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1st November 2023, 12:05 | #14321 |
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Got under the car before storm Ciaran arrives and replaced the leaky exhaust back box. I fitted new rear discs on Monday, so it's now ready to go back into the garage and have a new brake line fitted, and get its mot certificate.
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1st November 2023, 12:25 | #14322 |
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Yesterday
Took LAGETHA to see DavidT at NW Rover Repair, who...
1) fitted new front lower wishbone bushes (thanks Steve/Arctic), 2) tightened up her off-side front drop-link (I'd fitted this a couple of months ago but it had worked loose), 3) fitted a new lower engine mount from DMGRS, 4) and did an oil & filter change (at just over 10k miles - 18 months since the last one). I must say this has transformed the car, Lagetha is now driving like a baby Bentley! I also collected my set of Forked Spoke 16" Alloy Wheels which David had arranged to be refurbished. I am very impressed with the finish on these wheels. The wheels have now had tyres fitted (Autogreen SC1, 215/55/16 97V XL) and been put away until next spring, when they'll go on Lagetha for the "show" season. The list of maintenance and improvements to do is shorter.
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I am Kevin, the car is my Viking shield-maiden, Lagetha! 2000 Rover 75 1.8 Classic SE in Moonstone Green/Black Leather seats and Sandstone Beige Interior (purchased 10 April 2022) 2002 Rover 25 2.0 IL TurboDiesel - gone but not forgotten, you can follow Deric's adventures on YouTube at Boaty's World and Project Nigel. AllegroMan is restoring Deric now. (Owned 25/10/2022-15/05/2023) Last edited by Lagetha; 5th November 2023 at 12:43.. Reason: Update |
6th November 2023, 18:58 | #14323 | |
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6th November 2023, 19:50 | #14324 | |
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Well I got her through the MOT and she has cost me over £1,300 to get sorted with parts and labour. There are a few advisories to sort for next year such as rear lower suspension arms, rear discs and front arm bushes . The main work carried out was repairs to the sill including pulling out a large dent to the middle of the n/s sill, both front sill repairs using Tom's panels and paintwork and further corrosion to the sills and arches. The repair work looks fantastic and she looks like she has been in a time machine so I'm very happy with her The sill repair sections weren't available as they were out of stock on Tom's Ebay shop so I remembered I had his phone number and made contact. He was brilliant as usual and made them to order and charged a lot less by not having to pay Ebay fees |
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10th November 2023, 14:06 | #14325 |
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After using the Connie on Wednesday to travel to Barrow in Furness for my cousin's funeral service , I noticed the thermostat starting to show sign of failure with the gauge only going to the middle when driving up the hills of the A66.
Luckily I had a modified top hose with an inline thermostat unit sat in the garage that had a release connector to attach to the Y piece on the engine. So to remove the risk of breaking anything, I had to remove the inlet manifold for better access and managed to pop it apart and swap the hose. All back together and after a quick road test , all is toasty again. The normal hose is back in the spares box if I decide to fit a genuine thermostat. The joys of having two diesel 75's |
12th November 2023, 16:37 | #14326 |
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Swapped out the bm54 module for the original as the left side speakers weren't working, then resynced the remote fob for the fbh, all working again and one happy wife.
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12th November 2023, 20:22 | #14327 | |
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18th November 2023, 17:25 | #14328 |
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Today I replaced my disintegrated shannon tube with a replacement pre-cut to the correct length and diameter from Jules.
I then cleaned out behind the rear lights where the dirt had started to build up, and found a small patch of rust behind there which I sanded, treated with Jenolite then covered in a coat of Hammerite. Lastly, gave it a well-needed wash. Always something to keep you busy! |
18th November 2023, 17:56 | #14329 |
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Filled the Yellow One up with £70’s of go go juice. We have a meet to go to tomorrow.
She needed a wash but it’s chucking it down.
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20th November 2023, 14:23 | #14330 |
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You were right, and it proved to be one MOT failure out of a reasonable list of crimes. So, on the job list is: Broken spring OSF Droplinks OSF and NSF (see above for prediction!) NSF ball joint boot Handbrake confirmed as rubbish ABS light on Oh and the tester poked a nice hole in the NS sill, aft of the jacking point. And the maybe's... Rear tyres borderline Number plate light out (just one) NS ball joint slight play Corroded spring NSF All-in, could be worse for a £500 car, and I can do it all except the welding, provided the front legs come out without too much aggro. |
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