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:lol: :lol: :lol: Its not a motorbike though. It doesnt lean around the roundabout and if it was a helmet cam, why doesn't he even look at the crashed van? I think its a dash cam from a car/van and they were racing...

I have always had the same problems with insurance. I always have to shop around. My lastest problem was with Adrian Flux. I have two 300zx, one is daily and one is for shows/fun. They are both 1990 on a H plate. I insure both cars for 5000 miles each. I took out the insurance with adrian flux, they then sent me an angry letter back saying I couldn't use my car as the main car for the NCB and that they had cancelled my insurance. So I rang them back and explained I have two similar cars, one as the main car and one as the extra car. After a lot of explaining as to why I would have two cars, let alone two the same (Is the other car your wife's sir? Is the other car off the road? Are you sure its your car sir? Do you have the V5 in your name sir?), I managed to get my insurance re-instated and then to really twist the knife, they said "We will drop the cancellation charges so you wont have to pay them...", Which of course started another slightly heated discussion... I understand why its needed and why its a legal requirement, but insurance is a con in any country, in this country especially. In America, you insure the car and anyone driving it is covered... In China, you insure yourself and you can drive any car... As far as I know, its only this country where you have to insure yourself to the vehicle and, make sure you double check, you may be able to drive another car 3rd party with the owners permission. You spend years paying into the insurance, then of course someone crashes into you and the insurance company goes out of their way to not pay out... We need to start an insurance revolution!

Im coming and have my ticket. I am trying to add a car to my profile and it keeps saying can not add me car.

Good luck, its miles from where I live otherwise I would go. Next time you book at Brands Hatch let me know!

Thats an awesome drive! is it gravel or hard tarmac? I bet dropping a bolt sucks though!

Dehumidifiers. Just make sure you take them out before you go driving, I didn't and it fell over and leaked on to my carpet...!

If anyone has a clutch pedal assembly and hydraulic mechanism, please let me know. I need one as mine was badly fitted and has broke Many thanks!

More warning next time and ill pop along. I've never done track days, but have always wanted to. I can bring the NA too to make it more equal and challenging. When is your next one planned?

How perfect do they have to be? Im happy for my red one to be used, but its not spotless like some cars here.

Im home now, carless, but the AA are bringing it at some point. There was no way of driving it home because with the engine started you couldn't put it in gear. No matter how hard I tried, I physically couldn't force it into a gear. The fluid looked to be low, I couldn't get the cap off, but when the AA got a tool on the lid, it was full, so that wasn't the issue. The guy thinks the clutch release bearing is jammed in a position that wont let a gear be selected! Odd I know! I can drive without a clutch (have a couple of buses at work from the 1950's that have no clutch) and would have tried if I could have selected a gear. The traffic on the M27/A27 as Stephen said is so bad I couldn't have done it anyway. turns out, good thing I didn't because most of the A27 around littlehampton and Arundel was under 2ft of water due to a thunderstorm! I've looked at clutches and Exedy is £255 which I guess isn't too bad and Ill change a few seals like the gearbox/engine one so at least I know they are done (previous owner couldn't say when everything had/hadn't been done) so its another thing to tick off the list.

So after adding fluid, AA man couldn't get it to move. We think the release bearing is stuck with the clutch engaged hench can change gear. It's a tow job, but having to wait for a special truck as the front is too low. Thank god I have AA cover! :Lol:

Always the way! I have a friend driving from Eastbourne with some clutch fluid, see if that will get it home. The AA is on the way, but the app is saying 21:12 arrival time :lol:

Lets hope the leak isnt too bad to get me home then!

So went for an ATC assessment today, took the red car to Southampton with no problems. Finished the day, walked to the car, started it, foot on clutch, won't go into gear! Tried and swore for 15 mins, then checked clutch fluid and it's on minimum so I'm guessing it's got a leak. Nearest halfords is 7.8 miles away and it's raining badly. Do I walk 14 miles to take a chance more fluid will get it home or wait for the AA who will tell me the clutch has gone,then wait for a flatbed who will tell me they can't put the car on because the front bumper is too low? No how I planned my Friday afternoon/evening/night :lol:

ok, no problem, thank you for taking the time to look though

Most people these days have paypal and its linked into thier browser. When people buy things for ebay or other websites such as justeat or rail tickets, they click the paypal button, it does its spinny thing and then its back with the payment done. Its quick and easy and I wouldnt see a problem with it. If it stops spammer then its all god :thumbsup:

The red/black car was from Wigan and the red one was Dorset, but was up north somewhere before that

My black car was red, but I dont know when it was resprayed (badly), the reg is H283JBJ My red twin turbo apparently was quite well know as it was a show car, it was a NA and had a custom red interior, when the show guy sold it, the next owner blew the engine so it was replaced with a TT lump, the next owner blew the turbos, then I bought it and fixed it, replaced the interior and have been slaving away on it since. That reg is H484FRV would be cool to see if there are any pictures of them Thanks!

Maybe main links across the top for home, calendar, classified, tech centre, forums? Down the right side have links to featured build, featured gallery, featured classified etc? Bottom could be news stories, blogs, writeups??

Although im not great at making things look pretty, I can do certain things with computers. VBA, C++, HTML/HTML5, a little JAVA, learning to code in android etc. I am happy to help out as a "designer" or "coder" or "calendar maker"or "general IT dogsbody".

There are a few there that could by mine, but I cant see the number plates to confirm. Was hoping to see my cars and their previous owners!

This. I have been to a few shows where I am the only Zed and having a club banner would be good.

This, like playstation trophies

Here is something I quickly cooked up, not professional by any means.

Calendar: why not have the 12 car of the month winners meet up for a photo shoot with a professional photographer at an epic location. 1) to make a calendar for the next year 2) so the winner get a prize of having their cars professionally photographed and has nice pictures of their cars. Any member can vote, but you have to be premium to enter your car. The club pays for the photographer as the prize. Location changes each time. Calendar: Online google/apple/outlook calendar of all car events around the country that gets shared on the forum. Each event has date, time, location, meeting place stored in it and people can download onto their phones/ipad and RSVP to the ones they can make. I could whip one up if some people could collate all the shows around the country. open to all members App: why not have a club app? Im learning how to code in android, but I am FAR from experienced, but would be willing to join a team to develop it. Why not have links on there, polls, galleries, news thread and show calendar. open to all members Shows: Certain upmarket shows (simply jap, JAE, goodwood, etc) we have a full on stand. Tents, banners, flags, jumble sale tables, tvs showing cars, laps, roadtrip footage. Make it more commercial, grab people by the eyes and make them want a 300zx. open to all members Video podcast: With phone cameras getting so good, why not film our own 300zx top gear challenges. Three cars go off for a road trip, or small challenges using our cars. have a laugh, drive some awesome roads, no crashing into each other however! We dont need to film a full hour episode, but maybe just 20 mins or something. These videos can be accessible on the app. Foreign trips: why not meet up with our EU brethren? I tried to start a monte carlo rally a few years ago, money is the main issue, but I know there have been other trips around France etc. Track days/racing: I would love to take my car on a track, but having never done it I don't know what to expect and am a little apprehensive of doing so. Why not have a small group of track day experienced guys to "teach" people to drive fast and go on track days. Why not put some of the money into a Z that could be shared by all of us to be raced in a proper series? Advertise the club all over the side too. Premium members get to drive it? We all chip in with time/money and get it race compliant and all share it. prize money goes back to the car or club. Tech centre: Rework the tech side into a more wikipedia style. Have walk through with pictures. Im sure all of us could pic a task (such as change plugs or pull engine depending on skill level) take pictures as we are doing it and then do a write up. We all pitch in, take a job or two each and we would have a full on tech centre worthy for our members. New members get 3 months of the tech centre, then you have to pay. Everything is printer friendly and is completely step-by step, ikea style instructions. even tells you what tools you need at the beginning. make people want to use our site and therefore pay. Start our own show: we go to other shows, we pay other peoples entrance fees. Why not start our own? Maybe team up with the Zclub, but why not start "ZedFest" or (in honour of Jeff) "ZedWorld". host it in different locations each year, whether its a track or a field. We can camp, BBQ, open it to the public like goodwood, simply japanese etc. open to all members. These are just a few ideas I have had over the last few days. I am pretty good with computers so could help there a lot. I am all for taking us to the next level, but people need to want to do it.