Those of you who have been members here for more than a year or so will remember Mike (Chastiser) and his good lady Pam (Isouda) last seen on this forum around this time last year. Mike was the Events Rep up until Trax '04 when he disappeared from view. Shame, 'cos he's a good fun type of guy and was a pleasure to know.
You may also remember that shortly Mike bought Bedlams "Black Beastie" last summer it hydrolocked when he found an unexpected deep puddle just round a corner and his CAI sucked up too much of the wet stuff.
Apart from turning up on his m/c to hand out the Trax tickets, none of us have been able to get in touch with him since (not through lack of trying either).
Mike was understandably gutted and being the sort of guy he is, tried to sort things out himself rather than ask others to fix things for him.
Well, guess what? I've just had an email from Mike and he's still alive and well. 
Unfortunately he didn't have the resources to do anything about Beastie at the time (still hasn't) and has been driving around ever since in his old MX6, which he had given to Pam. That car is now "ill" and from the sound of it won't last much longer. The engine's good though, and he's asked if I (we) know of anywhere he could get the engine swapped from red to Beastie fairly cheaply.
I think you know where I'm going....
Does anyone with the necessary expertise fancy helping out by doing the swap for beer money? I'm certainly up for it but wouldn't be capable of leading things 'cos I just don't have the experience. I'll certainly be there though to aid where I can. All we need is someone with the tools and knowledge to tell everyone else what to do in the right order.
As a reminder, it can be done in a couple of days (for those in doubt, see my home page) and that included getting a new gearbox.
At the end of things there will be a red MX6 for breaking/spares (Mike may want to keep some bits).
So, come on, who's up for helping a valued member of the club get his car running again?
Oh, nearly forgot - Mike's in Hemel Hempstead.
Cheers,
Ken