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Mildred the Micra

I loosened it and sprayed mine every day for a week with wd40. It unsiezed then. Once I removed it you could see where the oil had penetrated almost all the way along it.
 
Thanks for all the help guys taken it to the local engineers to try a blow torch first :)
On a nother note..... fluorescent pink.... I beg to differ!
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Slight colour match problem -.- x
 
Done a few things :) waxoyld mildred completely....... was strangely relaxing :L brakes had started to feel a tad spongey so had a nosey.....
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Hmmmmm groovy :L .... needles to say they have been changed for nice new shiny ones :)
Few mot checks as thats looming closer.... bulbs ect all seems good :)
And finally got the panhard rod off and the new one on :)
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McMicra said:
@Clodo what brakes did you go for? iv been quoted for a set of greenstuff low brakedust pads and brembo discs around £100 :)
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Wouldn't bother. My experience of thosr is they work better... Briefly. If you want better brakes, spend the money on 100nx or 1.4 sunny/prefacelift almera 237mm vented discs and calipers. Cheaper in the long run than greenstuff too.
 
Enuo said:
Wouldn't bother. My experience of thosr is they work better... Briefly. If you want better brakes, spend the money on 100nx or 1.4 sunny/prefacelift almera 237mm vented discs and calipers. Cheaper in the long run than greenstuff too.
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Meh im not fussed about braking quality, standard is perfectly fine for me, the greenstuff offers low brake dust so I don't have to clean my wheels every 30 seconds, and the brembos are just there and cheap :)
 
I dropped her off Saturday and stripped her down to have the crossmember changed... Finished it today so we went back to put her front end back together... Bank holiday tomorrow so she can't be motd till Tuesday and depending on the result may not get her back to Wednesday... Possibly later xxx
 
Not really up dated in a while.... will do eventually :p
for now MORE rust! Everytime I look at her I must find more :(
Managed to catch but still annoying!
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Gotta love chemical metal!

Then It came to that time of year..... insurance due :( my renewal quote came in some how three pounds more exspensive than last year at £1053! And thats taking of break down or any modifications......
Phoned them and very politely rufused to pay that much and told them ill be leaving, fourty five minutes later, left with a much nicer figure :)
Break down cover, mods declared and all the other packages and advantages they offer for the grand sum of £852
Pretty chuffed with that one! :) x
 
A small and slightly over due update..... finally finnished re upholstering the front seats and got them in :)

Before.....
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After......
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Just need to work on the centre console abit more to make it smooth but im really chuffed with them :) soo much more comfy :)
Sorry for the bad pictures :p x
 
I hope the positive comments push you to keep up the good work and do something even more wild! :D
 
Zazee said:
I thought about re upholstering my seats, but I don't think I have the patience! lol
Great work :)
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Thanks zazee... lots of hours and needle pricks later :L but considering I actual detest sewing dont think it came out to badly :) xxx
 
Welded metal is prone to rust, since the protection on the metal you're joining is burned off during the welding process. To add to that, the joins themselves won't be protected as the metal used to weld could be different to the metal you're joining.

It could be a number of reasons, but either way, the metal should be protected one way or another on both sides to stop rust reappearing.
 
The metal that been used has some special compound to stop it rusting can't remember now... It's always been protected on the outside only just got round to the inside though :-( xxx
 
Clodo said:
MORE RUST! :'(

Sills were done in September....... its like biscuit tin inside them!

Only went to waxoyl them!

I give up!
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just give them a good soaking clo :) my sills were starting to swell up underneath about 2004 ! (when my misses used to drive it) so i removed the casings and sprayed chainoil down there
i have just trickled some engine oil down there today, and they still no worse 10 years later eh :)

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I've given them a nice cover and got in all the nocks and crannies with my hands but I Dont think all the old rot was cut out :-( xx
 
Cylinder two..... spark plug is still okay I think its a dodgy lead, I pulled it in and out a few times gave It a wiggle and it started working :L.... but im at my parents and cant find a spare one in their garage so ill chuck one on when I get home, and have a proper look then :) xxx
 

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