Glad you finally scored an engine Kylie - even if it is the same one I asked for a price on nearly a year ago...
Maybe I'll do the bearings in Isaac's SW and find an auto box for it...
Is Ken sending you the auto box as well? I still need one.
Seeing as you can get an answer outta him and I can't, can you find out for me please and maybe I can throw a little extra cash into it and get the box here too?
As for spanner days or assistance I have a comment to make - and this is directed at anyone reading this thread. Anyone here can ask others for assistance, and offer to put together a good feed / box of beers etc. Go for it. And very often you do find that there are really good helpful people in this club who do know what they are doing and are able to help. For example I believe Reuban offered Kylie his time way back but she was unable to obtain an engine at the time...
But please remember that everyone in this club has the same right to earn a living or manage their own time. The club is here to help us keep our cars going, and it often results in people helping each other out, which is great. But please don't ever think that you can simply expect to obtain parts or assistance for free. And please don't ever volunteer someone else's time. Volunteer your own.
I need help with some engine swaps etc myself at the moment, and I know the guy that'll be helping me is very busy and works weekends to make ends meet. I'm happy to fix someone like that up as I'd rather have my work done by a club member who knows what he's doing and who cares about the end result. There's a number of folk here who invest their weekends repairing MR2's for the sake of getting ahead a wee bit so don't be scared to ask them for help - but it might cost you a little more than a few beers. And in my books that's fair enough.
On the other hand if you do obtain help for the price of a box of beers etc (and I've been fortunate enough to have enjoyed this myself in the past) then just remember to reciprocate the kindness if you have the opportunity. If you can't reward assistance in kind (ie you aren't mechanically gifted or don't have spare time) then perhaps you have some parts that the other guy wants? For example when we had a wee spanner day here to rip an old AW apart, Alex came away with a nice brake booster (that I had wanted for my own car as it's better than mine) and Jared took home the entire interior trim...
People like Graham have long been brilliant at ripping in to help others with their cars and that's absolute gold. Bummer you're in Oz mate. In fact if I were Kylie I'd be taking you up on your offer and throwing you a plane ticket. My point however is simply that being in this club, or on this forum, doesn't give anyone a right to simply expect assistance from others. If people offer their time or parts, or even just their advice, then let's be thankful for it and remember that we are very fortunate to be in such good company. Cos it's a privilege, not a right.
This isn't a dig at Kylie or anyone else. I'm merely posting this here because a lot of folk have been watching this thread and others are likely to bump into it in future, and I'm all too aware of how many folk join the forum and the first thing they ever post is "I need help... beers and BBQ on offer..." Damn shame we don't run a nation-wide business...
This thread has given me an idea. I'm going to create a section where club members can start their own thread for a spanner day. No A/C required.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing the Pearl back on the road and on a run! You might have a serviceable MR2 before I do...
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