What Winter Jobs are you planning?

[RedCabbage]

My Chimaera will benefit from some of the obvious winter fettling:-


PO15 Chassis

Powerflex Polybushes

Alloy refurb

Cooling system flush

New Engine Mounts

Replace PAS Pinion Seal


What going on in your garage?

[Pupp]

Emerald ECU install... tonight I mainly been scrounging 2mm ally sheet to make a coil pack bracket. Lambda boss welded in? check; trigger wheel on? check. Anyone sussed that purge valve issue yet?

[Meatball]

Sort out my blowing manifolds
6k service
Alloy dash (i cant face doing it)
Fit new Hid headlights
Re colour carpets if i can find anyone who supplies brown carpet dye

[3doorPete]

Fix my leaking power steering pipe.
Fix my leaking diff.
Detail engine bay.
Take wheels off for complete clean and wax(yes I am anal).
Glue loose leather around gearstick gator surround

Winter jobs complete already:
Complete wax and body detail.
Touch up stone chips.
Fit mini front numberplate.

[RedCabbage]

Forgot to include: -


Steering UJ's

1 X Top Balljoint

1 X Bottom Balljoint

Remove Precats

[Pupp]

RedCabbage said:

Balljoints

Oh, you're going to have such fun Only job on any vehicle where I've specifically had to go buy a bigger hammer

[thenick]

Quite a bit this winter for me! So far the list is as follows:

- Fit new Emerald ECU - check
- Fit new led dash bulbs - check
- Put on shiney new gear knob - check
- Install new alarm system - check
- Fit new plenum - check
- Swap clutch release arm for modified one
- Change fuel filter
- Touch up chassis protection
- Possibly change steering UJs
- Possibly change drive shaft UJs

Should be good when it's done, can't wait to drive it based on the racket it was making in the garage! :-)

[philmccann]

Replace main dashboard with new - started
Fit new heater LEDs
Repair small dashboard mounts where radio had previously been RIPPED out - started
Replace small dashboard with new
Modify radio wiring to ISO plug - done
Fit new radio/CD unit
Fit Mod-Wise aerial amp/booster
Drain & replace coolant
Fit new temperature sender
Fit new N/S mirror unit
Fit new rear light clusters
Replace upholstery webbing below drivers seat - done
Clean and re-colour leather seats
Fit alloy indicator stalks - done
Fit Momo Fighter wooden steering wheel

[Fat Boy Chim]

Fit new steering wheel, Done
Fit clear indicators to front, can any one give advice???????
Replace rims / tyres.....with wifes permission!
Replace / recover seats, whatever works out cheaper, anyone got some good magnolia seats for sale?
Replace Hood,
Find Bloody hood bag!
Fit new Number plates (new reg, christmas prezzie!)
Flush water system, investigate suspected leak on rad
replace front bearings
Touch up stone chips
replace fuel filler cap and air vents with Leven alloy ones.
Clean up under bonnet!!!!!!!

That should keep me busy til Winter 2009!

[AntonyJ]

Havent made my mind up yet, but not much !

[Nuggs]

Top up with fuel - check
Check tyre pressures - check
Check fluid levels - check
Take to garage to find out why car has pissed coolant over the garage floor - check
Wash - check
Put away in garage - check

I'm really pushing the envelope here guys. Do keep up...

[AlRaven]

Fat Boy Chim said:

Fit new steering wheel, Done
Fit clear indicators to front, can any one give advice???????
Replace rims / tyres.....with wifes permission!
Replace / recover seats, whatever works out cheaper, anyone got some good magnolia seats for sale?
Replace Hood,
Find Bloody hood bag!
Fit new Number plates (new reg, christmas prezzie!)
Flush water system, investigate suspected leak on rad
replace front bearings
Touch up stone chips
replace fuel filler cap and air vents with Leven alloy ones.
Clean up under bonnet!!!!!!!

That should keep me busy til Winter 2009!

Just done my front indicators 2 days ago, couple of tips:

1) Bulb holder just unscrews, twist outer metal ring, inside bit should stay still but may be stiff.
2) Do left hand one first, it's easier as carbon canister in way on right.
3) They're just held in with a load of silicone, mine wouldn't budge and I was tempted to whack it with a hammer (my standard garage technique) but run a Stanley knife blade around the rim inside, then grab inside it with one hand and push from outside with other hand.
3) Right hand one a bit more awkward, but out of interest I push/pulled as above without any cutting and the whole thing came away taking old silicone with it.
4) Run silicone around new lens and wedge in place (I found WD40 tin fits inside neatly and wedge against wheelarch.
5) Can't believe a newbie mechanical moron like me is offering advice, so I bow out to anyone better experienced

[RedCabbage]

Nuggs said:

Top up with fuel - check
Check tyre pressures - check
Check fluid levels - check
Take to garage to find out why car has pissed coolant over the garage floor - check
Wash - check
Put away in garage - check

I'm really pushing the envelope here guys. Do keep up...

Make sure you follow all the appropriate H&SE guidelines or you could end up doing yourself a nasty injury.

[bsdnazz]

Replace blown drivers side front indicator bulb on Saturday.

In the mean time drive to and from work Monday to Friday.