GeorgeB Posted Thursday at 18:06 Posted Thursday at 18:06 21 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Tonight's test run before the Netherlands of the Aggro to the local club meet went well. The car has a very slight hesitation but holds speed fine. I've got time to look at it tomorrow and suspect it's the points which I gapped the other day and may have been over zealous with the gap. Lovely!
mk2_craig Posted Thursday at 20:53 Posted Thursday at 20:53 23 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Tonight's test run before the Netherlands of the Aggro to the local club meet went well. The car has a very slight hesitation but holds speed fine. I've got time to look at it tomorrow and suspect it's the points which I gapped the other day and may have been over zealous with the gap. The very best of luck with this man, I am probably not the only one here who will be anxiously watching out for updates, but I’m sure you’ll have a workaround for any eventuality! High Jetter, JMotor, Wibble and 2 others 1 4
garellikatia Posted Thursday at 22:24 Posted Thursday at 22:24 On 06/05/2026 at 21:52, Tommyboy12 said: I don't mind it to be honest! I've done a 1500 mile trip in my Mini before round the NC500. I've been doing a lot in the gym recently which has really helped with managing my back 😅 I deliberately built it with a 2.9 diff so 70mph is a tickle over 3500rpm. Ahhh nice work!! All the best for your trip
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 04:19 Author Posted Friday at 04:19 It's road trip time! Yesterday evening was some last minute prep. Rather than mess around with changing points to deal with my missing I gutted an old dizzy of it's electronic conversion to fit to the one on my Aggro. Little did I know timing it would be a pain as the marks are on the torque converter through a tiny window on the underside of the car. Just what you need right before the off! Pretty easy to get to though And fitted quickly. I gave up on timing it with the marks as I just couldn't see anything through the tiny hole underneath the car. So I ended up doing it by ear. Means I'll probably be doing some adjustments on the move today. Packed the car with spares, tools and cassette tapes and I'm ready for the off! First stop is picking up the Visa! Surface Rust, Six-cylinder, paulplom and 22 others 25
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 04:32 Author Posted Friday at 04:32 And off I go! First up is a casual 3 hour drive to Dover via some stop points to pick up other cars. Hoping to get to Dover for about 9.30ish. juular, Dyslexic Viking, Surface Rust and 13 others 16
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 04:57 Author Posted Friday at 04:57 First car collected! Six-cylinder, juular, captain_70s and 13 others 16
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 05:07 Author Posted Friday at 05:07 Jaaaag collected too! Popsicle, Tickman, IronStar and 12 others 15
auntiemaryscanary Posted Friday at 05:31 Posted Friday at 05:31 Have a great trip @Tommyboy12. Following with interest. Tommyboy12 1
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 05:42 Author Posted Friday at 05:42 Quick pitstop to collect another two cylinder Visa. Next stop Dover! Probably... captain_70s, Spottedlaurel, auntiemaryscanary and 20 others 23
grogee Posted Friday at 07:17 Posted Friday at 07:17 On 06/05/2026 at 08:42, Tommyboy12 said: However, I did get this amazing calendar-worthy shot. Fabulous pic. I look forward to seeing it on the May 2027 AS calendar. Well done for all your hard work, the 7 and Mini look terrific. Westbay, Tommyboy12 and IronStar 2 1
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 08:15 Author Posted Friday at 08:15 Just got into Dover for fuel. I'm managing a fantastic 26.5mpg. The 3L Jag is doing 37mpg... LightBulbFun, Wibble, grogee and 13 others 16
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 08:25 Author Posted Friday at 08:25 We have made it to meet the rest of the convoy! Westbay, captain_70s, JMotor and 15 others 18
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 09:01 Author Posted Friday at 09:01 We're starting to filter into the port. Some how I got through first Wibble, Popsicle, Blake's Den and 18 others 21
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 09:52 Author Posted Friday at 09:52 So begins loading. It's lovely and hot and my car is an oven. Matty, privatewire, Wibble and 8 others 11
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 10:04 Author Posted Friday at 10:04 When we land on the other side we've got a few stops. This is our route to our overnight halt. Tickman, Wibble, privatewire and 4 others 7
auntiemaryscanary Posted Friday at 12:28 Posted Friday at 12:28 2 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: So begins loading. It's lovely and hot and my car is an oven. Er, why is there a 'nana skin under the wiper? Is it some sort of secret messaging that lets the dodgy Customs officer know you've paid the bribe so you get waved through??!! Westbay, LightBulbFun and Matty 3
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 12:51 Author Posted Friday at 12:51 21 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said: Er, why is there a 'nana skin under the wiper? Is it some sort of secret messaging that lets the dodgy Customs officer know you've paid the bribe so you get waved through??!! My partner in crime @sharley17194 decided it belonged there 😅 Next stop is the Carrefour outside Dunkirk! Popsicle, Brigsy, Tickman and 17 others 20
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 15:04 Author Posted Friday at 15:04 We've made some progress into Belgium! The Allegro is fine. The Jag is currently discharging... Matty, wesacosa, rm36house and 16 others 19
Matty Posted Friday at 15:54 Posted Friday at 15:54 49 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: We've made some progress into Belgium! The Allegro is fine. The Jag is currently discharging... Wierdly i dont mind the Allegros styling Tom, but by god the VDP is an ugly bugger. Still doing a job though mind 😁 Tommyboy12 1
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 18:03 Author Posted Friday at 18:03 Have a couple more photos from the Windmill cafe we stopped at RayMK, Spottedlaurel, Matty and 15 others 18
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 18:06 Author Posted Friday at 18:06 We've also now made it to our overnight stop near Louwmans Toyota World where EMWalhalla is tomorrow. 375 miles completed today without incident. Unfortunately I'm averaging a depressing 25mpg which at €2.40 a litre is going to hurt the wallet! LightBulbFun, rusty_vw_man, Surface Rust and 13 others 16
rusty_vw_man Posted Friday at 18:11 Posted Friday at 18:11 Looks like a great trip, loving the convoy it’s a brilliantly random assembly! Dutch fuel prices suck in my experience! Tommyboy12 and Matty 1 1
IronStar Posted Friday at 18:59 Posted Friday at 18:59 Good effort! I wanted to come, but I’m traveling for work on Monday morning, and wasn’t ready to play jeopardy with Florida, especially with no one in convoy. Expecting tons of photos tomorrow! Tommyboy12 1
hairnet Posted Friday at 21:03 Posted Friday at 21:03 Madness Currently near tilburg 25 mins away Will be in a carina Ii Tommyboy12 1
Tommyboy12 Posted Friday at 21:11 Author Posted Friday at 21:11 2 hours ago, IronStar said: Good effort! I wanted to come, but I’m traveling for work on Monday morning, and wasn’t ready to play jeopardy with Florida, especially with no one in convoy. Expecting tons of photos tomorrow! There will be loads of photos tomorrow for sure! We're actually being part of a Practical Classics ten page article on the trip too! We've got one of their writers and photographers with us. Tickman, IronStar, Surface Rust and 5 others 8
High Jetter Posted Friday at 22:01 Posted Friday at 22:01 49 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: There will be loads of photos tomorrow for sure! We're actually being part of a Practical Classics ten page article on the trip too! We've got one of their writers and photographers with us. You're Howelling along? 😀 Great stuff, am a subscriber Morris 63 1
Tommyboy12 Posted Saturday at 07:16 Author Posted Saturday at 07:16 We're ready for the off this morning! It's a fabulous 21C today. Perfect weather! RayMK, IronStar, Tickman and 7 others 10
Tommyboy12 Posted Saturday at 11:03 Author Posted Saturday at 11:03 I'll do a massive photo dump later but needless to say the car is getting a lot of attention. There's a lot of British registered cars here. Over 40 cars HMC, mk2_craig, Tickman and 14 others 17
Tommyboy12 Posted Saturday at 15:43 Author Posted Saturday at 15:43 Photo dump of some of my favourites from today! I must say this is a great show and I will definitely be coming again. auntiemaryscanary, Spottedlaurel, lesapandre and 11 others 14
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