No idea what this one means?
This is obvious.
The colour code.
On the passenger door, next to the top hinge.
No 6 volt system here.
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Noting where the labels are.
A view of the spare wheel well.
No idea what this one means?
This is obvious.
The colour code.
On the passenger door, next to the top hinge.
No 6 volt system here.
No idea what this one means?This is obvious.
The colour code.
On the passenger door, next to the top hinge.
No 6 volt system here.
Removing the headliner
This was simple enough, though a little tricky.
With a stanley knife I cut out the material. Every 10-15 inches there are metal, coat hanger style, bars that hold the headliner up. They where only held in by the material so I managed to rip them free and bend them in the middle ti poke one end out of the gutter they are caught in.
The difficult bit was removing the cardboard/material edge that caught in the gutter. You can't really see it or reach it. I used a combination of perseverance and a metal hook to ease it over the gutter.
Best thing was I found the remains of a mouse house. Droppings can be seen above. The top bit of fluff is circular and looked like what I image they would call home.
With a stanley knife I cut out the material. Every 10-15 inches there are metal, coat hanger style, bars that hold the headliner up. They where only held in by the material so I managed to rip them free and bend them in the middle ti poke one end out of the gutter they are caught in.
The difficult bit was removing the cardboard/material edge that caught in the gutter. You can't really see it or reach it. I used a combination of perseverance and a metal hook to ease it over the gutter.
Best thing was I found the remains of a mouse house. Droppings can be seen above. The top bit of fluff is circular and looked like what I image they would call home.
The Body
I visited the current resting place of Felicity and removed all the items that would ensure I had only the body to contend with when removing the rust, replacing metal as required and a paint job.
The windows where the first things to be removed. There are videos online that show how to remove the glass with the seals intact. But mine where cracking and it is easier to cut them off. So I did.
The same procedure follows for all the glass, not including the doors.
From the inside I cut away all the rubber that is holding on to the glass. The rubber is pretty thick and I had to make two cuts. The first is depicted below. The second cut removed the rubber to the left of the blade in the picture and was made at right angles.
As I cut I just pulled at the rubber and hoped it would continue as much as possible, reducing the amount of cutting required.
Then I was left with the rubber on the window only. I only removed all the rubber on the rear windows as they would not push out and I was afraid of breaking the glass. On the rear and front windscreen I only removed the top and side rubber. They both came away very easily.
On the outside I made a cut and the rubber pulled free very easily.
At this point the window was free and I just lifted it out.
It didn't tak too long to remove the rest.
The windows where the first things to be removed. There are videos online that show how to remove the glass with the seals intact. But mine where cracking and it is easier to cut them off. So I did.
The same procedure follows for all the glass, not including the doors.
From the inside I cut away all the rubber that is holding on to the glass. The rubber is pretty thick and I had to make two cuts. The first is depicted below. The second cut removed the rubber to the left of the blade in the picture and was made at right angles.
As I cut I just pulled at the rubber and hoped it would continue as much as possible, reducing the amount of cutting required.
Then I was left with the rubber on the window only. I only removed all the rubber on the rear windows as they would not push out and I was afraid of breaking the glass. On the rear and front windscreen I only removed the top and side rubber. They both came away very easily.
On the outside I made a cut and the rubber pulled free very easily.
At this point the window was free and I just lifted it out.
It didn't tak too long to remove the rest.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
New stuff
Not very exciting but necessary. Oil change kit x3, fan belt, box of exhaust fixings and hub seal kits x 2.
Thermostat test
Mt thermostat broke when I removed it. At least the push rod that screws into it didn't come out. Not sure how easy it will be to remove but if I can it will save mew around £40-50. But before I put any effort in I wanted to see if it worked!
Generator backplate kit
Once the fan is removed just two nuts hold these bits on that attach the generator to the fan shroud.
Fortunately they came apart easily. Just need to remove the rust.
Fortunately they came apart easily. Just need to remove the rust.
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