Quoting: Andy
The key thing they do is organise meets, convoys and just love anything V8
I agree with that 100% - hats off to them for that, too.
Quoting: Andy
I know today photos of Perry Stephenson's crazy MGB V8 got posted and that thing defines a man with knowledge building a 9 second car.
Saw that. Zoomies on the street - as long as he keeps that blower going or his exhaust valves won't last long !
Very cool bit of engineering, although looks like crap, IMO.
Quoting: Andy
There is also a number of them in the group that are building their own cars and spannering on them.
This is what you don't see on Facebook (arguably their biggest public forum) . . .
Quoting: Andy
Should also add it is through doing write up like ones about your Caddy or Camaro that could inspire someone to do the same to their own.
Yeah, hence my comment about educating.
I suppose, at the end of the day, I've been around the "scene" since I was about 8 . . so 26 years. I, like a lot on here, had to go through the bull$hit that was Harry Tune and his F*cked up little band of fun-wreckers.
It's probably made me very jaded over the whole U.K scene and has also made me quite specific (maybe narrow-minded
) in what I want to do with regards to my vehicles, too.
The scene needs enthusiastic (and dare I say it "young") people to carry it forward.
It's sad to say but I feel my time has passed on that kinda thing.
I'm genuinely happy to advise and physically help out where I can . . . I just don't get excited about the U.K scene anymore and struggle to get interested in the U.K forums.
I'll start a new thread when I begin the Cadillac as I'm hoping the whole process will be a lot more organised and so be more helpful to others.
The Camaro was an absolute shambles and the best example of how not to set-about doing a project !!