Forum Meet-Ups
20-06-2014 | 03:41 PM
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The truth . Lots of loud mouths on here than say & know nowt when you meet them. Only Dojj is the same in real life & hes a total nutbar all the time. Still like him though
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20-06-2014 | 04:08 PM
#3
lost count how many I have met off here and other sites over the years and had a shock, still surprises me to this day when I meet someone not quite as expected, I always thought Rod was 6.1 
you know I love you Rod
you know I love you Rod
20-06-2014 | 05:39 PM
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Ive got gnomes in my garden taller than rod.
But yeh you get. Picture in your mind what you think people look like then you meet them and they look nothing like what you thought they did.
But yeh you get. Picture in your mind what you think people look like then you meet them and they look nothing like what you thought they did.
20-06-2014 | 07:55 PM
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ive met loads of people of forums, most are exactly what you take them for..
boring anoraks who know the torque value for ever single bolt on the car according to the haynes bible (or comic if you have ever used one
), yet have never got there hands diry ... then theres people like smiler258, dojj, mick who are cool and actually go out of there way to help you! Dojj truly does know the size and torque of every bolt on a sierra, and probably the thread pitch if he thought for a second or two! A complete nutter but a totally cool guy on couple of times Ive met him :th:
Smiler258 is as you would expect a young sierra nut, weird and obsessed with the details of his car, and if possible would have an numbers matching (and lining up perfectly with exactly 0.0001 microns of paint on the head of the bolt ), but a great welder and has made me into a proficient welder in no time at all (you twat - youve got me fixing problems I didnt know i had <- Real tears from sparks in my ears )
Rod / Mark Shead are two people I would like to meet - and shake there hands for what they have both achieved, and ask them for any tips on getting a non-cosworth sierra upto 150 mph
how would I describe myself? I am Me, in the famous words of the late greate Rik Mayall a complete and utter, utter, utter twat
boring anoraks who know the torque value for ever single bolt on the car according to the haynes bible (or comic if you have ever used one
), yet have never got there hands diry ... then theres people like smiler258, dojj, mick who are cool and actually go out of there way to help you! Dojj truly does know the size and torque of every bolt on a sierra, and probably the thread pitch if he thought for a second or two! A complete nutter but a totally cool guy on couple of times Ive met him :th:Smiler258 is as you would expect a young sierra nut, weird and obsessed with the details of his car, and if possible would have an numbers matching (and lining up perfectly with exactly 0.0001 microns of paint on the head of the bolt
), but a great welder and has made me into a proficient welder in no time at all (you twat - youve got me fixing problems I didnt know i had <- Real tears from sparks in my ears )Rod / Mark Shead are two people I would like to meet - and shake there hands for what they have both achieved, and ask them for any tips on getting a non-cosworth sierra upto 150 mph
how would I describe myself? I am Me, in the famous words of the late greate Rik Mayall a complete and utter, utter, utter twat
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20-06-2014 | 11:23 PM
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no doubt met a few of you at ace cafe earlier this year but can only really remember steve (1pd) who was exactly how i pictured him to be, and minirotty kev who i had already seen in a few pics, but none the less suprised me with his excitement over a portion of chips.
and that gentlemen, is as exciting as its got for me so far, roll on ford fair!
and that gentlemen, is as exciting as its got for me so far, roll on ford fair!
21-06-2014 | 01:42 PM
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Met Dojj. He popped by the hotel I was staying at when I was in Landan. Proper sound bloke.
And MikeyRobbo as well. He's a proper nice honest bloke. Mechanic by trade and only person I trust with my car.
Young Lewis at ford fair few years ago as well. He was sound as.
Several is like to meet and have a beer with.
And MikeyRobbo as well. He's a proper nice honest bloke. Mechanic by trade and only person I trust with my car.
Young Lewis at ford fair few years ago as well. He was sound as.
Several is like to meet and have a beer with.
12-07-2014 | 08:55 PM
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The truth about forum meet-ups?
http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/06/19/fo...than-expected/
There was disappointment today as a car forum meet-up turned out to be much less interesting than the forum itself.
I was really looking forward to the meet, admitted forum member Stenn Preebs, better known as RSwarrior25. But for some reason, the amazing banter thats always on the forum didnt really happen in a pub just outside Bicester.
I dont know what went wrong, stammered regular forum contributor Kip Gresting, known to other members as AMGThunderKing. I thought things might liven up when Sparky325i arrived. You know Sparky. Total ledge. The guy who always replies So SHE said! Hes the Bantermeister. The madman in chief. The forum loon. He started the infamous cheese-on-toast thread, Gresting noted. But he was actually a pretty quiet guy.
Its weird. All the people who are interesting and crazy and argumentative on the forum were there. BeerBucket, ShaggerManMR2, ThrustLaserBeemerBoy, that bloke whose user name is just his real name without a space in it. I thought it was going to be epic, mumbled forumite Trent Gnur, also known as ChainsawGTI. But in real life its almost as if they were just a bunch of socially awkward single men or something.
Originally Posted by Sniff Petrol
There was disappointment today as a car forum meet-up turned out to be much less interesting than the forum itself.
I was really looking forward to the meet, admitted forum member Stenn Preebs, better known as RSwarrior25. But for some reason, the amazing banter thats always on the forum didnt really happen in a pub just outside Bicester.
I dont know what went wrong, stammered regular forum contributor Kip Gresting, known to other members as AMGThunderKing. I thought things might liven up when Sparky325i arrived. You know Sparky. Total ledge. The guy who always replies So SHE said! Hes the Bantermeister. The madman in chief. The forum loon. He started the infamous cheese-on-toast thread, Gresting noted. But he was actually a pretty quiet guy.
Its weird. All the people who are interesting and crazy and argumentative on the forum were there. BeerBucket, ShaggerManMR2, ThrustLaserBeemerBoy, that bloke whose user name is just his real name without a space in it. I thought it was going to be epic, mumbled forumite Trent Gnur, also known as ChainsawGTI. But in real life its almost as if they were just a bunch of socially awkward single men or something.
13-07-2014 | 01:55 AM
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13-07-2014 | 11:06 AM
#20
Hopefully im not.. ?? Ive met madrod, cossie4i, Jay, all good blokes with there own unique sense of humour.
The club I attend and go to shows with are a great bunch, and yes there is usually a lots of banter and piss taking which is taken in good fun.
The club I attend and go to shows with are a great bunch, and yes there is usually a lots of banter and piss taking which is taken in good fun.
13-07-2014 | 01:14 PM
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I've not actually met anyone from on here yet (although kind of hoping to change that come ford fair) but have to agree with natehall smiler258(or I could call him Nathan) is incredibly helpful to anyone who ever asks, has given loads of good advise to me.
13-07-2014 | 01:25 PM
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13-07-2014 | 04:05 PM
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Smiler258 is as you would expect a young sierra nut, weird and obsessed with the details of his car, and if possible would have an numbers matching (and lining up perfectly with exactly 0.0001 microns of paint on the head of the bolt ), but a great welder and has made me into a proficient welder in no time at all (you twat - youve got me fixing problems I didnt know i had <- Real tears from sparks in my ears )
how would I describe myself? I am Me, in the famous words of the late greate Rik Mayall a complete and utter, utter, utter twat
), but a great welder and has made me into a proficient welder in no time at all (you twat - youve got me fixing problems I didnt know i had <- Real tears from sparks in my ears )how would I describe myself? I am Me, in the famous words of the late greate Rik Mayall a complete and utter, utter, utter twat
. My bolts don't have paint on them, they have to be zinc plated with a 40 micron coating after sand blasting and polishing... Thanks for the thought though 
And I think this quote describes you better. '' The place where optimism most flourishes is the Sierra owners household.'' But you've been just as helpful, helping me strip that XR down, sourcing me parts etc. And met Tonysierra4x4 off here. Absolute legend, swapped me 2.0l twincam for a specced up xr4x4. Let me strip the twincam of all the parts I wanted, And let me have tons of parts while I was down there. I swear I brought home about 12 headlights that day
And I'm getting a dashboard and a few more parts too! He's one of the most selfless people you'd ever wish to meet. He even bought me and my dad a full english So hats off to you mate, I'll buy the lunch next time round
13-07-2014 | 04:52 PM
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