Nic Barnes
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some old pics of stuff.
my first car. 1.4sr nova. beast.
ended up like that, luckily.
then i had a cab gsi which had an engine fitted by regal bought it in 2001 for £895 with the c20let and f28, had a slight boost issue, easily sorted by some proper spark plugs. bargain. this essentially is where the engine in my corsa began, although the current build of the engine only has the crank left from the one in the cav pmsl.
c20let went from cavalier into that nova before it was in my current corsa. the engine expired, and due to requiring a full re-paint it worked out cheaper to buy a corsa than it did fix the nova up, so that got scrapped.
then had that corsa sri which we did a conversion on in an evening while i rebuild the c20let engine which made its way into the cors in 2005.
so on to todays new purchase.....
2010 model trek 1.2 road bike. took it for a ride out today with my mate jim. over 31 miles we did at a slow pace due to nearly 30mph winds in places.
decent bike, was like brand new when i bought it allegedly only used twice by previous owner.
stupid bmw saloon seats dont go down do they so ive had to borrow a civic to transport the bike about in. roof rack and bike carrier coming soon for the diesel dog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtkVtXj6uQ&list=UU3JDKHXF95TEOWYSYN8bmfw&index=1
im also trying to learn to play the piano 
[Edited on 27-01-2013 by Nic Barnes]
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DansCorsaSXi
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That bikes awesome Nic'!
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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NathanR
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Oh i like the little picture story nic!! New bike looks snazzy too  . Also ive watched that video about 12 times now , makes me laugh everytime  !!
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Ben G
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bikes looks very nice.
are you having some sort of mid life crisis?
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Nic Barnes
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I'm trying to get fitter Gilbert. I bike and go running these days. No crisis.
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Nic Barnes
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so i was driving home from work on the m6 between junction 44 and 43 about to turn off for home when bang, airbags went off. car pulls violently to left get it stopped weirdly behind an AA van on the hard shoulder. im a member so thought winner. get out, had a quick look at the car, then as i walked to the passenger side seen that infront of the AA van was about 10-12 cars all with hazard lights on.
so its a giant fuck off pot hole in lane 1 of the m6. need to claim from the highways agency which is an easy task of them sending out a claim form to then be told to fuck off like the council do i bet.
damage that i know of, 2 tyres, 2 wheels look a bit dodgy, air bags that you can see as pictured, door card driver side, possibly an airbag module?? will have an assesment in the daylight in the morning and see what im going to do.
so unfortunately that may mean im using the corsa for work, or on the push bike. either option im not too happy about tbh.
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NathanR
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Bloody shit that nic !! Hopefully youll get some form of compensation to cover damages and so on !!
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Nic Barnes
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Probably wont. Highways agency don't like to pay out for anything. Probably not the cheapest of things to replace and fix either are air bags and modules.. Wheels are about 400 2nd hand.
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NathanR
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Ouch!! No i cant imagine there cheep :/ . The wheels foobard then ??
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GB123
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Jesus, pothole must have been massive
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by NathanR
Ouch!! No i cant imagine there cheep :/ . The wheels foobard then ??
looks like it, had tyres off to patch back one to get me home. Front looks like it has a split in it.
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daymoon
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Sorry about the damage!
My mate is breaking a 330D Estate, if you want any parts!
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Nic Barnes
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Air bags and module lol yes please.....
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Christopher
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Shit mate not good! Was literally about to ask when are you going to get that boot sorted on the corsa but seems youve got bigger problems to sort out first! :/
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daymoon
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Just sent him a message. Wheels won't be 400. 400 is for a set of staggered ones.
Should be able to pick up one rear for 80 ish and front for 50-60 + tyres
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Nic Barnes
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They're staggered on mine.
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daymoon
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quote:
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They're staggered on mine.
do you need a full set though?
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daymoon
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£40 posted for curtain airbag, door airbag and air bag module
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
They're staggered on mine.
do you need a full set though?
no, just a front and a rear.
Will have a check tomorrow what other bits I may need and send you a message.
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daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
They're staggered on mine.
do you need a full set though?
no, just a front and a rear.
Will have a check tomorrow what other bits I may need and send you a message.
i will Pm you his email so you can contact him direct but be warned, he is slightly clueless when it comes to identifying bits
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daymoon
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Also do you want me to post some "wanted" threads on forums for wheels? I am paid up member on most of Uk BMw forums lol
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John
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Airbags going off because of a pothole
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Nic Barnes
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Price from BMW for the parts I think it needs......
£1933 inc vat, plus labour, plus 2 tyres.
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Nic Barnes
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fitted some new tyres. went for 50 profile instead of 45 as it drives way better on them round here on the b roads etc. plus theyre cheaper. i liked the previous falken 912's so thought id give a go with the 914's.
eco.
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Nic Barnes
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view from today at whinlatter forrest. not entirely sure if im going to bother much with cars this year when you can ride a bike for free and see views like that.
double treks, oh and a corsa.
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