05-12-2011, 02:51 PM
April 2011
I got myself a pressed plate for the rear so hereâ??s a before and after shot. Iâ??ve cut down the front plate (but not as much as on the other HDi) although thereâ??s no picture of this. Iâ??m now amassing quite a collection of number plates.
![[Image: MyEstate044.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/MyEstate044.jpg)
![[Image: MyEstate045.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/MyEstate045.jpg)
![[Image: MyEstate046.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/MyEstate046.jpg)
My job for today has been to de-cat the exhaust. I unbolted it and tried the smashing the innards out of it method but the ceramic bits are about twice as thick as they were on my last HDi and this is all I got out of it (not a lot).
![[Image: EstateDe-Cat01.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/EstateDe-Cat01.jpg)
So I decided this wasnâ??t good enough and so I cut a flap out of the top of it and pulled the rest of the rubbish out. I filled a carrier bag with bits of cat and Iâ??m gonna take it to be welded tomorrow.
![[Image: EstateDe-Cat02.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/EstateDe-Cat02.jpg)
![[Image: EstateDe-Cat03.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/EstateDe-Cat03.jpg)
![[Image: EstateDe-Cat04.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/EstateDe-Cat04.jpg)
Oh and finally Iâ??ve started on a cleaning mission for the HDI. So far Iâ??m up to 4 hours work and sheâ??s had a wash, wheels scrubbed, been dried, whole car clayed (except bumpers and skirts), whole car waxed and windows polished. Hereâ??s a picture of how she stands.
![[Image: MyEstate050.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg47/Dum-Dum1986/306%20HDi%20Estate/MyEstate050.jpg)
My next tasks are to sit down with the tar remover and remove all the tar spots off the bumpers and skirts then clay them. Iâ??m gonna polish the car and then give her as many coats of wax as possible. I need to touch up some scratches and Rain X the windows and then I have the joy of cleaning the interior.
I got myself a pressed plate for the rear so hereâ??s a before and after shot. Iâ??ve cut down the front plate (but not as much as on the other HDi) although thereâ??s no picture of this. Iâ??m now amassing quite a collection of number plates.
My job for today has been to de-cat the exhaust. I unbolted it and tried the smashing the innards out of it method but the ceramic bits are about twice as thick as they were on my last HDi and this is all I got out of it (not a lot).
So I decided this wasnâ??t good enough and so I cut a flap out of the top of it and pulled the rest of the rubbish out. I filled a carrier bag with bits of cat and Iâ??m gonna take it to be welded tomorrow.
Oh and finally Iâ??ve started on a cleaning mission for the HDI. So far Iâ??m up to 4 hours work and sheâ??s had a wash, wheels scrubbed, been dried, whole car clayed (except bumpers and skirts), whole car waxed and windows polished. Hereâ??s a picture of how she stands.
My next tasks are to sit down with the tar remover and remove all the tar spots off the bumpers and skirts then clay them. Iâ??m gonna polish the car and then give her as many coats of wax as possible. I need to touch up some scratches and Rain X the windows and then I have the joy of cleaning the interior.