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Title: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 26 May 2011, 20:33:04
Had a few jobs to do tonight but then noticed a few other problems...

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0034-1.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0035-1.jpg)

Now I dont know what this is but the wires further down are broken?

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0037.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0036-1.jpg)


And I definitely think its rocker gaskets time

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0038.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0039.jpg)

Then this happened...... sigh
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f193/simonr19/IMAG0040.jpg)


Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: The Red Baron on 26 May 2011, 20:39:30
not really a good afternoon then. :(
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 26 May 2011, 20:40:51
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not really a good afternoon then. :(


I'm sulking hugely and cracked open the rum lol
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: The Red Baron on 26 May 2011, 20:52:13
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not really a good afternoon then. :(


I'm sulking hugely and cracked open the rum lol
thats the spirit, so to speak.  ;D
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 26 May 2011, 21:30:02
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not really a good afternoon then. :(


I'm sulking hugely and cracked open the rum lol
thats the spirit, so to speak.  ;D


Skirts back on. took did the other one incase. cleaned all the cv grease up and ill keep an eye on it. as for the wires frigg knows what it is? self levelling?
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: Bent valve on 26 May 2011, 21:31:10
Scrap it. you know it makes sense :y
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 26 May 2011, 21:37:30
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Scrap it. you know it makes sense :y

**** off  :P
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: geoffr70 on 26 May 2011, 21:49:15
Why did you take the skirts off? Just to have a clean up?
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 26 May 2011, 21:57:57
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Why did you take the skirts off? Just to have a clean up?


It fell off!
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: geoffr70 on 26 May 2011, 22:12:53
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Why did you take the skirts off? Just to have a clean up?


It fell off!

Or - oH!
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: the alarming man on 26 May 2011, 22:20:33
welcome to the joys of owning an oldish car....taking bets on which god damn bit is going to fall off next   :y
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 27 May 2011, 13:21:32
Overall inspection complete I need

2 front link bars
nsf inner tie rod end
nsf wheel bearing
nsr cv boot

grrrrr
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: RobG on 27 May 2011, 13:41:06
Easier to source 2nd hand driveshaft than faff about fitting new CV rubber
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 27 May 2011, 13:51:53
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Easier to source 2nd hand driveshaft than faff about fitting new CV rubber


Not really still have to take it off. I have access to the proper fitting tool so its not so much of a ballache.
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: tigers_gonads on 27 May 2011, 18:32:05
Simon, do you work at a well known motor factors off fountain road ?
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 27 May 2011, 18:33:35
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Simon, do you work at a well known motor factors off fountain road ?


I sure do. seen the car outside?
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: tigers_gonads on 27 May 2011, 18:35:59
 ;D ;D ;D  Yeh, you nearly run me over tonight when you reversed out of the carpark  ;D ;D ;D

A good mate of mine has Autovaux down northumberland ave  ;D ;D
I was just popping in for some bits  ;)
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 27 May 2011, 18:38:16
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;D ;D ;D  Yeh, you nearly run me over tonight when you reversed out of the carpark  ;D ;D ;D

A good mate of mine has Autovaux down northumberland ave  ;D ;D
I was just popping in for some bits  ;)


LOL sorry but when its 5pm I just gotta get out of that place.


I've known Mike for a few years actually. I dont recall nearly running someone over? There was a foreign guy in a Ford Galaxy I think that was it.
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: tigers_gonads on 27 May 2011, 18:42:15
 ;D ;D

No, I was the fat tinker in the blue t shirt who walked in before him  ;) ;D ;D

Mike has helped a few lads out on here  :y
He sold that 2.2 omega he had to someone off here too  ;D ;D

Small world  ;D
Title: Re: You know when you wish you'd never looked..
Post by: 51M0N on 27 May 2011, 18:43:47
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;D ;D

No, I was the fat tinker in the blue t shirt who walked in before him  ;) ;D ;D

Mike has helped a few lads out on here  :y
He sold that 2.2 omega he had to someone of here too  ;D ;D

Small world  ;D


The silver one? Yep small world indeed haha.