And today I did......

[big.eck]

Is that a not too distant ancestor of Big.Eck

i was thinking the very same thing

 

[Bullpup]

Had the fun job of driving my Mum to pick her car up in Lanarkshire to pick up her car as it had cooked it's clutch on Saturday when she was through visiting family.

However on arriving at the very scabby looking garage in Lesmahagow to pick it up I parked in their yard and realised I was surrounded by old Porsche 924's, including a couple of race prepared ones. I then spotted several other cars including modern Nissans that were race prepared.

Popped in to pay the guy and spotted a 1950's Aston and an E-Type both stripped down to bare rolling chassis!! A quick bit of chat and it turns out the guys made racing cars, including historics. Fascinating place with several great cars including a Vauxhall that won the BTCC, and the Swedish equivalent and is the most successful touring car chassis built.

The real peach for me was a 1952 Aston that they had done extensive changes to the engine including a custom head and managed to get over double the original BHP and 165 mph down the Mulsanne at the last historic Le Mans meeting.

Not such a boring trip after all. Though I did get a row off my Mum for doing 95 on the M8

Which garage was that?

 

[Tazio]

Craigshead Garage on Carlisle Road. I think the motorsport part of the business has a different name though.

Edit, Derek Palmer Engineering. And Pro Motorsport Lanark.

 

[Tazio]

Today I got the KHS frame from TK. And managed to completely miss seeing him as I had the morning off work.

The downside to the morning off being that I'm still in work, bored. I really want to be at home prepping stuff for the KHS.

 

[Baron von Trumpen Bottom]

Get told off by the boss for my attitude to giving Arnold Clark shit down the phone that and finish off my best mans speech

 

[mikee]

woke up ,felt crap flu like symptons ,sore back too
went to work ,late ,very , came home ,wasted an evening on the tinternet
fair cheered me up tho

 

[clockworkgazz]

Fitted some carbon on the voodoo, cleaned the new bike buggy and sorted the garage so I can get rid of more shite bike parts I have kicking about

 

[dyna-ti]

Fitted some carbon on the voodoo

what fancy bit have you fitted Gazz Bars? Forks? An rc31 would really look the part.

 

[clockworkgazz]

monkey lite bars Dyna- knocks the weight down to a supermodel 28.7 lbs

 

[Tazio]

Today I accidentally bought a new frame. A steel one. The day after the KHS arrived. D'OH!

This requires major rethinking in terms of what bits go where, and how much I'm willing to spend. I was hoping to make some cash from flogging a few bit but now want to keep them for the other frame.

Autumn projects a go go.