Ohhhhhh ... and it was such a great day ... something was bound to go wrong.

 

And Oh boy did it go wrong!

 

Drove from Brum to London to have a tete-a-tete with the bastards that had recently fired me (long story but the nuts-and-bolts of it is that it was unfair dismissal). Lets just say that they were not too impressed with my threats of taking them to court - so next time we meet will be in court

 

That should have been my first clue that something was a mis ...

 

Got back into the car to drop someone off at the tube station and on the way there I'm thinking "What the hell is that scraping noise" ... Not too long after that thought passed my one remaining brain cell the water temp gauge starts to creep up .... Oh no!

 

Got my passenger out the door ASAP and took a quick peek under the car only to find that the rear splash guard (yes, the one Jeff and I spent hours on cold concrete floor on trying to reattach it to the chassis) was busted and scraping along the road! Obviously a bodged DIY job ... Couldn't get under the car (no ramps or axle stands) so got out my trusty stanley knife and cut the offending bugger off. That still left the overheating problem. I thought I had that sorted because it hadn't done it in months (plus it was perfect all the way down the M40 @ an average of 80mph). Decided to top up the radiator (didn't need much) and put some more antifreeze in the expansion tank and pray to Allah, in that order (note: I'm not exactly a religious man ...) Then went to meet Tim to swap my old rims & tyres for some cash. Top bloke - looking forward to meeting up again in the future.

 

The whole trip back-up a very busy M1 went without a hitch. I really don't get this overheating problem. Will have to keep an eye on that one.

 

Oh well, sorry for rambling on about my day but I've got noone else to share my sorrows with (the other half is at her mum's for the week )

 

Cheers all!

 

Danny

Bloody hell mate(pretty sure I started my last post to you in the same way Dan) not again?

 

Splash guard? Is that one of those plastic type things?

 

I had one on my Soup, went over some of those nastey metal one way car park things that stick out the tarmac and CRUNCH!!! Took it semi out big time!

 

Then I had to listen to it scraping all the way up the M6 and home, took the car into ATS and they ripped the rest of it off.

 

Got it replaced, it was the main engine protector one, so kissed goodbye to a lovley coupld of hundred squid easy...FFS!

 

 

Hi ya Timmy - you're quite right about starting your posts to me in the same way It's getting old mate! Kidding.

 

Yeah, I have a quote from Nelson to replace the splash guards and they cost about £58 each (and there are four to replace). Going to snoop around some breakers later this week - hopefully will get lucky somewhere.

 

Am real glad though to hear that you and your car have been reunited at last! If you ever come our way on the M6 then just let me know - you're always welcome to some tea and biscuits (if that's not too girly for you).

 

L8r M8!

 

Danny

 

PS - someone once told me that if it wasn't for bad luck then I'd have no luck at all! Am starting to believe that...

 

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Danny,

 

Good to meet you, don't give up on the skid pan idea I think it's an excellent one, all 300s must turn T/C off before going on the pan!

 

Guess you got home without event, I did but this morning there was a very strong smell of fuel, I blame Craig! It's the hose that goes into the fuel filter - yes Craig, the one you discribed with a split - Jonah! lol

 

Gotta get you on the track Danny - you'd love it.

 

L8r m8

 

Tim

Thanks for the offer Dan the Man, blimey, I could be Mr. Creosote by the time I get home after going to Mat Lad's, Papa Z's and then Dan the Man's...could you three guys let me know if you serve an assortment of biccies or just plain? LMAO

 

Dan,

 

Question, I may be getting confused here(nothing new with a brain that can only deal with Fozzy Bear logic...ROFL) but these splash guards? Are these the plastic guards that everyone with an import has? Fixed behind the wheel at the bottom of the arch?

 

Coz I had those on my Soup and wanted some for the Z, but only Jap spec got them! So wasn't sure if you could get them from Nelson Mandela

Tim,

You're talking about different bits I think.

 

Danny is on about the big sheets of tupperware under the body and you about the mudguard type jobbies behind the wheels on imports only. You should be able to get those from a breaker.

Yep, AndyP is right - and they're bloody expensive too (round about the £58 each - and there are 4). Breakers don't usually have these sheets of tupperware (as Andy calls it)because the cars are usually wrecked at the front or they've mascecred them when trying to get the engine out. And unless anyone on this forum has some lying around I'm going to have to bite the bullet and pay Nelson a small fortune ...

 

 

Danny

 

PS - TIM: don't worry about the assortment of cookies - Jeff, Matty and I will coordinate our shopping lists just in case ...

 

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Danny, I shall get the Choc Chip Cookies!

 

 

You and Jeff sor out the Custard Creams and the Jammy Rings!

 

 

Just need a place to much the biscuits and drink the tea now, Mad Hatters tea party anyone???

 

LOL....

 

Matty.

 

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Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

ROFL

 

Nice one lads, can't come down this weekend, I'm at AndyP's then off home Saturday night.

 

Can't do next weekend but I am at the NEC takin' me Ma out for Crimbo treat to see the Spanish Riding School.

 

Weekend after or sometime in December so we can swap Crimbo cards...LOL Ahhhhhhhhh!!!

 

Matty, gonna get you a posin' pouch for Crimbo so you can impress all the laydees etc.

 

Jeff(Papa Z), gonna get you some washing up liquid, double sided sticky tape and a large box of kitchen matches! You can make something for the Z outta the empty washing up bottle, double sided sticky tape and the empty box of kitchen matches...a Mass Airflow Meter or summat! ROFL

 

Dan the Man, just gonna get you a new Z mate! Only joking!