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  1. Two new arrivals from a manufacturer I don’t normally buy. Purchase number 1: 2009 Ford Fiesta 1.4tdci Not a bad looking thing Good spec with cruise, digital climate etc. clean interior and 103k on the clock. Managed 64mpg but does have a troublesome injector. Unusually, it’s a one lady owner car, previous owner 10 years, Full history, used car bingo full house. (It’s spare key never been used. A few weeks later: ”I’ve got an old Focus for scrap” says a customer. I agree a price and collection, turning up to find this: 1.0 EcoBoom. Runs sweet. Has averaged 51mpg with previous owner over 7 years. did I mention was an older lady, had it years, Full history, with an unused spare key. Like new inside, the. Focus had three days MoT left… In a quandary now, as these pair are only £20 tax each, and could be 50 mpg daily drivers. Has anyone sensible ever replaced a pair of Hondas with Peugeot engined fiesta, and a 1.0 grenade special focus? Fourtraks still dodging the scrapyard by the way (evidence in photos)
  2. Have you tried starting it in Neutral rather than park? I’ve had inhibitor switch issues before and it’s worked.
  3. You’ll need at least 5v in the battery for sensors to work properly so the crank sensor could be explained by that. If you can get live data on your diag thingy you should be able to see the crank speed reading, if it’s intermittent, or plain wrong probably the sensor is dead. My civic showed no code for immobiliser in the ECU when it wouldn’t start, just flashed the green key light. My Civics petrol though so could be different. I mostly drive the accord (which is a 2.2 dizzler) that has the key light come on and quickly go out every time you start it.
  4. I’m also from leicester and spotted this for sale too late. I’ve got a 2006 Civic, and a 07 Accord. A couple of weeks back the civic lost its key code at random (had sat with flat battery a few days) whilst trying to start it immobilised a flashing green key was present on the clocks, in the 10 o clock position. Long story short I had to reprogramme it with diagnostics, but I used top of the range Autel, so you’ll maybe need something similar (not a £50 Amazon special) Mines fine now, starts first time. No sign of green key light since. Great cars, rear axles can rot so worth a poke about, otherwise little to go wrong pat stuff wearing out.
  5. Log of work so far: - Replace rear chassis crossmember - repair rear chassis legs both sides - fabricate and replace rear chassis spring hangers - repair and refurbish rear suspension arms - o/s rear arch tub, (5) repairs - n/s rear arch tub (4) repairs - fabricate floor sections for car floor and boot floor - fabricate and replace floor crossmember’s both sides - Fabricate inner sills (both sides) - Fabricate / repair middle strengthening sill - Fit outer sills (bought these on eBay, very impressed) - repair both rear inner and outer wheelarches -fabricate rear inner wing metalwork around fuel filler pipes - fabricate inner and outer rear pockets (behind rear bumper corners) both sides - strip and clean underside - rust treat underside (used only bilt hamber) - heavy zinc primer over weld joints/ seam seal -epoxy prime underside - shultz underside - paint interior - put back together —— whats left - every brake and fuel pipes knackered - repair front panel (started, not finished) - prep and paint bodywork outer repairs like sills, arches - put front back together - Finish interior (front seats really) - mega service (all oils / belts) - new clutch and gearbox leak (common issue) - new shocks / exhaust - sort fuel tank out As I said to the Mrs a few years ago “I’m might weld it up, but I’m not gonna restore it”
  6. Rebuilds continuing roll cage and seatbelts in luxurious trim and carpets fitted, my vax machine looks worried at the tone of the carpets. rear seats in now too, again when the vax calms down I’ll carry on. —- Quick progress montage, from the beginning BEFORE: Under the rear seat and floor when I took out the trim Inner arch to boot floor seam. You can just about see rot around the roll cage and seat belt mounts here on top of the arch. floors and inner arch (all pics drivers side btw) DURING: removed the bad stuff added some good stuff All this floor ties together in the rear arch Ground up and primed the interior started to look promising inside came together solid! then shiny Not to neglect the under side epoxy resin primer 3M Schultz final coating. looks nicer without the carpets.
  7. Long overdue update: Interior welding completed, and seam sealed up (this left it all 20 different colours: Under back seat area, much new steel here Several types of primer on the inner arches so I painted it blue a Fourtrak with a boot floor started to put the trim back in, after drowning the innner bits in Dynax S50 cavity wax. refitted the roll cage and seat belt mounts for the rear seat belts. Quick flash back to what this all looks like: Fourtrak with the structural strength of an apple pie Fourtrak chassis. Which is good. would have been better if there was a floor above it when people say “just grind it back til you find clean steel” what they are really saying is “I’ve never owned a Fourtrak” So, I’m still going with this crap pile. And I’m even putting it back together. Even my mates think I’ll finish it now, they’re more supportive now, after originally being a bit “WTF you doing you maniac” for a fair while.
  8. Nothing new, nothing out. Still got: T25: Had this 13 years now, loads of engine work / new exhaust this year. Still awesome The Mk2. Was going great til the gearbox gave up. Currently broken. Partners Civic still here, thermostats stopped working yesterday. Had a CV boot this year too. My daily: had a new crank sprocket and fan belt. Had about 3 years, cost £700. 220k ish now.. Fourtrak: Broke my hand and my bank account on power for the MiG. Still broken but shinier underneath than on top these days the old Bugs still here, still broken and less pretty than before. Next up if I ever finish the Fourtrak still got an old Zafira outside the unit. No idea why.
  9. The long and winding road that leads to more metal splinters but with optimism and a bit of welding we can rebuild the mighty Daihatsu bigger and better
  10. Thread resuscitation: Spent ages back end of winter / early spring rebuilding my VW T25 engine, which went through my project funds like an oil rig fire. so the old Daihatsu took a bit of a back seat for a while, but I did continue the grind of cleaning up the whole underside of the shitbox. Clean machine Detailing World territory “Been in cleaner swamps” Drove myself insane and deaf with one of these Then had an issue with my trigger finger, so was on the go slow (looks like carpal tunnel) for a while. Did a bit at a time, rust killer as we go I love you, Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80 After a very not short while, it was ready for some primer Under the boot floor Nearside rear arch and rear chassis Gearbox area, looking back Inner arch and crossmembers, it’s the bit where all the suspension and rear axle go in the bad old days inner arch was like this a while ago So, yeah I’m still going with the old knacker and yeah, it needed so much welding it gave me carpal tunnel Gotta love a Fourtrak
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    My old beetle has a high ratio GT Beetle gearbox (rocking horse poo!) and a 90 mph speedo. Ive twice had it off the clock. Im still having therapy.
  12. Progress achieved! T25 engine in and running. Whizzed it past my mates unit, and he mistook the engine tune for a Subaru. So that’s an improvement over its old brick in a washing machine tone! It’s basically a beetle engine with water in. Old van cleaned up well. MoT Wednesday, Santa Pod Friday is the plan! In other fleet news: Civic driveshaft and top mount replaced. Sounds simple, but wasn’t. Had to eventually cut the old driveshaft in half and press it out the hub, on the hottest day. Right laugh. Accord needs a service. It’s on about 212k now. The old Mk2 is out now. Shouting at modern traffic. Hilarious fun. Unlike present Vpower prices. Coupled with the above is a different type of hilarity. Fourtrak. Obviously needs a bit more welding. Been on back burner for a while but I’ll crack on soon.
  13. T25 engine update. After my compression tester read 95-100 on another car, i tested it again with a mates snap on tool and got 160ish on all cylinders. Great news. So I took out the engine. Few wires, 4 bolts, a throttle cable and 4 bolts and she’s out. Revealing the worlds most borked exhaust system. Exhaust removal wasn’t smooth. Ended up cutting it to bits, and having to replace all the studs in the cylinder heads. (Took 2 weeks of spare time!) Whilst out though I cleaned up the engine.replaced all the pushrod tubes. One had a serious leak. Painted up pulleys, covers and engine mount bar, new water pump, rebuilt rockers, new gaskets and a very expensive thermostat and housing went on. Also all new engine mounts. put it back in Prepped and painted the silver tray thingy. Looks great! This pic is under the rear of the van looking up. Plumbed and wired up. Should get it going next time. Need to put the exhaust on, fill it up with oil and coolant and a few small jobs. Other fleet news: Civic suspension clonking, Accord needs a service. Mk2 back out, but gear linkage is acting up. Fourtrak is awaiting a bit more welding…
  14. Although there’s logic in the advice, diesels do provide a different experience in general, more torque, more robust physical engine components, and lower road tax just some. Also I think there’s a bit too much panic about diesel distruction that I’ve rarely witnessed. Stuff like turbos, injectors and fuel pumps don’t break every week on every car / van that’s diesel powered. Ever seen a courier in a sprinter? That’s destruction testing for real there.
  15. Spring update time: T25 engine out. This is actually to remove the exhaust. It’s an exhaust so crusty, that it’s basically dust. I’ve been unashamedly bodging this through the last seven MOT tests, but the sands of time have run out for it. ooh nice! This escapade has been a full on war, 5 of the exhaust studs disintegrated on the heads, which has led to many hours of amusement with oxy acetylene, induction heaters, drills, taps the works. Got the last stud out today so the engine can be built up again over Easter holidays. We plan to camp in the van may bank holiday! Civic. Not much happening. Driveshaft still knocking and new one here. Should get done over Easter. Could do with a brake fluid change / coolant change too. Accord. The high miler daily finally cost some ££ to repair when the crank pulley failed this week. Cost £200 for new pulley and belt. Has developed a sporadic fault with rear central locking mech too, but an eBay replacement just £15 delivered. Gonna fix it over Easter. Mk2. Still in bed. With Vpower at near 2 quid a litre, it’s gonna be an expensive month. Gonna get it out over Easter i hope. Fourtrak. Despite what my partner says, has definitely not become a restoration project. So my Easter looks a bit like this: This may be the first time ever a Daihatsu Fourtrak and a mig welder have ever been spotted together. There’s also the bug and zafira. I don’t even know why I own a Zafira? These ain’t moved an inch in over 12 months. Might change if I get round to it over Easter.
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