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This is how I stop people from seeing in the boot.
I don't have any back seats because of my Alsation,
the waterproof cover is from argos and is purely there to stop everything getting covered in mud,
but from the outside it just looks like a seat cover.
There's no way of securing the boot...
What's wrong with PTFE gaskets then?
I've had them on mine when Jam Sport did my inlets,
they seemed like decent lads when I was there, i'm sure they'd sell you some if you paid for postage.
No real performance issues, went for a blast yesterday and it felt as fast as ever,
it always judders and vibrates, has done for years, uprated engine mounts don't help. lol
(Sorry for the photo, I took it from another thread)
It was flashing for a bit then buggered off,
i've done a search but as usual all the results contradicted each other.
F*ck me that's what the noise is in mine!!
I've had a metallic rattle that increases with revs for a while now.
I'll add water pump to list of things that need doing.
Could do, although it won't look right and i'll have to load the dog from the other side all the time,
suppose I could look for a single decent recliner instead.
I'm considering going round a few breakers and seeing if any nice cars have been scrapped,
might be some nice seat to be had cheap...
After having my 172 off the road for 2 months, getting back into it feels weird,
the gearstick's too low down and I feel like i'm sat on top of the thing rather than in it.
I've been using a £300 Mondeo that's held together by hope and dreams and rust,
and the driving position in it is so much...
I just tested the battery on 2.5k rpm and it dropped from 12V to 10V, then on idle it dropped to 8V,
so i've taken the battery out for another charge, I guess it's new alternator time.
On cold starts the aux belt is squealing,
could a slack aux belt cause the alternator to not recharge the...
I just got my car going after 2 months of it being an ornament,
i've got a dodgy alternator which drained the battery.
I've just put a multimeter on the alternator and it's putting out 12.5 volts,
don't they normally put out 14V?
I lived in a flat where the breakfast bar was smaller than that spoiler,
i'll never understand why people feel the need to f*ck with a car that looks good to begin with.
I'd love this as a dog carrier, I also like how it looks like a hearse,
bonnet vents need a coat of black though.
Alright for £2k I think.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/ford/escort/ford-escort-rs-turbo-van/1062775
It span twice as fast as my old one, so it's still good.
It might just need a kick up the arse to get it started.
I can hear the fuel pump prime, the throttle body twitches, it makes all the right noises
and the other battery was fully charged.
It doesn't turn over at all, just click, no immobiliser light or nothing,
no battery light either which is new, but all the internal electrics work fine.
The starter motor is the one you sent me Daniel, it span a lot better than my old one,
we tested both of them off the car.
When I get the...
I've tried every combination of opening the doors, pressing the button,
turning the key, it's just dead, if it was a horse i'd f*cking shoot it.
I think you're right Rob, I think i'll get my cousin to take it to Freds on his lowloader,
f*cking sick of the thing now.
I'll just have to wait for...
I need to move my car so i've stuck in the battery from another car,
but the car won't turn over at all, turn the key and 'click' dead!
I tried jump starting it from the other car but my alarm would not stop going off,
and could no be turned off, so I swapped the battery but it's still f*cked...