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Post by rustywheels on Feb 1, 2018 21:27:41 GMT
Just had a read through, very nice work! I like the idea of the cobalt bonnet strut, especially as i too will have a JR CAI on soon. What was the modification you had to do with that? Also love the dials! Aaron Sorry, been away with work for a few days. Thanks for the comments. Strut is a case of making the supporting bracket on the firewall secure so it doesn't twist. I solved it by securing a bracket to the wiper motor bolts, which I'm pretty pleased with. Otherwise you find the lower bracket simply moves around and the ball socket on the strut then separates. If you want me to take a few pics, let me know and I'll post these up. |
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Post by Aaron on Feb 12, 2018 16:13:38 GMT
Please do, I’ll be needing to use a similar solution also once my JR CAI goes in, will be a big help to sew how you rectified the problem.
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Post by rustywheels on Feb 22, 2018 12:00:31 GMT
Apologies, taken a while to open the bonnet due to work. This is the bracket I made. It needs to have a cut out to cross over the spindle/drive shift of the wiper motor:  This then drops behind the two top retaining bolts of the wiper motor, and then stops the bracket from twisting. Unfortunately its not easy to photograph due to the fact its buried behind the motor, but I’ve annotated the image below, so hope that makes some sense:  |
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Post by rustywheels on Mar 26, 2018 17:43:02 GMT
A couple of months ago, I purchased a DAS DA Polisher, and in what seems ages, the sun has, at last, come out, so I have been itching to give it a try out.  I'm planning on doing a full body polish later in the year, but for now, it was just a wax, and I used Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax. I normally use Autoglym products, but have never really got on with their Extra Gloss sealant. Loved both the polisher and the wax. Spread very easily and no problem buffing afterwards with a micro fibre towel. I've heard it doesn't last as long as some waxes but for the price and ease of use, I can't fault it. Was about to take a photo of the car, and then the wife has 'borrowed it' for the evening!! I got lots of advice on the polisher and how to use, and what to use, from the guys at www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/ Couldn't fault them, and highly recommended. |
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Post by Aaron on Mar 26, 2018 21:18:47 GMT
Apologies, taken a while to open the bonnet due to work. This is the bracket I made. It needs to have a cut out to cross over the spindle/drive shift of the wiper motor: This then drops behind the two top retaining bolts of the wiper motor, and then stops the bracket from twisting. Unfortunately its not easy to photograph due to the fact its buried behind the motor, but I’ve annotated the image below, so hope that makes some sense: Thanks for these, will need to do this soon :0 |
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Post by rustywheels on Jul 8, 2018 20:56:13 GMT
Been a bit quiet on the 5 front. Discovered that Nutz seems to have melted in the heat, and my build thread there has vanished in smoke. Lucky I have this one then  She is running great though, and not really much to do apart from driving her. Had noticed that the car was squirming a little under braking, so dissembled all the calipers, and regreased the pins, and checked the pistons for movement. Now stops in a straight line. Nice. Cleared out the dirt trap at the bottom of the front wings, but snapped the head off one of the bolts that attach the wing to the sill. Not nice. Going to be a PITA to drill and tap that one, but will wait for when I have the car up in the air for its next oil change in a couple of months. Finally, a quick wash before the inevitable hosepipe bans arrive (although, no doubt, that will signal a month of rain). |
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Post by dadbif on Jul 8, 2018 21:24:27 GMT
Drill the broken bolt out and replace it with a rivnut, no need to tap anything
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Post by tazza on Jul 27, 2018 13:46:58 GMT
Awesome thread, really nice read!
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Post by rustywheels on Oct 10, 2018 12:30:22 GMT
It's been a while...
Just taken her off for her MOT, and passed with flying colours.
Checking back on the past 12 months invoices, and excluding tax, insurance and fuel, I spent the grand total of £47 for new plugs, filters and oils. That's smile per mile motoring at its best!
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le sigh