EssDeeWon Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I use something similar to this in my Rover that also has a cassette player, works brilliant. Mine was from Maplin and cost about a tenner https://www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIO-CASSETTE-ADAPTER-IPHONE-RADIO/dp/B0137QTQQ2/ref=asc_df_B0137QTQQ2/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310801248631&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13670788160345638316&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-779869699163&psc=1  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, EssDeeWon said: I use something similar to this in my Rover that also has a cassette player, works brilliant. Mine was from Maplin and cost about a tenner https://www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIO-CASSETTE-ADAPTER-IPHONE-RADIO/dp/B0137QTQQ2/ref=asc_df_B0137QTQQ2/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310801248631&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13670788160345638316&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-779869699163&psc=1  Ordered one, didn't know you could still get them! £3.69 on ebay, might last a week at that price. I'd rather keep the original radio cassette.  To be honest, I feel bad about any modifications to this car. I really need to change the number plates as they are dying, but don't want to lose the dealer plates. Is there anywhere that does repro plates? In other news I've ordered some 'Quicksilver II' paint to sort out the blemishes / rusty bits as it has a few... BeEP, EssDeeWon and stonedagain 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 New part arrived. Any tips for fitting? Other than trying to avoid showering myself with brake fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Small pair of mole grips to stop you loosing to much fluid, change caliper and release the grips then bleed the brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Clamp off the flexi https://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/hand-tools/laser-brake-clamp?istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istFeedId=367c5610-f937-4c81-8609-f84582324cd6&istItemId=xxpmxr&istBid=t&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:865695754|agid:42483195983|tid:pla-331463655358|crid:203186066553|nw:g|rnd:12631967916556946682|dvc:m|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:1006567&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8LX-wIrz4wIVArTtCh33DAgeEAQYASABEgJLE_D_BwE and use a proper flare spanner on the brake line   bigfella2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Yeah deffo use a 'proper, not shite flared spanner'. Good advice. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Halfords do a good one in their Professional range also, lots of penetrating fluid if it looks like it hasn’t been apart for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thanks for the advice. Â So doing it tonight (as I need it done asap and have my littlun all weekend) with just the tools I have (as I'm a tight northerner) is a bad idea? I can take an angle grinder to a ring spanner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Wrong fucking part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Wrong fucking part. Always the flippin way innit. Get it all apart and wrong part DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Looks exactly the same but the distance between the two slider pins is shorter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Crawley Down Garage alsonow sell Seat and Cupra? (sporty Seat I guess) As well.Used to be a Nissan main dealer for a while as well.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Apparently there's a different type for vented discs, which mine are. Obviously need extra stopping power for the mighty 116bhp engine... Ordered correctly now, and fortunately I have free returns on the other one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 More pictures, just because...   Shep Shepherd, Dan302, jumpingjehovahs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 There's some weird mesh behind the holes in the front bumper, definitely non original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Also - rust. Yes, it has some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Still a handsome well proportioned car. I have a great affection for r8 rovers.  Lovely things. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Give it a good coat of wax and re black the bumpers and tyres will bring it right up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 I broke it.  Driving on the M25, coming up to Dartford. Steam billowing from edges of bonnet. 4 Lane crossover into hard shoulder and engine off. Temp gauge hadn't moved. Opened bonnet to find a burst top hose. Cock. No tape of any description with me. What to do? Well, I am known as the King of bodge. I cut out the split part and stretched the pipe to reach. Had to remove some of the plastic air ducting, but it sort of worked. Emptied the washer bottle into the header tank and set off to Lakeside, fingers firmly crossed. Arrived there without the temp gauge moving. Now off to hunt for some hose and some water to get us back home. Typically I had forgotten to change the vehicle on my breakdown cover and they have a 48 hr no call out period after changing. Pics.. Lacquer Peel, HarmonicCheeseburger, davehedgehog31 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 My boss came to the rescue, with a random bit of hose. Hopefully will hold to get us home... Not ideal, I know. BL Bloke, GrumpiusMaximus, davehedgehog31 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Good bodge, that. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Made it home fine. Good old 'reliable Honda engine M8' Apparently the part I need is 43 quid from rimmer bros. Can't seem to find it elsewhere...  Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 That hose your boss brought down is doing the job just fine isn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Wingz123 said: That hose your boss brought down is doing the job just fine isn't it ? It's piddling a bit from one end. I've had to use a bit of the old pipe to make a spacer as the new pipe is much bigger, and it hasn't sealed perfectly.  Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 In other news:   The brake caliper issue seems to be sorted now. After receiving one wrong part and one completely seized one, I basically just greased my caliper and pushed it in and out several times and it seems fine. Misfire/low idle. Traced to HT leads. Number 1 is wrapped in electricians tape, so I'd bet on that being at least part of the issue. Oh, and rust. It appears to have had a lot of bodges. Look at what some poking has uncovered!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 What the inner sill and rear axle/trailing arm mounts like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Andyrew said: What the inner sill and rear axle/trailing arm mounts like? Actually not too bad. It does seem to be mostly cosmetic rather than structural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 TADTS, it's down to the trim on the arch which lets water in and then has nowhere to go. That, combined with how close the inner and outer arches sit with lots of wiggle bits means they rot from the inside out. Sometimes it goes into the sill, usually a rot hole appears further up the arch to let the water out before it gets that bad. Repair panels are available sporadically, you have to look about for them, and they're not too expensive. If you can weld, it's not even that bad a job to repair, just remember to glue the trim bit back on the arch rather than drilling a fresh hole to push it back in as was done when new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Whoever bought mother gm's Almera off you hasn't taxed it  maybe double check it isn't still in your name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, gm said: Whoever bought mother gm's Almera off you hasn't taxed it  maybe double check it isn't still in your name ? I did it online immediately, didn't want to risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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