Project 4200
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Gp79
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Thanks mate, enjoy these kind of projects especially with no time pressure.
By the time it’s done It’ll probably end up a keeper…
philw696
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As soon as my house renovations are finished I'm going to spending plenty of time on my projects.
I want my Opel Manta GSI finished the Renault 16 TX and the Citroen XM V6 for starters.
Gp79
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Some nice projects there, my oldman had an XM in 1994, not the v6 just the 2.0Si, still a cool car and brilliant ride etc
Remember the film Ronin with the v6 XM going for it
Gp79
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It’s a bit too late, but thanks!
I put a squizz of sealant on the cover gasket so some should have got on the threads by accident!
Gp79
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Few updates on the 4200:
EBC blue pads fitted on the front, supposed to be better for track use, we will see.
F1 fluid leaks, found the return pipe rubbers leaking and non-standard clips fitted in I assume previous effort to fix
New hoses and correct clips - no more leaks, also re- wrapped cables in the cloth tape (not shown in pic)
To aid the access had rear bumper off and reverted the exhaust back to stock, previously was straight through rears.
Old exhaust as fitted below
I must be getting old as prefer the original sound, engine noise rather than exhaust note
Old pipes on eBay if anyone interested!
AC leak, after getting the system checked after condenser repair and dryer replacement a small leak was found at the expansion valve, so 4 x o-rings replaced. It would have been very easy to do while the dash was out for the matrix job. Anyway doable with cut down allen keys and the normal struggle.
Thinking back it was obviously leaking as covered in oil from the system.
Hopefully that’s it solved.
Not much left to do now apart from swap the front subframe out!
EBC blue pads fitted on the front, supposed to be better for track use, we will see.
F1 fluid leaks, found the return pipe rubbers leaking and non-standard clips fitted in I assume previous effort to fix
New hoses and correct clips - no more leaks, also re- wrapped cables in the cloth tape (not shown in pic)
To aid the access had rear bumper off and reverted the exhaust back to stock, previously was straight through rears.
Old exhaust as fitted below
I must be getting old as prefer the original sound, engine noise rather than exhaust note
Old pipes on eBay if anyone interested!
AC leak, after getting the system checked after condenser repair and dryer replacement a small leak was found at the expansion valve, so 4 x o-rings replaced. It would have been very easy to do while the dash was out for the matrix job. Anyway doable with cut down allen keys and the normal struggle.
Thinking back it was obviously leaking as covered in oil from the system.
Hopefully that’s it solved.
Not much left to do now apart from swap the front subframe out!
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Gp79
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There’s something about classic tractors!
philw696
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Get a Roll Cage in now.
Gp79
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Aldridge trim it is, thanks.
just found out a mate had his Lotus Esprit seats redone there and they did a very good job.
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Gp79
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Thanks mate, I’ll send a PM
stevenccox
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Did you do the headliner yourself or use a company to do it? My headliner has started to sag and am contemplating fixing myself
Gp79
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Took it out myself and got it retrimmed professionally, only cost £180 by a place in Hinckley call “car interior trimmers and upholsterers” done a decent job.
Thought about doing it myself until I saw the sticky mess and the effort to remove it so didn’t want to do the job twice etc
Gp79
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Finally getting round to the front subframe, will get this one repaired hopefully as it seems front subframes are hard to come by for sensible money and there is always the question of if the replacement would be much better.
The one previously mentioned in this thread is to far gone so fingers crossed this one is better…
Question for anyone who might know - why would a garage fit copper flanged nuts to secure the top of the shocks?
Seems an odd choice? Mild steel / copper coming together unless you want corrosion
On my Gs below the correct nuts.
The one previously mentioned in this thread is to far gone so fingers crossed this one is better…
Question for anyone who might know - why would a garage fit copper flanged nuts to secure the top of the shocks?
Seems an odd choice? Mild steel / copper coming together unless you want corrosion
On my Gs below the correct nuts.