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#61
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Posted 08 April 2016 - 08:23 PM
One of the funniest things ive read on here - RIP Dave
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Brilliant... late in for lunch I fired up an off-brand pot noodle and while carrying it to the lounge successfully spilled it all over myself, burned the piss out of my hand, soaked my phone with the juice, soaked a load of expense receipts I was also carrying and it hit the hall floor and just fucking exploded....it was literally dripping from the ceiling in my newly decorated hallway. The obvious and considered reaction was to throw an immediate, massive paddy and boot the fucker down the hall while screaming, which has made the whole scenario about 18 times worse.
#62
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Posted 08 April 2016 - 08:29 PM
Starlet is resting in Scotland. It needs a gearbox oil change in prep for knockhill in July.No starlet love ? 😢
May also do new front brake pads and find a set of spare wheels for it.
I think Bucketer will be piloting it then. Might even make him do the work!
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2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#63
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Posted 08 April 2016 - 08:37 PM
Starlet is resting in Scotland. It needs a gearbox oil change in prep for knockhill in July.
May also do new front brake pads and find a set of spare wheels for it.
I think Bucketer will be piloting it then. Might even make him do the work!
If you need a location to do the work gimme a shout- I have a workspace out east:)
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#65
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Posted 09 April 2016 - 04:13 PM
Track rod end
Drop link
Rear pads
Handbrake not efficient enough
Cracked windscreen
Missing rear number plate holder
Emissions
Advisories on tyres and few other bits.
Whilst not the end of the world it is a fair few quid for a car that probably isn't worth it. So going to stick it on eBay 99p no reserve to get rid.
Missus moog is back in the civic after having a toys out of the pram moment about buying ANOTHER car. Not sure I can see her issues

2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#66
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Posted 09 April 2016 - 04:15 PM
I might take you up on that. Moog in law will have a fit if I get oil on her gravel drivewayIf you need a location to do the work gimme a shout- I have a workspace out east:)
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2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#67
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Posted 09 April 2016 - 07:17 PM
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#68
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Posted 09 April 2016 - 07:59 PM
Boils down to she wants a small car and an auto and doesn't like change. So civic has calmed her down. Just need to find a way to fix the right rear ABS sensor for less than mega money
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#69
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Posted 19 April 2016 - 08:54 PM

Got £80 for it from car take back.
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2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#70
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Posted 20 April 2016 - 06:37 AM
Another space on the drive then
Small and Auto, Renault Clio from RobT?
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#71
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Posted 30 April 2016 - 03:39 PM
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#72
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Posted 30 April 2016 - 08:35 PM
Nice to see the red one might get some loving. The shell was really solid just lots of giffer damage on the corners. Would love to try a 1.6gti one, would imagine it would be a barrel of laughs
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#73
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Posted 30 April 2016 - 09:04 PM
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#74
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Posted 30 April 2016 - 09:41 PM
How did you get the interior door handle trim off? Mine has the same flippy floppy window problem and I would like to add a cheapo Ebay remote locking kit but the trim around the handle seems to be steadfastly in place.
As for an engine and PAS swap, you would probably want to swap the ECU and wiring etc over anyway. I can't imagine that a car produced for so many different markets at such a low price would have much different in the steel so I would imagine that most things, if not everything, would bolt straight in. If anyone has done it before it will be someone on geometroforum.com, ask there, those guys are very knowledgeable and Geo Metro's are virtually identical under the skin.
How many miles do you find you are getting from a full tank and how much does yours take from empty? The handbook says the tank is 40 litres so you should get about 400 miles to a tank but the fuel guage in mine makes me rather worried at 300 miles.
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#75
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Posted 30 April 2016 - 10:03 PM
Yo Moog, I know nothing about the Swift in particular but the age of them is well into modular type assembly.
This means I would expect the engine, ECU and wiring loom to be 1 big subassembly that just plugs into the car wiring loom at 1 or more large multiplugs, probably in the engine bay.
Have an inspect and see if you can see where the looms connect, if both cars have the same connector and which side the ECU is connected to.
The only other potential complication would be if there is an immobiliser chip in the key, you might have to disassemble the keys and swap the chips round or possibly swap other immobiliser related components, if it has one.
I'm sure there is probably a forum somewhere where it's been done before, http://www.teamswift...hp?f=27&t=17906 any good?
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#76
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Posted 01 May 2016 - 07:12 AM
Are you just looking for an excuse to buy an engine hoist?
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#77
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Posted 01 May 2016 - 07:16 AM
You don't need a hoist for an engine that size!
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#78
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 01:01 PM
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#79
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 01:24 PM
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Door trim was removed using plastic trim tools. Well worth the cost then popped off easily.
I get about 45mpg from the red one and a bit more from blue.
The red one doesn't like the motorways as 70 is around 4krpm and most has been motorway runs. Bonus is the red one has obd2 so I can use the scan tool.
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#80
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 01:26 PM
The only other potential complication would be if there is an immobiliser chip in the key, you might have to disassemble the keys and swap the chips round or possibly swap other immobiliser related components, if it has one.
They do have imobliser chips. The newer one has obd2 which the older one doesn't which may make it a challenge.
Will have a look at teamswift to see what they say
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#81
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 04:45 PM
Door trim was removed using plastic trim tools. Well worth the cost then popped off easily.
I get about 45mpg from the red one and a bit more from blue.
The red one doesn't like the motorways as 70 is around 4krpm and most has been motorway runs. Bonus is the red one has obd2 so I can use the scan tool.
I do have trim removal tools and I can get the bottom of the door handle trim off but the top says no. Maybe I'll just yank it off and get another.
#82
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 04:50 PM
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#83
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:00 PM
Crikey! I usually think these long fail sheets aren't as bad as they first seem with mostly trivial stuff but yours is really not very good is it. All I see is lots of 'suspension' and 'corrosion'. Maybe a good thing it won't be getting any track day action.
Does that mean full steam ahead for the engine swap?
#84
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:16 PM
Does that mean full steam ahead for the engine swap?
That might have been squashed by the lady of the house, supported by threats of violence which with her Scottish background I believe!
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2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#85
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:19 PM
I can't say I'm disappointed. Three is the magic number (of cylinders).
#86
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:19 PM
If it breaks I will have two spare that you can have.
Awesome, thanks man. Something else; did you see how the door 'poppers' were mounted inside the door? When you turn the key it unlocks both doors regardless of which door you use which should make adding the remote kit easier but it'd be nice to know ahead of time how accessible the stuff is.
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Posted 05 May 2016 - 06:18 PM




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2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#88
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Posted 15 May 2016 - 08:15 PM
Lucky I did as the tyre popped on motorway. Sounds like a stone hitting the windshield, when I pulled off the motorway it was flatter than a witches booby.
Swapped it over for the spare, but couldn't see any obvious damage. No splits or damage anywhere. It is a brand new rainexpert. What would cause it to pop?
Also grumbling sound has developed from waterpump area at idle. Joys.
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
#89
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Posted 25 May 2016 - 10:22 AM
I am scrapping the blue swift on tuesday next week.
I would like to keep the wheels to use as spares for trackday.
Car take back will only collect a car with wheels
The red swift has steels but pretty much brand new Uniroyals on them
The blue has alloys with rubbish tyres
Car take back is giving me £60 for the car.
Quick ebay search shows that if I want a set to stick on the car it will cost me the best part of £60 to buy to put them on a car for scrap.
Do I look for another set of wheels to stick on the car? Just let the Alloys go? Something else?
2003 - Getz
1990 - Rover 800 820si - On the farm
2004 - Lancer Estate
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