Luke Rainbird

Has been done plenty of times - have a search and you'll find the required spoke patterns/lacing diagrams

Give it a solid 24 hours thought before taking any action, and then have chat with her again about things. If it's something you've mentioned before then yes, she should be a little more aware of it but if it was just a single conversation in passing/similar then she may not have fully taken it on board. Lay down pretty much what you've said here and give her a chance to put things right. If that doesn't sort it then perhaps it's time to consider your options. Being your first "real" relationship doesn't necessarily mean it's not going to last either - whilst folk tend to go through a few before settling down (this is often due to discovering more about themselves, rather than the other person) there's no reason it can't be "the one" as thousands of couples around the country show. For the record, everyone tends to express/receive love/affection in different ways (your OH with words, you with actions, some folk with gifts and so on) so don't feel like that is the deciding factor, it's actually a very minor one that just needs slight consideration from you both

Don't swear.

Alternatively, two could get in touch and make an application. Great opportunity for someone who's into bikes and has the right attitude

Just keep the clip and sort it all the issues.

Lots of similar batteries on eBay. What's your budget? Whilst going for something more "branded" like an Odyssey will be a bit pricey for a cheap protect, there are plenty of unbranded/Ritar/similar units about for a little less cash. Might even be able to find one second hand if cheap is king. Lawnmower/golf buggy/mobility scooter or even some motorbike batteries would likely fit the bill.

If you have a 50mm there, and you have some form of cutting tool, then you have a 45mm bolt (+5mm of spare threaded bar...)

Does the bolt have to be 45mm long to reach a certain point, or would any M8x1.25 bolt plug the necessary hole? Would certainly open up your options somewhat and make it easier to sort in time. I'm assuming that the 700mi trip is to enjoy the car, so taking the Golf isn't an option?

Excellent. Having not really played around with the VBA side of things much it's always nice to get an insight into how folk in the know approach things

Ah brilliant, glad you got it working. Fancy sharing the code out of interest?

She's casing to vehicle for tools. She'll be back tonight having swapped the bloodhound for a balaclava.

Assuming computer bits arrive, I'll try and take a look this evening for you mate. Currently knee deep in laying a large concrete slab so only skim read the above post but will holler if I need any clarification

Haven't done much in the way of VBA but have played around with Excel a fair bit over the years. Fire a copy across and I'll take a look tonight (if the laptop parts arrive today...)

Your words and the clusterf**k of a taped up loom Y-piece seem to conflict... Looking like solid progress again though mate, I'm strangely excited to see you get it up and running and hear how you find it.

Oh here we go...

This is excellent. I'd love to have the chance to do this, but it'd just be my and the old man plus a 50 mile round trip so slightly less convenient! Another incremental bit of progress: This is "Trevor", or so the message from DPD told me. Turns out his name is actually Ben, and he's a nice chap. He brings me gifts. Boost and Felix approve. TrevBen can visit again.

Thanks mate. Cool to see the Porsche all in one spot - will be good to follow it Looking forward to getting it in (giggity) once I can work out the best time - I'm away for the next 5 weekends so those are all out of the question, and with a potential new job starting in the first week of April with a few weeks away that pushes things back further. We'll see. Small update: Ok, not so much, but I did receive some parts off a slow boat from China... New reducing elbow for the 80mm TIP and a Coldside DV relocation kit as I've decided I can't be bothered to try and cram it all in on the hotside as that corner of the bay is tight. Won't look quiiiiiiiiiite so clean, but with a bit of work should do the trick. Quick test fit (using 63mm charge pipe as I don't yet have a TIP made up...): Initial impressions are decent. Hoses are nice and thick/stiffer than many I've used/seen before, despite costing a fraction of the usual UK prices. I'll likely cut down the DV takeoff on the relocation hose as it sits a little high (below) but that can wait until it's in the car. Excuse the fact the DV itself is in the wrong way, was only really there to hold things together! Need to get the metalwork welded up (annoyingly I don't have the skills, which would speed things up a bit) but then it shouldn't be too long before I can think about getting it in the car. Only minor issues being I have no free weekends for the next month and potentially start a new job at the start of April with a month away from home - doh!

So, another week another boring update As I assume has been the case everywhere, the weather here has been pretty rubbish this week. Mostly heavy rain showers though some hail and sleet too. As a result, I headed indoors on the most part and figured I'd try and get a little more done to the engine whilst it was on the stand. Coolant hard lines first, I grabbed the line I'd removed from the AYP engine when I picked it up, which looked like this: Turns out that it's somewhat different the LCR (AMK/BAM) line, which was a bit of a pain. Some of the take offs are different and some don't exist at all. It'd be possible to connect the dots using hoses, but I'd like to keep things close to stock to ensure it goes in the bay and all plumbs in as easily as possible. Then I remembered there was one on the spare AMK lump I'd recently acquired: Whizzed the short/cut off hoses from it and cleaned it all up. Spot on with one exception... Turns out the o-ring that mounts to the 'stat housing had seen better days and looked to have been bodged with a little silicone too. Back to the AYP line to pinch the (fortunately decent) seal from there. Whilst I could have gone for a brand new one, it was in near-new condition so I'm happy it's up to the task. That said, if it leaks I'll throw a new one in. Whipped out the EGT sensor whilst I was hiding from the rain. Looks to be an M12x1.0mm thread so I'll get a stainless boss knocked up so I can fit it to the DP when I get it welded up. Seems to be the best spot for it when doing the k04-064 conversion, given I don't want to modify the integrated exhaust manifold to take it. Will have to factor in the drop in EGT by that point when mapping though of course... Has a slight nick in the braided shielding, so I may look to repair that down the line. That said, I may forget. We'll see. Assembled another set of shelves in an attempt to create a little more space in the garage. It helped, though I still need to go through and organise a few other bits and figure out a better solution for the bikes/boards (wall/roof mounting) With that sorted, there was a brief break in the rain so I popped out to the car. Figured it was time to throw in a new cabin filter. I was right. I'd been meaning to refit the arch liners I'd removed XXX amount of time ago for reasons I forget, and kept not doing it so that was the next job. First up scrubbing out the accumulated dirt and grime so as not to leave filth rotting away back there, then refitting the cleaned liners with all new bolts. Look at the state of that water, grim! A few showers later, the sun came out and so did Brownie. A few little bits under the bonnet between dodging the showers, with the foreman casting a scruitineering eye over all the work to make sure it was up to scratch. By the time we were done, it was getting dark and even wetter outside. Given we'd had a pretty heavy session the night before (culminating at around 7am) we figured it was safest to head indoors for a quiet social one. Pulled out the Corbeaus for some Forza They were soon hijacked So we shoved some beanbags out instead and cracked on Next day, I'd hoped to do a few minor pre-MOT bits. Nothing major, but I wanted to swap some wheels over to get the best tyres on (I'm waiting on a new set to arrive this week, annoyingly) and refitting the engine undertray. Popped out to the parents place to say hi, and pinched their campervan leveling ramps They're only really designed to help compensate for slightly sloping campervan pitches, so don't give much room but it's easier than jacking things up Enough for me to stick my head/arms under, only to realise that the undertray couldn't go on due to some light damage on its own mountings and a missing piece of trim below the gearbox. Ah well, I guess that gives a decent excuse to do something a little different down the line Anoyingly, the weather drew in again so I ventured back indoors. @Prawny Baby was kind enough to send a spare flywheel/pressure plate my way to try out, but it was looking a little tired. I'm well aware that it'll ever get seen and will only get dirty again, but it was raining and I had paint and a wire brush to hand... With no sign of the weather letting off, it was getting late. Many moons ago I'd had the subframe assembly off to fit an ARB and the tracking was a little out when refitted as I'd not centred the steering wheel (mong). I'd considered getting the tracking sorted but given my plans at the time were to drop the subframe again and fit a 3" DP, I didn't bother. The wheels were straight so things drove fine, however as the steering wheel was out by more than 4.5 degrees it popped up a code. Straightened things up by eye (to within tolerance) and went for a 15 mile drive so thing would settle down, leaving the engine running whilst clearing the code and resolving the issue. Bingo, clear dash for MOT (once I'd put some fuel in anyway!). These two were wondering what the hell I was doing. Standard. Ended the weekend with a fresh ticket. Good to go for another 12 months and that's a green light for finalising the engine swap really...

If it's genuinely good money, take it and get the Teg. Then STOP CHANGING CARS

I enjoy these

We need to get together as a trials community and fund @Jonny Jones, Nicky G, @Mark W etc. for a year to knock out some decent media again. With the current state of the trials community that might only be £96.53 or so though. You can work with that, right lads?

It's not something as silly as having the engine mounts on the wrong way or similar? If they all use the same mounts and you're sure they're the correct version then it only really leaves incorrect fitment and/or something snagging really.

Cheers Alex. Worked a treat - whilst I couldn't push the bearing in by hand (a good thing!) it pressed in significantly easier than ones I've done previously without the chill. Heating up the hub would make it even easier again, much like when folk fit gearbox bearings with heat and cold

Had a few people on E38/SCN asking for an update on my long, drawn out, boring car progress. 3 months worth of generic crap with very little to say about my actual car for anyone bored enough can be found here: http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=543007&page=8 I won't copypasta it all in here as it's dull and would take up far more forum than it's worth here, but if you're bored and need to kill a little time feel free to take a look Here's a quick photo summary: Went boarding Got engaged Got a best man Did a few bits to his Golf Been renovating future MIL's house Picked up an engine, box, lights, ECU, mounts and a shitload more parts for a total of £50 Hacked about in the Landy for a bit Proceeded to fill engine mounts with Poly Did a few bits to Soph's Golf Played around with some Fords Killed some tyres Got some seats Did some electrics and computers to make seats work ok Occasionally washed car