320Touring's Toledo FIN

[beko1987]

20 hours ago, 320touring said:

To reward it for being well behaved, I dun gave it a quick wash.

 

Handsome basturt

Bet your missus says that about you sometimes... 

[SRi05]

39 minutes ago, 320touring said:

A successful provisions devisions deployment today.

 

Here it is socially distancing from a frankly doolally Focus..

Focus ST WRC ? twat

[320touring]

Now to something I have been meaning to do for a while..

Time to clean the interior fabrics. This has been something that I have intended to do for the last 4 years, and bouyed by the golf roof success, it was over to the wet vac to perform the duties..

First up, the passenger seat.

Despite only having done 50k miles, it wasn't immaculate.

ENHANCE!

 

Bowfin'! That map of Africa needs to get huntit.

A cursory hoover saw the detritus removed ready for skooshification.

The magic potion of choice? Some lemon fairy liquid in hot water. This was put into a pressure sprayer (the 'wet' part of the wet vac doesnt work..) and applied liberally.

After a minute or two to soak in, a stiff brush was vigorously applied in vertical and horizontal motions, before a swirling, scrubby finale.

Sookification was the next stage - the vac is great at getting the liquid back out - the seat was back to 'slightly damp' in no time.

Results?

Woaft!

The other seats were treated similarly

 

the driver's seat required particular attention

I'll try to get pictures once they are dry - they may need another pass, but I see a big improvement:)

The carpet got a going over too - I think the whole clean was not before time!

[Split_Pin]

Super job that, wish I had tried that when I had the Megane!

[captain_70s]

Excellent stuff. Looks like far less folk have suffered unfortunate trouser accidents in there now!

[320touring]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Super job that, wish I had tried that when I had the Megane!

Cheers dude - it's a grand outcome for £0 investment. Makes a decent difference:)

12 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Excellent stuff. Looks like far less folk have suffered unfortunate trouser accidents in there now!

Thanks - that was the plan - I reckon I will need to line up much of the fleet for similar treatment

[beko1987]

Wow thats made a difference! You've probably given the fabric 20 more years before it rots itself out too! 

And when you fart into the seat it'll smell of fairy (liquid...)

[Skizzer]

That looks a huge improvement!

I might try the same technique on the Rancho seats — the tartan tweed is very grubby. The beige vinyl will need dyeing/painting— I’ve been watching @vulgalour’s maroon exploits with interest for that.  And yes I know that’s probably not the most pressing job on that car.

[320touring]

2 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

That looks a huge improvement!

I might try the same technique on the Rancho seats — the tartan tweed is very grubby. The beige vinyl will need dyeing/painting— I’ve been watching @vulgalour’s maroon exploits with interest for that.  And yes I know that’s probably not the most pressing job on that car.

Sounds a plan. Any job that lets you start, and can give a big win relatively easily is no bad thing:)

[Wight Shite]

On 5/11/2020 at 10:33 PM, Skizzer said:

That looks a huge improvement!

I might try the same technique on the Rancho seats — the tartan tweed is very grubby. The beige vinyl will need dyeing/painting— I’ve been watching @vulgalour’s maroon exploits with interest for that.  And yes I know that’s probably not the most pressing job on that car.

Skizzer,

 

If you're ever on or near the Isle of Wight, don't forget I have a loft full of Rancho spares, including seats, interior trim etc.

[Spiny Norman]

Nice job, bowfin seats are a real pet hate of mine. I use plain old hot water with a shot of Persil in it and a scrubbing brush, which usually does the trick.

[Skizzer]

8 hours ago, Wight Shite said:

Skizzer,

 

If you're ever on or near the Isle of Wight, don't forget I have a loft full of Rancho spares, including seats, interior trim etc.

Shamefully I had forgotten about that. Thanks very much indeed for the reminder!

[320touring]

I took 10 mins out from soup making to do the following:

Checking the new leads for the plugs

One lead swapped at a time leading to 4 new ones fitted in the correct order

I did a test start and it fired up lovely..

 

Very pleased, and a total cost of £11.24

 

hopefully more work to come tomorrow if the weather holds off

[hairnet]

arrange a sctsch eat the food meat please

siptimber?

aye

[320touring]

42 minutes ago, hairnet said:

arrange a sctsch eat the food meat please

siptimber?

aye

The way it's looking, September may be the earliest, but as per you're ayways welcome:)

[320touring]

Another massive* update:

 

I fitted the wire separators for the HT leads that I forgot to do the other day..

And made a major improvement to the key by the addition of a Spanish keyring:)

 

I would have done more, but supplies have not arrived..

[320touring]

Today, I decided to try and do some bodywork and undersealing on the Toledo:

Supplies gathered, I started with the drivers front wing:

Sandpaper and a screwdriver got the loose stuff off

whilst that vactan was drying, it was onto the drivers door:



Drivers rear door and rear arch:

This hole is right in the middle of the door:(

 

I turned it round - literally nothing to do!

Then it was onto the sills:

Drivers side

happily it's very solid, bar the small rough section in the above picture.

Usual Vactan and Underseal approach applied

Then the passenger's side:

Despite this looking a little rough, it's solid so I was most pleased

I wirebrushed the hell out it (and my arm)

Vactan and Underseal added as per the other side.

Pleased with what I got done, and glad it seems really solid:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Skizzer]

Liked for the solidity and progress and general Toledo baseness of it all, not for wire brushing your arm.

[big_al_granvia]

lightweight wire brushing these in a drill, https://www.screwfix.com/p/drill-carbon-steel-wire-brush-set-3-pcs/13734

serious rust removal, https://www.screwfix.com/p/norton-expert-twist-knotted-cup-brush-65mm/2399h

[320touring]

5 minutes ago, big_al_granvia said:

lightweight wire brushing these in a drill, https://www.screwfix.com/p/drill-carbon-steel-wire-brush-set-3-pcs/13734

serious rust removal, https://www.screwfix.com/p/norton-expert-twist-knotted-cup-brush-65mm/2399h

What's your recommendation for armhair?

[big_al_granvia]

wear a long sleeved rugby shirt, its when you use the grinder and get sparks on your arms and elsewhere............

[320touring]

Lol!

[loserone]

30 minutes ago, 320touring said:

What's your recommendation for armhair?

Nads

[320touring]

After fixing the front joint on the exhaust, the rest of the system came out in sympathy..

Time to do something about it:

This is what we started with.. not great.

I appears to be the original system - 28 years old so no harm to it!

 

Application of brute force, ignorance and a grinder saw this occur:

Only a little blood was shed:

Then it was time to fit the new pipe and centre box:

Interestingly*

The centre pipe clamps onto the cat and the first mount thereafter is at the inlet of the mid box (about a 5ft run).

Said midbox support is in one side, and it's not supported on the opposite side until the backbox.

Total Shan design.

Installed with cable ties for support.

They lasted until the last roundabout before getting home

Time to order up the back box then..

[320touring]

After some grunty sweaty, and a bit of jiggery pokery..

 

We have a complete new cat back system installed.

All the mounts are fitted. I think the fit could do with some adjustment, but it's silent as a fish now.

 

Unfortunately lost the oval tailpipe:(

I also took it out for a wee 5 mile shakedown run and managed to get it hot enough to burn my finger on the end of the tailpipe.

 

This means it's ready to go on an adventure..

[Jim Bell]

Pipe. 

[beko1987]

Always a satisfying job to tick off, good work! 

[big_al_granvia]

must be a night for exhaust repairs, spent the evening under the civic

[DoctorRetro]

Don't know how I missed this, but that is one gorgeous car! Love the steels with caps look. 

[320touring]

Bye bye Toledo ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really though!

Here's the handsome basturt awaiting some fettling!

It's off to get :
New clutch
New release bearing
New gearbox mount
New clutch cable
New gearbox oil
New gear linkage and bushings

 

Hopefully it comes back with an actual clutch and something approaching an actual gearshift:)