What did you fix/replace on your Mk1 today?

[hiho]

Rear beam to chassis bushes replaced with polyurethane - tightened up the body roll nicely. Repaired heater wiring (bypassed a hot joint on wiring loom to fusebox plug)

[Jace]

Started cleaning the bay.
Painted rocker cover and carb. inlet thingo and replaced some dodgy hoses being used for fuel with legit rubber fuel hose and replaced plastic fittings with expensive copper ones.
Thinking of getting one of those ebay nickel/zinc/copper plating kits and really going crazy in there!

Pics when it's cleaner. Put in a new rocker cover gasket so there's actually a point in degreasing everything now!

Using this restored bay as inspiration, although I'm probably not game to delve into the depths this dude has.

[Jarred]

That engine bay looks grouse, I really love a tidy engine bay.

thought about getting one of those ebay zinc kits too. would be a great way to make everything look OEM. that and a sandblast cabinet would be grouse!

[Jace]

I made this last night/this morning. It's rough but it works well.



I've been wanting to do some interior shots while rolling and maybe film me driving some twisty roads just for the fun of it. If I can work out my camera properly I'll be doing just that.

Seriously though, PM me tips on how to get decent photos out of this camera before I smash it lol

[GRN_VAGN]

Put custom short shifter in, feels great

[sports racer]

I think I'm going to be a regular to these pages, so many little things to fix. Today was the passengers outside door handle. The left side of the handle has a tongue that fits inside the bodywork and stops the handle flexing away from the body when you pull it. On mine the tongue had snapped off so I fitted a small bolt through the left side of the handle to secure it to the door frame. I love these old cars where it only takes 5 min to remove the door trim and so easy to get to everything inside the door.

Try that on your 5 year old car.

[Jace]

Got the clock working again, happy about that.

Made the interior light work! ****ing stoked about that!!!!!

[Preen59]

Got the clock working again, happy about that.

Made the interior light work! ****ing stoked about that!!!!!

Bahaha. Nice work dude.

How much of a PITA are they without it!!

[mikinoz]

On that note, I don't have an interior light at all and think that I will put some low wattage LED in the car through the footwell for door open lighting.

[Preen59]

On that note, I don't have an interior light at all and think that I will put some low wattage LED in the car through the footwell for door open lighting.

Interesting....

[Jace]

Bahaha. Nice work dude.

How much of a PITA are they without it!!

I knowwwww, it's been getting to me forever. Hasn't worked since I bought the thing.

Now proud to say that everything in, on or under my car works!

[Jace]

Cleaned it, pic of said interior light and cleanliness:




Also switched to chromes, just because I can. (fairly sure I don't like them though)



Need smaller tires

[Water Boy]

Is that hand brake errect?

Time for adjustment me thinks...

[GRN_VAGN]

Fitted the universal linkage kit for the weber.
Waiting on Radiator and a airfilter setup

[Preen59]

Jesus that's low, Jace! Are you running strut extenders and drop plates??