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[dave the builder]

Swan Vestas are sat on my bench on standby. 

to light some candles 

you old romantic 

[dave the builder]

Last week I spent some time checking the Zafira A tractor juice edition over .
usual pre MOT checks , stripped the brakes and cleaned them up, greased, painted it's underneath bits ,serviced etc
found 4 inch of the front spring end had parted company  replaced just that spring 
(with a used ,genuine, matching Ident spring from stock) it's not a race car, it potters about ,so I didn't feel the need to replace BOTH springs with matching aftermarket stuff 
dropped it in Friday afternoon for an MOT ,
passed with 1 advisory for "steering gaiter deteriorated but not allowing the ingress ...bla bla bla "
not bad really for a 130K ,18 year old beater 

I didn't order a brand new headlight for it 
the ones fitted are in great condition 

also Jacked up the Omega and checked that over, slight bit of play in the idler/pitman arm
I did notice a tiny bit of movement in the steering when rapidly changing direction .
as the Omega is on all of it's original suspension parts ,i'm thinking  new shocks,track rods,top mounts,drop links,ARB bushes ,bottom ball joints and re-bush the wishbones etc

[Doctor Gollum]

Yup... That will be a fun filled day of joy

[dave the builder]

Yup... That will be a fun filled day of joy

You're meant to say I need to replace the springs too DG ,because they will have "sagged" 
so I can argue I'm not going to bother and keep the originals
(i do have new springs, for when the originals SNAP ) 

[Doctor Gollum]

You have to dismantle the struts to replace the shocks... Rebuilding it with fresh springs isn't even an additional step

[dave the builder]

You have to dismantle the struts to replace the shocks... Rebuilding it with fresh springs isn't even an additional step

I know . I've done a fair few Vauxhall springs over the years
and I know (thanks to OOF  ( the need for alignment job each time it's apart on Omegas 
I will thoroughly inspect the originals when apart and refit if OK ,fit the new aftermarket if i feel the need.
the rears I have already replaced with stronger HD springs
any sag on the front I would consider a bonus ,the weight I carry in the boot .

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Swan Vestas are sat on my bench on standby. 

to light some candles 

you old romantic 

Well its running. Has a chuffing sound though that sounds very like an injector seal - again.
Will change it tomorrow and put the minor bits & pieces like undertrays back, then hopefull it s back on the road and I can actually play with the Boxster. 

[dave the builder]

Swan Vestas are sat on my bench on standby. 

to light some candles 

you old romantic 

Well its running. Has a chuffing sound though that sounds very like an injector seal - again.
Will change it tomorrow and put the minor bits & pieces like undertrays back, then hopefull it s back on the road and I can actually play with the Boxster. 

The Omega will get jealous 
It's good you got the majority of the French CL-Eeyore sorted though 

[dave the builder]

Just piggybacked a relay off Mrs Builders cigarette lighter to feed her dash-cams ,so they switch OFF with the ignition off
(so all the dash-cam wiring and plug is hidden under the coin tray)
Why Vauxhall felt the need to have a ciggy lighter socket on the Astra H's constantly ON is beyond me 

[STEMO]

Swan Vestas are sat on my bench on standby. 

to light some candles 

you old romantic 

Well its running. Has a chuffing sound though that sounds very like an injector seal - again.
Will change it tomorrow and put the minor bits & pieces like undertrays back, then hopefull it s back on the road and I can actually play with the Boxster. 

The Omega will get jealous 
It's good you got the majority of the French CL-Eeyore sorted though 

Apart from the chuffing.

[dave the builder]

Swan Vestas are sat on my bench on standby. 

to light some candles 

you old romantic 

Well its running. Has a chuffing sound though that sounds very like an injector seal - again.
Will change it tomorrow and put the minor bits & pieces like undertrays back, then hopefull it s back on the road and I can actually play with the Boxster. 

The Omega will get jealous 
It's good you got the majority of the French CL-Eeyore sorted though 

Apart from the chuffing.

It's French , he'll never sort out ALL the problems 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Your not wrong. Ive somehow managed to lose my Halfords 1/4" drive ratchet with its extension and a 5mm socket attached.
Cant find them anywhere. If theres a sudden weird noise from deep in the engine bay in the near future I will know where it went. 

[STEMO]

Your not wrong. Ive somehow managed to lose my Halfords 1/4" drive ratchet with its extension and a 5mm socket attached.
Cant find them anywhere. If theres a sudden weird noise from deep in the engine bay in the near future I will know where it went. 

Silly old duffer 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

When I finished I went for a 2 mile walk around the fields with swmbo because she id really bored stuck indoors.
I can hardly move now. Knackered from head to toe. Still tomorrow is another day. 

[STEMO]

When I finished I went for a 2 mile walk around the fields with swmbo because she id really bored stuck indoors.
I can hardly move now. Knackered from head to toe. Still tomorrow is another day. 

Ahhhh.....you big softy...