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[johnR]

Caught the silencer on the shut plate in the road between a set of gates causing it to blow.  I could see the silencer was well buckled on the front rim so I took the system off for a better look. There was no hole luckily but the collision had caused the flange where the pipe joins the cast iron manifold to become deformed. With the help of 'er indoors holding the system up I placed the flange down on top of the ball of a towhitch and tapped round with a small hammer till it was back in shape.

Re-fitted - good as new - almost!  

[Readers14]

New CV boot fitted, rear brakes stripped down, cleaned then adjusted handbrake cable.

Took it for MOT re-test.

Passed.

They tested it as a non catalyst fitted car, so passed emissions as well.

[JXC Mini GT]

Attempted to repair some minor blemishes on my GT bonnet and change the colour from black back to Blaze (orange) using spray cans, managed to achieve a reasonable finish.

[Hamstein]

Stripped yet another layer of paint off the wheels....

[Albino_Hedgehog]

Fitted my Reece Fish Carburettor!!

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But then had to swap back to my SU as the Fish leaked from the float chamber

[Carlos W]

torqued the head bolts

[redhouse53]

got my engine back in :)

 

 

 

Also got both hubs, discs and driveshafts in place. Still lots to do....

[nicklouse]

Polished my wheels.


And added some stickers the the rear.

[Stu1961]

Removed all the seam sealant in the boot and found some nice holes. Looking at it I get the impression poor application of said sealant does more harm than good. Is there any need to have such a wide seem of the stuff surely it only needs to be around the seam itself.

[Scousemouse]

Got it back from the garage to-day.Had new exhaust fitted,new A/panels + front end respray. Good job done for £250 all in.

Got a new set of standard arches and sill trim to fit.

[JXC Mini GT]

Replaced the head gasket, gave it a decoke, put it all back together only to discover a crack in the thermostat housing.

[cp2708]

Drove it from Hastings to London on the A21, hills weren't a highlight!

[nicklouse]

Had the tracking done.

[pauleh1]

Corrected the crappy wiring behind the dashboard which one of the previous owners had done. 

 

This may also be a silly question but what does the button in the above image do that looks like a foot pedal?

[Northernpower]

You're going to like this. It tests the bulb in the switch works when you press it. It's an mot fail if it doesn't work. The bulb is the low level brake fluid warning light.