What did you do today?

[PhilA]

Sent the GTA on to a new home.

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Up north the topside stays nice and the bottom rusts out. Down here the topside gets beaten up by the sun and the underneath stays solid. It's going to recieve a new interior and be smartened up all nice. Guy has several of these and they're all rusty.

Phil

[Broccoli]

One of those bitter sweet days. Getting rid of a car you still like is always tough.
Still with cars at least, there’s plenty more fish in the sea!

[PhilA]

One of those bitter sweet days. Getting rid of a car you still like is always tough.
Still with cars at least, there’s plenty more fish in the sea!

I'm not as sad as I thought I would be, in honesty.

[paulplom]

15 mile jaunt to the bootsale at Blaydon rugby club. Pulled over at Gosforth on the way back for this milestone photo.
The roads are lovely and quiet. I need to be out at this time more often.
The open face helmet was dated 1980. The kangol one 1977. They didn't look very comfortable.

[SiC]

Had a look at this in the light of day. Paint looks to have lost its clear coat and then sun or polish has taken the rest off?



Fuel light is on but the gauge isn't reading minimum. I suspect the stop point is wrong looking at the gauge sweep.





Gauge looks like someone has been in there and fiddling with it



Best thing of all is the engine cover the previous owner made. Iirc these suffer water in the spark plug tubes problem and ford didn't fit a cover, unlike Volvo. Anyway top marks for effort on this.

[Eddie Honda]

Anyway top marks for effort on this.

Disappointed you haven't poked it yet.

[Hooli]

That engine cover is fantastic, I do hope you're keeping it.

[SiC]

The cover is held on by bolts that have been drilled into the camcover


Had a quick poke around.
Battery is new (with the alternator)


Air filter is filthy

Cambelt is cracked. Probably the most major issue it has. Debating whether to DIY this or get my local garage to do it. Kit is about £50. 3hrs labour so £150 labour. But if I DIY I need a locking kit - £12ish off eBay and the hassle of doing it.
Given it's cracked, I think its far too risky to cambelt roulette for any length of time.


Went to check the pollen filter. Tried getting this cover off but couldn't. Then realised the thing inside was metal and definitely not the cabin filter


Had a Google and found its the otherside. Not particularly easy to get to still and I removed the glove box and the fuse box (GEM?)


Filter was disgustingly dirty. Had this Honda Civic filter to hand. A bit bigger and thinner.


But it kinda fitted. Enough to work and better than nothing. It won't be going in the Civic anyway as I prefer activated carbon filters in there because of hayfever.


Quick code scan saw a few error codes.


Engine code was the smart alternator. I cleared it and the code went away. Presumably why the alternator was replaced.
Instrument Cluster code was no CAN communications. Cleared that and it went away.
GEM code was B1217 horn relay coil failure. Clearing that didn't get rid of it. Horn works fine. Googling says that code is for the alarm siren. So I guess it's failed or been disconnected. I can live with that.

So I think I'll chat with my local garage and get it in for an MOT. If it passes then have a cambelt done. Oil+filters I'll do myself and maybe even chuck a set of new plugs in it too if I'm feeling generous.

Aircon has no gas whatsoever. I don't have much hope of that ever working again to be honest.

[paulplom]

Have you poked it yet?

[SiC]

No, but someone else poked (smacked) my door at a local petrol station in a road rage incident at me.

Guy approached me and was staring at me. I asked if he needed help. Apparently I parked to close. I said I don't think so as there isn't a big gap where I'm stood near the pump. He then flipped, opened his door and started smashing it against mine, then lent on the wing mirror. Got a nice crease in it now and a bent wing mirror.

He got in his car just fine and drove off, so can't have been that close?!

I've reported it to the coppers. Probably should report it to the insurance too, even if I'm not claiming as its all on record?