my name is phoenix

[phoenix]

hello everyone,
Im male 24 from east anglia, nice quiet village called Elm. I am a plumbing and heating engineer with, qualifications in, gas registerd (CORGI) gas fitter (ACS) oil tecnitian (OFTEC) watter regulations (WRAS) unvented/sealed systems, and anglia watter aproved.

I own a Triumph herald 1200, but iv fitted it with a 2L straight 6 engine, iv got my own little workshop in my back garden. Iv owned my own home for 2years, maried for 1 year and first baby due this weekend!

So why on a mini site? well my brother owns a mini 35 in arizona blue and he has just bought a mini to turn into a trailer, but he lives with perents and it is being done by us in my workshop althogh I end up being out there lots more as gives me something to do. I do love minis but prefer Triumph personal, considering having both. Dident want to infringe on any of his club sites so looked throgh a load on net and settled on one, a friendly looking one, yours.

Iv started a thread on the trailer.

my workshop
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/22phoenix22/?action=view&current=3b85a15a.pbr

my herald restoration video is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UH3e-8wzWI

my drag race video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLSfZKjnNb4

second drag race video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ici4rPz6Uvs

[Tommy Cooper]

thats the sort of workshop space I need.... but its looking like i might end up in a house without even a garage :(

[Jam_meister]

Colm, don't give up hope on the garage mate, If you let me know what sort of price you're willing to go up to and what areas you're interested in then I will also search for houses with Garages for you. I'm lookinmg through property papers etc myself lately anyway so Won't take much extra time at all

[STEALTH GT]

HELLO PHOENIX :)
YOU'RE RIGHT WE ARE A FRIENDLY BUNCH. I LIKE YOUR WORKSHOP I WOULD LIKE ONE LIKE THAT BUT I HAD TO SETTLE FOR A DRIVEWAY (SHELF) INSTEAD.

[Michelle]

Hi Phoenix and welcome to Brighton Mini Club forum. You've got some interesting projects going on there, nice to see you've done all the work yourself as well. Good luck with the trailer, and go get a mini restoration project - you know it makes sense!!!!

[Iceman]

Hi Phoenix a nice garage you have there the herald certainly goes well what was the 1/4 mile time on it?
FAZ

[RNRMF]

Hi Phoenix, welcome to the BMC messageboard. I'm a fan of everything retro with 4 wheels (and sometime 3 wheels!) - do you use the retro-rides.com forums? Thats a sweet looking herald you have and an awesome workshop.
I used to have a mini 35 in 'Nevada red' (pink!).

[phoenix]

no im not a member yet but will give it a look and join if it looks good, and time was 18s, not great but im adding diference parts and seing how much each afects time.

[25queen]

Hello Phoenix

Good to see you on the boards.
I'm a fan of triumphs too, my mum used to have an old Dolomite, until some a**hole wrote it off :mad:
And my grandad always had them too :D

Enjoy!