Done something stupid but happy

[Plodmonkey]

It's alive well don't no till I get it on road and give it some beans so yesterday give it a quick wash to get most of crap cleaned. Can anyone tell me if the roofs on the ex plods are viynal as this one seems to have its roof viynaled then decided to conquer the the etm. Took etm off and was clean on intake side but not engine side so got it cleaned up and fitted it back in today left ignition on for a while and battery went dead so got it started and seems to run fine idles well give it a rev up to 3000 rpm then it went down to around 600 then up to 1300 then set steady at around the 800mark is hopefully its sorted that out for a while took the crappy resprayed plastic trim off the front bumper hopefully getting black replacement soon and it has same on door does anyone no if that comes off same ase front bumper or is that glued on.


So going to give it a good hover out and see what the interior is like freshened up.

Even tho it has a whole in that wheel barrow handle exhaust it does sound rather nice might see if it can be modified to look nicer and whole fixed

Pulled crappy resprayed white bumper panels off need a new bumper as this one doesn't seem to fit

Matt white pannel that needs respraying

What looks like vinyl coming off roof

White crappy bumper strips

Need to cleanup engine bay mate is going to make me a a proper air box to fit around air filter need to get hold of a air feed as their isn't one

[M-R-P]

I've got an airbox and OE air feed you can have for postage mate
I'd check that maf to turbo pipe too, they're prone to wearing through on the concertina bits.

The roof does appear to be wrapped. I had to wrap mine as the repaired holes kept letting water in and trashing my headlining.

Looks like you've got quite the project ahead, keep the updates coming

[Plodmonkey]

I've got an airbox and OE air feed you can have for postage mate
I'd check that maf to turbo pipe too, they're prone to wearing through on the concertina bits.

The roof does appear to be wrapped. I had to wrap mine as the repaired holes kept letting water in and trashing my headlining.

Looks like you've got quite the project ahead, keep the updates coming

Will do mate yer if you pm the price al happily have it off you and does your roof line sag in the middle were the b pilers are were their is some sort of box in roof as it keeps on falling off I think it is for the alarm, I will give it a check now got some parts to start doing the stage one tonight also been told that Asda have castrol oil going cheap going to pop up later and have a look does anybody no if its 10w40 semi synthetic.

It's a good project my fist proper one as well which I shall enjoy as I love the car and can't wait to get it taxed and insured and get out on the road

[M-R-P]

10/40 semi it is mate. Change it every 5k or so.

The roof lining sagging is a result of a leaky roof, probably the reason the roof got wrapped (same as mine). Changing the lining isn't difficult, if a little awkward.

The box in the roof is a mass-movement sensor for the alarm. I superglued it to the headlining as it kept falling out and bashing little M-R-P on the head lol.

[Plodmonkey]

Well getting a list together and new roof liner is going on lol and don't fancy little monkey getting hit and cheers you don't no how I get full access to the bulbs were the rear view mirror is as av pulled the clear plastic off and it seems a bit tricky to get to them

[M-R-P]

In front of the mirror stalk, on the light unit, there's a triangular bit of plastic, prize it open (it's hinged) underneath is a couple of torx screws, undo them and pull the light casing off.

The above depends on which type of light unit you have (there's 3)

[Plodmonkey]

Got it off cheers now just a good clean

[M-R-P]

Oh yeah - there's a mounting screw missing from your top boost pipe

[Plodmonkey]

Yer mate they had wood screws in so I've managed to find one suitable screw to go in so need to get another one lol

Also the exhaust is held on with zip ties lol

[M-R-P]

I have spare screws I can bung them in with the airbox

[Plodmonkey]

Yer mate if you can cheers

[M-R-P]

I'll get it weighed as soon as I dig it out of the shed Probably next week if that's ok?

[Plodmonkey]

Cheers much appreciated

[Plodmonkey]

Well changed the plugs and started spluttering but thinking its got very little fuel in and god nos how long its been in their for so this maybe the problem am hoping it is just put the spark plugs in used NGk platinum ones got oil, oil and fuel filter going in tomorrow and changing exhaust next week

[Plodmonkey]

Fuel filter of and new one on, Old exhaust now off car now standard one going back on on Sunday got the blue scratch of the front car so started good then dropped my phone into a puddle of water now it's completely screwed so hopefully car is sorted in the next week

[Plodmonkey]

Does anybody no how to remove the door strip is it the same as bottom strip just 3 torx screws
cheers

[M-R-P]

Aaaah - I was gonna explain that wasn't I lol...

It needs to be pushed quite hard towards... err... I think it's towards the back...

I'll check the haynes

[M-R-P]

Can't find the haynes... they need to be slid to one side or the other - think it's towards the back

[Plodmonkey]

to the back it is then hahaha cheers its coming on slowly hope by end of month im on the road as funds have ran out till pay day lol

[Plodmonkey]

Done a good few jobs over the past week or two made a fair bit of progress even tho looking at the car you wouldn't think it got the standard exhaust on after a lot of hard effort and swearing but enjoyed doing manly thing such as making sparks ha

Mate Andy feeling very manly



Took the crapy r badge of the back as well it isn't a r and replaced it with a moose and a Viking sticker I had laying around the house

T cuted bumper and cleaned grill up then dropped it on floor camera is crap on iPad so it isn't bringing the changes to body work up properly

Give wheels a good clean up aswel

It's so quite now