Checking in

So who else is still on here
Myself
Bob
Mr B
Woody
Any more

johnny gtir wrote:So who else is still on here
Myself
Bob
Mr B
Woody
Any more

ME! Bwahahahaha

Am still here.

Still a few then how’s the R’s ?

@Cosmic73 posted a few months back aswell.

My car is just been sitting pretty these days.

I’m still here and so is the sunny ..

Seen your post on Instagram

White wheels on a black R is the winning combo imo.

What’s peoples plans for Xmas ? Everyone getting some time off ?

Not a great deal mate, taking a few weeks off, we are having another girl so saving the leave for mid next year when she is born. Will hopefully spend some time over the break setting up new shelving and racks in the garage for storage, need to create some space, have too much shit. Been trying to cull stuff I havent used in years, its hard to part ways lol.

I still check in every now and then.
God I miss this forum and look back when I did my gtir Winter project with real fondness.
I'm rebuilding a MK2 focus st225 at the moment and on the focus owners club forum but it's crap. Crap service manual, very badly written, crap advice.
Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas and hope you all have a great 2023!
I'll be back

Cosmic73 wrote:I still check in every now and then.
God I miss this forum and look back when I did my gtir Winter project with real fondness.
I'm rebuilding a MK2 focus st225 at the moment and on the focus owners club forum but it's crap. Crap service manual, very badly written, crap advice.
Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas and hope you all have a great 2023!
I'll be back

Is the MK2 going to be a keeper mate?

Happy Christmas everyone and hope you have a good one.

Nah, it's a seller. Just a functional project to keep me busy over the Winter. I'm still on the look out for a solid classic Nissan but with a knackered engine for next year, which would be a keeper.

Good news keep a nissan in the family.

Managed to drop the block/gearbox this morning which was stressful, but took it slow and it went fine.

Always fun dropping it underneath. I have to say balancing the straps so the engine is level makes life so much easier especially when refitting the engine. Back in the day I never put much thought into it and just tried to force it in there lol

gtir_woody wrote:Not a great deal mate, taking a few weeks off, we are having another girl so saving the leave for mid next year when she is born. Will hopefully spend some time over the break setting up new shelving and racks in the garage for storage, need to create some space, have too much shit. Been trying to cull stuff I havent used in years, its hard to part ways lol.

Congratulations and all the best to you and the family

Cosmic73 wrote:I still check in every now and then.
God I miss this forum and look back when I did my gtir Winter project with real fondness.
I'm rebuilding a MK2 focus st225 at the moment and on the focus owners club forum but it's crap. Crap service manual, very badly written, crap advice.
Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas and hope you all have a great 2023!
I'll be back

Same to you keep us posted on the focus what’s it your doing to it etc

johnny gtir wrote:

gtir_woody wrote:Not a great deal mate, taking a few weeks off, we are having another girl so saving the leave for mid next year when she is born. Will hopefully spend some time over the break setting up new shelving and racks in the garage for storage, need to create some space, have too much shit. Been trying to cull stuff I havent used in years, its hard to part ways lol.

Congratulations and all the best to you and the family

Thanks mate, all the best

gtir_woody wrote:Not a great deal mate, taking a few weeks off, we are having another girl so saving the leave for mid next year when she is born. Will hopefully spend some time over the break setting up new shelving and racks in the garage for storage, need to create some space, have too much shit. Been trying to cull stuff I havent used in years, its hard to part ways lol.

Congratulations on having another girl
Got any names lined up? I suppose the fashion is to name it where it was conceived. I've a friend who's daughter is called Skye another friend who's son is called Alaska.
I can't think of any names that align with the backseat of a Pulsar tho

Our first is grace and thinking Ava for the second. Haha! I’m sure the fabric on the seats has a name add some more sentimental value to the R for the wife

^
Another baby on the way, clearly not spending the required membership hours in the shed with the R lol .
To seal your wife's fondness of the R try aiming to have the baby in the R or using the R as the rapid hospital vehicle lol .
Christmas is great with young kids, hope you having good holiday times ...

Mr B wrote:^
Another baby on the way, clearly not spending the required membership hours in the shed with the R lol .
To seal your wife's fondness of the R try aiming to have the baby in the R or using the R as the rapid hospital vehicle lol .
Christmas is great with young kids, hope you having good holiday times ...

Maybe like me and had a female in the unit she said what over the bonnet now let’s see that’s carbon Fiber no use the tailgate. Can we not get in the car. No we can not as those seats ain’t cheap most work I have done on the R in last couple month

A female :-O pretty sure R membership requires no females, too much financial distraction lol .
You should be lusting over R parts johnny not tart parts :-/ !
Happy holidays ...

Cosmic73 wrote:Managed to drop the block/gearbox this morning which was stressful, but took it slow and it went fine.

Well there's your problem ... you got a surplus big hole in your block, fancy machining 5 holes instead of 4 !