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05-06-2010, 06:25 PM
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| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
|  Hello From Trip Europa!
My name's Colin & I drive a mad, souped-up TR7 V8.
I've joined the forum because a mate and I are planning something a road trip across Europe next year and I wondered if there might be other friendly petrol-heads who may like to come along.
I'll take a look around and find the best place on the site to post a road trip event (feel free to give me suggestions!). | 
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05-06-2010, 06:30 PM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alone in the dark.
Posts: 16,241
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Welcome mate. | |
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05-06-2010, 06:39 PM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Thanks for the welcome  | |
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05-06-2010, 07:10 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK
Posts: 11,309
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
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Originally Posted by tripeuropa  My name's Colin & I drive a mad, souped-up TR7 V8.
I've joined the forum because a mate and I are planning something a road trip across Europe next year and I wondered if there might be other friendly petrol-heads who may like to come along.
I'll take a look around and find the best place on the site to post a road trip event (feel free to give me suggestions!). | Welcome to Torque Cars. Nice car BTW.
Is it the Buick short block V8 you have in there?
My mother had an MGB GT V8 in the early 1970's. That, despite being in standard tune did actually go very nicely indeed. Unless you wanted to change direction in the wet, that is 
Although too young to drive it at that time I do remember the soundtrack vividly. | |
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05-06-2010, 11:30 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Well, my TR is a bit custom. The engine block was originally destined for a Morgan, I believe - it was stage 2 race tuned, apparently.
Right now, she's not in a totally happy state. I keep her in a dehumidified tent but when I tried to start her at the end of last year a lot of oil came out. She's going to need some love and attention to get her back again.
(I tried to post a link to her - but I'm too new - sorry, moderators; I should've read the rules before.) | |
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06-06-2010, 12:05 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alone in the dark.
Posts: 16,241
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
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Originally Posted by tripeuropa Well, my TR is a bit custom. The engine block was originally destined for a Morgan, I believe - it was stage 2 race tuned, apparently.
Right now, she's not in a totally happy state. I keep her in a dehumidified tent but when I tried to start her at the end of last year a lot of oil came out. She's going to need some love and attention to get her back again.
(I tried to post a link to her - but I'm too new - sorry, moderators; I should've read the rules before.) |
You will require 10 posts before you can upload pics or links buddy.
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06-06-2010, 12:08 AM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Yes, understood. If we keep this conversation up much longer, I'll soon be there  | |
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06-06-2010, 12:20 AM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alone in the dark.
Posts: 16,241
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
You will soon buddy. How long have you had the car? | |
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06-06-2010, 12:26 AM
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| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
That's complicated.
In '94, my dad died leaving me a black TR7 (he bought it the year before he died). At that point, it was just a standard car. A few pieces weren't welded quite as tightly as they should've been - but it was a standard 2.0l coupe TR7.
After Dad died, I left Scotland for Germany - the car was falling to bits, but somehow I managed to drive it across.
In '95, I had some work done on it by the guys in Nottingham and, on the way back from England to Germany and I had a SERIOUS accident on ice in Belgium. The car was in a bad way, but I shipped the bits back to the company in England.
At that point, the car was so far gone, we basically started again. They (re)-imported a body shell from California (less rust), and got a brand new 4.6l Rover V8 powerplant. 5spd gearbox, uprated brakes. Body kit.
You get the idea - it's a bit of a hot rod. | |
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06-06-2010, 12:33 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alone in the dark.
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Mate that sounds like a proper tool. Hurry up and get to 10 posts so we can see pics. | |
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06-06-2010, 12:34 AM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Ha - that's funny. It's really Frankenstein-car; it rose back from the dead.
You drive a Focus yerself? | |
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06-06-2010, 12:37 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alone in the dark.
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Yes mate I drive a Standard Focus 1.6 Zetec. | |
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06-06-2010, 12:38 AM
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| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Well it made you a turbo nutter. You hang about the torque cars forums a lot? | |
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06-06-2010, 01:31 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
I live here.
My address is.
69 Torque Cars Lane,
Torqueshire.  | |
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06-06-2010, 11:44 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Octy smoke machine
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
hey and welcome to the site mate
nice to see something a bit older on here
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06-06-2010, 11:56 AM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
*smiles* Well it's not quite a classic. Too much of a boy racer for that. | |
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06-06-2010, 11:57 AM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Or were you talking about me? | |
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06-06-2010, 03:59 PM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Octy smoke machine
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
both lol | |
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06-06-2010, 04:58 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK
Posts: 11,309
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
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Originally Posted by pgarner hey and welcome to the site mate
nice to see something a bit older on here | You can cut that out straight away. I'm bloody 40 now.  | |
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06-06-2010, 04:59 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Well, I (almost) know how you feel. Depressing isn't it? | |
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06-06-2010, 05:18 PM
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#21 (permalink)
| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK
Posts: 11,309
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
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Originally Posted by tripeuropa Well, I (almost) know how you feel. Depressing isn't it? | 40's not really, really old these days (he says, valiantly trying to coerce those around him to agree ). | |
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06-06-2010, 05:19 PM
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#22 (permalink)
| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: Triumph TR7 V8
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK, Kent
Posts: 11
| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Yeah that's what I keep tell my blonde, 25 year-old work colleague. | |
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07-06-2010, 04:44 PM
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#23 (permalink)
| | Administrator TC Founder Car: A4 2.0T Fsi Quattro
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK
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| Re: Hello From Trip Europa!
Hello and welcome to the TorqueCars forums, nice to meet you. Sorry I'm a bit late replying, been tied up with a few things.
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