Lotus cars are easy to work on

[Chillidoggy]

A favourite of mine was changing the RH headlamp bulb on my MGZT. Ideally, you need hydraulic fingers about a foot long, with an eye on the end of each one to achieve satisfaction.

LH side takes about a minute, RH side takes up to an hour. And guess which one was always blowing.

[Bazza 907]

4 hours ago, Chillidoggy said:

 Ideally, you need hydraulic fingers about a foot long, with an eye on the end of each one to achieve satisfaction.

 

Do we need to get back on topic...?  

[Escape]

16 hours ago, oilmagnet477 said:

Agree on the Landy front having rechassis'd 2 series 3's (not the same one twice!). I was researching a P38 Rangy for a fun run about and came across your familiar ID on another Landy forum. Does that make us traitors ?

I'd say that makes us brothers in arms.

The P38 is a good choice, I'm getting ready to build one again myself to replace the one lost in the fire. They can be found at very reasonable prices and not too hard to put right. You just need someone with a bit of experience to guide you. Feel free to pick my brain, happy to help.

Filip

[andydclements]

I'm about to remind myself how easy these Vauxhalls are to work on, by doing a timing belt.

Yes, I'm going to have to remove a wheel and cover panels but I'm not going have restrictions on access am I? Oh yes, half from wheel arch, half from engine bay quite close to the inner wing.

 

The sooner I get back to working on the Esprit the better.

[Sparky]

I will soon be starting a clutch replacement on an Astra J.  It's a ludicrous job.

[Barrykearley]

I’ve got the delights of rear brakes to look at when I get home.

some folks need to yank their thumbs out their ass

[Sparky]

Lightweight.

[andydclements]

Barry, in this cold weather, surely it's acceptable in order to keep hands /thumbs warm.

[Sparky]

Clutch job commences.  Or it could be a headlamp bulb.

[andydclements]

I realised last night that i need specialist locking devices to do the cambelt, so now ordered(not paying £60 that GSF want for the tools). Gone are the old days of suitably sized drill bits being inserted in holes.

[Sparky]

To get at an Astra clutch - front subframe including steering rack and lower suspension.  FFS.  An Esprit would be back on the road by now (unless it was Bazza's).

Edited March 14, 2018 by Sparky

[Chillidoggy]

 Barry would have had that clutch done and running by now, and there you are still arsing around with that sub frame. 

[andydclements]

I did an Astra G clutch without removing the subframe.  I found out the hard way that it was easier to simply make the locating tools and remove the subframe, than do it the way I did.

[Barrykearley]

I’m hoping he fits it back on the right way round

[Sparky]

ABS works lovely.