WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Finally fixed my handbrake! :dance:

Ready for the MOT now, god knows how it passed last year because I had to use 2 hands to pull it up. It turned out to be a seized cable in the end. Swapped one from the spares truck and all hunky dory now. Can pull it up with one hand and the truck holds. Just as Vauxhall meant it to be.

spent the last few days fitting new shocks and painting under the arches/hubs/bash plate/tank gurad/tow bar/chassis and anything else that was looking a bit tatty. had to cut one of the front shocks off it was all a bit bent. all four where failed bigtime. but it drives nice now :dance:

i kicked it, slaped it, shouted at it, threw a screw driver at it, and screamed some more, slamed the bonet, and went in side to tend to the cut on my finger, no one makes me bleed and gets away with it,

Not today - yesterday... but it all counts...
Misfire / lumpy idle / rough running re-appeared

Managed a bit of spanner time yesterday... and found...
Injector 2 (front to back) filthy
split 'O' ring in injector #2
Fuel rail grubby
Lamda sensor (new one - grrr) wiring melted against exhaust (SE weekender battle scar?) where the clip had broken
engine earth strap loose in the crimp.

Fix...
Fuel rail off and carb cleaner and the other halfs toothbrush... Cleaned.
'O' ring sized and being collected tomorrow (set of them, will replace the lot in 1 go)
3" of Lamda sensor wiring damage cut out, reattached using 'Jellies' (jelly filled cable jointers - had a few in my toolbag that must have fallen in there from work

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Earth strap recrimped (read - Crushed) back together, new one being collected tomorrow with the 'O' rings, Rear Diff gasket, more diff oil (SAE90), Heat shrink wrap (for Lamda), and found the drain plug on the rear Diff (thanks to Sir-Doris!) :mrgreen:

Popped it all back on, fired it up, rough idle dissapeared, had to move it as It was blocking SWMBO's other car in which she needed today

Spanner time Saturday! Pics to follow...

Fitted the last 8 suspension bushes on Tessie,
Mot time tomorrow hopefully :dance:

Then i should be back on the road,if they dont fail it :lol:

Did i mention.......................

PASSED THE MOT TODAY!!!!!!

now to find as much mud, water, and non tarmaced surfaces as possible!!!

bit difficult as i have my son on a saturday (and only on a saturday grrrrrrrrrr.. ex's ) play football on a sunday at the moment (reason for gettin a fronty was to replace football!!) but after reading the thread, i understand that the sensus is eeryones going laning and the sunday so am planning to come to that, need someone to give me some more info on what days its on etc.

fixed the fuel line, and she is running like a dream, geting stuff ready for the lift the weekend,

SOD ALL !!!

I've spent far too much time in the past few weeks under the truck. Now it time to sit back and enjoy the ride. :drive:

Well to day i sorted out the bits for my snorkel, that me and Colley are going to try and fit this weekend.
Its going to be fun :axe:

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Today i fitted new brake pads to the rear of my frontera, because the caliper was seized and had worn one of the pads so thin it dropped out, I also unseiezed the caliper :mrgreen:

, It wasnt me driving it around with a binding brake though

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I found a knock knock noise when i drive that increases with speed.

And bought x4 triple plated chrome driving lamps 55 watt bulbs for a reasonible price second hand never been used or opened from a guy that owned then sold a fronty after 6 weeks comes with full wiring and switch with panel

I tickled its foam bull bar as I walked past it then went to organise my wedding and buy a shed, in her car :lol:

Powerwashed mine for MOT round two! Mud free underside, reckon mr tester will appreciate that. May have unlocked it and got in to make sure the handbrake still works ;-)

rear bumper off wheel carrrier off (that was the best bit bloody monstrousity) (gained 1.5" lift free of charge

) now if anyone see's a dhl lorry with my alternator on point him in the diection of derby :axe:

Went up to her and put my hand gentle on her bonnet and said, ''it wont be long now baby'' :dance:

OK OK this is "what you did to your truck today" thread , not how how i love to stroke my 4x4 :sick:

im getting worried first sheep now trucks

new avm hubs fitted, replaced broken wheel stud, new rough country shox on the front - ran out of time to do the balljoints

still nearly there on the front and then on to the rear shox and spring retainers,

roll on Bala