Recent content by Big_Steve_T

Doesn’t state which day… so could still be pulling our legs.. 😆

Now?

Guilty as charged @hopgop1 😆 On our way back from Retro Rides Gathering at Mallory park, where I managed to squeeze her into the pre-2000 show area.. 🤫 Thanks for your kind comments mate!!

Paul’s a Dismond Geezer, that’s all I know.

Pulled the Clio out of Winter Storage last weekend ready for a summer of fun!! The battery was as flat as a witches tit, so needed to jump start it off my booster pack. Soon had it home with me at the Dojo: Loaded her up, and today took her down to Alex @AW Motorworx for a weeks holiday to...

A manual tube of sealant ordered for a bit of high pressure injection! 💉 👍

Errr no… looks like the whole lots coming out again 😁

I might buy myself another tube of sealant and give that a go.. don’t want to come back to it, it’s a rotten design. 👍

Going to tap up a welding guru I know first to see if he can Bob a blob of tig in there first…??

Work with the engine continues, and everything going well… until it doesn’t 🙄 Thanks for watching!!

No, not guilty. I saw it, but then laughed at the price, given it was just as rusty as mine, but had been refurbed. I’ll be doing mine and not spending £500 😉

Started work on the Engine Refresh today, replacing the Oil Seals on the Camshafts and Auxiliary Drive, before making a start on replacing the connecting rod big-end bearings with ACL Race Series versions, coupled with ARP Rod bolts:

Continued pulling the timing side of the engine apart: Belt and lower timing cover off: Then crank drive pulley: Still looking grease-tastic under there: Then whipped off the crank cover: ALL of the seals are leaking, so I’m going to get them changed. That work started with a liberal...

Switched out the under headlight trims from the headlights supplied with the car (which didn’t have the manual adjustment function) to a new pair I managed to come by. Always like to use new headlights on my car rebuilds, as it really brightens up the front of the car: You can see how the new...

Yes sir.