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Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Violet Vivid Date: March 30, 2013, 5:15 am
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Heya all!
Thought I really should start a thread on Ary, my beloved 109"
especially as she is 30 today!
firstly this is how she looked when I first got her, over 10
years ago:
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Sat on knackered springs, worn Avons (one had a creme egg-sized
bulge in the sidewall!)
running a sweet 2.25 5mb petrol, and a gearbox with syncro left
on most the gears ;)
she quickly gained a roofrack (we already had it, my mum was
using it as a tomato growing rack!)
And some HD parabolics, and borrowed the better tyres off my
dads 107" as she was my daily driver
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then one warm summer the inevitable happened:
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ran round like that for couple of months, including blasting
through two thunderstorms :D
when winter came around though (had a tilt frame & ropey tilt
for a while) decided I missed my roofrack, and decided needed
windows & a safari roof:
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Also for my 21st my parents brought me the set of Kumho venture
MTs in 235/85r16 seen here, and I brought myself the steering
guard :)
(bumperettes were added by me too, because they are pretty)
also clear-lighted her too:
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settled on her being a hardtop for a while, when the tiltframe
ended up on my 88" diesel. But eventually I decided to safari
the 88" (Aryette) soo Ary gained herself a tilt again :)
Also the kumho's started to wear, so fitted many different
things, these are the 7.50x16 Olympic Steeltreks off my 88" (&
me. You might not believe this, but my friend took this in the
Peak District without my knowing!)
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in all this time I changed the gearbox for a s/hand one off
ebay, that died & was replaced with a recon box fromo Paddocks.
That lost 2nd gear :banghead
Soo got it rebuilt at CS Gears in Coventry, lasted just under a
year before what we think was a defect in a tooth meant she
stripped 1st completely. However was rebuilt under warranty and
is fine now :D
Also about 2006 the valve stem seals died in the engine, and my
friend had just taken the 2.5 out of his 90 afew months
previous, and gave it me. fitted it over a weekend (needed to
get to uni on monday!)
Oh, she's now running 1-ton rims with 255/85r16 General Grabbers
:D
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soo yeah, brief history, probably not in order, of me & my
beloved Ary
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#Post#: 55808--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Violet Vivid Date: March 30, 2013, 5:19 am
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Oh, and she has her own facebook page :giddy:
HTML https://www.facebook.com/pages/the-Mighty-Ary/201018473423
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Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Luke Duke Date: March 30, 2013, 6:04 am
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Hi Violet , happy birthday to the Mighty Ary :thumbs: !!
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Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Skoze Date: March 30, 2013, 9:18 am
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Recognise you from Retro Rides, welcome :)
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Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: billhook Date: March 30, 2013, 11:05 am
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Excellent. i love a rag top. Not so noisy as a tin top and
cooler in the summer.
Very nice. Enjoy. :thumbs:
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Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: michaelwhite Date: March 30, 2013, 1:15 pm
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some great photos on facebook :smilewide:
nice looking 109
michael
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Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Dave Date: March 30, 2013, 2:26 pm
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The one ton rims are a massive improvement over the gay wheels
but watch you don't get the urge to invade Poland (old forum
joke). >Htlr<
#Post#: 55856--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Rob1769 Date: March 30, 2013, 6:38 pm
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But is it 'Freezing' in the winter???
#Post#: 55874--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: billhook Date: March 31, 2013, 10:57 am
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No. Just as warm as a tin top without the condensation. >Htlr<
#Post#: 55892--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ary, 1983 S3 109" ragtop
By: Rob1769 Date: March 31, 2013, 2:05 pm
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As warm as a safari ????
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