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savagewidearch · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject:

Yeah,that would be me Rolling Eyes

I was only about 14 though so i do have some sort of excuse Embarassed

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K5 · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

What happened to it again? Confused

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savagewidearch · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject:

The car or the haircut Laughing

The car-
Well i got it when i was 14ish (1998) Confused

It had just been built and was mint

Kept it till 2001 or 2002(cant quite remember). Confused

Could'nt afford to replace the tyres or run it really so i
offered it my then boss, Chris at RPI.

Sold it him for peanuts on the promise he would turn it into a demo car with a 5.2.
So when i got it to Norwich from Nottingham for him i dropped the motor and box out.
He sold the motor and made more than his money back.
I was only working there for the summer as i did every year.
Returned in 2003 for the summer and was horrified to see he had just left it to rot
Then when i worked there properly/full time in 2004 i used a few of the parts off it for the Top Gear SD1 and took the wheels and kit back for myself.
Think the actual shell got scrapped Evil or Very Mad

And the haircut-
I grew up Laughing

But now i have another one so not all is bad Cool

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tim leech · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

1998 Was about the year I had the same boy band reject hairdo but I was 24 at the time Shocked

Hang on if your 14 what were u doing driving it you bad man!

I shant comment on RPI as you know my feelings but thats 2 perfectly good cars (yours and top gears) they pulled the engines out of and left the rest to rot! and you still work for them! Shocked

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savagewidearch · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject:

Top gears car dint have the engine taken out of it Confused

That got sold on to an enthusiast Wink

They took the motor out of the Clarkson car but it was'nt there engine as such,it was a customers engine they had just built and the customer allowed them to use it Wink

And it was a scrap car of there's in the first place Wink

But fair enough,it does piss me off that they let it rot(mine and Clarksons).

But i wunt have the Clarkson car now if i dint work there Laughing

And i bet he has helped keep thousands of SD1s on the road over the years,and raise the profile of them with the top gear and Clarkson cars Wink

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tim leech · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:29 am Post subject:

I am looking forward to seeing your new motor mate, what year is it btw, I take it its a S1 shell?

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silverleaf · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject:

tim leech wrote:

I am looking forward to seeing your new motor mate, what year is it btw, I take it its a S1 shell?

Have a scroll down this page Tim, at least it was saved from a likely death.

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LEE TVR · SD1 User Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 109 Location: SUFFOK

savagewidearch wrote:

Lots of rust Sad

I got it when i was 14 (1998) Rolling Eyes

It had just been built and was mint Cool

Kept it till 2001.
Could not afford to replace the tyres or run it really so i
offered it my then boss.
Chris of RPI Engineering-

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Sold it him for peanuts on the promise he would turn it into a demo car with a 5.2.
So when i got it to Norwich from Nottingham for him i dropped the motor and box out.
He sold the motor and made more than his money back.
I was only working there for the summer as i did every year.
Returned in 2003 for the summer and was horrified to see he had just left it to rot Twisted Evil

Then when i worked there properly/full time in 2004 i used alot of the parts off it for the Top Gear SD1 and took the wheels and kit back for myself Laughing

They are now sat in my shed and i will build the ultimate SD1 one day Cool

They are now sat in my shed and i will build the ultimate SD1 one day

I have them now matey, heeeeee heeeeee

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savagewidearch · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:

LEE TVR wrote:

savagewidearch wrote:

Lots of rust Sad

I got it when i was 14 (1998) Rolling Eyes

It had just been built and was mint Cool

Kept it till 2001.
Could not afford to replace the tyres or run it really so i
offered it my then boss.
Chris of RPI Engineering-

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Sold it him for peanuts on the promise he would turn it into a demo car with a 5.2.
So when i got it to Norwich from Nottingham for him i dropped the motor and box out.
He sold the motor and made more than his money back.
I was only working there for the summer as i did every year.
Returned in 2003 for the summer and was horrified to see he had just left it to rot Twisted Evil

Then when i worked there properly/full time in 2004 i used alot of the parts off it for the Top Gear SD1 and took the wheels and kit back for myself Laughing

They are now sat in my shed and i will build the ultimate SD1 one day Cool

They are now sat in my shed and i will build the ultimate SD1 one day

I have them now matey, heeeeee heeeeee

You only have the spoilers mate Laughing

You dont have the huuuuge wheels Rolling Eyes

When i eventually get round to building mine, it will be a fire breathing monster Laughing

I am just biding my time matey Laughing

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LEE TVR · SD1 User Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 109 Location: SUFFOK

WHERE ARE THE WHEELSSSSS Shocked

I need them want them got to have them Laughing

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savagewidearch · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

They have been sold mate Rolling Eyes

Sorry

Trust me, you did'nt want to have to buy tyres for them anyways Shocked

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LEE TVR · SD1 User Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 109 Location: SUFFOK

ok then fair enough Laughing

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