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5th May 2012, 09:39 AM
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Big Thank You
Have to say a big thanks to handy Andy and k4kev. yesterday for the second year running I managed to damage my car on the moors out on a 1000mile road trip. What was even stranger was that I did it about 30miles from Andys again! (some may say it's becoming a habbit) to cut a long story short I smashed a hole in my Ali sump going over a crest in the moors and lost all my oil in about 30seconds fortunately I turned it off before all the oil was out. I got the car recovered to Andy's and he kindly lent me his garage offering to put his car out on the road in the rain. an hour later the sump was off and Andy was driving me 15miles down the road where kev kindly spent a good hour or two patching up the damage with his tig welder. Drove back to Andy's not forgetting KFC for dinner on the way fitted the sump filled her with new oil hey presto back on the road. by then it was about 11pm and we were 150miles from where we was meant to be staying. Andy offered us a bed for the night but wanting to catch up with the group I decided to go for the ultimate first road test and drive it overnight the 150miles to Blackpool. Well other than being about -3deg c everything went fine.
cheers guys you saved me a very long ride of shame on a low loader once again!
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5th May 2012, 10:09 AM
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N E R D S save the day again.........Sump guard maybe
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5th May 2012, 02:21 PM
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I think I will dry sump it over the winter sort the problem out once and for all. the bellhousing is actually lower than the sump but the angle of the crest was just perfect to miss the bellhousing and take out the sump about 20mm infront of the bh
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#5
5th May 2012, 02:33 PM
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We will rebuild....we have the technology! (6m dollar man) ha ha... twas nice to meet you both last night..kudos to you Ash... thats not enjoyable motoring in those temps, but different I suppose, glad to hear it all held/weld
 together.Ash... have a good bash at Stoneliegh Andy....almost looking forward to going to Stockton to "meet" Lydiia since speaking to you and yep would like to see your huskies at some point.
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#6
5th May 2012, 06:12 PM
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Possibly easier to put a couple of ribs along the sump like angle in ally to spread the load if hit.
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