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Let’s get the speed rumours off the site men. All this mention about speed is not what we need to see or read. Suggest we use the edit function.

Good effort from S-UK. No compassion for the lunitic who did this. Mindless act.....

Davey, I take it your background will be electrical or electronics? Whatever it is if you interested in getting offshore there are plenty that can help with advice and contacts. Let me know. Be glad to help if I can (and I’m sure I can). Ex military employees are a sound bet offshore and history proves you boys to be first class for all the obvious reasons. Regards, Jools Ensco

Need the box to send to KAPS in the Czech Republic. Only need the bell housing and the opposite end really so not looking to pay top money for a box I won't use. Diff is a part of what’s coming with new set up. I have my own 6 speed going in the car so we can get the engine run in on a safe map over the next two or three weeks and then get it mapped good and proper. Did plan to use my own box, but ideally would like to keep the standard one and the sequential one if I can. Jools kaps 6 speed

Anyone know where I can get a 6 speed box. 2006 or newer - complete or stripped, any condition. Jools

Looking for a knackered 6 speed impreza box that we can use to rebuild. Anyone know of such a box or where to source; UK or Europe. regards, JAC

spain is not so far away....

When we moved to Denmark 20 months ago it was hard to get used to this approach, not so much in light traffic, but you don't leave your car running anywhere over here. Was watching the boys play football, sat in the car with engine running….and quickly learnt you don’t use the engine to keep yourself warm. O no; one buys a big jacket, scarf and gloves. I thought I saw somewhere that BMW were developing a car that switched off and on depending on brake and throttle response. I.e. whilst stopped with foot brake on is turns off engine and when you come off the brake it starts engine, etc. Jools

John, I thought it was the 400D which we were all talking about when we had the original SIDC member gathering at the house a couple of years back. Cammy, Willie, Colin and Neil all had similar kit too as I recall. Anyhow I have been given an Abz camera shop voucher for my birthday which will get me the 400D or even the 450D. I am thinking about throwing in the extra and going for the 40D. Was in the states a few weeks back and bought a 55-250 mm lens c/w IS in preparation for the buy. Bit odd explaining to the shop sales man ‘I don’t have a camera’, but I want a decent lens Be home tomorrow pm for the next week. 616 ARL will be sat at the airport carpark ready and waiting. Must find the spare keys tonight Heading to Inveness Sunday pm and then over the Ord to Caithness to visit family Monday, so we will get some miles on the car on some decent roads Cheers, Jools

It's the 6.5 kg one I have. http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/shop...sp?productID=98 http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/shop...p?productID=129

John, What camera you using; the 400 or the 40? Jools

I have the RCM lightened fly wheel and up rated clutch, with RCM front end pulleys a long with a few other bits and bobs. I have none of the aforementioned issues mentioned Spool up is very fast, car revs more like a bike Perhaps you need more aggression to pull away smartly...but 5k and a side step of the clutch peddle tends to get you over that little hurdle See previous Alford sidc vids. Engine braking disappears, as such, but them it’s not an HGV…and that’s why we have big APs... Excellent and very underrated mod IMHO. Jools

Cheers for the comments.... Dale; have not tried since the other night. Will try now I have the info. Thanks for the offer John. I have diverted the goods to Kinmuck to our friends there, across the road from Simon & Helen. KN sounds very tempting, but I think I will head south with the group on the Sat morning. We will probably be on the road at the same time, but I may come home on the Fri morning and head south on the Fri night. IainC; we still have the house - rented out to a Finnish family. Keep an eye on it as you go through. Jools...the Viking

Dale; that was me trying to log onto Abz scoobies Cal; Life is better now. We had a hard time with Sinclair being ill earlier this year. (Late Jan thru early March) He got sick real bad after his appendix ruptured at school. He was in a HDU in the main university hospital over here for over 30 days. This included 3 major op's. It was real tough on two occasions; where he was listed as very critical for two 24 hr periods and just critical for over 16days.... Difficult, even now. Hence me not being around on here or back at home much. Don't know where the year has gone, but we are all getting back to normal and he is back to full power. Young Finlay is also doing well and they are both loving life over here; as is their Mum. Dad not complaining either...just miss the car and track days. I am going to try and take both the boys home for the trip to the McRae Gathering (616 ARL will be there for sure) and maybe get back to the track days next year. When Sinclair was in hospital, he kept looking at the knockhill vid you put together of our last track day out in Nov 2006 when it was so wet and we were making the very best of it. Andy; many thanks for trying.

Hey Andy, Many thanks. I log on through my works server in Dallas, via Abz, from Copenhagen.... so that must be causing me some delays and problems. I see order number 980 is confirmed and that 981 and 982 are pending. Thanks for the help and conformation. I have given you the address of friends in the village back home, but I ordered the t-shirts to my UK home address, which the Royal Mail forward on, but this takes time. Can I amend the shipping address for the t-shirts to be the same as the stickers? Sorry for hassle as you guys are doing a fantastic job. Jools

Thanks all...having a nightmare over here in Viking land. Trying to order 4 stickers tonight and I can't get through the system. Ordered the t-shirsts the other day and that went ok. Was sent log on details, but I keep getting booted out saying usrername or password is wrong. Have double checked 10 times! Anyone else having hassles? Jools

Not been around of late. Just wondering what plans are in place for joining the above from the Abz end? I plan on coming home and getting the cob webs off 616 ARL and to take part in this event. Also see that the stickers are sold out. If anyone local can help me there I will be glad to pay cash now or later. Jools - Copenhagen.

Not impressed with the article either.... But let’s not forget he is writing what most of his readers want to read... Readers that are unlikely to frequent a forest to watch a WRC event. Generally speaking with no offence intended... unlike the article written about Subaru drivers; which is general and also offensive If he was being paid to write an article for a Scooby magazine them I am sure it would be a different read all together...

Good show, but thought the chopper scene at the end with the presenter flying off apparently towards Monaco was quite inappropriate for the rally world…

Convoy dealt with the struggles US truckers were facing with restrictive speed limits, tolls, bureaucracy and fuel costs during the 70's. Must be more than 20 years ago we all watched this!!! Lyrics for: Convoy "Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck. You got a copy on me, Pigpen? C'mon." "Ah, yeah, ten-four, Pigpen, for sure, for sure. By golly, it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon." "Yeah, that's a big ten-four there, Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy." It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June And a Kenworth pullin' logs Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs We's headin' for bear on Eye-one-oh 'Bout a mile outta Shakeytown I says, "Pigpen, this here's Rubber Duck And I'm about to put the hammer down" [Chorus] 'Cause we got a little convoy rockin' through the night Yeah, we got a little convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA Convoy! "Ah, breaker, Pigpen, this here's Duck 'n' you wanna back off them hogs?" "Ah, ten-four. About 5 mile or so. Ten, roger. Them hogs is gettin' intense up here." By the time we got into Tulsa-town We had 85 trucks in all But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears 's wall-to-wall Yeah, them smokeys as thick as bugs on a bumper They even had a bear in the air I says "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck We about to go a-huntin' bear" 'Cause we got a great big convoy rockin' through the night Yeah, we got a great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA Convoy "Ah, you wanna give me a ten-nine on that, Pigpen? Negatory, Pigpen, you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten" Well, we rolled up Interstate Forty-Four Like a rocket-sled on rails We tore up all of our swindle sheets And left 'em settin' on the scales By the time we hit that Chi-town Them bears was a-gettin' smart They brought up some reinforcements From the Illinois National Guard There's armored cars and tanks and jeeps And rigs of every size Yeah, them chicken coops was full of bears And choppers filled the skies Well, we shot the line, we went for broke With a thousand screamin' trucks And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus In a chartreuse microbus "Ah, Rubber Duck, this is Sodbuster. C'mon here." "Yeah, ten-four, Sodbuster. Listen, ya wanna put that microbus in behind that suicide-jockey? Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite and he needs all the help he can get." Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey Shore Prepared to cross the line I could see the bridge was lined with bears But I didn't have a doggone dime I says "Pigpen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll" So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight I says, "Let them truckers roll, ten-four" 'Cause we got a mighty convoy rockin' thru the night Yeah, we got a mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna get in our way We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA Convoy "Ah, ten-four, Pigpen. What's your twenty? OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there, for sure. Well, mercy sakes, good buddy, we gonna back on outta here, So keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your... tail. We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone, 'bye, 'bye." Some of the CB terms used and their meanings: Got a Copy - do you hear me? Jimmy - a GMC truck. GMC no longer builds class 8 trucks. Headin' for bear - coming up on a police blockade. "Bear" is the CB slang term for "police." Shakeytown - Los Angeles, California Put the hammer down - speed up Tulsa-town - Tulsa, Oklahoma Smokies - highway state patrol officers Bear in the air - police helicopter Ten-nine (10-9) - repeat message Swindle Sheets - truckers' logs. Truckers have to keep logs of what they were hauling. These "swindle sheets" must be presented to Department Of Transportation officers on request. Chi-town - Chicago, Illinois Chicken Coop - weigh station Longhaired friends of Jesus - hippies Microbus - Volkswagen Microbus. Very popular vehicle among the hippies during the 1960s and 1970s. "Keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your... tail" - The real phrase is "keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your a**". A typical CB sign-off that means to drive carefully and watch out for speedtraps. "What's your twenty?" - "Where are you?" "Catch you on the flip-flop" - "I'll talk to you on my return trip (on the way back home)." Great movie & we watched it on DK TV only a few weeks ago....

I have a Type UK Sti 7 c/w UK-300 style headlights fitted. Can anyone advise what are the best HID light kits to buy for such a set up? Talking to a few people it seems that some kits are very cheap nowadays, but also that they are, or can be, poor quality Jools

I have a Type UK Sti 7 c/w UK-300 style headlights fitted. Can anyone advise what are the best HID light kits to buy for such a set up? Talking to a few people it seems that some kits are very cheap nowadays, but also that they are or can be poor quality Jools

And I thought the last picci was Dr Phil Jools

Great stuff indeed and a weekend that I will return home for and head down from Abz. Jools

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