Since the day I went to view and test drive the car, the clutch biting point was very high. To the point where my foot would only rise half an inch after the bite to the end of the pedal travel....
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Since the day I went to view and test drive the car, the clutch biting point was very high. To the point where my foot would only rise half an inch after the bite to the end of the pedal travel....
With it finally on the work bench I could begin cleaning it inside and out. I didn't realise how bad it was inside, nothing some aerosol brake and clutch cleaner couldn't sort.
With the top cover...
I've been planning an engine bay refresh for a little while. If the bodywork was sub-par then I could at least make the most interesting part of the car look better IMO.
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I got the car up on a ramp at work to have a closer look at the new exhaust and to also check the exhaust hanger rubbers. The exhaust company mentioned the hanger rubbers aren't covered under their...
Inbetween the rain showers I finally managed to wash the car for the first time since purchasing it.
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I've been concious enough speaking infront of the camera let alone worrying about my accent :( lol
Not much has happened leading upto the past couple of days. The gearbox oil got changed, this time I used genuine fluid.
Someone on the Facebook Owners Group was looking for some Work Emotions, I...
Another busy day on the 323F
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Ever since purchasing the car, the interior has been a mix and match. The biggest gripe has been...
The previous couple of videos I've been experiencing some terrible audio, mainly due to strong winds. I felt it was time to start investing in my content creating, my first purchase was a new...
Unfortunately I didn't take any photos for the previous video ^^ except for this one.
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I investigated the hunting further, my...
Getting to the end of my pre-MOT to-do list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvitm6srWZc
The next job on the list was to change the brakes. As you can see, they've seen better days
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I went with ADL Blueprint discs and...
My mid week day off meant another day working on the 323F. Today I was going to start the small jobs on the To-Do list, nothing ground breaking I'm afraid!
I managed to get some off cuts of lead...
A new video is now on my channel
https://youtu.be/tcF6wJY_YhU
Its been a busy Sunday having spent majority of the available daylight working on the 323F.
I begun by removing the strut brace, airbox, battery/battery tray and radiator slam panel.
I also...
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(this may be a long read)
So it seems there's abit of a pattern when it comes to my cars at the moment....
Buy car > spend money on fixing/modifying > get bored or finds something else > sells...
It never rains but it pours, but in this case its pouring out of the coolant expansion tank!
I noticed the bottom of the expansion tank was slightly moist, my initial thought was the hose clip was...
It was that time of year where the car goes in for its MOT (annual inspection for those overseas). I did a mere 715 miles between Oct 2021-Oct 2022, this year I had covered 1736 miles. Certainly not...
One of the bigger jobs on the list was to underseal. I recently reached out on social media regarding brands and like most things, you ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different...
For the past couple of years the car has had inner tie rod(s)/track rod end(s) advised on the MOT. With the limited annual miles the car does, I've been putting it off :(
With the recent...
I've been having starting issues for quite some time. I put it down to the limited use the car receives, sometimes it could be used once a week sometimes it could be once in two weeks.
I would...
My driver side window has been operating slow for a little while, it was make this weird squeely noise too. It then stopped working all together which became a huge inconvenience.
I was lucky...
I've been getting a sqeel from a drive belt now and again, but from what I could see they looked ok. I had some free time after a Cars & Coffee event last weekend (Bank Holiday) and made a start.
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