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    Non-member Shakes's Avatar
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    Local help if poss

    im looking for help! my carb is a mess, ive just baught a refurb kit & im looking for kind rtoc'er, to show me how to rebuid it propperly and perhaps wack it on a lm1 after & finnaly get my car running once and for all, i have tryed to rebuild a carb before and ended up with more parts than i started with. needless to say the carb didnt work
    im in bristol and can travel locally as my 5 does run but wouldnt trust traveling to far . i will of course pay for the work please help

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    South West Regional Rep jesus in the seat of a 5's Avatar
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    im sure me , krisssey m and j could help you with some of this luke...lets get a time etc sorted between us...

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    Re: Local help if poss

    I'll pop along

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    You have PM mate

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    Send the carb to me, I'll do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spooky View Post
    Send the carb to me, I'll do it.

    literally do it = probably stick his nob in it

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    Re: Local help if poss

    James, you've got my number, call me later

    Luke, post me your carb mate, I'll build it up for you.

    Or if you fancy, I could pop down one day.

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    Re: Local help if poss

    Quote Originally Posted by Shakes View Post
    im looking for help! my carb is a mess, ive just baught a refurb kit & im looking for kind rtoc'er, to show me how to rebuid it propperly and perhaps wack it on a lm1 after & finnaly get my car running once and for all, i have tryed to rebuild a carb before and ended up with more parts than i started with. needless to say the carb didnt work
    im in bristol and can travel locally as my 5 does run but wouldnt trust traveling to far . i will of course pay for the work please help

    How ya doing buddy??

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    Non-member Shakes's Avatar
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    Re: Local help if poss

    cool beans
    thanx guys this is great!
    well my carb seems to of completly packed up now just managed to get to my girlfriends luckly.
    would be fantistic if i could get a few of you down to help with this. my missus makes the best coffee & bacon buttys.
    kris i didnt recive the pm from you buddy
    btw anyone have a good condition glaicer white door for sale, im fed up with breaking into my car everytime i need to get in
    Thank you all

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    Non-member Shakes's Avatar
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    im good thanx jermaine well better than my 5 anyways
    havnt heard or seen any posts from you in a while. hows things?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shakes View Post
    im good thanx jermaine well better than my 5 anyways
    havnt heard or seen any posts from you in a while. hows things?
    I'm cool just been a little busy haven't had the time to come online much these days...As for my 5 i haven't seen it in months its snugly sat in the garage gonna have to pull my finger out just wasted a years tax and mot and only drove it about 5 times......

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    Quote Originally Posted by MR TURBO View Post
    I'm cool just been a little busy haven't had the time to come online much these days...As for my 5 i haven't seen it in months its snugly sat in the garage gonna have to pull my finger out just wasted a years tax and mot and only drove it about 5 times......
    i know that feeling ive wasted 6 months tax & insurance at £65 a month
    still get stuck back in m8 it will be worth it

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    Re: Local help if poss

    my carb refurb kit is here, is anyone available to help me do this over the weekend please?
    theres £50 in it for you

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    Re: Local help if poss

    Quote Originally Posted by Shakes View Post
    my carb refurb kit is here, is anyone available to help me do this over the weekend please?
    theres £50 in it for you

    You should post it to member Markey Mark With a crisp £20 note. He did mine and it was awesome after that.

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