Tony Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 She looks sick....... care to share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oh dear, what's happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 He'll do anything to save on fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 It spat out a spark plug. In the middle of heavy traffic and the rain on probably Manchester's busiest dual carriageway. Seems whoever changed the plugs didn't do them down tight enough.......Lucky really, the plug could have damaged the threads as it buggered off out of the port. As it was it just damaged slightly the last couple. I had meant to QC them as I didn't have a torque wrench when they were changed but I had forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 What a pain...... wouldn't it run on three even with the plug finger tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Couldn't get any purchase on the plug with just my hand plus the first couple of threads needed cleaning to get the plug "going". Probably would have made it on 3 cylinders but it would have been a PITA. I'll have to get a cheap service-set to keep in the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Aiiieeee! She's taking on water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Aiiieeee! She's taking on water! In the cabin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Carpet and sound deadening on the N/S was absolutly swimming. I just hope it's trapped water from when I left a window ajar overnight a few days ago..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Interior out job in the summer then...been there done that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Passenger seat out last night. Doing my best to dry out the sound deadening and carpet. Hard to tell where it's coming/come from when it's still saturated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Spent a lovely day in the snow pulling out the seats, carpet and saoked sound deadening. S/d went in the bin, carpet, rear seat base and spare wheel well cover all in the house to try and dry out. Spare wheel was frozen solid in place but the ice was hammered out and the well drained. Don't know where it's all coming from.... So the bluey is running a semi-stripped interior lol. TBH it's irratiting me so it's going to the scrappy if it plays up anymore. Oh did I mention MOT due 6th Jan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 TBH it's irratiting me so it's going to the scrappy if it plays up anymore. Oh did I mention MOT due 6th Jan ? Starting to sound like Jammy there, first sign of trouble and it's off to the big scrap yard in the sky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Haha it's called "banger-nomics" Buy 'em cheap and frag 'em when they play up. Failed the test on a split CV boot and some minor welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 You can't knock that for an MOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 the boot ? IIRC it was just an advise but may as well do it. Could probably glue it shut but I could use the pratice and the kit is only like £12 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Bluey passed the test with a new CV Boot and some minor welding. It's been remarkably dry inside recently and I resealed a tailight cluster I replaced a couple of months ago so I'll chuck the interior back in soon (and my CD Changer!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hey who wants to see a Bluey with no interior ? No! Neither did I! but here's how mine has been over the festive period after a small persistant puddle in the passenger footwell turned out to be a flooded floorpan Reunited after a winter apart, the bluey meets it's interior. Passenger seat has been in the mot room at work, the rest has been in the conservatory at home. Factory sound-deadening was binned as it was ruined so I'm using builder's flashing insulation tape instead. First to go back in is the rear seat bench. Centre Console back in Passenger seat. Driver's seat and floor mats back in. And finally the rear. It's like a Mercedes Maybach. Note carefully placed Jap performance magazines! Speaking of which, I noticed the WIM/BB ad in Banzai - I think that's new this month ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Reminds me of when I did mine, what a PITA that was! Any photos of the replacement sound deadening you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 No I forgot! but here's a website piccy; Wasn't such a PITA. Putting it in was much nicer than taking it out. I'd like to do the same with Silvia and go all circuit slag, though probably with some thin black carpeting instead of bare metal. I ran out of flashing tape so I could only do the rear footwells and I can't be bothered throwing more money at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Now that's what i call determination ........ I would just drill a hole in the floors low point for the water to drain out ... Oh and Banzai, i thought i would give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Bluey's going soon as it's expensive to have for what it is. Ofcourse, I knew that when I got it but I'll be needing the readies. I still fancy having a daily and a Sunny B11 Coupe like this is top of the list-o'-want at the moment; Low, on some retro JDM alloys and a juvenile noisey exhaust = AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted April 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Sold! so i'm stuck out in the sticks with no wheels lol. Replacement still under consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 How much did you get for it Pete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted April 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 £150, what I paid for it. Zero depreciation FTW Woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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