Back working on the "Snotrod"

[westbay]

Have you tried the 'Rice' method ? ie. cover the ecu with rice in a sealed plastic bag and leave a couple of days ...
Rice is a desiccant and will draw out the moisture bit of a last ditch hope, but, a packet of rice is cheaper than a replacement ecu ...

[mr]

I was toying with that but i took the ecu out the car,dabbed it with kitchen roll and used a hair dryer at a distance as i wasnt sure f anything was sensitive to heat. it is currently sat on a book case in the warm and is also out of the plastic case ie just the pcb

[mr]

Looked horrific when I first took it out. Dabbed with kitchen roll and this was under the wet
The cap that blocked one drain hole is here and the state of the front scuttle area is now in a much better state

[mr]

Firstly, I started the flooded car this morning and thankfully all the warning lights are gone
Car seems fine but it's still going to the garage later to get the lot checked over and the roof looked at as that's buggerred.
Picked my sons repainted front bumper up on Tuesday only to realise they colour coded the grill bit above the chrome. Repainted that yesterday after work and offerred up thepart that goes under the very front part. Will get some decent screws and washers ready to fit the lot.

[mr]

Fell asleep before beer o'clock so had an early night.... And as a result dad tools were called upon by my son this morning. Got the car front off in the end despite the screw clips being rotted to the screws. My heart sank when I offered the new bumper on. The fog lights were in the wrong place. After stropping like a little b###h I realised there was a second place I could move them to.... And it'd been put there by BMW 😀. Punched out the holes and moved the lights up and inwards.. Job done.
While the nose was off I removed the 10mm spanner that's been hanging down from the back of the rad since February.... I'm keeping that as payment for my efforts😉

[mr]

Seeing as the sons cars done and he's cleared off out, a trip to Halfords was in order to try and find a reasonable colour match. The broken cars in the garage being assessed.... So while I was dropping it off I grabbed some trim out of it that needs repainting. If it looks OK I'll do the ashtray lid too as looks rubish as well.

[mr]

Fitted a cone filter on my sons mates fiesta. He knew I had a few spare ones and asked to buy it. So it was donated to a good cause for free and the noise was really unexpected. For a 1.2 fiesta it made a whole bag of noise as he drove off. A dozen WhatsApp vids from my son as they tunnel bombed later and it was time to paint the trim I took out the broken car. First coat looked great.............. Until 15 mins later when I went out to look. It'd reacted with the original paint and all peeled up. Had to clear it back to the black plastic and start again. End result is spot on although I'd prefer a more matt finish. Pretty sure Halfords sell a matt clear coat so will try to get some on Tuesday.

[mr]

Finally got the car back. All is well except for Xmas....... Thanks to the wallet raping bill that's now cancelled so a second job will be required😕...... Not the first Xmas I've had to do that.
The radio doesn't work either so that's another phone call tomorrow to see if its a fuse or something. Fitted the freshly painted wing mirror controller though and that's fine. The tinted wind deflector isnt as good though so thats being "untinted" and will be redone later....
A forum user on a other car site said pull the fuse...... The real world said "I ain't got a scooby which one to pull".......

[westbay]

Fuse id's

link

[mr]

Thanks westbay, I had a look but they are for the 986.this one is the first 987 sadly.


New roll of £4 tint arrived. Lesson learned last time. Don't peel the bloody top clear layer off until its on properly. Last time I peel off one side, applied it and then peeled the backing off to squeegee the residue out. That scored and marked the red film 😩. Thankfully it's really cheap and this time I did it properly...... Which for me makes a massive change. My tool case contains a tube of silicon, a long screwdriver, some side cutters and a hammer..... Oh and a second tube of silicon incase the first lot has gone off.
Right now, I feel I'm almost qualified as a mechanic... 😂

[mr]

Back onto the proper car.... Still tidying the parts I chopped scored or scraped over the last few years. The boot area panel was next on the list. Il paint the lock part separately later once everything is dry

[mr]

Had an abysmal day to say the least and still sulking about the ecu bill that's gonna take till after Xmas to pay off.... . Eventually gets home and my sons holding out the momo handbrake lever he bought for his mini. Its from Ali express so it's def a 100% real momo unit.... 🙄😂🤣😂
Anyway, I sent him out in the rain to strip his old one out. 5 mins later and he's there with the gaitor in his hand😯 anyway, 20mins work with the plastic welding gun I got off ebay for 20 quid and some spray adhesive later..... And the handbrake handle is swapped over and the gaitor is all suedetted out and matches the gear shifter one. My work here is done. There's a sew on leather steering wheel cover coming apparently, I won't be doing that, that is not a me kinda job.... Started doing one on my capri 30 yeas ago.... And quit after an hour.
And I don't often recommend stuff as a rule, but my son got this from the local hardware shop. It's without a doubt the best spray adhesive I've ever used. Dries while you watch and doesn't just soak through the material like most do. I'll be getting an arsenal of cans when we do the rat rods interior.it's the same can that we did the roof lining with

[mr]

So just when the summer ends and I thinks "garage time"I get to rip out and replace an old damp shower room which meant spending a week in a 1m x 2m room with a tile cutter, hammer, chisels and tile off cuts😞 this was purely because the builders quote was just a joke to be honest. Thankfully the local plumbers shop were absolutely awsome with info. Then my wife's charity takes on a farm for folk with special educational needs...... So I've been working there on weekends too, meant to be refelting one of the classrooms roofs today and and dragging old equipment around.
But yesterday I did it, I took the split pin packet off the microwave where they've sat for longer than I can recall and fitted them. One on the old seagull motors prop, which means that is 100% finished and also one on the granada. I had to swap the dif bolts when I fitted the tow bar..... But that's been sold now so the old bolt went back in.... And finally that's done too. Looking at cleaning the spax springs soon too, splashes of underseal is making them look a bit rubbish
In another box of granada stuff I found a ghia badge (free to anyone who wants it) and the 2 bonnet steady things for the wings. Will use em as templates to make up a new pair and get them off to Mr cossie.

[mr]

So my sons pas pumps gone awol and the cars waiting to go to the garage...... In the meantime he's got himself a boot spoiler. I had him sand it down and we threw some paint on it. Looked good for about 3 seconds. Everything with a pair of bloody wings rushed at it and it resembled a 50 year old spiders web😬
So off to Halfords we headed, got some more paint started all over again but this time using a trick I saw a smart repairer use. He warmed the panel and then warmed the paint after spraying too. Then we did the same with the laquer and boom, all sorted 😎
Apparently the mini has rubber grommets in the tailgate that just pick out and then you drill out the spoiler bolt holes🤷🏻‍♂️
After the fog light panic that was unnecessary, I'm hoping it's true. I don't like complicated stuff

[mk2cossie]

I won't mention the Land Rover headlight bulb then

[mr]

Nope.... No need to mention someone emptying an engine bay and losing a 10mm socket under the engine just to change a headlight bulb ..... Instead of just undoing 2 bolts🥵

[mr]

Took the spoiler out the oven this morning.... By oven, I mean off a sofa next to the radiator. Very happy with the final result 😎 will be fitting this during the week 😁

[mr]

Thank god for that, pick out two rubber grommets from the boot lid and drill two holes. Job done!!
Picked up some more Highland green from Halfords so can get back onto the granada again now....

[mr]

My wife's business has taken on a farm so car time has been put massively put on hold.... But while looking at old photos on my phone I realised I can't use my tow eye. Now in 30 years I've never used it except for attaching the car cover on back in 2008.....but as seems to be the way, if you need it, Ali express will have one.... And it did😮 I ordered me one in black so it shouldn't really notice.

[gess]

How are you planning on attaching this new tow hook to the car? I suppose the spare wheel well will not be used, but where can yoy put it and not risk damaging the car if it has to be used?