lozi

i got my saph about 2 months ago and theres a few things that bother me about it, i am new to cossies so i havnt got alot of knowledge on them

what i need is a cossie specialist who is freindly and has time to fully check my car over, i have tried a couple places but because it isnt a big bhp beast they dont seem to interested in helping me!

i just want to make the car reliable i have no interest in upping the power anytime soon

i live near northampton so anywhere realisticly acesable from here would be great!


thanks for any advice as im stuck with this one

Stu @ M Developments

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Std ones are the best ones to look after IMO...

Give them a wide berth as it sounds like they just wanted to rag it around the streets. .

RWD_cossie_wil

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Give Motorsport Developments a ring,they are in Blackpool, thier number is in my sig, you won't find a better specialist in the country IMHO, me and many friends have taken our cars there, top service and what they don't know about these cars could be written on the back of a stamp .We drive all the way from south of Birmingham, well worth it ...

Shings

Take it to NMS.. Karl loves a std car.. a joy to work on he says.

lozi

thats abit to far for me to go really i need someone i can use every now and then and this car is my daily driver! cheers for the reply though

Shings

INcidently.. Junction 29 of the M1

Jake

Cozzie Bhoy

Give PJ at PJ Motorsport a ring 01902 862 882. He's in Wednesfield Wolverhampton. About 100klms away. Prob take you just over an hour.

RWD_cossie_wil

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I would steer clear of PJ if I were you..... Thats all I'm saying on the subject

4x4 ste

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No where is too far to travel for peace of mind and quality servce mate tbh

Chip

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As already mentioned, Karl Norris from Norris MotorSport is probably your best bet as he is local to you.

Contact details can be found on his website:

http://www.norrismotorsport.co.uk/


I believe he gets quite busy, so you may have to suffer a bit of a wait, but based on what all his happy customers say about his work, im sure it will be worth it

Shings

Fuckin hell Matt- 1 junction out..

LOL

You'd know if he'd moved he's on your street aint he?


lol

RWD_cossie_wil

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For once we agree Ste

CosworthGuy

What about graham goode. there only at leicester. Only a small drive from northhampton??

Thought they were cossie kings back in the day

lozi

i know what you mean but that really is abit of an extreme distance to get a bit of work done, there must be some good places closer than that, ive heard good things about NMS

what do people think of jamsport, just round corner from me but people have told me not to go there but not said why

Chip

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Anyone who tells you something but wont tell you their reason for saying it, is often talking bollocks IMHO.

I know plenty of people who have been very happy with the service they have had at JamSport, Jamie is a good guy and a true petrolhead as well, im sure he will look after you if you choose to go to him, although I must confess I tend to thinnk of him more in the context of RS Turbos than Cossies, but im sure he actually works on cossie's too even if its not what he is as well known for.

Shings

You would be better going to Karl as he is a Cosworth Expert... Jamsport might be ok though- dont hear much bad about them- or anything at all..

Goodes were good- BACK in the day.

Jake

Munch

get a NMS Stage 1 Gunship

richard youll

how about danny b?

Dirty Harry

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actually its Junc 28

bud-weis

give ILA Motors a call and ask for Andy Fisher, 01527500455......he can do any mechanical work to the very highest standard ...he has worked on them for years, working for brooklyn's rs500 race team and rally cars too.

based in Redditch.

for any mapping or setups use NMS or MSD.

fordsportjay

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what about butch?

doesnt he live that way?

Sticky.

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Yeah PM butch.

Sticky.

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Thats JC mate...JC is a top bloke

Twellsie

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Karl is your man

Chip

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Micheal, the mount wasnt wodden, the wood was only in there to take up the slack from a knackered rubber, even if the bit of wood had some out, the worst that would have happened is the engine rock slightly, the wood wasnt taking any weight at all, people have made a big fuss over nothing about that TBH.
Ok so its a bit "spurs and a 10 gallon hat" but as temporary roadside repairs
go its not the worst thing ive seen by a long way, and was NOT unsafe which is all that matters.

Nice guy too IMHO, so its a shame people were on his case over it. Also an AWESOME driver round that track, SO quick!


As for the no insurance, I cant comment on that as I dont know, but surely he has traders insurance for any car?

Thats a TOTALLY different person to PJ though, no connection at all between them that im aware of.

Martyn

Jamsport rebuilt my cossie engine and generally looked after it/serviced it for me with no problems atall
Call down and have a chat with Jamie or Mark

Sticky.

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Agreed

R5FORD

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pj isnt bad as long as you like asking upto 10 times for a part to be orderd in..last june i orderd some greys and they still havent turned up but yesterday i ordered a new chip and black injectors and spark plugs from Stu at MSD and they turnd up at 9am this morning


trust me fella i wouldnt go no wherew but MSD

COMEDY DAN

Give Craig a shout at CM Tuning, they are based in Kettering, which is only 25 miles from Towcester. ( I used to live in Towcester, do I know you?)

He has all the tools and knowledge to checkover your car and gives a very good service.

07749 107678


Craig is also a Dealer for MSD so if you require any chips then at least you know they will be the best.


Good Luck

wildheart

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NMS

COMEDY DAN

Nobody will beat Stu for postage.

I have seen him take payment for an order at 4.45 and it be in the post by 5.05, next day recorded.

Its amazing the difference it makes when you order something and it arrives the next day.

Big Up MSD.

Chip

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Agreed on MSD's postage.

I think Stu must have remapped the courier's van that comes to collect things from his place

gazcos

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I,ve always used A1 Rallysport when i,ve had Cossies. Steve really knows his stuff and is one of the scenes good guys A standard one would be a doddle for him.They are in Sandy which is only 40 minutes or so away but be prepared to set aside a day for anything, he gets very busy LOL!!! Their number is 01767 691617

gazcos

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P.S meant to say, you car looks lovely. Good choice of wheels. I,m only in Old Stratford ,I,ll have to keep an eye out for it

lozi

thanks for all the replys some good info there i think i will give jamsport or cm tuning a bell as they are both close to me, the person who said stay away from jamsport simply said "because they are dodgy" and voiced some clearly outrageous rumours!


thanks again for all you help

Chip

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Im surprised at that, as TBH there are other tuners mentioned in this thread with FAR "dodgier" history than Jamie has!

Im afraid its a sad fact of life that many tuners (NOT including Jamie as far as im aware, he's pretty much whiter than white compared to a lot of the others) have been involved in some sort of serious car crime in their past, either intentionally, or through some bad decisions on who they ascociate with.

Butch.

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i can do what ever you need doing from a simple oil change to power upgrades, set ups etc

Just give me a call whenever you want, you'll find my number on my website www.CMTuning.com