North Devon meet Nov 2009

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North Devon meet Nov 2009

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A fantastic day on the Devon Somerset border. Very well organised by John, Ash and Kelly. And a really good bunch of people to boot.
John owner and main man behind the new syncrospares heads the convoy through the rural North Devon Countryside.
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A branch stopped us, but not for long, the pub was on the other side.
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The pub in (syncro)Simonsbath
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Shall we shan't we, only one did.
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More to follow, including V-lux's hero river crossing.
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Here we go.

First time over

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and back!!

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Hats off to you and the diesel.

The last lane in the dark, then back to syncrospares for a second cup of tea and biscuits.

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Whoooaaah what a great day! :ok
Thanks to all the effort put it by Jon et al. Respect guys!

Al definitely has the Kahuna award of the day. I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures as there is definitely a calendar shot there. I must admit I was not up to it. I had visions of stalling half way across and the water pouring in through the sliding door..... (Sorry Roger....i know you were dying to give it a go :wink: )

Torchy deserves a hearty slap on the back too......on those road tyres. Fair play man.

So when's the next one!?!

Rich.

p.s. Patrick and i did not escape without incident. I turned off the motorway at Bristol and totally lost the clutch. Turns out the damn slave cylinder had misplaced its mount bolts. Now that is a up there in the top 3 fun problems to solve on a syncro in the dark and wet......hmmm lesson learnt.....always carry spare 13mm bolts and nuts so that you don't have to salvage from elsewhere!!!

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Great day out. Thanks to Peter for the ride.

Here's my video of Al's submarine impression - thanks for the entertainment!

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The GPS track worked out too. Here's a Google earth picture of the route.

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Looks like a great day out. Would someone care to do a brief writeup to go on the new syncro website. I will start off a page and put up your photos and youtube links. Thanks
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What a great day!! Many thanks to John and Syncrospares for making it happen!

........and great to meet so many like minded prople!!

I gotta get me a Diesel now!

Looking forward to the next one!!


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Had a really great day,my thanks to Jon & family, Ash& Kelly and to the Police Speciality Expeditionary Force who attended :) [Simon and Mal] especially as I needed their expertise to keep Fred going.
Got home alright Lads,at 50mph on the level and 30mph uphill, engine change now iminent :cry:
Thanks Doug for the company all day and everyone who attended,what a great bunch
Roger
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Glad to know that you made it home ok Roger. Was a very good day. Looking forward to the Dartmoor Expedition.
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looks like you all had a good day, once ive found another aaz diesel or found time to strip mine completly and send it in for maching, it turned out its spun crank bearing, not badly as it was on fire up a new oil pump so i can get it line bored and put over-size bearings in :wink:
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Just like to say what a great bunch of people, a real pleasure meeting you all and I'm glad you all made it back ok :D
Sourcing parts right now for my Mtdi conversion.....after watching the diesel tackle the ford (mucho respect for that) my mind has been made up.

Dartmoor trip sounds good.

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It's just a qustion of keeping the bow wave in front of you.....

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This Matflint in his Golf 1.8 petrol engine camper - one of CJs' lanes.

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I think Al, didn't want to wash his van when he got home so he just took it for a quick splash!
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Was a great day out!

Thanks again to all the peeps at Syncrospares for organising everything and for the replacement headlights! (best to let your headlights cool down before you go deep wading it would seem, thermal shock and all that)

In retrospect, that crossing shouldve been driven slower, i was having a bit too much fun with a heavy right foot really, which made for some very interesting pics/video, but technically not the best wading example. Mightve got a bit less water in through the heater vents with a bit less speed also.

But it was so much fun!! :lol:

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Al, You are now suffering symptons I feel I might have passed on to you! It is known as Red Mist!. I have been affected from a very early age, sadly my two sons also suffer this phenomenon,
Tis a great feeling though :D until something breaks :cry:

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Well worth the journey done from Herefordshire especially when coffee, biscuits and mince pies are being offered upon arrival.
Many thanks to John, Mrs John (sorry, memory lapse) Ash, Kelly and our attentive waiter in training.
I had a thoroughly absorbing time as Roger's co-pilot in his new SIKA watching as he rung the very last horse out of the 1.9 WBX, it won't be long before I get my one but I will be converting mine to diesel, PD of course.
Lanes seem to get progressively more interesting as the day worn on, the last one being the best though that was probably due to the fading light, lots of mud and eerie lights approaching from the opposite direction.
I have my pencil ready to note the date of the next adventure into Lorna Doone country or is that in the Somerset bit of Exmoor?

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Roger's new toy.......

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