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2025-06-26 Inspect Fuel Tank for Debris So I swapped to a clean facelift tank since March 2024 Changed to a stainless filler pipe in Dec 2024 Replaced the Walbro pump in Feb 2025, which had all this dirt around the pickup Lets quickly check the state of the pump in June 🤔 Pump...

Attached brakes & aligned the wheels Printed this cover to protect the exposed adjustable trailing arms from rust Going for a test drive after waiting 3wks, I forgot how nimble she is 😁 Handling feels sharp, quiet with no knocks/rattles 😎

2025-06-24 Install New Rear Axle Had to trim the inside lip off these spring cusions so that the spring doesn't jam on the spring seat Now the spring has room to move without binding Installed the axle. When moving the axle up/down it's full travel without springs, I can clearly see...

Axle overhauled & ready to reinstall :cool: 👌

Wirebrushed & cleaned the light surface rust off all the parts Applied the initial layer of Jomastic epoxy primer followed by a polyurethane top coat

2025-06-21 Make Rose Jointed Panhard Rod Welded the nuts onto the new steel pipe Attached the rose joints Machined this tapered spacer to help spread the load Rose joint sit on the shaft like this. Overall length is 50mm same as the original bushing, therefore if rose-joints didn't...

2025-06-21 Weld New Panhard Rod Mount I was waiting on this ebay M16 bolt for the panhard mount but realised it's coming from china & won't arrive till next month :rolleyes: Halfords sold M16 towing bolts but imo they were too short (rose-joint would be resting on the weaker threads rather than...

2025-06-19 Wirebrush Rear Axle Managed to pry the RH spring off & snapped the rest of the panhard mount off 🙈 Wirebrushed as much rust off the axle, overall it still appears solid :cool: Grinded the old snapped bracket flat Removed most of the rust Cleaned the whiteline...

2025-06-05 Remove Rear Axle The rear axle was starting to get abit crusty and needs repainting 🙈 First I removed the brakes, the inner side of the discs towards the caliper piston appear slightly pitted (maybe from sitting in garage for weeks?), the left disc is less pitted & more scored...

2025-05-27 Reroute Front Breather Pipe The front crankcase hose is at a tight angle making the route for future catch cans a little tricky I removed the 90deg elbow from a spare cover Welded together to form an S-bend Now the hose has a smoother curve and will be easier to plumb the...

The completely solid front upper & lower mount (on right) with firm rear mount and OEM left & right mounts was still transferring abit too much vibration to the dash & steering. The standard front mount (left) has a medium-soft upper bush but the large lower bushing fits soo loosely upto 11mm...

The standard front mount has soo much slack upto 11mm that I could noticeably rock the engine back/forth & see the softer left & right oem mounts move, overall this leads to a spongey disconnected feeling with the clutch & throttle response. I swapped back to a solid front mount, left & right...

Yeah good enough compromise for a smooth comfy drive. Fitting my PTFE manifold gasket & removing the TB coolant lines made a huge difference in keeping the intake stone cold 😎 Yup I can't imagine all that heat & vibration is good the delicate MAF electronics 🫣 So tonight I swapped it all back...

2025-05-17 Swap Back to Standard Engine Mounts Whilst cleaning the garage I found some spare oem engine mounts and decided to swap them back to reduce the shaking These firmer mounts I got from matt humphris yrs ago are still soo stiff/rigid compared to the mushy oem mounts 😬 No wonder it's...

2025-05-11 Battery Terminal Cover This old temporary battery cover trimmed to clear the cable terminals is getting rather loose & exposed I printed a new cover to protect the terminal better

2025-05-07 Removed Rear Door Handles & Window Mech Since the rear door handles & window mech are never ever used, I decided to remove them all to eliminate any rattles and hold the glass solid with these brackets The brackets secure the glass onto the door panel Drilled 2 holes to...

2025-05-06 Weld Squeaking Chassis Today I managed to find the cause of that annoying hidden squeak which appears to be a cracked spotweld in the door frame Wedging it with a screwdriver clearly shows the crack. Little odd to see that the cracked passenger side are two thin sheets...

2025-05-05 Repair Headlight Mount One of the headlight mounting point has again cracked off, so I printed a new section to superglue on attached with an M6 coach bolt Headlight secured in place

2025-04-28 Testing Fake Cat vs Genuine Cat with Blowtorch I discovered a difference between the fake cat and the genuine cat using a blowtorch. When I aim the hottest part of the flame at the honeycomb they both get white hot as expected. But once I move the torch closer so that the cooler &...

2025-04-21 Replacing Fake Cat with Genuine Cat Began removing the fake universal cat Looking at how close the cat is to the block, I decided not to fit a longer catalyst core Can see some signs it only got hot at the top near the manifold but the fake honeycomb core and the lower outlet...