"Rescue Mauve"

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operation "rescue-mauve" was a success..
heres the day events

Mo arrives at my house

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Putting one of the shocks together

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In place, just need to find the brake discs and put them on... unfortunatly we only found one!.. so this was the side we put it on...

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Ah crap, its gonna fall.. Mighty Mo to the rescue!...

please note the lack of the multi suspension.. infact.. note everything is missing from that side :eek:

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hmmm.. how do we get this to work? up, down? why it still going up?... this was pretty funny actually.. took us feckign ages to figure it out.. finally we one of the other security gaurds arrived.. and showed us how.. would you believe it was nothing like how the manaul said to lower it? no wonder we couldnt bloody get it down..

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its getting there!

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And as if my magic! TADAA!.. cheers mo.. think i might have been there a while.. we had to rape and pillage the vr4 out back for nuts and bolts we couldnt find...

imagine this.. you walk in see you car, and there are nuts, bolts EVERYWHERE!..

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other side done, and the cars finally lowered on the ground.. without even the hint of a creek!

think ive got a bit of polishing to do.. dont you?

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and finally on the trailer...
note the boot... picture to follow

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umgzzzz... spot what doesnt belong to a vr4!

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deserted 1

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deserted 2

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quick fag before we set off

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whats that? STOP TAILGATING US FOOL!... oh.. crap its my car:D

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One of our 3 stops to check the strapping.. think this is the one, where it was loose..Oh, hang on that was every stop.. :)

and whos that ugly twat? oh, oops its me

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Home sweet home..
for me this was a 15.5 hour round trip.. for poor mo its another 2 hours above that.. eeeek!:eek:

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I think the general consensus is that im gonna go for it myself.. the engine is in, and cambelts on.. INSERT INTO post VALUES (but need expert to double check that) once checked by a mate of mine, and received some advice, im just gonna put it all back together, and fire her up.. is she blows, she blows.. if she works, then happy joy, ive saved my self a fortune.. but as i said, if it goes.. then.. ack... what the hell.. been off the road for god knows how many months.. might aswell be off for a few more....

[zedy1]

im home barry got their quite quick

[Spirit]

Barry - good to see you home safely mate and I congratulate you on not setting fire to the dump before you left !

Mo - your a star mate, just shows what friends we already have in the Club ! Above and beyond the call that mate.....

Pete

[Kieran]

What a story!

Good to see you've got her back OK:)

I can't believe they just downed tools and left like that!

I think Mo needs an award for 'Services rendered to the club':D - As Pete's said, that went above and beyond!!

Kieran.

[PUDD]

:D Brilliant lads,well done:hurrah: :thumb1:
Mo your a saint m8,i buy u a few Red bulls at Pod lol;)
Hey!did u manage to get any souvenirsINSERT INTO post VALUES (tools,engine hoists etc lol:D )just as a bit of compensation like:angel2:
good to see u got back safely;)

[BraindG]

Originally posted by PUDD

Hey!did u manage to get any souvenirsINSERT INTO post VALUES (tools,engine hoists etc lol:D )just as a bit of compensation like:angel2:


That would be stealing :D

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:D nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,not after what they did to u :D

[Nick VR4]

Glad you got the car and got back safely :)

[Roadrunner]

Well done, guys. Great effort :thumb1:

[Brind]

I saw no ambulance in those pictures so you must have recovered from that heart attack!

Glad you've got it home. Well done guys. :)

[zedy1]

me and barry will be setting up a garage soon specially for vr4s

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Ive been speaking to a mate of mine - hes gonna come round on sat to have a look, and give me a good idea of t where we are up to at this moment in time.

depending on the out come of that, will determine when the engine will be kicked into life, and when.. and hopefully it wont blow up :Eek1:

[GeraintUK]

Have faith young padawan,,,,,,,,if it ain't ready to run, we won't be firing her up.

By the sounds of it, we'll get her running no probs, and then just get the heatshields back on before taking it out in anger.

After having my motor blow up on the M56 in the past, it's not an experience i'd like to see happen to yours, even though you are scottish :)

see you on sat, you big girls blouse.

The Big Welsh T*at ;)

[Petrolhead]

Barry, I'm still in shock mate :eek:

If you need any reference photo's while you're working on it I'll be here with camera at the ready.

No doubt the scumbags would have taken anything of value with them when they scarpered ;)

Good luck.

[Ailsa]

Haven't been on the site for a while and just wanted to say - Arrrgggghhhh.... Barry - what a nightmare...

Good luck with getting it all fixed.

And Mo - Go you!:D

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Originally posted by GeraintUK
Have faith young padawan,,,,,,,,if it ain't ready to run, we won't be firing her up.


i noticed already that the cam belt isnt on right.. well. the dots arnt lined up:eek: but im sure its gonna be a piece of piss to sort..

G, thanks for offering to help out - much appreciated!..



If you need any reference photo's while you're working on it I'll be here with camera at the ready.

I may need that.. ive already got most of it back together.. just put he back turbo on, but theres no gasket, which is the reason the rest isnt on.. INSERT INTO post VALUES (im assuming) so for now, in an attempt to get her running im using some of that quick gasket gunk.. will order proper one tomorrow..

as i said, turbo is on got most of the top bit on now.. ive also got a few pipes on..

im missing one bolt already... which is a bit of a pain but if I have to, the other three should be fine untill i can get a hold of one.... but you never know once the rest is "in-place" i might find it..

maybe, just maybe with a bit of luck, and crossed fingers - she might be able to limp down to pod....

ok time for some beer, and watch the footy :cool:

[LOMY]

OMG Barry !

I havnt been online for a bit so i missed the run up to your nightmare. Sorry to hear about your problems but glad to see that you are keeping your chin up through it all. Im so moved by your plight that if i win the lottery mate ill buy you a new one. :D

[SGHOM]

Originally posted by zedy11
me and barry will be setting up a garage soon specially for vr4s that idea is not as daft as it sounds ?? just when you thought you could trust someone to look after you pride & joy, it all go t**s up !!:Cry1: as has been posted on other threads, almost all garages dont give a toss about what car you've got, so long as they take your hard earned money, their happy. :nono: wouldn't it be good if we, as members of a growing ownership club, were able to find, or set up, a reputable garage who would look after these specialist cars. service & repair them properly, not try to rip us off, and provide a service we would all want to use. just think of the work we could put their way ??? :Ponder:
I'm just pleased to see you got you car back in one [ or several !! ] piece Barry. I've no doubt you will get it to santa pod, but if you do need any help, & I think I speak for all of us, just shout !!

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thanks for the moral support! its appreciated.. its a bit daunting really.. having never really done anything to my car - engine wise... but.. ive got alot of confidence this will pull through..

the only reason it would not.. is if VBJ's didnt do something right with the inside of the engine.. but im not going to take the engine apart to find that out..

/crosses fingers for saturday aka "D-day"

[Japmetal]

Again, if u need a hand gimme a shout !

Building an engine is pretty easy stuff [as you're no doubt finding out right now] it's a bit like a big jigsaw; the only real difficult stuff is the actual wiring, but I cant see how that would upset you since you're not trying to change anything so everything should plug back in !

I for one would support a specialist in VR4s, altho more from a moral point of view since I could take mine anywhere really - I'd just rather have someone I can trust working on it !

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i would aswell.. if there was a specialist - id prefer to take it there..

but, my engine itself isnt actually in bits.. its all the bits hanging off it im referring to.. the rear turbo.. which is now on.. the whole induction kit, those pipes.. the top part of the engine.. and most of the belts on the left of the engine..

so, dont think im sitting here with a top end, tappets, pistons and a sump trying to put it all back together :)

[Japmetal]

that just means your puzzle is even easier - go you !

[Spirit]

Great to see things arn't as bad as they first seemed mate. As others have said, if I can help just call me, even if it's just someone to sound off at mate !

Good luck for the weekend and would be a miracle and great if you can get her to Pod mate

[Kieran]

Originally posted by interlec
...wouldn't it be good if we, as members of a growing ownership club, were able to find, or set up, a reputable garage who would look after these specialist cars. service & repair them properly, not try to rip us off, and provide a service we would all want to use. just think of the work we could put their way ??? :Ponder:

I agree with Interlec. Also, it's not just VR-4s that need looking after.... My GLS gets some curious looks - The 8G Galant just isn't known to many outside Mitsubishi. I for one would gladly take my car to Barry and Mo's garage;); as I know a good job would be done... But at the moment, I only feel really confident taking it to the local dealer.

[Spirit]

Originally posted by Kieran
... But at the moment, I only feel really confident taking it to the local dealer.

Most people arn't even confident about that Kieran !

[Nick VR4]

I'm confident with my dealer doing my servicing etc

One of my mates has a Evo 6 and drives to Extreme in Dudley just to get it serviced :confused:

I think he's mad driving 200 miles there and back for a service plus the time wasted waiting for it

As I have pointed out before my dealer is a Subaru / Mits dealer and so can deal with High Performance cars

[landy]

My Mitsy dealer is less than a mile from where I live, and I'm very confident for them to service it INSERT INTO post VALUES (they drool over the car as much as me :D :D )

But they only have one bloke who knows all about Ralliart and performance upgrades etc. and he isn't there every day, but if Barry and Mo set up a garage for this I would be very tempted to book my car in :cool1:

[SGHOM]

couple of thoughts regarding VBJ ?? can I take it the owners did a runner ?? what about the people who actually did / do the work on the cars ?? have they been left high & dry also ?? skilled VR4 mechanics left without employment ?? or are they in the same mould as the afore-mentioned owners ??

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dissapeared aswell mate.. or atleast thats what i understand.. theres still 3 about that im aware of.. and they were left with out any wages, .. ian, terry and matt..

[PAUL]

Barry and Mo very good job you deserve a drink well done.

Fingers crossed with the belts.

See ya soon.

All the Best

Paul K