Bearding party in Macclesfield Saturday 25-26th August

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Bearding party in Macclesfield Saturday 25-26th August

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As some may already know, I've blown the engine on the AE86 again! :cry:

JAE is fast looming, so the pressure is on to get my car up and running again so I can drive it to JAE. :)

This weekend we drove to sunny Norwich and picked up another 4AGE (thanks, Phil and Vix!). I have a few parts to get from Toyota but it ought to be fairly straightforward.

Mark has a large workshop in Macclesfield (PM for details). Anyone who wants to drop by to say hello/get their hands dirty etc will be well fed and watered!

We are going to be pulling out the block and gearbox next Saturday and bolting the box up to a replacement engine. We are hoping we can do it in a couple of days really.

Obviously we always appreciate help and it's a good laugh normally. I'm a bit low on floorspace on Saturday though due to a lodger and a friend whom we organised a social with before we knew this was the weekend we were going to change the engine! If it runs into Monday we'll have floor/sofa space for Sunday night!

EDIT: Sofa space with free beer and curry now available.

The idea is, I get my car to JAE!

Cheers. :)
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I'm def free for the Sat if I can be of any use. Will see about the Sunday.
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Cheers, Steve, all help much appreciated. I'll let Indy know. :+:
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Ooh update. I do now have some sofa space.

Anyone who wishes to crash on our stonking sofa (it can easily sleep two) can expect an evening of car stuff and maybe the odd beer or two. I will feed and water you with the finest curry and beer known to man! ;)

Damn, sofa already gone! That didn't take long!
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I'll venture up with Steve if needed.
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Lee H wrote:I'll venture up with Steve if needed.


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Lee H wrote:I'll venture up with Steve if needed.


Great stuff!

See you guys on Saturday. Reckon we'll be there for around 10ish hopefully! :)
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Let me know if im needed Lauren, and hopefully wont ned up on the cat and fiddle.... ](*,)
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Come along anyway, Alex, the more the merrier. It's always a good laugh and there will be plenty to do.

Seriously, this time, just come on the A523 (IIRC) from Stoke which you can pick up from Meir. Go through Wetley Rocks, Leek and Bosley, then Fools Nook (heading for Macc) just as you enter the 40mph zone turn left into Gaw End Lane and we are down there. :+:
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I can make Saturday to offer muscle/labour?
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We'd love to have you, Martin! :+

Will PM you the address. Expect we'll be there by 11am on Saturday, Cheers! :)
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Cool :thumleft: see you then!
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looks like you have a small army going down to help lol

You two can just sit back and watch everyone else do the work now :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :thumleft:
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i would do
but 2 problems, brken finger means i would be useless, and 2nd on the monday i have an army work in the mr2 for me to get it for JAE

looks like its one of those weekends

good luck, to both us :thumleft:
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Cheers, Pete. :+:

Well, we'll have a good old laugh I'm sure. Mark is going to go and get lots of food supplies to keep the army going and there'll be much tea and coffee drank as well as alcohol free beer amongst the workforce! Possibly some real beer for anyone not driving.

There's a fair bit to do and we'll break up in to two teams, one preparing the new engine for installation and the other removing the old block and gearbox.

We are replacing the big end shells just in case too. Think Mark will be on the techy stuff prepping the new engine, whilst I be doing the removal stuff as I know exactly what needs to be undone etc. :+:

Good luck, Pete!
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mines not quite as major, i just have the car stripped down, took off the front suspension, brakes and rear suspension, before i found i had a snapped finger so no working on cars for me for 7 weeks.

but that has left me with a pile of new drop links, wms brakes and apex springs awaiting to go on.
hopefully all fited monday with me just watching :(
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If only you were closer we could have got going on your's as well. Fingers crossed (sorry!) you make it to JAE. :+:
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:roll: thanks

yeah it'll be there (i hope)
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:hug:

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howz yours going
i picked up new wheels and new exhuast yesterday and had then exhaust welded and fitted
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