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[Sphinx]

It needs a few jobs doing I admit, but here it is:











I wonder if you will al be as bothered about this as you were about the bm

[Capri]

Cleaned up nice and shiny, then.

[Smo]

So what's the next car going to be?



Looks pretty clean And rather comfortable!

Any engine shots?

[Sphinx]

Yeah it cleaned up alright, still needs a bit of a buff here and there and a polish and I think that'll be that for the bodywork.

Next car will be.....I've no idea but it would be a lie to say I've not been thinking about it already
I'll get some engine shots when that's done (that's the part that needs some work)

[Max M4X WW]

Looks aright, But what needs doing?

[MattPym]

So the curse was lifted then

[Sphinx]

It needs a few bits of the bodywork cut and polished, the rear door card fabric is coming off so they need re-glueing....and it needs a good service and possibly the rockers need adjusting. I'm sure there are a few more little thing I've forgotten or things will crop up, but that's it for now.

[Max M4X WW]

Do the rockers adjust?!

[Sphinx]

I think so

[ianFRST]

I think so

you mean you HOPE so

[Big Walker]

not too bad there mate nice investment

btw nice sandals

[MattPym]

I think so

you mean you HOPE so

Nothin a crowbar cant adjust

[Sphinx]

lol at the sandals comment, I just knew someone would pick up on that

The rockers/tappets can be adjusted apparently and it's not an un-common problem...apparently. I'm waiting for my haynes to arrive so I can find out the tollerances and torque settings but hopefully I can sort the noise easily and cheaply.
I think it has potential but needs a little time and effort putting in first.....before it goes up for sale lol

[Sphinx]

Say more nice things about my accord!!
Ya know, I'm starting to think you lot don't approve of my runarounds

[Max M4X WW]

Pah, I thought that reply was going to say you'd fixed it!

[Sphinx]

I'm still waiting for my haynes manual to arrive, I can't do it till then

[ali_s]

i think Honda Accord's are good car... i used to own one but it was coupe 1996 N Reg ..really reliable cars





But thats me...

[Sphinx]

Ok, I've done lots of little jobs so far that aren't that interesting. This is the first noticable thing I've done:

Before; the old wing that was on there had been repaired at some point and the paint finish and match was crap:


I found a wing in the scrappy so that went on after a lot of fuss, but the end result was:


I suppose I could have buffed it and made it look a lot better but the fact was that it had been repaired badly and I can't have that, not even on my runarounds lol
And no Max, the haynes still hasn't arrived yet so the tappets are still tapping.

[Max M4X WW]

Better of course, Its annoying doing thinks to cars just to make them look 'normal' isnt it

[Sphinx]

Yeah, I think my compulsive need to make every car I get mint is going to get me into trouble one day
Saying that though, my philosophy is to do all the niggly jobs on my cars so then when I come to sell them, there is absolutely nothing wrong and they are the best they can be.

[Max M4X WW]

Yep. Im changing this bumper cos i hit a badger, the clips on the bottom were broken anyway so it al sagged and there was a bit of scuff by the wing from its tail or something. Which also bent the wing in a bit cracking the paint. Not found a wing yet though.

[Smo]

Yep. Im changing this bumper cos i hit a badger

Sorry Max, but just reading that made me laugh

[Max M4X WW]

Why?

[Smo]

I'm not sure... Childish moment, no doubt

[Capri]

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[Smo]

Kirk likes badger bums?

[Sphinx]

I suppose some replies, albeit off topic, are better than no replies

[Smo]

I'll post relevant replies when you adjust those tappets

[Ollybee]

Have you got a cd to hang from the wing mirror?

[Sphinx]

Are you suggesting it's a taxi?

[knuckles]

Have you got a cd to hang from the wing mirror?

I believe the mirror he is refering to is the rear view mirror.

[Ollybee]

No, round here we hang cd's from the wing mirrors.








D'oh!!

[Sphinx]

Well, in answer to both what you meant to ask and what you did ask.....no.

[Ollybee]

[Sphinx]

I'm only messing Ollybee, I had a smart arse mate at uni that used to call my cars taxi's, I could understand with the vectra but he kept saying it about the bm too. I did find it funny how I was always asked to carry stuff in my cars because no-one else had the space in thier 106's etc