neo Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 that's one good looking and CLEAN engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Nice , that's what you call clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Amazing Supra Hodge I recognised it straight away as a customer came into our place with print outs of your build thread to make his like yours! Are you taking it to Sunderland tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Vix Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Stunning as ever John, bet you can't wait to take her out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Amazing Supra Hodge I recognised it straight away as a customer came into our place with print outs of your build thread to make his like yours! Are you taking it to Sunderland tomorrow? Not sure if I'll be there dude. I'm at work until 10AM so wouldn't get there until 12 anyways and JNE or supra owners club doesn't have a stand so I'd have to leave it in the car park and I don't fancy that if I'm honest. Do you he e a trade stand there then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Stunning as ever John, bet you can't wait to take her out Thanks Vicky I'm hoping to get her out for a test flight today sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Been reading your thread and have felt so sorry for you, I hope you get it sorted one way or another. Well at least you've got this beauty to console yourself in That is a superb engine bay Shiney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Things have improved a bit over the course of today. I managed to sell my poor punto for 180 quid, My new little pug 106 is now good to go, and I've even got a head unit in it now I've stripped all the timing gear off the supra and replaced the tensioner. It's all back together now waiting for the rain to stop so she can go for a test flight. This is how she's looking. Now we know why you chose your username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Things have improved a bit over the course of today. I managed to sell my poor punto for 180 quid, My new little pug 106 is now good to go, and I've even got a head unit in it now I've stripped all the timing gear off the supra and replaced the tensioner. It's all back together now waiting for the rain to stop so she can go for a test flight. This is how she's looking. Now we know why you chose your username Thanks Vik Can't wait to get her out for some WOT theropy. It's going up for sale in a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmg Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 still feel bad for you about the zed, but i do feel even less bad for you after seeing that picture. glad things are going better mate. are there any other pics of the supra anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 still feel bad for you about the zed, but i do feel even less bad for you after seeing that picture. glad things are going better mate. are there any other pics of the supra anywhere It was on the front cover of Jap performance magazine in December. I'll stick a few more pics up for ya of the JP Photoshoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Wow at your engine bay If I ever run out of clean plates I'll ask if I can borrow it to eat my dinner off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Wow at your engine bay If I ever run out of clean plates I'll ask if I can borrow it to eat my dinner off Stay away from the downpipe and manifold then cos they get pretty damn hot, recon it will burn your dinner to a crisp lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 That is a work of art - not just a great car I've always had a soft spot for supras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Wow at your engine bay If I ever run out of clean plates I'll ask if I can borrow it to eat my dinner off Stay away from the downpipe and manifold then cos they get pretty damn hot, recon it will burn your dinner to a crisp lmao. Put dinner in a roasting tray and leave on engine to keep food piping hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 what a perfect example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Wow at your engine bay If I ever run out of clean plates I'll ask if I can borrow it to eat my dinner off Stay away from the downpipe and manifold then cos they get pretty damn hot, recon it will burn your dinner to a crisp lmao. Put dinner in a roasting tray and leave on engine to keep food piping hot Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 UPDATE ON THE ZED. Well I've had the insurance company on the phone and they recon it will cost a little over 13K to repair, so it's getting wrote off. They have offered my slightly more Than expected so I'm pleased with that, BUT, they refused point black to sell me the car back. So the state of play is, they are going to get intouch with the finance company and pay what they offered me off my finance. Don't think it will totally clear it though unfortunately. So I'm in the market for a new Zed roadster soon I have to say though, the insurance company have been great, nothing was a problem at all and couldn't help enough. So that's the current state of play folks, more updates soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Sorry to hear it's being written off but not surprised really either, just as a matter of interest who is your insurer? UPDATE ON THE ZED. Well I've had the insurance company on the phone and they recon it will cost a little over 13K to repair, so it's getting wrote off. They have offered my slightly more Than expected so I'm pleased with that, BUT, they refused point black to sell me the car back. So the state of play is, they are going to get intouch with the finance company and pay what they offered me off my finance. Don't think it will totally clear it though unfortunately. So I'm in the market for a new Zed roadster soon I have to say though, the insurance company have been great, nothing was a problem at all and couldn't help enough. So that's the current state of play folks, more updates soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posidrive Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 UPDATE ON THE ZED. Well I've had the insurance company on the phone and they recon it will cost a little over 13K to repair, so it's getting wrote off. They have offered my slightly more Than expected so I'm pleased with that, BUT, they refused point black to sell me the car back. I'm intrigued by this. Why would they not be willing to recover some of their losses by selling the car back to you. It doesn't quite make sense to me for a car with only a knackered engine that can be fixed with a rebuild to be scrapped. Was there more damage caused by the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I read somewhere recently that insurance companies in the US have been hit big time by flooded write-offs coming back on the market, presumably with temp fixes, only to find as time passes the water damage manifests itself into major repair work I guess. Maybe there is an agreement amongst insurers here that they will only sell such cars to breakers for that purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Bad news bears mate However that Supra is simply stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney bits Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 I read somewhere recently that insurance companies in the US have been hit big time by flooded write-offs coming back on the market, presumably with temp fixes, only to find as time passes the water damage manifests itself into major repair work I guess. Maybe there is an agreement amongst insurers here that they will only sell such cars to breakers for that purpose? He wouldn't go into detail, just told me it wasn't possible. OHHHH well, I guess it's a nice new shiney Roadster on the cards. Maybe something slightly newer, sat nav model maybe??? I'm excited already, well sort of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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