Hello from Manchester

JohnO · Post by **JohnO** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:01 am

Hi all,

Just starting off building a Cobra 289 replica. Got a Ford 302 sat in the garage gathering dust/rust - it should do nicely, but a long (and somewhat daunting) way to go!

Cheers,
John O

JohnO · Post by **JohnO** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:03 am

Oh, yes - I also have a V8 in my AMG E63, but I won't be touching that any time soon!

John O.

Post by **Rossco** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:25 pm

JohnO wrote:Oh, yes - I also have a V8 in my AMG E63, but I won't be touching that any time soon!

John O.

Welcome to the madhouse.

I think you need to re-think the attitude towards the E63........

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:17 pm

Welcome aboard mate.

My mate has just finished a Cob replica and I'm taking it for IVA in Feb

JohnO · Post by **JohnO** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:37 am

Many thanks for the warm welcome.

Rosco: when I said I wouldn't be touching the E63 - I meant messing with the engine myself. I love driving it, but I'll leave servicing the engine to others much more qualified!

Good luck with your mate's IVA mgbv8, I know it can be a bit difficult sometimes. I built a Caterham back in 2000 and the SVA took two attempts - it can only have got tougher since then!

Thanks again guys,
John O.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:26 pm

Cheers John!
My mate is quite anal about the IVA like everything else he does

If it fails its going to be something really silly

I'm taking the car because he needs my trailer to take it and I want to be there to see what goes on at one of these tests. It sounds like its going to be intense !

I'm Perry by the way.

Regards
Pel