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    Todays jobs, apart from dodging the showers was to start stripping the front brakes.


    I was aware the discs were past their best as they have been stood for about 12 months in the elements , so first job remove rusty caliper and brake pads (with only a few thousand miles left on them)....





    Then try and remove disc - retaining screw was very tight - infact after a few "choice" words it just decided to round off in protest !!!








    So do I drill out and then try and get the threads out or do I break the MIG welder out - I think you know the answer to this...







    After a buzz with the welder, the offending screw finally gave up its none moving state and screwed out without hassle.....








    Next job was to beat the disc off - it was rusted to the flange so a few swift hammer blows - lots of rust flakes and it was off ...













    I then removed the damper and noticed behind the scuttle panel that there was sufficient gunge and decaying matter to grow a healthy crop of King Edwards....











    A job to be tackled in due course.


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    Onto the new brakes - cleaned up a spare pair of calipers from my 2010 Meriva so were in good condition - decided to go with red (this was the first hammerite tin I found !)....



















    They need a second coat before they will look anything like .




    Also cleaned up and hammerited the spare dampers which I have in stock which are in better condition ...









    Also sourced so new inner track rods and ends which rocked up yesterday....









    Enjoy !




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    All good work as usual and the seats look like they have come out well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by totalnova View Post
    All good work as usual and the seats look like they have come out well.
    Seats are like new - really impressed with how they have re-coated the leather and brought the seats back to life - look at the comparisons....



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    Same seat , same bolster.

    I have some fitted seat covers to go on for everyday use !

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    Great work done on the seat

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    Mate what size tyres you running on them 17s if you changed to a 195/40 I dont think youd need the spacers on the front and it would look alot better,

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    Quote Originally Posted by veedubber82 View Post
    Mate what size tyres you running on them 17s if you changed to a 195/40 I dont think youd need the spacers on the front and it would look alot better,
    I got a full set of 215/50 R17's really cheap - not the ideal size I am aware but at a 1/4 of the retail price for tyres that have covered 200 miles I gave it a whirl.

    Once the front tyres are changed to 215/45's they will fit OK - I will move the spacers to the rear like on my Meriva.

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    Quick update whilst I am dodging showers .....

    Finished off the front brake calipers.....



    Also worked on the new (to me) front nearside wing - had a couple of very small dings which needed attention....





    This came last week from Germany - its called a Warnblinker !



    Wanted to keep OEM for the heated seats- talking of which I managed to find yesterday a U-pull-it at Full Sutton a mk5 Astra with heated seats, so liberated the seat plug....



    Which gave me these two plugs which fit nicely in the meriva seat plug - straight plug and play !



    Whilst at U-pull-it I found a Meriva with rear electric windows and liberated this for £14.40 ....



    I've changed the plastic slider and window insert for new items and lubed them up as the old ones were a bit brittle...



    The reason for this is that the rear n/s window drops and does not work at all. I pulled the door card off to reveal someone had been here before...



    And had tried to fix the mechanism before (and failed) - bolted back on with screws (rather than riveted back on)....





    The mechanism has disintegrated and the cable is all loose ...



    Looking up inside the door ....



    Also got one of the front damper units rebuilt - and then realised I had forgotten to put the bump stop back in - doh !!



    That's it for now - engine bed and o/s damper, brakes and caliper coming off if I can get the weather to behave...

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    Good work Joff, you just love to mess about with cars!

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    Look at mess you make on lovely driveway!

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