so i bought a Very cheap N/a mr2 MK2 rev1. and a good job it was as near as dammit free too considering. the only problem was it was in wales. i live in Cornwall... .
ok ROADTRIP
got there and it was as bad as i was expecting, terrible 'paint job' bodges everywhere etc, on top of that the seats are the wrong ones and held in by self tapping screws!
but the price was right and he assured me it was mechanically sound so on the trailer it went and off home i went.
get it home, taxed and insured it and took it for a quick test drive (only drove it round the car park when i bought it)
oh dear, the clutch is slipping. now it had a new clutch in February so that's worrying...
took the clutch out, heavily worn new clutch in adjusted the pedal correctly, all is well. this was the first sign that some idiots had worked on this car before me, half the bell housing bolts where missing.....
(sorted...)
before driving it again i decided to stick a full polybush kit on it and new droplinks.
whilst doing this i had a prod round underneath and several more issues became evident.
handbrake cable was snapped (just needs adjustment my ar$e )
rear sills where full of newspaper and filler. dated the repair to a week before i bought it. gotta love liars...
brake caliper bolts where only finger tight.
oil was 2.5 liters overfilled!!!!!!!
the electrics where dangerous. i mean who twists the starter feed round a bolt and then wraps it round the +ve terminal and does the clamp up!
that and all the cosmetic issues meant this was getting expensive fast.
so the jobs completed so far
fitted a spare pair of bucket seats i had kicking about after making new mounts that are actually strong enough...
new clutch
polybushed throughout
new drop links
serviced brakes
new handbrake cables
flushed cooling system and refilled with correct coolant mix
welded up the sills (yes it looks rough. my welder on its lowest setting is too powerful for this...)
sorted wiring or at least some of it.
(before)
(after)
and im sure there's loads left to do....
so errrm, hi, and ill keep this thread updated with the trial and tribulations of fixing a morons castoff....
welcome to my basket case.
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Last edited by qwakers on Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:45 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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and guys whats the minimum post limit for posting with urls in the post? i had to take all the pics out ill edit the above post and add pics back in when im allowed to....
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5 posts I think. Just keep posting here, get the count then replace words for pics. Tuned in
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nope its not 5....
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i just found a thread where a mod mentioned it was 15... so... im working on it lol.
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Welcome dude.
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and thats 15
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1st post edited to add pics
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Great!!! I'm gonna enjoy this build. Keep it up!
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Now this is very interesting. subscribed. I've been thinking of getting an N/A project.
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qwakers wrote:... this was the first sign that some idiots had worked on this car before me, half the bell housing bolts where missing.....
Nah, the seats came first, that must have given you a hint of what was to come.
qwakers wrote:... bodges everywhere etc, on top of that the seats are the wrong ones and held in by self tapping screws!
Where did you find this turd in the rough?
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aussieGT wrote:qwakers wrote:... this was the first sign that some idiots had worked on this car before me, half the bell housing bolts where missing.....
Nah, the seats came first, that must have given you a hint of what was to come.
fair point...
qwakers wrote:... bodges everywhere etc, on top of that the seats are the wrong ones and held in by self tapping screws!
Where did you find this turd in the rough?
barry, wales.
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10/10 out for trying to resurrect a lazarus car.
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trying? i intend on succeeding
so today was the last day i intend on spending on welding for a while.
so i flatted the filler back, refilled flatted you know the drill then i chucked a couple of coats of paint on
til i ended up with this:
passable and as there is going to be a paintjob in the near future im not bothered about perfection, and i have little patience for sanding lol
in this case its renault 614 blue from when i had to repair the front bumper of a neighbor's car when dad reversed into it....
i dont care about the colour this is simply a exercise in rust prevention...
next is to stick the wheels back on it and look into a missfire...
so today was the last day i intend on spending on welding for a while.
so i flatted the filler back, refilled flatted you know the drill then i chucked a couple of coats of paint on
til i ended up with this:
passable and as there is going to be a paintjob in the near future im not bothered about perfection, and i have little patience for sanding lol
in this case its renault 614 blue from when i had to repair the front bumper of a neighbor's car when dad reversed into it....
i dont care about the colour this is simply a exercise in rust prevention...
next is to stick the wheels back on it and look into a missfire...
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Good work on the sills - quite the job to take on yourself.
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Great work there mate
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i built a landrover trayback from scratch.... rollcage and body included. this is childs play
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whilst i had the paint out i flatted back the really badly painted spoiler and gave it a dusting of Renault 614. just trying to decide what the end colour should be when i paint this car.
personally i think its too purple. anyone got a better idea? preferably accompanied by the paint code lol.
also put split pins in the track rod ends and ball joints. whilst i had the wheels off i took all the matte black paint off the wheels...
the lights and number plate...
I think that will do for today. i am supposed to be on holiday after all...
personally i think its too purple. anyone got a better idea? preferably accompanied by the paint code lol.
also put split pins in the track rod ends and ball joints. whilst i had the wheels off i took all the matte black paint off the wheels...
the lights and number plate...
I think that will do for today. i am supposed to be on holiday after all...
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