This last week has been a bit
shit, parts have been my issue here
On Southpaw first, got the dash into shape, signed off all electrics except the headlight wash doesn't work. Fitted door trims also for comfort
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decided to clean sand from rear cross member before rear bumper went on, air blower did this! just because a car is from warmer climes doesn't mean that it isn't rotten. In this case the rear crossmember box section was part filled with sand, reckon on this car doing some wading on the beaches, salt water goes in, cannot easily get out of the rear cross member and has eaten away a sizeable chunk.
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Other than the hole section the rest is in good order, I did break rules 1 through 18 by welding patches over the holes. The cross member is likely to need replacing in the next year / maybe two so I didn't waste time trimming and butt welding steel in
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next up is the timing belt, change every 60k unless it is used in hot and dusty climate in which case 30k (miles) no history on this engine at all so it is getting changed, these are the water pump bolts
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and the timing cover bolts, some were rusty, all went in bone dry
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this is the original belt, good news it that it is dry, there is some oil residue around the crank hole. Both pulleys ran free, no signs of nastiness with the belt. but it is getting replaced. Now where did I put the kit....
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Ah yes here it is
Fucking pile of shitpart, honestly What a bunch of cunt, I went out of my way to buy 200tdi belt kit that didn't include shitpart, I could have saved £10 on the shitpart kit from the same fucking supplier who shipped this crap. Customer services have asked me to send photos, which i did on Thursday midday. since then not a fucking jot. Buying elsewhere now and not SHITPART, Buy SHITPART buy twice - and I am not even started yet
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While we are in anti shitpart and paddocks mood, here is the fucked throttle cable
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Oh and to top it all the engine fan that Paddocks advertise as 200tdi, just aint. Guess who makes it?
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Go on guess
Bunch of cunts that's who
GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
Still at least Shgitpart cannot fuck up a cooling hose, nope Paddocks can though by shipping two heater inlets on the same part number rather than what I requested.
oh dear