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swiftyboi006

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Having a family car is very boring as alot of you will know....so i bought this for not alot

Things i need to do are

.handbrake cable (snaped)
.New rear bumper (hole cut for tow bar Doh)
.exhaust (hole in centre section)
.heater blower doesnt work
.P bushes
.fans only work with air con buton( was bypassed or something, i need to look further into it
.rear discs and pads

So far i have the discs and pads, handbrake cable, p bushes and exhaust.
Any help/advice from members will be appreciated Thumbs up

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 16:34
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Unless it's the light those tints are illegal and will have to go Yes

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 16:39
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swiftyboi006

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Mintex discs and pads any good?


Also is this something to worry about?

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:06
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swiftyboi006

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Owain rear timts are going mate Yes

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:07
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Very sensible, save you some points from the plod.

Mintex are fine, they're just standard off-the-shelf jobbies you'd get from any garage. Not going to impress you that much, but are fine for regular road driving.

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:09
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Get a proper cambelt cover on it ASAP, one piece of gravel gets under that belt and your cheap runaround will become vastly less financially viable Wink

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:12
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swiftyboi006

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Davey is it a belt off job?

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:21
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swiftyboi006 wrote:
Davey is it a belt off job?


Yup and pulleys and anything else that sits behind the cover Sad
Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 17:33
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swiftyboi006

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Rather the f**ker go bang lol

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 18:08
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To be honest i dont have the tools to take all the pulleys off and time it back up, i do feel as if the belt is a little loose tho, betweek the 2 cam pulleys i can push myfinger down 10mm maybe?

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 18:11
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swiftyboi006

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1 quick thing the air con has started to be striped, its still running the air con belt so will change this for a non air con aux set up but what can i do with the 2 air con pipes that have been cut flush with the bulk head?

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Posted 23rd Aug 2012 at 18:39
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i may have a cover for that at home......will check

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Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 08:34
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I'd get a cover if I were you. Is it nearly due a belt anyway? 2 birds.

Cambelt cover for sale

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    • Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 08:44
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    swiftyboi006

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    Cambelt looks new and was done with the engine rebuild id had 20k ago, i can do the cambelt but im not very confident in removin the pulleys then timing back up what would mean paying my local for the hole thing. I no its important to have it but alot of other cars dot have belt covers?

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    Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 09:02
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    eliotrw

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    Post #15
    well 20k ago is still 2/3 worn.
    The change time is at 30k. Just do it now ffs ::p

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    Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 09:11
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    eliotrw wrote:
    Just do it now ffs ::p


    How's your suspension change coming along? LOL

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    eliotrw

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    dangti6 wrote:
    eliotrw wrote:
    Just do it now ffs ::p


    How's your suspension change coming along? LOL

    LOL
    You are funny guy.... Razz

    OK literally got all shiny new bolts and the only thing i actually need just the front bilsteins and springs now, aside from the building of the beam.
    Thing is its cambelt changetime and then Cooling issues along aside with Tax and MOT are getting in the way so once they are sorted i can spend on the suspension (Getting sorted this month)
    Although Im quite eager for some progress now so i'll take it home to wales late september and i'm hoping sort out some of the bits on the front, Probably just fit the wisbones, and tre's for now, The main thing though is the rear beam mounts. So its all a bit of a PITA, because its pointless doing that only to put a beam on in a month or two Roll eyes In hind sight I wish I just did the back first and then the front. Rather than tying money up in both and delay it all.
    Live and learn though eh?

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    Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 09:55
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    swiftyboi006

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    Finished early so thought id make a start. Got it all jacked up on stands safely then looked at it thinking what the f**k am i doing........realised i had been stood for a wile so cracked on Thumbs up heres where i got to....


    Took the tow bar off, bolts wer on very well and the thing weighed a ton wen it fell on my chest Doh took the lights off to find alot of dust, dirt and grime.



    When it come to taking the exhaust off....well that was rediculous. I have taken off exhausts befor and this was by far to hardest so after alot of wd40 and waiting then wd40 and waiting i finaly managed to get it off. No wonder it was soo loud

    The backbox is fine so will keep this unless someone wants to buy it.
    I got the new handbrake cable on but when i took the discs and pads off to change for the new mintex ones that came with the car, i realised one side was looking a bit bare......can you spot whats wrong?


    So i now need to source a backing plate for the rear drivers side.
    Took the calipers and cleaned them up and give them a lick of rust-oleum, brilliant stuff 1 coat and protects from rust no need for primer. Not sure what colour yet but will do the fronts the same

    Thinking about selling the cyclones and maybe getting some standard ones, anyone want to buy these £100 offers?



    All of this took about 3 hours along with p**sing around and sit downs Smile

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    Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 17:12
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    swiftyboi006

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    Had a small ammount of fluid in the passenger footwell earlier Sad thinking matrix...not that it matters yet as i havnt got the blowers going yet lol. Also neither window switches work.

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    Posted 24th Aug 2012 at 18:04
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    Got the calipers finished today cherry red


    Also thought i would spray this gloss black


    Will look good wen the black masks go on Smile

    The wheels wer done really bad as you can see?



    Spent a couple hours sanding with 240 and 800 grit, primer then flatting off and so on.


    Fogot about these....how do you think they will look on a 6? Anyone wanna buy them £80?

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    Posted 26th Aug 2012 at 17:39
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    You appear to have stolen a road sign?

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    Posted 27th Aug 2012 at 12:32
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    swiftyboi006

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    Lol ive got to put tht up in windsor at sum point for the counsel, bit of an update wen i get home

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    Posted 27th Aug 2012 at 18:05
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    swiftyboi006

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    So a couple hrs today i got the calipers, discs and pads on what allowed me to adjust the handbrake cable up all nice


    Then finished the rear wheels, looking all nice and shiney.
    Still waiting on exhaust and bumper to finish the rear then i can pay attension to the heater blowers, leccy windows and matrix. Oh and the fans only work by pushin the a/c button?????? Wierd

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    Posted 27th Aug 2012 at 18:32
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    Good progress Thumbs up.

    The loom for the AC drier has been disconnected and looped. Pin 1 and 3 will activate high speed fans 1 and 2 low speed.

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    Posted 28th Aug 2012 at 14:53
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    swiftyboi006

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    Ye cheers i have found this out ye, just need to find out why the fans dont work as they should?

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    Posted 28th Aug 2012 at 16:02
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