What have you done to your vehicle today?

[Little Deuce Coupe]

going to need a good clean valve stem seals changing? checking re lapping valves? what's then engine?

Hopefully once it's cleaned up and checked, it will run better. Embarrassed to say it's on 1147cc

 

[saleen 192]

1147cc hope that's per cylinder lol.

 

[Little Deuce Coupe]

1147cc hope that's per cylinder lol.

That might just solve the problem!

 

[renchero]

went to north hants tyres and bought 2 new tyres for the ranchero

 

[TransAmDan]

went to north hants tyres and bought 2 new tyres for the ranchero

Was it a nice drive up there?
Got my wheels and tyres from there a few months back.
I remember when they used to appear at the Guildford cruise, got tyres for my 3rd gen from them there.

 

[NewNicknameRequired]

Shown my car at the Yakushi Japanes show in Towcester

 

[TransAmDan]

Nice one, well done for winning a prize.

 

[renchero]

Was it a nice drive up there?
Got my wheels and tyres from there a few months back.
I remember when they used to appear at the Guildford cruise, got tyres for my 3rd gen from them there.

yes had a good run apart from this end of the M3, miles of "road works" didn't see anyone on site. came back a different way

 

[NewNicknameRequired]

Nice one, well done for winning a prize.

Cheers Dan, it was only an internal club prize and i didnt really have any competition, if you cant read the category it was ‘Spoiler alert’. I won the beer on the raffle and the club took the event’s ‘Best Club’ award

 

[saleen 192]

On way back from breakfast meet stopped on top of valley

 

[TransAmDan]

On way back from breakfast meet stopped on top of valley

Top of the valley? Hope your parking brake is good or you could be running very fast.

 

[saleen 192]

E brake lol never use it as car is auto but yes as the road going down sharp left turn as well.

 

[TransAmDan]

New spring spacers from summit arrived today. These are 1 inch.

Old one is on the right. 1.5inches

Simple to change, jack car up, axle stands on chassis, jack on axle. Lower axle and release the shocks with undoing the lower nut. There is enough room to just lightly squeeze the spring, and swap out the spacers.

While I was down there thought I'd adjust the lower control arm positions. It was on the lowest position as my car was quite low a while back. Moved to the middle position now.

Gave it a good test drive blast, bumpy roads, corners, acceleration. Happy with the results.

 

[saleen 192]

Well that's my weekend sorted. Got drop links and D bushes for the anti roll bar on dad's car to do and replace front metal brake lines as badly rusted.

 

[saleen 192]

That's the drop links and D bushes done went alot easier than expected

 

[saleen 192]

Well that saved around 400quid in garage costs. Brake lines done on front of car had seized brake nipple as well fit new clips to hold line replace drop links and D bushes then noticed exhaust was wobbly so 2 new rubber exhaust hangers as well. Ar now back on road dad happy.

 

[TransAmDan]

Well that saved around 400quid in garage costs. Brake lines done on front of car had seized brake nipple as well fit new clips to hold line replace drop links and D bushes then noticed exhaust was wobbly so 2 new rubber exhaust hangers as well. Ar now back on road dad happy.

Thats good you have the work shop. Ever thought of putting a sign on the road with arrows, saying 'Servicing here'

 

[saleen 192]

Glow plug failed on dacia duster lucky it was the easiest one to. get to. The others remove would require fuel rail pipes to injectors to be removed. Going to do fuel filter as well.

Not to bad on price 13 quid.

 

[TransAmDan]

That's a good price. How did you know it was that one that had failed? Ohms check of the coil?

 

[Little Deuce Coupe]

Just got a 2004 Fiat Panda, spent most of the morning looking at the online handbook. Most modern car I have ever had,
more functions, lights and buttons, but complicated, give me five easy to understand knobs and I will be happy.