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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:08:09 GMT
Well, the Pop's gone off to Kent & I finally got some transport sorted out to collect the Zeph while I'm off work next week, so I thought I'd start a new thread. First job will be to get it in to DC to get the paintwork finished off, so all the glass & trim can be fitted. Then drop the back end, maybe fit some bigger rims & get it MOT'd! I'm really fancying getting some flake on there - the roof (which needs painting anyway) & possibly a flame job ;D At the minute, I'm leaning towards some kind of blue for the flake. Anyway, here's a couple of starter pics, until I get it up here.   Engine chrome needs a clean ;D  |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:10:03 GMT
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Post by Starlyte on Jul 24, 2013 at 8:10pmBlue flake - good choice
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how about out of the box thinking , carbon wrap on the roof!!!!!
the engine bay is clean and kinda hi tech or you could make it so, same with the interior which as i remember requires doing ?
I,LL GET ME COAT ;D
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Post by capriconsul on Jul 24, 2013 at 11:14pmFlake roof in blue compliment flames but if your flaming me thinks ghosting keep it nice and subtle sweet ride can't wait seeing it in flesh bet it sounds the biz
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Post by Russ D on Jul 25, 2013 at 7:04amF L A K E ! ! ! - bury it in it, may as well do the lot!!
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Post by Russ D on Jul 25, 2013 at 7:05amOh and am i pushin mi luck if i said an IRS and an axle light and big o'l slot mags???
Needs a name on the back amd no I dont mean something like Brian!!! ;D
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Post by hotrod1935 on Jul 25, 2013 at 4:31pmhey
you can get sparkly, flake , metallic vynil wrap! in any colour ! !!
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Post by capriconsul on Jul 25, 2013 at 5:59pmOh well. If where of back to 70s with red lights and all let's get it jacked up spring assisted red fog light underneath cos ya now that's I we did it back then erm yep full metal flake his and hers name in windscreen poolball gear knob as a name conny consul
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Post by bmarshall24 on Jul 25, 2013 at 9:24pmand whats wrong with brian !!! could be cool bryan m
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Post by Starlyte on Jul 25, 2013 at 10:18pmBlue axle lights on chrome IRS, can't whack it.
Now where's me Levis flares, know there around somewhere cos there's a blue tide mark in the bath
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Post by Russ D on Jul 26, 2013 at 6:47amJul 25, 2013 at 9:24pm bmarshall24 said:
and whats wrong with brian !!! could be cool bryan m
sh1t that landed me in it Bry!! ;D itd look so wrong sprayed on the boot lid though!! ;D
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Post by bellysavallas on Jul 26, 2013 at 8:44amI've told you "Mustephyr" with a Cartoon of of robbo in a turban on Back ;D
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Post by capriconsul on Jul 26, 2013 at 10:22amCartoon of robbo cop
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Post by capriconsul on Jul 26, 2013 at 10:25amThat engine bay gonna look sweet when cleaned and polished
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:21:39 GMT
Let's not get silly chaps! ;D Subtle it ain't going to be, but there'll be no turbans or carbon fibre! Got some flake sample swatches today from Specialist Paints in Sheffield - they look the biz! Can't wait to get the car up here & crack on! I'm imagining something like this:  Hope DC's not too busy!  Cheers, Robbo |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:29:44 GMT
Orig Post on 30 July 2013 Well it arrived today, no problems (apart from the obligatory flat battery!), so had it dropped off at my mates garage to do a bit of fettling before it goes off to DC for the paintwork finishing. Had a real good look over it up on the ramps, so managed to check everything properly. A couple of minor oil leaks & a leaking rear hub seal (which looks a lot easier to fix than the ones on the Pop!). Rear brakes & handbrake need setting up properly & it's missing a lower flywheel cover plate. Other than that, all seems good. Charged the battery & got it fired up - sounds fapping awesome! Could probably do with some better exhausts making up at some point - I'm thinking maybe side exit or side pipes . Exhaust at the minute are stock Mustang ones, that have been chopped about to fit. I have to say, having had a proper look over it now, the bodywork is even better than I remember! It's had some serious amount of work & looks super straight. No photos yet - it's a bit filthy & the windows are wrapped in cling film - in case of showers! Fingers crossed, it won't be too many weeks before its on the road. Cheers, Robbo |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:36:53 GMT
Post by bellysavallas on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:41amReal pleased for you mate mate can't wait to see it. Don't mention side pipes on it though you will tip Russ over the edge ;D ;D..........They're comming back right mate
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Post by Russ D on Jul 31, 2013 at 5:04pmAh yes side pipes, now did i mention..........
Side pipes!. Theyr'e coming back ya know, - light me an axle i'll be back for breakfast!!.
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 1, 2013 at 6:23pmHad another good day on the Zephyr today, out in the sunshine! Don't really want to go back to work next week
Got all the glass & trim fitted to one side - bit like Krypton Factor that was! but it's starting to look more like a car now. Unfortunately, I'm gonna need some more window channel to finish the other side. Hopefully I should get the new hub seal tomorrow, so I can put the axle back together & get it off the ramp at last!
Cheers,
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Post by capriconsul on Aug 1, 2013 at 6:59pmNice. One robbo when you hoping to get road worthy mate itching to see in flesh
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 1, 2013 at 7:15pmProbably be a few weeks yet, unfortunately. Once all the glass & trim's fitted & the axle's put back together, it needs to go off for the paintwork finishing, then get it MOT'd & drive it for a bit. The plan is to leave the interior till over winter.
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Post by Russ D on Aug 1, 2013 at 9:11pmYour pic needs changing mate, were still on the Pop,
Side pipes!. Theyr'e coming back ya know, - light me an axle i'll be back for breakfast!!.
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 2, 2013 at 6:50pmYeah, I know Russ - waiting to get some decent pics of the Zephyr! Might take some this weekend, now it's taking shape ;D
Had another cracking day today - all the glass is now in & all the window trim. Could do with a few new bits of window channel, but what I have will do for now. Also need to order some new door rubbers. Got the new seal for the axle (thanks to Rodley Motors), so that's in & the axle's all back together ;D
Tomorrow I need to adjust the brakes & handbrake & it should hopefully be back on the ground, on all 4 wheels! Should be ready for paint soon - can't wait!
Cheers,
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 3, 2013 at 5:10pmAnother great day in the workshop today! Things are escalating a bit now though! We've decided it's not worth rushing it, seeing as it's such a nice motor - it deserves doing reyt! So, I'm now trying to get as much done while it's on the ramps & I've got the use of professional gear. Today I've done a bit of fabricating - the convoluted handbrake cable routing was stopping it from working properly, so I've made some new brackets to straighten out the cables. Well chuffed! that's the first bit of fabrication I've done since metalwork at school!
The plan is also to try & make up a cable system for the gear selector - at the minute it's operated from the original column change via a bit of a 'Heath Robinson' arrangement of rods & levers & is a bit vague & baggy. We're also thinking of making up a new exhaust system too! - the current one is a bit of a bodged up original Mustang one & is in the way of a lot of things & catching here & there. I'm thinking a couple of cherry bomb silencers with side exit pipes, like I had on my Consul - that should have the 302 sounding mean!
Tomorrow - finishing off the handbrake cable brackets & maybe a clean out & paint the floors ready for the new carpets.
Happy days! ;D
Cheers,
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Post by Russ D on Aug 3, 2013 at 7:51pmChuffed for ya Robbo not only does it sound like youre well into it but its coming on nicely. When you planning a debut?
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 4, 2013 at 2:05pmThink it's gonna be a few weeks yet Russ - couple more weekends in the workshop before it goes off for paint, so probably another couple of weeks there. Gonna leave the interior till winter, just clean up what's in for now (headlining, dash & seats), gonna paint the floor & maybe fit the carpets too.Did a bit more this morning - finished off the handbrake cable brackets & got the cable set up. Seems to work pretty well now - another job to tick off the list! ;D Also did a few bits of painting underneath, while it's still up in the ramps.
Still to do while it's in the workshop - sort a new gear shift mechanism & fabricate some new exhausts. We had a play with the column change linkage this morning & experimented with a cable shift, but it's looking like it would be a bit of a ball ache to get it working properly from the column. So I think the best plan now is gonna be to fit a floor shifter, that should simplify things a whole lot!
Back to work tomorrow, after my week off, so probably won't get any more done till next weekend now Ah well, I've had a good week on it & made good progress.
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:50:46 GMT
Post by robbo149 on Aug 10, 2013 at 5:18pmHad another good couple of hours in the workshop this morning. Got the old exhausts off, took out the seats & cut the hole in the floor for the shifter. I've got an old chrome T shifter from a Granada (same as I had in my Consul) - that should look nice when installed. While the exhausts were off, I fired it up to see what it sounded like, to get an idea if how it's going to sound with the side exit pipes. It sounded bloody brilliant - just how a V8 should sound!
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Post by Russ D on Aug 10, 2013 at 10:55pmYour club needs you!crack on we need it in the ever growing line up mate!!!
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:51:40 GMT
Quick update - things have slowed down a bit now I'm back at work, but here's a couple of pics: Cherry Bombs arrived & are now fitted, awaiting the rest of the pipework - gonna sound awesome!   Here's a pic of the chrome Granada T shifter I got off good old ebay, just sourcing bits now to fabricate a rose jointed linkage.  We're getting there! Cheers, Robbo |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:55:52 GMT
Post by hotrod1935 on Aug 13, 2013 at 10:07pmrobbo
the shifter is same as mine , so also capri auto, if you need a cover , gear indicator cover search capri as well
looking at the image , there seems to be a lot of the prop shaft yoke showing ? out back of the gear box, may be image but there should be about one inch showing , worth a check how much is acually in the gear box, located on output shaft ?
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 13, 2013 at 10:13pmCheers Deano, I have the cover as well, just not fitted in the photo.
I'll check out the propshaft next time I'm there.
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Post by Russ D on Aug 14, 2013 at 6:32amYes it does look like its only just in mate. Theres a light band of steel running round it in the photo, thats mabe where it shoud run in the outer case at the tail end?
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Post by Starlyte on Aug 14, 2013 at 8:59amAgree with that, could be dodgy if the backend gets a bit light over any bumps.
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 14, 2013 at 6:45pmYep - noted about the propshaft. That'll be coming off this weekend to get it lengthened & balanced. Had to order a shift shaft seal from the States too, for the side of the gearbox, as it's leaking ATF quite badly - quite common on C4s apparently?
Funny how one job turns into three isn't it?
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:56:36 GMT
Couple more pics from this morning - not got much more done, what with work getting in the way! Exhausts are almost done - just need welds & mounts tidying up. At the min they've got rolled ends on, but I might cut them off flush with the sills. Put a bit of juice in & fired it up with the new exhausts on (tank was pretty much empty) - loving the noise them Cherry Bombs make! The neighbours are gonna love me!   What was I saying about one job turning into three?! - When we had it running, water started pi$$ing out of the heater box  , so this morning's job ended up being taking that apart to find the leak - looks like it was a hose inside the heater box, so not too bad. Repaired & back together now & seems ok. Matrix doesn't look to clever though, so I'll have to keep an eye on that, or maybe just disconnect the heater all together. Did have time to get it back on the lift & remove the prop though. Here's a pic of the gearbox yoke - the thin lighter band (next to the chalk mark) shows how much was actually in the gearbox (about an inch & a half). Total length of the shaft is about 4 - 4 1/2 inches, so it looks like the prop tube could do with been about an inch longer maybe? - what do you guys think?  Got a break now for a week & a bit before I can do any more (another holiday!), but gonna try & drop the prop off on Monday, so it's ready for when I get back. Cheers, Robbo |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 18:59:08 GMT
Post by D COUPE on Aug 17, 2013 at 11:30pmIf you dont get chance drop it with me and I will drop it in. I know Mel over there.
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 18, 2013 at 3:03pmNice one DC! I might just do that - would save me trying to get over to Leeds & back in my lunch hour. Might call in tomorrow lunchtime then.
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 29, 2013 at 7:34pmWell, back off me hols in sunny Croatia & looking forward to doing a bit more on the old girl at the weekend! Picked up my lengthened propshaft from Dunning & Fairbank on the way back from the airport yesterday - her indoors was non too impressed, but needs must . So that will be getting refitted on Saturday, so we can get it mobile again. Cheers for dropping it in DC, looks like a quality job & a reasonable price too!
Been collecting a few other parcels of bits I've been ordering too - a couple of gearbox seals, some better exhaust mounts, a roll of sound proofing, some more rod ends & bits & bobs for the gear linkage, some lamp & wiper seals, door seals, window channel, wing mirrors... I've been a busy boy! Just need to get it all fitted now - still plenty to do!
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 19:01:33 GMT
Done a bit more this morning (with a hangover!) - bumped into Deano in Wakey last night, while I was out with some mates . Got the prop refitted & it fits in much better now. I had about 50mm added, so no chance of it popping out now! While I was doing that I also replaced the rear gearbox seal - it was leaking a bit, so thought I might as well while the prop was out. Also fitted some neater exhaust brackets for the side exit pipes & marked them up, ready to cut back at an angle, flush with the sills.
A couple more jobs to tick off the list
Cheers,
Robbo
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Post by hotrod1935 on Aug 31, 2013 at 7:01pmhi
with curry breath as well ?? LOL
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Post by robbo149 on Aug 31, 2013 at 10:19pmOh yes - an evil curry, suffering today!
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 19:02:13 GMT
Back to it after hols & made a bit of progress this week. Didn't have use of the ramp last weekend, so did a few other bits & bobs - plumbed in the windscreen washers, fitted the jets & sorted the wiper spindles ready for MOT time, just the wiper arms to fit now. While all the seats etc are out I also painted the floors inside. Back on the ramps today, we got the floor shifter fitted & fabricated the new linkage. Works a treat now! I'm well chuffed with it!    Also had time to start tidying up the exhausts - cut the end off one side, flush with the sill & remounted it with a neater bracket -   A birthday well spent today! Fingers crossed, could be ready for MOT next week! Then it's off for paintwork  Cheers, Robbo |
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 19:07:46 GMT
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Post by Russ D on Sep 15, 2013 at 8:14amLooking good mate, dya think you'll keep this one for a week or two when its done ? Lol
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Post by bellysavallas on Sep 15, 2013 at 11:26amkeep up the good work mate can't wait to see/hear it out and about
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Post by hotrod1935 on Sep 15, 2013 at 7:14pmrobbo
whats the two long threaded bars weled to the trans pan bolts for?
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Post by robbo149 on Sep 15, 2013 at 7:54pmWe been experimenting with rigid mounting the exhausts, so that they can move with the engine. The threaded rods are for a mounting plate we're playing with.
Russ - I'm determined this one will be a keeper! By the time it's done, paint & interior, I'll have a fair amount of money in it.
Cheers, Robbo
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Post by robbo149 on Sep 21, 2013 at 6:06pmBit more progress this morning. A bits & bobs sort of a day - been ticking off a few of the smaller jobs ready for MOT. Got the exhausts finished last week, also a nice, neat rubber gaiter fitted where the gear selector goes through the floor, so it's all good & water-tight
So, this morning's jobs were: fitting the wiper arms & blades & getting them lined up, wiring up the horn, fitting the gear shift housing & indicator, & mounting the rear number plate. By my reckoning, that should be it now, ready for MOT next week!
Still got plenty of other non-MOT stuff to do too - door & boot rubbers to fit, sound proofing & carpet, new window channel & a leaking gearbox selector shaft seal to sort. But that can all be done around the paintwork, once it's MOT'd & taxed.
Getting closer now!
Cheers,
Robbo
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Post by bellysavallas on Sep 22, 2013 at 2:50pmGood news mate as predicted you will be ready by the end of the season
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Post by robbo149 on Sep 28, 2013 at 3:41pmWell, big today today - we put it through the MOT... & it failed! BUT... the fail list was:
One front sidelight / indicator not flashing - now sorted.
A missing split pin from one of the steering arms - now sorted.
No rear stop & tail lights - they were working last week!
Anyway, we had a play round with the wiring & got the brake lights working, but still no tail lights . Think we'll have to run a new feed from the dash switch, cos there's no power getting through to the rear.
Oh, & the heater matrix decided to pi$$ itself again, so I've bypassed it for now, till I can source a new one.
Feeling positive though - so close now to getting it's first MOT in 4 years!
Cheers,
Robbo
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Post by bellysavallas on Sep 28, 2013 at 3:53pmSOOOO close now mate good luck with the re test
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Post by robbo149 on Oct 5, 2013 at 3:09pmBack from a week away to Cleveland (business unfortunately), but I did manage to pick up a few chrome engine parts while I was there, to stash in my suitcase . It would be rude not to at the bargain US prices! Big thanks to Summit Racing for sorting me out & delivering the parts next day to my hotel - great service!
Had a couple of hours this morning, to get stuck into the last bits of wiring needed for MOT. I've now run a new live feed from the dash switch through to the rear & we have working lights! The hardest part was getting the switch out from behind the dash & then refitting it. Double checked all the other lights & it looks like we're good for re-test next week! Coops, are you ready?
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Born ready..............its like a scene from Heartbeat down here. We have a booking in system!!!
We are busier than Max Cliffords publicist
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 19:13:02 GMT
A big milestone reached this week - MOT passed! Well chuffed! Got the last few electrical bits sorted last week (rewiring the rear lights) & adjusted up the handbrake cable & that was that! Could tax her & she'd be road legal now . However, there's still plenty to do before she'll be on the road for real. While it's still in the workshop, we're hopefully gonna drop the gearbox & get a couple of leaking seals sorted before the paintwork gets attention.
Got a couple of hours in this morning, despite the miserable weather! Replaced the old window channels with the new I'd bought a while back & started measuring & cutting up the door & boot seals ready for fitting.
It's dim, but there's definitely light at the end of the tunnel!
Cheers,
Robbo
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Post by Russ D on Oct 12, 2013 at 7:17pmIm well chuffed for ya Robbo, when you get to the paint, dont forget the FLAKE!!!
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Post by robbo149 on Oct 13, 2013 at 4:10pmOh yes, there'll be flake a plenty Russ! Thinking about a bit of flake vinyl for the interior too!
Cheers,
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Post by Russ D on Oct 22, 2013 at 7:04amNot heard anything for a day or two is it at DC's?
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Post by robbo149 on Oct 22, 2013 at 4:11pmSlight change of plan now - it's going to Pokies for paint, but he can't fit it in for a couple of months. So, gearbox is coming out soon, to get a couple of leaking seals sorted.
I haven't been completely idle though! Finished fitting the new window channel & also some new door strikers, as a couple of the old ones were a bit worn & weren't holding the doors shut properly. Still got plenty to do while I'm waiting for paint!
Cheers, Robbo
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Post by hotrod1935 on Oct 23, 2013 at 12:02pmthere's always plenty to do finished or not robbo! LOL
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Post by bellysavallas on Oct 23, 2013 at 1:26pmThey are never finished though are they Deano
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Post by Russ D on Oct 23, 2013 at 3:29pmYours is never washed, let alone finished!!!
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Post by bellysavallas on Oct 23, 2013 at 10:33pmThat's slander that is it's complete lie.............. errrr hang on
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Post by Starlyte on Oct 23, 2013 at 10:40pmOct 23, 2013 at 12:02pm hotrod1935 said:
there's always plenty to do finished or not robbo! LOL
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Post by hotrod1935 on Oct 24, 2013 at 4:41pmhey
I can confirm that car gets washed , in gods car wash !!
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Post by robbo149 on Oct 30, 2013 at 6:43pmQuick update - things have slowed down a bit now with the crap weather! But I did manage to take the box over to Wakey on Monday, (day off work, supposedly to do some tiling in the kitchen!), to get the leaking seals replaced. Also popped over to Rodley Motors to pick up a new crank seal, so the box can now go back in, hopefully this week.
Not been completely plain sailing though (it never is!) - some of the bits I picked up in the States the other week for the box were wrong. Got a new sump & a filter & gasket kit for what I thought was a C4 box, but once the box was apart, everything was completely different! After Googling the serial number, it turns out I have a 'C5' box, which apparently, is a later version of the C4 used between 82 & 86. Looks like a C4, but has a different valve body inside, so needs a different filter & deeper sump!
Also popped into town to the Post Office today, to get my free road tax, so technically we're road legal now!
Cheers,
Robbo
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Post by robbo149 on Oct 30, 2013 at 9:44pmPlanning to Russ, but will be in the daily. Might be a few Mk2 bits I can waste some money on!
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Post by Russ D on Oct 30, 2013 at 10:40pmMine at 9?
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Post by Russ D on Nov 25, 2013 19:14:20 GMT
Not sure mate - depends if I'm out sat night! Might just see you lot there.
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Post by robbo149 on Nov 9, 2013 at 4:44pmAnother productive morning, although a bloody cold one!
Ran out of door rubber last weekend so ordered some more from Woolies. Finally got all the door rubbers & boot rubber fitted today - what a faff that job's been! Did the first one with Sikaflex, which worked, but was very messy, so switched to good ol Evostick Timebond for the rest - much easier & a lot less messy! Rear doors were straightforward, but the 2 fronts needed a bit of adjusting on the hinges & catches to get them to shut right, just about there now though . Took me 3 goes to get the boot rubber right - couldn't work out how it went! But we're all rubbered up now!
Hopefully the box is going back in on Monday, then it can come home so I can get started on the big cleanup, ready for paint
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, so this morning's job ended up being taking that apart to find the leak - looks like it was a hose inside the heater box, so not too bad. Repaired & back together now & seems ok. Matrix doesn't look to clever though, so I'll have to keep an eye on that, or maybe just disconnect the heater all together.
