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Sept 28, 2015 0:40:56 GMT
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I know what you mean, to try and firm up the power steering, I had adjusted the steering box as much as possible, dropped the front tyre pressure a little and changed the 16 inch steering wheel for a 13 inch one. This gave a small amount of improvement but in the end the steering box was just to worn internally. I drove a mates '68 Roadrunner that had manual steering with a 13 inch steering wheel and it was only really heavy when parking. So, I changed to manual steering and put the 16 inch steering wheel back on, it's not as heavy as it was with the small steering wheel and its relatively lighter at parking speed, so seems to work well now
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Sept 27, 2015 23:42:25 GMT
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Congratulations on selling it ( all be it at a lower price than hoped for ). I owned a golf once, just the once. Never again, as you can probably tell, I don't get them either. Mine was a MKII 1.8 driver, now with the addition of the word driver on the tailgate you'd think it would be worth having, but it wasn't and ended up being swapped for a MKII Granada, a different league of car altogether. lol
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Sept 27, 2015 3:02:08 GMT
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Always disconnect the battery on the charger when it's parked overnight, have to, you can't leave old mopars too long, they tend to catch fire, lol. Maybe use one of the key kill switches instead of a battery disconnect one, that way you can hide it somewhere easy to get to inside the car, makes it easier and less hassle to start
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Sept 23, 2015 2:16:10 GMT
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Here's mine 1968 Dodge Charger 383ci ( 6.2L ) V8 with 727 auto 1991 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L 1993 Toyota Hilux Surf 2.4 TD 1999 Ford Cougar VX 2.5L V6
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1968 Dodge Charger 1985 Chevrolet Camaro 1993 Toyota Hilux Surf 2001 Ford Mondeo
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Sept 23, 2015 2:02:23 GMT
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As I said earlier, I do tend to be working on more than one car at a time. So, as I most recently spent some time on the Mustang, I'll start there, after buying and having it transported home ( from Bromley in Kent to Northumberland ), it arrived with 3 wheels on it from a Mustang LX and a space saver as well as a flat battery. Before calling the previous owner, I checked in the boot ( Trunk ) and found the fourth wheel and another space saver, having changed the wheel over and realised that there were no centre caps on the wheels at all, I turned my attention to the battery. Swapping the Mustang battery with the one from the Charger cured the problem and it started first time, also changed the battery clamps due to the condition of them I had to cut them off as they seem to be made of lead and moulded round the battery cables. After this, a check of everything showed that the only things that weren't working was one fog light and the map reading lamp mounted above the windscreen. The alarm worked from the key fob, as did the central locking, the radio, the tape player, all the gauges etc all this and only one rust blister ( on the tailgate ). I kid you not, with the exception of the tailgate blister, there is no rust anywhere at all ! Not bad for a 24yr old car. So the Mustang was used as a daily driver so that I could do some MOT work on the Hilux on the way home from a local car show in the rain, the drivers side wiper blade came loose on the arm and started wobbling about. With the use of some cable ties it was made solid enough to get us home ( at this point our daughter christened the car project Rustang, due to the "Roadkill" type repair ) Due to the design of the wiper arms - there's a pin that the hole in the body of the blade fits over, which is held in place by a plastic clip, which was missing of course. Fortunately they are the same as MKII Fiesta, so, easily fixed correctly
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Sept 23, 2015 0:32:10 GMT
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No, as solid as a solid thing. Had a problem develop with the power steering, the steering box was worn beyond repair. Decided to convert it to manual steering because the Mopar power steering gives no real feedback of what the front wheels are doing and it's over powered. ( I'll add details of the conversion later ), found that the bushes in the lower control arms had perished as well. As so often happens, this led to upper and lower balljoints, ARB drop links, and tie rods. As well as a front disc brake conversion ( which is where I'm up to now ). Life gets in the way and things don't always go according to plan, no real aggro just awkward and time consuming when you can't spend all day everyday on it
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Sept 23, 2015 0:10:11 GMT
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Thanks, it's starting to grow on me. At first it was just a small American car to use until the charger was on the road again but I'm not so sure now. It might be with me for a while
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Sept 23, 2015 0:07:55 GMT
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That Charger is a thing of beauty Thanks, proving to be a bit of a PITA to put back together though. All worth it in the end though, lol
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Sept 23, 2015 0:01:11 GMT
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Yeah, I don't like them ( looked at them on American Muscle site ). Think the ones I bought will suit mine better as the charcoal colour will go better with the dark shade of the car. not sure why the battery went flat though, started it up and moved it around a bit, had the courtesy light on for about 40 mins and the headlights and rear fog for about 15 mins, then shut everything off for the night. Even left the alarm turned off overnight. One strange thing I've noticed happen twice now, I lock it and arm the alarm ( off the key fob ), next morning it's unlocked! freaky weird, no sign of any tampering from anyone, everything else ok. The alarm does work because I've accidentally set it off a couple times, lol obviously some kind of power drain from somewhere, it's finding it that's going to be tricky
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Sept 22, 2015 1:02:32 GMT
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Well, where to start, oh, yeah, the cars. There's four of them at the moment, this'll change periodically as boredom sets in, someone makes an offer that can't be refused, something else catches my eye ( or my wife's eye ), or even just when I think it's time for another one. At the moment the fleet consists of the following, A 1968 Dodge Charger. 383ci ( 6.2L V8 ) auto A 1991 Ford Mustang 5.0L A 1993 Toyota Hilux Surf A 1999 Ford Cougar 2.5L V6 ( currently for sale, see the ad elsewhere on the site ) Thats the fleet as it stands today. The Toyota is running and in daily use but has an annoying rattle or growling type noise when you press the loud pedal, a cracked or leaking exhaust manifold is the suspect of the noise but as its the only car on the road right now it'll have to wait it's turn. The Mustang is just about ready to go for its first MOT with me. The plan being to use it as a daily driver again while I figure out exactly what's wrong with the Toyota and fix it. The Charger is in bits ( again ), the original plan was to have it ready for the start of the show season this year, the reality is that it hasn't moved since April, although work has been getting done on it and it is heading quickly towards is 10th MOT with me. The Cougar is just getting started and moved around to keep it in running order while it waits for its new owner. So, that's my cars and there's loads to catch you all up with. I usually find myself working on more than one at the same time for various reasons but mostly because if one breaks down, they all breakdown and I either get something running quickly or buy another one until something else is fixed. I mean, you can always sell one, right? ( did I mention, I hate selling cars ). I do all the repairs / upgrades myself, wherever possible or with the help of friends. Loads of stuff to show you but it'll have to wait for now, it's almost time to call it a night.
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Sept 21, 2015 23:42:06 GMT
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No, not yet. Been fixing the dead bits again, lol. Tried to start it earlier only to find the battery was dead again. Not sure why yet, but will find out sooner or later
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Sept 21, 2015 1:09:25 GMT
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I'm going to do a thread on the whole fleet, just trying to catch up with them all first, having broke the Fox, only took three months lol. Still, all fixed now ( for a while anyway ). hoping to get the thread going in the next couple of days
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Sept 21, 2015 0:46:48 GMT
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Should have known you'd have your Fox on here, lol. It's looking great by the way
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Sept 20, 2015 1:07:55 GMT
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It could be some kind of safety lock, preventing the key from being removed unless the gear shift is in park. However, I think it's more likely that by turning the key back after the off position, you're selecting accessories, this allows all the electrics on the vehicle to work apart from the ignition ( usually so you can listen to the radio and open the power windows without having the engine running ). My 68 Charger and 91 Mustang have the same set up. I would think that if this is the case, you can remove it without worrying about it.
hope this helps
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Sept 18, 2015 21:18:09 GMT
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Bump - still for sale
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Sept 18, 2015 21:12:58 GMT
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Sept 18, 2015 21:12:48 GMT
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Sept 18, 2015 21:09:40 GMT
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I have two excellent condition 8 track players for sale, one is 12v to fit in car and the other is 240v for use indoors. Both in working order. Also have a large box of cartridges to go with. £60 ono collection from Northumberland preferred, unless you want to arrange a courier pick up, these players are heavy and there's the cartridges aswell
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Sept 12, 2015 23:07:57 GMT
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Sept 12, 2015 23:06:54 GMT
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