303 replies to this topic

[MINIMON]

good luck mate, loks liek you going to be needing it! never knew it was that badly rusted! uim sure it will be a reet stunner when youve got it all sorted and tidied up mae.
Best of luck

[minivanman]

Its a bit grotty in there! For what its worth, I'd keep the loom, lots of nice spare connectors, and lengths of wire in there in case you have to repair anything in the future.

[Bungle]

keep going

[miniboo]

hmm i would be interested in the loom if it is going cheap?

[nev_payne]

OK little bit of an update, pictures tomorrow.

Managed to get the wiper motor out, the passenger side of the loom is clear, the engine managment loom is out entirely, the brake servo and cylinder is out, the carpet is out, the gear stick selector box thing under the floor... is off, the water expansion braket (after much arguing with it) is off, slave cylinder for the clutch is out, and the front shocks are detached at the top.

Just need to attack 2 steering bolts, 2 tow eyes and 2 tower bolts... then the engine is out - and thats tomorrow for certain.

[MINIMON]

got quite abit done mate seen as it was quite a late start! good job

[Bungle]

pictures tomorrow.

[nev_payne]

It's still Sunday you twit.

Well the engine isnt out - battery live cable is being arsey, and the you steering joints are refusing to move... that and 4 of my wheel nuts are completely seized. Interiors well on the way out though, and managed to sort more of the loom out.

Pics:

Yesturday showed a wierd result, someones modded the first 2 relays - anyone give me an insight as to what this would result in?


Deffinatley botched:


More loom cleared and the breake servo gone:


Wiper Motor gone:


Todays work didnt result in engine removal The live cable was a complete arrrse so im thinking of chopping it then dealing with the entrails later. Managed to clear more interior and took a loot at the carpet - deffinately need to have a think in regards to heat and damp:


Floor inspection much easier:


Dash out:


Entrails and guts:

[MINIMON]

god i wish i had your floor! that loks MINT! and wow dodgy wiring galore! going to be fun rewiring all that!

[Tom Booth]

That relay bodge just looks like one of them has lost either a live, so its been taken from the next?

Looks good thou!

[Bungle]

its a lot of work for a car thats not very old

[camp freddy]

probably added extra spots and a relay, so took the feed from
another relay..

[nev_payne]

its a lot of work for a car thats not very old

how so? it is an mpi..

Edited by nev_payne, 24 February 2008 - 08:48 PM.

[Bungle]

if it was a carb of SPI it would be older a MPI is fairly new

[nev_payne]

what i mean is mpi - shoddy paint/bodywork... this much rust was expected that and the gearbox is made of chocolate an cheese