New and busy

[Trevor /chedder]

Hi all. New member, bought a fairly tired 1.9 narrow body 6 months ago, probably paid too much, but commited now and underway restoring. So far, I've sorted the brakes, lines, calipers, pads, chassis mounts, exhaust, cat, replaced and fixed seats, centre console to aluminium, new speakers front and back, new door cards, new wing mirror, refurbished style 68 alloys, lowered 30mm added, spacers, fixed the electric roof, and Ariel, recovered my wheel, and resprayed over a bad scratch (not pleased with that, work in progress). New sliders on windows, new leather gaiters and knob fitted. Got a new to me rear bumper to go on next and thinking about a new rear screen. Getting there!! Would have been totally lost without the forums. Dot ask how much I've spent

 

[Keet]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[Mark Parrish]

Hi and from me in Cheshire.

 

[andyglym]

to the Forum from West Cumbria.

 

[Trevor /chedder]

In hazel grove Stockport if anyone is local.

 

[Dakar Z3]

Hello Trevor, from Sunderland.

You seem to be making great progress

 

[Trevor /chedder]

Hello Trevor, from Sunderland.

You seem to be making great progress

Thanks D. Hope so

 

[ViperKen]

Hi from South Shields

 

[Shelly]

 

[hard top]

on the Forum.

 

[Paul Rice]

Hi Trevor and welcome to the forum from over the border in South Yorkshire.

 

[Chrisr1949]

Hi Trevor and a big to the forum from Southport, great result (but don't forget the water pump)

 

[MisterP007]

Rude to ask how much we spend on our cars! Like asking a lady her age!

Welcome.

 

[Trevor /chedder]

Hi Trevor and a big to the forum from Southport, great result (but don't forget the water pump)

No problems as yet. Getting the impression that this is a worthwhile job

 

[Chrisr1949]

Yeah, the impeller is plastic and pressed onto the metal shaft. The plastic eventually cracks and the impeller stops turning. So it goes from running perfectly to a very fast overheat and potentially a headgasket failure. The very epitome of "a stitch in time". There's plenty of help and info on here about doing the job.

 

[Althulas]

Hi and welcome from me in north Oxfordshire. For a bit more than a genuine rear screen you can get a whole new roof fitted from Jack Trimmers in Swansea about £350.

 

[Trevor /chedder]

Hi and welcome from me in north Oxfordshire. For a bit more than a genuine rear screen you can get a whole new roof fitted from Jack Trimmers in Swansea about £350.

Hi yes I've spotted people getting that done, just a bit of a hike to Swansea.. anyone do it for that price in the north?

 

[Althulas]

Hi yes I've spotted people getting that done, just a bit of a hike to Swansea.. anyone do it for that price in the north?

Not that I’m aware of but a good excuse for a over nighter to Wales.

 

[Nodzed]

 

[Ian&Sue]

from North Yorkshire.

Sue & Ian.