What did you do in the garage yesterday?

What did you do in the garage yesterday?

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QBee

20,904 posts

143 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Which one goes for is purely personal taste. I wouldn't have chosen carbon fibre, but I saw one in a Gruff SE and thought "yes"

portzi

2,296 posts

174 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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QBee said:
Got the driver's door card off to bolt in a new driver's door mirror......then realised that i could have done it without removing the door card, so did the passenger side one without. silly

Corrado mirrors fitted (as per late Griffs and T cars). German quality so much better than French, but the wiring is different. My friendly electrician got it all working, but now down is up and up is down, if you see what i mean. It's a TVR - so it may well end up upside down anyway. whistle

Can you put some close up shots to see the final finish you get with plasti dip paint job.

QBee

20,904 posts

143 months

Wednesday 26th April 2017
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I will be washing and waxing it tomorrow, weather permitting, so will take some after.

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Removed the steering wheels so they can be retrimmed.

Trimmed the tailpipe tips and 'dB killer' inserts for Wendy. Couldn't find my set of files so will have to finish that next week.

bobfather

11,171 posts

254 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Oil temperature gauge fitted though not yet connected to the sender



Thankfully the green LED is a good match


QBee

20,904 posts

143 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Doesn't your start button glow Dracula red?

bobfather

11,171 posts

254 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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QBee said:
Doesn't your start button glow Dracula red?
biggrin No, just a gentle blue glow

MuffDaddy

1,414 posts

204 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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I've spent the day trimming the neighbours bush and clearing out the back passage ready to get the best up there. MOT this week. Let's hope I do more than 7 miles this year.

Tony91

208 posts

139 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Had the seats packed and colonized so turned up some larger Dural washers on the lathe and replaced the old rusty penny washers and the Nylock nuts
Loosened up the old nuts so he could get the seats out easily as the car had all new carpets when I bought it they where not hard to get off.

Great job done on the seats by Gary @ Cass Brothers Bromley Kent.





TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Tony91 said:
Had the seats packed and colonized
Are they Australian?

macdeb

8,492 posts

254 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Removed rear light lense covers so as to clean behind. What a phuckin PITA job. Look st loads better though. I'd bought new ones at £94! of which I won't need banghead



Edited by macdeb on Saturday 29th April 18:11

Tony91

208 posts

139 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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macdeb said:
Removed rear light lense covers so as to clean behind. What a phuckin PITA job. Look st loads better though.
I have to remove one of mine as I have a paint blister under the lens.
I need to rub it down and blow it in with my air brush.
What is the best method to remove the lens cover (scalpel at 45 degrees)?
To fix the lens back what did you use I have Sikaflex 221 black and also Black Tiger Seal what is best?

Sardonicus

18,928 posts

220 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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phazed

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21,844 posts

203 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Sardonicus said:
Better you than me Simon!

QBee

20,904 posts

143 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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AceOfHearts said:
Have fun QBee, its definitely not one of my favourite jobs hehe

I got mine from SC Power and the quality is top notch. Very happy with it but it does get quite a squeeze behind there now!

My AFM gauge will be the same as yours. Is that an oil temp gauge from the same people, the other side of the speedo?

N7GTX

7,823 posts

142 months

Sunday 30th April 2017
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Last Monday morning, got the car all ready for a week blasting around Scotland. Checked tyre pressures, fluid levels, all the usual stuff. Packed the boot and remembered the map. Locked car while the in-laws visited for a short time. After they left locked front door and went to the car.
Pressed remote - nothing confusedconfused
idea Then remembered I'd accidentally pressed the little button on top of the door opener knob. So pressed it and - nothing mad
Got into the car by the 'secret' method' and the central locking control unit had decided it didn't want to go to bonnie Scotland and went to sleep permanently. Could have used it in non-central locking state but was so furiousfuriousfurious I decided to go in the most reliable car in the world instead, a Toyota. cry

phazed

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21,844 posts

203 months

Sunday 30th April 2017
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N7GTX said:
Last Monday morning, got the car all ready for a week blasting around Scotland. Checked tyre pressures, fluid levels, all the usual stuff. Packed the boot and remembered the map. Locked car while the in-laws visited for a short time. After they left locked front door and went to the car.
Pressed remote - nothing confusedconfused
idea Then remembered I'd accidentally pressed the little button on top of the door opener knob. So pressed it and - nothing mad
Got into the car by the 'secret' method' and the central locking control unit had decided it didn't want to go to bonnie Scotland and went to sleep permanently. Could have used it in non-central locking state but was so furiousfuriousfurious I decided to go in the most reliable car in the world instead, a Toyota. cry
Been there, seen it, done that and bought the box of matches rolleyes

TV8

3,118 posts

174 months

Sunday 30th April 2017
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Sardonicus said:
Do you have a Griff now Simon?

phazed

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21,844 posts

203 months

Sunday 30th April 2017
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Graham. Changed the exhaust system yesterday for your spare to see if the resonance is any different from mine.

Wow, yours must be sleeved! Mucho noise, tugs at idle and serious general noise.

Droning at 2K revs very similar. smile

N7GTX

7,823 posts

142 months

Sunday 30th April 2017
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phazed said:
N7GTX said:
Last Monday morning, got the car all ready for a week blasting around Scotland. Checked tyre pressures, fluid levels, all the usual stuff. Packed the boot and remembered the map. Locked car while the in-laws visited for a short time. After they left locked front door and went to the car.
Pressed remote - nothing confusedconfused
idea Then remembered I'd accidentally pressed the little button on top of the door opener knob. So pressed it and - nothing mad
Got into the car by the 'secret' method' and the central locking control unit had decided it didn't want to go to bonnie Scotland and went to sleep permanently. Could have used it in non-central locking state but was so furiousfuriousfurious I decided to go in the most reliable car in the world instead, a Toyota. cry
Been there, seen it, done that and bought the box of matches rolleyes
Ha, I spent 3 hours today testing and checking as the control units are no longer made. Found 3 faults in the wiring and connectors behind the dash. And now it all works again woohoo