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car collected from Wales new wiper fitted (towbar purchased "just in case"!) sunroof taped closed to prevent leakage brakes fiddled with to try to reduce rubbing |
 
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| driven to sheffield with clutch slipping and air intakes taped up to prevent to much clutch dust coming in! | |
| an "interesting" extra passenger discovered in a nest behind the battery! |
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| gearbox removed, cleaned, regreased and clutch fitted |
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new rear brake housings found (scrap yard in essex) and bodged to fit with some bolts new front discs and pads brakes bled welding done on sills oil changed new air filter fitted new horn button fitted in the form of a doorbell push rear seats + seatbelts removed exhaust patched up |
   
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| MOT passed! |
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| taken (light) off roading in the peak district |
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all interior trim removed dodgy lightbulbs replaced temperature guage fixed |
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| driven to devon | |
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roofrack welded up and bolted on (through the roof!) new stereo and second set of speakers fitted (only place available - underneath the seats!) turns out spare wheel is too small bonnet release catch removed and replaced with rally style split pins |
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| driven to Hampshire | |
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fan override switch fitted wobbly wing mirror fixed snorkel fitted (made of drainpipe) air intake permanently switched to cold air (thermostat broken) stickers added |
 
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| driven to sheffield | |
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used for commuting for a while to doncaster |
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| driven to the lake district (stalling a little at speed on the way - had to rest on hard shoulder) |
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5mm of steel plate welded onto sump guard (sprayed 'John Deer' green) fuel mixture adjusted exhaust repatched with a layer of tin, exhaust putty and fencing wire |
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| taken offroading round a muddy field by drunken hooligans (us) | |
| driven to Hampshire - stalling very badly at speed, needing time to recover (7 hour journey) | |
| permanent switch to cold air replaced with manual switch (using bike innertube, brake cable, saddle quick relase, and a clothes peg) - it turns out it might have been useful!? | |
| driven to sheffield - stalling very badly at speed stopped at every other services on the way (6.5 hour journey) | |
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replaced oil and filter new fuel filter new spark plugs new high tension leads new dizzy cap and rotor prize open vacuum advance unit and replace broken diaphragm with bike inner tube strip and clean carb and all injectors add more stickers |
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| driven to hampshire - beautiful journey running v. sweet, no stalling! (3.5 hours) | |
| two more trips hampshire to sheffield and two to worcester | |
| driven to devon | |
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fully loaded up with fuel, water and kit for a test journey driven for 10 miles, before a suspect wobbling feeling - wheel bearing found loose wheel bearing ordered (£100!!!) and fitted driven for 40 miles, suspect wobbling still there (£100 well spent!) 1 CV bearings purchased |
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