Looks good to me! :)
I see you managed to keep grubby mitts off the sunroof surround, unlike me.

I'm looking forward to knowing everything so I can be a complete twat to people who dare ask the same question I learned from 10 years ago.

Did you screw the grab handles in? I found that once they're in place they smooth/cover most errors.

On our part or theirs?

The dickheads are a constant :(

And people still freak out at the slightest snow fall. It's embarassing.

Martyuk wrote:

I thought that Dunlop came back with me so I could look at rebuilding it? Or do you have another one?

I know I took a Dunlop one apart and it had brass dust all through it because I think the motor shaft had been spinning in the piston crank (I presume grub screw was loose or never done up tight enough) and it had basically ground out the inside of the crank.

Oh, btw.. I believe I have your 17 and 18mm socket here... Found them last time I was at the workshop and put them in my tool case to remember to bring them home
They're now sitting on the window sill and if you let me know where you want them sent, I'll get them in the post this week...

hmm, so I must have another one. ISTR a rapid failure at some point but hey. I'll investigate tomorrow.

Thanks for the sockets! Sorry I left them.
If you could send them to my home address that would be ideal - the post at work hasn't recovered from lockdown yet. I'll send you the postage ofc.
Thanks!

I've still got that Dunlop on the shelf, sitting next to a rebuild kit. I'll dig into it and see what went pop.

I have a set of valves in the centre cubby. Like Richard, I haven't needed them yet.
But if I had bought them before the compressor ate itself a couple of years ago it would have saved Marty a late-night trip to rescue me!
Hindsight etc.
I think they're good cheap insurance and I'd recommend them to everyone for peace of mind, even if you have a bumpy ride to the nearest airline.

Checked the oil before driving 3 hrs back from the boat. Found the Coolant Cap sitting on the fusebox lid. Oops.

Which Grabbers? It's a name that covers several models...

If you left in a DC3 it must have been pretty hardcore!

phazed wrote:

Just ordered a set of 5 Grabber AT3s. Not everyone's choice but for me the car is more of a winter car with the odd green lane thrown in.
I will be picking them up fitted to a refurbished set of Mondial wheels on Tuesday they have goodr reviews, better in the wet than I thought.

I'm tempted - as I have them on my Jeep and rate them highly for that application but the Jeep is a very different beast. Could you write a mini review when you get them? pretty please?

I've never taken a P38 carpet out but from experience with other cars, Kitchen Roll is cheap and works better than newspaper. Dehumidifiers work in the car if you're patient/dealing with a small spill. I have a large bucket of Damprid that lasted a surprisingly long time and took up lots of water.
I've never tried an industrial type dehumidifier (as used by flood victims) but I'd imagine they'd work really well too.

Ok.. the 2001 cupholders work fine for me! (and my wife who is nearly 6ft)

Hey - the cupholders work a treat!

Dammit, the front one I need is POA - Dare I actually A?

StrangeRover wrote:

The R12 system in my Shadow gets so cold frost appears on the airvents lol

They did it better in the old days ;)

They used proper Freon in the old days! Sadly the penguins didn't appreciate it :(

Hi Luke and welcome. :)

I think you probably need to get a P38 code reader on there and pull the codes again. Where are you in the country? There's probably someone nearby with a nanocom.

Top Work, you must be proud!!
I'm for cutting. It's not a nice thought at first but if you ever get fuel pump issues you'll be glad of the hatch. You can easily make it vapour tight.