Well now the car is taxed, tested and insured, the post rebuild job list is building:
Body Work – Need to find the part number of the clips that secure the front door galv trims so they can be put back on.
We now have the part number just need to go about fitting them. Part is MUC3186.
Fuel Gauge – Not working, will replace sender as one of the spades snapped off.
Speedo Cable – Didn’t give accurate reading on way to MOT, tried resitting in to the dial, if this doesn’t solve the problem I will replace cable.
Resolved – The refitting has solved it and now getting an accurate reading.
Thermostat – Replaced during rebuild but wasn’t opening at temperature so will replace again.
Exhaust – Is causing vibrations through the car so want to fit a small length of flex to the down pipe to help reduce vibration.
Air Intake – The position of the air filter meant that with the bonnet shut it was being pressed against the alternator and bonnet causing engine vibration to transfer to body work. We are going to look at a couple of options for this so that the air intake is as waterproof as we can get it.
Rocker Cover – There is a small leak from the rocker cover, I think a britpart component was fitted last time so will look to replace with a genuine item and hopefully sort that advisory out.
PAS Box – The leak on the return pipe i think is down to a missing o ring, so we are going to try and fit one see if that solves the problem, if not spend the money on the correct pipe for the job.
Audio – Need to refit the cars radio for entertaining on trips.
Off Road Prep – I still have a steering and 2 diff guards to fit back to the car, which should help protect when I go off road again. Also have a CB radio to fit to the dashboard
Security Devices – we have a couple of security devices fitted to the car already, we will be looking to add more to this for extra peace of mind.
Towing Equipment – at the moment no towing equipment has been fitted to the car so this is something that will be looked at.
Slightly longer term items will be:
Winch bumper – while purchasing parts a couple of months back I tempted myself into buying a Huskey winch, so in time we will be looking to make a suitable winch bumper for the car.
Interior – One thing i didn’t look at during the rebuild were the seats. they could do with re trimming as the backs have split, also the frames could do with painting. We are also going to look at seating ideas for the back of the car.