Guest Jasesun Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hi guys, Well its been just over 10 months now since my head gasket went and I am glad to say that after the head has been removed, skimmed and rebuilt the engine started first time. :banana_dance: However, as it been sat in the drive for the last ten months the good ole english weather has taken its toll. I knew when i first brought it that it had its problems Smashed front bumper Rusted sils Few rust patches on the doors Few bodged filling jobs Split seams on roof (new roof once it passes its MOT) Split CV boots Brakes worn Front springs coroded Big hole in rear arch Dent in rear quarter .................................The list goes on. Fortunately must of it is body work. Unfortunately I'm an engineer Anyway as I have said before I only paid £150 for it so I can't grubble to much. So as it's of the road I thought I would get to it and it get it all sorted as there is no way it will get through it's MOT. I will be adding new pictures and comments with regard to my progress which will help me keep tabs on I what I have done but also hopefully help someone facing some of the same problems get them sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Good luck with it m8 lockin forward to the updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phoenix83 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Looking forward to seeing pics, how long do you think till you get it back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) This is how the car looked when i picked it up last May. I think I had it on the road for six weeks when it overheated and the head warped. Hopefully looking to get it back on the road in a couple of months. Looking to get enough sorted to get it through the MOT and then get the rest of the cosmetic work done once it's back on the road. Edited May 26, 2013 by Jasesun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Got a new front bumper for it yesterday so looking to spray it up over the next few days. Pics to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Keyed and sprayed up new bumper from scrap yard today (only cost me a £10). Ran out of paint though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phoenix83 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looking better already, I bet its given you more enthusiasm to get more done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Been looking at the sils recently and found this. Luckily a friend of mine is going to do the welding as I can't weld for toffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Put a new fuel filter and idle control valve this week as once the engine was back together it ran like a bag of spanners. It intially kept cutting out on start up and I found one of the vacuum hoses off so that sorted that out however the idle was still bouncing so I connected my scanner to it and found the following code had been triggered P1131 Lack Of HO2S11 Switches - Sensor Indicates Lean. Along with that the fuel status kept changing from open loop to closed loop and then back to open loop (system fault). Had a read up on the internet and found a few sites suggesting that it was a problem with the o2 sensor, but also found a site suggesting to not change anything and that if the fuel trims are excessivily high (read via the scanner) then the fault would be down to a vacuum leak. After looking around and pulling and replacing a number of hoses and checking the engine readings again my fuel trims have dropped from the high 30s to between about 5-10 % and I can now start her up with no problems. Bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Cleaned and painted front brake calipers this weekend. Before http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m631/Jasesun/20130611_183809.jpg After http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m631/Jasesun/20130616_151434.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasesun Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Cleaned and painted both front brake calipers this weekend and cleaned out underneath the plastic arches. Bit of mess as both the outer CV boots had split. Changed them as well. Before After Edited June 16, 2013 by Jasesun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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