Bognor Lean-to Project
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Got a gig tonight so not doing much today….
so a bit of gentle sanding on the doors
4 bits to do …. 3 came up ok but one not happy with so bit more cleaning needed.
Passenger door front end…ok and ready for primer
Drivers door back end now ready
Drivers door middle… again ok
but drivers door front end needed a bit more work so cleaned off a larger area and treated it
Add some filler tomorrow…..
so a bit of gentle sanding on the doors
4 bits to do …. 3 came up ok but one not happy with so bit more cleaning needed.
Passenger door front end…ok and ready for primer
Drivers door back end now ready
Drivers door middle… again ok
but drivers door front end needed a bit more work so cleaned off a larger area and treated it
Add some filler tomorrow…..
Spent the morning in the garage… lots of good intentions but only got a few bits sorted.
Started by washing all the wheel arch liners. Rear ones originals front ones from Andy ( Spurs) Once cleaned, using RealOEM sorted out the fixings …. Had some of them so assembled what I could…
Unfortunately, one body nut on the rear arches … I didn’t have … or the bloody screws that hold them in
. So phoned the local Stealer and ordered them… might as well use the correct ones !!
So couldn’t progress with that….. so on to the doors that both have the ‘Aero’ effect …. Or Rust Bubbles on the top edge.
Filler now gone off…. After about a week I suppose it should have
….So bit a fine wet’n’dry and me spitting on it
, got the 4 areas nice and smooth… happy with that ….so primer, top coat and clear lacquer required….. Off to Halfords !!!
I warmed up the garage with the afterburner and sprayed the primer…..
No more bubbles…. Just hope I can get the finish to match….
Started by washing all the wheel arch liners. Rear ones originals front ones from Andy ( Spurs) Once cleaned, using RealOEM sorted out the fixings …. Had some of them so assembled what I could…
Unfortunately, one body nut on the rear arches … I didn’t have … or the bloody screws that hold them in
. So phoned the local Stealer and ordered them… might as well use the correct ones !!So couldn’t progress with that….. so on to the doors that both have the ‘Aero’ effect …. Or Rust Bubbles on the top edge.
Filler now gone off…. After about a week I suppose it should have
….So bit a fine wet’n’dry and me spitting on it, got the 4 areas nice and smooth… happy with that ….so primer, top coat and clear lacquer required….. Off to Halfords !!! I warmed up the garage with the afterburner and sprayed the primer…..
No more bubbles…. Just hope I can get the finish to match….
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is that to match the inside upholstery
Onwards and sideways….
Found a small ‘dink’ on the rear wing so got it up to the same stage as the others … might as well do all the spraying in one go.
Waiting for a warm , wind free day though.
Went delving into the unknown this morning as never worked on a six pot engine… so all new to me
Worked out how to unclip the HT plugs… so did all those, pulled up the coils…. Some seemed looser than others, but dont know how they are meant to be so they may be ok
The Plugs though, was a different story 1, 5 and 6 … about what I expected ….4 was just about finger tight
, but 2 and 3 were a nightmare…. Really tight on the whole length of the thread as they were undone.
Plugs dont look that brilliant so will get 6 new ones.
This was to remind me how it goes
And blocked up the holes to stop ne dropping anything in them
Plugs are a long way down … but luckily I had a plug socket that fitted oerfectly… bought it when I had a Smart Car…. But sold when I found out it was Smarter than me
I was going to turn the engine over but a mate turned up and got sidetracked but in a good way
Two years ago when I got the heap… sorry ,I mean car!! The wing mirrors were basically f****d…. So once my mate had fixed up his new workshop in his garden shed… we looked at what could be done.
And He has come up with the answer….
A stainless steel pin with a washer and a circlip to replace that ‘usually rusty bit of seized crap’, that holds it together.
The parts!!
Sandblasted spring and pin
And washer and circlip on the other
And yes you have to compress that spring!!!
But with the new ACME fitting tool ..’simples’
access to fix in the circlip
For anyone interested in a repair set ( and I can loan you the tool) then please message me and I will give you either a phone number or email address to contact Ian directly.
Not my project this time
Found a small ‘dink’ on the rear wing so got it up to the same stage as the others … might as well do all the spraying in one go.
Waiting for a warm , wind free day though.
Went delving into the unknown this morning as never worked on a six pot engine… so all new to me
Worked out how to unclip the HT plugs… so did all those, pulled up the coils…. Some seemed looser than others, but dont know how they are meant to be so they may be ok
The Plugs though, was a different story 1, 5 and 6 … about what I expected ….4 was just about finger tight
, but 2 and 3 were a nightmare…. Really tight on the whole length of the thread as they were undone.Plugs dont look that brilliant so will get 6 new ones.
This was to remind me how it goes
And blocked up the holes to stop ne dropping anything in them
Plugs are a long way down … but luckily I had a plug socket that fitted oerfectly… bought it when I had a Smart Car
…. But sold when I found out it was Smarter than meI was going to turn the engine over but a mate turned up and got sidetracked but in a good way
Two years ago when I got the heap… sorry ,I mean car!! The wing mirrors were basically f****d…. So once my mate had fixed up his new workshop in his garden shed… we looked at what could be done.
And He has come up with the answer….
A stainless steel pin with a washer and a circlip to replace that ‘usually rusty bit of seized crap’, that holds it together.
The parts!!
Sandblasted spring and pin
And washer and circlip on the other
And yes you have to compress that spring!!!
But with the new ACME fitting tool ..’simples’
access to fix in the circlip
For anyone interested in a repair set ( and I can loan you the tool) then please message me and I will give you either a phone number or email address to contact Ian directly.
Not my project this time
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Another "niche" market there maybe Malc?Onwards and sideways….
Found a small ‘dink’ on the rear wing to got it up to the same stage as the others … might as well do all the spraying in one go.
Waiting for a warm , wind free day though.
Went delving into the unknown this morning as never worked on a six pot engine… so all new to me
Worked out how to unclip the HT plugs… so did all those, pulled up the coils…. Some seemed looser than others, but dont know how they are meant to be so they may be ok
The Plugs though, was a different story 1, 5 and 6 … about what I expected ….4 was just about finger tight
Plugs dont look that brilliant so will get 6 new ones.
This was to remind me how it goes
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And blocked up the holes to stop ne dropping anything in them
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Plugs are a long way down … but luckily I had a plug socket that fitted oerfectly… bought it when I had a Smart Car
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I was going to turn the engine over but a mate turned up and got sidetracked but in a good way
Two years ago when I got the heap… sorry ,I mean car!! The wing mirrors were basically f****d…. So once my mate had fixed up his new workshop in his garden shed… we looked at what could be done.
And He has come up with the answer….
A stainless steel pin with a washer and a circlip to replace that ‘usually rusty bit of seized crap’, that holds it together.
Tony.
Got any pics of that ? .....where do I send the money
Just edited the post !!!!
Hopefully it’s less than £100 a mirror! I may be able to salvage a spare from mine.Onwards and sideways….
Found a small ‘dink’ on the rear wing to got it up to the same stage as the others … might as well do all the spraying in one go.
Waiting for a warm , wind free day though.
Went delving into the unknown this morning as never worked on a six pot engine… so all new to me
Worked out how to unclip the HT plugs… so did all those, pulled up the coils…. Some seemed looser than others, but dont know how they are meant to be so they may be ok
The Plugs though, was a different story 1, 5 and 6 … about what I expected ….4 was just about finger tight
Plugs dont look that brilliant so will get 6 new ones.
This was to remind me how it goes
View attachment 256353
View attachment 256351
And blocked up the holes to stop ne dropping anything in them
View attachment 256355
Plugs are a long way down … but luckily I had a plug socket that fitted oerfectly… bought it when I had a Smart Car
View attachment 256357
I was going to turn the engine over but a mate turned up and got sidetracked but in a good way
Two years ago when I got the heap… sorry ,I mean car!! The wing mirrors were basically f****d…. So once my mate had fixed up his new workshop in his garden shed… we looked at what could be done.
And He has come up with the answer….
A stainless steel pin with a washer and a circlip to replace that ‘usually rusty bit of seized crap’, that holds it together.
The parts!!
View attachment 256359
Sandblasted spring and pin
View attachment 256361
And washer and circlip on the other
View attachment 256363
And yes you have to compress that spring!!!
But with the new ACME fitting tool ..’simples’
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access to fix in the circlip
View attachment 256369
For anyone interested in a repair set ( and I can loan you the tool) then please message me and I will give you either a phone number or email address to contact Ian directly.
Not my project this time
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Spent most of the day in working in the garden as trying to make it easier to maintain !!!
But was thinking that I have been neglecting the 1.9 so I will do a few of the advisories over the next week or so…
Not an advisory , but something I have been meaning to do …. The aerial grommet.
surprisingly not leaking… but cracked and sealant all round it ( like it when I got the car)
Bit of spannering in the boot and aerial removed. And grommet just fell out
So a nice ring if sealant to remove!
Bit of meths and a soft cloth and it cane off.
Then sprayed the grommet with silicon and it went in really easily
Same thing on the aerial and pushed it in from the boot and again no problem.
Just a case of refitting all the stuff in the boot and screwing the antenna back on
One job done !!
But was thinking that I have been neglecting the 1.9 so I will do a few of the advisories over the next week or so…
Not an advisory , but something I have been meaning to do …. The aerial grommet.
surprisingly not leaking… but cracked and sealant all round it ( like it when I got the car)
Bit of spannering in the boot and aerial removed. And grommet just fell out
So a nice ring if sealant to remove!
Bit of meths and a soft cloth and it cane off.
Then sprayed the grommet with silicon and it went in really easily
Same thing on the aerial and pushed it in from the boot and again no problem.
Just a case of refitting all the stuff in the boot and screwing the antenna back on
One job done !!
Couldn’t wait to post this
Momentous occasion today…..other stuff happening, but for the first time in just over 2 years….. back on its wheels….
ok they are the crap old ones and not the pristine set I got from Roy ( @Rha ) but it is a step forward.
first job torque the front nuts… been waiting about a year to do that….
Strip out and clean the jacking points and replace with new fixings.
sill, front panels…. Then the next big one….Start the beast !!!
Momentous occasion today…..other stuff happening, but for the first time in just over 2 years….. back on its wheels….
ok they are the crap old ones and not the pristine set I got from Roy ( @Rha ) but it is a step forward.
first job torque the front nuts… been waiting about a year to do that….
Strip out and clean the jacking points and replace with new fixings.
sill, front panels…. Then the next big one….Start the beast !!!
Front nuts …. 290Nm….
Luckily had the kit to do it…. Although nearly not the strength
and the jacking points had no fixings at all in any of them…. But as underneath them had been red oxided I must have removed them two years ago…. Dont remember doing it… but then I can remember if I had breakfast today
Bit of black gloopy , insert the anchor points and after the jacking pads have been cleaned they can go back….
Quite enjoying today …. And then footy in Crawley tonight….
Luckily had the kit to do it…. Although nearly not the strength
and the jacking points had no fixings at all in any of them…. But as underneath them had been red oxided I must have removed them two years ago…. Dont remember doing it… but then I can remember if I had breakfast today
Bit of black gloopy , insert the anchor points and after the jacking pads have been cleaned they can go back….
Quite enjoying today …. And then footy in Crawley tonight….
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Looking good Malc, did you remember to torque the rears best find a pipe extension 
You had me wondering thenLooking good Malc, did you remember to torque the rears best find a pipe extension
…but I did them when I rebuilt the back end and did all the torquing at the same time.Rear hubs only 200Nm …. So girly stuff (ooops …. Better steer clear of Hollie…
)
I thought they were 310 or 320nm maybe just the ///M but I’ll double check before doing them
Just checked Z3. 200Nm. Z3M. 300Nm
its because we drive at 50-60mph and you drive at 60-70mph
its because we drive at 50-60mph and you drive at 60-70mph
One side done, panels fitted , and jacking points reinstalled....
Put the wheel arches back tomorrow, and get the other side done
Even washed the wind deflector which had been sitting in the shed for about 2 years, and put that back on.
May need to put a couple of self adhesive Velcro strips just to hold the front end down ( looks like a connector
of some sort is missing....)
Considering the front panel, the rear panel and the sill came from another car , courtesy of Andy ( Spurs), the colour match is spot on.
Happy days
Put the wheel arches back tomorrow, and get the other side done
Even washed the wind deflector which had been sitting in the shed for about 2 years, and put that back on.
May need to put a couple of self adhesive Velcro strips just to hold the front end down ( looks like a connector
of some sort is missing....)
Considering the front panel, the rear panel and the sill came from another car , courtesy of Andy ( Spurs), the colour match is spot on.
Happy days
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Did you mean these Malc? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231169719916
I have those bits … they are on the back of the roll bars,
i cant show you clip as at footy
i cant show you clip as at footy