rainagain Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Dodgybastard asked me if I wanted to remove the grot with an angle grinder or the plasma cutter. Silly question, I mean it has 'plasma' in the name! Chop, chop Dyslexic Viking and DodgyBastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 I cut and hammered this patch out of some nice stainless steel so at least it won't rust again. Welding it on was a PITA as the patch was right over the ramp rails so access was crap, but I got it in (that black bit is a bit of brunt crap and not a hole). Dyslexic Viking and Isopon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 I need to weld a patch on the top of this section but it can wait till after the MOT/end of time. This is looking down from the passenger seat. Dyslexic Viking and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 With the arrival of my Saab from Saabnut I decided it really was time I sorted the abs fault on this. It started as an intermittent fault then became permanent. I hooked up Peugeot planet and read the fault codes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 The wiring for the left hand sensor was fine so I started trying to remove it. Naturally the crappy 5mm hex headed bolt holding it on immediately rounded. I was going to have to remove the calliper and the disc to get to it. I stupidly read a guide online they said the calliper mount was held on with T47 torq bolts. I’d had the mount off a few years ago when I fitted new discs and I’d managed it with the torq bits I already had. None of which were T47. Thinking I just had just gotten lucky I stupidly spent £20 at Amazon for a 5mm impact bit and a T47 torq bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Turns out the guide was bullshit and the mount is in fact held on with T50 Torqs, which I already have a bit for. Grrr. Never mind I got the calliper off. Then the disc which allowed me to access the bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 I was able to knock it round with a chisel and unwind it. After cleaning off the rust from the back plate and wiping clean the sensor ring at the back of the bearing, I fitted the new sensor and clipped in its wiring. Then I moved on to the right hand side. The problem here was obvious one of the pins in the connector had broken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 My plan was to cut the connector off the sensor I had just removed and solder it onto the existing sensor rather than going through the hassle of removing it again. Sadly this idea was abandoned as I could not remove the remains of the pin from the car’s socket. The socket was cracked and this seems to be how the water got into it in the first place. The more I tried to pick out the broken pin the more the socket started to fall apart. Had it not been seven at night I would have nipped to the breakers and grabbed a socket off another Peugeot, however I had to take the more drastic action of hard wiring the sensor. The socket was cut off and the wiring cleaned. This was tricky as the copper was very very oxidised and it took a lot of cleaning and flux to get the solder to stick to it. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 I used heat shrink on each of the individual wires and then a larger piece to cover the whole lot. The join was then tucked inside the wiring cover so hopefully it will be well protected. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Then we had the moment of truth let’s hook up Peugeot Planet and check the fault codes That’s a win, now I can start work on my Saab. beko1987, Tepper, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepper Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 8/10/2021 at 10:22 AM, rainagain said: Nice overalls 😉 you wouldn't happen to work at Markinch would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Tepper said: Nice overalls 😉 you wouldn't happen to work at Markinch would you? I was involved in some of the design over ten years ago when I worked for RWE and they gave me those lovely smurf overalls. Did you work there? Tepper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepper Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I work for RWE, but not at Markinch. I also have some of those overalls for workshop use after they changed to full hi-viz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Well folks it’s all over. I was driving to work on the day of storm Eunice. One of the joys of living rural is you’re last on the list of gritting. I came round a corner and found a woman had stopped her car on the road as she couldn’t climb the following hill. I braked and my car spun on the ice. I ended up on the right side of the road but facing the wrong way. I started to try and turn it the right way round when a van coming the other way didn’t want to wait for me. Just after he went past I saw a pickup come flying round the same corner I had just spun on at high speed. I just sat there going ‘fuck, fuck, fuck’ as I watched him pinball off the van and then come flying towards me for a head on. I remember just thinking this is going to hurt, he then smashed into the front of my car and spun it 90 degrees. He got out to check I was ok and told me he was trying to get to the airport before they started closing roads. I asked the van driver if he could go up the road and warn other road users, but he just said he had to get to work and drove off. He didn’t leave any details despite having the side of his van swiped by the pickup. Just after the van drove off a car came round the corner and literally skidded to a stop within a metre of the pickup. Despite the damage to my car I managed to limp it home. I’m gutted I never managed to get it to 200,000 I was only seven thousand odd short. I was hoping to take my time sorting out my Saab I got from Saabnut but it looks like I’m be fixing this a bit quicker! CaptainBoom, Floatylight, AnnoyingPentium and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Both head lamps are smashed, the intercooler is wrecked, the crash beam is bent and the radiator support is destroyed. The windscreen is cracked and the engine has been pushed back AnnoyingPentium, crad, mercedade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Sore one, glad you're ok. bigfella2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 minute ago, DodgyBastard said: Sore one, glad you're ok. Thanks, my neck and back were right sore the following days. My neck was particularly annoying as it kept waking me up at night if I turned over in my sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Ah fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Sorry to see that, I guess it's too far gone? I hope there's no long-term issues arising from your neck and back pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Sorry to see this but it can be repaired no probs. I've pulled a lot worse than that in my time, even if the leg is slightly bent it can still be put right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I had 12 hours in pulling this out. Leg was buckled and fill nose shifted to the passenger side horriblemercedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said: Sorry to see this but it can be repaired no probs. I've pulled a lot worse than that in my time, even if the leg is slightly bent it can still be put right. The windscreen is gone as well, so I’m worried what else is bent. I’ve told the insurance company they can have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Windscreen was gone in that Tigra too but the surround was fine. Should buy it back for penuts and yank it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said: Sorry to see this but it can be repaired no probs I'd wager it almost certainly isn't worth the time or expense. 1 minute ago, GingerNuttz said: 12 hours Charge that at garage rates, you've probably exceeded the car's value before you begin to factor in parts, paint, consumables. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I think I’d be struggling to get parts for a 19 year old pre-facelift 307 now. The last few times I’ve been at the breakers it was rare to even see a facelift one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Crackers said: I'd wager it almost certainly isn't worth the time or expense. Charge that at garage rates, you've probably exceeded the car's value before you begin to factor in parts, paint, consumables. I doubt many of the cars that have been restored on here or kept on the road are worth the time or expense 😂 Craig the Princess and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, GingerNuttz said: I doubt many of the cars that have been restored on here or kept on the road are worth the time or expense 😂 I don't disagree, but it's a 200K middle-of-the-road French hatch-state with no redeeming features from the era when Peugeot forgot how to build cars. Sod all point repairing it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I think so long as its not bent it could see the road again. Even if it cost you £500 in bits you couldn’t get another car for £500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 You alright? Sounds bloody terrifying. Hope insurance isn't a hassle. I agree I think you cut your losses with this one and concentrate on the Swede. I hate thinking about this sort of accident and it puts me off doing cars up in case I smash them into pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, grogee said: You alright? Sounds bloody terrifying. Hope insurance isn't a hassle. I agree I think you cut your losses with this one and concentrate on the Swede. I hate thinking about this sort of accident and it puts me off doing cars up in case I smash them into pieces. It was (pardon my language) fucking terrifying watching the pickup flying towards me knowing there was nothing I could do. Insurance are dragging their heels and I still don’t even have a promised hire car yet. GingerNuttz, Shite Ron and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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