punkoutnz

Sorry about the late notice, I've got my sister's wedding on Sunday and my brother in law to be is a pom, so it'd be great if I could find something English to give the grooms party from Helensville to Waimauku on Sunday. Something like an old Escort, or a Landrover would be fantastic but I don't think they have enough for 3 groomsmen and a driver. The ride we had just fell through (damn unreliable English cars!).

So if you feel like giving three strapping lads a ride in your fancy car and wish to be reimbursed with beers and/or gas money then please get in touch. Will need to be in Helensville at around 1pm and heading to the venue at 2pm, you don't need to wait around after that as the bride and groom have their vehicle sorted for the final part of the ceremony.

Thanks in advance!

Why has nobody said Tridens?!

I'm with Karl on the MK2/MK3 SSRs.

Sparky gave me a "lock in the boot to earn a letter" punch card, is this not legit?

Although now that you mention it, it does look more like a Mobil coffee card.

Ahhh well, three letters to go.

Maybe I got let off lightly? After about 2 minutes he gave me the whole sticker and he's been avoiding me ever since?

So it'll be fixed this year then?

Need rego. Might just roll the MPS because cbf going to post office.

Sounds extremely heavy handed for a first offence... In fact, I'd be there are a number of details left out of this story to make this old codger seem like a victim of a heavy handed law meant for another demograph (the young boyracer perhaps) than fairly targeted towards a repeat dangerous driver. It's a 3 strikes system before they even consider taking your car, so I'd be there'll be more to this story.

Meet at bp papakura motorway at 10.30ish?

Keen, traffic is going to be my biggest enemy of the morning, as my leaving time is fixed so basically it's a 'get there when I get there' kinda thing, but hopefully before 10!

[hijack] I've got a 1300 head sitting around if you don't wanna pull apart either of the running motors and would rather use this to get it grinded out for some bigger valves and such. Make me an offer if you want it basically as I have no idea what the going rate for one is.

Boobs have tempted me.

 

Go on...

It'll be man boobs, DON'T FALL FOR IT!

I'm in papatoetoe

Not going to track day as last minute prep probably

Aiming for morning departure on Thursday

Probably aimlessly cruise down slowly

I revoke my previous comment re: track day. Instead the plan is a leisurely albeit scenic route to nats accommodation by mid afternoon.

I plan to head down (very) early Thursday morning to make the track day. Probably aiming for around a 5am departure from Auckland.

Yeah just pop your head underneath, make sure it's still dripping oil (so you know there's still oil in it). Check the fuel gauge works, give it a decent hard thump so any visible rust falls off. Then it's just a case of crossing fingers and hoping it starts before the battery runs flat and you're away laughing!

And that's just for the mx5!

Seriously though, make sure phone is charged and you have some form of charging facility available, gas it up, make sure all your favourite cds are available on hand (or a usb stick for the fancy guys), check brake fluid, washer fluid, oil level, tyres all pumped up (including spare).

Most of what we need to check will be for the track day, so I advise anyone attending to give your brakes a good bleed, especially if the fluid is a little old, check there's plenty of meat on your brake pads, check for signs of play in any of the suspension bushes, plenty of tread on your tyres, make sure your battery is tied down and there's no big oil leaks or anything like that. Then you're good to go and have some fun! There'll be plenty of GCs around to help out if you happen to break anything.

Mine had them bolted half way up the C pillar for the top part, I can't remember where the bottom part bolted to though, probably under the rear seat.

Flights booked. Took the booring option. Still get to drive the wifes newcar back from vegas. 1.3 auto. Mk2 escort its not guna be a dast drive

I'll be sweet till you get to the bombays, then you had best bought a book to read.

You ruined it. Should have left it on cutties, fitted chrome dumpy and be done with it. Now you had to make it look all sexy and shit.

Puhuhuhu.

Did you get vids of garage skids!?

Red leader standing by.

Sun block and cold drinks are compulsory. Shit was so damn hot there! Stuck around for a few hours but when you can hear people's skin audibly crackling in the sun you know it's time to get out of there, haha.

Yeah I'm foaming hard, can't believe how honed your skills have become in that thing over the past 5 years or so I've known you.

i have a present.

Somebody is going to get (broken) shafted...

^^ Is that a bomb Neal?

Nah bro, this is a bomb!

How about we do it like this.

Gift wrap your "gift" and on the night your gift will be assigned a number, as will you (so have two piles of numbers). Put all the gifts in a pile and your number is drawn, and that's the gift you get. Just gotta be careful that you don't get assigned the same number as your gift.

Also makes it super easy to organise.

Also, I'm in for secret santa.

Im on board.

Twice apparently.

Must be a catamaran. (Felix boat puns)

Keen for motorboating.

I'm not hugely clued up on the conversion process, but I'm keen to help if you are converting one. Speedo cable, clutch cable, pedal box all need to be swapped over, something something rear gearbox mount, something something driveshaft.

Goddammit Amy you have the sweetest times. Those wheels are going to make this the truly unique Amy's 808 that it deserves to be.

I'll be on your cheerleading squad too Dave.