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... at Jim's, eight premium members came together

Some major jobs where in the offing as well as some little niggles.

VR6 Nat was first up having her long awaited coilovers fitted by the VR6OC pit team of Jim Potter and Cabrioman. At times, whilst her car was wheel less and up on four axle stands, her face was a picture of concern. Unwarrented but she does love her car and it shows. Even cleaning oily fingerprints of the bonnet whilst it was still up in the air.

Feeling like the proverbial third wheels, GaVR6in, GoonerSteve and I tackled Steve's new lights. A dab of PlusGas released the 15year old screws fixing in the old fog lights. Fitting the new FK headlighs were as quickly dispatched. I removed the engine plastics and unplugged the coil in preperation for a compression test and demonstrated the steps on the first cylinder. Steve then continiued with the rest with some help with any troublesome plugs. All cylinders came out at around 160-165. Very reassuring for him. VAG-COM revealed that his front left ABS senor was the cause of his constantly lit ABS lamp.

Once Nat's ABS pump had been fitted and bled it was my car's turn in the 'workshop'. Jim and I started on my strut braces and Cabrioman on the biggest job of the day: fitting the head he had freshly ported and flowed to Craggsy's newley rotex'd lump.

My mechancal inaptitude soon showed itself through the snapping of several drill bits. Leaving the more talented Jim to continue I found a job more suited to my skill set; soldering a new fuse to the fan control unit from Gav's Corrado. Initially doing too good a job and burning out the replacement. A second attempt with a lighter hand succeded.

Calico keen to lend a hand volunteered himself to change my old brake pads for the new red stuff pads I got £20 off for being a premium member. I helped where I could although that only extended to pre removing the wheels for him. My soldering iron came out again to repair the wiring for the, rare, pad wear circuits. The plugs were beyond saving with the simplest fix being just to solder the two wires together ignoring the pad sensor. So no longer a rare option!

After my front pads where done and Craig's was ready for it's new head it was time for burgers and sausages expertly BBQ'd by Ben.

I came of use again reaching up into my wheel arches to fit the washers and nuts securing my rear strut brace once Calico had finshed replacing the pads.

When I left Craggsy's lump was coming back together nicely with just the schrick and charger plumbing to be done. Next step for him is the mapping of it at Storm on Tuesday.

My thanks, big time, go to Calico for fitting my brake pads whilst all I could do was watch on, beers are on me at Bristol mate, and Jim for persevering with my strut braces. I've only had them 18months LOL. The caravan leveling ramps my parents donated also deserve a mention as the easiest way to give enough height to get the car back off the trolley jack.

Special thanks to Jim's missus, Lisa, for putting up with us all, being the perfect hostess and no doubt dealing with any neighbours complaints ;-) And of course to VR6Pete for making it all possible.

The VR6OC better for your VR than VW will ever be.

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TONY HARD AT WORK

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STEVE'S CAR

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MORE STANDING AROUND

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NAT'S CAR HAVING THE COILIES FITTED

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STEVE TESTING HIS NEW LIGHTS

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CRAIG'S ENGINE REBUILD STARTS

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CLEANING IT EVEN WHILE IT WAS UP ON AXLE STANDS :) DEDICATION

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NIGE EMPTING HIS CAR IN PREPERATION

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NAT'S LOVELY WHEELS

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CRAIG HAVING A LIE DOWN ;)

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NIGE FINISHING OFF THE STRUT BRACES

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ANNA'S GORGEOUS LUPO RIMS

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WITH MY N95 TO SHOW TRUE WIDTH :) :) :)

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NAT'S FRSHLY LOWERED CAR

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GAVIN CHECKING FOR DIRTY MARKS ;)

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MUST CLEAN MY CAR

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FINAL BIT OF STANDING AROUND

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GAVIN'S VERY CLEAN AND SHINY ENGINE BAY

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CRAIG ALSO WANTED SOME SHINY BITS SO IN THIS WENT

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ALMOST FINISHED AND ALL BACK TOGETHER

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sorry for all the pics :$ but as Nige says just to say what a top day, nice to see some old mates and meet some new faces :) a top effort from all concerned to get the jobs done today - what a top bunch of peeps :) :)

glad I could help by feeding you all and providing a few laughs ;) ;)

hope everyone got home ok :)

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Looked an awesome day lady and gents .............. Nat what you use to get that wet glossy shine you must ave spent hours cleaning before the lads got under it, no wonder you were running around wiping lol. All the motors looking fantastic anyways, doing the club proud folks ;)

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Oh sh*t thought that was pm ............... My secret is out ............. I am a compulsive secret hairdresser in my spare time. "Dont mess with the Zohan" lol na mate deffo the car, hairs nice of course but the cars what interests me. Good poll though for the ladys................. "Do you spend more time doing your hair or your car?

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Oh sh*t thought that was pm ............... My secret is out ............. I am a compulsive secret hairdresser in my spare time. "Dont mess with the Zohan" lol na mate deffo the car' date=' hairs nice of course but the cars what interests me. Good poll though for the ladys................. "Do you spend more time doing your hair or your car?

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Car everytime!!! hahaha

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