The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Nuvo]

Thats not bad at all. You can fix most of those in a trice with all those car spares at your disposal.

[Knight Rider S4]

hehe. I jest of course.
Actually it's not too bad. As follows:
NS front indicator wrong colour (obviously i've used a white bulb with white lens. doh!)
fog light not working. didn't check that before i sent it in. again.. doh!
NS track rod end excessive play
need front brake pads
rear discs pitted so need replaced too
NS rear bearing has play. so needs tightened or replaced.
NS rear parking brake "recording little effort". new caliper methinks.
parking brake efficiency below requirements.
I'll escape down to the garage over a couple of evenings and see if I can get it back in for a retest by the end of the week.

honestly.. having just assembled a car out of 2 broken cars (and a few extra bits) I'm pretty happy with that list

Not bad at all so see you next week then...

[Nj]

aye. god bless the 3 donor cars eh? hehe
Just need to try to get into GSF dead early for a set of pads. It's that or pay several hundred pounds to Halfords in the evening

I'm already considering a next project too
You don't get an 80 avant with a 5 pot do you? Cos I fancy having one and changing a few bits and bobs just for the hell of it.

[Jas11n]

You don't get an 80 avant with a 5 pot do you? Cos I fancy having one and changing a few bits and bobs just for the hell of it.

Certainly do, called an S2 Avant and an RS2
Get what you are getting at, no they didn't

[Nj]

Steve - hell yeah. Do my best anyway.

Jase - haha. ah yes. Apart from them. Thing is, would any of the 80 avants' gearboxes take a 5 pot or am I looking at changing the gearbox too, and then driveshafts etc etc?
A nice 2.3 80 avant with a coupe front bumper, nice set of wheels... Could be a nice family car since the missus is insisting we need one (to be fair she's doing her back in lifting my son in and out of the coupe )

[Acidburn]

Yeah there was a while ago on the bay a red avant with a 20v 7a lump in it.

[Nj]

that sounds just the ticket. of course quattro would be nice. and maybe a turbo. but then that's called an s2 avant isn't it?
Just depends on gearboxes really. I have a good 2.3 10v engine that would propel it along nicely but I couldn't be ****d with changing gearbox and everything. Although if the coupe parts fitted.... no noel, get a grip man. the s2 isn't even MOTd yet

[Nj]

buggr. had to buy new front pads and rear discs from GSF cos the car's i have are all 4 stud and front pads are different (looks like it according to the part numbers anyway). What's the use of having all these spares if they won't fit my sodding car?
And I have to wait to Friday for them.

[Nj]

We have an MOT situation

[LHD_Kid]

WOOHOOOOO!!!

[newsh]

Oh ... My ... God, they've let him loose on the road with it!

Congratulations Noel!

Easy now tiger, you're going to arrive places faster than you're used to..

[Nuvo]

Well done!

[Nj]

thank you very much gents
I still have some bits and bobs to tidy up but i'm road legal now! I'm away to ireland to see my family tomorrow night to monday so when I get back i'll tax it and insure it. The missus is itching for a go in it. oh-oh.
My only regret is that I didn't do the whole process with an avant because I really need it for baby friendliness and erm.. audi breaking friendliness. Sod it i'll be so busy hanging on to the wheel i'll not be too worried about it.

[Knight Rider S4]

Fantastic...Tear in my eye sniff sniff ..:-)....Enjoy your holiday mate think you both deserve it

[Nj]

haha. thanks mate. Maybe i'll stop dreaming about brake calipers now.
And again - huge thanks. I'd still be trying to marry the engine to the gearbox if not for you. actually that's not true. I'd not own an s2 and most of the forum members would have owned bits of it.
I'll sort out that lunch I owe you soon.