What did you do in the garage yesterday?

[QBee]

phazed said:

ChilliWhizz said:

Fell over a pile of rubbish I should have thrown out months ago.
Went to the tip with aforementioned rubbish to ensure incident cannot be repeated.
Went to pub for a pint as was sufficiently shaken up by earlier falling over to deserve a pint. Or 2. Which became 4.
In summary nothing was achieved in the garage yesterday. I may try again tomorrow.

Err, Groundhog Day?

I can provide a mountain of grandchildrens' toys if you've not got any spare rubbish over which to fall......

[mk1fan]

Swapped the rear pads out and they were very well used.

Did the job with the correct wind in tool etc... Reassembled and the hand brake doesn't work. Looks like the ratchet mech has brocken in both the calipers. Cablr is moving fine. Pulling levers on calipers fine. Just not moving the pistons.

Luckily have spare calipers so will swap them over and send these ones off for a refurb.

[phillpot]

Does it just need a few brake apps to get things back in place?

Odd they should have both failed?

[Pupp]

Fitted a pair of 300mm Reyland two piece brake rotors to the rear (use standard calipers on nicely milled and anodised stand-off brakets), only to have it very ably demonstrated that I have a rear wheel bearing on the wane... sigh

[mk1fan]

phillpot said:

Does it just need a few brake apps to get things back in place?

Odd they should have both failed?

Brakes are working fine. Did some stops and light dragging. Handbrake system just not working on both calipers. I am assuming that both mechs were working prior to the pad change.

As I have spares I'll get Tamy on a ramp and strip the whole lot back.

[Hoofa]

Pupp said:

Fitted a pair of 300mm Reyland two piece brake rotors to the rear (use standard calipers on nicely milled and anodised stand-off brakets), only to have it very ably demonstrated that I have a rear wheel bearing on the wane... sigh

Looked at those and they look nice , what's the matter with the wheel bearing ??

[Pupp]

Hoofa said:

Looked at those and they look nice , what's the matter with the wheel bearing ??

Got some just perceptible wear evident - the larger dia disc just moves enough for the pads to get noisy on bends - have to say, this car does eat wheel bearings like no other

[ChilliWhizz]

phazed said:

ChilliWhizz said:

Fell over a pile of rubbish I should have thrown out months ago.
Went to the tip with aforementioned rubbish to ensure incident cannot be repeated.
Went to pub for a pint as was sufficiently shaken up by earlier falling over to deserve a pint. Or 2. Which became 4.
In summary nothing was achieved in the garage yesterday. I may try again tomorrow.

Err, Groundhog Day?

Fell over a pile of rubbish I should have thrown out months ago.
Went to the tip with aforementioned rubbish to ensure incident cannot be repeated.
Went to pub for a pint as was sufficiently shaken up by earlier falling over to deserve a pint. Or 2. Which became 4.
In summary nothing was achieved in the garage yesterday. I may try again tomorrow.

[QBee]

Stuck the passenger footwell carpet back in place for the 9th time😡. Removed spray glue from fingers.

[bobfather]

Did this a while ago but forgot to post it here.

Seatbelt top mount extenders that allow the belt to run freely without running on the carpet. The belt now extends and retracts very freely and swiftly. Also this removes the awkwardness of folding the lowered rear roof section over the top mount covers





I also fitted some guides to retain the belt in an accessible position

[mk1fan]

Homemade or a ready supply? Looks like what I need for Tamy.

[bobfather]

mk1fan said:

Homemade or a ready supply? Looks like what I need for Tamy.

All homemade, bracket is 1/4" st-st plate laser cut to meet regulation. The guides are built from spare bits of st-st I had around the workshop

[Yex 450]

I've mostly been staring at an empty space whilst my Chimaera is away having some heart and lung surgery.

[ClassiChimi]

Yex 450 said:

I've mostly been staring at an empty space whilst my Chimaera is away having some heart and lung surgery.

Whose your surgeon ?

[Yex 450]

ClassiChimi said:

Yex 450 said:

I've mostly been staring at an empty space whilst my Chimaera is away having some heart and lung surgery.

Whose your surgeon ?

Dan Taylor, with a little help from Dom and ACT

[ClassiChimi]

Yex 450 said:

Dan Taylor, with a little help from Dom and ACT

Yeeeehaaaaa licks lips in anticipation, let us know how you get on

[EddyP]

Managed to fix the headlight control box, make a new cable to replace one of the crappy ribbon cables to the headlight switch and found a dodgy connection on the immobiliser which is hopefully why it hasn't been starting reliably. Time will tell.

All getting it ready for Silverstone Classic on Saturday. Hopefully will fill her up tomorrow and wash her.

[Yex 450]

ClassiChimi said:

Yex 450 said:

Dan Taylor, with a little help from Dom and ACT

Yeeeehaaaaa licks lips in anticipation, let us know how you get on

Will do

[N7GTX]

Spent a very enjoyable 30 mins under the car tightening up the exhaust manifold bolts. Used one of those extra long Snap-On ring spanners which made the rearmost ones accessible. Nord Locks on order....

[jojackson4]

Got the front end up in the air ready for the new starter tomorrow