After almost 4 years since my last log in.....I return....

Long time no speaky boys. Only a couple of user names I recognise. Carl aka mechrepairs.... Are justinaccurate and rolandrat still here amongst others???

Well, I've kinda been a busy man. Still have the Mondeo as per the avatar but have been busy building a beach buggy...

Started out as a rusty beetle chassis.....turned into this...





That kept me busy until June 2013 when it got MOTd and was road legal!!! I decided a 1600 VW engine wasn't enough so I rebuilt a properly filthy Chevy Corvair engine (aircooled flat 6 boxer engine) which is much much better!

From this.....





To, eventually, this.....





So that's where I've been. And now I'm back. Hankering after a very nice red or white rallye......

Anyone here who still remembers me?!

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

Welcome back! Stick around! Awesome buggy!

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CLUB BLACK RALLYE


||B8s||60-70mm drop||Black Partner Steels||P1 VTS Rack||Refurbed Beam||Hybrid ARB||VTS Torsion Bar||

Lol, thanks Dan.

The location hasn't changed in the slightest. 24ish outta the Mondy, 12 if I'm lucky out of the Corvair! Needs rejetting now its run in.....oh the simplicity of carbs!

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

For those interested, my whole buggy build is here...

http://www.beachbuggy.info/index.php?topic=92.0

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

What do I use it for?

Wafting about in the sun, generally being daddy cool, especially when I do the school pick up run.

Its a second car/toy type car really. But is fantastic to drive, especially with the new engine and actually, is a bit of an escape and relax type of thing.....gets so many looks. A 5 minute drive to Morrison's always turns into a 20 minute chat with someone!

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

At the minute, it'll do between 95-100 on the clock without too much issue on the old private runway...

Short ratio gearbox though, have a better one to go in

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

easy fella, love the beach buggy. Not many of the older members on here now, the forums a bit slow nowadays but its still a good place.

CArl

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C.G.Cars of Leicester, Peugeot/Citroen/Renault specialist Tel: 01162 624498/07799 405184 WWW.CGCARSLEICESTER.CO.UK
36 narborough road south, Leicester LE3 2fn

MOT station now open, tests £35 with a free retest.
Recovery available with a recovery unit, for those not so local jobs

Also offer the loan of a free courtesy car 306 dturbo

Welcome back mate

I remember you, and pretty sure I have met you a handful of times at the old midlands meets (on the rare occasion they happened)

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Chris
1999 China Gti6 Supercharged [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<
2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout]

Aaron, thanks. CJ, yeah, pretty sure we did meet at some point!!

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile