Welcome Joe - and I'd like to say that mine isn't for sale! There are some P38 owners who aren't trying to get out :D
Although, I'm pretty sure Shep will be back once he's bored of changing gearboxes in an L322...

ooh suede :) and I also have a sunroof which is actually the worst part of the headlining.

As for the SLROC thread but in the opposite direction...
If any of our Scottish members need a stopover on the way south, I'm 18 miles NNE of York - about 4 hours from Marty's workshop plus traffic and stops which puts him in striking range for Lunch :)

If any of the gang need a halfway house on the journey north, I'm sure accommodation could be arranged....

I swore I'd never run again once I left the army. I've pretty much kept to it too :D

Apparently Coolant is even more difficult to get rid of, which is a shame as mine needs a good flush seeing as it's half green half OAT at the moment :(

You can, but they do get grumpy if they reckon you're dumping commercial waste. I don't know what the score is near Marty but I suspect we might be regarded as taking the piss. Unless we go in a big convoy and drop one load each :)

:( now I feel guilty...

They have an RTV class which should be ideal for stock vehicles, although you need a Throttle Safety Spring (?) to join in, apparently.
It sounds fun, but my assistant is away that weekend so I'll have to be on call :(

I do fancy a convoy of P38s at some point!

Gilbertd wrote:

I'll (we'll) be there too as long as the chosen date doesn't clash with anything. I actually did a bit more dragging stuff around in preparation last weekend. Bloody heating oil tank sprung a leak so I had a new one to install. New one is smaller but still weighed 140kgs although lifting it on an engine crane got it into position easily enough. Getting the old one out involved a trolley jack, two long lengths of timber, a 5 tonne breaking strain towing strop and a P38......

Fair enough on the camping - it was a long shot but I bought a stupidly big tent on a whim last year and haven't used it yet! I might chuck it in the boot in case the weather isn't as kind as last year.

I did a little research and there's an oil bank in Cirencester, about half an hour up the A419 from your workshop or we could chip in something like this? https://tinyurl.com/n8eql5e

I'm impressed :) Did you run to the shop or get a cab?

YAY Exciting :)

1. ME! If you'll have me!
2. Headlining (lightstone) would be an obvious win for me. It's something I have a chance of being useful at. I'm sure something else will break or fall off in the meantime....
3. I don't see why not :) Even if we don't get any special discounts we can buy in bulk.
4. It seems ideal to me, in the absence of a fully equipped F1 garage with lifts. Unless anyone else has a suitable location they'd like to volunteer?
5. You shock me!

Would you like me to bring the Barbeque again? What are the chances of getting permission to camp in one of the nearby fields? I realise it might be taking things a bit far with your landlord but I've got a tent, there's a shower and the hotel wasn't exactly a riot. More money for parts...and maybe even beer ;)

Also.. Would it be worth buying a bulk load of engine/diff/gearbox/TC oils and swapping them all out? If there's somewhere to dispose of the waste oil we could actually save some money doing that. Also, the numpties amongst us could learn useful servicing. Y'know, people like me. Also maybe someone could demo how to change an airbag? It looks simple enough online but until I've done one I don't think I'll be driving into the Boonies on bags.

They're not my old ones are they?

I have a DSP amp and Nav. But I'm not going to argue with either Marty or Grom :D

Ouch! Let me know how you go, it's something I've got on my Maybe if I Get a Payrise list....

You'll need a friend with a serious press for the balljoints. The rest looks doable, even for me!
You're not actually far off - and they're all items that you'll fit now and not have to worry about for a very long time. Good luck!

Hah, if I hear any sonic booms I'll know it's just you doing a recal :)

Your upload is slow!! Are you on Virgin?

The HK kit with DSP and subs sounds really nice, but I don't have any CDs these days so it's either my wife's music or one of those Aux->Tape convertors which can only ever sound as good as a tape, at best.
I should really get a grom, who bothers burning .wav CDs in 2017? are there any CD changers that would be able to read mp3 and convert to something the headunit could handle?

You don't know where I saw one ;)