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She'll have to wait another 40k to get hers done :lol: But yeah she is rather envious mate so feel the same may have to be done even if it doesn't need a clutch & chains doing :cuckoo: How's the trophy looking?

Heres a few pics then guys :lol:

Well sorry to dissapoint Cazza but in the 8v today, need some serious paint cleaning before BVF, will get some engine bay pics up for you tomorrow though guys 8) 8) 8)

Another happy ending :clap: See you tomorrow. :wave:

Hi Jon, Log into the website as you normally would, then you will see a section on the bottom left (My Subscriptions) look in there and it will give you the facility to renew. Let me know if you have any problems. Kip

Anyone found the hidden easter egg in the issue??? I cant see it anywhere :scratch:

:lol: probably a lot less hassle to buy a new Scirocco mate

You will not be dissapointed with the care & service mate. :grin: Are you at the CCGB National Day tomorrow?

I took so many pics during this job it's a bit unreal so if anyone needs any close up pics for anything let me know :wave:

Next up was a little parts renovation, a lot of the alloy parts including the gearbox and inlet manifold were a little oxodised and looking a bit tired so after seeing (bruney's) various parts he'd refurbed and talking about the techniques used it simply had to be done. I must just say a massive thanks to Dave Brunyee, not just for the use of his lift recently but for actually giving me the inspiration to move the car to another level! Cheers Dave :notworthy: So while everything was off it was arranged after some frantic phoning round it wqas arranged with Crzydaves old work place that we could use their sand & aqua blasting equipment :clap: Off we went with a car full of old looking VR6 bits to do the deed, after many hours sand blasting then aqua blasting being carefull around any seals and mounting faces (etc) the results spoke for themselves and i have to confess when i saw the boits afterwards i nearly came in my pants :lol: :luvlove: Then i thought the main block ought to have a lick of paint too to tidy eveything up. As well as a few other bits not really related to doing the clutch & chains i decided to replace a lot of other bits including, Crack pipe & Thermo housing New Radiator Rear engine & Gearbox mounts Both waterpumps Top belt tensioner New sump which has been powder coated for extra protection And a whole load of bits i have no idead do what :lol: To say i was completely happy with both Graham & Dave working on my car is an understatement, it turned what i had been thinking would be a complete nightmare into almost a pleasure, i loved being around to clean paint bits and try to understand a bit more abouth the engine itself. To say they did a good job would not be right, they did an outstanding job and i have had to do absoloutely nothing afterwards. It ran perfectly on the way home and everything was as it should be and better! I must just therefore say an Immense thanks to two very dedicated people Graham & Dave it was a pleasure to have the job done by you guys! :clap: :wave:

LOL! Yeah they did tell me that too :lol: Pansies.

Indeed it does Gareth, can sleep a little better :lol:

Well some of you will know that at the back end of last year my clutch started showing signs of wear, none more so than when we were on the Nurburgring trip with 3 people and enough camping gear for the whole us army :lol: Anyway as the car was on just over 90k I knew it was going to be a big one as I had to do the chains and tensioners and whatever else came along at the same time. The car went away for the winter and i knew come spring it would have to be done, so once Stanford Hall was over with it was time to get moving with it as it was getting worse, I was thrilled to bits when i knew Graham & Dave were setting up DG Autotech as i know they are more than capable at this job. So i booked off some holidays and set off with slippy clutch down to Worcester, once there they soon started to take it to bits and crack on as it were, i learned quite a lot about various bits which i didn't have a clue did what :scratch: I think they were a little paranoid though with the car doing a lot of shows etc, so i told them to get the hell on with it! Its just a car :lol: The clutch was totally shot and running on the rivets too! Ooops! Got my moneys worth then! And when the cam cover came off they were both complimentary on how good everything looked, testament to regular oil changes and no short journeys, i get the car out and often drive a fair way to events & things so never just pop to the shop in it or anything. The famous top tensioner that had given me nightmares was in pristine condition as if it had only done 30k but i didn't want to put it back in :lol: I also had a small missfire which was traced to a cracked coilpack, and a mighty fine crack it was too.

As Above looks blomin smashin 8)

Easy Tiger :lol:

Oooh you buggers! I haven't even had mine yet :lol: Nice work though I agree as I had the chance to proof read a little bit and feel its the best issue yet! Huge Thank you to Jim (keep the faith mate) for all his hard work in getting the issue out. :salute: And also a massive thank you to all who contributed to the Mag, you know who you are! So you wanna read about you car in the Sprinter then??? Get joined up and/or get typing :grin: it could even make the next issue if you are lucky :lol:

Wow manifold looks fantastic mate! good effort there :notworthy:

Ah Cheers will take a look :wink:

Now i know i'm going to sound silly not knowing this but how do you check for compression? and what should it be on a VR? would like to know what mines doing :roll:

Hi Martin, Looks early to me so the fogs wont really fit :?

:lol: he'd do anything to marry a bloke i'm sure :lol: :lol:

Ah nice one re both grills! so when is the first show & shine then? :lol:

:lol: same time posting there mate! Result :clap: that has to be it me thinks! As said, make sure all wires pass in between the brackets! you'll know what i mean about how sharp they are if you feel them :norty:

yeah a hot one out there today 8) do make sure to look at all the wires while you're down there too! a torch may be a wise move also :wink:

It does look very nice indeed mate, i did look at the advert quite a few times too :lol: I love the sebrings on my 8v i think they just look classier 8) I think i'd have to whack a 7 slat grill on though just for originality, but it looks good as it is i'm just a sucker for sadness :lol: