GeorgeB Posted May 7 Posted May 7 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 May 7 Posted May 7 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, Matty, Morris 63 and 2 others 1 4
garellikatia Posted May 7 Posted May 7 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 May 8 Author Posted May 8 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, Joey spud, rm36house and 22 others 25
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 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. Joey spud, Six-cylinder, captain_70s and 13 others 16
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 First car collected! Popsicle, vtec-e, privatewire and 13 others 16
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 Jaaaag collected too! Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun, rm36house and 12 others 15
auntiemaryscanary Posted May 8 Posted May 8 Have a great trip @Tommyboy12. Following with interest. Tommyboy12 1
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 Quick pitstop to collect another two cylinder Visa. Next stop Dover! Probably... Cookiesouwest, LightBulbFun, juular and 20 others 23
grogee Posted May 8 Posted May 8 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, IronStar, mercedade and 1 other 2 2
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 Just got into Dover for fuel. I'm managing a fantastic 26.5mpg. The 3L Jag is doing 37mpg... grogee, High Jetter, Tickman and 14 others 17
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 We have made it to meet the rest of the convoy! RayMK, Dyslexic Viking, rm36house and 15 others 18
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 We're starting to filter into the port. Some how I got through first Matty, auntiemaryscanary, IronStar and 18 others 21
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 So begins loading. It's lovely and hot and my car is an oven. vtec-e, Tickman, Six-cylinder and 8 others 11
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 When we land on the other side we've got a few stops. This is our route to our overnight halt. Wibble, auntiemaryscanary, privatewire and 4 others 7
auntiemaryscanary Posted May 8 Posted May 8 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??!! mercedade, Matty, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 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! captain_70s, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 18 others 21
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 We've made some progress into Belgium! The Allegro is fine. The Jag is currently discharging... Westbay, captain_70s, Popsicle and 16 others 19
Matty Posted May 8 Posted May 8 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 May 8 Author Posted May 8 Have a couple more photos from the Windmill cafe we stopped at juular, vtec-e, Tickman and 16 others 19
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 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! Six-cylinder, IronStar, RayMK and 13 others 16
rusty_vw_man Posted May 8 Posted May 8 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 May 8 Posted May 8 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 May 8 Posted May 8 Madness Currently near tilburg 25 mins away Will be in a carina Ii Tommyboy12 1
Tommyboy12 Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 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. IronStar, mk2_craig, Joey spud and 5 others 8
High Jetter Posted May 8 Posted May 8 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 May 9 Author Posted May 9 We're ready for the off this morning! It's a fabulous 21C today. Perfect weather! Dyslexic Viking, RayMK, Wibble 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, RayMK, auntiemaryscanary and 15 others 18
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. IronStar, auntiemaryscanary, Popsicle and 11 others 14
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now