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Offline JC

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #10 on: 19 October 2008, 12:36 »
wish I had the space and money to strip mine down to the shell and start over so it's all new and last 20 more years

money, got our lass out working now  :grin: :grin: :grin:

and as for space

I got my small garage



oh and my lickle workshop just across the road



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Offline Goops

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #11 on: 19 October 2008, 14:39 »
^^^

Paint looks awesome  :smiley:

Offline Conker

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #12 on: 19 October 2008, 17:29 »
Few ideas...

1) Change gearbox oil
2) Full brake fluid flush
3) Power steering fluid flush
4) Replace all your vac hoses (I've just done this and it costs literally a quid)
5) Paint your radiator cowl
6) Touch up any stone chips
7) New fuel filter


Offline Steve_B

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #13 on: 19 October 2008, 18:07 »
Does your cooling system need flushing?

Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #14 on: 19 October 2008, 18:33 »
dont leave the handbreak on! chances are it will stay on all the time :grin:
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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #15 on: 19 October 2008, 18:42 »
conker, great ideas, wher eu get the hoses from ??????

also be painting the air tubes like you have  :lipsrsealed: ( gave up on the polishing idea  :rolleyes: )

Mr Blue - wot handbrake  :grin:

Steve B, ya must have missed my thermostat, expansion tank and Matrix thread  :grin:

Offline Conker

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #16 on: 19 October 2008, 22:45 »
Vac pipes... GSF charge per metre. I also got some on ebay.


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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #17 on: 20 October 2008, 09:52 »
Fuel filter and check/clean/replace injectors?

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Re: Winter Fettling
« Reply #18 on: 20 October 2008, 13:54 »
wish I had the space and money to strip mine down to the shell and start over so it's all new and last 20 more years

money, got our lass out working now  :grin: :grin: :grin:

That's good, looks like you're list is ever growing  :laugh:
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