theshadow Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 bought from these very pages,from fellow autoshiter,tonedepear,yesterday from sheffield,got a train down picked up at station,masks,distancing adhered to yo,boris,was cleaned out by his other arf the dr,pictured here from depear,thats me departing,shadow,drive back was eventful,headed up motorway,turned of for more scenic route to manny,bad idea as it turned out,road was closed,no diversions signs,so everyone on theyre own,,so drive through holmfirth,etc,than freedom halifax,down to bury,only turned into 3 hr return jouney,civic was excellent,bar the rattles,more to follow,later today... dome, GMcD, tonedepear and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 holy moly,the scrap yard would be it last resting place,wheres the fun in that,mig welding action,....pictures more,watch this space,..? Wingz123, tonedepear, dome and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 sutty2006, BlankFrank, Burnside and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 tom tom satnav,got it free,maps out of date,it was simple tidy wheelarch oh dear,see pictures,denty lives again,ran out of metal,outer sill another day,sprayed with lidl anti rust primer,than lidl black metal paint,looks ok,solid,hope to get cover sill for outer,or will have to make up,needs just front shock at passenger side,at the just drop link rear,... timolloyd, paulplom, Jim Bell and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 rest of the sill finished,red ant irust sprayed on,painted on some polish black underseal,picture of a porsche on tin,good enough for honda than,☺️ time for pollen filter change,bosch new ones fitted,well overdue,will let off cv1shot coronvirus neutraliser in it tomorrow,also got cheapie air filter fram £3.41.rear pads,drop link to do, Psycho Charlie Knobcheese, Cavcraft, loserone and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedepear Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Plenty of life left in those filters! (uh, literally) davehedgehog31 and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 check your other cars out,economy pads on pick up this morning,£8.32,arb link in post somewhere,,here today,tomorrow? BlankFrank and tonedepear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedepear Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I could have sworn I'd done it this year tbh, I definitely did the others. Weirdly. Good stuff! theshadow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 rear brake pads well goosed.one set went in drivers rear,would not wind back,caliper on order tues,sodding polish underseal still not dry yet,found the oil leak,coming from rocker cover,new gasket picked up,found some cheap oil £6 4 litres 10w40,bought 10 rude not to, Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 pictures update time,new plates now on denty,rocker cover gasket,ran out of seam sealer,fibreglass filler will do just fine.. davehedgehog31, timolloyd, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 more update,its balls are no more,new ball joint getting fitted this morning if it stops raining,rear drop link done,pass front balljoint rubber no good,universal boots bought,may still need new joint,pass side shocker fubard,bought one of 3bay £15, spring,top mount inc,makes easier to swap out,rear wheelarch fibreglassed out,no jagged edges,as previous thread oil leak sorted,so will do oil filter change soon. dome, davehedgehog31, tobyd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 well drivers side new balljoint on,BUT new goodies on order for fri £66.83 for another balljoint, 2 lower arms,2 shocks,that will sort the front end out, it justs bouncing along at the moment,still drives ok? runs great.... tonedepear and timolloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Credit for giving this thing a new lease of life ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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