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Washed it. Compared to what it was its sparkling!
Had to get RACQ out to jump it as i left it for a month

Taz wrote:Washed it. Compared to what it was its sparkling!
Had to get RACQ out to jump it as i left it for a month

It's a manual! :\

And i live on a flat busy street with no one else around to help push...that and im a member so it was free

New selector cables and shifter and heat wrap arrived so next weekend will finally be able change gears easily and will make short shifter out ofnew one. And heat wrap up and dump pipes to prevent it melting grease again

Taz wrote:And i live on a flat busy street with no one else around to help push...that and im a member so it was free

Push it yourself ya wuss, you work for MM now

New battery from RACQ - old one was completely fkd, didnt even put out 50 to say it was "accepting a charge" when the last guy jumped it.
$190 for a 550cca battery delivered. Not sure if this is a good price but meh - i got places to be today

Put a fresh set of wipers on Mrs Rock_it's ride.. Just in time for her Learner lesson.. Where it pissed down raining..

I think the motor may be on the way out as the wipers are slower than mine..

I replaced my wipers as well today and finally replaced the window guides no more rattling yay

Removed non abs knuckles ready to get the new wheel bearings to be pressed out of them into my abs knuckles so I can have ABS and TCL again

Looked at it

Then

Looked at it some more

Got wheel bearings pressed out at work.

installed nolathane rear brace and cleaned up all the surface rust around the front.

Washed it, it had soo many bugs on it from the roadtrip this weekend, and a heck of a lot of dirt on it
Went for a 4 Hour drive to Lake Mavora, and to get there, it's a 40KM Dirt road to the camp site

Half cleaned:

Felt shuddering just over 2km's from home got it into the garage found a seized rear left calliper. Knew this was coming so I this afternoon was spent swapping out the seized brake assembly with a working spare I had lying around. Never done major works on brakes before, nothing a quick read of the repair manual and a few youtube videos to help me trouble-shoot. End result replacement calliper in and operational glad to have save myself a large some of money and learnt some new skills.

Flushed coolant system out. All nice and clear now. Replaced fluids.

Quite a learning experience. Thanks Vectose for the advice!

Fitted a new Optima D27F Yellow Top Battery. 860CCA of POWAAA

Umm lets see..

Radiator flush
New coolant
New thermostat fitted
Samco hoses fitted to radiator
Power steering Samco hose fitted
New altenator belt
Tinnies popped

All mostly in the bloody rain and big thanks to Ben..

Picked up donor car. Snapped clutch fan belt, replaced on highway All g now

Put all pipe work back together all nicely wrapped with new selector cables. Tidied up wiring behind consol and replaced head unit with new one can finally change gear easily now making short shifter

short shifter all done shortens throw by 35mm free and easy to do