Event Shitefest 7th -9th June 2019

[chaseracer]

13 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Badges are different.

True, but no.

[chaseracer]

1 minute ago, JohnK said:

Who's the dickhead driving? 

Some northern hooligan... ?

[SiC]

22 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Spot the difference...

...and it's not the engine.

Iirc one has the facelift grille. Someone mentioned it, but I still can't tell the difference apart from the insignia position. 

[davidfowler2000]

I know. But I won't say 'cos that's mildly cheating.

[busmansholiday]

Ones a straight four, the others a V8???

[wuvvum]

The V8 has an under bonnet "light".

[chatsharris]

One had a gold medal in the dash. Yes.

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[chaseracer]

All true, but no.

[RayMK]

26 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Spot the difference...

...and it's not the engine.

Turrets.  Mat's has the Cortina based wishbone set-up, BRM has the Mitsubishi derived McPherson strut suspension, for which parts are almost impossible to obtain, hence BRM actually having late Pony struts.

[chaseracer]

We have a winner! ?

[SiC]

Oh oh oh oh! Under bonnet light. 

[wuvvum]

I saw that, but assumed the lack of turrets was a mod Mat the Cat had done as part of the conversion.  Didn't realise they came with two different setups from the factory.

[richbraith]

Later real poverty spec Stellars had a black plastic grille I think.

[RayMK]

The back end is different as well.  BRM has a Panhard rod for additional lateral location of the live axle which, in turn, means that the exhaust is different from the standard earlier type.  

[RayMK]

I would like to know how cms206 subdued its thirst for oil.  It had started leaking when it left me in June last year but not at the excessive rate posted by cms206 on the way down. A magic potion was mentioned by someone.

[RayMK]

8 minutes ago, richbraith said:

Later real poverty spec Stellars had a black plastic grille I think.

....and a 4 speed gearbox.

[davidfowler2000]

2 minutes ago, RayMK said:

I would like to know how cms206 subdued its thirst for oil. 

We fucked a can of purple shit in to it. Wynns Engine Stop Leak iirc when we stopped at Cannock for some 20w/50. Plus the long run seemed to help some.

[fatharris]

I think you're all ignoring the elephant in the room with the whole "Attempted murder by AX" 

 

Thankfully the torque of the engine couldn't overcome me and I remained intact

 

Lovely to meet you Alex

[richardmorris]

Bucketeer seems quite happy to be running you over.

[wuvvum]

Nope, he's just happy to be driving his AX.  I also drove his AX and was also grinning like a loon the whole time.

[fatharris]

I've managed to get 34 photos out of 500 done so far - work and family meant my time today was limited. Still, they're on Flickr if anyone fancies a look. Here's a few below:

 

Shitefest EDIT DAY 1  090619-1 by Fat Harris, on Flickr

 

Phill paying James for winning the bet. James pulled the green Reliant Robin out of a hedge where it had sat for several years, MOT'd it and successfully drove it 100 miles to SF. A real winner in my books.

 

Shitefest EDIT DAY 1  090619-25 by Fat Harris, on Flickr

 

Shitefest EDIT DAY 1  090619-14 by Fat Harris, on Flickr

 

Shitefest EDIT DAY 1  090619-31 by Fat Harris, on Flickr

 

Dickie having a razz of the Stellar.

 

Shitefest EDIT DAY 1  090619-34 by Fat Harris, on Flickr

 

ALBUM LINK - https://www.flickr.com/photos/chipperharris/albums/72157709023606421

[beko1987]

That's probably the best picture anyone's ever taken of any of my cars ever in there, thanks! 

[beko1987]

58 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Bucketeer seems quite happy to be running you over.

We tried to stop him but, you know, the urn had boiled and we needed tea. Was all OK in the end though once we found the first aid kit and medical rum

[Tomtation]

Some fab pictures there fatharris, including a cracking one of the Hearse!

[bub2006]

Hope all had fun  I will make next year. I think I missed last year also. Will have to bring the trike. Issue there is sleeping arrangements. Maybe a small caravan or trailer tent!

[beko1987]

2 minutes ago, bub2006 said:

Hope all had fun  I will make next year. I think I missed last year also. Will have to bring the trike. Issue there is sleeping arrangements. Maybe a small caravan or trailer tent!

I have a spare bedroom in my portable house! People were sleeping in the bar this year though, would have been ideal, I'm sure you've passed out on a pool table before?

[mat_the_cat]

1 hour ago, RayMK said:

Turrets.  Mat's has the Cortina based wishbone set-up, BRM has the Mitsubishi derived McPherson strut suspension, for which parts are almost impossible to obtain, hence BRM actually having late Pony struts.

To put my pedant hat on for a moment, there are a few more detail differences (as standard) which have yet to be pointed out:

Headlights - the facelifted ones are made from a darker grey plastic, making them appear smaller.

Slam panel - note the recess in the middle on the later car, and the missing slot where the information plate is situated.

Washer bottle - moved to the nearside with the facelift, where I've mounted the header tank (OK, you can only see the corner of my washer bottle in the photo).

 

What you can't see are things like the better positioned window switches, the improved fusebox (back in the 90s, every scrap early Stellar showed the same evidence of overheating of the high current fuses). More different than you'd think at first sight!

[dollywobbler]

Lovely photos. Lovely weekend.

[bub2006]

23 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

I have a spare bedroom in my portable house! People were sleeping in the bar this year though, would have been ideal, I'm sure you've passed out on a pool table before?

On one,under one and been stuck in a pocket too

[Bucketeer]

2 hours ago, fatharris said:

 "Attempted murder by AX" 

That is ace!

It does however show that I need to lose a bit of weight so it doesn't lean over slightly to the drivers side when I'm in it.

 

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Nope, he's just happy to be driving his AX.  I also drove his AX and was also grinning like a loon the whole time.

I'm slightly jealous as it must have been a bit faster for you, seeing as though you probably weigh half what I do.