Much better.I gave it £1 jet wash, what do you guys think now? (oh and I had a go at fixing the alignment too, that was fun
What have you done to your car today?
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Caporegime
Yeah much better indeed!
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You've used the car dealer trick of taking photo of wet carI gave it £1 jet wash, what do you guys think now? (oh and I had a go at fixing the alignment too, that was fun
Caporegime
Bet it will be running when you go to look at it too.
Avoided a huge pot hole which I didn’t see until last minute straight into another one 
Edit: Thankfully it’s not kerbed, these alloys tend to attract dirt and it accumulates as if the wheel is kerbed when it isn’t.
Annoying as in next couple of weeks the car is going.
Edit: Thankfully it’s not kerbed, these alloys tend to attract dirt and it accumulates as if the wheel is kerbed when it isn’t.
Annoying as in next couple of weeks the car is going.
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Caporegime
Stuffing washing line into the cylinder and rotating the crank to cram it up against the valves, much easier than removing the head. Possibly not the recommended method.
I'd say those stem seals were about due.
Back together with new hardware. Fairly satisfying squirting everything with oil and gently tapping the rocker shafts back in.
Ded.
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Caporegime
Avoided a huge pot hole which I didn’t see until last minute straight into another one
Edit: Thankfully it’s not kerbed, these alloys tend to attract dirt and it accumulates as if the wheel is kerbed when it isn’t.
Annoying as in next couple of weeks the car is going.
Pop the bubble with a pin and she'll be good as new!
Pop the bubble with a pin and she'll be good as new!
I now have Rubber in between my teeth, but the bubble has gone.
How high do you want me to jump??
Soldato
@Akagi are you doing valve clearance whilst you have it out like that?
Also - Aww, look at it. The little engine that could.
Also - Aww, look at it. The little engine that could.
Caporegime
Will have to yes. I suspect they were out of spec before doing this, but I had to back off a couple of the adjusters during reassembly.
It is very small!
Shamefully had the tyre replaced with a Part Worn with plenty of tread on it.
GT Radical Sport Active 2 - Reviews seem okay.
The car is going next week most likely to the likes of Cazoo, WBAC, Motorway etc.
I have more loyalty to my wallet than those guys.
GT Radical Sport Active 2 - Reviews seem okay.
The car is going next week most likely to the likes of Cazoo, WBAC, Motorway etc.
I have more loyalty to my wallet than those guys.
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Man of Honour
Low battery
Soldato
Took a load of rotten picket fence to the dump, leaving my boot full of nasty debris. So I gave the interior a good vacuum and clean. The footwells were full of mud too as our front garden is currently a mud pit so it was overdue.
And took a look in the MG and swapped the towels where the windows leak... Discovered a leak through the front air vent also. Getting a bit tired of issues popping up with that car
And took a look in the MG and swapped the towels where the windows leak... Discovered a leak through the front air vent also. Getting a bit tired of issues popping up with that car
Soldato
Insert "I'm invincible.gif from Goldeneye". Managed to source a replacement from eBay and replace the screen myself. The ribbon cables were pretty dicey. Managed to escape with only a few minor injuries from prying the plastic trims off..
Soldato
Getting a bit tired of issues popping up with that car
Old cars would be boring if you had nothing to fettle with, it's all part of the fun
Soldato
Yeah but I'd like it to at least be driveable and MOTed at the same timeOld cars would be boring if you had nothing to fettle with, it's all part of the fun
Soldato
Getting knock from the front at low speed turning and braking. Need to get it up to see how bad it is, CV joints likely.
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Caporegime
Getting a bit tired of issues popping up with that car
My engine is in the conservatory. Buy some new window seals and stop whining.
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Soldato
A) Not available andMy engine is in the conservatory. Buy some new window seals and stop whining.
B) Convertible so there's no such thing as no leaks
At least you have a conservatory, while the MG was at the welder's having rust chopped out I bricked over my garage haha