New toy, clubman

storms_of_fate · Postby **storms_of_fate** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:53 pm

Next project is to restart repairing the track wheels. I started this in March, after getting the Hollow spoke original wheels off Sweep 77 in Melbourne. I had 5, so I toyed with one. As I have never ever done something like this I wanted to use the odd one as a test bed. The colours turned out okay, skills not so much. I left the rest till now. I hope no one else is stupid enough to paint their wheels in such an ugly colour combination, these would only look right out on the circuit and hence when I'm done they will be wrapped in R888 195 14s and left for race days ONLY.

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:08 pm

*ahem* sooooooooo... I hear you have a new instrument cluster?

Aaand pretty sure your shifters throw is a lot closer and tighter now too.
*whistles*

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:33 pm

[quote="storms_of_fate"]Next project is to restart repairing the track wheels. I started this in March, after getting the Hollow spoke original wheels off Sweep 77 in Melbourne. I had 5, so I toyed with one. As I have never ever done something like this I wanted to use the odd one as a test bed. The colours turned out okay, skills not so much. I left the rest till now. I hope no one else is stupid enough to paint their wheels in such an ugly colour combination, these would only look right out on the circuit and hence when I'm done they will be wrapped in R888 195 14s and left for race days ONLY.[quote]

BE BOLD, Hunter.S.Thompson said that it was better to be shot from a canon than squeezed from a tube.

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:48 pm

Spotted in Kangaroo Valley on Sunday

Taz_ · Postby **Taz_** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:10 am

This thread needs an update...

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:26 am

Taz_ wrote:This thread needs an update...

QFT.

*ahem*

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:16 am

Subscribed! Lovely Clubman and storytelling; did you ever get the car onto the track with the hollow spokes - and have some pics of the result?

Very nice. I hope that you come back with an update!

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:15 pm

So do i.

Also keen to see if the hollow spokes have had their track debut yet...

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:36 pm

Well, since the owner seems to be otherwise occupied...

It needs to be said that this car can now often be seen being used in this fashion

storms_of_fate · Postby **storms_of_fate** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:47 pm

LOL!!

After 2 years of owning it, and hooning it, the car is starting to make rattles. Although I expected much earlier in it's life, especially as it is now closing in on 280 thousand kilometers.

One thing on this though, the oil pressure is reading 1 at idle. it used to be 2. It's been like this for almost a year. I have cleaned the sensor plug but still the same. THinking about replacing it but it's a 70 pound part... for basically 2 metal plugs...