WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Ian and i got mine a little muddy :lol:

Started mine up after a week and a half, as always started 1st time then took it for a spin on Salisbury plain :thumbup:

welded up the snapped tie rod just so i can move it round the back of the house got a lift to scrap yard, there was sat a 2.3td , my heart lifted ! I stuck me head under the wheel arch and :evil:

grrr some git has already took the threaded hex bolts :roll:

gutted so took some off the trooper... yeah they dont fit, too long huff but fitted some shogun turbo hoses to it so i got boost at the engine now :clap:

Just need to figure out why its leaking oil on boost

Changed the steering idler on it. Fairly easy job...except that the bolts hadn't been touched for 16 years so they put up a fight

but got them in the end hehe.

In the new year I'll be changing over the steering box as its p1ssing fluid out. Then just the handbrake and it should be ready for the MOT. Getting straingly used to not having a handbrake lol.

Did some Vac pipe work...

Before:

After:

Pipes left to do - 4x4 actuator pipes, pipes underneath the grey/light blue bits on the top right, (need to remove the bracket to get better access) oh, and the joyful little tight one behind the engine itself! (Might ask the garage to do it Wednesday, as it's having the injector seals done)

I do have some questions though, should I be replacing all the stiff tubing (Black/White/Brown) with the silicone hose, or is the stiff tubing ok to leave? Also, underneath the grey/light blue bits in the top right of the engine bay there are some metal tubes that go under the engine, I assume these lead to the 4x4 bits?

Would replacing the Vac Pipes give me better bottom end on the engine? I think it may be placebo, but it seems a little less anemic before the turbo kicks in now.

For a Fronty that engine bay is far, far to clean Paul... It needs mud, oil splatter and an old oily rag for a dip stick wipe :lol:

Looks like the one in the Haynes manual..... :shock:

I never seen one that looks like the one in the Haynes manual before..... :shock:

Maybe it will come apart and go back together like they say it will in the Haynes manual.... :thumbup:

....like none of my bleedin fronteras do! :twisted:

Actually got round to fitting my front recovery point today and sticking the URL on the rear screen only taken me 9 months but you can't rush these things

Nothing all the time I was off work.....crap weather and hangovers got in the way :evil:

Looked in the back of the SWB and decided that if I could gather all of the loose straw and hay off the carpets, seats and roof lining I could probably make a full bale

Considered brushing it out , but then decided having a kip in front of the telly was much better use of my time.

Touch wood sorted the side and main beam lights out. Seems that I had shortened out the near side side light bulb holder going through deep puddles playing silly buggers giving my grand-daughter and her mate a good giggle. Changed the bulb holder and renewed the 10amp fuses and all seems good.
Main beam was down to another 10amp fuse, being replaced - pinched the original when trying to sort out the side lights first time around.
Found it alot easier to loosen the headlights - only 2 bolts for each side. Had a go out at fitting the missing plastic clips but couldn't get them to seat in properly. Might have to revisit after I've seen how the headlight alignment is now positioned with the new clips.
All this after I had done the twin roof seal relubing on the Focus CC.

On an A series it is always the nearside that screws up...no technical reason, its just sods law as its the most awkward to get to... :twisted:

Offside is easy, airbox comes out in seconds...nearside means battery out and still the washer bottle gets in the way, and the damn bolts always snap when you try and remove that! :twisted:

Unbolting the headlight is a good move to gain some space.

You didnt disconnect that battery on the Focus did you Pete...you know you are banned from doing that! :lol:

If the child leaves me for ten mins ill do my weekly checks pump the tyres up and give it a quick jet wash

She did finally.

I replaced all the brake pads on the Landy. Don't think I could of got anymore out if the old ones :lol:

There's plenty of life left in them Andy

Lol

I broke mine

on way home yesterday it started making a real nasty grinding sound. Duno what it is yet..but I left it at home and took grans car instead today. Haven't even been abusing it recently... So god knows

Replaced the rear axle, apparently diff cases arent meant to have wholes in them.....who knew!

fitted PAS hose on it today so no more leaks :dance:

thought id line the pump up to while i was there, found a missing bolt from the back off the pump so it was twisting all nice and straight now :mrgreen:

Looked at her. Will be collecting the re-sealed fuel pump tomorrow. Hopefully will be mobile again tomorrow night.