Much needed brake overhaul to mtec dimpled/grooved discs and ebc greenstuff pads. 

Took much longer than it should have due to every bolt being about 6 million nm tight. 

All back together to find I'd got a stuck slider (should have checked really, rookie error). 

All good now though

 

Edited 7 April, 20224 yr by SNH

Decided to try the grille surround white rather than black, think I prefer it tbh.

 

Edited 8 April, 20224 yr by SNH

Scrubs up alright 

Never really been one for cleaning but as my jetwash hose burst it gave me the perfect excuse to get a new hose with a short quick release trigger and foam cannon. Also autobrite had an Easter sale so picked a few bits up. Doesn't scrub up to bad.

Been putting this job off for a while now. Thought I'd best attack it and get all the crappy damaged stonechip off and straighten the sills. 

This is what you get for not checking behind the inner arches and jacking on the sills. 

 

Off to a mates for reconstructive surgery soon so hopefully be as good as new 

Finally managed to get booked in with my mate for cill repairs at the end of this week. other than that not a lot going on, had an issue with the boot not unlocking so replaced handle, switches and actuators to sort that. 

Got messed about by the last guy for weeks on end so sacked him off.

Dropped it off with another mate while I went to Turkey and picked it up yesterday. 

£700 lighter but cills have been re-made, all the holes in the roof welded up (police aerials and roof rails). He then dropped it off with another mate to do the mot and oil change. It's also had 2 new front wishbone bushes (rear ones) and I've had to put 2 rear shocks on as the 8 month old stance+ are absolutely shot so a warranty claim will be going in for them! 

Looks like I'll be keeping this one a while.

Not a lot to report really, still munching miles and behaving. Found some spare dodomat left over from my van so lined the boot floor and inside the tailgate to quieten things down and hopefully keep a bit of heat in for the dog.  Rear badge recess welded up. 

To cold for anything else but I should really finish the smooth front bumper next. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good work. Been meaning to fit soundproofing to my Fabia.

Been a while.

 

Always wondered why we couldn't feel any air coming through the roof vent so decided to check......sure that's supposed to be cut in especially being a dog unit.

 

Standard Exhaust snapped while doing a tip run so took a punt on the gravity stainless, lovely fitting bit of kit and sounds nice too. I'll be ordering their sports cat soon. 

 

Got a box full of new bits to tidy up the underneath, all new rear arms and I'll be on the lookout for a subframe and arb to get blasted and powdercoated so it's all fresh. Got a bag full of bolts, nuts and washers from tps to replace all those just need to order up the subframe bolts and I'll do the deadset kit while I'm there. Then onto the front.

 

Hopefully the next few months I'll be swapping out the nasty stance+ coils for some bc's and it'll be booked in for paint (fingers crossed). 

Edited 17 May, 20233 yr by SNH

Maybe they re-installed the air vent hole on another car as part of its de-commissioning 🤣

 

Gaz

Nice! Are stance + coils that bad? I was looking at getting some for my mk1 but I've heard a few times that they are just rebranded Joms' in a different colour 

On 19/05/2023 at 17:06, Paul thornton said:

Nice! Are stance + coils that bad? I was looking at getting some for my mk1 but I've heard a few times that they are just rebranded Joms' in a different colour 

Both rears failed after 8 months so were replaced under warranty and 4 months on I think ones leaking again. Fronts seem to have gone soft aswell. They are Harsh ride but some like that. I wouldn't buy them again as they're only just over a year old now. 

New exhaust rubbers, psb rear arb bushes and some new smoked dynamic wing mirror indicators today. 

I do miss having a driveway since we moved but it won't fix itself lol. 

 

All new arms, bolts, nuts and washers for the rear ready to go on when I've sourced a rear subframe to get blasted and powdercoated to build back up rather than have the car off the road. Still need to get a few new subframe bolts too. 

Eliminating some unwanted rubbing issues due to our poor roads round here and being a tad low lol.

Found the hole. Metal plate tacked on the inside and filled over.

Good job it wants painting as it'll need tidying unfortunately sure but for now I have a functioning vent. Just need to wire the fan up to a switched live and a button on the dash somewhere.

Edited 14 June, 20232 yr by SNH

So what was holding the roof vent on if the hole had been plugged?

 

Was it stuck on?

 

Maybe after the filling and paint repair the rubber seal line bled through the new paint so they stuck the vent back on to hide it?

 

What is that tool for in the wheel arch, is it to roll back the arch return lips to give more clearance or does it flare the arches? It looks like a specialised piece of kit or are you using it not for its intended purpose?

10 hours ago, J.R. said:

So what was holding the roof vent on if the hole had been plugged?

 

Was it stuck on?

 

Maybe after the filling and paint repair the rubber seal line bled through the new paint so they stuck the vent back on to hide it?

 

What is that tool for in the wheel arch, is it to roll back the arch return lips to give more clearance or does it flare the arches? It looks like a specialised piece of kit or are you using it not for its intended purpose?

All it was held with was sealer, I originally only removed it to replace the sealant and found no hole. 

The tool in the picture is an arch roller designed to roll the arch lips flat and flare if needs be. 

Weird that they would have gone to the trouble of plating, filling and respraying the hole only to stick the vent back on top of it!

 

Interesting re the arch roller, does the paint flake when you use it?

 

I have found that the paint on earlier Skodas was remarkably tough and resilient and has rarely flaked when I have beaten out smaller dents against a rubber dolly. Well actually a rubber sanding block!

4 hours ago, J.R. said:

Weird that they would have gone to the trouble of plating, filling and respraying the hole only to stick the vent back on top of it!

 

Interesting re the arch roller, does the paint flake when you use it?

 

I have found that the paint on earlier Skodas was remarkably tough and resilient and has rarely flaked when I have beaten out smaller dents against a rubber dolly. Well actually a rubber sanding block!

The vent was the main reason I bought it and it baffled me too that they'd gone to all that trouble yet all the lights were still in the grille, bumper and tailgate. 

Ideally you use a heat gun to soften the paint before rolling so it doesn't crack. My wings need painting anyway (the whole car does) so didn't bother and only got minimal cracking where it was already flaking away. 

I think the vent has an electric cooler under it, so I'm guessing they wanted that for another car 

6 hours ago, StevesTruck said:

I think the vent has an electric cooler under it, so I'm guessing they wanted that for another car 

The fan is still with It i just need to wire it in, I've tested that and it still works. Whether there was anything else I'm not sure as it all fits together as it should and there's no signs of anything else being fitted inside the car.

Edited 16 June, 20232 yr by SNH

Well it's back in and working as it should have been.

Edited 17 June, 20232 yr by SNH

Bartek short shifter and solid cable end bushes fitted. Wish I'd done this sooner, such a difference.

These coolant lines were a pig. 

Those stupid clips are the devil's work lol.

Plastic lines were old and had a few tiny hair line cracks just allowing water to seep out. All replaced with genuine items.