WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

All i done today was bought another one now just to decide what to do with it

A certain someone is anxious to relieve me of its back axle as it has a LSD

not my truck but the Picasso again, gave it a new air filter and reverse sensor on gear box as needed 22mm deep socket :evil:

then fabricated a rear exhaust bracket for it as the old one had disintegrated :shock:

And it goes in for its timing belt change this afternoon :roll:

Then next door asked me to service his fiesta, took a whole 30 minutes :lol:

And my 99p electric fan has arrived from Ebay :dance:

Changed the brake pads on the Bus yesterday... Eventually... After sorting a bit of a bodge-up with the help of Houndog. Cheers fella

Whipped off the NSF wheel to discover that one pad was pretty much down to the metal backing, while the other was still about 7mm thick. Not a problem with the caliper, but with the slider bolts that hold it to the carrier. One of them snapped on removal, but after a bit of inspection, it looks more like the bolt had snapped some time previously, and been bodged back together, as there was evidence of welding on it, and the bit we removed was not in good shape.
Thankfully Phil knew a scrappy not too far away with a Frontera in, and we found a 2.2 with its brakes intact, and grabbed both carriers.
Only got the bropken one changed on the Bus though, as the OSF one had a seized bolt holding the carrier to the hub, but as that caliper was moving okay, and the pads were changed, left that for another time.

No idea at what stage in ownership things were fiddled with, but the thought now is that both the caliper carriers on the Bus were non-genuine, comparing to the ones we lifted off the 2.2. Who decided to bodge things with the bolt is even more puzzling.

Ahh well, she feels a lot better braking now

washed all the mud off still dirty

Now you need the tyres Dazz

Well tonight I fixed a stuck EGR and sorted a vac pipe or two on the 4wd system on.....A .......Ssangyong Musso :shock:

Talking of fixing the rest of the vac system and a full service and raising the intercooler and a few other mods :wink:

Mate got it £250 12 months MOT Merc 2.9 tdi runs very sweet

Well, yesterday. Me and the miss went for some offroading, first with the Frontera and then we switched to bicycles. Nice combo :-)

Looked like this

So I did this (and re did the bull bar as well)

Now to look at the fog lights

Close up

And replace with

Now looks like....

Hi ALL

Gracie May had her MOT today, and she .................................................................................. PASSED!!

Cheers

Roo :dance:

I ordered a set of new boots for it! 265/75 16 General AT2's :-D

Anyone tested them?
I chose them over BF Goodrich AT's as I got the impression that the Generals are a bit more quiet on road. Other than that the pattern and looks seem fairly similar, I think.

[quote="country_Est"]Looked like this

Bloody hell mate that is really good,and i mean good.i have the same as you,and i have been getting prices for the bonnet to be done,the cheapest i got was £100 plus vat,and them lights :shock:

can you pm me where you got them from
:clap:

well today, i put a bit of pipe and a non retern t piece valve on the headlight washer pump i installed a few days a go so i can have water in my washer bottle again yay, just got to fit the disco mk2 washer jets now when they turn up,

and got all the nozzles on my washer jets working again,

installed a replacement headlight adjuster as my drivers one had buggered up

and washed the car at a jet wash then 5 minutes later a seagull commited harrykarri into my bull bars and splattered blood all over the front of my nice clean car

Got 4 new Insa Turbo Rangers fitted ( 31x10.5x15 ) and passed the MOT. It needed 3 rear brake lines and a hand brake cable.

wrecked it in cornwall awaiting breakdown people

i was not in an accident a tipper nearly had me and van on cornish road but to get out of his way i pulled the towbar off chassis (cant tow van home)
but arranged for son to come down in 2 weeks to tow in home
but the engine has now died & recovery rekon it could be pump in tank :?:

so i might have to buy car while down here