23-03-2014, 07:49 PM
Soooo, this is now driveable! 
Coolant filled and bled (though waited bloody ages for the stat to open but it never got above 70c, so not fully bled yet lol.
Brakes bled - more travel in the pedal than the 1.8, but brakes work well and are 'solid' (no creep) so guess that's just the downside of 283 fronts.
Changed the front arch liner which was badly cracked at the back and letting wet mud pile up on the sill, not what I want lol.
Then done oil and filter service. Bit early but meh.
So tomorrows plan:
Refit exhaust
Refit spare wheel and cage
Adjust handbrake - refit centre console
Investigate rhythmic knocking noise (hope its not a shaft broken
)
Change air con temp fan (the one above your head) as it sounds like a jet engine starting when you turn to ignition.
Swap bonnets with 1.8 (lesser of two evils, one has dents, chips and laquer peel, the other has dents and scratches lol)
Swap rainsport cyclones with the two dead tyred cyclones - fit my chrome bolts and decent lockers
Swap wipers for the Aerotwins
Put decent 4 spoke leather wheel in
Fit spare china door handle as the one on there was painted from another colour, good colour match but poor prep so not a good finish.
Might crimp the mirror wires in the door loom if can be bothered taking door off.
Level up the bumper as it has a massive gap - gaps all round so should just need buffers turning and bumper held up while tightening
If theres time, degrease around the bay and jetwash the exterior. Won't have time for a proper clean/polish/seal/wax though!
Coolant filled and bled (though waited bloody ages for the stat to open but it never got above 70c, so not fully bled yet lol.
Brakes bled - more travel in the pedal than the 1.8, but brakes work well and are 'solid' (no creep) so guess that's just the downside of 283 fronts.
Changed the front arch liner which was badly cracked at the back and letting wet mud pile up on the sill, not what I want lol.
Then done oil and filter service. Bit early but meh.
So tomorrows plan:
Refit exhaust
Refit spare wheel and cage
Adjust handbrake - refit centre console
Investigate rhythmic knocking noise (hope its not a shaft broken
)Change air con temp fan (the one above your head) as it sounds like a jet engine starting when you turn to ignition.
Swap bonnets with 1.8 (lesser of two evils, one has dents, chips and laquer peel, the other has dents and scratches lol)
Swap rainsport cyclones with the two dead tyred cyclones - fit my chrome bolts and decent lockers
Swap wipers for the Aerotwins
Put decent 4 spoke leather wheel in
Fit spare china door handle as the one on there was painted from another colour, good colour match but poor prep so not a good finish.
Might crimp the mirror wires in the door loom if can be bothered taking door off.
Level up the bumper as it has a massive gap - gaps all round so should just need buffers turning and bumper held up while tightening
If theres time, degrease around the bay and jetwash the exterior. Won't have time for a proper clean/polish/seal/wax though!