This weekend's spannering and antics

[helpimcrap]

got the clutch working right on the mille.

got to strip her and clean her.

then just got to fit the stomp grips to the CBR.

nothing much to do tbh

 

[Wicksta]

Which is ridiculous really, bulbs are supposed to be able to be changed at the roadside in emergencies even in the dark. Fitting bulbs these days on a lot of cars is a big piece of work so you've got no chance in that situationn.

I'd say it's a lot easier now actually. A lot of cars in the 70s/80s had sealed beam units which aren't exactly available at the local Esso.

 

[Dogbreath]

Anyone else do any spannering this week?

Fitted a new rear wheel bearing and two new front wishbones to my Fiat Coupe. Or pile of rusty Italian crap as some like to call it. It's lovely being able to hit 70mph without the wailing from the very knackered bearing, and being able to use full throttle without getting an intimate view of hedgerows. Just the engine mounts left to sort, and a slight misfire when it's very cold.

 

[laiman]

Which is ridiculous really, bulbs are supposed to be able to be changed at the roadside in emergencies even in the dark. Fitting bulbs these days on a lot of cars is a big piece of work so you've got no chance in that situation.

Don't I know it on this one! Spent the best part of an hour changing and upgrading headlight bulbs on the Punto! Drivers side was a breeze took literally 2 min the other side was a nightmare. Surrounding the rear cover for the headlamp unit is the washer reservoir, battery and fuse box leaving no room for my hands at all and making impossible to actually move the cover more than 6cm from the unit!! Combined with the stiffest and most awkward spring clips ever I nearly gave up!! Especially as it began to get dark!!

The worst part, having reversed into my sloping driveway for better under bonnet access I discovered a rather serious oil issue, by which I mean it was very much all over the driveway and the pavement level is still at 2/3-3/4 so further investigation is needed, prime suspect? A badly corroded sump, or a seemingly unstoppable leak from the camshaft cover!!

Furthermore no spanners were required, just half a dozen pairs of pliers one big screwdriver and a head torch!!

 

[IainB]

No spannering - apart from topping up the anti-freeze after changing the rad on super shed II - aka the Primera - last weekend.
Mainly clearing out the garage for all the bits Ive been buying that I dont really need after a change of plans, and a few deals later only have an air filter left
Also found someone with a container coming over from the USA at the end of the month who has offered me a VERY good deal (space /$$ wise) for a couple of big metal objects I now appear to need (now the Nitrous kit has been sold)
All in all - im nearly a grand up at the minute (it wont last!!)

 

[kaiowas]

The spare MR2 in the garage looks like it's destined for life as a sprint/track car. First job is to get it to MOT standard which means sorting out the very knackered rear brakes for starters (siezed calipers have killed discs and pads).

Made a start on things this weekend, pulled it out of the garage, manouvered it in front of my dead blue one, stripped the decent rear brakes off the blue one, faffed around trying to swap the uprated suspension on the blue one for some old struts I had lying around the garage so I could put these on the track car it some point. Gave up as the spares I had don't fit properly meaning the konis aren't going to fit the track car unless I swap the hubs over as well. May well do this still or I might just put the konis on my daily driver later in the year. Then I pushed the blue one into the garage and tidied everything away without having actually done anything to the track car all day

Sunday I poked around in the garage, tidied a bit, located various parts that I needed for upcoming jobs (ie things I intend to do but probably won't) then I put a battery on the track car and started it just for the hell of it. It hasn't run since we moved in last Marchn started seemed a bit relucant to do anything at first but then it suddenly cranked over and fired into life.

Still got plenty to do and a mid March deadline to beat. Hoping to get the brakes sorted this weekend then hopefully it should jest need a new windscreen before it's in for an MOT. Then the real fun begins.

 

[g60dubster]

Fitted my coilovers and finally tracked down the annoying clunk from the driver's side footwell - one main subframe bolt just not quite tight enough so that in the winter at low speed you get a clunk when pulling away or stopping.
Clunk now gone & car fairly slammed

 

[Booner!]

Which is ridiculous really, bulbs are supposed to be able to be changed at the roadside in emergencies even in the dark. Fitting bulbs these days on a lot of cars is a big piece of work so you've got no chance in that situationn.

Surely it's a wear and tear item. Not something which requires you to:

Take the battery out (mounted not only with plastic clips, but a massive bolt)
Take the front grill off
Take the Front Bumper off and detach from wheel arches.
Take the light clusters out and then fiddle with the latch holding mechanism for ages.



I felt good afterwards... I had dirty hands, white lights and a big grin - I was a wrench monkey for an afternoon + the rest!

What I had to do to get to the lights... friend on the right (not me!) Grill is dangling off!

OLD front indicators (tango)

NEW front indicators (DIADEM OPTICAL) - bad photo, but they are crystal and light blue in day time - no orange.

LEFT LIGHT = Old sidelight, RIGHT LIGHT = New Sidelight (bad photo, but big difference)

The above photo shows the DIADEM indicators better as there is no orange. New photos tomorrow and also pictures of the OSRAM nightbreakers for dipped beam.