North West monthly meet

[Davezj]

how is every one set the this saturday.
i am aiming to be there for about 9.30am ish, and if it is ok with you Karl i would like to bring a set of wheels round, and get the tyres taken off. i can bin the tyres on the way home at the tip as you are allowed to bin 4 tyres at a time without any problem.
i will make sure i bring the pressure bungs and regulators and the like, i might even chuck the compressor in the car so we can do multiple leak tests. all depends on space really.
hope to see yu all there.

[Davezj]

i shall have to think about refreshments

[adaxo]

Im on extra night shift on Friday so could come a bit later than 9, more like 11-12

[Seems Unlikely]

I'll be there, hopefully showing off the new remote start.. there was a cafe around there that served Jamaican food that I went too once, was pretty lush, Karl may know where it is? I'll be reaquainting myself with there if I can find it..

[VR4Kaos]

im still alll set boy's en girls!!! Dave tyres no problem atall mate. Dave would it be possable to bring your arch rollers as we may have a "linger on" lol a good friend may come down as he is vr4 mad but can't afford the insurance he is nearly their as he has a mitsubushi colt lol and his rear arches are rubbing and he wants to attack them with a grinder till i stoped him and explained what you have which stangerly cofused him lol and that i'd ask you if we could use it on sat many thanks if you can and no prob if you can't mate just thought id be cheaky and ask you cheers buddie Karl
btw as for room we can fit approx 5 vr4's in my unit and secure parking for approx 12 more vr4's so room shoulden't be an issue oh and a ramp for 1 of course woop woop

[Seems Unlikely]

I'll second that request for an arch roller Dave, my rears keep chafing, tyres edges looking a bit fluffy.. even pondered changing the wheels but then Xmas is coming so blowing more cash on car parts may leave me unpopular at home..

[BraindG]

I'll second that request for an arch roller Dave, my rears keep chafing, tyres edges looking a bit fluffy.. even pondered changing the wheels but then Xmas is coming so blowing more cash on car parts may leave me unpopular at home..

Hmm, maybe we can do mine too

can't beleive its this time already, i didnt organise a green pass from the mrs... - hope to make it!

[Davezj]

rolling VR4 arches takes a bit of time to do, due to the wonderfull design of the suspension, the roller hits the top of the hubcarrier so you have to go a bit careful with it, do a bit one side then a bit the other and so on.
i will bring it along, but i will have to do a slight modification to before it can be used, i need weld up a nut on the bottom of it, if the weather fine tonight i will do it at home but if it is raining all night then i might have to bring it round an see if karl has got a welder in his unit i can do a quick tack welder on.
i will bring it along anyway. i wanted to get a proper ballbearing thrust washer to fit on it before i weld the nut on as it will be a one time only weld, as it will distroy the thread the nut goes on. you will see tomorrow.

[Davezj]

Sorry guys,
Update on the arch roller, I have pulled it out of the shed an and given it a run through but it really does need the nut welding on. And it is a one time only action. So when I have the roller bearing thrust washer I will and have the nut welded on I will be happy to lend it out or give you a hand to roll your arches. But doing it tomorrow is not really going to work.

[Seems Unlikely]

No problem fella, I'd be happier waiting till you happy with the quality of the repair, it's your gear after all. My rear tyres aren't really.gonna get any.worse now anyway and I have a spare pair tucked away for when the mot due! See you.all tomoz.

[BraindG]

Some pics

[adaxo]

What a great day, everybody get their hands dirty, constant laugh and pointing at others cars 'illness' was really a great fun.
BIG THANKS TO KARL AND HIS CREW for allow all of us to make a bit of mess in his and his neighbouring units, that was very kind what you do for that club and this community
Thanks for rebalancing my wheels, now car feels a lot better your mate done a great job, thanks again.
Thanks Dave to find my boost leak and help me to sort this out and for set of tools to do my own kit, and for buffet. Thanks everybody for come and very interesting chats.
Hope all enjoy that meet and its happen again in near future.

PS Barry, you done a few more pictures, we want to see them all please

[Davezj]

hi all,
had a good day, nice to see every body again and some new faces.
Big Big Thanks to Karl for hosting the meet at his tyre shop, most excellent.
Karl and crew made us feel very welcome, lots of tea and coffee floating round all day, i did have bring some food with me so we didn't waste away during the day, as i have heard that is possible to starve in a matter of hours. so i didn't want to take any chances. (or that could have been a bad dream).
thanks again for taking all the tyres off the five wheels i brought round and balancing up the ones on my car as well, they feel much better.

sorry for the bit of i shock i gave you all when the bung came out on one of the pressure test we did, i haven't seen a bunch of blokes move so fast in ages, it was only 14psi.

all in all a very enjoyable day.

look forward to the next one!

[stu]

Big thanks to everyone for a cracking day and for making a midlander welcome at a northern meet.

[Seems Unlikely]

Hahaha we're very open minded us Northerners Stu, all welcoming feel the legnum love but in a manly way

Was a grand day out and i'm very 'greatful' for the extended list of jobs to do on the leggy hahaha, good to meet every one of you, all good folk which is nice to see after the amateur dramatics that have graced this site of late. Reassuring stuff.

Ma-hassive rep goes out to Karl for the space to make today happen, i've started stockpiling blue wipe rolls this end so should have a pile ready forwhen i'm next down fella so dont go buying no big packs anytime soon lol

Cheers folks,

Corin

[Davezj]

for those of you that have an issue with rear tyre rubbing, have read through this thread and it should make it a bit more obvious what happens when the suspension compresses

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthr...257#post671257

[VR4ESKRIMA]

evening chaps. i will b up for this aswel. in work til 6 but a quick drive an i can b there. mmmm coffee'n'hot doenuts. big shout to all who turned up at karls shop on saturday!! cheers to dave an stuart for helping me sort my car. iv never felt it run this sweet. nice 1 dudes

[BraindG]

Was thinking, following on from the NZ photoshoot thread - maybe something we could incorperate later on in the day?

[adaxo]

Was thinking, following on from the NZ photoshoot thread - maybe something we could incorperate later on in the day?

Good idea, we need to find a nice place for shots, any thoughts?, maybe Cat and Fiddle??

[BraindG]

Hmm, with the nights drawing in I don't think we would have the time. I was thinking somewhere in chorton or Trafford park for something industrial?