mason

[mason]

Update need to get off my but ^^ for 2011 on the car 1st i need to get the to Pauls and get some welding done

[1]find and fix a very bad rattle where i had my new stainless steel exhaust
[2]2 new Tyres for the back
[3]welding to the o.s wing
[4]amp cable in and subs
[5]fix windows runners
[6]i need to tint the windows
[7]clean up some of the engine derust and paint
[8]oil pressure switch
[9]air filter gasket
[10]american number plates

 

[mason]

small update

[x]find and fix a very bad rattle where i had my new stainless steel exhaust


[1][x]american number plates[Done]Need to fit
[2]2 new Tyres for the back
[3]welding to the o.s Front wing and bottom of the rear Wing
[4]amp cable in and subs
[5]fix windows runners [1 fixed 3 more to do]
[6]Tint the windows
[7]clean up some of the engine derust and paint
[8]oil pressure switch
[9]air filter gasket
[10]FRONT LICENSE PLATE BRACKET [Got a new one very lucky as thay are discontinued]
[11]remove Front bumper sand fix all marks /fit LICENSE PLATE BRACKET
[12]repaint bottom half of the car

 

[mason]

ok so i have not drive my car now for over 2 weeks as she was getting sicker and sicker started the car today she was running ruff as hell left the car for 1hr 30mins till my granddad come to drive me back from pauls she wouldn't start and the bat cables was getting so hot i called the R.A.C out tha did not get it started so tha got a lorry to take it to pauls and he has just ordered some parts and will be here tomorrow

 

[matt 103]

oh dear . any idea what the prob is ???

 

[mason]

just got a call from pauls cars fixed the distributor cap and rotor was shot

 

[mason]

just a fast update Car Passed M.O.T With flying colors Woooohooo

 

[TransAmDan]

just a fast update Car Passed M.O.T With flying colors Woooohooo

That's brilliant news. Another year of motoring. :001_cool: All the hard work has paid off.

 

[mason]

UpDate Re'Hard Cleaning
just cleaned - Scrubbed my arm rest for my car just needs a wee bit more then i can start repair it and re glue it it
back

just a Bit Of Trimming to tidy up

Next Step is to Re'glue and fix the snapped plastic
pis to follow

update
just got my abs plastic welding rods sent to me need to get some abs plastic now then i can start fixing my arm rest for the car

glue [GOT]
abs plastic welding rods [got]
abs plastic sheets[NEED]

 

[mason]

wow just seen its bin all most 1 year i last updated i no iv not had the time to do much

fri 5th oct
i take out the air idle valve and i give it a good clean & pcv valve off and cleaned {Going to order new one}


wednesday 10th time to clean my screen wash bottle used same rice and water got it as good as i can but looking nice and clean


all cleaned

 

[TransAmDan]

Looking good. I need to clean my washer bottle, I will use your tip. When I squirt my window washers, it just smells of damp water. Havn't filled it up for a couple of years, so it could be a tad black and grubby in there.

So hows your car running these days?

 

[mason]

still not too good going to buy some parts /air idle valve/pcv valve/new cat/ cars runing at 2000 revs and has bin geting bad on emissions so i was looking at him fixing an jaguar xk8 with Terraclean theres a place down in fleet hour and a half and costs ?70 + vat.Edd carries on fixing the Jag.flv - YouTube

 

[mason]

[update] the econoline failed M.O.T on 2' things a ball joint and Air bag Light on that has bin on for over 10 years i was getting a code 32
[Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open] it was the Clock-spring so ordered a new one from the U.S got it in 2 weeks i think
fitted it then got an Code 47 is Passenger Pre-tensioner Circuit Resistance High i had a look at the drivers seat it was all ok was taking the Passenger seat out i see the plug was not in pluged it in and re-put the batt on all codes gone
just need to find some one to do the balljoint and get a mot done
allso find a cut wire that i fixed

 

[saleen 192]

Make an auto sparks out of you yet:thumb:

 

[TransAmDan]

Wow, you have made some good progress there. Many hurdles you have come across and fixed.

Do you have the part to replace the ball joint?

 

[mason]

got the new balljoint just need to get it fitted i don't touch brakes some time il; get and work on the caprice lol

 

[mason]

Just An update
my car has bin off road as i was coming home from work at 6 am was going over a long speed bump at 15mph and i here a bang did not think much of it till on the next speed bump i here it for the 2nd time not far from home pull up and see my car is a lot lower on the front end and oneside look under and see that Control Arm has snapped pushed the spring out the bottom of the Control Arm

Just bin on rockautos and orded parts
1x front lower Control Arm ACDELCO W/ball Joint
2xShock's ACDELCO Part # 5405010 {#88962987, ABSORBERKITFRTSHK} Premium Monotube
Front; Station Wagon; Police & Taxi
Front; 4 Doors; Police & Taxi
and washer fluid cap
come to ?270.39
($438.49)
Big thx to rockautos for the Discount i am a rockautos nooby 1st time used them :becky:

 

[saleen 192]

been busy keep the good work up,

 

[TransAmDan]

Glad the discount helped you out. good luck with getting the car fixed, it will be good to see it again.

Hope everything else is going okay. i know you have has many issues with the day van.

 

[mason]

well that sucks front lower Control Arm out of stock need to look to find on the net to find one now

 

[saleen 192]

http://www.customville.co.uk/
Give these people a call might get lucky? had a apart i needed i popped in there the othere week they do mail order shop is great .