John_M

I've been looking at aftermarket bonnets but wondered which of them provide the best under bonnet cooling and fresh/cool air supply to induction filters?

At least with the DB9 he can get over the Hammersmith Bridge and park in his parking space at the BBC.

Wise man once said to me: Always pay for sex....... it's cheaper in the long run!

Wire in alternator had too much resistance (?) Auto electrician sourced the problem removed alternator, fixed, bench tested and refitted in less than three hours. Easy when you know what to look for.

We've proved we have above average taste in cars... ....but what about our IQ levels are they above average too? I.Q. Test (I.Q. of 100 being the average in the UK)

I just cant believe that Mr Ford didnt go over that car with a fine tooth coomb before giving it to someone like Clarkson and then if problems arose pull out all the stops to get it fixed first time. Lets face it, they've not got great publicity out of this!

GT40

Sounds like a faulty sender unit in the tank. Had something similar on mine.

I thought I saw this too. Quick glimpse saw Supra rear lights and a big wing then the camera stayed away from it! True, film was realised in 1990.

Think this discussion was before my time on the forum, however my Supra (used to be Justin Fodens) runs these twin electric fans. I've experienced no problems with them on normal street driving or on 1400 mile road trip just completed through Europe. As to pro's and con's relating to power issues, couldn't really tell you!

OK, this one's a little confusing. Some of the dash warning lights have developed a low glow!? All light light up normally when turn the ignition on and seem to go out when start the engine however at night time, or if you look real closely, some of them glow. Lights affected are: Square red hazard in center Yellow oil level on RHS dash Three lights on LHS dash Leons spent a few hours but not traced fault so taking it to auto-electrician tommorrow. Anyone had this problem before?

One of the other drivers at my place went away on holiday for two weeks. When they came back found that the tank in the loft had burst and water had been pouring through the house since they had been away. House was totally gutted. Insurance refitted every room but they were living in b&b for best part of six months!

Peter Kay was pi$$ed earlier on in the show when interviewed by Jonathon Ross! Supprised they let him on the stage to do his bit.

1. AJI 2. kopite 3. MrAngry 4. boneyard 5. SteveR 6. Ian R 7. JohnK 8. John_M Provisionally interested.

Not from GT Battle but seen at Nurburgring....

Need to refit cats on mine at MOT time as COs reading are just too high. No problem though as Leon keeps a set for just this purpose! Think just about anything could pass on these levels!

Some photos from King of Europe

Thread should be called "drive to my tipe of music or be wrong". Why bother asking what type of music people drive to and not give the full range of catagories to choose from? Then when people point this out you just try to put them down saying ... Personnally I grew up with Rock & classical and still listen to them occasionally but I mainly listen to Trance & Old Skool now but as you say I'm 37 so I'm probably wrong there too!

Just got back from my little jaunt around Europe. Saturday started from Milton Keynes to GT Battle, Rockingham which apart from the crap weather and poor show still proved enjoyable. Left there at about 5:30 and blatted down to Dover, onto the ship ( P&O staff done an excellent job loading the Supra, adjusting the angle of the ramp somehow to prevent ripping off the front bumper, etc. ), over to Calais and drive down to Chimay (arrived at 0400 local time). Sunday, peared bleary eyed out of tent at about 8 am and wandered up to the King of Europe show. About 10 I was starting to wonder whether it was worth it but then it started picking up. The track at Chimay is actually just 4 regular roads in a sort of rectangle just outside the town which is shut off when the races take place. The timing gear, lights, etc where brought down from Holland (I think) as I got the impression that drag racing isn't held that often in Belgium and the quarter mile was set up on one of the straights. It was quite surreal seeing these cars (more at home on a preped track like Pod) running 9 second times down a standard tarmac road. There was even a rocket car there which I found supprising as we where just at the edge of town. Unfortunately there was a sad lacking in Jap cars running. No Supras on the track and only 5 there in total (yes Emma, they all got club cards on their windscreens). I was talking to a Belgium Supra owner for quite some time and he was saying that in France / Belgium the Supra is very rare. Good few British guys competing though and the final was an all British affair between a funny car and a Chevy engined Audi (which won with a low 9 second time) that I think was at "Ten of the Best II". There was also a team called Taz Racing there who where running two Fiat 126's with Chevy V8's with Nitrous. These run 11.0 sec 1/4 miles but where blasted out of the water by an old green mini with mid mounted engine (not sure of dirivative) that run a 10.1! Left there about 6pm and headed over to the far side of Germany ( nr the Czech Republic ). Monday headed back accross Germany heading for the Nurburgring. Arrived there about 4pm, so missed the guys that were over there by just a couple of hours, and run around trying to find camping but no joy so booked into hotel for the night. Dumped all the gear out of the car into the hotel room and got back to the ring about 6pm ready to get a couple of laps in before it closed at 7:30. Just before we got back though a biker had had a nasty crash and they shut the track down for the rest of the day. Don't know if he was OK but we saw the bike comming back on the recovery truck and it was a real mess. We saw helecopter take off from round the track so presume he was airlifted out. Thought, no problem, I'll go out tommorrow just to find that the track is under private booking until 5:30pm! Ah well, next time! Tuesday - after breakfast repacked car and headed back into Belgium to Spa Circuit at Francorchamps. Seen this track many times on the tv but, believe me, "Eau Rouge" looks far more intimidating in real life. There was a Motorbike Race training school there on the day and these guys were amazing to see viewing from an empty grandstand. Pushed on then to this side of Belgium and found camp site. Here, shortly after crashing out for the night, we had the experience of a thunder storm under canvas! Lightning flashing every couple of seconds and thunder echoing throgh the valley amplifying the effect tenfold. Wednesday - survived the night. Crawled out the tent about 9am, coffee, pack everything up and drive back to Calais Another excellent job by P&O Ferries and back to MK. Total trip = 1395 miles (well Leon said the engine needed running in) Lots of pics to come - will post link when hosted Anyone for a trip to Nurburgring?

Lining up for AEM install at the moment but live just round corner in Fenny so do pop round there quite often socially.

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Saw you coming up through Fenny Stratford from Leons today! I was down JPS yesterday and saw the Supe up close. Looking good might I say Happy with it? Or not tested it fully yet with the wet roads?

Marriage - ( Part I ) Typical macho man married typical good-looking lady and after the wedding, he laid down the following rules: "I'll be home when I want, if I want and at what time I want and I don't expect any hassle from you. I expect a great dinner to be on the table unless I tell you that I won't be home for dinner. I'll go hunting, fishing, boozing and card-playing when I want with my old buddies and don't you give me a hard time about it. Those are my rules. His new bride said, "No, that's fine with me - Just understand that there will be sex here at seven o'clock every night, whether you're here or not!." ************************************ Marriage (Part II) Husband and wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary! The husband yells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever " "Yeah?" she replies. "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Husband Stiff At Last" ****************************** Marriage (Part III) Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table. Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either," and storms out of the house. After sometime, he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up. She comes to the phone after many rings, and the irritated husband says, "what took you so long to answer the phone?" She says, "I was in bed." "In bed this early, doing what?" "Getting a second opinion!" ****************************************** Marriage (Part IV) A man has six children and is very proud of his achievement. He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of six" in spite of her objections. One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time to go home and wants to find out if his wife is ready to leave as well. He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of Six?' His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion, shouts right back, "Anytime you're ready, Father of Four." ************************************* Marriage (Part V) The Silent Treatment A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up." Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.