View Full Version : A huge thank you to all at Elvington! (Now with date for stripping help)
I would just like to say thank you to everyone who was at Elvington for all their support and offers of help after my poor car ended up on its roof :cry: . Everyone there was fantastic, especially you guys :nod:
Thanks in particular must go out to:
Dr Bob who came to check on us before we had even got in the ambulance.
SM who had somehow found out who i was and found 2 spare shells for me by the time the ambulance dropped us back at the paddock area.
Bren for offering to trailer the car back to Leeds for me.
Chem200 for taking me out in his car and even letting me loose in it for a few laps
Swebb for offering me the shells (I will hopefully be in touch soon)
Emma from Apex and her fella Gareth for giving us a lift back to Leeds
... and everyone else for being so understanding, this really is an amazing club :notworthy .
I have a few pics of the carnage somewhere but dont know how to post them, could someone put them up if i email them?
Hi mate, no probs for the shells, just let me know when you want to come and look at them.
If you want to email me the pics to swebb200sx@tiscali.co.uk i'll post them for you.
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 19:29
Most important thing is that no one was hurt! I was directly behind you when it happened. VERY UNLUCKY INCIDENT!
We stopped but wasn't sure if we were allowed to stop on track, plus more and more cars started parking up there behind the cones ( :wave: Dr.Bob) so once I saw you'd both climbed out and give us a wave that you were ok we headed back to the pits under a red flag to let the oficials do their jobs.
Accidents happen, and cars can be fixed, its only a chunk of metal.
With help from SXOC it will probably cost a lot more in time than £ ;) You'll more than likely end up making peoples tea, and brews. Maybe providing a garage for the guy to sleep in :D
Look through the thread about SM's recent crash, and you'll see how SXOC pulls things together in times of crisis :nod:
Plus point is you'll know the car inside out once you've re-shelled it :nod:
If you need an extra pair of hands I might be able to fly up for a day :thumbs:
Most important thing is that no one was hurt!
Plus point is you'll know the car inside out once you've re-shelled it :nod:
True, I assume you had no ill effect today ?
We'll reshell it, we just need to know where and when, anybody with space somewhere between Sheffield and the lakes :thumbs: please shout :nod:
pics, as well as Swebb you can send them to SM at SXOC dot COM
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 19:35
I would have loads of space in our works (Littleborough) if I didn't have two dismanttled Rover 800's in there :(
Arghh!! Damn computers :smash: Swebb, i have tried to email you those pics it will only accept 1 as an attachment and then i got a failed delivery report. Not sure whats going on. I will try again later.
As for injuries, my back is a quite sore but thats all. Quite lucky in some respects.
Thanks for the offers of help, i am just looking at my options and then when a plan of attack is sorted i will be very grateful any help :notworthy .
Im available as a tea lady lol
main thing is you're both ok. and, as has been said, we can rebuild:)
embarassed to be thanked tbh, i was doing my duty to stop and make sure you were both ok. GMC could strike me off if i didn't. as it happened i wasn't needed and the ambulance blokes knew their stuff:thumbs:
i'll help with the rebuild where i can:)
I dont do dirty hands stuff (thats what Gary and his mob get paid for :thumbs: ) but Ill make amn exception in your case. Im happy to help as and when, just let me know :nod: :)
I have a pic of your poor bastid car and I want it fixed :nod: :)
Ill even bring the Michael, the guys nuts, hes a boiling ball of energy, you just point him in the direction of the job, let him go and stand back :D :D
Well done the club:thumbs:
Glad no one was badly hurt.
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 19:57
i can offer you all some space to do the work ( double garage and drive) and somewhere to stay if you need it, i'll even put my spannering to use :) bit far north but its there if you run out of possibilities :)
great to see the club spirit take effect when it happened guys :thumbs:
embarassed to be thanked tbh, i was doing my duty to stop and make sure you were both ok. GMC could strike me off if i didn't. don't give me that gmc shit :no: you'd have stopped anyway :thumbs: :notworthy :notworthy
Ill even bring the Michael, the guys nuts, hes a boiling ball of energy, you just point him in the direction of the job, let him go and stand back :D :D
:notworthy :notworthy I found that very funny :thumbs:
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:05
How long would a re-shell take, there's not much to do behind the drivers seat I wouldn't have thought.
Its a good time to do some upgrades too ;)
:notworthy :notworthy I found that very funny :thumbs:
The guys this human dynamo type thing. Hes into everything and will launch himself into engine bays with spanner to hand given half that chance. We have to hold him back at work as he just cant help getting stuck into any minor vehicle problem that comes up :rolleyes:
We spend a lot of time telling him to get back into his packing area as we are peferectly capable of taking a wheel off. Ive actually given up now and if any car work needs doing we just set him at it and in a blur of Michaelness its done :Wack: Its like pressing the big red button :wack:
Imagine a mentalist spinny top thing with a monkey wrench, thats Michael :nod:
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 20:06
How long would a re-shell take, there's not much to do behind the drivers seat I wouldn't have thought.
Its a good time to do some upgrades too ;)
in a weekend with the right people working on it provided nothing spectacularly disasterous happens :) in a day if you've got a crack team of bodgers and spanner monkeys who should be working the pit lanes
I dont think we'd get a reshell done in a single weekend :no: no matter how many people we had.
Edit ... Well if Stu says it can be done, maybe it can ??
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:09
Well I'm up for some re-build shenaneghans :thumbs:
Gives me a chance to learn the layout of the 200 a bit better :nod:
...You can never know too much about cars :D
I dont think for a moment that the car should be rebuilt into an S14 shell :no: We need to find an S14a one :nod:
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:11
I dont think we'd get a reshell done in a single weekend :no: no matter how many people we had.
Edit ... Well if Stu says it can be done, maybe it can ??
Maybe a complete finished job is off the cards for a weekends work, but maybe we can get him rolling again. Interior can be done as and when :thumbs:
How bare are the donar shells likely to be... Brake/Fuel lines, looms etc.
jrtuning
05-02-2006, 20:13
glad to hear nobody was hurt and i will gladly lend a helping hand with the re-shell just let us now when .
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 20:18
I dont think we'd get a reshell done in a single weekend :no: no matter how many people we had.
Edit ... Well if Stu says it can be done, maybe it can ??
i'd take that challenge on :nod: i've reshelled a calibra turbo in a weekend with 2 mates, and i reckon me bennett, fry1 and big matt J could do a 200 in a weekend if we put our minds to it. might be a bit rusty ( me that is not the car) but i reckon its easily possible with some effort and swearing.
no reason why 4 people who know the car well and are good on the spanners etc couldnt do it provided there's not big hick ups. all depends on how stripped the other shell is and if theres things like subframes etc left on that dont need to be swapped over :)
i'd quite like to give it a try on a 200, we've done god knows how many engine swaps etc and hit a point where me and matt J could get an engine out in under 45 mins with him doing most of the work and me smoking :D
tell you what tell me when and where the reshell's taking place and if i can get there i'll bring lots of tools and maybe drag another north easterner along and we'll make a go of helping you guys get it done as quick as poss :)
I think Swebbs 2 shells dont even have subframes, and 1 doesnt have a loom IIRC. They are very stripped :wack: The one with the loom has an import loom so would need swapping anyway - that onm is the old Apex Drift shell Midgers was drifting last year :nod:
marty_t3
05-02-2006, 20:22
Kev and I were discussing this last night. I reckoned a day would be enough but kev reminded me about all the little jobs that'd need doing... like fitting the interior (and i don't just mean seats and a carpet). There's at least a day worth of jobs inside the car alone. If it was just suspension/drivetrain/engine then yea a day would be enough.... taking the rest into account, a second day would be needed.
I'm happy to help with the "re shell in a weekend" :thumbs: How can so many intelligent, capable and goddam it, handsome men fail at such a simple task :wack: ;)
Yeah, but 2 people can work inside the car while 2 other people work on the front/engine and 2 more on the rear :nod:
We did that with mine, 2 on the interior dash/seatbelts, 4 on the front end :thumbs:
marty_t3
05-02-2006, 20:26
Just out of curiosity, do Swebbs shells need any welding done? It would save a load of time if we got the shell prepared before transfering all the parts.
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 20:27
I think Swebbs 2 shells dont even have subframes, and 1 doesnt have a loom IIRC. They are very stripped :wack: The one with the loom has an import loom so would need swapping anyway - that onm is the old Apex Drift shell Midgers was drifting last year :nod:
lol that makes it a bit more challenging then! :D
yeah interior can be a bit of a bitch, but i still reckon a weekend is easily do-able if there's people who know they're stuff doing the work. feeding looms and stuff like that is not my bag at all :no: i could spend a weekend alone doing that :D where someone like bennett could probably do it in under a minute with his eyes closed whilst badgers knawed his ankles :wack:
marty_t3
05-02-2006, 20:28
Yeah, but 2 people can work inside the car while 2 other people work on the front/engine and 2 more on the rear :nod:
We did that with mine, 2 on the interior dash/seatbelts, 4 on the front end :thumbs:
Assuming we have plenty of space then that'd work fine. Would be even quicker if we could get one team working on removing parts from the red car and another team fitting them to the donor shell.
How can so many intelligent, capable and goddam it, handsome men fail at such a simple task :wack: ;)
Are you overdue for an insulin shot? :confused: :wack:
I'm happy to help with this to bring the handsome and intelligent aspect to the equation that Ste mentions :thumbs:. Capability is a different matter, but I'm enthusiastic :nod: :D
Richy_Boy
05-02-2006, 20:31
Bad news, but good to see the SXOC 'team rebuild' guys are on the case as per...
If it was a tad more south I'd be happy to help out, but it's just too far to travel :(
Rich
ps. Can people stop crashing on tracks.. I'm trying to get my ar$e on track this year, and I'm already loosing my nerve :(
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 20:31
Assuming we have plenty of space then that'd work fine. Would be even quicker if we could get one team working on removing parts from the red car and another team fitting them to the donor shell.
:nod: probably quicker still if you got everyone bar maybe 2 on the dead car stripping it and the other 2 doing some prep work on the new shell, that way you're not waiting for stuff and its all ready in one go. also means you can lay out the order of parts you want fitted, this first, then that etc. :)
another point, if its a really bare shell underneath, it would probably be worth giving it some serious undersealing etc whilst its bare, doesnt take long and adds years to the shell :)
I'm happy to help with this to bring the handsome and intelligent aspect to the equation that Ste mentions :thumbs:.
you offering to give me a lift like? :D
Assuming we have plenty of space then that'd work fine. Would be even quicker if we could get one team working on removing parts from the red car and another team fitting them to the donor shell.
From the response so far I dont think manpower will be an issue :no:
marty_t3
05-02-2006, 20:32
Bad news, but good to see the SXOC 'team rebuild' guys are on the case as per...
If it was a tad more south I'd be happy to help out, but it's just too far to travel :(
Rich
ps. Can people stop crashing on tracks.. I'm trying to get my ar$e on track this year, and I'm already loosing my nerve :(
It's still better to get the crashing done on track rather than on the roads though.
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:36
The 200SX is quite a simple car really. And I would have though it would be quite easy to just remove the drivetrain in its subframes anyway, well at least the back end. Or maybe I'm just showing my naivity on the 200. I've always worked on my own cars and consider myself quite capable with a spanner :wack: but have always found I work better as part of a team (more motivation when things get rusty/stuck/broke etc).
I've seen a cossie shell stripped in an afternoon by a team of guys :thumbs:
Obviously putting it all back takes a lot longer.
If someone knows the right order to do the jobs it makes life a lot easier :nod:
At the end of the day, does it matter if it takes one weekend or two?
I must find my CD manual and start having a read :nod:
write off to reshell project in 24 hours :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy only on sxoc:thumbs:
most car clubs would still be waiting for a scan of the claim form :furious:
Bayside Blue
05-02-2006, 20:41
Woah just seen this :eek:
Glad to hear your all right. I've never heard of a 200 on its roof before :eek: Brens drift car was close I believe once when it went into the gravel pit. That was a scary video.
Good to see the roof held out and protected you none the less :thumbs:
We are good :D
J5 (Mr Book-a-Track) said the same thing
"I've been in this game a while, was genuinely shocked on how quick yours was sorted (talking to me) and he (Tricky) mentioned he has already been offered a shell! I've seen many car clubs, and one-make clubs, and never seen anything like it. I had a wander round your site (SXOC) the other month and was very impressed with many aspects"
As I have said many a time, the SXOC rules :nod: Ive never seen anything like it :no:
Its a good time to do some upgrades too ;)
I am counting my pennies up at the minute and thinking the same thing :nod:
If i can afford to run 2 cars i would like to rebuild the poor old thing into a weekend/trackday car. Hopefully i will have a good idea of what direction i would like to go down over the next couple of days. My head is just spinning at the minute thinking about everything. I am going to have a chat with a couple of people over the next day or 2 and see where we get to.
The car is currently at my parents house which conveniently has a double garage and a large yard area which i am sure we could take over for a weekend although somewhere more central to everyone might be better?
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:52
Double garage sounds great, where is it, would we get both cars in together with room to work...
You might have to provide camping/sleeping space & meals n' brews for Team SXOC though :D
PS - Are you and your mate still mates?
jrtuning
05-02-2006, 20:52
its good to hear that this nasty experience hasnt put you off the idea of trackdays:thumbs: as it would alot of people:(
if you do keep it as a track only car it will make reshelling it easier as there will be no interior to fit just a thought :D
Good to see the roof held out and protected you none the less :thumbs:
If i ever manage to get the pictures sorted you can see a bit off the roof on the passenger side that isnt quite as dented as the rest of the roof. Thats my head :smash: Still, it could have been worse :nod:
Yeah take your time deciding what to do. I can only guess what your head is like ATM.
You have my offer of bodging as well. There pics of me addjusting SM's car on here to prove my worth :wack:
Double garage sounds great, where is it, would we get both cars in together with room to work...
You might have to provide camping/sleeping space & meals n' brews for Team SXOC though :D
PS - Are you and your mate still mates?
You seemed to have missed beer out of your list? :confused: :thumbs:
If you really want a pic then I have one :)
you can see a bit off the roof on the passenger side that isnt quite as dented as the rest of the roof. Thats my head :smash:
LMAO! Quality comment :wack: :thumbs:
Bayside Blue
05-02-2006, 20:56
If i ever manage to get the pictures sorted you can see a bit off the roof on the passenger side that isnt quite as dented as the rest of the roof. Thats my head :smash: Still, it could have been worse :nod:
Oh :eek: :wack:
Well still glad your ok :thumbs:
If i ever manage to get the pictures sorted you can see a bit off the roof on the passenger side that isnt quite as dented as the rest of the roof. Thats my head :smash: Still, it could have been worse :nod:
allow me ;)
http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=27746&stc=1&d=1139173264
http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=27745&stc=1&d=1139173264
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 20:59
Oh yeah, Team SXOC drinks... Hmmm Beeeeeeeeerrrrr (said in Homer Stylee)
Get a few crates of wife beater in for when its too dark to spanner :nod:
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 21:01
Hey Dr.Bob, you found a pic of me :thumbs: parked facing you on the left in the incar shot - Nice one fella :D
here's the pic of the damaged car
:( im sitting in the boot of the car behind trickys but u cant see me toms in the way
ShawJohn
05-02-2006, 21:05
here's the pic of the damaged car
Got yer attachments mixed up there fella :wack:
Got yer attachments mixed up there fella :wack:
doh
now edited
as kev has said both cars are very much stripped, the old apex drift shell is the better one for a rebuild.
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 21:10
have you thought about an SR to S13 transplant? get a decent S13 shell and transfer what can be transferred ( SR, gearbox, loom, ecu etc ) and break the whats left for spares, sell the CA and assosciated gearbox and gubbins, that way you've got a superior shell ;) and you're getting a bit of money back :)
Will it T-Cut out Mister?
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=27748&d=1139173600
NOPE :cry: But it will SXOC out :notworthy :thumbs:
Double garage sounds great, where is it, would we get both cars in together with room to work...
You might have to provide camping/sleeping space & meals n' brews for Team SXOC though :D
PS - Are you and your mate still mates?
My folks live in a little town called Millom. Its not as far north as me so will be a bit closer for most of you.
You could fit both cars in the garage but it might be a bit cramped. There is plenty of room in the yard for one car though.
Oh and of course, the all important beer will be in ample supply:D
Necromancer
05-02-2006, 21:14
i can lend a hand if needed, myself and swebb a long with a couple others re-shelled swebbs in 4 days that was 4 of us at the peak, that was everything bar the rear subframe and diff :)
Richy_Boy
05-02-2006, 21:15
Did you just say 'a decent S13 shell'? Reminds me of rocking horse sh*t :D
Rich
Will it T-Cut out Mister?
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=27748&d=1139173600
NOPE :cry: But it will SXOC out :notworthy :thumbs:
LMAO
Did you just say 'a decent S13 shell'? Reminds me of rocking horse sh*t :D
I was thinking pretty much the same - I can hear the Edinburgh Fringe calling out Stu's name :D
Barrow is the nearest place, to save people looking up Millom ;)
I dont think the travelling will be a problem for enough of us to get the job done.
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 21:21
I was thinking pretty much the same - I can hear the Edinburgh Fringe calling out Stu's name :D
roflmfao :D
I dont think we should screw around, an S14a shell is needed :nod: Not sure where we will get one from but thats what we need :)
Necromancer
05-02-2006, 21:31
tee is now selling a 14a shell in the breakers yard http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=171710 not sure whats gone or whats left on
Blimey, that's not good but I'm very proud of the club. You guys rock! If it was down South, I'd be there :nod:
I don't know where the the reshell is going to take place - but if there's anything I can do to help, then count me in.
(I'm sure I speak for the other Stevenburgers too.)
The car looks like it protected you very well.
tee is now selling a 14a shell in the breakers yard http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=171710 not sure whats gone or whats left on
Shells up for £450.
Whipround?
If there is anything i can do to help out, count me in to :nod:
Shells up for £450.
Whipround?
few quid from me;) best colour too:nod:
little anecdote about putting the car right way up yesterday - there was talk of breaking the drivers side window as we couldn't get the door to close (stuck in the muddy grass). suggested we just wind it down. cue a few surprised looks as it happily electronically rolled into the door:wack:
people were also v. impressed at the way the whole car held up. i know if i have a bang on a trackday i'll be much better off in my turbo nutter barge than some poor sod in a Caterham:)
Shells up for £450.
Whipround?
I am struggling to keep up with everything here!
No need for anyone to part with their hard earned cash, i can cover that if the shell is up to the job. Very nice thought Kev but i will be forever indebted to everyone just for giving up their free time!
Its been said before and i have no doubts it will be said again but this club is amazing :notworthy
I have definitely sorted out some work space. My grandad has offered his barn for the duration of the job and its plenty big enough. I have also got a few ideas for accomodation too.
Shells up for £450.
Whipround?
Uhuh :nod:
I am struggling to keep up with everything here!
I know about the keeping up, when I crunched mine I had offers for about 8 steering wheels, 16 indicators and 3 front ends, and 4 dashboards ....
I dont mind contributing. I only work at Greggs its hardly hard earned! Lol
I dont mind contributing. I only work at Greggs its hardly hard earned! Lol
That's the food sorted :D
MeLLoN Stu
05-02-2006, 22:14
I know about the keeping up, when I crunched mine I had offers for about 8 steering wheels, 16 indicators and 3 front ends, and 4 dashboards ....
should have taken them all and built yourself a new one and repaired yours :wack: :D
Oh yeah I'm a trained sandwich maker lol
Ive a Shogun and trailor if theyre needed to pick up the shell :nod:
Ive a Shogun and trailor if theyre needed to pick up the shell :nod:
& a driver for the LPG shogun :thumbs:
I'm use to towing :thumbs: & Midlands isnt that far to get a shell if you decide to go that route of Tee's shell :nod:
little anecdote about putting the car right way up yesterday - there was talk of breaking the drivers side window as we couldn't get the door to close (stuck in the muddy grass). suggested we just wind it down. cue a few surprised looks as it happily electronically rolled into the door:wack:
people were also v. impressed at the way the whole car held up. i know if i have a bang on a trackday i'll be much better off in my turbo nutter barge than some poor sod in a Caterham:)
Been Chatting to BaT (reserved 10 places for Donnington)
i'll be honest I was gobsmacked at how robust the car was - neither of the side windows were even smashed!
Glad you're ok and it was only the car that was damaged. This is a great club and I'm glad everyone is helping.
Oh and on the subject of Tee's shell, no offence to Tee, but that car was a nail. It's bent and had been in an accident before he bought it, the passenger airbag had been set of.. There must be better 14a shells available somewhere.
John Bennett
06-02-2006, 10:26
Good job I search for my name occasionally :wack:
When, where would this happen? :)
I'd say S13 the running gear and wheels/hubs :D , but you'd need to alter things like the exhaust and IC.
Got an engine crane and MIG welder if required, but no donation as petrol and hotel costs money :p :D .
When, where would this happen? :)
A barn in south lakes, and I think accomadation will be sorted.
A barn in south lakes, and I think accomadation will be sorted.
Yep the venue looks like it will be my grandads barn just outside Millom and I will be sorting out accomodation :nod:
Is everyone jus gna pile on ur living room floor in sleeping bags lol
jrtuning
06-02-2006, 18:44
i reckon a barn dance could be in order :wack:
i'll get me coat :rolleyes:
i reckon a barn dance could be in order :wack:
i'll get me coat :rolleyes:
That Ive gotta see lol :clap:
jrtuning
06-02-2006, 18:50
i may have cotten eye joe somehwere in my eclectic cd collection :D
I think my mam has an old countryand western cd ur welcome to borrow it but I will need it bk lol
Any idea when this is likely to happen yet? As part of my increased activity in helping with the SXOC Newsletter I said I'd write an article on the rebuild (while I'm helping out of course ;) ) and I want to make sure I'm available :)
Fake Ben Taylor
06-02-2006, 19:45
when this goes ahead i can help out, i can hitch a ride with james.
Any idea when this is likely to happen yet? As part of my increased activity in helping with the SXOC Newsletter I said I'd write an article on the rebuild (while I'm helping out of course ;) ) and I want to make sure I'm available :)
Just trying to sort out an S14a shell if i can and then I will see how everyone is fixed. I am hoping to have a proper plan in the next day or two and get the rebuild organised ASAP. In the next couple of weeks hopefully. I will keep everyone informed :thumbs:
i reckon a barn dance could be in order :wack:
i'll get me coat :rolleyes:
An SXOC Line Dancing Troupe in the making here :D
ShawJohn
06-02-2006, 20:09
Don't get carried away :no:
:D
Glad to see your ok
If i can make the barn dance/beer meet and help fix the car alittle along the way as well then count me in, where did i put the tent
If theres a barn dance them Im defo coming :nod: I know theres something about a car, bent, fix....type thing but barn dance, oh yeah :nod: :thumbs: :D
first half of the car swap will be done sober, best make sure that includes the brakes, wont matter if the interior is done when everyone is pished, 2 stearing wheels seats facing the wrong way he will never notice.
sxoc barn dance, can some one fetch one of those spinning bull ride machines yeeeeeehaaawwwww
first half of the car swap will be done sober, best make sure that includes the brakes, wont matter if the interior is done when everyone is pished, 2 stearing wheels seats facing the wrong way he will never notice.
Lol :D Sounds a lot of fun, lets get car fixing. Can we run a yard of ale comp at the same time? :wack:
Having helped with the Stidi engine rebuild, I can heartily recommend NOT drinking on an empty stomach whilst trying to fit, disassemble and botch together 3 different turbos (before refitting the original one :rolleyes: ) :D
Right this is Tee's shell thats he has for sale :http://photobucket.com/albums/v253/tee200/S14a%20now/
Obviously its missing a few bits but what do you guys reckon? It seems the best S14a shell out there (probably because it seems to be the only one out there :rolleyes: )
Having helped with the Stidi engine rebuild, I can heartily recommend NOT drinking on an empty stomach whilst trying to fit, disassemble and botch together 3 different turbos (before refitting the original one :rolleyes: ) :D
Hmm, i will have to make sure there are plenty of snacks so this doesnt happen again :D
Hummmm not even a windscreen.
ShawJohn
06-02-2006, 22:47
Windscreens £50 to do on insurance :D
Hummmm not even a windscreen.
I wonder if they will believe that my window was destroyed by a stone chip and replace it on the insurance :smash:
(Note to insurance company spys: I am kidding!)
Edit - D'oh! Must type faster! Beaten to the punch line by ShawJohn.
Obviously its missing a few bits but what do you guys reckon? It seems the best S14a shell out there (probably because it seems to be the only one out there :rolleyes: )
There was a comment earlier.
Oh and on the subject of Tee's shell, no offence to Tee, but that car was a nail. It's bent and had been in an accident before he bought it, the passenger airbag had been set of.. There must be better 14a shells available somewhere.
I was chatting about what we thought was the best for you with Bren.
It maybe as well breaking your and buying a full car - we can help with the strip. It just your was so mint, and mint cars are pretty cheap. You could get a fair bit back for engine/GB/Diff/Interior (did Airbags go off?) and overall cost might be not to dissimilar.
Many options, your choice, Its difficult though and we'll help whatever you decide.
Lol :D Sounds a lot of fun, lets get car fixing. Can we run a yard of ale comp at the same time? :wack:
Does that mean ill have to come, i have the authentic sxoc yard glass ;)
hic :o
Richy_Boy
06-02-2006, 23:01
Dunno if it will help guys, but someone on another thread today (guy who spun his car into a bus stop) mentioned his friend has a FULL car with a blown engine for sale for £800! With a few replicated bits sold this should be a good price I'd of thought?
Rich
I was chatting about what we thought was the best for you with Bren.
It maybe as well breaking your and buying a full car - we can help with the strip. It just your was so mint, and mint cars are pretty cheap. You could get a fair bit back for engine/GB/Diff/Interior (did Airbags go off?) and overall cost might be not to dissimilar.
Many options, your choice, Its difficult though and we'll help whatever you decide.
Descisions, descisions! I am going to give Bren a call tomorrow for a crack and yourself Kev to hear your thoughts and advice if thats ok?
I have just spent a small fortune on the transmission (gearbox rebuild, ACT clutch and Fidanza flywheel) so I will want to keep that little lot cos i know its in a really good condition. I am off to the For Sale section again for more inspiration :)
i have broken a few 14a's to say the least
get your shell then give me a list of other bits needed,i can bring them (free) when i come with swebb & necromancer to help:D
who is bringing the first aid kit if Aich is helping?:D
tony
No probs, you can always buy a full car, and drop your engine & gearbox in and any other mods/parts. Whatever combination of swapping you want we'll do oue best to accomadate :nod:
Sell any duplicate items, just means theres a cash bridge when you have 2 cars :( waiting to sell the extras.
What was wrong with Swebb's shells? :confused:
who is bringing the first aid kit if Aich is helping? :D
Harsh, Tony. Very harsh :whip:
They are S14 shells, and while cheap (Free) they were stripped as not perfect. Some touches of rust ect. Would mean more parts, they are still an option, there are jsut 10's of options and Tricky is trying to get his head round which one is best.
Fake Ben Taylor
06-02-2006, 23:27
surely for the money spent on Tee's shell, one of the free shells could be brought up to a very high standard?!?!
£400 doesnt get much of a respray. I suppose its a lot of paint if anybody is handy with a spayer and has all the gear?
Any offers people of the SXOC, just to give tricky even more choices ...
stumitch
07-02-2006, 01:51
If i know when it is (work dependant) its only 162 miles or 4 hours journey for me, probably do a convoy down with jrtuning, ben and any of the others from that side of the country. Would make a great write up for the newsletter and a good night out for the SXOC :D
Id also be looking at buying another S14a and swpaping the goodies from the broken car into it.
We could spend the weekend stripping the old car, cleaning up the parts readying them for sale, pricing them etc and also swap over any and all goodies into the new car including box, engine etc it its felt the old parts are better than the new.
I just dont see how we will find a good S14a shell, theve got to be a very rare commodity as the majority of cars are broken because theyve had a smack, not because theyve popped an engine.
And if we do find a good shell then:
1) It wont be cheap
2) We will still have to buy in a large number of panels
3) It will most probably have to be painted
ShawJohn
07-02-2006, 11:20
It must be something about Red Cars. When I bought my Red 200, everyone said red cars are involved in more accidents each year than any other colour :wack:
Anyway, 3months later... And these all happened within a month...
My mums Red 306XSi got sideswiped, £4000 damage. A kid ran his bike into the side of my dads Red Rangie and wrecked a door & the rear quater with his handlebars & pedals. Then two days later my brothers Red Seat Leon Cupra R got sided by a girl pulling out of a side street with a cuppa in her hand!
Then I smashed the Red 200 up!
So I went back to my normal choice of car colour - BLUE :D rouch wood, no problems yet ;)
Fake Ben Taylor
07-02-2006, 11:39
It must be something about Red Cars. When I bought my Red 200, everyone said red cars are involved in more accidents each year than any other colour :wack:
Anyway, 3months later... And these all happened within a month...
My mums Red 306XSi got sideswiped, £4000 damage. A kid ran his bike into the side of my dads Red Rangie and wrecked a door & the rear quater with his handlebars & pedals. Then two days later my brothers Red Seat Leon Cupra R got sided by a girl pulling out of a side street with a cuppa in her hand!
Then I smashed the Red 200 up!
So I went back to my normal choice of car colour - BLUE :D rouch wood, no problems yet ;)
:eek: that must be why and how i had a bump in my RED fiesta a couple of weeks ago. it all makes sense now......
It must be something about Red Cars. When I bought my Red 200, everyone said red cars are involved in more accidents each year than any other colour :wack:
Anyway, 3months later... And these all happened within a month...
My mums Red 306XSi got sideswiped, £4000 damage. A kid ran his bike into the side of my dads Red Rangie and wrecked a door & the rear quater with his handlebars & pedals. Then two days later my brothers Red Seat Leon Cupra R got sided by a girl pulling out of a side street with a cuppa in her hand!
Then I smashed the Red 200 up!
So I went back to my normal choice of car colour - BLUE :D rouch wood, no problems yet ;)
Every single red car i have owned has been involved in an accident. I think its time i took the hint :nod:
Dunno if it will help guys, but someone on another thread today (guy who spun his car into a bus stop) mentioned his friend has a FULL car with a blown engine for sale for £800! With a few replicated bits sold this should be a good price I'd of thought?
Rich
Nah, its gone apparently :(
Sorry to see this though... i can see how it ended up on its roof from those pics :confused:
Good luck with the rebuild, i would offer to help.... but i get concerned when i have to drive north of the M4 :wack:
Right, time for an update:
Having looked at the options open to me it looks like I am going to strip down my car for spares and buy another S14a. I couldnt find any S14a shells that i would have been totally happy with so I am on the hunt for one that works.
I will be very grateful for any help striping the car down if people are available :nod: I am hoping to get stuck into it next weekend if thats any good. Accomodation and beer will, of course, be layed on, as will bandages and a swear box :smash: Obviously this isnt the huge charity rebuild to get me back on the road that it first appeared to be so dont worry if you offered your services but dont want travel all this way just to tear a car apart, the fact that you even offered says a lot about this club. In fact it is a large part of the reason I have decided to look for another 200.
On a slightly depressing note: I am about to go and pick up an Astra diesel estate to keep me mobile for a few weeks. I can hardly wait :wack:
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 19:54
I'll try to get up there for at least a day (sat) if nothing else, on the proviso I'm not working :nod: :thumbs:
Next weekend as in 18th/19th. I'm 100% free :thumbs:
If any locals want a lift in my gas powered car then shout, infact if theres 4 of us I'll rob the Brava with slightly more room in the rear.
Whicvh weekend? This weekend coming (as in the day after tommorrow) or 18th 19th? If its 18th 19th then Im in Scotland :(
stumitch
09-02-2006, 20:04
Don't forget your kilt Bren :p
Might be able to make it but work dependant and i have quite a few things i want doing to my own and i have very little time to do it, but if i can i will :D
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 20:17
we can fix each others at the same time :wack: I'm sure there will be plenty of heads there :nod:
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 20:18
james and i will see if we can make it and i may have a 200 by then :smitten:
stu, if ya need any help you know where me an james are jus give us a pm, we will always be willing to help
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 20:19
Would it not be easier to remove the interior first then turn the shell on its side (using either SXOC muscles or a farm implement) for access? :confused:
shouldnt need to turn it over to remove the diff with a few hands.
Should we bring an engine crane? I know of 2 that I think could be borrowed.
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 20:28
i have an engine crane :thumbs:
Carl_S13
09-02-2006, 20:32
I'd be more than happy to pop over with the Hull lot and help in any way possible :thumbs:
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 20:47
I have an engine crane at work, but you'd need a crane to move it :wack:
Carl_S13
09-02-2006, 20:51
I have an engine crane at work, but you'd need a crane to move it :wack:
Interesting dilema :wack:
Should we bring an engine crane? I know of 2 that I think could be borrowed.
Hadnt thought of that one. Yep we will need an engine crane :nod:
Bren, its the week your in Scotland (18th and 19th). Not to worry though just send a free set of coilovers or something as compensation :wack:
Once i have an idea of numbers i will sort accomodation out too.
Thanks guys :thumbs:
Once i have an idea of numbers i will sort accomodation out too.
1) SM - All weekend.
2) ShawJohn - Sat
3) Aitch - ?
4/5/6 Carl + JR + Ben - ?
marty_t3
09-02-2006, 21:18
I should be able to make it. My engine crane is free that weekend too if required.
Carl_S13
09-02-2006, 21:19
I'm availiable Friday, Saturday and Sunday if I can get across :)
I'll fetch your tow rope too Marty, I owe you one for lending me it :thumbs:
Oh and I should warn you that we will probably not be in a barn. There should be room at my parents if we are just stripping down the one car. But if people still want to bring their dungarees and banjos thats fine :D
I should be able to make it too. Might be a good idea of making cars worth of us up rather than all of us driving up.
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 21:39
I should be able to make it too. Might be a good idea of making cars worth of us up rather than all of us driving up.
yeah this sounds like the best plan, will be cheaper as well as we can all split the fuel costs. :thumbs:
also if we are at his mums then there wont be room for masses of cars :D
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 21:46
Course there will! Im sure TrickyK will be a little emotional to say the least at the thought of his very own SXOC Cumbria meet :thumbs: , and all those nice motors being there well... :smitten:
Carl_S13
09-02-2006, 21:47
As long as I don't end up in the back of an S13 :indiff: :wack:
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 21:49
As long as I don't end up in the back of an S13 :indiff: :wack:
I wouldn't want to spend any time in the back of any Nissan SX :no:
not bad for a Thalidamide midget, but no good for proper people :D
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 21:49
As long as I don't end up in the back of an S13 :indiff: :wack:
im sure you wont.......the back of a fiesta however.......;)
Carl_S13
09-02-2006, 21:52
im sure you wont.......the back of a fiesta however.......;)
Can't wait :wack: :D
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 21:56
Can't wait :wack: :D
if i dont get the bushes uprated before then itll be an interesting drive as it tends to steer itself :thumbs:
Hi mate me and a couple from rotherham can pop up and give a hand.
to be honest with the number of people attending should easily be able to get it all done in a day, I know us rotherham lot have stripped two cars and rebuilt one in 4 days with a maximum of 4 of us.
other thing though Tricky is can i still have dibs on the front bumper support bar, I mean i must have got first dibs as i did mention it no longer than 15 mins after the accident:p :thumbs:
jrtuning
09-02-2006, 22:01
im definately not going in the back of an s13 s14 or a fiesta :down: can only just fit in the front of the bloody things and even then its a tight squeeze :D
ben a fiesta 3 people an engine crane and bags of food possibly clothes and my line dancing shoes no chance
I should be able to make it too. Might be a good idea of making cars worth of us up rather than all of us driving up.
See above, I'll steal a fiat brava for 4 of us :nod: You, me, Aitch ?
ben a fiesta 3 people an engine crane and bags of food possibly clothes and my line dancing shoes no chance
yeah the line dancing shoes is like the bottles of wine for the ladys, its the shoes that broke the camels back:D
Fake Ben Taylor
09-02-2006, 22:04
im definately not going in the back of an s13 s14 or a fiesta :down: can only just fit in the front of the bloody things and even then its a tight squeeze :D
ben a fiesta 3 people an engine crane and bags of food possibly clothes and my line dancing shoes no chance
line dancing shoes??
LINE DANCING SHOES?!?!?!
not in my car......not on your life! :no:
oh and i think so far there are three promised engine cranes so im sure someone with room cud bring one
ShawJohn
09-02-2006, 22:09
I think the Engine crane we have at work was for lifting locomotive engines :D
IIRC its a 2 tonne one :wack: And probably weighs half a tonne :nod:
Oh and circle dancing is better than line dancing :nod: Aided by the Wife Beater :thumbs:
stumitch
09-02-2006, 22:12
stu, if ya need any help you know where me an james are jus give us a pm, we will always be willing to help
I might take you up on that offer as i will be coming to see jr anyway next week, nothing real major anyway just might not have the tools to do it :(
Hi mate me and a couple from rotherham can pop up and give a hand.
to be honest with the number of people attending should easily be able to get it all done in a day, I know us rotherham lot have stripped two cars and rebuilt one in 4 days with a maximum of 4 of us.
other thing though Tricky is can i still have dibs on the front bumper support bar, I mean i must have got first dibs as i did mention it no longer than 15 mins after the accident:p :thumbs:
Ha ha, yeah I had forgot about the circling vultures!! No problem mate :)
There shouldnt be any problem with car space, we can just line them up down the back street :nod:
Don't forget your kilt Bren :p
Might be able to make it but work dependant and i have quite a few things i want doing to my own and i have very little time to do it, but if i can i will :D
I doubt there will be a lack of willing helpers! You know it makes sense :nod:
can't make that weekend 18th/19th as i've got to take Mrs Bob to Chester for a Valentines/birthday dirty weekend;) . sorry folks:( have fun anyways:)
So are we taking this weekend (tommorrow) or next weekend?
Next bren, while your in Scotland, dont worry about it theres plenty of manpower it seems.
1) SM - All weekend.
2) ShawJohn - Sat
3) Aitch - ?
4/5/6 Carl + JR + Ben - ?
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost :wack:
10) Yak
11) Stumitch ??
ShawJohn
10-02-2006, 08:51
Oh yeh - Fook. Cheers Bob... That was almost John in the dog house :D
I wanna help :( Never mind, good luck guys :thumbs: :)
I wanna help :( Never mind, good luck guys :thumbs: :)
You will have to send The Michael up in your place so we can sit back with the beers while he strips the car in a whirlwind of enthusiasm :)
Next bren, while your in Scotland, dont worry about it theres plenty of manpower it seems.
1) SM - All weekend.
2) ShawJohn - Sat
3) Aitch - ?
4/5/6 Carl + JR + Ben - ?
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost :wack:
10) Yak
11) Stumitch ??
I'll be there Saturday and Sunday :thumbs: Because I'm further South and West than most folks I might as well make my own way there :)
John Bennett
11-02-2006, 15:40
No-one mind if I opt out? :o
I'd still come if I was needed, but I don't think you're really going to need us to come all that way to join a 10-strong team to strip bits off a car :) .
However if you fancy transferring all the bits into a nice S13 shell (the do exist, I believe), I'll be over there in a jiffy :D
disco-tom
11-02-2006, 16:18
Cracking SXOX spirit being shown here, peaople. :thumbs: :notworthy It's a shame it's so far north of me because I would have liked to be able to help out. I was just searching for a shell on 't'internet when I got half way through reading this thread (before I saw it's been decided to buy a good, workng one again) and found this...
Click for picture found via google looking for 200sx breaker (http://bagpuss.swan.ac.uk/200sx/breaker/high-res/DSCF0026.JPG)
Needless to say, I was surprised. Mind, why is it that this is the angle that always seems to get taken of this particular example? :wack:
and found this...
Click for picture found via google looking for 200sx breaker (http://bagpuss.swan.ac.uk/200sx/breaker/high-res/DSCF0026.JPG)
I'm not entirely sure that's work safe :wack: :whip: :smash:
Oh I wanted to help but im at work 12-4 on the sat and Toms doing a bike test thing on sunday so I cant get down..gutted! I could've got in all those fiddly bits with my little girly fingers lol :(
Hey guys just a quick check: any one vegetarian or have any other wierd habits (why do i think i am going to regret that wording?) that need to be accounted for when it comes to food or anything like that?
I am hopefully going to get down to the car through the week and take out some of the smaller things like the electronic gadgetry i have put in. Mainly so nobody sees my dodgy wiring skills (its appalling considering i am a sparky) and partly so all the nigly little things are out of the way and we can get stuck into the big stuff that i have no clue about.
I'll be down with my turbo, manifold, braided hoses and apex pully kit ready for you guys to fit :wack: Might aswell make use of you's whilst you are here :wack:
I don't have any special dietary requirements :no:
Fake Ben Taylor
12-02-2006, 21:12
may need to order in a LOT of food for me and jr as we eat a lot :thumbs:
other than that no weird habits....well...there is circle dancing:p
I have spethial neeeds :wack:
I'm expecting nothing less than full sunday roast, 3 types of potato and apple pie for after :thumbs:
Nah, I'll make do with whatever :nod:
Whose bringing the Engine crane?
IWhose bringing the Engine crane?
Marty?
Infact Ive still got one of his straps as I triped over it and landed on the V8 last week :wack:
on the V8
You have a V8? :confused:
jrtuning
12-02-2006, 23:11
im allergic to strawberrys :o theyve got a nasty habbit of trying to kill me and i dont like nuts either kind :wack:
apart form that ill eat anything and everything usually;)
i think for lunch a couple of roast chickens will do nicely with mash peas gravy yorkshire pud the whole works then either some kind of pie or crumble with custard for pudding then for dinner have something a little easier like a dozen pizzas that kind of thing :D im actually eating as i type this:wack:
You have a V8? :confused:
After sudden bout of paranioa and checking it still there..... Its snug unter its tarpaulin still. ;)
After sudden bout of paranioa and checking it still there.....
You might need to turn it over to free it off in case it ever gets mentioned again.
Fake Ben Taylor
13-02-2006, 11:46
just to try and get an answer to an earlier question.....whos bringing the engine crane??
or am i?:whip:
Marty according to post 175:nod:
Marty according to post 175:nod:
Marty can you confirm this? As it was Yak who volunteered you :wack:
well he kinda volentired earlia... I just 2nded him :p
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 18:34
i may be picking up a new 200sx on friday:smitten: so cud i have a confirmation of the location for this build and confirmation as to whether or not i need to bring an engine crane as plans need to be put into action:D
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 18:35
i said build...its not anymore.......its destruction:smash:
i said build...its not anymore.......its destruction:smash:
:cry:
Right then, the details:
The work will be carried out at my folks house which is at Millom, post code LA18 4JZ. Basically come up the M6 to junction 36 and head towards Barrow-In-Furness. Eventually Millom will appear on the signs. Its about an hour from the motorway. Once you hit Millom you will drive past a school on your left and then come to a mini roundabout. Turn left and drive down this road past the banks, over the speed bumps and take the 3rd right. The backstreet of my folks house is right in front of you and just after the 3 garages there is a large aluminium gate on your left. Behind this gate is the final resting place of my poor 200. One of the houses opposite is number 19 and thats us :)
It looks like there could be more people than space at my folks so i will sort out a B&B near by. Can i just have a final count of who's coming so i can sort everything out.
thanks guys :thumbs: ,
Rich
I'm happy with a random floor space, or can bring a tent, and camp if theres some grass.
Quote and edit please (please remove from quote to make it easy for the next person.
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn -
3) Aitch -
4/5/6 Carl + JR + Ben -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand)
11) Stumitch ??
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 20:53
im also happy with random floor space, tents? not so keen but in the interests of saving you some money i will sleep in a tent if no floor space.
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn -
3) Aitch -
4)Ben - all weekend - Confirmed
5)Jr -
6)Carl -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand)
11) Stumitch ??
LOL, I dont mind a tent as I have all the gear :nod: nobody else needs to feel compelled :wack:
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 21:09
oh i have all the gear........its just the idea of a load of drunken blokes in tents lined up down the street.......especially if line dancing happens.
just imagine the view their neighbours will get, a line of blokes all kitted out in underwear and cowboy boots dancing their way to bed:ghey:
LOL, I dont mind a tent as I have all the gear :nod: nobody else needs to feel compelled :wack:
My old fella has a camper tent but we built a wall part way down the yard and cant get it on the grass now :rolleyes: And my 200's carcass is in the way. I cant ask people to travel all the way up here and then make them camp outside in february :no:
You could all dance naked round the bonfire instead of the square dancing lol
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 21:34
You could all dance naked round the bonfire instead of the square dancing lol
thats no way to talk about tricky's car :p
I wouldnt lol! But if you take my idea up I'd like to be invited too lol
jrtuning
14-02-2006, 21:39
You could all dance naked round the bonfire instead of the square dancing lol
no naked dancing if its only men lol:no:
besides ben will get far too excited :nod:
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn -
3) Aitch -
4)Ben - all weekend - Confirmed
5)Jr - confirmed
6)Carl -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand)
11) Stumitch ??
Well you'll have to give him some incentive to come up to millom for the weekend lol
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn -
3) Aitch - All weekend - confirmed
4)Ben - all weekend - Confirmed
5)Jr - confirmed
6)Carl -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand)
11) Stumitch ??
See you Saturday :wave:
Fake Ben Taylor
14-02-2006, 21:42
besides ben will get far too excited :nod:
you promised me you wouldnt say anything!:rant:
its nothing to be ashamed of lol
MeLLoN Stu
14-02-2006, 21:45
if i can get over there i'll probably drop by and lend a hand, not that it looks like it'll be needed! gives me a chance to head on through the lakes too :)
wont be stopping though
marty_t3
14-02-2006, 22:18
I can make it for the whole weekend if needed. I'll bring the engine crane along too. Anyone up for car sharing from near Bradford?
I can make it for the whole weekend if needed. I'll bring the engine crane along too. Anyone up for car sharing from near Bradford?
I'm on the way, and Yak is, what car are you taking?
marty_t3
14-02-2006, 22:44
Only got the S13 at the moment so i was hoping there'd be someone heading up with space for the crane and/or passengers.
Well if you drive to mine in the S13, we'll go up in my S14 :nod: how does that sound? I assume engine crane will go in easily- i have no rear seats
marty_t3
14-02-2006, 23:28
Sounds good to me. The crane should fit without the back seats. (we managed to get it in the back of the AX when I picked it up from Yaks :D )
Hummm I think putting it in an S14 will be a bit more tricky that putting it in an AX but thats just my point of view. I was kinda thinkin of taking mine or martys S13s and slingin it in that as it will take one with no problems at all but open to ideas.
Millom is only 30-odd miles from where I'm spending the weekend so I might pop over for an hour or so to say hello, would be rude not to :D
I won't be helping, but I'm very good at watching other people work :)
ShawJohn
15-02-2006, 12:56
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn - All weekend if needed Confirmed
3) Aitch - All weekend - confirmed
4)Ben - all weekend - Confirmed
5)Jr - confirmed
6)Carl -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand) All weekend - Confirmed
11) Stumitch ??
Im a definate! Sat & Sun sunday too (if needed) :D I'll be driving the SX up. I don't care if it costs, I like driving it so I will :D
Im not overly well equiped with tools but I have a A BIG hammer :D a 1.5t trolley jack, axle stands, and a nice set of impact sockets for those rusty bolts. And a cordless Dremel :wack:
Most of the jobs I do on my car are done at work with their tools, but I can't take em out of the works as they are being used pretty much all the time :(
Do we need to bring tools or what? What about special tools like brake pipes flairing tools, etc...?
anyway here's the new list...
1) SM - All weekend - Confirmed
2) ShawJohn - All weekend if needed Confirmed
3) Aitch -
4/5/6 Carl + JR + Ben -
7/8/9 Swebb + 2 from rotherham (Lee?? & Mitch??) if Si doesnt get lost
10) Yak
11) Marty T3 (& Engine stand)
11) Stumitch ??
Come on guys, can everyone confirm who will be there as me and Kev may get a little lonely :D
We are taking stuff apart, not putting it together so wont need brake flaring tools or anything. Just socket sets, spanners, breaker bars and hammers :smash:
Come on guys, can everyone confirm who will be there as me and Kev may get a little lonely :D
See post 197 ;)
Carl_S13
15-02-2006, 14:08
Hopefully my car will be sorted and I'll be able to come in that, if not I'm going to have to beg a lift from Ben or JR :D
Fake Ben Taylor
15-02-2006, 17:08
Hopefully my car will be sorted and I'll be able to come in that, if not I'm going to have to beg a lift from Ben or JR :D
always need something from me dont ya :p
Carl_S13
15-02-2006, 17:15
always need something from me dont ya :p
That sounds very, VERY wrong :wack:
jrtuning
15-02-2006, 17:58
dont think youll be going in my car :no:
unless you fancy pushing it for 150miles or however far away it is :D
Carl_S13
15-02-2006, 18:02
dont think youll be going in my car :no:
unless you fancy pushing it for 150miles or however far away it is :D
Edit: 162 shortest and 200 by Motorway, sod it I'll push mine off instead and hope I don't stall :wack:
Fake Ben Taylor
15-02-2006, 18:14
Edit: 162 shortest and 200 by Motorway, sod it I'll push mine off instead and hope I don't stall :wack:
what we need now is a bunch of volunteers to push carl off at petrol stations etc........call it.........TEAM RAC??
Carl_S13
15-02-2006, 18:20
what we need now is a bunch of volunteers to push carl off at petrol stations etc........call it.........TEAM RAC??
Its not that bad :wack:
Me and my old man have got sockets and hammers and the likes but if there are a few people doing different jobs then some tools might get a bit sparse. Probably no need for everyone to haul whole tool kits up but maybe some of the more common sized sockets and wrenches like 12, 14 and 17mm.
ShawJohn
15-02-2006, 22:37
I'll fetch my impact sockets then... No impact driver though ratchet only :smash:
Ratchet spanners might be handy if anyones got any - wish I had :p
@SM - What time you setting off? Might meet you at yours and follow you up, or you can follow my SatNav :D
@TrickyK - We might be needing an address if you haven't already posted one :thumbs:
I'll fetch my impact sockets then... No impact driver though ratchet only :smash:
Ratchet spanners might be handy if anyones got any - wish I had :p
@SM - What time you setting off? Might meet you at yours and follow you up, or you can follow my SatNav :D
@TrickyK - We might be needing an address if you haven't already posted one :thumbs:
There is a post further up with directions through Millom once you get here. The address is:
19 Mainsgate Road,
Millom,
Cumbria
LA18 4JZ
I will PM you guys my mobile number too.
stumitch
16-02-2006, 01:02
Sorry TrickyK but if i want the weekend off i need to book at weeks holiday time and i really want to go to JAE this year, ask Carl_S13 he'll explain :(
sparkyhx
16-02-2006, 08:38
Sorry guys I'm away with the wife for a Valentines weekend otherwise I could have come along with a big Primera Estate.
Best of luck
I can make it for the whole weekend if needed. I'll bring the engine crane along too. Anyone up for car sharing from near Bradford?
Fake Ben Taylor
16-02-2006, 09:47
well it looks like there will just be two of us in my car so if ppl are struggling for room to bring the engine crane i can bring mine.:thumbs:
ShawJohn
16-02-2006, 20:08
Oi Kev... Who said you could edit my posts :D
Pah, mods these days :smash:
Was at work rushing to not get caught when I posted so may have misread your PM'ed instructions :nod:
So what time sat. morning is the mini meet in Accy?
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 17:16
Will be arriving under my own steam :D
What time is everyone planning on getting there?
I'm aiming to be there at 12noon :)
Apart from tools and a change of clothes, do I need to bring anything else?
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 18:45
Alcohol :nod:
Alcohol :nod:
No pubs there then? :confused:
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 18:48
No pubs there then? :confused:
Not a clue, would imagine so, always pays to be safe though :wack:
ShawJohn
17-02-2006, 20:12
hmmm bEeR :wack: Wuhooo :D
No pubs there then? :confused:
I was just going to get a load of beers in to be honest. Millom has an exceptionally high percentage of arseholes and a questionable tolerance for "outsiders" which is why i live about 30 miles away now :rolleyes: .
I have sorted a couple of twin rooms at a B&B for some of you and there should be enough floor space for everyone else. The only things i can think you will need is sleeping bags and pillows for those who are staying here and some brute force and foul language for those more stubborn jobs. Oh and a towel. That should do it i think.
The old dear has been baking cakes and stocking up on food so it looks like we will be well taken care of in that department :nod: .
B&B and beer sounds good to me - see you all tomorrow :wave:
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 21:48
I was just going to get a load of beers in to be honest. Millom has an exceptionally high percentage of arseholes and a questionable tolerance for "outsiders" which is why i live about 30 miles away now :rolleyes: .
Sounds like we're going into hostile territory :eek:
Hoping to get there around the same time as Aitch but much will depend on cross Penine traffic, I know its a mess on weekdays but hopefully it will be quieter over the weekend :)
Sounds like we're going into hostile territory :eek:
Hoping to get there around the same time as Aitch but much will depend on cross Penine traffic, I know its a mess on weekdays but hopefully it will be quieter over the weekend :)
Its just a small town attitude so new faces get noticed and stared at and it all goes down hill from there :rolleyes: I hate the place so my opinion may be a touch biased :wack:
See you and Aitch around lunch time then :thumbs:
I didn't think places like that still existed :eek:
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 21:59
Its just a small town attitude so new faces get noticed and stared at and it all goes down hill from there :rolleyes: I hate the place so my opinion may be a touch biased :wack:
See you and Aitch around lunch time then :thumbs:
Don't suppose it will help us all turning up in the same, loud cars :wack:
Should have JR and Ben with me, think they've been to pick a car up today. See you then :thumbs:
I didn't think places like that still existed :eek:
Probably isnt as bad as i am making out but i just dont like the place. Of course it could be me with the attitude problen and everyone else is fine. What have you let yourselves in for :wack:
No the place is a shit hole lol
ShawJohn
17-02-2006, 22:29
Well mines got one of Brens sensible exhausts on so its nice and quiet when I need it to be :whip:
B&B Sounds superb, but will sort sleeping bag out just incase ;) . Got a boot full of stuff now... 9" Grinder :wack: 4" Grinder, full range of impact sockets, BIG Hammer :smash: :smash: and a smaller hammer :smash:, my overalls, a dremel, and a few other bits. Couldn't fit the OxyAcetylene set in though :p
Got a trolley jack, and two axle stands too :)
Anyone got an inspection lamp :confused:
Stock up on penetrating oil too ;)
ShawJohn
17-02-2006, 22:32
Who's going to bother about a bunch of late 20's to middle aged men in Datsuns having a beer anyway :wack: :D We do it all over the NW :whip:
Do you mean knob head kids, or the locals in general :confused:
ShawJohn
17-02-2006, 22:36
Some zipper food bags and a marker may be handy to keep bolts & fasteners labelled and in order...
I know it doesn't matter when we're dismanttling it, but have you ever tried building a car from a pile of nuts and bolts when you can't remember where they came from, or worse if you didn't remove them :nod: ... :p I have, well started... Its still not done :wack: 3months later... (my old Rover :cry: )
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 22:38
Bit of bad news. JR and Ben went to pick a car up today, Ben was buying it and was going to drive over tomorrow in it but they have a suspected head gasket failure and are on a low loader back from Herefordshire as we speak. :( They're going to try to make it over but it all depends on what is wrong with the car, hopefully its something simple to remedy. Sodding S13's
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 22:42
Who's going to bother about a bunch of late 20's to middle aged men in Datsuns having a beer anyway :wack: :D We do it all over the NW :whip:
Do you mean knob head kids, or the locals in general :confused:
Late 20's? Speak for yourself old man :p :wack: :D
PS. I may be 25 but thats MID 20's :wack:
john, empty your PM box fool :wack:
Stock up on penetrating oil too ;)
I really hope you are talking about WD40 :eek:
As for who the knob heads are, its pretty much anyone to be honest but like i say i am biased. If its pubs you want its pubs you'll get of course, up to you guys. Either way there will be plenty of beer on hand :)
Bit of bad news. JR and Ben went to pick a car up today, Ben was buying it and was going to drive over tomorrow in it but they have a suspected head gasket failure and are on a low loader back from Herefordshire as we speak. :( They're going to try to make it over but it all depends on what is wrong with the car, hopefully its something simple to remedy. Sodding S13's
Tell them to get it delivered here and we can drop the SR20 in and at least get me back on the road :D Seriously though that sucks :(
ShawJohn
17-02-2006, 22:50
:wack: :wack: :wack: :wack: :wack: :wack: :wack:
Inbox cleared, was waiting for you to reply :D
Carl_S13
17-02-2006, 22:51
Tell them to get it delivered here and we can drop the SR20 in and at least get me back on the road :D Seriously though that sucks :(
Got half a mile away from the guys house and the water temp needle was in the red, the rad was completely dry too so it looks like the guy knew about it. :mad:
Got half a mile away from the guys house and the water temp needle was in the red, the rad was completely dry too so it looks like the guy knew about it. :mad:
Theres all these people on here who bend over backwards for each other and then theres some arsehole that pulls a stunt like that! Makes my blood boil! What goes around comes around though :nod:
Think We'll be there around 11-30 :nod:
Edit - We = MartyT3, Yak, SahwJohn and me.
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