me mk1 now very much updated been very busy...final updated for now

[pistol pete]

Firstly BIG shout out to mike and Jo for sorting me out
and picking me up and sorting a stunning car




Right now onto the car itself
Start from the begininning
i was after new car was not sure what, then jinxy informed me the mk1 club was relaunching itself on the 1st jan. So i kept my eye on this.. this then got me more an dmore back into my mk1's
so as usual i start looking. i actually went and view about 4 but the thing was i miss all the posh shows and the weekend polishing and keeping and looking after the car in general...
All the ones i looked at jsut were not for me and there was no way i could see myself poslishing them at the weekend....
me and kel spoke and decided that the right MK1 for me would find me by accident..

and sure enought the next day a great mk1 club man (mike) PM'd me about a car, said it was an A which i have never been to keen on.
He sent me through some photos and that was it love at first site..

quite a few emails later and lots a of pics, kel was driving me to stansted to catch the 16.10 flight to newcastle..
the flight was shall we say interesting landing in 45mph winds.. i found it quite good fun :wtf:

i went outside and was met by a very friendy Mike who said he would pick me up. (thanks again buddy)
he then took me back to his in the mk3 which i was quite impressed with and like the body kit. but was not the car i was there to see..
we turn the corner and there it is my new baby... it was everything mike had described and better. being in my fav colour as well
wehad good look over very very very very very pleased then did the dirty deed. some chatting then at 7.45 time to go and have my first ride in my new mr2 (i count its as my 8th mr2)
first off put some petrol in it already had 1/2 a tank again thanks mike.

the new mongoos exhaust sounds great over the sound of the original 1980's toyota stereo :crazy:

off i head home.. oh my its windy i forgot how much the wind picks up the front of an mr. so its a nice slow gentle ride for us to get aquanted

i decided to call it murray,,,, as in murray mint cos its in mint condition
me and pete kyte come up with burt using similar ways.

anyway after about 50miles pull over give kel a ring ot say hi i am on my way, and have another look at murray under the light.. looking good, i cannot beilieve how clean the interior is, and the new gear knob from toyota feel great. the whole car just drives great, brakes need looking at but will get to that.

off we set again after about 170miles time for food for both of us, murray had used just over 1/2 tank i needed filling up to and a break so relaxed for 1/2 hours before setting off again

eventually got home around 1.15am so not bad going worked out 342 miles door to door. and murray used just over a tank in total so well pleased with that and run very well, got home and put him straight away to bed in his own garage which i cleared out yesterday

now looking very dirty thought so when i wake up tomorrow its a clean to start with and check oils etc..

so where do we go from here

well as soon as i saw the car i knew it had to stay exactly as it is..
i need some wheel for work so i do not ruin the ones on it once i have refurbed them
the interior will stay the same although when not at show will have a cd player in but again will change back, as again with front and side indicators clear ones for everyday use and standard for shows
gonna leave the SC lights for when i get a runabout mk1 for that rather than this one
other that that its stays as it is

1) waxoil underneath
2) clean out front arches
3) clean out rear arches
4) remove foam from rear arches
5) bleed brakes and change front pads (and braided lines)
6) clean up engine bay
7) get rear arches done (and the other 2 spots)
find original red 3 stripes for all round car
9) refurb wheels
10) change leads dizzy and rota arm
11) Change clutch master cylinder
12) jimi bracket

Like i said very very very pleased and i love it great drive back i am very tired now so will go to sleep if weather is good i will get some pics up, and also pics of the bits i do
AGAIN MANY THANKS MIKE you are a great club member always ready to help out others...

I know as soon as i can i will get a dog of a mk1 for running around in and use this for shows and meets

see you guys soon

pics here some of outside now its wet and some just before i picked it up
keep an eye on this thread as i will keep updated n any bits i do

[Stealthy]

Looks immaculate pal

[pistol pete]

Looks immaculate pal

cheers got a few bits i wanna do
and just got a free set of wheels (big thanks ben)
so i am now able to sort out getting the ones on it refrbed

[craig]

Looks nice fella. Welcome back

[Ryan S]

nice man, glad you got what you wanted in the end mate!!

[pistol pete]

yeah you all knew i would come back
we always do

[marc GT Turbo]

it does look a minter

[System-G]

Very nice. One of my favourite colour schemes too

[nikaiyo]

Lovely looking car

White over silver has to be the best MK1 colour

[thai boxer]

Well at least its got 4 seats unlike my Tubby that you sold.......wait a minute!!!

[pistol pete]

yeah yeah i know i know......
when i sold it i thought that i had to have the 4 seats nowi realsise just how little me and kel go out 2gether and when we do we use her car

but this iwll be kept as a show car when i can afford it i will get 4 seats for work etc

[Deegee99]

Very nice Pete, you've done well mate.

[pistol pete]

thanks mate i am pleased
done a few bits
sorted exhaust blow out
and changed front indicators for clear
sorted drivers window
and bled coolant

sorting out dizzy opil leak on sat

[pistol pete]

Well where do i start
went over to my mates on wednesday and when i got out
plums of smoke coming from engine bay... looks like the dizzy seal has gone completely
must be where its sat as worked out since 96 its only does 20K miles
anyways nursed it back home and phoned jinxy,
decided i would stop driving it untill sorted (did not want a repeat of jo's sc)
and with what seemed to be a major coolant leak did not wanna risk head gasket
and after a long chat with jinx decided that the dizzy seal had gone and the cam cover gaskets as well
so ordered part for jinx and cam gaskets from ebay and waited

phoned up the garage said i wanted some bits done they said to fit dizzy seal 20smackers

so the part arrived today (cheers again jinxy) and took it up the garage

i asked them how busy they were cos i want a couple other bits done..
in the end i got this lot done for 80 quid

remove cam covers and shot blast them and spray them (willl do writting on covers later)
replace cam cover gaskets
change spark plugs
change leads
changed dizzy oil seal
change dizzy rota and leads
all timed up nicely
get rid of all oil sat above where sparks were
bleed brakes out and change brake fluid
refit everything on
full check under car

theni mentioned about the water leak too, so put on a pressure tester on the coolant and all we could hear was water spraying across the garage
it was the 2 jubille clips for the heater matrix where they go from the soft pipes to the hard pipes into the matrix under the car, changed them.. sorted
so after this ended up changin the coolant as well (not a bad thing)
that was the major water leak sorted too

took it for a drive afterwards...... what a difference
before murray had felt a bit lopey bit slow bit unhappy with himself
now vroom off we go so much more lively, the brakes now work. i can actually make the rear wheels spin , would not before (only in testing of course not wanna ruin him)
sounds so much smoother all timed in nicely

now to the bad bits.. stuff still needs to be done

got underneath and the front needs some serious TLC he has some cancer
on the drivers side behind the wheel arch on the floor pan (not the seals) is a lot of filler
and push and lots of water comes out so dug a bit with a screwdriver to get the water out so it did not sit up there
and screw driver goes straight through so i really need to make a weld a new plate up there and get rid of the fill asap
also the front cross member is okay but could do with replacing

still need ot change clutch slave cylinder
and will bleed last of air out coolant 2morrow

then just as finishing i got a call from my bro in law asking for a lift to brighton
about 110 miles away, wants to go pick up his new car
so off me and murray go and he was prefect and he drove like a dream with all his new parts and it was belting it down with rain (did not leave till 8pm) and gale force winds
he did not batter a eye lid, good as gold
well pleased
just a few bits to sort now but gettign there
will get pics up 2morrow as just got back from brighton
but got a few pics of it in pieces


the water leak



a touch of filler

oops


and teh cam covers which i am pleased with





new engine day pics



that was last week this is today

another very very long day
well start off this morning at about 9 ish
and finished this evening about 7.30 ish is the cold and dark
but hey thats all part of the fun......


I had a list of jobs i wanted to do

first job on the list was fix the boot popper (the one next to drivers seat)
this was so i could stop using the key on the boot and swap to my sc lights (which i don't have a key for)
so i thought first would be to check the pull switch

and when i pulled up a bit of the carpet i found that the cable was not actually connected.

so easiest way was to pull up the carpet and undo the front 2 bolts on the seat to lift it a bit and unbolt the pull thing and reconnect it all

put it all back together and bobs ya uncle it worked lovely

but a few shockers whilst doing this
i found a ruddy great bit whole which i will need to sort


and i also found an underseat sub, i forgot A's have these and it works lovely

i wondered why the stereo did still sound good,, but i had an annoying bang from under my seat i have never worked out what it is
i found out that it was the rear mount on the sub was not bolted at the back, one bolt and all sorted no longer bangs
next i found a 2 pound (thanks mike )


next job to tackle was the inner arch linings of the front and get rid of the leaves that sit behind and change the side indicators
first of wheels off



then pull out the liner ( i have notice that the passenger side skirt has a crack in it so need a new one at some point if anyone has one or knows of any)
any way was greated by this



pulled out all the leaves and left with a nice pile
also found there is no bottom of my wing on the passenger side

so attacked it with waxoil after cleaning it all out but need to back to change the wing later in the year and do a better job but did all round the bottom of the post as well
after first coat, also looked at where the door switch is pulled off the rubber and ut some waxoil behind there where it cannot be seen


also changed the side indicators whilst i was at it
Then i thought whilst its in the air i might as well put on the wheels from ben so i can refurb mine, i was gonna paint them black but could not find any paint, but will get some from work so i can paint them before tiny borrows them
but before i can put my wheels back on i need some standard wheels bolts if anyone knows of any :wtf:
so here it is with new wheels ( for now) and new indicators






next challenge The rear lights to SC lights.....
started by stripping off the old ones
only to find on pulling off the rubber a load of rust and then some poking found some holes
so new part of the job.. fix the holes





so i not have the money at this point in time to get it done proffesionally and its not a area that is seen so i thought i would give it a crack i know its not perfect but finished article i am pleased with

sand it down and get back to metal,, waxoil it



sanded then waxoiled


then with it back to metal i then filled the holes sanded then primered




waited for that to dry
then toyota 040 white




obviously all this spraying waiting to dry etc etc took some time
so then it was onto the light fitments
was fun but got there in the end but it was getting dark so did not stop for photos but here is finished article
and will get some day pics 2morrow




very pleased with end result and many thanks to jo for the lights

but murray has some cancer that i have to get onto of
and a few more job to do
couple 2morrow
these when i can
colour the letters on cam covers
fit jimi bracket
source some boot plastic clips (it has none)
ource side skirt
refurb wheels
and sort out its rust

cheers for reading

[pistol pete]

some daytime pics

but not nice its raining

from this




to this




some daytime pics

but not nice its raining

from this




to this

[pistol pete]

well i am back..
had a few problems i.e me being very ill for last few weeks
and kel following me then having to look after her the car has been forgotten / neglected..
but yesterday took day off from work to get some more done..

here ya go.. its not perfect i am not a professional sprayer .. bt doing it myself i get self satisfaction and i don't have to lay out 600+ quid for some one to do it

masked up and sanded down






all primered up.. i did one more coat after this one.. i put on about 3 coats ... or wa it 4 i cannot remember








now i am ell skint at the mo so if anyone wants to donate some rear discs and pads please feel free as its nack on the road till i can afford them)

gotta get some paint now do next layers... gonna go for a nice silver rather than go darker it htink...

also here is my bike which i recently spent a lot of time on (it was all black before ) to practice my spraying before i did my car...

before

after








update a few weeks later

well even though i feel like cack i really want murray back.. will help me feel better
i got all the paint etc during the week

here is the outcome i am well pleased as a complete amature... just a note some areas the look like overs spray are not they are just some areas i have not removed all the masking tape yet as i am now completly knackered and gonna carry on 2morrow

and yes i do have a different set of wheels for it

[marc GT Turbo]

well i am a painter , and i am well impressed not an easy job to do at all . well done, it looks great

[pistol pete]

thanks mate perhaps you could help with my masking tape Q i put in the mk1 section??
the last bits have been on it for a few weeks and being a pint to get off.. any special ideas..

i have not done laqure yet doing that 2morrow.. do i need to give it a quick rub over with 1500? couple of places are a bit rought?

cheers

[marc GT Turbo]

if you can get hold of some 2000's i would use that . but ! if your gonna flat silver basecoat before laquer , its very likely you will see flatting lines or dark lines once you have laquered it ! its best to flat the basecoat before putting a last coat on which is called a drop coat . then you laquer it. i would be inclined to just laquer it and then flat the laquer before polishing. any masking tape thats still on the car needs to be removed before its masked up again for the laquer. use a cloth with a small amount of thinners on it to soften the tape !!! be very careful as to not touch the freshly painted area . if you cant get it all off then flat it gently with 1500 's until its gone. dont go through the paint though ! lots of being careful

[pistol pete]

cheers buddy

its metallic silver.. will it need laqure???

your help greatly appreciated