Project HaeThere! (Coupé restoration)

[swiss]

I found a flippin' beautiful 3-bed, fully furnished with a huge garden and a DOUBLE GARAGE(!!!!) for only 138K... goddam Government first-time buyer scheme fell through with the deposit money >.<

Anyways, best of luck to you Matthew. I have some spare swearing, you're welcome to borrow it when you do the job

[mjb]

Here's the garage, uh, house I'm moving into




Google maps has aerial pictures of both the garage and my old estate, so I've done the overlaying and yes I can get a 406 estate in there! My only worry is about the coupe's doors, which require about 5 yards of clearance to the side in order to get your little toe out

And light. There's just a single fluorescent tube overhead. Think I'm going to have to find some way of improving on that

Can't wait!

I've also been off work since being sent home Tuesday. Damn flu. Still, 2 days without driving to work, less clutch wear.

[Doggy]

Looks nice, Matt. I'm sure you can rig up a few extra lights in no time flat, (I looped 2 extra double fittings of the scrooge spec 5' single in my garage temporarily, around 1993).

You'll find a way with the doors, too - hang on to a bit of that foam stuff to stick on the wall to protect the door edge.

Might be prudent not to mention the flu when talking to estate agents & such

[Welly]

That looks a nice gaff, pretty new too

You never know you might get 'into' Gardening

[mjb]

You never know you might get 'into' Gardening

AHAHAHAHAHA!

[teamster1975]

Very very nice Matt!!
Have you got a moving date yet?

[mjb]

End of the month. Eep!

[steve_earwig]

...yes I can get a 406 estate in there!

But you might have to move the sofa a bit

Congratulations Matt!!

[mjb]

Added:
17. New o/s wing mirror needed

[mjb]

So here's my final shopping list I'm going to order tomorrow

Dealer:
00009329K8 DOOR PLUG 0.42 GBP 0.48 GBP 0.48 GBP
00009329K9 DOOR PLUG 0.46 GBP 0.53 GBP 0.53 GBP
(not clutch related)
00007013H1 FIXING SET 19.42 GBP 22.33 GBP 22.33 GBP
(undertray cage nuts+screws)
0000693951 SELF LOCKG NUT 1.35 GBP 1.55 GBP 6.20 GBP
(wheel hub bottom nut. 2+2 spares)
00006991F0 HOG RING 0.32 GBP 0.37 GBP 0.74 GBP
000014262S AIR INTAKE PIPE 32.55 GBP 37.43 GBP 37.43 GBP
(best replace the air intake while I've got the wheelarch liner off. Might give me some power)
0000181602 MOUNTING BRACKT 76.22 GBP 87.65 GBP 87.65 GBP
(bottom engine mount - bush in the bracket)
0000182729 MOUNTING BRACKT 13.58 GBP 15.62 GBP 15.62 GBP
(gearbox engine mount)
0000312144 SEAL 7.12 GBP 8.19 GBP 8.19 GBP
0000312124 SEAL 8.81 GBP 10.13 GBP 10.13 GBP
(diff oil seals. no idea what to do with them yet)
0000210528 GUIDE BUSH 13.28 GBP 15.27 GBP 15.27 GBP
(apparently i need one of these?)
0000016430 PLUG SEAL 0.90 GBP 1.04 GBP 1.04 GBP
0000222111 OIL DRAIN PLUG 1.44 GBP 1.66 GBP 1.66 GBP
(save dripping oil everywhere. Maybe I didn't tighten it up enough last time I changed the gear oil?)

TOTAL: 207.27

Eurocarparts:
412770810 £59.74 Bosch 75ah battery, 720CCA, 278L x 175W x 175H (under the hdi110)
641735140 £150.59 LUK clutch kit

Halfords:
£6 Ball joint splitter fork from Halfords
£10 35/36mm impact socket from Halfords

TOTAL: £434

OUCH!!! Think I'll skip the air intake pipe and just run duct tape around the knackered one. I'm very tempted to leave out the lower engine mount too


In other news, I've got a replacement o/s mirror, but it appears to have a knackered folding motor. Funnily enough my existing mirror is now solid again, but the folding motor's fired into life. Sounds like a good thing, but every time I start the car, the mirror folds forwards. Not just out, but forwards, to the point it tries to rip itself off Not sure what I'm going to do about that. Might get both mirrors opened up, put the old motor into the new mirror and put that on the car.

[teamster1975]

Flippin' 'eck, not what you need just before moving
The clutch is getting worse on the tubby, I'll be doing mine before long

[mjb]

The clutch is getting worse on the tubby, I'll be doing mine before long

It didn't take long at all for mine to go from slightly slipping on changing to 4th at high revs to the point it's at now where I'm really paranoid, avoiding high gears when possible, and taking time to match revs perfectly on gear changes (double-declutching all downshifts). I imagine yours will go almost as quickly given the torqueyness of the tubby

Still, if I don't make a right pigs ear of mine, you'll hopefully have a nice pictorial howto to follow

[jasper5]

You may have already ordered your parts, but if I were you, I would wait until you strip the gearbox out before you fork out for engine and gearbox mountings, it's possible you may not need to replace them.

The driveshaft nut is 35mm on my HDi, I checked earlier (took the pin out and tried my 36mm hexagon socket), this was a little too big, but didn't slip off when I tried to undo the nut.I measured the nut and it was 35mm. Measure yours before you buy a socket.

The guide bush sounds like the part that the release bearing slides on, again, wait until you strip out the gearbox and check if it is damaged, if not, leave it.

As for the undertray bits, why not use self tappers and spire clips? They only cost a couple of quid.

The driveshaft oil seals are easy to replace, lever the old seals out carefully, with a large screwdriver, then carefully tap in the new seals using a socket the same diameter as the seals.

[mjb]

You may have already ordered your parts, but if I were you, I would wait until you strip the gearbox out before you fork out for engine and gearbox mountings, it's possible you may not need to replace them.

No I've still not had chance to nip over to the stealers I'm going to leave the engine mount as it's just too expensive. The car's 10 years old and has done 171k so I think it could really do with all the rubber replacing (the top mount hadn't gone, but replacing it made a difference I could definitely notice). The gearbox mount's only £15, but that's 5 pints...

The driveshaft nut is 35mm on my HDi, I checked earlier (took the pin out and tried my 36mm hexagon socket), this was a little too big, but didn't slip off when I tried to undo the nut.I measured the nut and it was 35mm. Measure yours before you buy a socket.

The coupe's alloys have huge holes in the middle under the cap which fit around a lip on the hub, so I intend to nip the wheel off, pop the driveshaft nut cover off, slap the wheel back on and run over to Halfords, asking them if I can try it out for size before buying

The guide bush sounds like the part that the release bearing slides on, again, wait until you strip out the gearbox and check if it is damaged, if not, leave it.

Not really an option waiting for the dealers to get one in. I really need to get my dad's car back to him within a week

As for the undertray bits, why not use self tappers and spire clips? They only cost a couple of quid.

The usual method's zip ties, but I want to do this one properly... Might zip tie it until the next payday. Save 7 pints worth...

The driveshaft oil seals are easy to replace, lever the old seals out carefully, with a large screwdriver, then carefully tap in the new seals using a socket the same diameter as the seals.

Cheers

[teamster1975]

Still, if I don't make a right pigs ear of mine, you'll hopefully have a nice pictorial howto to follow

I'll be waiting with baited breath matey