Wow that was quick :o)
Thanks fencer.

The aim for this board is to let you all know whats going on around the world in the motoring department on land, sea, and air whether it is comercial, social or competition.
Also a way for us to learn about the motoring trade etc in various countries.
Also, if you need help or advice in any areas, then you may be able to ask a question here and get an answer. There are many on here who may be able to help.
For a start, with cars there is myself aswell as others, and with boats there is Bwildman, and with air then thers...ummm..well...ummmm...Dick dastardly LOL hopefully someone may come to surface now the board is here LOL

Steve

My motoring club along with others are doing a charity thing just before christmas, so we are collecting money that will go towards presents that we will be taking and delivering to a few local sick children hospitals (its called Santa Cruise).

If anyone is willing to donate a couple of pounds/euro/dollars etc towards this but would like to see what was done last year, pm me. I can collect via paypal.
Some of you will know my daughter died, so this is a charity event close to my heart.

Thanks for any cooperation

Some *useful person* cut me up, I use that easily detachable U-lock so I smashed all his windows, lights, dragged him from the car ripped up his seats married his girlfriend patented his chess variant as a chess perversion went home and cried to mother.

*edit*

Fat boys are delicious? Quiet, this board.

Ooooops!!...i was sure i had "him" on hide!!...done!! LOL

How can I find out more about this charity event?? I'm really sorry to hear about your daughter. My brother's son died and I've watched how deeply it affected he and his wife. That's a tough thing to go through.

Its an unnoficial thing across the whole of the UK by various sections of a UK owners club.
PM me with any questions you have :o)

cool k

My second replacement engine hasnt turned up yet, but a front strut brace i ordered from somewhere else has, so I went to put it on and it doesnt fit LOL

So,
1 lost engine by courier,
1 not turned up engine,
1 brace turned up but useless

grrrrrrrrr LOL

what are you re-building Stevie?

Its my Subaru impreza turbo
My wife has one also which I can drive, but not quite the same as driving your own LOL
Oh and I cant take hers up the strip LMAO

I daren't ask!

I darent answer what you darent ask ;oÞ

do you have a Rex club there in the UK?

What is a REX club?

Subaru WRX enthusiasts :)

ahhh cool :o)
I am regional organiser for the SIDC, which is a UK wide Impreza club, and I also have my own local Subaru and all other Jap marques club too :o) (SOX)

Im looking forward to the first visit and race at Shangai China this weekend by the F1 circus :o)

Here's the WA site if you're interested WA Club

Cool thanks :o)
I may get in touch with them and compare the specs etc of UK and Oz versions

I see your club sponsers the Cystic Fibrosis foundation....Bravo!
I lost my youngest son to that desease,and it is a great charity to sponser.They tr their best to help the kids stricken.

you're welcome.
I don't own one, I have a Mazda 323 Protoge' but have friends and friends of friends who do :))

sorry I should clarify, I am not a member of the club, I just happen to have a small interest in cars :))

I saw that also :o)
Youd be surprised at how considerate and sensitive the "macho motor" owners etc can be :o)
Hence our thing at xmas which will be giving pressies and making the day for kids in that sort of situation etc

must be extremely difficult to lose a child to a disease....my condolensces to both you and Stevie.

thx
now back to "Motors"!!
anyone have any thughts on Chevrolets new stroked 5.7 engine?

big with lotsa cylinders and horses, thats all I knows

'macho motor' owners here in WA :))
Toyota Trek then click on Telethon 2004 then Toyota Trek 2004.
Telethon is an annual fundraising event (has been for the past 30 odd years) held here in Perth and hosted by one of the local tv stations.

www.7perth.com.au
that's the link I was trying to create :)

sorted :o)

The Biggest and Baddest of all time.

great link Nightstorm!!
I'm looking for a 427ci Ford block and crank,if anyone knows of one reasonable :-)

Get out on the open and better yet, DIRT ROADS like the ole timers did back in the late 1900's and early 20th century....THEN WE WILL TALK!

que? LOL

are you a T bucket fan,or just into flat head fords?

BTTC championship down to the last round at Donington, then went down to last race of the three today, and James Thompson won the championship by 1point because in final race he got 1 point for fastest lap :oD

And yayyyyy M.Shuemacher didnt win the F1 race at Shanghai LOL

I'm from the USA and I very well know about the first auto races in this country.....THE VANDERCUP RACE Held on Long Island NY. I also know about the first car in the USA which ran and won the first country race.....NOT A FORD like everyone thinks, but a STEVENS DURYEA.....ALSO, the first car in the USA and NOT THE FIRST ASSEMBLY LINE CAR MANUFACTURED....which is the Ford Motor Car. Anyone heard of the HERSHEY, PA CAR MEET....I upholster early cars and have had many first prize Hershey winners.

OOPS...THAT"S THE Vanderbuilt Cup Race and I have the first pendant won from that race......frames in my house!

thats great! care to share some pics of these beauties?

GOt to get to my photo albums of cars I own and cars I've done for customers Being a webtv user, I guess I best publish a web page. Want my bear on my breezeway with his hand on my window pictures also?????

LOL:)
webtv does have certain disadvantages:)
a webpage would be cool :-)

YIKES.... I can't believe I sewed so many seams....only to have them sat on!!!!

these things were built in my home town!! Learn something new every day!
Stevens Duryea

Ive never heard of any of them :o(

J. Frank Duryea was a neighbor of my husband's growing up down at the Connecticut shoreline. He helped my husband purchase one of formerly owned 1903 Steven's Duryea which we re-furbished completely. The next Steven's Duryea we re-did was for J. Frank's Grandson.....he owns a 1904.

update:

correct strutbrace now turned up and fitted :o)

2nd engine officially lost by courier.
Engine number 3 dispatched , this better get here this time

oh no...they lost another one?
someone is stockpiling your motors!!

The courier told the supplier he didnt put a label on it LMAO
I take it that 2 scoob engines have just been sold off the back of a lorry sort of thing.
The supplier laid a bit of abuse into the guy (same one picked up each time) and has put 4 labels onto this one and told him to lose this one would not be too clever LOL

how far away is the engine builder? surely he had the engines insured?

I'm in the process of rebuilding a 900cc tigershark pwc engine.What a pain in the hiny!This thing gulped 2 sets of reeds,and must have ingested 3 gallons of water!
I keep telling folks..."2 things you cant get wet...boats,and boat mechanics" ;-)