WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

I fitted a pair of new wind screen wipers - does that count ?

Lawrence :oops:

had the inlet manifold and manflaps taken out and de-coked, mechanic had to bleed the fuel system 3 times b4 it would run....phew

Now runs like a rocket

good news Ian

Hoovered all the shards of glass up and fitted a couple of extra accessory sockets on the drivers side for the PDA.

Changed the gearbox and transfer case oils.
The last time I changed them was in March last year and the tranny oil was a a very dark muddy brown while the gearbox oil was a slightly less dark shade of muddy brown.
All refilled with fresh 15w/40 now and good to go ;-)

Tomorrow its the remote central locking install

Removed clocks and replaced the 3 main clock bulbs that had blown at bala due to being bounced around took them out found that they were only 2W bulbs so i upgraded to 5W so now they are a lot brighter and only cost £2.50 for 10 they are the same type and wattage as side repeater bulbs, also removed and replaced clutch master cylinder as i was having problems getting her into gear and even then she would creep when in gear now she drives like a dream pedal bite is higher too which will take some getting used to now i just need to replace the wooden spoon that is my gearstick for a tighter one.

Thanks go to weave for the master cylinder :party:

new fuel lines are in made a fuel filler neck from a old 2.3 turbo steel pipe. cut and welded on to the ring were the cap fits cut a smaller pipe drilled a hole and welded it to the neck. power washed the tank .fitted a new radiator as the other one was leaking .power washed my back axle and rear chassis legs from under it washed it down under the bonnet {for the last time ever} washed the engine and gear box and front axle.overhauled the rear brake bias valve ready for fitting ,cut all my brake pipes off and freed off the bleed nipples new pipes i will make and fit over the weekend . :lol:

not done anything myself cos she's back in the garage as she is sucking air into the fuel somewhere and drawing back to the tank overnight :cry:

Took rear bumper off cos it is no longer straight :oops:

Good excuse to make a replacement, few ideas going, just need to see what it turns out like

i looked out the window at my truck sitting in the drive in the pouring rain making rainbow after rainbow :lol:

Raised back end. Both wheels off. Pressure clean. Applied Waxoyl to backplates, springs, pipes. tank guard etc. Wheels back on (chrome centres not rattling now!). Chatted to next door neighbour who bought an Audi for £14k the same month as I bought the Frontera for £9k way back in 1998 or was it 1898? Both still running fine. Both of about equal reliability over all the years. Suppose the whole lot only worth about £1100 now so this poses the question: "have we had £22,900 worth of service from these vehicles (minus the £1100 rough value of both cars now)? Answer: emphatically NO! Lesson learned? Well I never spend more than £2995 these days on a car, that's what the Citroen cost a year and a half ago.

Well today we installed the coil spacers supplied by Alex (Cheers Bud) round at Lee's in Dover

Firstly the spare was removed off the tailgate, then farm jacked up enough to get the axle stands in

Then with the rear wheel removed the bottom shock mounting and anti roll bar link diconnected

Rear coil spring removed

Spacer and rubber boot assemled

Then refitted and dropped off the axle stands. Then the customery tea and biccies

Job done!! Thanks Lee and Dupe for your time and effort, sorry about the injurys you sustained today in the line of duty

Those spacers where some serious bit of kit :!:

looking good well done lads :wink:

Hey Dupe, they work a treat. Didnt seem to handle any differently apart from from suspension did feel firmer cos the torsion bars have been wound up

Thats great news :dance:

now mabe next time you go playing you might be able to leave the mud where it belongs lol

will be a lot higher when you have to get underneath to fix it when it breaks down ,,,,,,again :wink:

What d'you mean again? Once is enough :lol: