Ha Ha ! With BBQ help like that no work would get done as us old guysd would just be staring and dribbling
I have an eclectic bunch of RWYB buddies. The guys working tomorrow will be me, HVAC engineer, Kev who is a Jaguar top techy and a wiz on anything to do with vehicles that is electronic, Tricky (who's workshop it is) autmotive mechanic and classic car repair expert, Mike (who runs the digger) is a tv satellite broadcast guru who works all over the world for various tv companies, Reg who is a commercial IT expert (as well as a Ford Capri expert) , Coxy (who runs a really quick cossie powered Escort) is responsible for deivering expensive cars to the stars, JJ who is my Son in law (is a fully trained chef and a darn good cook to boot) who dropped out of the restaurant rat race and now does top flight car detailing for a Ford dealership, DJ Dave who is a brain trauma surgeon, and Doctor Mike who is a fetal nutrition expert who gave up on the NHS over here and re trained. He now teaches plastering and electrical installation at a college. Doctor Mike dropped out and sold up, now he teaches and lives on a boat and enjoys his stress free life now My Son and Crew Chief Jason, is not able to help tomorrow because he is working a the Drag Strip as he is a Fire Marshall there some weekends.

I was at Trickys workshop the other day on the way home from work for a cuppa and he was working an an MGB. A black GT just like mine, so I stopped on to help him finish this blower conversion and a 1972 4 pot.




DJ Dave the Brain Trauma surgeon is a Land Rover nut. I met him just over a year ago and got him into our RWYB crew. Back then he was running a Rover 4.6 with Nitrous in his Landy, but it wasnt very quick. After several months of him fiddling and being too shy to ask for advice I told him in no uncertain terms that his nitrous system was not working as I could hear that as soon as he left the start line. By this time he was attempting to run a 150 shot. So he gave in and asked me to look it over. This is quite funny really. It only took me an hour to static test the system and rewire it to work properly. Then I told him that he would now definately have the full 150 shot on tap when he planted his foot. I then advised him to back it down to a 50 shot so we could re tune the engine. But he said "ahh it should be fine Pel" So I let him go for a test run. He ran 2 seconds quicker, but on the way back to the pits his crankshaft broke in two This was aobut 9 months back. And he has been working on a new engine for the Landy. Its a bored and stroked SBC with EFI and nitrous on throttle bodies. A few of the lads have done the engine bay wiring for him, I have advised on the pro nitrous injection system and I will soon be going to his to install the purge system and make sure the nitrous is working properly and safely. His Landy is pristine and he's going to raise a few eyebrows when he next goes to one of his Landy club meets and uncovers the engine ??





Trickys little TR8 will soon be going for media blasting as we will also finish fitting the last two bars on his roll cage tomorrow. Then I will finish building his Rover 5.2 for him so we can fit it. He is busy trying to make a living so he does not have a whole heap of spare time to move on with the project. Which is where me and the boys come in
This is Tricky on the left and my Son Jason on the right after me and Jay spent 4 hours carefully removing the roof from a donor car which didnt have an awful aftermarket glass sun roof fitted.



I have just finished the shopping for tomorrow and we should all have a good day I think. Despite the actual engine repairs that may or may not be required and the good or bad news that may or may not be found when the engine is stripped I know that this will be yet another good day out with friends and there will be many laughs during the day

I'll be back with more pictures when we have all the parts laid out on the floor !

Regards to all

Pel