22-02-2017, 02:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-02-2017, 02:39 PM by wainwrightj.)
As I've said i'm now driving the car, I've done around 120 miles since monday just driving it for the sake of it (i'm telling myself it's so I can find any faults that only appear when driving it; in reality I just cant get enough of the damn thing it's amazing. Only things I've noticed are that the rear beam has a knock on the rear left corner when the wheel goes over bumps, the sound only comes from the that side, a shop noted this on a piece of paper that was given with the MOT slip but I'm hoping it's just the exhaust or something silly like that.
Well anyways carrying on from the last update, with the help of my dad I removed the front rad that was pretty F****D the fins would fall away from the rad if you sneezed too close to it so I ordered a new rad was hoping for a nissens one but couldn't find them anywhere so I just bought an NRF one which is a heck of a lot lighter, it also doesn't leak which is a plus. I also bought some BV transmission fluid which has apparently been replaced by Total Gear 8 so changed the fluid and now as if like magic none of the gears crunch. My dad was adamant that changing the gear oil wouldn't change how the car shifted so it was nice that he wasn't right for once.
![[Image: frontend_zpst2mbyp0j.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/frontend_zpst2mbyp0j.jpg)
![[Image: shiny_zpsc1ddg56i.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/shiny_zpsc1ddg56i.jpg)
As you all saw in the last update I chose pink as the colour to repaint everything and I don't regret it given that this feels like my forever car in the words of Moog from MCM, I'm not fussed if it reduces value or will make it harder to sell because I don't plan on selling it at all, and even if I did the pink is only visible when the bonnet is open (and slightly from the gap between the headlight, the bonnet and the front wing).
![[Image: frontend2_zps10x0ocwr.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/frontend2_zps10x0ocwr.jpg)
![[Image: airbox_zpsqx7lqdue.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/airbox_zpsqx7lqdue.jpg)
![[Image: bumperon_zpstwiyqsrf.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/bumperon_zpstwiyqsrf.jpg)
![[Image: smoke_zpsc3ov4zmr.jpg]](http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah222/josh_wainwright1/smoke_zpsc3ov4zmr.jpg)
TOP TIP :: Make your own smoke machine with an external light that gets really hot and spray WD40 all over the glass front
I didn't take many photos when I was working as I decided I was going to just put everything on in one night and taking photos wasn't going to help me finish at a sensible time. Also there isn't any before and afters on the rust removal because of the above, and if I'm honest it doesn't look very spectacular because I was rushing to get it done which I regret a little bit but I plan to go back and tidy stuff up at the end of summer.
I'm not sure there will be a lot going on with the car anytime soon as I'm slightly skint from having the insure this £1700 for 10 months and that's with both my parents as named drivers (neither of them have any convictions I had to declare; although I had to declare my speed awareness course..)
Well anyways carrying on from the last update, with the help of my dad I removed the front rad that was pretty F****D the fins would fall away from the rad if you sneezed too close to it so I ordered a new rad was hoping for a nissens one but couldn't find them anywhere so I just bought an NRF one which is a heck of a lot lighter, it also doesn't leak which is a plus. I also bought some BV transmission fluid which has apparently been replaced by Total Gear 8 so changed the fluid and now as if like magic none of the gears crunch. My dad was adamant that changing the gear oil wouldn't change how the car shifted so it was nice that he wasn't right for once.
As you all saw in the last update I chose pink as the colour to repaint everything and I don't regret it given that this feels like my forever car in the words of Moog from MCM, I'm not fussed if it reduces value or will make it harder to sell because I don't plan on selling it at all, and even if I did the pink is only visible when the bonnet is open (and slightly from the gap between the headlight, the bonnet and the front wing).
TOP TIP :: Make your own smoke machine with an external light that gets really hot and spray WD40 all over the glass front
I didn't take many photos when I was working as I decided I was going to just put everything on in one night and taking photos wasn't going to help me finish at a sensible time. Also there isn't any before and afters on the rust removal because of the above, and if I'm honest it doesn't look very spectacular because I was rushing to get it done which I regret a little bit but I plan to go back and tidy stuff up at the end of summer.
I'm not sure there will be a lot going on with the car anytime soon as I'm slightly skint from having the insure this £1700 for 10 months and that's with both my parents as named drivers (neither of them have any convictions I had to declare; although I had to declare my speed awareness course..)
