Toad 0 Posted October 3, 2010 Ooof. Broken achilles makes me feel quite ill. If you need any help, give me a shout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted October 3, 2010 sorry to hear this, keep your chin up fella, these things happen at the worst of times, its just sods law. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 4, 2010 Ooof. Broken achilles makes me feel quite ill. If you need any help, give me a shout. cheers tom, is greatly appreciated.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 4, 2010 sorry to hear this, keep your chin up fella, these things happen at the worst of times, its just sods law. thanks dude, kinda used to this kinda thing now but this is the most painfull injury to date... :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted October 11, 2010 Looks good dude, i personally think you need to lower it substantially or fit fatter less stretchy tyres. Maybe its just me but with that amount of arch gap the stretch looks a little silly. Either way, sorry to hear about ur achilles mate, sounds painfull... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aust 0 Posted October 12, 2010 i ruptured mine in two places, doing a fittness test for my work. must say it was the worse injury ive ever had. i feel your pain mate. love the car looks awsome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 12, 2010 Looks good dude, i personally think you need to lower it substantially or fit fatter less stretchy tyres. Maybe its just me but with that amount of arch gap the stretch looks a little silly. Either way, sorry to hear about ur achilles mate, sounds painfull... cheers dude, i do agree, however if i do lower it a lot then the arch's will chew the tyres up and i dnt wnt to ruin the tyres or the arch's... my last set of rm's were the same spec but had 195/45's and i preferred those, this set came with these tyres so decided id run these for now... it will be lowered a touch on these wheels next year but they're gona come off this weekend and my sebrings will replace them for the winter. d90's will stay in the garage as the car wont be used now untill at least early jan :( hows the vr? missing the valver? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 12, 2010 i ruptured mine in two places, doing a fittness test for my work. must say it was the worse injury ive ever had. i feel your pain mate. love the car looks awsome. thats sounds painful, i dnt think mine is quite as bad as yours, tho i have completely sheared it from the muscle... :pukeright: cheers for the kind words on the car.. just wish i could drive it..i let my dad drive it for the first time tonight, v strange being a passenger :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted October 12, 2010 No luck. Thats some list, I race bikes for a hobby and Ive only broken a finger in 3 years!!! I remeber this happening to my dad and he was layed up for a while. Speedy recovery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 12, 2010 No luck. Thats some list, I race bikes for a hobby and Ive only broken a finger in 3 years!!! I remeber this happening to my dad and he was layed up for a while. Speedy recovery. cheers dude, what kinda of racing do you do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted October 12, 2010 Check my avatar, supermoto. This but Im not quite as good as these guys - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshall936 0 Posted October 17, 2010 Thats a fair few injurys in the last 5 yrs by the sound of it! Just had my 2nd acl op myself so i know how frustrating it can be! Good luck on a quick recovery mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted October 17, 2010 Thats a fair few injurys in the last 5 yrs by the sound of it! Just had my 2nd acl op myself so i know how frustrating it can be! Good luck on a quick recovery mate. cheers dude, acl is a nasty injury too..all the best.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted January 18, 2011 Looks good dude, i personally think you need to lower it substantially or fit fatter less stretchy tyres. Maybe its just me but with that amount of arch gap the stretch looks a little silly. Either way, sorry to hear about ur achilles mate, sounds painfull... hows the vr? missing the valver? Yup, getting another LOL... I really like the colour of your light blue one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Looks good dude, i personally think you need to lower it substantially or fit fatter less stretchy tyres. Maybe its just me but with that amount of arch gap the stretch looks a little silly. Either way, sorry to hear about ur achilles mate, sounds painfull... hows the vr? missing the valver? Yup, getting another LOL... I really like the colour of your light blue one... Didn't enjoy the vr? The blue one was painted in Alda Romeo nuovolla blue..I've got the paint code somewhere.what's the plans for the new valver then? I've just bought a vr but I dnt think I could part with my alpine..too much time and effort out into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted January 27, 2011 ok small update then chaps... the alpine is now sat on my folks driveway again looking dirty and sorry for itself as it hasnt been cleaned properly since before the engine rebuild.. having been off my feet for three months with the chocolate achilles i lost a lot of love for cars etc..however i did buy another corrado in december which ive been doing the odd bit on here and there when i can find the energy. the alpine still isnt through the running in period on the engine, probably another 6-700 miles to go before its run in properly (1000 mile run in) so in 7 months or so its done literally 300 miles...brilliant! the bbs' arent looking too pretty, over the winter its been sat on them the whole time i was injured, they will be stripped and refurbished in the coming months and subsequently sold, too much maintenance for me at the moment. have started to slowly gather together all of my spares ready to be sold and clear out my folks garage, im in two minds at the moment as to what im going to do with both cars..im considering selling everything but at the same time am kinda looking for supercharger's... :cuckoo: i think i just need to have some time enjoying and driving a car, espiecially the alpine after all the work that went into it.. still havent driven it properly since it was semi-finished, still quite a lot to do on it and i really dont have the energy... hence the feeling of just selling up and maybe buying a standard one to use the odd weekend when the weather is nice. decisions decisions... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted February 13, 2011 well, insured the valver again this week.. but its still sat on my folks drive not being driven. waiting for some better weather so i can give it the damn good clean it deserves. found a few more bits and bobs in the garage recently that id forgotten about including a slimline fan bracket and fan.. will get these bits fitted once we have better weather.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted March 13, 2011 ok so had this a while now and finally got round to cleaning it... weapons of choice as follows: snow foam & maxi suds citrus wash & gloss (2 bucket method) t-cut (entire car) ag super resin polish jet seal 109 dodo juice blue velvet pro cg trim gel ag fast glass first time i had used the velvet pro and am very impressed with it. didnt go mad on the car just a quick tidy up, will finish the arch's and shuts another weekend and then onto the interior. few pics for you... enjoy Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted March 13, 2011 Good work, Andy. Looking really nice. Got a close up of the Speedies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted March 13, 2011 cheers andy, i didnt take any pics of the wheels. not really my cup of tea tbh, think ill get a set of original silver speedlines... had a set a while ago but stupidly sold them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted March 13, 2011 I quite like them. Mine are OK, but could ultimately do with a refurb for perfection's sake. Think I'll prob go with silver though. Had gunmetal ones on my green VR and really liked them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted March 13, 2011 I quite like them. Mine are OK, but could ultimately do with a refurb for perfection's sake. Think I'll prob go with silver though. Had gunmetal ones on my green VR and really liked them. i think i would prefer them if they were lighter instead of being solid black, anthracite or gunmetal would look good i think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) very nice andy, finish looks excellent, i quite like the moody wheels but a shade lighter would be nicer again. Edited March 13, 2011 by aide typo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted March 13, 2011 very nice andy, finish looks excellent, i quite like the moody wheels but a shade kighter would be nicer again. cheers dude, on the hunt for another set of speedies, or some 5x100-5x130 adaptors.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshall936 0 Posted March 13, 2011 Wow that paintwork is immaculate! Nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
