what did you do to your car today?

Rug Doctored the interior, then chucked some preen carpet cleaner on it and will rug doctor it again later



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Changed the clutch in my vs ute. Never again.

 

Today: Serpentine belt, charger belt, eagle 10.5mm leads, iridium plugs, air filter, oil and filter, cleaned the maf and intake tube annnd new air filter.

Tomorrow: swap driver and passenger seat around (seat pad is buggered), bleed brakes and replace fluid annnd attempt the fuel filter and see what the struggle is about......

 

My fuel filter was a Lil Biatch to get off even with the expensive removal piece of plastic to get it off.

However persistence paid off.

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Replaced the blower fan resistor that stopped working last week, pick up a new one for 25 - not 80 from GM ..yes I know the GM one has a circuit & a heatsink but this one definably does the job very well, much better construction than the original.
Whilst everything was apart I insulated the air con pipes under the "Over Wiper Motor Cowl" to stop the resonating gnomes with piccolos that would play non intermittent whistles through the dash when A/C was on - all fixed.
No more weird whistling/howling noises & blower fan speeds 1+2 are now in full effect!

Always disconnect negative battery terminal!


Removing those little clips that affix the Cowl with a trim remover tool


Old Blower resistor


Old blower resistor - see the broken coil


Old Resistor with dust cover off


Old Resistor with dust cover off & Plastic cap removed


New Blower Resistor


Cleaned out under the Cowl, there was a descent amount of compost under there!


Uninsulated A/C pipes under Cowl


Started to insulate A/C pipes under Cowl, applied more formshield but this was the start


Full insulation of A/C pipes to stop resonation whistle sound


Job 100% done, wipers replaced


I fully restored the Cowl & weather strip before re fitting


Uninsulated & Insulated A/C pipes under Cowl also shows dust cover for blower resistor




New blower resistor fitted


Job done, just had to fit wipers


If it's worth doing it's worth doing right :boxing:

 

Decided to finally turn the gas valve off after ripping most of the LPG system out a few months ago.

 

yesterday put about 300mls of oil in it.
either has a leak or it just started using a little bit.

shall keep an eye on it.

thought about fixing central locking on drivers door.
didnt go ahead with it

 

Just given her a wash and a vacuum , good way to spend a Sunday afternoon

 

Today the Calais got a nice wash and detail. Then I took her for a drive to the petrol station, filled her up and chucked in some injector cleaner as she has been running dry for the last 3 tanks (never again after I replaced the fuel pump :s)

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Nothing, it sat in my driveway all day

 

Cleaned the inside of the windows.

 

put in a new handbrake, wow frustrating as. And while i had both seats out gave it a good vacuum.

 

Installed a tranny cooler and a VS V6 Thermo fan into the VQ stato
Was suprised to find the 2nd hand foam tune i bought controls the thermo fan, saved me putting in a thermal switch
Picked up a set of VK Calais Leather seats for the VB
Bought z-bar bushes for the Stato, yet to fit them in.....

 

Drive to carwash washed it drove home did the interior and removed amp and sub

 

Washed the wheels - that's the price of running Remsa's, and the rear bumper just because..

 

Noticed my exhaust hitting on the chassis of the car - bent up a window frame and jammed it in between the two.

There, I fixed it!

 

Grandads brumby- put my tool box into the tray.

 

Just fitted a set of extractors, hi flow cats, pipes to me VE

 

Washed, polished and vacced.
Charged the battery.
Tyre shine
Put killswitch in

 

Changed out the VX tail shaft for a VT one.