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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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ohhh suits you sir !!
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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lol this all looks fun. paul you crashed a car yet every one seems happyer lol nutters keep it up lads also paul inlet fits snug lol
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Looking good JB.

I heard that Paul gets to do the shake down when its all done
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Clarkie,

You know what they say bout something good comes out of every bad situation !! Think honestly tho, Jim (at the mo) would still prefer his M3 back & Paul was gettin so close with his Escort !! But give em a couple months & I honestly think they'll both be over the moon wit their new toys !!

Cheers Turbocabbie !!

Yeah we checked weather reports & it's due to rain in 2 weeks on Saturday so booked Silverstone for Paul & pre-arranged Martin's service's !! We also gotta make sure Maria's there for sayin it blatently how it is !!

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blimey quick work chaps. who's taking it for its test drive : paul
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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Cheers babez,

Readin ain't too far away, so if you do any the meets we'll defo link up !!

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the only one i would possibly go to would be the berks meet but im off to uni soon, so i wont even make the one this month!! im only gonna be in winchester, but i dont even have my car atm...and i wont even be able to take it down there!! lol!!
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Nath, all booked & sorted !! Cheers tho !!

Hev,

Ah, think we been Berks meet before. Not sure tho could of been somewhere else !!

Thats a bit of a sh*tter bout not havin a motor, whats up wit it ?? Fiesta Si isn't it ??

You should try get down Southers on the 1st Wednesday of the month, propa giggle down there !! When I'm not gettin hounded by the 5.0 !!

Don't know where Winchester is

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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Nath, all booked & sorted !! Cheers tho !!

Hev,

Ah, think we been Berks meet before. Not sure tho could of been somewhere else !!

Thats a bit of a sh*tter bout not havin a motor, whats up wit it ?? Fiesta Si isn't it ??

You should try get down Southers on the 1st Wednesday of the month, propa giggle down there !! When I'm not gettin hounded by the 5.0 !!

Don't know where Winchester is

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i wish!! nah i havent been to any of the meets before....almost went twice with my other half (luke89) but there was always some reason why i couldnt go
winchester is where the a34 and the m3 meet... about half way between basingstoke and southampton

i did have a thread about whats up with my shitty pug...lol.... its getting some work done on it before it goes in for its MOT, wont see it before i go away to uni i dont think im just relying on everyone else atm!!
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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Clarkie,

You know what they say bout something good comes out of every bad situation !! Think honestly tho, Jim (at the mo) would still prefer his M3 back & Paul was gettin so close with his Escort !! But give em a couple months & I honestly think they'll both be over the moon wit their new toys !!

Cheers Turbocabbie !!

Yeah we checked weather reports & it's due to rain in 2 weeks on Saturday so booked Silverstone for Paul & pre-arranged Martin's service's !! We also gotta make sure Maria's there for sayin it blatently how it is !!

jb
once everyone has finished caining me

in regqards to jims m3 it was his choice what he bought with the cash and im well excited to get the new escort sunday, welder is sitting in the garage roaring to go, just need to get another contract with BOC for gas and start getting it minted up for a respray and cossy it. just researched the linking of the rear end and doesnt seem to hard, more just trying to find the tarmac kit along with dimensions
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awsome effort guys!!! well good to read!!! i will try and get to sarfend at sum point, hopefully the next 1st wednesday!

hevangel, im at winchester uni with my fiesta, live in essex usually, may see you about, my cars the one in my siggy.
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Hevangel,

Get it on the road & get ya arse down Southers !! You wont regret it, trust me, is a propa giggle down there !! Plus I'm there which is always a bonus !!

Paul,

Thats excatly what I'm sayin !! and I can't wait to help ya Cossie that thing up !!

Are you comin over me old dears tonight ?? Come straight there from work if ya can !! (actually don't if it's a straight your'll crash )

Matt,

Cheers buddy !! Really happy peeps is enjoyin the read, believe me it's almost as much fun as rippin the Bm to bits !! And yeah get down Southers bruv, be good to see ya !!

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Originally Posted by mk3matt
hevangel, im at winchester uni with my fiesta, live in essex usually, may see you about, my cars the one in my siggy.
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Hevangel,

Get it on the road & get ya arse down Southers !! You wont regret it, trust me, is a propa giggle down there !! Plus I'm there which is always a bonus !!
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and how am i supposed to get down there!? lol!? im sure it is a proper giggle, but i cant get there...and i dont know where it is!!
i cant take my car to uni anyway...ITS BROKE ATM with not MOT!!
kinda off topic now isnt it!?
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Are you comin over me old dears tonight ?? Come straight there from work if ya can !! (actually don't if it's a straight your'll crash )
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Originally Posted by mk3matt
awsome effort guys!!! well good to read!!! i will try and get to sarfend at sum point, hopefully the next 1st wednesday!

hevangel, im at winchester uni with my fiesta, live in essex usually, may see you about, my cars the one in my siggy.
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and how am i supposed to get down there!? lol!? im sure it is a proper giggle, but i cant get there...and i dont know where it is!!
i cant take my car to uni anyway...ITS BROKE ATM with not MOT!!
kinda off topic now isnt it!?


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Must be near on another update ,are you out and about tommrrow night
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right...i see your point...but i dont know him...he might bite!?
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Must be near on another update ,are you out and about tommrrow night
Yep, tonight Twins !! and yeah should be, got a txt Wednesday of something or other goin down tomorrow, will find out details & let you know if it sounds interesting, otherwise, usual place ??

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right...i see your point...but i dont know him...he might bite!?
Well, it is a good chance to get to know him & I'm sure Matt would love a pretty girl in the passenger seat for the journey !!

If he does bite, I'll have him

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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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That was a joke by the way Matt !!

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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Well, it is a good chance to get to know him & I'm sure Matt would love a pretty girl in the passenger seat for the journey !!

If he does bite, I'll have him

jb
lmao thanks (i think) but then how will i get home if he bites!?
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depends on what time he's passing through, but someone pick me up along the way if it's convenient

tesco and sainsbury's are doing a deal on reletnelss, a pack of 4 for Ł3 the other day so it might still be on

but i'm not sure about down jb's neck of the woods, there was only one place open on sunday morning and we weer down to our last 17 miles worth of petrol
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Originally Posted by hevangel
lmao thanks (i think) but then how will i get home if he bites!?
I'm sure we'll be able to sort something out babez, either your knight in shining Ford can come whisk you away & home to saftey or I'll drop ya back after I finished battering Matt for biting & not gettin something to eat before he left !!

I prefer to nibble, so it's all good !!

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Originally Posted by jb fletch
I'm sure we'll be able to sort something out babez, either your knight in a temperamental Ford can come whisk you away & home to saftey or I'll drop ya back after I finished battering Matt for biting & not gettin something to eat before he left !!

I prefer to nibble, so it's all good !!

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well lets see if i can even make the meet first
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Awesome work mate.

Winchester is about 5 miles from my house. Long old way from yours jb
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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Paul,

Thats excatly what I'm sayin !! and I can't wait to help ya Cossie that thing up !!

Are you comin over me old dears tonight ?? Come straight there from work if ya can !! (actually don't if it's a straight your'll crash )

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Your not mucking about are you John, good work to all involved.

Going to take this one drifting??
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Someone fancy pickin me up for the meet, im in Glasgow
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Come on fletch, i want an update

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i would have been over an earlier, but i have been stuck with babysitting duties
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Come on fletch, i want an update

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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
theyre probably still stripping it they were at 11:30

well i wanted to see it before i went to work tomorrow - at half 7 in the morn i might add.
doubt ill be on my lappy till sunday...
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Update time !!

Didn't quite get as much done as we hoped (explain why in min) but still made some progress which is a good thing !!

The night started young, got round to me old dears from work & Mummy made me some munch (bless). Soon as that was scoffed, I headed out to crack on

Within about 10 mins I got this lil lot out the car


Tom turned up shortly before Jimothy himself got there !! We started makin head way, the rear bench out, door cards off, centre consol out wit arm rest, engine bay loom etc
We was very busy bunnie's !!







Then Gearbox turned up
Hello Gearbox





With his car WTF ??




Is low tho



Gearbox spoke to Jim





I hurt my finger


Then Tom (mater) started gettin broody cos Paul hadn't got there yet & decided to sulk



Kirstie managed to get a dodgy pic of me & also managed to work the camera & delete ALL the quality pic's I took of her


Then Paul turned up, Tom was happy again


Paul got a dodgy pic of me cos he was a bit annoyed of the pic's I took of him !!


We all started to crack on









Then Paul started to have a go wit the steerin lock/barrel


After flirting since Paul got there, Tom spotted he was layin down & decided to pretend to do something in the passenger foot well



Paul started usin body language to entice Tom


Then


Jim couldn't believe what was happenin & did the only thing he could


Tom started enjoyin the moment


Then it was Pauls turn


While Tom


In the car wasn't enough tho & they carried on outside
(Paul didn't like me takin the photographic evidence )


Jim was still


But then they finished Paul all proud of himself
(Tom was still a little in shock, he kept mumbling "it didn't look like thats how it was done in Broke Back Mountain" )


So that was our evening, tomorrow will be spent pullin the last bit of dash out & removing the wiring loom completely as it looks like we're gonna have to re-loom Kirstie car as their different

Kirstie's doesn't have the additional wiring for a/c or cruise control etc & there part of the loom, not a sub loom or anything !!

Oh well, gotta be done init !!

Hope you enjoyed the update

Me & Jim are now both desturbed (Gearbox was already )

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Poor M3, its looking bare now lol


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On a more serious note, I gotta say THANK YOU again to Tom, Jim, Paul & Gearbox for ALL the help !!

REALLY appreciate it !! Even tho, I do spend most me time windin you lot up

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doing well i must say
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Originally Posted by clarke5700
keep it up
doing well i must say
Cheers Clarke !!

I think I heard either Tom or Paul say those excate same things tonight !!

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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Cheers Clarke !!

I think I heard either Tom or Paul say those excate same things tonight !!

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Originally Posted by jb fletch
On a more serious note, I gotta say THANK YOU again to Tom, Jim, Paul & Gearbox for ALL the help !!

REALLY appreciate it !! Even tho, I do spend most me time windin you lot up

jb
no prob mate, think i turned up just in time with "mr trim tool" lol
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Oi jebend, where has all this gay abuse come from!?!?!?!!? And why post so many pictures of gearbox, lets see if people on here can guess Gearbox's celebrity look a like (i say celebrity, what i meant to say was worlds most boring and depressing singer/apparent songwriter)???





Oh hang on iv just realised why your making up such stories about me and Paul......its all an elaborate cover up for you and Jim isnt it?!?!
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