Julian Barnes: Thief - Severnside imports - Achilles Tire - Low Brain Drifters

Im kinda new to the scene but it seems ridiculous. Got this retard, PPUK and the likes of Project D (although PD may turn themselves around - it'll be a while before i order though) all going round ripping people off and being general asshats. it gives a really bad view on a scene that from what ive seen is reasonably friendly. The number of events ive been to and seen people helping each other out lending/selling parts cheap (and cars for that matter) etc etc...

I am surprised you arent taking him to court Phil. If it had of been me and i new contractually everything was in order and i couldn't lose i would be doing it just to make an example of him and prove to the scene this shit can be fought (that said im no business man so i dare say you have reasons ;) ). The more shit he goes through the less likely he will be to do it to the next guy, even if it's that he cant be arsed with the hassle.

Either way its all bullshit. Sad pathetic people who dont have the capability to provide a proper job so screw people as much as they can.
 
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My story of how i lost 6 grand buying an engine from the lil bastard off julian barnes,me and julian were mates good mates hooked up with him in 2009 when i started drifting in the jdmallstars..kawabata drove for him then..

I looked upon them as a professional setup a good laugh over the season we started talking we then swapped numbers and used to talk all the time via phone or thru our beloved facebook.

Things were good i was a newcomer and was accepted by the lowbraindrifters well so i thought.
over the years of competing it consisted of staying in the same hotels drinks at the bar meeting his family and generally having a laugh,i ignored the bad press i had heard as i met julian for myself and he was such a goodguy (or so i thought)

He used to guide me as i didnt really have a clue about competion drifting,so i now fastforward to the year luke fink drove for him my clutch lets go at round 3 and julian offers to help out as he had a clutch plate on him in person naturally i accepted his offer of the clutch swapped it over and went for qualifying....i gave julian 300 quid for the clutch happy days a sound guy that helped me out his mates that were with him they helped me change it everything was goin well...
so year 2010 finishes with me well and truelly in with the boyz lowbraindrifters cos i was rocking there name julian offered to give me 2 sideskirts and front wings off the lil bastard.

I went up to lydney on the edge of wales spent the day wiv him and his family watched bdc wales practice or liecence day cant remember totally but we went out for a meal as a click then back to his house for a few beers watch some shit about the sls merc being built till formula d came on on motors tv few beers bit of sleep up in the mornin him and his mrss put on a blinding breakfast the hospitallity was second to none..his family i might add shouldnt be brought into this as honestly they are lovely ppl,so i was given some clothing some lbd stickers and told i was part of the family.

A year passes by i have issues with money and pretty much avoided the 2011 season but still stayed in contact regulary on the phone banter txts calls etc etc
so i make it to awesomefest with the general and its new look camped up with the lbd fam and others and had a good weekend.
I attended the last rnd of jdmallstars pair off with a fast irish man and a light as fuck ae86 prodrift champion and realised in battle 315bhp at the flywheel wouldnt do anymore if i was to even have a chance in battles..
So a call to julian and after trying to actually sell me the lil bastard for 17 grand i declined way outta my price range a few more calls backwards and forwardsand i said id seen a sr2.2 as a turn key conversion with everything to make it drive and run for 6 grand i told julian i was gonna buy it,he advised me not to as the engine was a nail and said u can have or lil bastard sr for 6 grand turn key,after lots of thought i agreed to buy it over tbe phone paid a deposit of 2500 straight to his bank.
excited me the car always performed well as id seen...
 
So the turn key conversion?? i went to lydney to pick it up with my bro and pay the outstanding 3500 when i got there he wanted me to buy the radiator seperatly the fuel tanks swirl pot some fuel lines was told the oil cooler and relocator kit was missing as that was all broken and fucked his words not mine there was a oilfilter on the engine slipped it off as it wasnt tightened right up went to get an oil cooler kit from mocal direct for the kit,with oil filter that was on the engine in hand..fitted it all on spent around another 900 quid on bits that were missing to start the thing and run it fuel pumps more fuel line,,oh he didnt give me the fuel reg or the fc commander so i then rang him and had to pay more money to recieve them parts another 100 or 150 quid...so i pay and he sends them sard reg with the gauge removed and the fc commander with the wire cut..i wired it up as advised by his now new mechanic james buller sent pictures and insisted the pumps would run they both assured me i mustve done something wrong...not the case i was being told the wrong wire was the earth after a bit of fiddling i got power to em happy days the car was ready to start boom turned the key after all this messing about and more money relief...i found loads of stuff loose on the engine and the fuel plenun sorted all that out and decided as id spent so much time money an effort on the safe side lets check the map off to gregs i go protuner all checks were passed and we started her up for a power run it made 517 bhp from the off no adjustments but greg aborted as it was over boasting,turned boast down run number 2 and all of a sudden the filter blew off oil everywhere but greg saw and heard what was goin on and shut it off asap...i rang julian and said he'd failed to tell me the filter h had screwed on the engine wasnt infact the filter for the engine,so 500 quid wasted day off work and journey so on complete waste of time for me,i then saw the oil relocator kit was actually sold to a member on here as it said on tge thread it was from the lil bastard...i couldnt believe it!!!

so anyway i sort it all out back to gregs and remap time it made 507 bhp awesome i thought cos i was originally told by julian its a fully sorted sr forged high rev spec 2.1 built in japan so i thought this was safe,rnd 1 2012 the diff was open so it was a short day for me,then rnd2 wimbledon car was awesome qualified 10th happy days all working mint,after the rub with the wall i took it to brandshatch for a bit of testing only a tenner of fuel used...then lydden hill comes up im in the first session feeling the car and just gripping most of the time oil pressure good might i add runnin on motul 300v 15 /50 and v power fuel went out second session a few warm up laps then 3rd and 4th skids allowing the car to cool down,oil pressure gd temp good opened her up in 4th a funny noise oil pressure good so thought it was a delam tyre clutched it up and the engine stopped dead lost all oil pressure,i was gutted the cap off the bottom of the rod came apart as it was standard nissan shit,it was only forged pistons and a set of cams inside it, mentioned it on facebook on my page a short sill comment from julian i answered he deleted me and that was how it was left

my story!!!! Real talk no bullshit
 
wow, sounds like Munkul is sucking Julian off too.
Really hope the same thing happens to you at some point, so we can all point, laugh and say its your fault

I dont think so pal.

I would never hand money or stuff over to anyone running a business, without a proper receipt. Even if I was "friendly" with them. Its just a personal rule. I also try to never sell things like cars to real mates, cos if it goes wrong then it can mess a good friendship up.

Only exception I can think of is Johnny my local dyno tuner who gets cash, but thats only cos I watch what he's doing over his shoulder and I know what's going on :D

Mr white, i really feel for you cos it sounds like you were made to be a real friend, and fair play, I borrow and lend money to my close friends all the time. THAT sucks for you man.

It would be interesting to hear what Luke Fink has to say about Julian cos i followed the bad press about Luke a couple of years ago... all from Julian's side.
 
recipets dont mean fuck all if its from a company thats reknown for closing up and re-opening

i sold a car to jimmy saville 2 weeks ago. That recipets was bullshit for both parties
 
Doesnt that guy from dirty sanches have something to do with low brain drifters? Seems like a right mess, hope you get it sorted out Phil and others.
 
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