My favorite cruise and this year as Group #2 leader, I brought my mother as my navigator.
Had a great time and got some nice pics.
Here was the itinerary during a CoVid year...THE SUNDAY DRIVE!

• 9:45 am Cars begin to gather at Grimsby Town Hall, 160 Livingston. Register with me – white haired guy, clip board, by the table
• 10:15 Tour Meeting – we will gather as close as we can while our speakers shout at you {mayor, hospital dignitaries, me)
• 10:25 Cars stage along Exit driveway in their designated groups.
• 10:30 Car groups discharged every 3 minutes by a politician … don’t run them over
• 11:30 ish First group arrives at Hernder winery. Each groups stays 45 minutes – pls support Hernder for their hospitality
• + 45 min 1st group departs on Inbound tour, through Pelham and Short Hills area. Great drive on tiny roads. Toot around blind corners.
• 1:15 ish 1st group arrives at Limani Restaurant – 50 Pt Conservation Park.
• 1:45 Last group arrives. The portions are generous, and the Shrimp Caesar is a meal in itself … I've heard.
• 4 pm stragglers depart or wash dishes. Safe drive home

 

Pleased to report my brother is now also a proud owner of a 2007 V8 Vantage.
After searching for the past year he acquired a very nice 7000 mile example in the US.








Here are the photos of the brother's car first meet and greet.
The play date was a cruise along the Niagara Escarpment.




















With them side by side it really showed how many small mods I've made over the past three years versus the same year and model completely stock.
Of course all the modifications I've made are completely reversible as I've keep all the original parts...

 

I went with a satin black powder coating to match the grille and heat vents on the car.
I'll let the pictures do the talking, use 1/4" drive ratchet and metric wrenches:


















Just have to take your time and not overtighten the heat insulating spacers.

 

lots of changes to your car, looks great.

 

Very nice how your car has come together.

 

Thanks boys for the kind feedback and yes I am very happy with the stance, looks and uniqueness of my ride.

I decided to replace my marker lights with updated brighter LED bulbs to compensate for the smoked lenses.
I like that the LED units don't give off the heat of a standard bulb.
The strip lights I had previously installed were starting to fail so I went online and ordered these:




Installation is straightforward, just takes some time to get access by removing half of the wheel well liners...










For the rears I jacked up the car by the transaxle and removed both wheels for easier access:




I installed red bulbs in the rear, for the fronts I experimented with clear, yellow and amber until I found the best colour match to the front indicator lights in the headlight unit.

 

i replaced thr fronts on mine c with LED. i thought you had to remove rear bumper to replace the rears... just remove the rear wheel well liners also? good to know. what color LED did you use for rear?

 

You need to remove the rear bumper cover to replace the rear reflectors not the marker lights.
I used RED LED's for the rear as pictured.

 

In order to encourage myself to work in the garage on the Aston this winter, I am first installing a propane unit heater.
It's an 80K BTU natural gas furnace I converted to propane.
I have run new black iron gas pipe to it, and a dedicated electrical circuit from my furnace room to the heater.
Also installed a thermostat on the wall for it, so all I am waiting for is the back ordered venting for the exhaust.
Then I will have an additional 1,100 square feet of heated space to use the garage as a workshop!
I'll also be able to do some oil changes and finish some other projects on the Vantage in comfort.
Might as well while I'm here during the CoVid stay at home orders...

 

ok thanks...i covered my rear reflectors with black reflective tape that glows white... looks great on my meteorite silver

 

Ok my backordered B-vent finally came in so I could finish the furnace project








Now I can continue my winter project list for the Vantage in comfort.
First up, continuing the conversion to OEM Premium Audio system - yes it can be done!
My car had the Standard Audio from the factory.

 

I haven’t checked my gas code book in a while but I’m not sure if B-vent is allowed for horizontal venting , I think you are going to have a lot of condensation in that vent line

 

Same here, it had been 12 years since I was a HVAC Installation Manager.
However the code changed:


The commercial horizontal install includes a condensate drain, I followed the residential guide and so far no issues - but thanks I will keep an eye on that.

 

that’s what I thought , you should also have a flex connector on the gas line .
lt should be stainless steel vent , also if your garage is air tight you will have bad combustion and the acidic condensate will rot the B-vent in no time .
I had the same problem in my old shop (vertical B-vent) from a unit heater . Garage was too tight (I built it that way) vent rotted out ,so I replaced the B-vent and added a fresh air intake using a dryer vent hood in the ceiling . I installed it next to the burner intake and it pulled air from the attic space above the garage to keep the combustion clean , problem solved no more bad combustion-due to acidic condensate .
Try a test , close all the doors , turn up the heat and wait a couple of hours , go in the garage and have a sniff around if it smells skunky you need combustion air .
35 yr + licensed HVAC tech here with Gas 1 as well .

 

Thanks for the tips, much appreciated!
My garage is far from air tight but your solution would work in my application as the attic has great fresh air flow from the soffit and roof vents...
I will have my father-in-law over to audit my work as he has been in the trade that long as well.