Uffington Meet - Sun 6th April! CONFIRMATIONS, PLEASE GUYS!

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:57 pm

quick update on the repair, this is what it looked like before, the pillar was bent as such you could only fit 1 finger in between the pillar and the chair, the repair has widened it to be able to fit nearly your whole fist! so its only about an inch out

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Before

Took the rear door off and forced the front door open, with a small amount of persuasion

and it looked pretty bad,

badly bent pillar, kinked midway and bent badly at the bottom around the sills, to fix the bent pillar, I tied a rope around it and attactehd that rope to my dads hilux

, pulled it out about 10 times gently at various points up and down the pillar and it ended up straigtening it really well to within an inch of what it originally was

, that was all well and good but because the doors were bent out as well they no longer fitted, (oh joy) so some gentle persquasion was in order.

made good use of the rubber mallet, I havent managed to get all the dents out but it looks almost straight now

so fairly happy with the result

doesnt look that much but the difference is really noticble from the inside!

Post by **Din** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:08 pm

Im just trying to imagine you grabbing your old mans hilux and pulling that b pillar out

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:54 pm

Din wrote:
Im just trying to imagine you grabbing your old mans hilux and pulling that b pillar out

I did just that

I waited till he went out then just drove it in front of the car and attatched ropes to it, took a few good tugs but it really did work !, not so sure about the structural intergretiy of it anymore though

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:48 pm

*chortle*

98Ti · Post by **98Ti** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:11 am

Rich_1988 wrote:not so sure about the structural intergretiy of it anymore though

Does that mean there may be some vitty wheels up for grabs then? Sorry to be a heartless twit.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:18 pm

Not likely, chumley, if his brother doesn't have them, I will!

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:15 pm

Vard66 wrote:Not likely, chumley, if his brother doesn't have them, I will!

depending on how much money I can get

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:49 am

Or how dedicated you are to your friends and family... *does crazy eye on Rich*

philgold · Post by **philgold** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:49 am

Getting back to the meet...

Can Me & my Missus come, even though were not from Swindon?

I think I'm not working that weekend.

All the best,

Phil

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:29 pm

yea of course! dont see any reason why not

the more the merrier really

Post by **Din** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:44 pm

should be a decent amount of us there then

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:23 pm

Im desperate to go (to meet likewise coupe turbo owners!) but gotta get my mot done. Done the exhaust manifold blowing, replaced oil and filter and pas fluid as well as water levels. Just need 2 new front tyres (17s) and the front and back padds changed and adjusted (and bled) and tighten up the cat as I had to take decat off.
If anyones around to give us a hand then I will def be there if I can get it thru on time.

Post by **Din** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:46 am

When would you need a hand

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Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:01 am

Sorry guys, my router fcuked up on me, and for some reason I didn't think to restart it, so this is the first time in about five days that I've been on RT.

In response, Phil, AYE MAN!, Anyone and everyone is welcome!

I've roped a couple in from Rover800.co.uk, in my absence by the way.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:40 am

Din wrote:When would you need a hand :

A second set of hands able and willing, provided I'm not working when you want to get stuck in, or I can book it off a week in advance before you want to get stuck in...

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:43 am

Current (revised) list for meet, Ladies and Gentlepong...

Rich_1988,
Stefaclese,
Vard66,
Scott,
Din,
doughall,
jago,
philgold,
victor3,
BrackenFox,
absvicandmark (pending passed MOT)
600_Nutta,
juliangungho,
Jynx,
Tomcat_T?
Chewey?

Post by **Din** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:10 pm

Vard66 wrote: absvicandmark (pending passed MOT)

So its down to us to get this motor ready then Vard

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:30 am

Din wrote: So its down to us to get this motor ready then Vard

I'm in, so long as I've got the time off. We've got until the 4th or 5th to get it done, so ought to be fairly easy to squeeze in a day off for us both so we can give him a hand...

Post by **Din** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:51 pm

If he replys Lol

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:49 pm

Aye, I think I sent him a PM, too, if I remember...

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:04 pm

Soz guys. had pc probs. Got the bro in law round bh mon. Gonna replace the pads and managed to get hold of shocks and 30mm lowered springs all round for £30 so gonna put them on to. Should just need 2 tyres and tightening my cat then all good.

Thanks for the offers guys.

Post by **Din** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:33 pm

Keep us posted

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:28 am

No worries dude. Love tinkering, so glad to help anytime I can fit it in. Keep us posted as to how it goes.

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:51 pm

yay my name was first on the list, I may actualyl be able to drive my own car tbh, after it was carefully repaired (yea right) it really does weem to drive fine So i will be bringing it along regardless, just only look at the drivers side since thats the nice side, ( should clean and polish the one side !

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Gareth-J · Post by **Gareth-J** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:57 pm

Does any body know if juliangungho has confirmed yet?

If he is coming then i will definately attend because i'd like to see his VTEC conversion in the flesh and discuss it with him before i start ploughing money into possibly converting mine

I live in Newport so it's only 60 miles up the M4 for me and i can pop in and see my mate in Abingdon at the same time while i'm up there

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:42 pm

No, iirc, he said "let us know when you've got a date sorted and I'll bring 'the boys' along". Haven't heard from him since.

t666top · Post by **t666top** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:20 pm

hey, sorry havent been on here for ages , and yes i would on came to this but i have just checked the dates and its the sundy of donny which i am at for the whole weekend so sorry wont be able to come,

but will def try to make the next one to show u all the turbo 25.

Post by **Din** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:01 pm

Cool, we will have to do another one in a couple of months

Not long to go now

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:58 am

Current (revised) list for meet, Ladies and Gentlepong...

Rich_1988,
Stefaclese,
Vard66,
Scott,
Din,
doughall,
jago,
philgold,
victor3,
BrackenFox,
absvicandmark (pending passed MOT)
600_Nutta,
juliangungho,
Jynx,
Tomcat_T?
Chewey?

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:54 am

Guys, been let down by my bro in law coz hes always at work.
Just to let u know. The mot failed because inefficent brakes front and rear and handbrake not efficint. My bro in law had a quick look and said pads were low on one side of both front and back.
Read on the stickies about doin the back brakes but never done front or back brakes b4 (more of a electrician myself!). Seems quite easy but would rather grease and clean everything while its all apart. Will get pads soon as on very tight budget and mite even need to borrow my bros 17s to use until I got money for tyres.
Sorry to claim poverty but im desperate to get my car back on track but also want to learn these things myself so as soon as weather cheers up i will sort.
So looks like im gonna miss it. Sorry lads.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:03 pm

Offer still stands from here, dude...

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:46 pm

Cheers vard. Its just that I havent got no funds to pay anyone at the mo so wouldnt expect anyone to give me a hand for nothing so gonna have to do them myself.
Need to get the pads but priced them up at £40 for both front and back from local factors.Get paid thursday so should be able to get them at weekend.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:37 am

*Laughs* I wouldn't accept anything for lending a hand anyway! Seriously, speak up and I'll come help if I can get the time off, and I'd be willing to bet Din will, too.

Post by **Din** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:53 pm

Vard66 wrote:*Laughs* I wouldn't accept anything for lending a hand anyway! Seriously, speak up and I'll come help if I can get the time off, and I'd be willing to bet Din will, too.

Quite happy to lend a hand, would not be charging any money lol... keep Rovers on the road

Oh and if your that skint dude then halfrauds pads on my trade card are mega cheap, like the front pads on my 416..... £6.29

I can get trade from camberly as well.

How does sunday sound mate

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:08 pm

I can't decide which car to come in. Either insane small one or 620ti with the (by then) new 16-inch Sterling wheels!