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2024-03-26 Lathe Ball-Turning Jig I wanted to fit a 2nd bonnet gas-strut but thought I didn't have any spare ball-joints, so decided to...

printed this simple bracket for mounting the wideband gauge under the dash neater rather than screwed to the bottom corner

today only had enough juice to polish the exhaust tip and begin removing stickers off the boot for a cleaner look

2024-03-23 Flat Bottom Drill Bit The next tool to make in prep for machining the LSD cover plate is a 6mm - 12mm flat bottom drill bit...

today went for a brief cars & coffee meet up with some m8s back at home I cleaned up the white oxide off the dizzy cap, hopefully...

2024-03-22 Insurance Drama part 2 Last week I spoke to AXA who said they would close the case, clear it off the database and send me a...

2024-03-19 Machine New Cover Plate for Gripper LSD The Gripper LSD had a broken cover plate 5yrs ago...

The regulations say you can alter the exhaust back as far as the first bolt on item to the exhaust manifold, so I cut the top section of...

2024-03-17 Window Glass Clips Recently noticed one of the window clips had come off 🫣 Ever since I replaced the electric window motor...

Next up, final assembly, engine cooling, carburetor fitting, suspension, flooring, pedals, steering........ The Micra thermostat...

The distributer had to be altered to be mechanical electronic ignition with a coil which means I wont need to use the ECU, have any...

2024-03-16 Inside a Fuel Tank Curious to look inside the old tank since I'll be binning it, took awhile to cut through cos it's made...

2024-03-15 Inspecting Fuel Tank Components While feeling sad I decided to dismantle some old parts to see how they work. Pre-face fuel...

2024-03-09 Swap Pre-face Fuel Tank with Face-lift Fuel Tank Since 2012 I've been running a Walbro 255lph pump in a pre-face fuel tank...

2024-03-09 Measure Fuel Level vs Fuel Gauge During the process of swapping from a preface fuel tank to a facelift tank, I was curious...