What have you done to your car today......

What have you done to your car today......

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jamieduff1981

8,025 posts

140 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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I re-insured mine. A month on SORN was a month too long!

RFC1

1,107 posts

197 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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jamieduff1981 said:
I re-insured mine. A month on SORN was a month too long!
Yeah, i need an mot and off sorn asap..... getting itchy feet .

scotty_d

6,795 posts

194 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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+1 as well not been near it much since September!

r8black

1,405 posts

129 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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Day 5 of ownership

Booked it into PRW Racing for new steering ribbon new rear lens and sealed properly new head lights
And a paint refresh , and a chassis inspection
Oh and some new steering wheel button stickers
And that's it

Hopefully back in 10 days

firewallguy

192 posts

151 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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Gray_101 said:
They look really good... Did you buy them new ? I'm going to replace my spiders soon as there rubbish
Thanks. Yes, new from ACT, a bit expensive for what they are, but I wanted wheels I could just bolt on without worrying about offsets and wheel centres and stuff.

Gray_101

1,118 posts

190 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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firewallguy said:
Thanks. Yes, new from ACT, a bit expensive for what they are, but I wanted wheels I could just bolt on without worrying about offsets and wheel centres and stuff.
I've gone for a set of these http://ultralitewheels.com/atec.htm

There currently at the powder coaters getting a covering of shadow black, I just hope they fit ok

Edited by Gray_101 on Saturday 21st February 09:05

ukkid35

6,175 posts

173 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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Gray_101 said:
I've gone for a set of these http://ultralitewheels.com/atec.htm

There currently at the powder coaters getting a covering of shadow black, I just hope they fit ok
They do look good, do you know how much they weigh? I measured 17" RL7s at approx 10.8kg

Good to see you back, hopefully catch you at Burghley House later.

Gray_101

1,118 posts

190 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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ukkid35 said:
They do look good, do you know how much they weigh? I measured 17" RL7s at approx 10.8kg

Good to see you back, hopefully catch you at Burghley House later.
I've not weighed them yet, but I intend to when I get them back, but they feel a lot lighter than the spiders.... Im hoping to make Burghley but I'm moving house and starting a new business venture this year so I'm up to my neck in it free time wise, but fingers crossed I will be there

jamieduff1981

8,025 posts

140 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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This morning I cut my skin the shreds trying ti get the starter motor out.

It was the worst part of doing the slave cylinder change 2 years ago and it's still the worst thing I've come across on a Cerbera.

I keep reading that people can get it out the top. I don't see how it possibly can without removing the fuel rail and throttle bodies. It would be easier to remove the gearbox mount and unbolt the propshaft from the diff again and get it out the bottom.

Anyway, it was cleaned in situ and it works a little better but it's still basically goosed. Joy.

CerbWill

670 posts

118 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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Jamie, assuming you have an AJP I'd have to say I think the top down approach to the starter motor is pretty easy. It was the first job on mine as the starter gave up on day 4 of ownership and, having since faffed about with the gearbox whilst replacing a leaking clutch slave cylinder, I'd prefer to take the fuel rail and the n/s inlet manifold off. At least I can see what I'm trying to do that way.

As for my car, I washed it and disassembled and reassembled the brakes with some Mintex anti-squeal stuff in an attempt to stop them squeaking. Seems to have worked.

thefrog

341 posts

219 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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Today I changed the steering pinion seal, put a new wiper park switch and refitted the catalytic converters.

NilsP

389 posts

117 months

Saturday 21st February 2015
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Ordered some new forged wheels for the old girl hehe

Renfield

11 posts

111 months

Sunday 22nd February 2015
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Fitted two new ignition coils today. Now the ajp runs on 8 cylinders again. Next on the list is the replacment of the backplates and maybe some new o-rings for the injectors.

Jimm218

200 posts

174 months

Sunday 22nd February 2015
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Started work on doing the tappets. Hmm... ...that has taken a lot longer than expected and I'm not quite half way yet! 4 of my inlets were completely closed up so needed doing. Oh and I need some new HT leads as number has rusted through on the connector. Fun day all in all.

Byker28i

59,804 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd February 2015
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jamieduff1981 said:
This morning I cut my skin the shreds trying ti get the starter motor out.

It was the worst part of doing the slave cylinder change 2 years ago and it's still the worst thing I've come across on a Cerbera.

I keep reading that people can get it out the top. I don't see how it possibly can without removing the fuel rail and throttle bodies. It would be easier to remove the gearbox mount and unbolt the propshaft from the diff again and get it out the bottom.

Anyway, it was cleaned in situ and it works a little better but it's still basically goosed. Joy.
It's why I put a new one in when I had the body off chassis repair. Seemed sensible to do at the time as it was just starting to get intermittant.


I took mine out on Saturday, wheelspin in second and third meant it was driven carefully.

mikeinsheffield

1,038 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd February 2015
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Just collected her from 12K service, and took for a celebratory drive to feel the new shocks and setup. As roads not that grippy took it relatively easy, but once fully warmed up stretched the legs in 3rd a few times...

One of the rear Protechs had lost it's damping, so had all 4 refurbed then the car corner weighted to re-setup.

Gray_101

1,118 posts

190 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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I collected these yesterday and I'm going to have them fitted on Wednesday

Gray_101

1,118 posts

190 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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mikeinsheffield said:
Just collected her from 12K service, and took for a celebratory drive to feel the new shocks and setup. As roads not that grippy towok it relatively easy, but once fully warmed up stretched the legs in 3rd a few times...

One of the rear Protechs had lost it's damping, so had all 4 refurbed then the car corner weighted to re-setup.
Hi Mike, how many miles do you think you've done on the protects ? Mine are looking a bit shabby but no signs of any issues yet

Edited by Gray_101 on Saturday 28th February 12:56

firewallguy

192 posts

151 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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Gray_101 said:


I collected these yesterday and I'm going to have them fitted on Wednesday
They do look nice, what colour is your Cerb?

Gray_101

1,118 posts

190 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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firewallguy said:
Gray_101 said:


I collected these yesterday and I'm going to have them fitted on Wednesday
They do look nice, what colour is your Cerb?


Mine s the raspberry one