Project Tickman's stuff. Ungrateful Insight.

[Tickman]

I wouldn't chance a Renner without working hazards....

 

I'm not tempting fate with any kind of real answer!

[Tickman]

I'm currently sitting at home due to the snow the chances of getting to the workshop is just a no.

 

The other day I had a bit of a shuffle about.

 

Previously:

 

 

Getting the Land Rover to move was a little tricky as the battery was flat, this was resolved:

 

 

Gwen pushed back out of the way as it will not be done in a few months and the Land Rover will be MOT exempt soon so that can leap frog up the queue.

 

 

The Land Rover is now back near the Mini and the battery is on charge.

 

This needs to go away, bored of it now!

 

 

 

[drum]

I looked for signs of activity when I drove passed yesterday, but there didn't appear to be any.

[Tickman]

Next week should hopefully get some activity. 

[Tickman]

Well the rain came and has started to wash the snow away.

 

After the very thorough* inspection of Chuck's car it was time to go and see the man from the Ministry.

 

I arrived at 8:45 for a 9:00 test and he had just logged on with a Laguna that belonged to one of the guys at the garage.

He apologised  and said it wouldn't take long.

By 9:05 I was in the bay after he had failed a colleagues car, it didn't bode well.

 

Vin number checked and onto the emissions test first. The car was put into service straight away and only faults that affected it getting to and from St Andrews were resolved. I don't know when it was last serviced!

 

Clean result on the emissions, I was delighted.

 

For the lights they have a mirror up behind the car, he put the lights on and had to go around to the back of the car as it looked like one light was out, it wasn't though, just the horrible aftermarket lights are obviously shit. 

 

He had a good look over it all and eventually said "it's not bad" which I took as good news. 

 

Money paid and pass certificate handed over and away I went.

 

Now it needs rewarded with a service and any other bits of care required!

[Split_Pin]

Hurrah! My Megane MOT is Friday!

[Tickman]

Time for some work on the Clio.

 

Before I started I decided to solve the most annoying issue, the Sony head unit was in demo mode and scrolled through everything, all the time. This was quite easily resolved with the help of Google!

 

The exhaust had been knocking because of this.

 

 

So this went on instead.

 

 

Then I set about changing some engine mounts, this one first.

 

 

And off. 

 

 

All seems good in here.

 

 

New one on.

 

 

Then this one that hides under the battery, the two bolts that secure it to the bracket are not held in by anything and access is a little* tight to get them back in after they had fallen on  the floor.

 

 

The air filter was just sitting loose between the battery and the headlight to I made up a bracket to hold it, It also holds the ECU steady as that did move about a little* before.

 

 

 

I also adjusted the tracking again as the steering wheel wasn't straight, it is almost there now so I will see how it behaves next.

[bigfella2]

I have the same exhaust mount sat on the table at home ready for fitting, wasn't feeling extravagant to buy a Polly bush for it, was only £9 quid for a complete new one.

Have you used a diesel kangoo engine mount? as they are a third of price and more robust than the standard version.

[The Moog]

have you done this when 320touring is out of the country so he doesnt curse it? Or are you the cause of the Burds exhaust to drop off, by fixing yours? 

[Tickman]

I have the same exhaust mount sat on the table at home ready for fitting, wasn't feeling extravagant to buy a Polly bush for it, was only £9 quid for a complete new one.

Have you used a diesel kangoo engine mount? as they are a third of price and more robust than the standard version.

 

The poly insert for the exhaust was a massive £6.33 from ebay and I put it in an old mount I took off the daughters car.

 

The engine mounts came off ebay and was listed for the Kangoo (including the diesel) and 172, they weren't expensive.

 

have you done this when 320touring is out of the country so he doesnt curse it? Or are you the cause of the Burds exhaust to drop off, by fixing yours? 

 

Just eventually getting round to it after having the parts in stock for long enough.

[bigfella2]

Have you got a link for the bush?

[Tickman]

Have you got a link for the bush?

 

I cannot find as cheap but this is the current cheapest on ebay.

 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerflex-EXH008-Performance-Exhaust-Mount-Bush-Vauxhall-Astra/231788284409?epid=1251214087&hash=item35f7a889f9:g:6kQAAOSw44BYgsBu

 

It does need a little trimmed off it to fit in the mount as well as the hole drilling.

 

The code to search is exh008.

[Tickman]

My day started early this morning dropping Chuck and a friend off to get this all the way to London for a gig, good luck with that.

 

 

So I had decided that I would sort a couple of bits with her car. so took it to the workshop, I was started by 7:45

 

 

This was the main event.

 

 

Caused by this.

 

 

Out with the glass, which is dead easy.

 

 

Undo some (16) bolts and do this

 

 

Detach the drain tubes and put elsewhere

 

 

Clean off all of this

 

 

Clean this up too ready for the new seal

 

 

Slightly staggered the seal on the side

 

 

Seal applied and ready to refit.

 

 

Use all of these

 

 

Some of this happened too, obviously.

 

 

All back in.

 

 

Give it a service while I'm here as I have no idea when it was previously done. 

 

 

The oil was rather disgusting but the filter wasn't rusty or anything. New oil and filter, air filter is fine and I'm done as well as cold.

 

Time to get cleaned up ready for my hospital appointment, successful day and it is only lunch time!

 

 

[Tickman]

There is a lodger at the workshop who is looking for a new home, anyone able to give me a rough value for it?

 

 

 

 

It has been off the road a few years, apparently drives well but it is a mini so it has rust in all the usual places!

[Split_Pin]

Its down as a Mini "sky rose" which means it was either white with a blue roof or a pink roof, very collectible 30th Anniversary special edition from 1989. I have the full set of 4 in Corgi form. There was the green and white 'Racing', red and white 'flame' then the Rose, Sky and the mainline 'Thirty'. So its a shame its been repainted, but that's no use to you though!

 

Some welding in 2010, some nice mods there, it would depend how it runs and how rusty it is now.

 

I'll have a bash and say a grand (the scene is strong) if its not too far from the road, half if its a distant possibility.

[Mally]

Ben_O has the knowledge on these things.

No doubt others will know as well. 

I only know how to crash them, but it's worth a grand in almost any state, if its all there.

[Tickman]

I thought I better get on with doing more to Sonic so I started on the passenger side wing and put a piece in here.

 

 

Then a bit of wheel arch should help, that's better.

 

 

Oh.

 

 

Then I needed to fill in the triangular shaped hole at the front, it also has a curve in it.

 

 

A little bit at a time.

 

 

And some more.

 

 

This will all be visible and not hidden by the bumper like the bit above it.

 

 

Drilled a square hole for the light to be secured again, I am surprised I hadn't lost that bit.

 

 

My nest at the end of play. I'm really missing my dead Powerfile

 

 

Added a Project tag as all my stuff is.

[lesapandre]

Its down as a Mini "sky rose" which means it was either white with a blue roof or a pink roof, very collectible 30th Anniversary special edition from 1989. I have the full set of 4 in Corgi form. There was the green and white 'Racing', red and white 'flame' then the Rose, Sky and the mainline 'Thirty'. So its a shame its been repainted, but that's no use to you though!

 

Some welding in 2010, some nice mods there, it would depend how it runs and how rusty it is now.

 

I'll have a bash and say a grand (the scene is strong) if its not too far from the road, half if its a distant possibility.

Love special editions - I have a Citroen Spot, Memphis and Spree. Lifes on fire...

 

[lesapandre]

...https://youtu.be/F7WC-DU7bAo

[Tickman]

Time for some more Sonic welding as 320Touring is giving his new car some attention.

Should probably do something about this.

 

 

Something this shaped.

 

 

Awkward panel to shape.

 

 

Weld it in.

 

 

That hurt.

 

 

Metal a bit thin here.

 

 

Something the right shape.

 

 

Weld it in.

 

 

No idea what the bottom of this should look like, so weld a piece on.

 

 

Make the leading edge.

 

 

Do some welding.

 

 

Not too bad.

 

 

I need to dress it all back and finish a bit of welding then the arch piece needs made, I might delay that though,

 

That was about 5 hours but light was failing and my lamp needed charged.

[320touring]

Tremendous stuff! You'll need to show me all those tricks for doing Oxford wings..

[Tickman]

Tremendous stuff! You'll need to show me all those tricks for doing Oxford wings..

 

 

Bent to rough shape,

compare to where it needs to go,

realise it looks nothing like what it should so hit with hammer a few times,

bent it around an old shock absorber from the actual car you are working on,

compare again,

cut it with an angle grinder,

compare again,

hit it some more,

compare again,

angle grinder again,

compare again,

and again, 

eventually realise that it doesn't really matter what it looks like as no one commented about the shit state of the wings before,

weld in,

angle grinder...

 

 

 

Something like that for 5 hours.

[320touring]

I'll need to see the live action version..

[Tickman]

Last week I took the camper for its MOT and got one of these with it needing some welding.

 

 

The camper doesn't fit in the workshop so all work would be done outside, then spring came and it was either pissing it down or snowing. I was keeping an eye on the weather forecast and the Met office said that Thursday would be sunny all day. When Thursday arrived so did this.

 

 

So I got the van into position.

 

 

Driver's side within the wheel arch.

 

 

Passenger's side withing the wheel arch.

 

 

Passenger's side end of the sill at the rear.

 

 

 

These were the only fails.

 

 

More coming...

[Tickman]

Passenger's side bit first.

 

So I started with this.

 

 

Wire wheeled and ground off all that was trying to fall off and sprayed it with weld through primer.

 

 

Cut some 1.5mm metal to shape and clamped in to position.

 

 

Started welding.

 

 

Finished. Some more weld through primer was added after, I will get it covered after the re test with something better.

 

 

 

That wasn't too bad.

 

More on the way.

[Tickman]

Driver's side.

 

 

 

Well that is quite a bit worse, more cleaning back.

 

 

That looks a bit shit.

 

 

Oh look an engine mount. Fuck.

 

 

That looks like all of it.

 

 

Time to start filling back in.

 

 

Mostly filled back in but that is fucked up there.

 

 

That bit is also fucked, oh well more welding.

 

 

Finally that bit done.

 

 

 

Next bit coming.

[Tickman]

The last bit.

 

Started with this.

 

 

I did some trimming and this is the first bit ready to go back in.

 

 

Quite a bit more done here. 

 

 

Closed off the rear.

 

 

 

Done, thankfully.

 

That was from 8 yesterday until almost 6, hope he is happy enough with it when I take it back.

 

[320touring]

Good work! ideal Oxford practice;)

[Split_Pin]

Thats some weldathon! Just in time for that April heatwave** that is forecast!

[The Moog]

You don't hang about.

 

 

How easy is it to weld outside?