Charlie

[karlj]

Oh and the oil/coolant leak... Maybe rust as well lol

 

[karlj]

Swapped the panhard rods over, stock one will do for the mot

Whilst under the car looked for serious rust but there doesn't look like any to me but it really does need a clean and undersealing job sooner rather than later

 

[karlj]

Also swapped the rear springs for some lowering ones, although I still need to do the fronts

 

[mik]

Swapped the panhard rods over, stock one will do for the mot

Whilst under the car looked for serious rust but there doesn't look like any to me but it really does need a clean and undersealing job sooner rather than later

yeah, it doesn't look that bad, i would brush everything clean, spray primer and underseal fresh

 

[karlj]

We'll see what the mot says lol, during this week I'll be swapping the front suspension and wheels

 

[mik]

i'm not familiar with mot but here they check for holes, if its just surface rust and no hole, everything is ok

 

[karlj]

Pretty much the same, though some test centres like to poke a screwdriver through rust

 

[MicraPRO]

Pretty much the same, though some test centres like to poke a screwdriver through rust

Welcome to my world...

 

[karlj]

Apparently the garage I'm booked into is a decent one and its only two units up from my work

 

[karlj]

Got bored so started spraying my nismo spats

 

[karlj]

So both spats are now painted, going to give them a coat of lacquer before putting them on

 

[karlj]

Fingers crossed my handbrake light continues to behave itself, think it was a loose connection on the bulb

Spats need a second coat but that'll have to wait for dry weather

 

[karlj]

With the mot in a couple of days I thought it was about time I got a couple of new tyres

 

[karlj]

Mot work is done (or at least I think it is)

Swapped the front suspension and now I'm a little more level and the creaking noise has gone

 

[MaxK11C]

Whens your MOT? Cars looking cleaner than it has for a while!

 

[karlj]

Whens your MOT?

Tomorrow

Cars looking cleaner than it has for a while!

Cheers, haven't washed her for a little while

 

[MaxK11C]

Tomorrow

Good luck!

 

[MicraPRO]

Fingers crossed Karl

 

[karlj]

I'm not hopeful but I never am this time of the year

 

[MicraPRO]

I'm not hopeful but I never am this time of the year

Amen to that!

 

[karlj]

D-day

 

[karlj]

Failed on exhaust and a dead side light bulb ffs

 

[MicraPRO]

Failed on exhaust and a dead side light bulb ffs

Hey man id take that any day!!!

 

[karlj]

Going to need welding soon though

 

[karlj]

And the rear brakes sorting properly

 

[karlj]

In for retest

 

[karlj]

Passed ... Going to work my way through the advisories over the year

 

[MaxK11C]

Passed ... Going to work my way through the advisories over the year

Another years motoring! JAE?

 

[karlj]

Another years motoring! JAE?

Well she's working and legal so I suppose I'll have to drag her to JAE

 

[karlj]

Feeling better about the car, made a start on the splitters

Got some over spray and ran out of paint

 

[karlj]

After sitting for a month, fired up instantly

 

[karlj]

It's always the little jobs that end up getting put off

ever since I swapped the drivers door it's sagged and I've put up with it, it's always annoyed me but I just couldn't be bothered to do anything about it.. until today.

When I swapped the doors I kept the original hinges because they were good no movement in them.. so cue the music... and no more sagging only had to swap the top hinge as that one had a lot of play in it, not going to go into mass detail but by only swapping the one hinge I was able to do it with the door and wing in situ

 

[karlj]

Next job was balancing and tracking

 

[karlj]

Finally got round to fitting my march lights

 

[karlj]

And turned the washing line into something useful

 

[karlj]

Saw this for sale locally and had to get it, after having one on my first k10.. if the weather is nice this weekend I'll have it fitted

 

[karlj]

This turned up for me

 

[karlj]

It's on but I'm not happy with how it's sitting as I've had to rush the fitting

 

[karlj]

Pretty sure it's against the law to have a good fitting cherry bomb so you're good

All sorted now, and sitting where I want it

Should get some photos but lazy

 

[karlj]

Well I've developed a new noise and this one I don't like, sounds like something is rubbing/scrapping at the front offside corner

 

[karlj]

I know I've said this more times than I wish to count bit once jae is done and the prim is back on the road Charlie WILL be up for sale, once sold the Prim will be for sale to... time to move on

 

[karlj]

Talking of moving on, over the past week I developed a scrapping/rubbing noise.

Took it to a garage near work, they couldn't hear it or find what the cause could be.

Had another look today and it looks like the disc is slightly warped made worse after use if the brakes (heat expansion)

 

[karlj]

So pending payment and collection I sold the rs5's which means I'll be rocking the br's again, unfortunately I've not been able to get them refurb'd due to them being sat on an astra

 

[karlj]

Started cleaning them and my god they need it

 

[karlj]

Ok so wheels were clean (ish), now on Charlie as I sold the RS5's

Since the last update I've fitted the front nismo splitter, just waiting on some industrial double sided tape for the spats and rear splitter (this was done a week ago)

 

[karlj]

Spent some time trying to clean her this morning before other things needed doing

 

[karlj]

A local club had a dyno day at the weekend so thought I'd chuck Charlie on to see where were at... not bad for just a frankspeed mani and GA16 airbox

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[karlj]

Starting a new job next week and won't be needing a car so Charlie will most likely end up back in the garage for quite some time

 

[karlj]

That time of the year again... mot tomorrow

 

[karlj]

Failed mot on a headlight and washer jet.. put in for retest and have another year