Floatylight Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 C4GP still at the garage, waiting for a quote to sort leaky injector / seal.. Ho hum, thankfully its mot really needed at the mo, got a choice of other wheels.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Dropped Mrs FL's Mazda 3 off for a service and check over yesterday as seemed some of its Zoom Zoom has escaped, verdict misfire, I suspect coil pack but waiting diagnosis, Mrs FL needs a car for Monday as starts a new job, garage (Mazda specialist) offered loan car, hoped for an MX5 but offered Corsa of much disappointment.. C4GP in bits on the pavement hamfistedly trying to replace injector seals, after much head scratching and mumbling one is out, well clagged up.. Fiesta got a nasty exhaust blow and desperately needs an oil & filter change, also just found out the handbrake doesn't hold it on the drive after paying garage to fix at MOT... Grrrr! Also just been dragged into helping next door replace a caliper on their Bini... SmollFL's C3 running well though just getting a never ending stream of parking tickets through the post as his work cocked up making the parking company aware of his reg no for staff parking.. Never a dull moment!! brownnova, Lord Sterling, BL Bloke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Finally worked up the enthusiasm to get the ramps out and have a look at the Fiesta exhaust... mmm, don't think a bit of bandage is going to help! Got the clamp off but it's seized on, tried whacking it with a hammer and widening the sleeve but not worked, left it with some plusgas on but may need some heat.. - Got some work to do on Fiesta but think its probably time to move it on, SmollestFL not shown much interested in learning and really wanted a 306.. C4GP passed MOT after I changed a couple of injector seals, only advisories were for front tyres, Falken's seem to have worn very quickly. Doing OK for 183k miles, may replace later in the year, think an Ovlov or Merc is calling.. (or a modern) Mazda 3 problem was spark plugs, specialist worked their magic and Zoom Zoom's were reinstalled, problem now its shown the Goodride tyres up as the ditchfinders they are.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Finally got back under the Fiesta after two weekends of snow rain and wind, backbox had completely disintegrated internally, finally got it off after cutting a slice in the joining pipe with the grinder amd prising it apart. Next with this one is oil and filter, sort the rust, clean and polish and I think it'll be moving on. 320touring and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 It's all gone a bit "two bucket wrongun" on the Festa, coming up well with the DA polisher also sorting out some grot of the rear arch with isn't too bad for a 23yr old Ford.. not sure why pics are now upside down... scdan4, crad, Shirley Knott and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Today did a bit more bodywork on the Festa and set about sorting out the grotty interior, first up passenger seat.. Robson3022, scdan4, cort1977 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 I iz bodyshop pro* , rattle cans & filler at the ready! P.s sorry photos upside down, I turned the pics 180° and they are still upside down! Tickman, Shirley Knott and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Fleet update time! I finished tidying up the Fiesta bodywork and went a bit too "2 bucket wrongun" and got it very shiny, I put up a for sale post and it was snapped up by @theshadow who collected swiftly.. Out for a drive in MrsFL's Mazda 3 and the rear suspension started making all sorts of terrible noises an investigation revealed broken spring, knackered bump stops and worn bushes so a complete set was ordered from Autodoc which has still not arrived in the meantime I decided to cure its cataracts, I also replaced the disintegrating gearknob duff Bose speaker and broken mirror cover. Now the rest of it needs a good clean and polish and when the bits arrive I'll sort the rear suspension, to reward being shown some love the front droplinks started clunking.. So to the trusty C4GP, due to covid not really being doing the miles and being parked up has not done it much good, a little bit of bubbling turned into a hole in the sill. BiL happy to weld a plate in but plastic front wings makes it a lot more difficult. It also smelt like a swamp and the seats were all stained so I've had them out amd cleaned the carpets and seats with the vax, now smells lovely.. also plan to give it a good going over with the DA polisher.. Now what to fill the spare slot with.... Shirley Knott, theshadow, BL Bloke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Floatylight said: Autodoc... still not arrived They're taking about a month to deliver stuff at the moment in my experience. I found something cheaper that I needed stat, and rejected an Autodoc package to send it back for a refund in early February. It still hasn't found its way back to them. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, Ghosty said: They're taking about a month to deliver stuff at the moment in my experience. I found something cheaper that I needed stat, and rejected an Autodoc package to send it back for a refund in early February. It still hasn't found its way back to them. Yeah not good, don't think ill bother again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 all stuff from autodoc were getting,seems to take normal 10 days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, theshadow said: all stuff from autodoc were getting,seems to take normal 10 days.. Order placed 29th March, no notification of dispatch yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Floatylight said: Yeah not good, don't think ill bother again! Pray you don't have to deal with their customer service, they don't understand what you're saying half the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 A box from Autodoc finally turned up on Thursday. So Friday night I started stripping down the rear suspension on Mrs Fl's Mazda 3, the shock came out easy enough, but much grumbling ensued and the spring refused to come out. Fast forward to this morning and the spring was liberated after cutting a droplink off. While I was in there liberal amounts of Bilt Hamber Dynax UB was applied (cos Mazda) but much more grumbling ensued trying to get the new spring in, of course in the Autodoc tutorial vid it was dead easy, no need to compress the spring just get a pry bar and pop it in, some ingenuity later it was in having used spring compressors which gave me the fear. Some bushes looked suspect and having ordered a full rear set the bar was whipped off, cleaned up and over to BIL's to use his homebuilt press which did the job perfectly, he even rust protected and sprayed it up for me, reassembly from here on was fine. The other shock and Dynaxing the other side will have to wait for another day. Feeling happy with my achievements after having wondered many times why i started and didn't put it into the garage. LightBulbFun, brownnova, Minimad5 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Done the shock on the other side and sprayed some Dynax about, CBA with the rest today! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Sometime last year I put up a thread asking advice on doing the NC500, camper or convertible and Airbnb.. Pondering which convertible @Six-cylindervolunteered to lend his 306 convertible for the journey, sadly because reasons NC500 not going to happen this year but on Sunday I collected the 306 from the FOD and brought it home. A few things need fettling before it can be pressed into regular use including some minor repair to the rear screen stitching and dealing with an ABS light, so with that in mind first job, fix the radio so it doesn't lose its settings amd go into disco lights mode every time ignition is switched on! Speakers have gone the same way as @dollywobblers C5.. If the rain holds off long enough I might go and have another look at the hood in a bit.. Lord Sterling and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 The dancing colours on the wireless set did annoy me and I was advised that it can be changed. I down loaded the operation manual but it was beyond my ability to find anything I liked! If you want to change the speakers I will pay for them, no not a whole new system that would please a teenager! 397343984_zPioneerDEH-X3500UICarRadio.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: The dancing colours on the wireless set did annoy me and I was advised that it can be changed. I down loaded the operation manual but it was beyond my ability to find anything I liked! If you want to change the speakers I will pay for them, no not a whole new system that would please a teenager! 397343984_zPioneerDEH-X3500UICarRadio.pdf 4.71 MB · 0 downloads One of these? chaseracer, LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: The dancing colours on the wireless set did annoy me and I was advised that it can be changed. I down loaded the operation manual but it was beyond my ability to find anything I liked! If you want to change the speakers I will pay for them, no not a whole new system that would please a teenager! 397343984_zPioneerDEH-X3500UICarRadio.pdf 4.71 MB · 0 downloads Who needs a radio with 200000 colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just now, Floatylight said: One of these? That is what I was afraid of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just now, Floatylight said: One of these? Blimey, an acoustically-powered oatcake flipper! Floatylight, chaseracer, wuvvum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: The dancing colours on the wireless set did annoy me and I was advised that it can be changed. I down loaded the operation manual but it was beyond my ability to find anything I liked! If you want to change the speakers I will pay for them, no not a whole new system that would please a teenager! 397343984_zPioneerDEH-X3500UICarRadio.pdf 4.71 MB · 0 downloads Ordered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 That is good, send me your paypal email or bank details, sort number, a/c number and name on the account. I will send the money. Kind regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Choonz installed! Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 No pics cos blah!! But front droplinks replace on MrsFL's Mazda 3, old ones absolutely shot amazed clonking wasn't much worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 As per grumpy thread Dad is terminally ill, been round to see him this morning after MrsFl stopped over last night to give StepMum a break and Dad has given me this... His pride and joy.. - Mixed emotions obvs.. Need to find some decent storage.. Low Horatio gearbox, Mrs6C, Andyrew and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Just grabbing a cuppa. Mrs6C, LightBulbFun and loserone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 So sorry to hear that your Dad is so poorly. It must be a weight off his mind that you can take on his car, so he doesn't have to worry about that. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 In the red corner, in the blue corner! chaseracer and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 SlK MOT & Service day - 8 litres of oil! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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