Can't wait... see you all at Lymm !

Also gonna do valve stem oil seals and came shaft seal while I'm at it

Thanks for a very thorough reply! How I've missed them from vw heritage i dont know haha

The ones listed are for 8v gti mine being on a carburettor shouldn't make a difference should it? I'll probably plump for a full new set, already don't the rubber gasket and new belt and tensioner around 12 ...

Right so my tappets are noisy as hell when she's cold... annoying to say the least. I've tried a flush and it made no difference so it's time for new... so my question is obviously where can I find the parts needed to replace them? They're hydraulic on my 89 GT (webber) by the way.

I've tried ...

Rivvi barn sounds like a decent idea Mark... I go ther often on 2 wheels

Also Halton castle in Runcorn... If it's a clear day the views are amazing... Space to park our cars and there's a boozer on site

Where is best to get these from and is it a diy jobby?

I have... Used a universal one... Worked well carrying my bike and my mates heavyweight steel leviathan bike, one thing I will say is I didn't go that far (I was taking the car about 15 mins into town to drop it off for some work done, figured we'd have a little 'ride' home)

The main problem is the ...

I'm now a cert (and my +1) for Saturday morning... See you all at lymm!

I'm waiting on the rugby league fixtures to decide when I come, if my team (St Helens) play on thurs night I'll pop down Friday to camp... If we play on Friday then we'll come down on sat mornin with the North West Convoy 8-)

Hope plod don't tug me with a boot containing a tarp, tools, bricks and ...

Cool... I'll bring some bricks then JIC... Or a spade to dig a hole for it if that's allowed

What are the campsite rules regarding fires? I was thinking of bringing my small steel fire pit

Thanks for the advice fellas... Ended up being a bit bone idle and got my mechanic to do it... Christ it feels like a new gearbox haha!

That's it now, all done and dusted, the bushes were the last thing to do repairs wise... Fingers crossed things stay that way !

Sounds good to me pal... See you at Lymm - bright and early, perhaps not bright, but deffo early lol

- Mark

Ahhhh cool!

Edited previous post for sat only for now... Waiting on my mates work to see about Friday (he needs a day off)

Btw what's the script for setting up camp? There's a convoy from the North west leaving early Saturday morning but if I'm staying over do we need to pitch up first before going to the ...