Project 2.8 spanner party - Saturday 11th August 2012

Last edited by stretch on Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Evening Chaps, i'll soon be ordering bits for the 2.8 but would need some help fitting it so was proposing to have a spanner party on 11th or 12th August hopefully giving enough time to go to weekender in the woods on the 25th. I'm hoping to get some/all of the following done

Rear danglies if someone has a welder?
Front recovery points
2 inch body lift
2 inch suspension lift
Manual hubs

I know it's a big ask but any help would be appreciated. Obviously copious amounts of tea and bacon butties will be available :wink:

PS I've started WD40ing already.

I'll put my name down for the 11th if I can get the go ahead from the boss.

I'm away that weekend :evil:

Unless you want to move the spanner party to the Caribbean :dance:

Would have been a good one too. I've got loads to sort on mine for the MOT next month. No MOT = No weekender :cry:

i should be ok for then
would you like me to bring my stick welder, and if we need it we could borrow dans mig welder

Nice one Andy buy her some flowers or shoes lol. Hmmm spanner party in the Caribbean that would be nice. Yes please fudge. I've got a halfords high lift jack trolley jack and another standard one if someones got another high lift it might make things a bit easier.

will bring mine then
as well will allways have my highlift jack with me
and would it be ok. if i did some welding on mrpete's truck once ive done yours stretch?

Yes mate no problem at all.

have you got the rear recovery bits and front, or would you need some one to source some?

In the diary, work and truck permitting. I'll bring a hammer.

we have pently of space and can put up a giant gazebo if needed too ,

cake for fudge and MrPete and Andytats lol no idea if i can make carrot cake though so any other suggestions lol

On mine I drilled the bullbar to take a couple of shackles and then beefed up the bullbar to chassis mounting points with 2 x 5mm x 25mm MS Flat Sections (cut and welded to fit into the chassis), Drilled three holes in each plate, threaded same at 12mm and finished it off with 6 x 12mm HT Bolts and Nylock nuts. That bullbars going nowhere without the truck following!

Sounds like a good solution mate but I wouldn't have a clu on fabricating such a thing lol

Possable....have to see how much I get paid next month

- one of the problems with having a small contract at work but doing lots of over time, payday is a bit of a lottery lol

pay day is a lottery for me too Dan, some weeks i work 60 hours, but next week i have 24 then 50 the week after ... go figure!

Put my name on the list as well. Looks like I have a free weekend that weekend. Will bring the varied tools I have as well. Mrs RatCav will probably pop down as well.

Looks like I'm free too. Just have to see what Maria is doing so pencil me in. Let me know if there's any more tools U want bringing

I'll bring my 4x4 trolly jack plus my hi-jack and the axle stands

Nice one ian and neil, I have standard tools so if there's anything extra you think I might need for the above jobs it would be handy if you could bring them.

Also if anyone wants/needs to bring their kids your more than welcome I have a fully enclosed rear garden, climbing frame etc as well as xbox and wii.

i have even got a bouncy castle that can be put up so Ian if Maria wants to come too , she can bring littlun etc thats cool .

Is everyone saying Saturday is best day ?