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New starter has arrived today, and has also been fitted. It spins strong and fast, is brand new, so should last a while. Its also smaller in size than the one from 50+ years ago which makes its easier to fit and work on. Car started instantly on it too so win there. I also managed to trim the battery a touch, shaved some off the plastic with a flap wheel on a drill so it clear the bonnet hinge. Got a few more bits to do on the weekend (it never ends lol) including making some brackets to hold the fan shroud and hopefully the horn. Once I get it into use I will need to get one of the tyres looked at as it'll go down over 24 hrs. Here's some pics, not much to show though
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dikkehemaworst
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really like your youtube channel! nice to see the car in the metal and hearing it. All the luck!!
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really like your youtube channel! nice to see the car in the metal and hearing it. All the luck!! Thanks for watching ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Mar 10, 2024 18:04:16 GMT
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MiataMark
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I remember the evening I passed my driving test in my Mum's R8, 4 up between junctions 15 & 16 on the M4 seeing if we could do 100mph, and 2 days latter my first experience of lift off oversteer and bending a (rear) wheel when I drifted into the opposite curb.
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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did it make 100..... this one struggles at 65 currently ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png)
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Mar 11, 2024 15:59:37 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2024 16:00:00 GMT by Adey
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MiataMark
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Mar 11, 2024 16:01:47 GMT
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did it make 100..... this one struggles at 65 currently ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) Assuming the statute of limitations has expired, nearly but it was probably a very optimistic speedo.
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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Mar 11, 2024 19:41:22 GMT
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As a lover of Imps this really rattles my " I want one " cage .Different just like Imps . what a cool motor ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2024 19:41:56 GMT by remmoc
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Mar 13, 2024 20:03:25 GMT
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Not looked into the ignition issue yet, but I did get some yellow bulbs fitted
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Don't normally like yellow headlights - must be cultural ! - BUT it just seems right on a French car oddly ! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Mar 14, 2024 10:44:14 GMT
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Don't normally like yellow headlights - must be cultural ! - BUT it just seems right on a French car oddly ! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) its a lot less obvious with them switched off tbh.
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Mar 23, 2024 19:06:03 GMT
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I've been tinkering some more though I've not documented it with pictures as much as I should have. So lets have a quick run down of where I am. Wishbones were dropped and the subframe redrilled to take out the factory positive camber and to add a little negative. I also added some spacers to the bottom shock mount so that the shock had a little more usable length. Looks good now, and still clears getting on and off my drive ( I need to get some decent pictures of it) I have got a horn fitted, now initially I was stumped by this, more so than I should have been tbh. I was reading a switching 12v on the wiring though when adding any load the voltage would drop off to 0v and nothing would work. I tried a few different bulbs and horns to test it and always got the same result. After a few days of thinking I decided to start chopping the wiring back to find black instead of copper.... high resistance. Chopped nearly a foot of the wiring out and bingo it works. Fresh cable laid back in and we are onto a winner. New pump has turned up also (the correct one with the heater take off on it) so first up was to test the pipework to the heater matrix. Popped the hose onto it to flush it all out, some rusty water flushed through but no where near as much as I was expecting tbh. Ran it through at varying pressures for a good 5 min. The valve under the dash works fine, the control cable has come out of its clip though so didn't actually actuate it from the dash, that part is still on my list of things to fix (hopefully tomorrow) The old pump has been whipped out after about 50 miles so came off nicely and its been replaced with the correct one. New pipes have been connected to the old heater hoses too. Tomorrow I will hopefully refit the rad and test the system for leaks. Fingers crossed all is well and we have another creature comfort that will make using it more comfortable. Whilst its apart I have also whipped the rocker cover off. I have given it a few coats of wrinkle finish black, just to hide the crustiness and to make it a little more presentable when it goes back together. Thanks for taking the time to read, here's some pics
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Mar 24, 2024 16:11:37 GMT
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Fitted a new rocker cover gasket this afternoon along with setting the tappets. Doesn't sound it in the video but it's loads quieter and smoother.
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I think there has been a U-Tube/Webbie about a guy 'banned for filling up' with the bonnet/bootlid open....
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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