Blown up 20VT from AGM... I'm back!

Hi proccy! Yup, its me - I thought I'd start a new thread so as not to clog up the one about HIDs!

I've been back on the road a while now, but not been active on the forum as a holiday & repaying debt for the repairs have put any coop related projects/outings on hold...

Joe very helpfully cut a deal with the cowboys who did my new top end to fit a recon engine free of charge, so I was able to afford it (just!) Well worth it though!

well let me be amongst the first to welcome you back mate and say how good it is that Joe was able to do that for you. top man is Joe.

now mikey you need to look at the spaitalia thread and get saving!! it'd be great to see your car on a french/belgian roadside (kidding fgs!)

get to some meets matey....

just to say, we were chatting about you at the weekend at cosford - there were a couple of rough looking silver ones so naturally we thought of you....

Nice meeting you the other day mikey. Hope joe sorted your coupe out!

Welcome back Mikey.

We were wondering if you would make it back to the fold after the AGM.

Don't let Proccy put you off. He is just an argumentative sod

After taking the piss out of you at the roadside, when your engine went, karma struck me a blow, and my engine blew up!

Hi Mike!

Indeed we did have a chat about you at the midlands meet, we haven't seen much from you of late!

Glad to know your back on your feet with this one, I was geuninly gutted to here about your problmes at the AGM especially after you telling me about your belts letting go shortly after you got the car

save up and come to the spa with us all! its going to be a very good meet!

Hi Mike

Glad to see you back.

Hi mike!!

Glad to have you back mate!
My gear box went pop so it's all good on the go bang side of things!!!

Joe is the man!

How's she running now then mate?

hey mikey, if you come to the meets please wear that linen suit again, it was hilarious priceless....

Nice to meet you too mate!

Actually, it turned out Joe didn't have the engine mount I needed... but he sorted my bonnet catch & swapped my broken grab handles out so it was worth the trip!

Hi Matt

Yeah, I saw your thread, really gutted for you man!

You know that's actually what happened to mine in the first place - auxiliary belt went & jammed the cam belt - luckily I was going about 3mph when it happened though! Still it obviously weakened the bottom end at the same time!

Hope you get yours back up & running mate!

Cheers Sam!

You bought the bee!! I was admiring it when I was up at Joe's back in September, sweet car!

I shall try to get the cash together for Spa - when do you lot normally head out on the Friday? I'll keep my eyes open for other meets in the meantime!

Hi Marco!

Cheers mate, sorry to hear about your 'box... Still I'm sure Joe can source & fit a replacement for an affordable price. You thought about going for a 6 speed?

Mine's running nicely now thanks, the recon engine that went in got a new big end & shells, so oil pressure is 2.9 bar hot!

I've been meaning to try to make it to one of the Figaros meets but its a bit of a mission from me to be honest. Is there one coming up after Christmas sometime?

Oh, I never drive the car without wearing it these days!

Nice to see you back Mikey

What are you like Steve I just spat my cup of tea all over my keyboard laughing at your post

Good to see you back on the forum Mike, sorry I wasn't on the ball shall we say Saturday

Dont worry Joe we wont hold it against you!You did well to even get to work on sat,felt guilty you were ill.

It's the passion for the cars Reuben and I know how limited you are for having any time off

Hi Mikey, welcome back

I resent that Proccy!





No wait - I agree with you

Hey, no worries Joe, like Reuben said, mitigating circumstances etc. we won't hold it against you!

Thanks for sorting my bonnet & grab handles

well done lad for not giving up on the car.

mikey we're heading out friday on the 8am ferry, but staying thursday night at the trvaelodge in ashford. read the thread lad!

if you're serious about coming you need to get a £35 deposit to petep asap. budget between £400 - £700 for that weekend.

Hi Mike,

Glad to hear you have finally got it sorted.

You have not had the best of luck with that car have you.

I feel a bit guilty for selling you the car.


Auxillary belt jamming the cambelt you said. That belt had not been on there very long.

Great to hear that my exercise machine is up and running again, pushing your car off that roundabout nearly killed me!!!

Hello Mike
Remember me.... i was behind you on the roundabout and whent off to get the rest of the guys. Its great you have a new car now. Since the AGM my car is no more :o( but i will be making a come back sometime soon as well!

Its great to have you back on the forum! Do you have any pics of your new car?

Mario

Hi Simon,

Don't feel bad mate, I'm sure it could've happened to anyone! In fact it recently happened to another guy on here, I'm not sure if you saw MattM's thread...

How's the GTV going these days??

Yeah, thanks again! With any luck you'll have to find alternative means of keeping fit!

Hi Mario,

I'm still driving the same car mate! Its got a recon. engine in now with nice high oil pressure!

I know EXACTLY the car you need to buy: THIS!

The GTV is going ok cheers, I have had a few problems, but I have managed to sort most of them.
The cambelt needs doing as the timing is out slightly, and it needs new front tyres and wishbones but other than that its going pretty well.

I also need to refit the bumper as it is not on straight, and I discovered after I bought it that the front crossmember is slightly bent so the radiator is sitting at an angle.
I miss the performance of the Coupe I must say, even though the GTV handles better.

Your car breaking annoyed me a lot as I made a point of getting the belts done to avoid problems like that.
The Auxillary belt setup is a crap design though

Welcome back Mikey - i'm glad you stuck with the Coupe - think of all the future meetings...priceless