stealthstylz
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May 14, 2010 19:32:48 GMT
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I'm going to ask Matt when the next '52 is on. Did I hear mumbles of the 22nd? If so, I'm going to try and be there. I'm going down on the 5th/6th of June next can't do the end of the month. Was gonna ask if you wanted to ride down then share the petrol or something. Matt
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
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May 14, 2010 19:55:18 GMT
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I'm going to ask Matt when the next '52 is on. Did I hear mumbles of the 22nd? If so, I'm going to try and be there. I'm going down on the 5th/6th of June next can't do the end of the month. Was gonna ask if you wanted to ride down then share the petrol or something. Matt I'd love to mate, but I'm working that weekend (Sat-Sun-Mon nights, think of me won't you ) I'll see where I'm at with cash and stuff to see if I can get to the one in a couple of weeks...
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rtlkyuubi
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May 14, 2010 20:27:17 GMT
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I'm going to ask Matt when the next '52 is on. Did I hear mumbles of the 22nd? If so, I'm going to try and be there. I would offer you a lift to the 22nd playday but ill already be in bristol, going down on monday.
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May 14, 2010 21:08:09 GMT
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hey all I'm back online!! still busy with diy in the new flat and having no car on the road yet sucks! will pop down for a cuppa and some angle grinding fun soon!
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The Doctor
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May 14, 2010 23:02:26 GMT
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hi Bruce, great to see all the updates in this thread after i've been to the unit 2 weeks ago! Great feature in RC, i got it today! Even got my car in! Must read it properly when i have time! Like we discussed, and what i allready thought, i can make it to all of them, so now it's just a matter of picking a weekend and booking the boat! My hollidaypayment (dunno how you call it, but we get a 16% (ish?? dunno exactly) holiday bonus in may overhere) came in today, so a bit is put apart for an Area52 trip! i WILL be there for another weekender and i WILL be bringing some more decent beer with me!
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rtlkyuubi
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hi Bruce, great to see all the updates in this thread after i've been to the unit 2 weeks ago! Great feature in RC, I got it today! Even got my car in! Must read it properly when I have time! Like we discussed, and what I allready thought, I can make it to all of them, so now it's just a matter of picking a weekend and booking the boat! My hollidaypayment (dunno how you call it, but we get a 16% (ish?? dunno exactly) holiday bonus in may overhere) came in today, so a bit is put apart for an Area52 trip! I WILL be there for another weekender and I WILL be bringing some more decent beer with me! come to the 21st-23rd playday as your beer tastes great!
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Thomas, that would be great if you could come over. It was great to see you again the other week, even if it was only for an hour.
Just in case anyone is at a loose end today, I'm heading over to the unit for some more chopping/welding. One thing....I need to be out of the place by 4.30pm so if you are coming over, please make sure you don't start any jobs that will prevent me from leaving at that time...and also please make sure you're cleared up properly well before 4.30pm.
Other than that, feel free to come on over and have fun!
I'll be there in about 40 mins (10.40)
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The Doctor
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May 15, 2010 10:01:02 GMT
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hi Bruce, great to see all the updates in this thread after i've been to the unit 2 weeks ago! Great feature in RC, I got it today! Even got my car in! Must read it properly when I have time! Like we discussed, and what I allready thought, I can make it to all of them, so now it's just a matter of picking a weekend and booking the boat! My hollidaypayment (dunno how you call it, but we get a 16% (ish?? dunno exactly) holiday bonus in may overhere) came in today, so a bit is put apart for an Area52 trip! I WILL be there for another weekender and I WILL be bringing some more decent beer with me! come to the 21st-23rd playday as your beer tastes great! how ideal that would be, that's the only one i can't make (i even got a day off at monday!!) + the car is still smoking from the 3900km roundtrip through Ireland + UK!
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May 15, 2010 14:47:04 GMT
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Where is area 52? I see the the next day is on the 22nd. Is that May 22nd, if so game on.
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May 15, 2010 15:39:20 GMT
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^ South Bristol. PM Bruce (Mystery Machine) and he'll give you directions.
And yes, it it is 22nd May.
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May 16, 2010 14:34:05 GMT
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Good, I will have to try and make it. I have a set of lowering springs that I want to fit my car (a BMW E28) but I have no idea how to do this job. As they should drop the car by around 30mm I am hoping the original dampers will work with these. I presume their will be knowledgable people their who can help do this. Also what time does it all kick of on Saturday?
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May 17, 2010 11:58:34 GMT
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I showed a couple people at work the article to give them a better idea of why I get excited about going to an industrial unit every couple weeks... The only comment I seem to get is relating to the picture of me feeding the log burner. "Is that how you burnt yourself?" ;D bm0p700f, It kicks off whenever people wake up.. Usual time for first movements is about 9.30 though. There are bound to be people able to offer advice about, but the focus tends to be more on doing other stuff (projects etc.) on the Saturday daytime and own car work tends to be done with a mild hangover on Sunday. It's not that strictly organised, but that's how it tends to pan out. I quite enjoy going outside to faff with my car before everyone else has woken up, but I'm a bit strange
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring.
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May 17, 2010 13:22:45 GMT
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So it over two days. I didn't know it is for a whole weekend. Might need my sleeping bag then.
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nutter81
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May 17, 2010 16:29:49 GMT
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oh yes bring sleeping bag and a pillow also ear plugs as ben snores loudly
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Last Edit: May 17, 2010 16:30:28 GMT by nutter81
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Colonelk
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May 17, 2010 17:08:20 GMT
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if everything goes to plan, ill be there saturday night bit late I know, but just how its panned out bm0p700f yeah bring a sleeping bag, a pillow and yourself
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May 17, 2010 18:55:12 GMT
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bm0p700f, As the others have said....sleeping bag, pillow, some money towards the booze fund, some money towards the food fund and some money towards the 'kitty' to cover the general running of the weekend (electricity, welding gas, BBQ gas, replacing tools etc) Everyone chips in to a food kitty then a carfull of people are dispatched to buy a mountain of cool food to make some awesome cuisine. The booze kitty isn't as 'essential' because some peope bring their own crate of beer and only those that don't chip in together to get more crates of beer. The unit kitty is to help towards the cost of the weekend. Playdays cost around £50-£70 per weekend to run (not including the rent, food, booze etc...) and I simply can't afford all this on my own (the rent cripples me as it is) so any contributions to the kitty help towards the additional costs really helps and I simply cannot run the weekends without these contributions. If everyone could chip in something like £10 each for this then it will certainly cover the weekend costs and maybe help towards buying new tools (which benefits everyone) Any money left in the kitty is put back into the unit. Only yesterday I bought 2 x new angle grinders out of some spare kitty money. Adding to the tools is always good but covering the costs and keeping the landlord happy are the main priorities The weekend normally kicks of on Friday night around 5pm and finishes on Sunday aroudn 4-5pm. You are welcome to come along anytime over the weekend. Some people stay all weekend, others pop in for a few hours and everything in between. As Ben says, the main focus on Saturday is the 'project' work within the unit but people still work on their own cars out in the yard - often helped by others who might want to help out. Sunday is a mix of 'recovery' along with more facility to work on eachothers cars. If there are a lot of people all wanting to work on their cars then it can mean, sometimes, there is not enough time to do all of the jobs. There can be up to 25 people at the unit some weekends and there is only really room for a few cars to be worked on in the unit. Hopefully, when you arrive it'll all make sense, you'll see exactly what Ben is talking about and everything will kinda 'click' I often have some jobs 'lined up' in advance for everyone to get stuck into. Possible extra jobs for this weekend include spray painting the front of one members car, completely painting someone else motor (hand paint/roller job).....as well as the main focus of 'Project X' and 'Project Z' as well as some unit improvement jobs that I haven't had chance to do recently. You'll need to PM me your details and I'll then let you have some directions to find the unit. For obvious reasons the details of the unit are not made public Regards for now, Bruce.
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May 17, 2010 19:51:11 GMT
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Ahoy!... ;D
All being well that I get my work finished I'm planning on heading up Friday night for some beers, and Saturday for some spanner whirling. any chance I can book some time on the ramp early Saturday to give the Subaru some new discs/pads?
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Full of automotive and culinary delights visit: 1994 Subaru Legacy Estate Turbo 1985 Vauxhall Nova SR 1995 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
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May 17, 2010 19:57:09 GMT
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£10 a weekend !!!!!! you cant stay indoors and not spend £10!!!! .......TOO CHEAP BRUCE!!!!!!!
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May 17, 2010 19:57:56 GMT
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Hi Phil, Hopefully it should be OK - this is a job that was 'overdue' from before so I think it's only fair that you get some ramp time I'm sure a few people will be on hand to help out - sooner in, sooner done. We can get it on the ramp Fri night in readiness......maybe even get started on Fri night (pending beer quota) Glad to hear you're staying over. It's been a long time coming.
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Any money left in the kitty is put back into the unit. Only yesterday I bought 2 x new angle grinders out of some spare kitty money. Adding to the tools is always good but covering the costs and keeping the landlord happy are the main priorities Just to add to this, here are some shots of the current grinder line-up with the two new grinders added: The sale of some of the duplicate Street Machine mags, plus the sale of a Vauxhall DTV parts manual (thanks for the Steve ) and some money from the kitty has meant we now have five grinders and a good range of cutting, grinding & sanding discs. Five grinders sounds excessive I hear you say. Anyone who has been there on a busy weekend will be able to vouch that even five probably isn't enough! The main reason for having so many is to avoid the need to keep changing the discs. Each grinder is now set with its own disc for general use: 1 x grinding 1 x slitting disc 1 x knot wheel 1 x 40 grit flap wheel 1 x 80 grit flap wheel When working on your own this may seem a little OTT, but when there is a group of people working on different cars (which is most of the time) then even these five will be spread thinly....but at least we shouldn't have to keep nicking them off each other quite as much from now on ;D I am hoping to expand the hand tools soon so that I don't have to keep bringing my work tools along which often results in me getting to a job and having a tool missing because it's been used by someone and left down at the unit! I am more than happy for my tools to be used (that's what they are there for) but I also need to make sure I can do my job properly...so having an Area 52 set will mean I can keep my work tools together all the time. This weekend we should be getting a top box (bought from Donttellhimpike with kitty funds) and I can then start filling it with a range of tools to keep in one place and make things even more organised. Good times. Hopefully we'll have a nice range of stuff to sell at the Gathering which should also generate some money to buy more kit. More kit = more fun on the weekends ;D
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