Tell me more? I'm getting it at the weekend so will have a better idea what it needs then. I know I've a gearbox to change, cambelt and welding to do but that's all in hand. I imagine it's mainly going to be the usual panels and trim bits I'll need.

Changed the bushes on the Mercedes that failed on the MOT. I ordered a proper spring compressor especially for Merc springs that made life really easy. Popped the bottom arms out, cut out the bushes and replaced them with poly bushes for easiness. Just nipped up to the MOT place to book a retest and...

Took the merc in for it's mot and it failed. Bushes in rear of front arms on both side knackered, can't believe i missed this when I checked it over. My first mot fail in twenty years. After seeing the price of decent quality front arms I've decided to poly bush it and sacrifice a little ride comfor...

Finally got round to doing the rear abs sensor change on the Merc. Being an early w202 it has a single rear sensor going into the diff. I'd been putting the job off as I'd read the sensor seizes in making it a twat to change. Typically they were correct. It started to come out lovely, turn it gently...

Ok I might change my plans of moving to France in the future after seeing that house! It's bloody lovely.

Finally managed to get the vacuum pipe reattached to the mercs autobox. The curse of having large hands that wouldn't fit into a small gap. Had to drop the box down eventually to gain access. Whilst I was at it I changed the autobox filter and replaced the fluid so hopefully after all this I will ge...

Took Shonky the bx for its not. A clean pass with compliments on how well mechanically it's looked after. Next one is the Merc but I'm struggling to change the rear abs sensor as it's seized into the diff housing solid. I wonder what rating resistor I'd need to trick the light to go off.

Mot booked for tomorrow for the Bx, hopefully won't need much as I'm taking it to Normandy next month to tour ww2 sites.

Last little jobs on the bx done, rear brakes bled and a new stripe down his flanks. All ready for a mot now after I've bedded in the new brakes. Hopefully then he'll be ready for his trip to France next month. Then swapped cars around and got the Merc up in the air. When I replaced all the lpg pipes...

Today I did do my first giffer style accessory to the front of my house. In celebration of my upcoming 50th later this year I present the giffer parking aid. My front parking is short and the car needs to be as close to the bay window as possible so as not to hang out over the pavement. Reversing up...