Not much has happened with this since it got mot'd. The battery died a death a couple of weeks ago so she was treated to a brand spanker in the form of a nice, shiny Bosch silver. Other than it's all been odd tweaks here and there - straighten the steering wheel, adjust the clutch cable a bit more, tidy wiring, clean more connections, etc. Still trying to trace all the rattles and knocks, slow going as i'm relying on Charli to explain the problems...:
"It sort of goes 'brrrrrrrr'..." Oh right, when does that happen? "When i'm driving it" Fair enough, where's the noise coming from? "um, the car..? Somewhere in front i think" Riiiigghht.....
One problem we have managed to isolate is a knackered aux tensioner, however it seems you can't get hold of a new one for love nor money... Looks like i'll be taking another trip to Solent Bearings and refurbing the current one myself, unless anyone has a better idea..?
On a slightly more exciting note, i have picked up another engine from pugmarshall which will be fully rebuilt over the next year. Might take some pictures of that when i get around to sorting out the garage and can actually get in there again lol.
"It sort of goes 'brrrrrrrr'..." Oh right, when does that happen? "When i'm driving it" Fair enough, where's the noise coming from? "um, the car..? Somewhere in front i think" Riiiigghht.....
One problem we have managed to isolate is a knackered aux tensioner, however it seems you can't get hold of a new one for love nor money... Looks like i'll be taking another trip to Solent Bearings and refurbing the current one myself, unless anyone has a better idea..?
On a slightly more exciting note, i have picked up another engine from pugmarshall which will be fully rebuilt over the next year. Might take some pictures of that when i get around to sorting out the garage and can actually get in there again lol.