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[Jordie]

£30 rear seat picked up, needs a clean from storage, but no rips etc. very happy.

[Jordie]

had issue with headlights going on and off.

found broken wire next to fusebox, replaced majority of it as it was hard/brittle. Working fine again.

Also replaced connector for master cylinder fluid level wiring, one had fallen off somewhere.

Needs a wash, ill get around to that at some point.

Jordie

[mike.]

Back seat goes well with the door cards too, nice find!

Edited by mike., 06 December 2012 - 06:25 PM.

[Jordie]

yeah it goes well. just need to fit the arch covers too, forgot about those....

new bonnet is here so need to get that painted and can convert back to regular hinges as the lift off bonnet is a nightmare when you only want to check oil or top up screen wash etc.

[Jordie]

came out this morning, everything working and cranking over, but not starting....

Didnt have time to investigate due to work, but think its either another electric fault (seem to be working thru them lately due to previous bodges) or maybe coil/dizzy related.

Will sort it when I get home later.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Very weak spark at the plugs. Coil spark is strong.

Suspect britpart ignition module failure, so gunna fit a set of points when i get the car into the garage as its pissing it down.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Fixed it,

coil and a set of points. tried electronic ignition with the new coil and really poor spark, im assuming the coil and electronic ign module have gone together.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Rear suspension upgrade done....well needs to settle and then be lowered, but its fitted. Removing the plastic cup on the old knuckle from the radius arms was a son of a....

anyway, its fitted, gaz shockers set to about 16 clicks and ride height appears to be same as before, around 22inches from ground to top centre of wheel arch, but its coming lower as it always looked high at the rear.

Gave it a clean too as it hadnt been cleaned in absolutely ages, black neithermind green!








As you can see if pictures, the old underseal is flaking off.....i knew i shud have made time to strip and reunderseal it before the winter, but ho hum its too late now.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Took afew mins tonight to re-check timing and idle speed. Replaced a couple of connectors on wires to improve things.

Suspension settled a little, now looks even front and back. Will fit front springs and shockers then adjust them all up to lower it abit more.

88c thermostat arrived, will get that in later in week probally.

[Jordie]

Well got a returns number to send the britpart ignition module back to paddockspares. If found faulty, they will refund the purchase price and postage.

Car otherwise running fine on points at the moment.

Going to change the bonnet over first before fitting the front springs, as i fear the cone compressor wont fit due to the bonnet pin locations at each corner.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Coming off the road for some TLC......diff change and fix an oil leak on the engine (maybe a quick refurb while its out) and ofcourse changing back to a normal bonnet and a custom fibreglass dashboard.

Bought a 95 polo 1.3 as a new daily driver for a couple of months.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Its new home....tidy and enough room to get the mini in. surrounded by plenty of spare parts lol


And the new daily, my first vw car and its got a hole in the middle (see what i did there....lo.)

[Jordie]

3.1 CWP bought
120mph 3 clock speedo setup bought also :)

[Jordie]

parked up.

shame that on the way down the A1, a stone flew up and took a chunk of paint of my wing and scuttle. doh. indicator surrounds need replacing, rusty will replace full lamp with the modern style clear wipac ones anyway.

Mirrors need to change to black too, will shop around for something.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Gaskets, thrust washers, oil seals for clutch, driveshaft, gear linkage etc ordered.

Just need to whip box out and check the diff to order the right bits etc (make sure it doesnt have a cross pin diff or something....)

Changing to 3.1 Final Drive Ratio while engine is out.

Jordie