project:- POS to my delight (NOW FOR SALE!!)

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

been and got me some mint leather from a exec that had 71k and the leather is so niceeee lol time for the arch and roof tobe sorted then i wil be happy Very Happy

before

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after

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so there we have it, loves it Laughing

shout to Ben (benlewismav) gutted the valver died mate we wll sort you out no worries bitch!!

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

well after all that work i took it out tonight and the box has now died

3rd gear has gone 2nd is not the best for ware all round pisstake really!!

and after i sold a box today!!

well now thats the next on the list and should be sorted by next week as i have already sorted what is said to be a wicked box Thumbs Up!

fingers crossed!!

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

d'oh!

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:16 am

buggery ballz

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

right its been nearly to weeks now since my foking gearbox decided life with me was so bad it self destructed!! Laughing

i have since got another box off astrojohn (cheers buddy Thumbs Up!

) i have missioned on (with help from a pro, many thanks!!) to get the new box in, box code JB3051 is said to be a phase 1 19 box and ment to be quicker than the phase 2 (i hope). i have also changed the stat done the oil filter changed the aux water pump and relay (for known to work items) flushed as much crap out the system as i could (expect there will be more crap in there aswell when its run abit Rolling Eyes

) battered as much shite as i could out the expansion bottle as i could, i wouldnt say it was clean but at least the limescale is gone and you can see in through the side Laughing

filled the lump up with oil (3.5 litres and still wanting! Confused

) and done the box oil (2 litres and still wanting Confused

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one dodgy thing is the back mount bracket that goes to the back mount had the bolt through the mount but no nut!! i think that between the two mounts thats what mainly contributed to the gearbox failure Confused

as it must of really been thrown about in there i spect thats why it cut out and juddered and had dodgy steering feedback! so hopefully all will be sorted now Thumbs Up!

anyway pics Laughing

no gearbox Laughing

it came out the top (for disbelivers i have a video! Wink

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fooked rear mount Shocked

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recycled 'new' rear mount Laughing

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the service items (new box oil, 15/40 engine oil, oil filter, some carb cleaner and coolant)

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also got a new spark plug as mine has the grills filled with selant and sits wrong

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also painted a strut that had been dangling on the balcony in primer for months black, and still waiting for my ECU and iggy module covers and started polishing a cam cover up

not finished yet but if the rain holds off tomorrow she will be alive!! Twisted Evil

cant wait loves it Thumbs Up!

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

ok she is fixed albit that 3rd and 4th is still abit stiff but it will be ok as its wouldnt go in any gear when we were testing if it changed at all, its ok now just needs some un-seizing Laughing

also fitted my ECU cover and iggy module cover my strut i painted back to a glossy black again aswell as a 'clean as i could get' expansion bottle and last but not least the spark plug cover Wink

well happy now Wink

gona try and get my arch fixed and roof sparyed withing a month (fingers crossed)

so roll on RWS!!!

Level 7 User Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 206

i just got me new box its a jb3051 like urs . i did have a jb3083 in mine, waitin for it to be put on, so was there any difference in performance ? what was ur original box?

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

hell yes it done 130mph in 5th before i backed off and still wanted to go more

it was also 5 up

before it done 130 at a push more a struggle but 5th is now like 4th i loves it Thumbs Up!

i think its a bit more pokey through the gears to but its impossible to tell

Level 7 User Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 206

good good:) hope it improves mine it struggled to even do 120 dont know whats up with it , its got a decat and superchip induction kit aswel Confused

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

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Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

done some more today had rust round my badges and some below the drivers side rear light i took the badges right off so i could move more in stealth and clean up the rear abit (i no you wont like it but i do Razz

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pics

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it started to spit with rain so i didnt finish the boot (lil spots are rain) i didnt bother to try and fill/rebuild the gap as my dad has still got the N reg 19 at his so im robbing the strip off that to save time, also he is gonna re-build my arch so i can get that sprayed aswell as my roof and the rest detailed then i prob whack 12months on it in the next monthor so and sell it!

under light rust

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Level 9 User Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 412

any chance of a 2 for 1 offer on your dad's arch welding skillz mate Very Happy

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

little bit more done today after my wash out yesterday i have now done some laqure'n on the boot blending it all in together i will leave a week or so and wet'n'dry and polish it up to a better finish

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also done another de-badged grill as i liked the one on RLY and its one of the most pleasing stealth mods you can do

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getting there slowly few more things left now

pile of shite to my delight!! for all the doubters!! Razz

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

front

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rear

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just want some clear side indicators now Twisted Evil

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

damn that cars a heap of shit.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

has this died a death now? lol

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

no its for sale

either complete or as spares

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

BB, have you started breaking this yet or are you going to try and sell it whole first??

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

selling it whole i dont wana break

theres only abit of bodywork required

intrested??

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

I don't know about buying a whole car as theres only a few bits i need really, bought ANOTHER car last weekend so my other half isn't best pleased about that taking up a parking space outside as it is!

How much you after for it though?

Fancy a swap for a numberplate worth 600 notes!?!

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

500 ono

you sell the plate you gota deal Thumbs Up!

you keep the 1ner lol