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PollyMobiles Rebuild

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2022-06-30
barely had enough energy on thurs after recovering from covid, I wet sanded the grey primer all smooth with 600grit

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began with a light dusting of paint

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and then 2 layers of base coat. spraying in this tight cramped garage with the doors still on was very difficult

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2022-07-01
on friday with the base coat dried I laid down 3 layers of clear coat

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after the lacquer dried in few hours, begin removing all the masking covers

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and pushed outside for a better clean & look. the colour match is close enough ?

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while drying, some water dripped onto the roof and left a mark on the lacquer ? just hope I can sand it flat & polish it out ?

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Overall to paint both rear 1/4, roof line & A-pillar, it's taken:
2.00L of primer (4 cans)
2.10L of base paint (5 cans)
2.25L of lacquer (5 cans)
 
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had the white wheels refurbed at TES tyres & exhaust in middlesbrough for just £180 :cool:

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soo nice to see them all bright white again, can't wait to fit them soon ?

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this roll of butyl strip I brought off ebay was slightly stuck to the plastic packaging so peeling it off was abit inconvenient ?

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applied the butyl strip to the rear lights, softened with heat gun and pressed into place

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interior was a mess of white dust, so I removed the seats to hoover/brush it all clean

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washed the body & then fitted the new fresh wheels

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ooh she starting to look really nice :cool:
 
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2022-07-06

4 days to go, I began machine buffing the panels with G3 till they're shiny

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just as I was finishing up, I heard the neighbour opposite my garage storm out, flipped the yard door open almost hitting the car!

he said to me & mom 'I dont ever want to see this car here in the back alley! work on car inside the garage"
"hey this is a public back alley and I need space to work on car/clean car etc"
"I dont fckn care! I give you 1 chance, I'm askin you nicely, you have 5mins move your car or we're gonna have a problem! you a noisy"
I was fuming & thought bout caving his stupid face in but I just stared at him in disguist :mad:
he grabs his wheely bin almost scratching my bumper, slams door closed. what a dickhead?

this is the first time I've ever encountered this prick, he looked & sounded like Nico from gta4 lol, must've moved in 1-2yr ago.

recently whenever I've been busy grinding the car inside the garage 6-9pm rebuilding the rear arch trying to make the big car show, I see his roof attic window open and he chucks random rubbish on top of my garage & back alley.

friends & family said we should report the idiot to 101 as a note/record of harrassment, in case it escalates.
this just triggers my anxiety of million thoughts and seriously put me off the mood to finish the car ?

2022-07-08

2 days to go, decided to wrap the roof & sills inside the tight garage with help from family.
measured & peeled the adhesive off the middle section, flipped it over and whilst all 4 corners were kept taught, I slowly pressed the wrap onto the roof from the center outwards using my hand.
but disaster, the uneven pulling & no heating & bubble shaped roof soon created huge crease & bubbles and had to abort ?

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fck sake, no wrap remaining, ok plan B is to spray it all black instead.
quickly brought lots of black paint & dust sheets from halfords before it closed.

masked off the roof

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starting with a light dust of primer

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followed by 2-3 layers of matt black spray paint using upto 4 cans, it stunk of solvents

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peeled off the tape whilst wet and it all looked fine ?

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2022-07-09

originally I planned to drive over 3hrs straight to the Gravity car show in Coventry, arrive at 7am, stay till 4pm, drive another 4hrs home ? all because the hotels for a single bed 1 night was an insane £150!

but thankfully a club admin told me someone couldn't make it and they had a spare room available for £70 ? yes please!

so on saturday I convoyed with my good car friends TeamWhiteCustoms down to coventry.
it's been months since kassandra had a good cruise and it was a nice hot sunny day for a cruise. no aircon and a hot black roof didn't help lol.

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gathered with TWC at york

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arrived at the premier inn, I picked a quiet shaded area to clean all the dirt & mess off the car & wheels

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all clean & ready for tomorrows show ?

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2022-07-10 Gravity Car Show

7am arrived at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry on the show'n'shine field. kept myself busy/distracted cleaning the car rather than interact with strangers ?

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after cleaning, I began wondering around the show from 8-11am whilst it's calm.
nice to see I wasn't the only micra there ?

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I even spotted Boris! ?

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entering 1 of the 4 huge main halls, seeing the amount of shiny glorious exotic cars is jaw dropping ?

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soo much to see & drool!

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there's even a Koenigsegg Regera ?

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found the Max puwer reunion stand ?

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it was a huge show (not as huge as japfest silvestone imo) and a very very hot day too.
but the problem is there was far too many ppl there, no crowd control or security so by 1pm the inside halls were gridlocked with crowds,
absolutely hot/stuffy,
ppl cant see or photograph the cars,
many many show cars were even damaged/scratched/vandelised!
food & drink & ice cream soon ran short, toilets a mess,
it took my friends 3-4hrs just to park up through the traffic jam and then stand in miles of queue to get in :rolleyes:

so overall even though there were lots of interesting cars to see (when quiet) the whole thing was poorly organised, lack of facilities & resources.

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after the Gravity show, I discovered the bodyfilled roof had cracked from the intense heat of sun cooking the black roof and flexing of the chassis ?‍♂️

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I may have to chisel all £80 worth of bodyfiller off the roof someday but for now with the last show in Doncaster next weekend I just sealed the gap with ducktape ?

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the 4yr old clutch cable has been feeling really sticky recently, even after lubing it, guess the teflon lining has worn out

ordered a new cable from work for £24

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swapped over all the reinforcement bits

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now it feels much smoother & less friction

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2022-07-22 Wooden Boot Floor & Subwoofer Mounting

got some OSB wood to make a rigid boot floor to bolt the subwoofer onto. marked a template of the boot carpet

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cut to fit the boot

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to fasten the subwoofer to the floor (and get rid of the straps) I printed these mounting blocks

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screwed to the sides of the sub box

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used a pointy bolt to mark where to drill the bolt holes on the wooden board and insert riv-nuts

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bolted the sub onto the new wood floor

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glued the carpet onto the wood floor & cut around the bolt holes

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quickly sprayed it black & installed the floor/sub in the boot

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reorganising the wiring

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all neat & secure :cool:

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before the doncaster autoshow, removed the wheels to clean

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sprayed with autoglym magma cleaner

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wheels all sparkly

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car jet washed & wiped dry ready for the show (y)

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little small addition ?

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2022-07-24 Doncaster Autoshow

6am gathered with Teamwhitecustoms in york to convoy down to Doncaster

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it was a good show at doncaster with lots of cars to wonder around and some drift/stunt action to watch. mostly dry but rained later

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to my surprise, I found out I'd won an award for "spirit of the show" ???
yayyy really chuffed ?

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we all had a photo together before heading home ?

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noticed recently that the coolant gauge & ecu temp sensor drops to 77c while cruising on motorway, 80c around town and 70c when coasting downhill :unsure: as if the old oem Nissan thermostat ain't fully closing and overcooling.

removed it to check and yeah, the rubber sealing lip on the valve has worn off and leaking.

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nissan4u says the part# was 2120099B02
Searching this on ebay brings up a Gates TH12782G1

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Which also features a bleed valve.
It's odd why the Nissan unit uses a rubber coated plunger whilst the Gates is all metal :unsure:

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tested the old valve in boiling water and the valve is definately worn cos it only closes at 77c (not the original 82c) and can still see a tiny gap from the missing rubber seal

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closer look at the worn plunger

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went for a test run on the new Gates valve and it's perfectly normal.

coolant warms up really quickly,
and then maintains a constant solid 82-84c,
it only peaks at 86c when pushed hard WOT,
and sits at 91-97c when stationary.
 
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had the leaking nail on a front right tyre repaired at the local kwikfit.
was disappointed to find it costs £25! (I just needed a nail fixed, not a new tyre ?)
and their damn tyre machine jaws damaged the freshly painted wheels ?

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not going there anymore ?
I should've travelled bit further back to TES in middlesbrough who refurbed these wheels and will have the correct machinery
 
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the front grill has been rattling around and held by zipties lol, so it's time to redesign a new mount similar to the original ones

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printed the clips and grinded some M6 screws into a 8mm square head

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clipped onto the headlights

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secured

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the old air intake pipe support was bolted to the solid bulkhead while the vibrating engine moves around, which ain't good ?

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so I decided to secure the intake pipe down onto the clutch cable bracket/gearbox, therefore the engine & intake pipe moves together.
I clamped the new support beam into place

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tack welded

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welded up solid & painted

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installed like this

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the pipe & filter are now anchored solid with the engine and it's also provided more pipe length to fit a full pringles tube next ?

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had the leaking nail on a front right tyre repaired at the local kwikfit.
was disappointed to find it costs £25! (I just needed a nail fixed, not a new tyre ?)
and their damn tyre machine jaws damaged the freshly painted wheels ?

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not going there anymore ?
I should've travelled bit further back to TES in middlesbrough who refurbed these wheels and will have the correct machinery

Tubeless Car Tyre Puncture Repair Kits

I bought a basic kit with auger/insertion tools & enough plugs for 15 repairs for a tenner about 12 years ago & so far repaired three different punctures on my vehicle with no problems, cheap as chips & a lot less hassle then getting ripped off by so the called quick free fit merchants.

Easy to do when combined with UTube video tutorials instructions

Amazon.co.uk : car tyre puncture repair kit
 
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Tubeless Car Tyre Puncture Repair Kits

I bought a basic kit with auger/insertion tools & enough plugs for 15 repairs for a tenner about 12 years ago & so far repaired three different punctures on my vehicle with no problems, cheap as chips & a lot less hassle then getting ripped off by so the called quick free fit merchants.

Easy to do when combined with UTube video tutorials instructions

Amazon.co.uk : car tyre puncture repair kit
I really have to try this out. hopefully be better than my old "woodscrew & tigerseal" fix ?
 
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2022-08-20 Weekend camping at Forcett Hall

Went for a little camping with my car friends over the weekend :cool:

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unpacked, set tents, drinks & bbq ?

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2022-08-21 Replace rear wheel bearing

for the past few months the old wheel bearings were slightly grumply, they were pre-used & fitted in 2016.
removed both hubs

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entered the nissan4u part# on ebay and got this KIT896 hub

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swapped over the longer studs

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and now the rear end is quiet :cool:(y)

lets have a look at why the old ones failed

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the rear left hub was fine, all the surfaces are shiny smooth

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but the grumbly rear right bearing had really gunked rusty grease (water got inside).
the inner bearing ain't so bad

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but the outer bearing facing the hub cap, you can clearly see water got in and corroded the surfaces making it noisy

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2022-09-01 Air filter rattle

For the past few months ever since I ducted the air filter over to the left wing cavity there's this annoying metallic rattle only at 4k rpm full throttle. sounds like a loose washer

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maybe the aluminium duct was too rigid, resonating & 4k & transferring engine vibrations over to the chassis?
so I made a soft foam duct, it still rattled

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tried a thicker rubber sheet duct to stop it collapsing during WOT / low intake pressure, still rattles

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the air intake port faces against the left wing panel, maybe the induction noise at full throttle was enough to shake the wing panel which transfers to the bulkhead?

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so I attached some extra rubber & foam inside to reduce shaking, but again it still rattles at 4k

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maybe the noise is resonating within the left wing cavity like a speaker enclosure?
so I removed the wheel arch liner, still rattles

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it only stops rattling when the duct is either removed or not attached/sealed to the left wing

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me m8 Jack mentioned maybe the air filter was shaking/resonating with the engine and sending that noise along the duct.
factory air boxes are usually attached to the solid chassis and join the shaking engine via flexi hose.

so I moved the filter over to the chassis and used a rubber hose to keep engine vibrations away. this worked

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to secure the air filter to the chassis, I modelled a rigid mount/intake port

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printed & glued

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attached the filter to the intake pipe with a silicone hose

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most of the 4k rpm rattle has gone away

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noticed the fuel return hose was showing a few cracks, so I best grab a new hose from halfords ?

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few cracks from near the fuel rail. maybe it was getting old/hard & cracking from the vibration flexing?

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it's almost 12yrs old whereas the new one is 6mth old

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fresh hose fitted

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Ever thought of doing an engine bay makeover? Hide the wires, move the fuse box and making it look clean?
Btw, I bought a micra because of you on youtube. Been looking for micra info here a lot and after 6 months of research I finnaly pulled the trigger.
 
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Ever thought of doing an engine bay makeover? Hide the wires, move the fuse box and making it look clean?
Btw, I bought a micra because of you on youtube. Been looking for micra info here a lot and after 6 months of research I finnaly pulled the trigger.
It would be nice but take lot of my time/energy so it'll be low in my todo list

Well done, have a lovely adventure

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the tiny 40mm axial fans on the 3D printer have always been too loud & weak, so I brought some 40mm radial blower fans which can run quieter & more static pressure

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designed a T-shaped mount to secure the fans

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one fan held close to the hot end heatsink

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the other fan blows downward into the integrated parts-cooling nozzle

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printed the mount

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fitted the parts cooler fan

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and the heatsink fan

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dismantled the hot end

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fitted the new assembly

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all working nicely.
used a voltage reg to tune the fan freq till it's quieter but still cools enough

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the rear window louvres I made for a friend out of perspex broke apart cos it's too brittle, so I made a new one out of tougher polycarbonate

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heating & bending this 3mm thick plastic with a regular heatgun was extremely difficult & inconsistant.
too cold, and it's very hard to bend, or partially ?

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too hot, and it bubbles ?

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with little time left, I decided to make it from thin sheet steel

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bent & welded the louvres

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grinded smooth

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painted & lacquered

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it looked gr8 but unfortunately due to the straight louvres it was impossible to bend it to follow the curved glass without buckling the delicate shape ?

so I'll have to make yet another one but this time I'll have to mount the flat border plate onto the curved glass first,
and then shape/trim each louvre to follow the curve before gluing them on
 
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the thin clutch pedal arm tends to bend left over time due to the heavy clutch

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so I strip & reinforce it

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while cleaning I also found a crack developing at the top from years of stress

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welded the crack

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welded some 4mm flat bar across the arm to stiffen it

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the pedal feels much more rigid now during use ?

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during cold starts I sometimes notice a tiny bit more valve tapping, so I checked the valve clearances

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cams looking abit darker gold, guess the oil needs changing more regularly ?

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all clearances are perfect except one of the cyl 4 exhaust valve is slightly too loose, might explain the little tapping.
I'll recheck it when warm.
 
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the old LSD has been sitting around ever since I found the lid/bearing had cracked apart in 2019 (was worried I lost my receipt yrs ago and might not be covered, & a new lid costs over £230) but I finally contacted Gripper about it and they said they have a new batch of lids & will fix it under warranty :D huge relief

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lower ball joint knocking loose again and with MOT in Dec it's time to replace it

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not too bad, the dust boot keeping moisture out, bearing is slightly too loose within the hole

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added some tacks and grinded it till the bearing sits really snug against the c-clip

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fresh bearings to fit tomorrow

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her very dark oil was well overdue a change after 6mths ?

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the front crank seal was leaking & probably worn so I brought some new seals from work

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opened up the worn spherical bearing and once again after 1yr of daily use,
the up/down motion has worn the grey teflon coating off the thin brass shoulders till the clearances are sloppy.
seems these bearings with their slim profile are not suitable for the thrust loads coming from the suspension movement

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opened up the worn spherical bearing and once again after 1yr of daily use,
the up/down motion has worn the grey teflon coating off the thin brass shoulders till the clearances are sloppy.
seems these bearings with their slim profile are not suitable for the thrust loads coming from the suspension movement
Paul?
Are you going to re-engineer these bearings or their mountings inside arms? Or too much hustle?
 
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rechecked the valves clearances on a warm engine

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looking more golden & clean after changing the oil :cool:

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records show that one of the exhaust valve on cyl 4 has worn a bit sloppy / tapping since last year. so I'll fit a thicker shim there

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time to fix the fuel tanks 2 issues:
- replace rusty old heat shield,
- replace the old kinked/hardened fuel filler breather hose which causes the refuel nozzle to click too early

I've driven the car till the fuel light just comes on.
To empty the tank I hooked the hose from the filter into a fuel can and turn IGN on.
It only took 2.5L from when the warning light is on till the pump runs dry, approx 20 miles of reserve fuel

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dropped the tank

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chassis underneath was still fine so that's a relief

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emptied the tank and even though the pump ran dry, there was still about 8L of fuel left in the tank (approx 70 miles worth) :unsure:

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opening the fuel tank access port

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here's the walbro pump sitting inside this reservoir. old zip-ties & rubber foam in the fuel has shrunken slightly so retightened it up

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hints of some metal debris in the strainer

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it's baffling how the pump sits in this plastic "cup" so even if the pump has ran out dry, there's still 8L of fuel left sitting outside this reservoir? :rolleyes:

would like to remove & drill some holes at the side of the reservoir but cannot figure out how on earth it unclips off the fuel tank base? anyone tried or destroyed any?

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there's this return hose fitting at the bottom with no idea how it detaches

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here's my findings.
the whole tank takes 42L from bone dry > brim full

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the old heat shield has rusted away

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Jack gave me a spare shield

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fits gr8

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here's the 13yr old coolant hose I used as a filler breather hose which is now kinked & all age hardened from fuel ?

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had no time to order some J20R9 5/8" fuel hose so I brought the same J30R3 coolant hose for now ?

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used part of this throttle body coolant hose to form a sharp smooth bend inbetween the straight 5/8 hoses so it doesn't kink where it passes through the chassis hole

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wiggling the tank back on was a pain to do

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all reassembled

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removing the cams to adjust the clearances

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taking the shims out

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organised the collection of shims

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rearranged the shims needed

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went for a drive to warm it up and measure the valve clearances hot

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hmm either my new feeler gauges were slightly off or some of the shims I rearranged were thinner than I thought cos the intake valves & exhaust #3 are a fraction too loose. maybe it needs more time to settle down
 
my guess why there is an extra reservoir in the tank: if you drive hard corners and the fuel lewel is low, the fuel pumpe might suck air... which is no good neither for the fuel pump nor the engine, injectors...

Look at the videp 1275 posted. the newer model had an even more closed reservoir where the pump is in.

Also my guess is that your old model releases the reservoir the same way, as the new models. Engineers like to keep stuff the way they were, like the tank itself ;)
 
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