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(Message started by: Baz on Feb 22nd, 2006, 1:42pm)
Title: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Feb 22nd, 2006, 1:42pm
Blue Cap Hotel  
Chester Road  
Sandiway Cheshire CW8 2DN  

From about 11.
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Snoopy on Feb 22nd, 2006, 4:10pm
Might see you there Baz ... If you are going!
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by barrie on Feb 22nd, 2006, 6:26pm
Think that we might be able to manage that one

The wife loves Cheshire Oaks, might just cost me tho lol
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Feb 22nd, 2006, 6:36pm
I should be there for an hour or so. I take Connor swimming in the afternoon. Will be good to see you again Dave. There are a few who go from GSO and other sites. We had about a dozen cars there last month

Anything you need if you do go? I already have in the car: a rear light bar from a prefacelift, a spare 16" 12 spoke and tyre as well as a couple of speakers!! Car looks like a tranny van


Baz
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Simmo on Feb 26th, 2006, 4:24pm
Baz,Snoopy. Hope you had a good meet. Ours in Kent was great despite the freezing wind. Good company, good laughs and some problems solved. Just what I guess it is all about.
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Feb 26th, 2006, 8:30pm
Snoopy never showed!! I went for a couple of hours...only a few of us there this month, but good fun none the less.

Glad you had a good day Simmo
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by locky on Feb 26th, 2006, 9:07pm
Glad you had a good meet guy's.  Let me know when the next Cheshire meet is due.  Might take a wee run down since it's only a couple of hours away ;)
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Snoopy on Mar 1st, 2006, 5:30pm
Snoopy missed it due to being flat on his back with " proper" FLU and is slowly getting back to normal.

Sorry we missed you all

Snoopy ( Mrs)
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 1st, 2006, 9:15pm
get well soon, dave :)
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 1st, 2006, 10:59pm
Hope it aint bird flu Mrs Snoopy!!
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by - Mike - on Mar 3rd, 2006, 12:37pm

on 02/22/06 at 18:36:01, Baz wrote:
We had about a dozen cars there last month


Only just seen this post  :'(
Is this a regular meet and is any one welcome  ???

Mike  ;)
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 3rd, 2006, 9:40pm
Last sunday of the month Mike. Usually starts about 10:30 - 11:00

I will post a thread nearer the end of the month

Baz
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by - Mike - on Mar 7th, 2006, 5:52pm
Sounds good to me  ;D  now all we need to do is to clear the calender and put the Scorp back together again.  :-X
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 7th, 2006, 8:24pm
what you been doing to it?
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by andyfost on Mar 20th, 2006, 11:32pm
hiya new to the boards i might be along to one of the meets im from shorpshire not to far away thou
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by - Mike - on Mar 21st, 2006, 1:00pm

on 03/07/06 at 20:24:14, Baz wrote:
what you been doing to it?


Missed this, sorry Baz  :-[

What have we been doing (in no particular order or finished):
1.  replacing bulbs behind dash
2.  installing a handsfree kit (trauma)
3.  having new windscreen fitted (another trauma still to be resolved with the aftermath)
4.  playing about with gps aerial and vnr
5.  fit new coil pack and revamp brackets and bolts
6.  fit new o2 sensors and have headache with codes
7.  re-wire up properly DVD monitors
8.  re-new water temp sensors
9.  contemplate adding wiring for illuminated vanity mirror
10. copy idea from off the website about doing the engine cover with silver leaf
11. renew oilcooler seals (awaiting parts)
12. add parking pilot

just some of whats going on at the moment don't want to even mention the painting. Problem is there's hardly anytime to do anything.  :'(


Any news on the next Cheshire meet ???

Mike
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 21st, 2006, 9:52pm
It is on for this Sunday, but I'm skipping it I'm afraid. Mothers day and all.

Got a few jobs on myself:

1.  Try and limit the damage of having a big customer go bust owing me thousands of pounds

2.  Fit two new CATS. Had them 3 weeks and still not done

3.  Get LPG installed. (Now being fitted by Wains Classic Rebuilds in Norwich.) Bit far away but it means me and little Connor get to fly from Manchester to Norwich for less than it costs me to drive the car there in the first place!!)

4.  Wash the car. Not been done since January.

5.  Fit the headlight covers I just won on EBay for £42.50!!

6.  Try and fit in going to work in between all this too!
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by music_master on Mar 21st, 2006, 11:19pm
hey baz will be and look top dollar when u finish m8  ;D ive 2 jobs left to be done 1 headlight  2 tailgate headlight will be done in next couple of weeks  tailgate gonna have a go at fitting this then it needs to be sprayed
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by - Mike - on Mar 22nd, 2006, 5:47pm

on 03/21/06 at 21:52:04, Baz wrote:
Fit the headlight covers I just won on EBay for £42.50


Please tell me more!

I was told by Ford last year that none was available. Can we have a photo please  ???
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by locky on Mar 22nd, 2006, 9:04pm
Don't rub it in about the headlight covers, I had a bid in on them too, but missed the end, for obvious reasons.

£42 though, :-/
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 23rd, 2006, 12:22am
Locky, I've got a shed load in my paypal account and before i transfer it out to pay for my holiday, I spent a bit!! I have been after a set of these for ages!

I also bought a pair of pre facelift headlights for £30.00 including postage! but I also have two broken facelift lenses so I can feel a swap taking place then I can flog my other set of spare facelift headlights and that will go towards the holiday spends!! I had a good selling month on EBay, some american guy bought my set of beatles EP's for £100.00!! I only paid a tenner for them when they were new!! I also got a pair of rear arches for the scorp, for the future!

Next up is my spare Ipod and a few other bits. Trouble is I spend more than I sell!
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 23rd, 2006, 12:39am
http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/92/05/7d_1_b.JPG
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by locky on Mar 23rd, 2006, 7:39am
:'(Stop it!!! :'(

;D ;)
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by - Mike - on Mar 24th, 2006, 12:30pm
They look superb Baz, what name is on them  ???

TIA
Mike
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday (for baz)
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 24th, 2006, 1:22pm
FURTHER GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO LPG

The Government demonstrated its long term commitment to LPG in the Chancellor’s 2006 budget.

In an endorsement of the environmental advantages, especially air quality in urban areas, the chancellor announced a continuation of the existing differential arrangement in the fuel duty between LPG and petrol / diesel through to 2009. This means that the price of LPG at the pumps will continue at around half the price of petrol and diesel for the foreseeable future.

Tom Fidell, Director General of the LP Gas Association said ”This is a clear message of support for LPG for the long term which gives motorists and fleet managers the confidence to purchase LPG vehicles and contribute to a cleaner motoring environment”.

The following specific measures are in place:

Continuation of the three years advance notice on the fuel duty differential with petrol and diesel within the Alternative Fuels Framework first introduced in 2003.

Continuation of a maximum reduction of only 1p per litre per year in the duty differential between LPG and petrol / diesel is continued to 2009.

The current fuel duty on LPG is 4.5p per litre compared with 47.1p per litre on petrol and diesel

Fuel duty increases for 2006/7 are deferred until 1st September 2006. At that time it is proposed that the fuel duty on petrol and diesel will increase to 48.35p per litre and on LPG to only 6.75p per litre.

Source: LP Gas Association
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by angel.numan on Mar 25th, 2006, 9:03pm
:( I really wish we (Lorna and I) could be with you for the Cheshire meet tomorrow, but we'll have to sit this one out. Until our wages go in t'bank, we've 'owt t'play with ;D

Been an expensive month! Hope you all have a good time, though, and perhaps we'll make the next one.

Currently saving our pennies to go to Nottingham and thn Newcastle to see Gary Numan in concert

:o
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by angel.numan on Mar 25th, 2006, 9:07pm
On the subject of LPG, are there any grants available to motorists as an incentive to get them to convert their cars? I'm aware that it can cost quite a lot of money to have the conversion done, and I don't fancy doing one myself.
Title: Re: Cheshire meet this Sunday
Post by Baz on Mar 25th, 2006, 9:14pm
There used to be grants available at one time, but not any more as far as I'm aware.

I got my kit off a scrapper and am having it fitted by a company in Norfolk (I live in Cheshire!!) Means I can fly home and back again with my 4 year old so be a bit of an adventure!

The company (Wains Classic Autos) run by a guy called Mark and he has done some really professional installs of LPG

Also means mine will come fully set up and certified for about 1/4 the cost of getting a complete system from an installer.

Baz
Title: Protector Make
Post by - Mike - on Mar 26th, 2006, 9:45pm
Hi Baz
Sorry to be a pain, but is there a manufacturers mark on the covers.

Thanks
Mike


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