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Offline Steve Pyro

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National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« on: February 24, 2009, 06:38:26 pm »
A milestone has finally been passed.

After 3 years 'resting' in the garage, the black beast is now off the axle stands and actually moves in and out of the garage under her own power.
The conversion from auto transmission to a 4 speed manual has been a labour of love, in between me starting and finishing a major loft conversion on our house.
Now time for an MOT and some tax.

The time when the old girl will again be hooning around the country-side - as in the photo below - is, hopefully, getting nearer.

Time for several cold Leffes, methinks.




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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 06:44:06 pm »
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 07:56:20 pm »
Quick question. Is the black beast a cobra?
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 08:04:51 pm »
Quote from: mike(liverpool boys) on February 24, 2009, 07:56:20 pm
Quick question. Is the black beast a cobra?

Yus, here she is



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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2009, 08:11:25 pm »
Sweet. Im viewing the forum on my phone these days while i wait on a new laptop so i can only see certain pics. I've been a fan of cobras ever since watching that vet twat (i forget his name) build 1 from the guts of an old sierra on the discovery chanel. Will she make Le Mans this year?
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2009, 08:15:51 pm »
Quote from: mike(liverpool boys) on February 24, 2009, 08:11:25 pm

Will she make Le Mans this year?


Normally yes (first LM for the cobra in 1999).  However, this year, I think the plan is to go again in the Great American Land Yacht.

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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 08:44:28 pm »
Congratulations - Look forward to seeing her out and about, somewhere in Norfolk at some point!

MG Mark
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2009, 09:05:45 pm »
Good work!
Would love to see the Cobra at Lm but the land yacht looks equally as much fun... looking forward to a trip to the supermarket in her with the Bikini girls! ;)
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2009, 10:13:56 pm »
Quote from: Steve Pyro on February 24, 2009, 06:38:26 pm
moves in and out of the garage under her own power

Blimey - never thought I would see the day!  :)

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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 10:22:42 pm »
Fran, that may well be you in the passenger seat in the picture above (at Marham)
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2009, 10:24:54 pm »
Quote from: Steve Pyro on February 24, 2009, 10:22:42 pm
Fran, that may well be you in the passenger seat in the picture above (at Marham)

Ohh... my knuckles are going white at the thought!!!  :o
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 10:58:40 pm »
You are going to need a 7 x 5 camping permit just to park the Land Yacht.
Bring the beast, you know it makes sense. :)
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2009, 12:03:25 am »
Steve, bereft of Leffe as I am, I will happily raise my well chilled Carlsberg in her honour

hip hip hoorayyy

hip hip hoorayyy

hip hip hoorayyy

well done mate, I look forwards to seeing her hooning around Norfolk too

(wouldnt mind holding the indentations in her bodywork left behind, it seems, by Fran either)
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2009, 08:51:50 pm »
Well done that man.

Andy
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Re: National Holiday declared - the Black Beast lives
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2009, 09:31:26 pm »
Quote from: mike(liverpool boys) on February 24, 2009, 07:56:20 pm
Quick question. Is the black beast a cobra?

I only know the black beast as the Trannie by Team JPC from 2005/06, which sadly got cremated in a pub parking lot :-\
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