tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21515492272308177622011-11-28T00:36:52.827Z4 members of uksaabs.co.uk take a trip to Valhalla and back... in support of The Noah's Ark AppealSihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-34656816479644154592010-10-27T13:53:00.002+01:002010-10-27T13:55:14.332+01:00

Seems StreetSafari will be running a Valhalla event again in 2012.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-26074151931130622812010-01-16T11:57:00.001Z2010-01-16T11:58:54.625Z

Forgot to mention... P900 "died" back last year. Head Gasket failure and didn't have space to get it fixed as I have another c900 that needs fixing and is waiting to be used as my main car.http://forum.streetsafari.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=8125&p=52358#p52358http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38179

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-51621565860677031042008-09-10T15:36:00.004+01:002008-09-12T14:25:14.658+01:00

Took the "P900" to Castle Combe last Saturday for the Eurofest action day. Had two sessions out on track, first was at the "base boost" that the car had been running since we had it. The second later on in the day, I took the waste gate hose off to see if the car would boost until fuel cut out - which it did.An excellent day out with the rest of the UKSaabs bunch just hope some of them got some

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-40782408891124936042008-08-28T13:52:00.002+01:002008-08-28T13:54:30.636+01:00

"Official" slideshow of the event..http://slideshow.valhallarun.com/Lots of random stuff in there but plenty of the Pipe mobile, aka P900.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-41801762282093828152008-08-26T22:20:00.004+01:002008-08-26T23:27:06.874+01:00

The idea was to update the blog as we went along via emails off a mobile phone as none of us took a laptop. Trouble was none of the roaming networks would send the emails, although picture messaging worked out fine.So a brief run down of what went on.Day 0.. (16th August > 17th)Drive to Cheq's and pick up the rest of the team and do some last minute work to the car. The fuel gauge doesn't work on

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-49099483998199600592008-08-14T14:46:00.003+01:002008-08-14T14:50:53.749+01:00

MOT, tax and insured (all 4 of us) as of yesterday plus tracking/alignment done... although still has massive understeer in the wet, as it's on 185 tyres Just need to change oil and rear springs now. Not that I have the time or the inclination to change the rear springs at the moment. Oil change will be done at Cheq's driveway on route to ferry, Saturday.Many thanks to SAABStyle, Motortec and D&

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-20391571432493029182008-08-11T12:15:00.004+01:002008-08-12T00:13:14.067+01:00

Day 1: Copenhagen, Denmark > Lillehammer, Norway.View Larger MapDay 2: We have a choice, go straight for Umea, Sweden (starting point of day 4) or take the long route and take in the "trolls ladder" near Trollstigen and then on to somewhere like Kristiansund, Norway.View Larger MapDay 3: Where ever we end up on Day 2 > Umeå, SwedenView Larger MapDay 4: Is a choice of catching the ferry across the

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-23759250185047975112008-08-11T10:15:00.003+01:002008-08-11T10:17:49.574+01:00

The link over on the right is now live for GPS tracking of the car. Just need to attach the device to the car and power it up.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-41056984634235759052008-08-08T14:48:00.003+01:002008-08-11T23:42:57.010+01:00

Just had word from home, Steering rack has LANDED!!! (many thanks to Ed, Nick and the people at 20CC) - which is good news as I had already booked it in to be swapped over on Tuesday next week. Just need to think of a devious way to get car to the garage that will do the work now.The 3ARC Tiny Tracker is also on it's way.Only 8 more days to go before we leave the UK!

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-40073735110088425222008-08-06T23:21:00.006+01:002008-08-11T11:52:52.155+01:00

Getting somewhere finally. MOT resulted in a fail. Offside steering arm again so no surprise there and the nearside handbrake which was.I haven't got time to fiddle with the car this week (or next) so have had a mad day of finding bits and people to fix them.Team Saabotage have sourced us a replacement steering rack and I've booked the car into a local SAAB indie, nearby to have the swap done.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-40820474095268868612008-08-04T16:25:00.004+01:002008-08-11T23:43:31.679+01:00

I really do hate waiting for MOT results. I usually drop the car off and then wait for a few hours before getting the Yes/No phone call from my local garage.So last night I fitted a good battery that a friend donated for the use of the trip. Car started up fine, so turned it off and forgot about it. I didn't take his advice and put it on charge overnight, I should have done.This morning, filled

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-87166565963611305602008-08-03T23:26:00.005+01:002008-08-04T13:23:59.536+01:00

We've decided to drive the car back home so some more money has been spent to repair certain things and a MOT booked in for tomorrow morning. Pretty much everything that was found faulty in Aprils MOT has been rectified, some not so. So it's hit & miss if it will pass first go.I had already put new brake pads on the front last Tuesday, this morning I did the rears which kind of went ok -ish.Found

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-81445050515776604752008-07-30T12:25:00.000+01:002008-07-30T12:30:13.102+01:00

MOT or stickers. Either way both are stressful.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-87691009465176094352008-07-02T13:02:00.002+01:002008-08-11T23:44:09.663+01:00

Watch Cheq on Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge ;)

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-84778397742894815082008-06-27T10:54:00.004+01:002008-08-11T23:45:44.127+01:00

The rest of TEAM-PIPE will be glad to know I've dragged the car out from behind the fence of the back garden and started work on it again.Re fitted what there is of the interior (still can't get the mud off it) that didn't get taken to the skip earlier on in the year.Knee pad fitted and larger centre cubby hole createdAlso added a bit of colour to the dull interior

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-73149950369701689342008-06-25T10:03:00.003+01:002008-08-11T23:46:20.513+01:00

Beginning to have a mild panic develop now over all this. Lack of time and funds to sort the car out is the main issue. At the MOT a few months back it failed on a few brake issues which should be easily solved with some new pads all round and maybe a bleed of the system and some fresh fluid.The other failure was on the O/S track rod arm, too much play. Never had that one before on a car so a

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-70414204451422150252008-06-17T15:18:00.003+01:002008-06-17T15:48:11.487+01:00

Due to a team members work commitments we now have a space available within TEAM-PIPE.Driver and all round good sport required to complete a team of four to compete in StreetSafari's Valhalla Run event this August.You will need to have a good sense of humour and be a team player. Valid passport and Driver licence essential.Able to get time off from work between 17th (sign in night) - 22nd August.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-46126592576121384232008-05-07T12:16:00.003+01:002008-05-08T16:57:51.964+01:00

Well thanks to Elkparts the whole world knows about our planned exploits.John and Julian kindly used their weekly email to publicise our trip in a bid to get the donations flooding in. Eschewing the usual update of new products available, the mail no doubt took a few readers by surprise - not least TeamPipe. It might not have been what their loyal consumers were expecting but some were obviously

Graemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12605896118881698388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-75611289640422516972008-04-15T21:33:00.001+01:002008-04-15T21:41:18.099+01:00

10" (I think) diameter stickers for the car kindly donated by Sharon of www.motormugs.co.ukSpent today replacing the front shocks on the car for some good used ones (see previous post) as the car is booked in for it's MOT tomorrow morning.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-73627835645366656172008-04-11T14:49:00.004+01:002008-04-11T15:18:20.758+01:00

The team are pleased to announce that Nottingham Saab have made a very healthy donation to our cause. Their money is a huge boost for the team at this early stage and is hopefully a sign of things to come as the cash floods in.The outfit have provided much needed expertise and often good old fashioned elbow grease to keep Graemes c900T16s on the road over the last few years. Always there to

Graemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12605896118881698388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-69407662639841892752008-04-07T13:22:00.002+01:002008-04-07T13:25:48.232+01:00

Delighted to announce that 3ARC have agreed to sponsor us a Tiny Tracker tracking device for the duration of our trip. So come August you will be able to track our progress on the event via the web in real time.Two teams currently using 3ARC devices are on the StreetSafari Calais to Casablanca challenge.www.3arc.com/craggyislanderswww.3arc.com/the2turnersAlso while I'm at it many thanks to Dan &

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-22986049296229734322008-03-22T12:50:00.001Z2008-03-22T12:56:15.081Z

Bit of spare time at the mo... tried to have a look a the proposed route on googlemaps .com (avoiding Highways) Looks like we're going to find out first hand why the Scandinavian countries produce such good rally drivers!View Larger Map..and then we need to find a route back home!

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-17909854519447104332008-03-19T13:13:00.005Z2008-03-19T13:27:17.007Z

The good 2nd hand rear springs I had sourced turned up today so no fear of that well known SAAB 900 rubbing and a saggy rear end when carrying 4 passengers and their hand luggage.No idea when I'll actually fit them to the car as I'm in the middle of gutting and re doing our bathroom so I'm not allowed to play with cars until it's finished.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-55854441844014811672008-03-18T15:14:00.003Z2008-03-18T17:01:13.659Z

Big thanks to Car Tribe who have asked us to get involved with their website, and of course have agreed to give some much needed sponsorship in return.The website is social site where members can swing by and torque cars (geddit) with the ability to upload videos, pictures and create blogs. They are already involved with some other banger rally nutters (Scirocco to Morocco and Mongol Rally) and

Graemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12605896118881698388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-77283974897175737002008-03-18T12:21:00.003Z2008-03-18T12:24:07.880Z

We're open for donations to the Noah's Ark Appeal, either over on the right of this page using the JustGiving widget or at our fund raising page: http://www.justgiving.com/terampipe (and yeah I spelt the name wrong)

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-48036087401146574832008-03-04T09:17:00.002Z2008-03-08T12:24:37.544Z

TEAM-PIPE are now officially registered and confirmed with a place on the 2008 rally!http://www.valhallarun.com/rally.esp?PG=teamsOur nominated Charity will be announced soon, we just need to finalise the permission to raise funds for them.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-90955760726835261462008-02-25T13:20:00.002Z2008-02-25T13:21:46.960Z

Just sent the payment off for registration, awaiting confirmation now.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-64739013295489818442008-02-22T11:20:00.005Z2008-02-22T11:27:21.440Z

Bought originally as a track hack with an idea of doing a StreetSafari event sometime in the future.http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21993See the original rank ex-Glastonbury interior pics and much more here: http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/album693

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151549227230817762.post-27517722680047006112008-02-09T18:38:00.001Z2008-02-09T18:38:34.930Z

As per subject.

Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675387440899846358noreply@blogger.com1