Any Atom owners in Cape Town?????

[John H]

I'm going there for 6 weeks soon and just wondered if any had been shipped out there. SOmehow I doubt it as they hammer u on import tax, but I just thought I would ask?
cheers

[John Lloyd]

Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 

[skilly]

[quote="John Lloyd"]
Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 
[/quote]

Had a very frustrating discussion with a friend tonight who decided I could get a new Aluminium Frame made up for my Atom for £2000. What do you say to that?

[John H]

[quote="Captain Atom (Mark)"]
[quote="John Lloyd"]
Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 
[/quote]

Had a very frustrating discussion with a friend tonight who decided I could get a new Aluminium Frame made up for my Atom for £2000. What do you say to that?
[/quote]
oi!!!!!!!!!!
fook off jacking my thread with your off topic nonsense. This one is about South AFrica, not bloody pipe benders
heh

[benyeats]

There is one chap in Cape Town with one who I got in touch with before I went last year but did not hear back from him nearer the time.

My mate will take you out on track in his Elise if you like

Ben

[CalScot]

John Pest is in SA someplace?

[skilly]

What is going on around here - the thread is back on topic 

[NathanE]

[quote="Captain Atom (Mark)"]
[quote="John Lloyd"]
Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 
[/quote]

Had a very frustrating discussion with a friend tonight who decided I could get a new Aluminium Frame made up for my Atom for £2000. What do you say to that?
[/quote]

I'm not sure that Al would be a great material for a frame. 

The low tensile strength of the metal would mean that you would need tubes the size of culverts to get the required frame stiffness/strength characteristics. 

On top of that the fatigue characteristics of Al might not suit the loading cycles that an atom would put on them.  You would not want failure at the wishbone attachment points after hitting 5,000 bumps!

[Bruce Fielding]

Dawie Joubert owns an Atom, but in Jo'berg I think.

He was going to be the SA distributor but I don't think that ever happened.

[John H]

[quote="Mr.Toad"]
[quote="Captain Atom (Mark)"]
[quote="John Lloyd"]
Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 
[/quote]

Had a very frustrating discussion with a friend tonight who decided I could get a new Aluminium Frame made up for my Atom for £2000. What do you say to that?
[/quote]

I'm not sure that Al would be a great material for a frame. 

The low tensile strength of the metal would mean that you would need tubes the size of culverts to get the required frame stiffness/strength characteristics. 

On top of that the fatigue characteristics of Al might not suit the loading cycles that an atom would put on them.  You would not want failure at the wishbone attachment points after hitting 5,000 bumps!
[/quote]
OI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Start yer own thread unless you want to talk about biltong and leathery complexions.

[John H]

[quote="benyeats"]
There is one chap in Cape Town with one who I got in touch with before I went last year but did not hear back from him nearer the time.

My mate will take you out on track in his Elise if you like

Ben
[/quote]
that would be dead cool..............PM me his details and I'll give him a shout.
Wonder if I can hire a car to track over there.
I shall investigate.
cheers

[skilly]

[quote="John H"]
[quote="Mr.Toad"]
[quote="Captain Atom (Mark)"]
[quote="John Lloyd"]
Yes and a very good pipe bender who makes his own.  You could hook up with him and give us some feed back on his build and tells which one's better 
[/quote]

Had a very frustrating discussion with a friend tonight who decided I could get a new Aluminium Frame made up for my Atom for £2000. What do you say to that?
[/quote]

I'm not sure that Al would be a great material for a frame. 

The low tensile strength of the metal would mean that you would need tubes the size of culverts to get the required frame stiffness/strength characteristics. 

On top of that the fatigue characteristics of Al might not suit the loading cycles that an atom would put on them.  You would not want failure at the wishbone attachment points after hitting 5,000 bumps!
[/quote]
OI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Start yer own thread unless you want to talk about biltong and leathery complexions.
[/quote]

Mmmmm Biltong 

[benyeats]

[quote="John H"]
[quote="benyeats"]
There is one chap in Cape Town with one who I got in touch with before I went last year but did not hear back from him nearer the time.

My mate will take you out on track in his Elise if you like

Ben
[/quote]
that would be dead cool..............PM me his details and I'll give him a shout.
Wonder if I can hire a car to track over there.
I shall investigate.
cheers
[/quote]

Hiring interesting cars is not too expensive, not sure you are allowed to track them but how would they know ?  Will PM you his details in a moment.  Trackdays are about £20 in SA and you get some interesting machinery along.

Ben

[John H]

[quote="benyeats"]
[quote="John H"]
[quote="benyeats"]
There is one chap in Cape Town with one who I got in touch with before I went last year but did not hear back from him nearer the time.

My mate will take you out on track in his Elise if you like

Ben
[/quote]
that would be dead cool..............PM me his details and I'll give him a shout.
Wonder if I can hire a car to track over there.
I shall investigate.
cheers
[/quote]

Hiring interesting cars is not too expensive, not sure you are allowed to track them but how would they know ?  Will PM you his details in a moment.  Trackdays are about £20 in SA and you get some interesting machinery along.

Ben
[/quote]
I've got a 1.2 Nissan Spaz Chariot for the time I am there, but sh1t motors are good fun on trackdays......as I have proved in my Civic a few times this year

[benyeats]

[quote="John H"]
[quote="benyeats"]
[quote="John H"]
[quote="benyeats"]
There is one chap in Cape Town with one who I got in touch with before I went last year but did not hear back from him nearer the time.

My mate will take you out on track in his Elise if you like

Ben
[/quote]
that would be dead cool..............PM me his details and I'll give him a shout.
Wonder if I can hire a car to track over there.
I shall investigate.
cheers
[/quote]

Hiring interesting cars is not too expensive, not sure you are allowed to track them but how would they know ?  Will PM you his details in a moment.  Trackdays are about £20 in SA and you get some interesting machinery along.

Ben
[/quote]
I've got a 1.2 Nissan Spaz Chariot for the time I am there, but sh1t motors are good fun on trackdays......as I have proved in my Civic a few times this year
[/quote]

Most of the locals drive Mk1 golfs, made locally and updated with a fuel injected engine, still somewhat slower than the Megane Cup I borrowed and speeding tickets are only £30