im a noobie....hello

[big shrek]

hey everyone im new to this site and im on the verge of buying a e-plate carlton gsi3000 12v manual thats been stored in a chicken shed for the past 5 years

im on clubcalibra.com and cc.com member whippit told me about this site-dont know his user name on this site im afraid

here is the link to the thread i started about the carlton

http://www.clubcalibra.com/index.php?topic=33684.0

[flash911]

welcome BIG , whippits name on here isssssssssssssssssss whippit lol.

[Whippit]

I'm always whippit Mat
Welcome aboard

[Pedro]

Hello and welcome, Mr. Shrek. 

I used to be on CC.com when I had my SE2 Calibra. Decent site!

[biffbangpow]

welcome mate
nice to see an early one getting fixed
sadly you link dont work , for me
i was on club c and cc ,com aswell a couple of years back !

is it the gsi off retro rides ?
aint that many about 

[Mitch1965]

Hello & welcome from a Calli owner here too!! Lets see some pics of this Barn find please?

[Whippit]

Hope you dont mind Shrek........copied a few pics over

[U.D. - Omega DTM Rep]

Hello and welcome to the forum big shrek!

[carlton_mad]

that dont look 3 bad you know!!

[Gorfinkle]

Hello and welcome

[big shrek]

i dont mind matey.

heres the rest of the thread

thats right i finally got to go see the beast this afternoon

my mate came round about 1ish we juiced up the mondeo and off we went into deapest darkest leicestershire to find the farm.

we arrived there but my mates dad who owns the carlton could not be there due to illness and he couldnt find the keys so today was just a viewing of the car as we could not get in it unfortunatly

upon entering the land we were graced with the smell of cow sh*t and a muddy walk along some pikey made track to the longest barn i have ever seen in my life,all around the land were broken cars,vans etc

the barn was all locked up so it was back up the muddy track to the farm house to get the keys so we could enter

upon entering i was greeted with many cars that lay dormant awaiting rescue,3 isuzu piazza turbo's, 4 rover v8 vander-pla's,a lotus esprit,a lotus kit car,a ford sierra xr4i,bmw 325i coupe and many more-basically its a retro car heaven and among them all was the carlton gsi3000 sticking out between the lotus kit car and a morris of some sort

i was amazed at the condition of the carlton,my mate said it was clean but for 22 years old its nearly 100% mint. my mates dad cherished it having all new sills,arches done before parking it up and having the bumpers resprayed. we wiped 5 years of dust from the window to gaze inside and the half leather red piped seats look they have never been sat in. the wheels are mint with only very minor marks and good tires all round that amazingly werent flat

walking around the body there was just 3 or 4 little niggles

1-side skirts could benefit from a respray but certainly not bad
2-some very small surface rust on the bottom of the rear arch (hardly anything really)
3-back bumper could probably need re-fitting as it doesnt quite sit flush one side but its only out by a gnats nacker
4-some of the black plastic trim around the car would benefit a spray of black paint and re-fitting

thats all really,obviously its very dark and dusty in there so wont be able to tell proper condition untill we get her out side but considering she is 22 and covered 169000 miles i think she looks mint. i reckon a big bruiser of a car like this would suit me down to the ground. i am going over next weekend with a gallon of fuel,a new battery and the keys (hopefully) and see about getting it started.

i know in recent threads ive stated im not having another vauxhall and that im going jap power but after seeing this i dont think i can turn my back on vauxhall.dont get me wrong this will never sound/go like a scooby/200sx etc but i think....no wait i KNOW this will turn more heads at car shows and put a massive smile on my face...........it sounds silly but cars like this have so much character about them. it was a shame to see all these cars just parked up most of them were in very good condition the isuzu piaza turbos's were lovely-think you have to be a big retro head to appreciate these sorts of cars, if the government had their way they would have all these scrapped

once its been for its mot i will be making the decision about if im having it or not......but i think its my duty to put this beast back on the road

it comes with loads of spares,2 sets of wheels,engine spares,panels,glass etc etc etc and its only done a few hundred miles since last mot. its also had new flywheel,clutch,timing chain,air flow meter before it got stored up.
i wonder just how many old cars are waiting a second chance in life stored up in barns over the country....sad when you think about it and you appreciate cars how they used to be

anyway enough of me blabbing on....pictures speak louder than words..............enjoy
p.s sorry about picture quality....camera phone,dust,dark + fat club hands=not good Smiley

[chrismec]

Hello and welcome. car looks a good one 

[carltonman]

Welcome Big Shrek.

[Pedro]

Talking of barn finds, I found a Jensen Interceptor today - guess what I'm doing this weekend!

[carlton_mad]

working on the louts!!

[Pedro]

working on the louts!!

Erm, nope - got to do a little on Omega exhaust for it's MOT in a week or so.
Bloody Louts can sodding wait for me this year..........maaaaaaybe have it roadworthy for May.








Maaaaaaybe not!

[biffbangpow]

nice to see one thats intact
good luck with getting it up and running
hope to see it in  the flesh some day

[U.D. - Omega DTM Rep]

no wait i KNOW this will turn more heads at car shows and put a massive smile on my face...........it sounds silly but cars like this have so much character about them. it was a shame to see all these cars just parked up most of them were in very good condition the isuzu piaza turbos's were lovely-think you have to be a big retro head to appreciate these sorts of cars, if the government had their way they would have all these scrapped

It don't sound silly at all to me Big Shrek, I know exactly what you are on about!

[biffbangpow]

whats happening to this car ?

[Jimmy]

hey shrek, so have you got the GSi yet?