Colonic Irrigation Etc.

[Robbo SPS]

If you are a true Pomparian ( i'm not ) it would have to be Uncle Sams from North End , 2 mins from my house and yummy .

Maybe a Bacon Cheese double or Special request !!

[Andy Zarse]

If you are a true Pomparian ( i'm not ) it would have to be Uncle Sams from North End , 2 mins from my house and yummy .

Maybe a Bacon Cheese double or Special request !!

Not a scummer myself but have pals down there.

Is a Special request the one with pus?

[Robbo SPS]

Scummer - No way  pal . Thats fighting talk round here .

I am a proud Englishman , raised in the green lans of Yorkshire and then vacated to Portsmouth years ago . So here i am .

special - pus , thats differnet , no, nail varnsih , hair , usual poor service as the check out girl is having a barny with her fella or some thing .
 

[Andy Zarse]

Strange cos when I lived in a dump called Southampton, I could swear everyone called people from Pompey a scummer.

[gibberish]

Boys Boys Boys...........now now then.......anyone got a recommendation for trravelling by ferry from pompy?  I'm trying to guage whether it's worth it, or whether I go via Dover/Calais again.  Dover and Pompy are about the same drive for me.

[jpchenet]

We do Pompey to Caen. Only a 90'ish mile drive the other side then. We take the overnighter, but it's considerably more expensive than Dover-Calais. I think we paid £338 returning Monday afternoon including reclining seats on the way out for a car and four people.

[Andy Zarse]

Boys Boys Boys...........now now then.......anyone got a recommendation for trravelling by ferry from pompy?  I'm trying to guage whether it's worth it, or whether I go via Dover/Calais again.  Dover and Pompy are about the same drive for me.

Don't worry Gibber, I wind up friends from Southampton by calling them scummers too.

If you leave from Three Bridges, it is actually closer to Pompey. It is 58 miles from Handcross down the A272/285. Plus you save the best part of a days drive in France and you miss out Rouen traffic.

But as JP says it is more expensive generally, even after you have saved the £60 odd on petrol. I suppose it depends on how many people in the car and your budget. The Commer was £269 with Brittany Ferries this year on day time sailings, we went Thurs morning and came back on the tuesday.

Personally, I wouldn't go via Calais even if it was free as it would take to long in the Commer.

[pretzel]

As with Andy Z and JP Chenet we go from Pompey, but taking the Brittany Ferries Wednesday night over to St. Malo, returning on the Monday after from Caen late afternoon.

If you have a reasonable number of passengers the costs can be easier to swallow, plus there is a great atmosphere on board. Almost makes the extra cost worthwhile on it's own.

Friend of mine (Wishywashyman) used to do the Dover/Calais run then 6 hours in France, even though he was only 30 mins drive from Portsmouth. Now he prefers the more relaxed route from Pompey and it's a great start to the weeks festivities. For instance you can spend all night in the bar - taking the p*ss out of the extroadinarily amateur 'entertainment' provided by the ferry operator.
This years 'magician' was a corker!!

Some things are priceless  

[Robbo SPS]

i always go Pompey to Le Havre , better entertainment ??

I worked out at £50 each for seven in  vw van thing .

Its 150 miles ish , but its a good drive down with the 400 other cars .

I went Weds night and returned mon afternoon , but those are the most popular sailings and are fully booked really quickly .

Dover is a dump . Calais is a hole .

P&O do a special Le Mans breakfast , basicaly as much as you can eat and drink for £8 , which sorted us out for all thursday .

[gibberish]

Andy, Robbo

I know it was only a wind up.  Thanks for the info about the Pompy crossing.  Just a matter of convincing my mates.  Budget is a bit tight for some of them.

[Steve Pyro]

Personally, I wouldn't go via Calais even if it was free as it would take to long in the Commer.

A friend of mine is a dab hand at fitting V8's into most things.  I'm sure a Commer axle will handle it - maybe not very aerodynamic though  

[Andy Zarse]

A friend of mine is a dab hand at fitting V8's into most things.  I'm sure a Commer axle will handle it - maybe not very aerodynamic though  

Tell me more Steve!! I have been having the same thoughts too about V8-ing it. Although recently I bolted on a Weber carb and it has knocked about 15 to 20 seconds off the 0-60 time.

The axle is a tough number, but will not handle stupid bhp. Maybe will need a Sunbeam Tiger axle.

How much do you reckon it would cost for say a standard Rover V8 or maybe even a Ford 3 litre V6 to be installed?

[Steve Pyro]

I remember a friend put a Rover V8 into a Bedford CF a few years ago.  Also I've seen a Jag V12 complete with rear end in a Transit (the engine was next to the driver though).
Assuming you have space in the engine bay, a Ford V6 plus gearbox can be picked up for £300-400 from a specialist scrappy.  Then it's a case of fabrication of replacement engine / gearbox mounts, modifying the propshaft and reconnecting or rerouting things like exhausts (single or twin pipes), radiator hoses, cabling and electrics.  A reasonable Ford 3000 V6 should give you maybe 150-180 bhp.  Rover 3500 V8s start at 180 bhp and up to 300 bhp or more for a 4.6 ltr.
Basically, in cost terms it amounts to the time spent carrying out the swap plus the buggeration factor of sorting out the above items.
Myself and my comrades in arms are kit car enthusiasts (cobras in particular) so we all have spent time scratching our heads over strange car building problems, so nothing is insummountable.
As they say "There's no replacement for displacment".  I have 6556 cc of displacement   (and the fuel bill)  

[gibberish]

A friend of mine is a dab hand at fitting V8's into most things.  I'm sure a Commer axle will handle it - maybe not very aerodynamic though  

Tell me more Steve!! I have been having the same thoughts too about V8-ing it. Although recently I bolted on a Weber carb and it has knocked about 15 to 20 seconds off the 0-60 time.

Good grief Zarse...............this sort of behaviour is likely to get you into more trouble with the gendarmerie.  I'm just imagining a commer van drag racing outside maison blanche!!!!!!!!!!

The axle is a tough number, but will not handle stupid bhp. Maybe will need a Sunbeam Tiger axle.

How much do you reckon it would cost for say a standard Rover V8 or maybe even a Ford 3 litre V6 to be installed?

[gibberish]

Sorry, made a mess of the last posting,  should have been as follows:

Good grief Zarse...............this sort of behaviour is likely to get you into more trouble with the gendarmerie.  I'm just imagining a commer van drag racing outside maison blanche!!!!!!!!!!