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[TheBoy]

I am getting my aux belt done too, at only £15 worth doing!

I just had to had veccyB aux belt done as it snapped it   .....thought easy job...cost me about £14 for belt.....was i ever wrong   .....ended up taking to my local garage.....you have to take off engine mounting to fit it   ....no wonder i couldnt work it out how to fit it  

Not uncommon on FWD....

[tunnie]

right, so far confirmed attendee's for 2.2/2.0 are:

JamesV6CDX
CraigR
Taxi Driver

Maybe

BazMV6?

[Andy B]

I am getting my aux belt done too, at only £15 worth doing!

I just had to had veccyB aux belt done as it snapped it   .....thought easy job...cost me about £14 for belt.....was i ever wrong   .....ended up taking to my local garage.....you have to take off engine mounting to fit it   ....no wonder i couldnt work it out how to fit it  

Same as my wife's then Hyundai Lantra. Everything was a PITA to do under the bonnet of that car. There was that little room for one of the poly V 'fan belts' that it had to go in side ways passed its pully and the chassis leg!

[tunnie]

thats why rwd rules  

[Andy B]

thats why rwd rules  

Also as mentioned somewhere else, turning circles. FWD's CV joints prevent the same amount of steering lock. I once used a 825 Rover for a day, the turning circle on it was atrocious - you needed a football field to turn around.

[tunnie]

Ok so far for:

CraigR - Lambda Sensor, possible exhaust change if sensor stuck, filming cambelt on my 2.2 - (Confirmed)
Taxi Driver - Cambelt, Waterpump - (probable)
BazMV6 - Discs check - (probable)

Specialist - JamesV6CDX

[TheBoy]

thats why rwd rules  

Also as mentioned somewhere else, turning circles. FWD's CV joints prevent the same amount of steering lock. I once used a 825 Rover for a day, the turning circle on it was atrocious - you needed a football field to turn around.

I thought thats what the handbrake was for

[tunnie]

just to let everyone know there is still room at the second location, V6 work can be done here too depending on what you need. Got space for about 2 more  

[tunnie]

CraigR - Lambda Sensor, possible exhaust change if sensor stuck, filming cambelt on my 2.2 - (Confirmed)
Taxi Driver - Cambelt, Waterpump - (Confirmed)
BazMV6 - Discs check - (Confirmed)  
x25xe - scrappy - (Confirmed)
 
Specialist - JamesV6CDX

Its been mentioned about going to the local scrappy, its the best I have been to. You can freely walk around and help yourself to bits... last time I was there they had:

98 mini facelift 2.0 CD, most of engine intact, full interior, autobox,
96 N CD, engine stripped had few interior bits left
couple of others that been stripped well.

Its been a while since i have been so might be in luck, if we find and new one i think we will have to strip it.

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If you want to visit the scrappy bring welly boots!!! - Its very muddy down there. Its about a 20 min drive from me  

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[Bo Bo]

just to let everyone know there is still room at the second location, V6 work can be done here too depending on what you need. Got space for about 2 more  

I may be popping over at some point, I might need your "gadget hands"   for my climate bulbs & will need to see JamesV6CDX if he has a part for me......

[Elite Pete]

just to let everyone know there is still room at the second location, V6 work can be done here too depending on what you need. Got space for about 2 more  

I may be popping over at some point, I might need your "gadget hands"   for my climate bulbs & will need to see JamesV6CDX if he has a part for me......

I will sort the bulbs out Bo Bo I can do them after I have done Micks Dash and I can whip the centre consol out in about 10 minutes just remember your radio and CD code

[Bo Bo]

I can whip the centre consol out in about 10 minutes

Cheers, so can I, I just can't get to the bulbs, mine's a really early model & is different but I'm sure we'll figure something......

[tunnie]

gadget hands available  

James and I will be at mine most of the morning working on my 2.2, taxi drivers 2.2 & CraigR's... we will pop over later though.

[Bo Bo]

gadget hands available  

James and I will be at mine most of the morning working on my 2.2, taxi drivers 2.2 & CraigR's... we will pop over later though.

OK cool, Elite Pete, Timbuk (possibly mikedundee) & myself are looking into staying over locally & having a night out, so we'll probably be around.....

[tunnie]

gadget hands available  

James and I will be at mine most of the morning working on my 2.2, taxi drivers 2.2 & CraigR's... we will pop over later though.

OK cool, Elite Pete, Timbuk (possibly mikedundee) & myself are looking into staying over locally & having a night out, so we'll probably be around.....

Premier Inn at Brackley Hatch could be good for you, not sure on prices but its right next door (literally) to the Green Man pub.

Very famous... Graham Hill used to go for a pint there before the race at Silverstone which is just down the road