I thought I'd intro myself and my 2nd Aston recently picked up
I'm now on my second 4.7 roadster and live in the NW of England.

Collection Day Vantage S roadster
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6197147003/http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6197147003/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/25369163@N08/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6197664462/http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6197664462/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/25369163@N08/, on Flickr

light weight seats
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6222880437/http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6222880437/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/25369163@N08/, on Flickr

Out in the wild
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6350682543/http://www.flickr.com/photos/25369163@N08/6350682543/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/25369163@N08/, on Flickr

Ends up like this too often Thank god for venture shield
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Gorgeous mikey. Wish we could have those light weight seats here in the U.S.!

 

That car looks like it needs a ridiculously intricate detail Mikey...

 

 

If you are going to get it dirty may as well start from a very clean base.

 

Bit of an update and links to a few other pertinent threads for the sake of completeness if anybody goes searching

After the delays in new engine parts and subsequent Gearbox issue (thanks Aston ) Johnny will shortly be completed

Bamford Rose have found another quality issue from the Factory
One of the rear wheel bearings is on its way out after 18 months and 13k miles
So we are going to replace them
So it looks like ~95% of Johnny mechanics will be new!
He needs a set of new rear pads as the traction control has killed the first set in 13k miles.

Links to a couple of other threads for completeness

Manufacturing defect in ASM2 gearbox

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...f=70&t=1385848

Original Johnny 550 build thread

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...+550+is+Coming!

 

Just an update to tie this thread up with collection of Johnny 550 and the Sport Shift 2 gear box failure we encountered.

The Johnny 550 project
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ml#post4147087

The ASM2 sport shift gearbox failure fiasco
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...x-failure.html

 

Gorgeous car! Congratulations on the new acquisition.