Project Winter Freshen Up

[Benn]

Replace them all ^

[Jonlem]

That's what Im doing but still need to know what they all are first

I can't go back to metric either.

[MARTIN KELSON]

After my issues of the engine never reaching operating temperature of around 90degrees i decided to investigate & found this:



Thermostat stuck slightly open so replaced that with new & took it for a spin. Much better on the temperature, sat at around 80degrees.
Came back & now found this:



Damn CV boot split & covered driverside wheel in all its gunge!
So Saturday morning having never replaced a CV boot before i set about the job.






Surprised how easy the job was.

The Mrs then came round & parked on the drive infront of the Nova & asked "do you realise youve jacked the car up into the garage door?"
Bugger, lifted the car & as it tipped i was closer to garage door than i thought.
I how have a crease smack in the middle of the wing & marks in the paint

Surprised with how i wasnt really bothered.
I think this may have now pushed me to rip it to bits again sooner rather than later. I was going to wait until i sold my house & moved but now iam thinking when it comes off the road in October to just crack into it.

Ever since the engine went back in i've been meaning to get it onto the rollers as advised by John Toovey who mapped it on the dyno as the the map will need a tweak once installed.
As iam off this week i've booked it into 'Mikeanics' in Congleton tomorrow afternoon for a rolling road map tweak session so fingers crossed all goes well tomorrow afternoon.

Will let you know how we get on with it.

[Benn]

Oh sh$t dude! Thats not good. Good work doing the cv joint tho

[krobinson]

Bad times :-( I would use it loads and loads this summer before the rebuild!

[MARTIN KELSON]

Bad times :-( I would use it loads and loads this summer before the rebuild!

Dunno if i can be arsed to use it.
Everytime i pull it out of the garage I see so much iam not happy with & just want to roll it back into the garage under its cover.

[Iain]

You've got to use it thats what you built it for surely Sucks on the wing but it can be sorted.

[MARTIN KELSON]

You've got to use it thats what you built it for surely Sucks on the wing but it can be sorted.

Oh yea that can be sorted.
Got two brand new genuine wings in the loft.

I built it because i enjoy tatting in the garage rather than driving it!

[Mike]

I built it because i enjoy tatting in the garage rather than driving it!

I have exactly the same thing have no interest in driving them, or finishing some, just something to keep idle hands working.

[Benn]

I wanna say use it for the summer, list everything your not happy with then go nuts over winter.