About time I put my project up for you lot.
Here it is when I took it over from Dad. (Dad owned it from 11months old to Aug '12) Mum was driving it when the cambelt snapped about 2009ish and it tapped for over 3yrs but my parents were exceedingly gentle on it doing about 3500miles a year. I took it for a year at work and it blew the day dad drove it home. A combo of a knackered rad and tapping and occasional over heating... well yeah.
![[Image: 1275872_10152189619069058_1163827802219852483_o.jpg]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/q88/p417x417/1275872_10152189619069058_1163827802219852483_o.jpg)
![[Image: 1551571_10152189619099058_31919279629117...57c7d0b5c2]](https://fbcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-0/q83/p206x206/1551571_10152189619099058_3191927962911798487_n.jpg?oh=074d9ab3cb1647781fe4ec3309721426&oe=56C7C1AA&__gda__=1455838863_73cf5464f8ccb93f738ef957c7d0b5c2)
Decided it needed better rims while I was away at work
![[Image: 15900_10152189619949058_3246615919023863...e=56C69413]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/15900_10152189619949058_3246615919023863820_n.jpg?oh=ad3e743cf19f96451712a1c52d668f73&oe=56C69413)
![[Image: 15930_10152189620064058_1503979008315336...e=56BB1470]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/15930_10152189620064058_1503979008315336788_n.jpg?oh=3501ef7ef41eb6126bd2add30371932f&oe=56BB1470)
![[Image: 10805741_10152189620149058_7532939221406...e=56BED2F4]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t1.0-9/10805741_10152189620149058_7532939221406138108_n.jpg?oh=31f5618ff6381a11fa1f6e48559464fb&oe=56BED2F4)
Then did the clutch with Mark. Old one was pretty knackered.
![[Image: 10383531_10152189619839058_9138498381117...e=56ACC955]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10383531_10152189619839058_913849838111781477_n.jpg?oh=92a6b584dcd46b0a8259cfaf57419dee&oe=56ACC955)
I had an almighty Hilux at the end of the year so the plan was that dad would take the car home.
Then a phonecall, "There was a loud bang and grinding noise, now I'm sat on the hard shoulder"
Oh dear.
Start of me beginning the tear down.
![[Image: 10393664_10152189620054058_8627211437467...e=56B1F5AA]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10393664_10152189620054058_8627211437467080908_n.jpg?oh=e5e891681710486cdc8a8a48475b36df&oe=56B1F5AA)
![[Image: 10805678_10152189619709058_4744135683010...e=56C89616]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/10805678_10152189619709058_4744135683010375977_n.jpg?oh=dffa0d7622c530ff0d6beaecb46b33a3&oe=56C89616)
First sign of problems - drain oil and coolant comes out lol
![[Image: 10013955_10152189622134058_4093889310704...e=56CC16F1]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/v/t1.0-9/10013955_10152189622134058_4093889310704156124_n.jpg?oh=b6b647a899b6bfd8ee14b898f68b84af&oe=56CC16F1)
And here was the first tell-tale sign of death
![[Image: 10420297_10152189622789058_8869126372917...e=56CBC038]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10420297_10152189622789058_8869126372917226571_n.jpg?oh=0e0803aeb38c7251da2f07c2788b076f&oe=56CBC038)
Here it is when I took it over from Dad. (Dad owned it from 11months old to Aug '12) Mum was driving it when the cambelt snapped about 2009ish and it tapped for over 3yrs but my parents were exceedingly gentle on it doing about 3500miles a year. I took it for a year at work and it blew the day dad drove it home. A combo of a knackered rad and tapping and occasional over heating... well yeah.
Decided it needed better rims while I was away at work
Then did the clutch with Mark. Old one was pretty knackered.
I had an almighty Hilux at the end of the year so the plan was that dad would take the car home.
Then a phonecall, "There was a loud bang and grinding noise, now I'm sat on the hard shoulder"
Oh dear.
Start of me beginning the tear down.
First sign of problems - drain oil and coolant comes out lol
And here was the first tell-tale sign of death