Scumball Mercedes Benz 420SE 4.2 V8

Awesome car that we used for the Scumball. 7 Mercs went and ours was the only one that made it back in one piece and running perfectly. Bought for £450 and sold on ebay for £451. Tidy

 

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Mrs Andys Mini Cooper S

 

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Mondeo ST24

Bought this as a Cat C write off and rebuilt it. Got it VIC tested and modded it a little and this is now my runabout

 

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Nissan 350Z

 

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There is a saxo and mk1 Golf thing going on here isn't there!!! B)

 

Folks if you don't have pictures doesn't matter just give us a list there was life before Zeds and it's always interesting to see what you all had, esecially as there are many new members that have joined recently :D;)

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Would take me an age to post up pics of all of these, but here is my chronological list:

 

MK2 Fiesta.

MK4 Escort.

Renault Clio.

MK1 Golf GTI Cabriolet.

MK2 Golf GTI 16V.

Vauxall Vectra V6.

Rover Mini Metro.

MK4 Golf GTI T.

Lancer Evolution FQ300.

Vauxhall Frontera LWB.

Sierra XR 4X4.

Shogun 3.0 V6 LWB.

350Z.

 

And bikes: :teeth:

 

Honda NSF125.

Honda NSR125.

Yamaha R600.

Suzuki GSXR 600.

Honda Blackbird XX 1100.

KTM EXC400 Enduro.

 

And a Transit Van, and a Vauxhall Combo.

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Mk1 Golf

Bought it as an unfinished project of a bodywork shop who had done a bareshell respray on it in Mercedes Green. Stripped and rebuilt the engine and gearbox and was almost finished when it got broken into and trashed while I was away for a few days. Lost heart in it and flogged it on ebay, my biggest regret to this day. :byebye:

 

 

 

 

I totally agree, the only car I actually want back is my MK1 Golf.

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My list in rough order (because I can't remember at my age) :wheelchair:

 

Renault 18 GTS (first car)

 

Mini metro 1.0 (basically three road signs welded together by the time it died)

 

Opel Manta (in a fetching cat crap colour)

 

Rover 2600 SD1 (basically four road signs welded together by the time it died)

 

[plus various other poo boxes over the years]

 

Jaguar XJS V12 (only for four months - it averaged 9.7 mpg!!!!)

 

Rover 827 (a bit like being the mayor of somewhere @*!#)

 

Peugeot 406 V6 coupe (much better car than I expected)

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Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 diesel (first turbo car owned - feel the power at 54 bhp, but I was desperate at the time) :blush:

 

Overlapping with many of the above, my favourite: Rover SD1 Vitesse (3.9 litre V8 tuned beast - absolutely awesome car and the best fun I've ever had out of bed) :drive1

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Current cars:

Nissan X-Trail 2.2 DCi Sport (second turbo car ever and much better than the first)

 

Blade 350z (best looking car ever - but I do miss the V8 noise and speed from the Vitesse!) :cloud9:

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