Winter jobs - what are yours?
Winter jobs - what are yours?
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Don1

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16,322 posts

229 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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My winter jobs would be to sort out the one way valves in the washer system, to stop the cars leaking over the windscreen. Reseal both windscreens, sort out the washer bottle of the Tamora.

What are yours?

Mattt

16,664 posts

239 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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One way valves are a 5 minute job!

EvoOlli

621 posts

184 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Mattt said:
One way valves are a 5 minute job!
Hopefully the winter won't be longer smile

clive f

7,259 posts

254 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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get underneath and give the chassis an annual clean and check over, check brakes and change all fluids and oils, check valve clearances.

shep1001

4,617 posts

210 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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New boot seal & door/hoop seal to complete the refurbishment I have done this year.

Ant.

5,254 posts

302 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Not got much planned rofl

Already done the dampers and front suspension and damper bushes all round, fitted SH front drop links with upgraded rod ends, throttle bodies off next......


The list....


Change oil and filter

Bead blast throttle bodies + fit bearings to throttle bodies
Bead blast fuel rail
Throttle body gaskets
Silicon hose kit

replace coil pack as suspect

N/S Door rattle
Fit 6x9speakers to rear

Level Drivers seat

Damper bushes
check bump steer
Tidy front suspension (clean/paint)
New front drop links


SS pins in wiper mech
Flat blade wipers

Check draft from Gear lever
paint front lip

Fix Hood corners near doors
New rubbers around cab to help door popping

RobertoBlanco

265 posts

150 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Cleaning the chassis and removing some marks by repainting, getting the sub-frame beneath the tank re-coated, refurbing the wheel arches, refurbing the heat shield behind bean cans/ under the tank, new wiper arms, new wheel nuts, and some more.
Maybe i get the wheels recoated, but this is likely to be pushed to next winter, as the car will then get new shoes anyway.

Man, the guy who first thought of applying cavity wax to car underbodies should be shot on the spot. That stuff isn't supposed to be used like that. Working underneath the car with this sticky stuff on it is disgusting as hell. :-/
Jesus, until today my brother an i spent hours and hours of removing tons of waxoyl...and 10 years worth of brake dust and dirt for that matter. We won't reapply any wax/oil as the car won't see any rain/snow for the next years in my care.

SteveSPG

2,120 posts

223 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Ant. said:
Not got much planned rofl


Fix Hood corners near doors
what are your plans there....mine need "something doing" but not sure what

BuzzBillsberry

1,306 posts

252 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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SteveSPG said:
what are your plans there....mine need "something doing" but not sure what
Meet too

Buzz

Geoff Ashcroft

351 posts

227 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Throttle bodies, diff swap and glue some carpets…..

Ant.

5,254 posts

302 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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SteveSPG said:
what are your plans there....mine need "something doing" but not sure what
Not sure yet, it seems most are the same, if the targa gets folded completely back, the hood pulls off the corners.

Sure I have seen one where the corners were not actually glued down, just tidied and left kind of loose to allow for the pull.

shep1001

4,617 posts

210 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Ant. said:
Not sure yet, it seems most are the same, if the targa gets folded completely back, the hood pulls off the corners.

Sure I have seen one where the corners were not actually glued down, just tidied and left kind of loose to allow for the pull.
Remove the tensioning wire that pulls through and glue fabric back to the targa

MH Dneg

152 posts

155 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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....keep driving it on every possible day!!

M50GRF

136 posts

203 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Cleaning chassis,rear wheel arches clean and paint, checking valve clearance, changing rear diff to 4.1, hopefully re carpet in blue and if I'm lucky new suspension

anonymous-user

75 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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M50GRF said:
Cleaning chassis,rear wheel arches clean and paint, checking valve clearance, changing rear diff to 4.1, hopefully re carpet in blue and if I'm lucky new suspension
For you chaps changing the diff, is it a rebuilt original unit or an alternative one ?

M50GRF

136 posts

203 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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I'm taking the diff off my self (when I can find the time to finish started 5 weeks ago)then sending it off to have the new CWP fitted, I'm buying the CWP from Australia.

Geoff Ashcroft

351 posts

227 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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Bought a used 3.73 some time back, which just needs freshening up. Straightforward enough now the casing is open smile Be good to get it back in the car and put my original 3.45 back under the bench.

DJR 7

1,413 posts

278 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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As a pretend sagaris
I'm not sure I'm aloud to post here, my job is to get this back on the road!

D

SteveSPG

2,120 posts

223 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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M50GRF said:
I'm taking the diff off my self (when I can find the time to finish started 5 weeks ago)then sending it off to have the new CWP fitted, I'm buying the CWP from Australia.
im just about to sort a 3.08 cwp for mine....who did you use for yours?

alex_gray255

6,330 posts

226 months

Monday 11th November 2013
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A few things and after the chats I had this weekend with some like minded Sag owners, some very interesting development projects for next year, which if successful, will overcome two of the biggest hates I have with the Sagaris...