Barrheid Fleeto. Purple Griffin..

[GMcD]

How to begin? 

Purchased the 406 from @davehedgehog31.  

Resisting the temptation to do any sort of fettling until I put it through its MOT.  Headlights were a bit yellow so sanded back and polished. Not bad but not brilliant. She is really bloody clean for her age. 

Next - the indicator stalk was very floppy. Right turns cause the left indicator to come on when it self cancels and gravity takes hold. Culprit is a wee plastic plunger within the stalk that wears. Wheel off. Stalks off and apart. Plunger replaced. (Will skip the part were I had to take it apart another two times to  fix the clock spring and the airbag light). Now the indicator works with a satisfying click.  Yeah the photos are crap. I'll try and get better at this. 

[Mrs6C]

Welcome and well done!

[GMcD]

Other vehicle in the fleet. 

2000 Mx-5. A rare pre facelift sport edition. Which is basically skirts/ front splitter/ air conditioning and blue interior ontop of a 1.8s. Had it since 2016. No plans to get rid. Amazingly it's not riddled with rust like most of them. Stainless exhaust and frame rail covers (because like lots of mx5s they've been squished to feck) and that's it for mods. Did have coilovers but got fed up having to drive over every speed bump sideways. 

[big_al_granvia]

Nice one, @davehedgehog31 is a sound bloke that knows his pugs well. Hope you enjoy it. Nice mx5 too

[davehedgehog31]

Good work on the 406. I'd gotten used to the stalk being floppy, but was an issue when I got into another car and ended up knocking the stalk back and indicating the other way.

If you're that way inclined, you can add cruise control if you buy a COM2000 stalk set with the cruise paddle.

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[320touring]

Welcome and well bought on the 406:)

[davehedgehog31]

What a tidy garage, if that was mine it would be stow full of all manner of rammel.

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[GMcD]

3 minutes ago, davehedgehog31 said:

What a tidy garage, if that was mine it would be stow full of all manner of rammel.
 

Was full of crap, but built a 12x6 shed behind it last week to ram that instead (was fitting hasps to it just before I set of to yours!) 

[Fraz]

Ahoy - welcome and nice purchase! 

[Spiny Norman]

1 hour ago, big_al_granvia said:

Nice one, @davehedgehog31 is a sound bloke that knows his pugs well.

Can confirm. ?

I was sorely tempted by that 406 myself, hope you enjoy it.

[GMcD]

Small update:

MOT time today for the 406. Failed on a few discoloured bulbs otherwise it was a PASS ?.

Rewarded the 406 for it's good behaviour and treated it to a new battery as it was getting tired. 

[davehedgehog31]

Excellent news!

The battery was comically small under its little plastic cover.

[320touring]

Glad it was a simple resolution - seems to have been a good car for the last few owners:)

[SRi05]

Brilliant motor this, if it was up for sale a few weeks later I'd have 100% bought it again. Find something better for the money

[big_al_granvia]

happy days

[Cheezey]

Is this any use for parts?

Hairy MX5 Sport on autotrader for £500

[GMcD]

Ooft. Don't tempt me man!

3 hours ago, Cheezey said:

Is this any use for parts?

Hairy MX5 Sport on autotrader for £500

Ooft, don't tempt me man!

[GMcD]

 

Decent pictures to come when it stops raining.

Always wanted one. Especially in gold. I don't think prices are going to get any cheaper so time to buy.

No collection thread as it was just up the road. Few issues such as a weepy ps pipe, some rusty bits on the arches and a shot washer pump that I will fix over the next couple of weeks. Drives smooth and plenty of oomph.

133k. Service history a bit lacking so full service kit on the way. Overdue its belt but I will play roulette in the meantime. .(touches wood)

Pipe, slippers, tartan blanket and travel bag of werthers originals on route. 

[Amishtat]

Nice buy! I fancy trying one of those while they're still cheap 

[eddyramrod]

So do I! 😁

[SRi05]

WUFT! Nice one. 

[davehedgehog31]

Holy mother.

[Split_Pin]

Ooft, lovely, these are on my bucket list.

[juular]

King of the effin road in that. Good buyerage.

[dome]

Excellent purchase, I love these🙂

[GMcD]

First fix. Power steering cooler pipe.

The original steel item  was pitted and corroded. Cut out and 10mm copper pipe put in its place. It seems to be holding but time will tell. 

[GMcD]

Need to get better at this picture malarkey as I keep forgetting to take any.

LS400. Power steering fix seems to have worked. No leaks so far which i suppose is a good sign.

Fixed the washer pump by coaxing it back to life with some wd40 and wiggle of the motor. Got about a litre of piss smelling screen wash down my back in the process. 

Oil and filter changed. Really black so I'd assume it's not been done for a while. Air filter and pollen filter were hoachin too:

Removed the retro handsfree system to get back some storage space: 

 

Inner rear arches are looking a bit "crunchy". Wire brushed back, deox gelled and slapped on some wob, a ton of stone chip and dynax ub to keep the weather oot until i learn to weld (it's going be my winter project) Upgraded the battery to larger one to give it a bit more oomph when turning over. 

Gave it a clean and polished the headlights:

Mx5 also cleaned and tucked away under its blanket for winter. 

Off from Friday for a fortnight so i'll change the plugs and coolant on the LS400. I'm sure that will be fun....

[yes oui si]

Oooooooof what an absolute honey. 

[GMcD]

Not much to update probably because I suck at remembering to take photos.

Changed the spark plugs. I was fearful that this was going to be difficult but it was infact a piece of piss. No dismantiling half the car, just remove the airbox and the gearbox dipstick for easy access. 

Purchased an engine cover that was missing and fitted. 

Controversial install...1x rear and 1x front arch had the beggining of some bubbling on the wings. I rubbed back to clean metal and zinc primered/ covered with some silver spray paint I had. Rather than pay a bodyshop to do a proper job I went full 90's Mercedes and fitted some chrome arches. Not the mahoosive ones you see but slim ones that are thick enough to cover the silver paint. There is oodles of chrome on the car already so I don't think they look too bad especially under natural light. Happy to be told otherwise though. 

Pulled out the rear seat squab to check for rust near the seatbelt anchorage points(thankfully none). Only found 51p so I was a tad disappointed.

 Next?

New rear tyres. The existing triangle brand tyres have lots of tread but they are old, beginning to crack and are skitterish as anything.  Weird size (225/60/16 and W rated) though so £120 a corner for something decent. 

[Jim Bell]

That looks absolutely epic. Well done man. I'm just away back up the thread to look at the pics again.