gm's unhealthy obsession with mx5s - squeezing in a few last drives before Exo goes into hibernation

[paulplom]

6 hours ago, gm said:

 

 

@paulplom having a couple of laps in my car, I'm in his car behind but the fun is cut short when I smell coolant and have to head for the pit lane quick style. thankfully just a burst blanking nipple and no permanent damage done. 

Ooooh fuck! What you done!!???   All high pitched.

At the end. 

[gm]

I bought some parts that are collection only, lucky then that I am off work this week and have nothing better to do as they are quite* far away ! 

Hope they are worth it

 

as it’s not a proper collection thread, I didn’t bother with the usual breakfast pics. but in case anyone feels cheated, here’s my packed lunch 

 

progress will be monitored via this little blue mx5 on an out of date AA road atlas

 

 

better get started then, just follow the big black line 
 

 

 

[garbaldy]

Bloody hell is that a 3 day packed lunch haha, 

Last time we where at crail there was a driver that had all the wrong lines and it doesn't half spoil your lap especially If the red mist arrives too.

[gm]

[gm]

Time for a quick pish and banana stop 

[gm]

Progress is swift but I’m hungry again

 

I was so preoccupied spotting the orange Ital, I almost didn’t notice the mk1 escort van on the flatbed !

 

a couple of miles later there was a Daimler Double Six on another trailer, didn’t have time for a photie though  

[gm]

Ham and Pease Pudding - Yum  

[gm]

[paulplom]

Are you in the mx5?

[gm]

[gm]

[loserone]

35 minutes ago, gm said:

Hold down the chord of C
Pluck a fretted bass string
With the thumb of the right hand

[Tickman]

Fingers crossed it's the kit

[gm]

7 hours ago, gm said:

I bought some parts that are collection only, lucky then that I am off work this week and have nothing better to do as they are quite* far away ! 

Hope they are worth it

You can bet your bollocks they are ! 
 

 

loaded up and heading for home !

 

 

 

[gm]

3 hours ago, paulplom said:

Are you in the mx5?

That may* have been a deliberate red herring ! 
 

[paulplom]

Woohoo!

You'll have to start building it tonight and piss the neighbours off.

[gm]

1 hour ago, loserone said:

Hold down the chord of C
Pluck a fretted bass string
With the thumb of the right hand

That’s exactly what I thought when I saw the address  

[gm]

35 minutes ago, paulplom said:

Woohoo!

You'll have to start building it tonight and piss the neighbours off.

I suspect I might be a bit knackered by I get home - didn’t sleep much last night - too much excite ! 

[loserone]

10 minutes ago, gm said:

That’s exactly what I thought when I saw the address  

Get dancing!

[Tickman]

Outstanding news.

So you have a week off...

[Jim Bell]

It fitted in the van after all.

Now the thread REALLY hots up. 

[dome]

Woohoo! Can't wait to see this coming together ?

[Robson3022]

Unbelievable. Will be magnificent this! 

[gm]

And it’s home ! Rather a long day but so worth it  

 

neighbour has already been round for a look ! 

this thing is already taking over the house 

The spare room will come in very handy for storing the “body” panels until it’s mechanically ready, the poor mazda is now permanently evicted to the driveway. 
But work can finally begin  

Cheers all ! 

[gm]

By the way, when I initially enquired about placing an order, the waiting list was three months, it’s now up to nearer five - I am a grade A spawny get who managed to take on someone else’s build that they wanted to cancel  

If he’d just cancelled, he would lose his deposit and the kit would go back into stock for whoever is next in the queue but I ‘bought’ his deposit off him and managed to change the spec before it was finished - and saved a few quid into the deal ! 
 

One more pic from today - this has to be the most picturesque industrial estate in the land - seriously, this is the view from Exocet HQ ! 
 

[gm]

3 hours ago, Tickman said:

Outstanding news.

So you have a week off...

You coming to help ? You’ll need to share the spare room with car parts tho  

[gm]

had a few minutes spare while me pizza is cooking  

brum brum noises ! 

[gm]

Apparently today is actually Exo day - I was so excited that I managed to put it in the wrong day on the calendar  

[gm]

Poor little mx5 isn’t happy being stuck out in the rain  I did give the roof a good going over with my extra special waterproofing treatment which seems to be working well

[paulplom]

Good idea!