Hammer's Clubbie
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:47 pm
Here's my newly acquired Clubman. She used to belong to Tezzax5, who has upgraded to a very rare Crystal Blue SP.
The journey began when I picked the Clubbie on New Years Eve from Terry’s place. I caught a Qantas red-eye flight from Sydney to Brisbane. The temperature in Brisbane Airport was already 28 degrees Celsius at 7:30 in the morning (Thanks for the lift from the airport Terry). After the formalities of selling and buying a car was concluded, I immediately drove her back to Nelson Bay, Port Stephens. Embarrased to admit it, but I drove her with roof up & A/C on all the way - too bloody hot.
I know it's sad, but the Clubbie ended up getting a name during the inaugural 10hrs drive back from Brisbane to where I had to be for New Years Eve - a distance of 760kms. Call it boredom, call it passion for the car, or call it enthusiasm for the raw experience of driving a Clubbie on Pacific Hwy for 10hrs (those Bilstein definitely made you feel all the bumps on the road), but there you have it, she’s now got a name – “Ruby”
[edit - since have been renamed "Ginger Spice"].
She'll park proudly next to my other pride and joy, my SP.
Here’s the start of her photo journey….
Photos of Ginger (taken by Tezzax5) prior to me picking her up. She was well looked after by Tezzax5. I'll continue to do the same...
Here is Ginger getting a wash to remove all those road grime and bugs from the previous day's 10hr drive. I'm lucky that Port Stephens have no water restrictions.
Both dams are overflowing.
Ginger's boots are being replaced by an old set I kept when I sold my my Honda Integra a few years ago. Funny really, I bought these wheels for the Intergra, the year Ginger was made - 1994. The new boots are Enkei RP01 (not too sure of the model now). They're strong and very light considering they're 16"s. These are part of Enkei's Racing series of wheels, but are now discontinued.
The original Clubman wheels (14") where unbelievably light. I think the lightest wheel I've lifted. The Enkei's are light too, but compared to the Clubman's, they're heavy. I hazard a guess, but I think, the 16" Enkei's are over a kilo (maybe two) heavier per corner (including the tyre).
But for individuality aspect, they are miles ahead of the original.
Both ORIGINAL and the ENKEI's in this photo. I know the car looks like a 4WD, but after a short drive, the suspension has settled down and the Enkei's fill in the guards nicely.
Here she is, with four new boots.
And finally some photos with my SP...
To be continued...
The journey began when I picked the Clubbie on New Years Eve from Terry’s place. I caught a Qantas red-eye flight from Sydney to Brisbane. The temperature in Brisbane Airport was already 28 degrees Celsius at 7:30 in the morning (Thanks for the lift from the airport Terry). After the formalities of selling and buying a car was concluded, I immediately drove her back to Nelson Bay, Port Stephens. Embarrased to admit it, but I drove her with roof up & A/C on all the way - too bloody hot.
I know it's sad, but the Clubbie ended up getting a name during the inaugural 10hrs drive back from Brisbane to where I had to be for New Years Eve - a distance of 760kms. Call it boredom, call it passion for the car, or call it enthusiasm for the raw experience of driving a Clubbie on Pacific Hwy for 10hrs (those Bilstein definitely made you feel all the bumps on the road), but there you have it, she’s now got a name – “Ruby”
[edit - since have been renamed "Ginger Spice"]. She'll park proudly next to my other pride and joy, my SP.
Here’s the start of her photo journey….
Photos of Ginger (taken by Tezzax5) prior to me picking her up. She was well looked after by Tezzax5. I'll continue to do the same...
Here is Ginger getting a wash to remove all those road grime and bugs from the previous day's 10hr drive. I'm lucky that Port Stephens have no water restrictions.
Both dams are overflowing.Ginger's boots are being replaced by an old set I kept when I sold my my Honda Integra a few years ago. Funny really, I bought these wheels for the Intergra, the year Ginger was made - 1994. The new boots are Enkei RP01 (not too sure of the model now). They're strong and very light considering they're 16"s. These are part of Enkei's Racing series of wheels, but are now discontinued.
The original Clubman wheels (14") where unbelievably light. I think the lightest wheel I've lifted. The Enkei's are light too, but compared to the Clubman's, they're heavy. I hazard a guess, but I think, the 16" Enkei's are over a kilo (maybe two) heavier per corner (including the tyre).
But for individuality aspect, they are miles ahead of the original.Both ORIGINAL and the ENKEI's in this photo. I know the car looks like a 4WD, but after a short drive, the suspension has settled down and the Enkei's fill in the guards nicely.
Here she is, with four new boots.
And finally some photos with my SP...
To be continued...
