Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:15 pm
Got a couple of bits working over the last couple of weeks,
The passenger side electric window now works, motor screw was jammed up, just took the motor off and reseated it and works a treat, replaced a few blown fuses and a blown interior bulb.
List of jobs that needs doing:
Replace cigarette lighter,
install missing glove box switch and lamp,
figure out why the rear demister doesn't work,
Replace missing relays,
solder back together broken wire to the auto gear selector bulb also replace this bulb,
Replace passenger side window switch which doesn't illuminate,
Replace missing extending aerial,
Replace heater blower motor.
Diagnose why the aux fan is not switching to high mode. (possible missing relay??)
As far as I can tell that's what needs doing on the electrical side of things these will all get done in the next couple of weeks as parts arrive.
Other Jobs planned for May:
-Replace lock cylinder on drivers side
-Replace various bits of cracked and broken/split trim/seals
-SE skirts on,
-Take out the surface rust on the rear arches seal, fill + respray.
-Take out a couple bits of surface rust on inner arches and reseal,
-Go over the body with a fine tooth comb and repair all stone chips and there are remove small spots of surface rust here and there where stone chips have been left untreated by the previous owner.
-Install H+R cup kit 35mm lowered + replace suspension rubber bits
Other than that other plans for the summer include:
-Rust hunt + cut out and weld in new steel as needed,
-A full and thorough inspection and service parts replaced as needed,
-New pads and discs, inspection of the brake lines and replaced if needed,
-Replace handbrake cable,
-Replace Interior with SE leather,
-Auto to manual conversion,
-Sound proof the floor pans, up the firewall and doors to reduce road noise,
-Install some killer ICE.
I'm sure a lot more jobs will be added to the list as I go as I am quite new to cars and am learning as I go.
All of this work will culminate in a proper full respray either by the end of the year or the beginning of next.
Also I have a couple of questions if anyone could help?
In regards to surface rust treatment, I am planning to carefully sand/dremel the rust off, treat with jenolite to get the awkward bits off + to treat the clean surface, prime and paint, is this ok procedure for surface rust removal? If anyone has got any suggestions for this bit they'd like to share with me... I'm all ears.
Also what is a good product to use for sealing the inner arches up??
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ThomasBellamy on Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.