Soak it in penertrating fluid and keep working it,should come good,they are quite pricey to buy new
did just that
WD40 bath and its perfect.
running is still a bit odd. cant put my finger on it, just sort of rumbles every now and then.. but it may just be the engine, i'm too used to my ford tbh.
cam belt probably needs changing and timing checked, seeing as she sat still for so long i wouldn't be surprised if the belt has started to go stiff, and is stretched in the position it sat in for years.
finally got underneath her properly..
lotta sill rust..
doesn't look very crumbly though, so i don't think should be more than an advisory on MOT.
drivers side CV boot is split and needs changing..
both ball joints are rotted.
also it looks like some monkey attacked the locking wheel nuts with a windy gun
spent today chiseling the collars off em and smashing a socket onto em.
3 down one to go..
all the wheel nuts are ruined, either corroded as hell or they were crossthreaded at some point - but the absolute novice who had it before me had those terrible halfrauds £10 wheel spacers on em behind the wheels.
was lucky not to snap a bolt, with how short they were inside the hub!!
must've been typical chavvy kid, thinking of the looks but not thinking of getting extra long wheel nuts for safety!
straight in the bin
and now sleep.. arms ache
