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Old 12-24-2016 | 03:02 AM
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On my list is:

(1) New Straight Exhaust Pipes

(2) 4 New Pirelli Tyres

(3) New Door Speakers

(4) Socket Set

(5) Enough Petrol to see me through the Summer.

(6) New Dash Cam (battery down on my old one)

(7) Get my other Car 'Cherry Blossom' through the MOT
 
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Old 12-24-2016 | 03:19 AM
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Purely for the Iron Lady?

Loads of parts (though I didn't wish them )
Imperial sockets and spanners (at long last)

Otherwise nothing... No reason to, to be honest. Bit by bit will she be bought to life again

But if Father Christmas likes me, he'd use magic and make her look like new again wth engine and co all running
 
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Old 12-24-2016 | 04:45 PM
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New rad, e fans and short water pump. Getting rad next week.
 
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Old 12-24-2016 | 04:57 PM
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I need a heat shield for the high torque starter which doesn't like the hot environment of the under bonnet area mid summer. There £60 here and $20 in the states but jegs wont post uk. So I think my grandson in Texas will be sending me a gift in Feb. Might cost me £27 but wont be taxable, as a gift. Move over starbucks
 
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Old 12-24-2016 | 06:15 PM
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A buyer here in the US that don't know what there going for with a lot of CASH !!!!
 
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Old 12-25-2016 | 09:08 AM
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Three words.... Headlamp washer Jets. C'mon Santa, can't you make some for me?
 
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Old 12-25-2016 | 09:54 AM
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My pressies... Got loads of imperial tools! Yay! No more complaining from me
 
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Old 12-25-2016 | 10:54 AM
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That mine sells.....soon!
 
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Old 12-25-2016 | 12:20 PM
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I'd like to have the seats re-done. Driver's side still has the hole the previous owner's back side wore in it and the stitching in the back seats is starting to go. Passenger seat looks magnificent though! :-)

Beyond that, the oil cooler has a slow leak, the speedo transducer is temperamental, the radio and headlights share a ground problem and I suspect one of my thermostats is occasionally sticking open. Oh, and there's a mystery clunk in the front end and the wipers probably need a new motor.

Otherwise, the car has been a dream.
 

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Old 12-25-2016 | 03:08 PM
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Sportpack dampers for front
CCC7474 x 2 (£134 + VAT each = £321 total)
Very expensive even for Bilstein from Jaguar

Sportpack rear dampers for 6.0 coupe
CCC7466 x 4 (£130 + VAT each = £624 total)

​​​​​​​Yikes, don't want to think about labour costs to fit
 
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Old 01-01-2017 | 08:27 PM
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SPRINGTIME!!!
 
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Old 01-02-2017 | 01:47 AM
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Didn't ever dream of them!
Santa's been particularly generous this year
 
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Old 01-02-2017 | 02:49 AM
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Rob Beere Racing has a superb all stainless steel upgrade for the oil distribution pedestal at the rear of the V and its associated feed and supply pipes. A bit dear but the next windfall and it will go into the V12 rebuild hoard of parts. Just the timing chain dampers after that, and the big question about whether to get the block machined for the modern one-piece rear crank oil seal, also offered by RBR.

Nothing wrong with the engine at all, but at some point the momentous decision about when to do it so the nippers inherit a car with a new engine!
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Old 01-02-2017 | 09:42 AM
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That looks gorgeous Greg! Me wantey!
 
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Old 01-02-2017 | 01:39 PM
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i'm jealous my next door neighbore, this is his christmas present !

along with new enclosed trailer.

a 2016 Cayman Porsche all set up for racing at COTA track!
 
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Old 01-02-2017 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ronbros
i'm jealous my next door neighbore, this is his christmas present !

along with new enclosed trailer.

a 2016 Cayman Porsche all set up for racing at COTA track!
Not the same league
 
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