Happy Birthday To My Car

[Guest Andy Rathbone]

today may 20th is exactly 4 years since i went and picked up my pile of bits that are now nearly a completed 2b, i keep looking at it thinking soooon soooon just need to finish the trim and the twidley bits for sva, like front indicators and a boot lid, sva yet to be booked but the application is filled in.

 

good things come to those who wait

[Guest Captain Daz]

Blimey Andy,

 

I thought I was the only one taking a long time to build my 2B!! I beat you by a few weeks. I picked mine up 4th March, 2000.

 

I'm wireing at the moment then it's trim time.

 

All the best witht the build. See who gets there first! I'm guessing you will.

 

Cheers

 

Daren

 

PS Happy Birthday.......erm.....car!

[Guest TerryBarry]

Thanks Andy & Daz,

You just cheered me up no end

I'm five weeks short of of two years since picking up my kit.

 

Terry

[Guest Battery Bill]

Well done all of you its nice to hear from people who do not think its a race to build the car, and if you take over the year your a failure

Not mentioning any names though

[ibrooks]

Well as far as 2B's go I've got you all beat - mine's out of the first batch August 99. Is that something to be proud of or not? At least it means I got mine cheaper than the rest of you. Anyone else who was there that day who still isn't on the road?

 

Iain

[Guest Andy Rathbone]

Daren, i susspect i will get there before you, BUT you never know. No point rushing.

 

Terry, two years well youve go to start some where

like i said a couple of lines up no point rushing, and everything you do brings the driving pleasure a step closer.

 

Everybody,

Keep on building, there are already enough unfinished projects in the world.

 

progress report: i was marking indicator and repeater positions last night.

[ibrooks]

I brought driving pleasure closer by buying an S7 I'm still working on the 2B so I'll sell the S7 once it's on the road but not before (wouldn't be without one now).

 

Iain

[Guest Captain Daz]

Iain

 

Hey that's cheating. You're supposed to drool endlessly until your very own creation is finished!

 

I am just jealous of course.

 

Cheers

 

Daren

[ibrooks]

You'd be twice as jealous if I told you what I paid for the S7. It wasn't a drive home vehicle as a result but it didn't take too long to get it through an MOT. It's a fairly basic motor and there are several jobs I'd do to make it nicer and personalise it if I was going to keep it but that would just take time away from finishing the 2B.

 

Iain