Liner is banged up

[tuttle]

Mrs Tuttle went for a drive this afternoon,in the recently restored R33 'liner.AND hit a lampost,(no-one hurt) tho fr drivers side ;wing,lights & bumper-totaled-no obvious engine damage.But one of my lovely Hasemi Racing wheels (£500 erk! a corner & not included in insurance ) is bent totally............
......Am bereft............ ..


pics will follow.



>>> Edited by tuttle on Friday 13th August 20:23



>>> Edited by tuttle on Sunday 15th August 22:31

[rsvmilly]

But is she OK??






(I'm talking about the car )

[tuttle]

hehehe, thankyou for reminding me of priorities,have edited my thread
I just needed to vent my frustration & moan.

>> Edited by tuttle on Friday 13th August 20:27

[rsvmilly]

Only natural. Especially when you've spend as much time restoring it.

[deltaf]

Only one thing to do mate, and youre not going to like it, but i think you should sell her.............. id keep the car tho...

[tuttle]

Here it is ...sob.Hopefully its mostly the wheel,panels & lights etc etc etc.Insuree man will see this week.



One has to carefull of these wiley & agile lamposts.


This one really hurts...
For sale 1 uniquely shaped alloy-would suit clown bike. OR For sale 3 perfect alloys would suit Robin Reliant.


'Its your fault I was looking at that new gauge'...Mrs T
Do I sound bitter?

>> Edited by tuttle on Sunday 15th August 17:31

[deltaf]

The intercooler is skewed mate....

[tuttle]

deltaf said:

The intercooler is skewed mate....

y'dont say.

Sorry....

Actually its the way the fr bumper is now seated (or not).There's quite a bit of bent metal behind the headlight fittings too.
My main worries are in the; fr suspension/axle region,no obvious visible damage but looking at the state of that wheel rim+tyre (that absorbed most of the impact),we shall see.

>> Edited by tuttle on Sunday 15th August 22:13

[deltaf]

Hope ya get it sorted again real soon, pity to see such a nice motor knocked about like that.
Looks like banning the "better than men at driving" woman of the house from driving it again eh?

[tuttle]

Yes I am upset,but lets not turn this into a 'wimin drivers' thing.

[stackmonkey]

tuttle said:

For sale 1 uniquely shaped alloy-would suit clown bike. OR For sale 3 perfect alloys would suit Robin Reliant. >> Edited by tuttle on Sunday 15th August 17:31

Damage can't be that bad as you've not lost your humour.

[tuttle]

RANT ALERT
Just been down to the garage to see how things are shaping up...
Wish I hadnt gone.
The new bumper isn't 'sitting' very well,so there are large gaps beneath the headlamps(this wasnt a 'one size fits all'budget jobbie either-not much change out of £500.00).The guys have had to cut it about so much,they've the paint so it will need respraying AGAIN-3rd time lucky.They havent even started on the camber tensioning rods & bushes etc.One of the 'lads' has stuck a screwdriver thru the radiator-needs complete recoring-£120.00-when he saw my satanic/hysterical expression-'its ok,I won't charge you for that.'
'Grrrrrr'
'Yes its our fault'
'.................'
'please say some thing'
etc
Im pi$$ed off its taking so long,
I'm doubly pi$$ed off they're not taking proper care of my car.This is why I like to do most of my own work-at least I can it up myself then

[iaint]

that sucks! Don't forget to properly accesorize for your next visit - baseball bats are in this season.

Iain

[tuttle]

I WANT MY CAR BACK

Fri-13 Aug minor spat with lampost its now Mid November
They're still ars*** me about.


Going down there with a full on sulk tomorrow.



>> Edited by tuttle on Tuesday 16th November 18:08

[Mr E]

tuttle said:

I WANT MY CAR BACK Fri-13 Aug minor spat with lampost its now Mid November They're still ars*** me about.

Kill them. Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[benjc]

They sound like a right bunch of monkeys.

Next time you go, have a bag of nuts with you as a "treat/bribe".

Jeez. I had a full suspension/steering rebuild + bumper and wing replaced in two weeks. (It did take a month and a half of wrangling with the insurance company to get the right bits replaced though You would be amazed the amount of people that don't know about track rod ends!)

I would also suggest to the manager that "screwdriver boy" should never set foot within a 3 foot distance of the car ever again.

I wish you the best of British...

[chuck_ster]

Thats a real shame. R33 my favourite Skyline, hope it's back as new soon
Cman

[MrFlibbles]

Takes the piss a bit doesnt it?

Best of luck getting it all sorted mate

[tuttle]

PICKED HER UP 5.30 TONIGHT!

Feels really big & wierd.
I'm off for a drive,will try to get some pics this w/end. Cheers & thanks for putting up with my moaning all

I'm in a ..Tamla Motown mood,Lets go!


...'There goes my first love awee-ooo.... dum de dum de etc

[tuttle]

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehhehehehe etc etc etc

Took me around an hour to get back into feeling right & confident,I forget just how big this car is.Ive got some old 17" wheels(whilst I get the Volks done) Falken rubber shod,they're really not a touch on the the Good Year F1's.In 2nd/3rd if I put the boot down(even a 'bit'gently) I'd be washing-out/fishtailing sideways.The F1's really bite in & give much better launch/hard accel & cornering control.In this car tyres & susp setup make soooo much difference.Engine/exhaust still sounds fantastic,very deep & growly,wooshy intake/turbo-Darth Vader still living under the bonnet & I was only running 0.7Bar boost-to be safe
Parked up for something to eat,& just sat there looking at it-like a smitten teenagerI'm still not 100% sure if I like the new GTR bumper,but over-all she's still my beaut!-I'd got a bit dispondant over the whole skyline thing recently,having had a run of bad luck this year with her.
By now its mid Fri evening,so I head into Bristol for a bit of chav baitingits big,white,loud & quick- 'nuff sed
My ego fully inflated I head home happy,(this R33 turns me into a monster )full suspension/camber/tracking etc setup with a PROgarage in the morning.