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A friend with a mk2 Ford Focus needed a pair of broken headlight washer jet covers replacing. He tried repairing it but didn't work and online they cost at least a crazy £70-140 each! So I measured, modelled & printed a replacement set Sanded smooth We met at our weekly car meet, abit wet...

changed the oil 6mth later finished refurbishing the old BC V1 coilovers, ready to sell soon

2024-05-13 Fix Door Rattle For 15yrs Kassandra always had this annoying hidden buzzing rattle around the door/A-pillar when cruising at 3k rpm which I could never pin point, it goes away if I pull the inner door frame inwards, but tonight I looked down the wondow slot & spotted the window...

after everyone posted about the recent northern lights on May 10th, I went back to Goathland to see if there's any more, nope it was too cloudy 🫣 good drive down the moors though

remembered I haven't recorded a video for almost a year since my last trackday, so went for a test drive to compare the current datalog with previous runs. the annoying rattle is from the boot latch.

other day needed to go for a drive to clear my mind. wondered through Whitby and then near Goathland in the moors I found a nice quiet spot to read a book :cool: saw a FB post from Jack about someone playing this old PS2 game Roadtrip Adventures which had a micra in it, which I thought was...

Drove down to the Motorist cafe near Leeds with few car m8s, quite a big turn out :cool:

2024-05-03 Swap from Janspeed Exhaust to Powerflow Exhaust With the stainless powerflow silencer repaired, it's time to swap over the exhausts removed the old Janspeed system. after 1yr of use the mild steel is covered in thick rust. while chipping it away, theres a small rust hole at the...

made this simple little tool for holding the brake pedal down when removing the driveshaft nut or servicing the brakes

tigersealed the rust spots for now, will need repairing someday fitted the clean wiper motor a bit cleaner

Recently the ebay cordless impact wrench was cutting power randomly so lets look inside It seems the vibration had simply broken a dry solder. Easy enough to reattach it The scuttle panel & wiper motor was showing signs of rust so I removed the panel to check Cleaned up a spare...

2024-04-17 Rattling Clutch The old Helix clutch & this new Blueprint clutch have always had this annoying, loud loose rattle whenever idling in neutral & warmed up. I removed the gearbox to check if it's caused by the clutch disc or the input shaft bearing Drain plug has minimal debris...

you have to loosen the long bolt on the side first (it goes through top of the alternator, through the bracket and into the adjuster block) allowing the assembly to move, and then you turn the adjustment bolt at the front counterclock, allowing the alternator to swing closer towards the engine...

2024-04-12 Repair Stainless Powerflow Silencer The old 2.25" stainless Powerflow silencer had this bad rust patch (which I ruined in 2011 cos I welded some steel rulers over a big hole, thinking it might've been stainess but turned out to be plated steel and simply rusted) I did debate...

2024-04-12 Clutch Pedal Roller Bearing Time to replace the temporary solid bushing (made from some alloy tube, which is kinda sticky now) with the same roller bearings as my gear selector bushes This hole was too large for the m12 bolt, so I drilled it out to 24mm and welded these m12...

2024-04-07 Japfest Silverstone left the house at 3am stopped at the Watford services for a loo break after a long queue I arrived at the MicraMafia stand it was a huge turnout. even though it was very windy throughout the show the rain thankfully stayed away there was even more...

with gale force winds forcasted at the show, I wanted to add a tether strap to stop the bonnet from flipping over the windscreen, even with my dual gas-struts 😬 so while looking in garage for a strap & attachments to secure it onto the bonnet latch, I remember I had this 300kg digital hanging...

cleaned & painted the discs she's looking all good & ready for Japfest Silverstone (y)

washed & polished the wheels painted the letters and swapped the tyres around diagonally checking the brakes brakes hardly worn at all but the rear pads are now bedding with more contact area giving the handbrake a much stronger feel now respraying the calipers

2024-04-02 Print Bucket Dirt Guard Was browsing through halfords and was curious about having a grit guard in my rinsing bucket to keep debris away from the mitten but no way I'm gonna pay £15-20 for this plastic and figured I can just print one :p Designed a simple mesh to fit my bucket...