Tahrey - I've found a use for the The Nail

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:50 pm

The Nail's Last Journey

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:57 pm

to quote strongbad.... DELETED!

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:01 pm

I love this bit of the FAQ

Q: Is it safe?
A: No, not completely, it's not overtly dangerous though.

oh, well thats alright then..

AshLeMacq · Post by **AshLeMacq** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:52 pm

That looks AMAZING!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:52 pm

Well, they're allowing the 1050 skoda's if you unplug one HT lead, you'd be fine

Go for it!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:06 am

AWESOME!!!

And it's all for charidee, mate

Except i'd be disqualified.... 43cc's too many and far too much reliability! They're talking about doing it in Fiat 126s and Renault 4s for heavens sake

mind you, it'd be a good way to send it past 80,000...

(aha.. capacity over the limit incurs a fine payable to their charity - i'm suspecting a pound per cubic centimetre)
(not sure i'd be mad enough, or be able to find a co-pilot, or the language skills, but damn........ decking it out with some MARK "O" POLO vinyls and making like an italian long-distance trader would be right nifty

)
(and all of last years competitors survived, if just barely. i reckon it should be ok with a tent, a big box of canned munch, several spare jerry cans for the 1000 mile "dry" stretch, a 30 litre water tank, at least 2x5L of oil, 2 spare air filters, and one each of oil filter, dizzy cap, leads, set of plugs, fan belt, cam belt, battery, 2 spare shocks, and three extra spare wheels - one on the back, one on the bonnet, and one on the roof rack! - LOTS of tapes/CDRs, a hastily installed pair of sump/gearbox and exhaust guards, two roofracks, plenty of gun-gum and other random gubbins including the fabled torque wrench, oh and a considerably stiffer set of springs at the back.. or is there such a thing as being too prepared?

)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:07 am

wtf?
talk about your double post madness... how did that happen?

The Drummer · Post by **The Drummer** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:30 am

Who knows!!

Sounds like a damn good idea, and positively hilarious. Don't worry about language barrier, just talk louder and slower!!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:15 pm

I'll co-drive!

Don't think you need to worry quite that much about equipment.. water, petrol, oil, food, air filter, a spare wheel, a decent tool kit and maybe a cam belt if you're feeling particularly unlucky, should be fine

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:51 pm

I've actually been thinking about this, and if you wanted to do it, I'd be really quite intersted

Sounds like a great experience..

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:40 pm

POLO CONVOY!

(no... screw it.... lets get every nova and corsa we can afford off ebay and the bargain bin of the local papers and chavvy streets and drive them to destruction across europe and asia - why waste good cars?)

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:45 pm

Well, if mine's falling apart by next year's rally, sure, it'd be a great way to bid it farewell before I head off to uni

Otherwise though, I've just checked ebay and there are a load of 999cc minis going for Â£125ish, many of them in a bad way but with some tax and test left on them, that'd be the absolute perfect kind of car to take on a rally like this

If anyone wants to enter though, and needs a co-driver, look no further

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:48 pm

sweet!

absolutely no ground clearance though - you'd have to do a Cooper Sports dakar rally conversion on them and jack the suspension up 60 mil

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:36 pm

To be honest, I think hammering the underside over every little bump in the road is all part of the fun

The point in the whole thing being that you're driving an old, knackered car that no one's going to care what happens to it

Just think, hammering around in a car that's great fun to drive, that you don't care about, in a country where no one else really cares how you drive... sweet

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:08 pm

i have no desire to die in the gobi 500 miles from the nearest town however!

PS just looked in members mugs - LOVE the troos