That's much nicer :)
The DSP stereo sounds like it's on the way out and the leather needs some TLC. Coil converted :(
But quite tidy looking.
No, I'm sorry. There's not a single modification on that car that shows any taste whatsoever. The paint might be a decent job but it's the wrong colour for pretty much anything and the two tone bonnet is hideous. You might just get away with the sort of thing on a Mustang. In Vegas.
The rest of it is just stick on tat. The wheels are horrific, the vents are pure wannabe L322 and the rash of badges on the bootlid makes me thing of a pebble dashed toilet the morning after.
I'm out!
Cleanse it with fire!
Well I certainly wasn't getting anywhere by trying to push the bumpstop up at arms length while lying by the front wheel :)
I guess my sidesteps are OK for another couple of years!
Calibrated! Well, for Standard and Motorway settings anyway. I really wasn't very excited about jacking it up for High mode and Access mode doesn't matter. I stuck a new bump stop on the Front Left while I was at it, as the old one was getting frilly most of the way round and wouldn't grip the rods.
I don't know the RAVE method to install a new bumpstop but I suspect it's quite similar to mine: Line it up, stick the P38 in Access Mode and then jump on the side steps to bang it in.
I just use one of those 3.5mm to tape adaptors to connect my phone to the stereo. It isn't perfect but for a fiver it does a damn good job!
You owe yourself 0.01p!
I should probably admit that the guy in charge of the garage looked at me and gently but firmly took the grinder out of my hands and cut the nut off himself :) Took him a while though...
All's well - calibration time!
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ooh me bum! :)
Well, it came off :) Then I buggered off and did the Coast to Coast cycle ride from St Bee's to Robin Hoods Bay which is why there was no news. I'm now sitting down again (just!) and The Duchess has a new height sensor.
Lol :) You can keep your nine incher away from me :P
Well, basically I was outside my comfort zone so I'm going to do it in easy mode. If the nut was on the outside of the chassis rail it'd be off by now but the position means you're working from the inside of the car looking out and I'm too fat to survive a P38 falling off stands even with a spare wheel under the sill. It makes me nervous even before introducing a shower of sparks! The final thing was the way I couldn't get an angle that would let me actually see the nut. Cutting blind with no experience and cabling/shock nearby seemed a bit dumb. Live and learn! :)
Oh yes, sorry - I'm out :(
I only get two weekends off a month and I'm booked for September. I'm sure you'll all have a great time - don't forget to pack some plasters :)
There's no physical reason why we couldn't hold it at my place in Malton next year. I don't have a workshop full of tools but there's a lot of nice BnBs nearby and there's space to park up some Range Rovers during the day, even though most of them would have to be on grass (so we'd need lots of drip trays!) I was worrying how to ask my neighbour but seeing as he's now got a caged Renault Cio track slag parked outside his garage up on stands with the gearbox out I suspect he really won't be that worried :)
Also there are two spare rooms and all the cookers and BBQs I could possibly need :D
Quote of the day "Mummy, why does Daddy need an ankle grinder?"
I bottled it :(
I just wasn't happy working on my back with the grinder 6" above my nose. There's plenty of space for a straight cut but working on stands you're either coming in from the short side with the grinder above your neck or coming accross the long way with the grinder above your face. If I could stand under the car it would be easy and for a bonus I'd be able to see the target properly.
The good news is the car still drives (with an EAS fault of course) and isn't on the bumpstops so I'm going to take it to work and see if I can beg 2 minutes on the car lift.
The nanocom covers everything you need for the other 0.1% there's Marty :)
Err so.. if I use the 1mm disk to try and cut through a 10mm bolt from the side am I taking my life in my hands?
Bearing in mind I've never used an angle grinder before (apart from a Dremel stylus which doesn't really count) what should I be aware of?
Morat trots off to google "how to use an angle grinder"
Excellent. For £2.38 screwfix will supply 100 of the little buggers :) Flanged and carbon steel no less.
If anyone needs a set...
You'll have to excuse my total igorance. Mild Grinding to me is something you'd risk on a dance floor in the 90s....
While I'm being thick - would this https://tinyurl.com/ybqvqc8p be a suitable replacement for the nut that's about to die? it being a flanged 10mm nut. I've no idea how to measure threads but the old one came off with a 10 mm socket.
Purchased! Thanks folks. Now I've moved within a few hundred yards of a Screwfix, it's starting to get a little addictive :)
I just hope I can manouvre the disk up against the nut without taking out anything else along the way. However, I'll be pleased to use a grinder that stops when you let go, unlike the stylus which has a press on/press off switch. Not particularly encouraging when you've alread dropped a 10mm socket/handle and a screwdriver onto your face!