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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #30 on: 18 July 2008, 20:23:36 »
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Lol, sorry, I had a falling out with the original person who worked on it due to his corner cutting and bloody mindedness through not listening and heeding the advice when working on this one.
So now the cat's coming out of the bag!!




don't tell me this was over the exhaust manifold gaskets  ::)

It was over the:

Fitting an unknown cheap nasty early engine
Non-gen cam cover seals
Not bothering with the manifold gaskets
Badly fitting the gearbox so as to destroy (as was found out later) the torque converter because the advice of fitting it to the box first was not heeded.

Then posting that there crap which was totally due to an incompitent worker who didn't practice what he preached!

The bodges I witnessed on some of the cars he bought was shocking and I could take no more!


I remember this car - and I remember the person doing it! :-?

Well when there is a meet down this way you should come and have a look as its much better now  :)
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #31 on: 18 July 2008, 20:25:13 »
Seems like a lot of people know far more about it than me -- I think HN03 and I have discovered all of it's gremlins ------- unless anybody knows different  :-?

(When I say "HN03 and I discovered all" ... HE discovered -- I watched helplessly  ::) )
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #32 on: 18 July 2008, 20:26:38 »
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The engine in that car wasn't the original hence the whole front end of the gas system had to be replumbed and wired when the engine was swapped. Just a pity the standard wasn't very good but then it matches the rest of the sad engine swap (well two engine swaps actually) story.......

Two ?
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« Reply #33 on: 18 July 2008, 20:33:26 »
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Lol, sorry, I had a falling out with the original person who worked on it due to his corner cutting and bloody mindedness through not listening and heeding the advice when working on this one.
So now the cat's coming out of the bag!!




don't tell me this was over the exhaust manifold gaskets  ::)

It was over the:

Fitting an unknown cheap nasty early engine
Non-gen cam cover seals
Not bothering with the manifold gaskets
Badly fitting the gearbox so as to destroy (as was found out later) the torque converter because the advice of fitting it to the box first was not heeded.

Then posting that there crap which was totally due to an incompitent worker who didn't practice what he preached!

The bodges I witnessed on some of the cars he bought was shocking and I could take no more!


I remember this car - and I remember the person doing it! :-?

Well when there is a meet down this way you should come and have a look as its much better now  :)


Get to Newent - I will be visiting for an afternoon
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #34 on: 18 July 2008, 20:48:18 »
Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #35 on: 18 July 2008, 20:57:41 »
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Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??

2 members here, me, and someone previous who has left.

I sold it to a guy who picked it up on a trailer... like to add when i sold the car, it went with Elite alloys, not CDX which it has now.

I lacked experiance to fix it right, it did need a new engine.

Unfortunetly i picked it up from the guy who MarkDTM had a fall out with...

I was not impressed with his work, incorrectly fitted torque converter, feked the gearbox. Exhaust manifold nuts..... there were 3 differnt sizes!

I lacked experiance, and eventually time...
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #36 on: 18 July 2008, 20:59:00 »
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Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??

Whispering........ I wanted to know that too, just in case I have got the wrong idea you uderstand. ;) ;)
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #37 on: 18 July 2008, 21:00:29 »
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Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??

Whispering........ I wanted to know that too, just in case I have got the wrong idea you uderstand. ;) ;)

so not tunnie then....... ;D
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #38 on: 18 July 2008, 21:07:49 »
2 words - dancing chicken!
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #39 on: 18 July 2008, 21:08:50 »
Red curly wig.  ::)
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #40 on: 18 July 2008, 21:18:28 »
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Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??

2 members here, me, and someone previous who has left.

I sold it to a guy who picked it up on a trailer... like to add when i sold the car, it went with Elite alloys, not CDX which it has now.

I lacked experiance to fix it right, it did need a new engine.

Unfortunetly i picked it up from the guy who MarkDTM had a fall out with...

I was not impressed with his work, incorrectly fitted torque converter, feked the gearbox. Exhaust manifold nuts..... there were 3 differnt sizes!

I lacked experiance, and eventually time...

Tunnie -- the guy who picked it up from you is my son in law. Wheels have been changed a couple of times since ( can't decide which I prefer!!).

I bought it fully aware it was a project car in need of major work -- it was in no way mis-represented and I have no complaints there.

All the dodgy stuff has been replaced with GM and, fingers crossed, she should be running unaided next week!

I would like to make it clear to anyone reading all this that there is no fault with Mark, James or Tunnie here and I am grateful for their help and advice in getting poor old GNU back where she belongs.
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« Reply #41 on: 18 July 2008, 21:36:39 »
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Can I ask ( dare I ask) who was the previous owner ??

2 members here, me, and someone previous who has left.

I sold it to a guy who picked it up on a trailer... like to add when i sold the car, it went with Elite alloys, not CDX which it has now.

I lacked experiance to fix it right, it did need a new engine.

Unfortunetly i picked it up from the guy who MarkDTM had a fall out with...

I was not impressed with his work, incorrectly fitted torque converter, feked the gearbox. Exhaust manifold nuts..... there were 3 differnt sizes!

I lacked experiance, and eventually time...

Tunnie -- the guy who picked it up from you is my son in law. Wheels have been changed a couple of times since ( can't decide which I prefer!!).

I bought it fully aware it was a project car in need of major work -- it was in no way mis-represented and I have no complaints there.

All the dodgy stuff has been replaced with GM and, fingers crossed, she should be running unaided next week!

I would like to make it clear to anyone reading all this that there is no fault with Mark, James or Tunnie here and I am grateful for their help and advice in getting poor old GNU back where she belongs.

Glad to see its getting the time, effort and resources it needed  :y
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #42 on: 18 July 2008, 21:48:28 »
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Lol, sorry, I had a falling out with the original person who worked on it due to his corner cutting and bloody mindedness through not listening and heeding the advice when working on this one.
So now the cat's coming out of the bag!!




don't tell me this was over the exhaust manifold gaskets  ::)

It was over the:

Fitting an unknown cheap nasty early engine
Non-gen cam cover seals
Not bothering with the manifold gaskets
Badly fitting the gearbox so as to destroy (as was found out later) the torque converter because the advice of fitting it to the box first was not heeded.

Then posting that there crap which was totally due to an incompitent worker who didn't practice what he preached!

The bodges I witnessed on some of the cars he bought was shocking and I could take no more!

So are you hinting Mark.......that you werent too impressed with his standard of work? :-/ ;D
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #43 on: 18 July 2008, 21:56:59 »
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Tunnie -- the guy who picked it up from you is my son in law. Wheels have been changed a couple of times since ( can't decide which I prefer!!).

Your son in law is Alan Tracey :y
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Re: Project GNU
« Reply #44 on: 18 July 2008, 23:08:00 »
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Tunnie -- the guy who picked it up from you is my son in law. Wheels have been changed a couple of times since ( can't decide which I prefer!!).

Your son in law is Alan Tracey :y

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