Our Charity
We are raising money for the Perthes Association.
Perthes disease is a potentially crippling disease of the hip which affects children (mainly boys) between the ages of 2 and 15 years. In Perthes disease the blood supply to the growth plate of the bone at the end of the femur (the ball and socket joint of the hip) becomes inadequate. As a result the bone softens and breaks down.
We have chosen this charity as my son, Max, was a Perthes sufferer and spent over 18 months in a wheelchair.
The story so far
After buying the car in September and spending a couple of days of sitting in the car and making "brum brum" noises we started to assess our purchase. I'd managed to get it running on the first night although the engine didn't sound at all "sweet". After numerous attempts to adjust the valve lash with limited success we decided to buy a new set of hydraulic lifters, also:- The clutch was completely gone (you could leave the car running in gear without it moving)
- Alternator wasn't charging
- Flat battery
- Choke cable broken
- No front brakes
- Nothing on the dash board worked
- Rear lights not working
Better then I had expected!We also realised that we would need some where to do all this work. Micheal Knight had a black truck to drive into when he needed to make repairs. We opted for a large beige tent. This made me enormously popular with my neighbours. 
Pretty soon large parcels started to arrive from America and virtually every weekend was taken up with Trans Am tinkering. Dad making the long journey from Suffolk to Worcestershire on a Friday night and working all day Saturday on the car with me. Over the winter we have completed all the jobs above (and a few more). I just need to sort out the seat belts in order for it to be ready for a MOT.
3 comments:
Well done lads! Glad to see you are ignoring most of your own common sense.
Looking forward to hearing the rumble of that V8.... as we storm past you lol :-)
Matt (NoRust, Team A.R.S.E.)
You should paint it the same colour as the Kat!
Hello chaps, nice to have you onboard (but not in a gay way, I'm not in the Pontiac Owners club you know), good luck with your charity work. You may want to invest in industrial shrink-wrap, gaffa tape, stink bombs, paracetamol for the invitable hangover and some AA membership. All will become clear....
See you at Donington !
Cheers
Duisberg (Team Wolfburg Wolfbaggers)
PS - Oh, and a fire extinguisher.
PPS - A fiver for your charity if you turn up dressed as the 'hof'
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