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Tip 234 – Don’t buy a modern Nissan with a diesel engine – they have issues. Oh, and its just been recalled by Nissan, again, because the rims are cracking and breaking – great.

I had planned to leave the dash and wiring all out, as I am still waiting for the alarm to come into stock. I’ll now have to pull it all apart again when then alarm arrives.

I also pulled out the instrument cluster, pulled it all apart and un-soldered the beeper from the circuit board inside the instruments and put it all back together. The beeper would go off (beep, beep, beep, f-ing beep) if the key was in the ignition and the drivers door was opened. ie When I was working on the car, with the door open and the keys in the ignition so I could have the car stereo on playing music – Beep, Beep, Beeeeeeeeeeeep………

Anyway, it don’t make any sounds any more.

Much ado about nothing

October 4, 2011Other, Shedmj Leave a comment

No race car progress to report this week 😦

Saturday morning was an early one, with the air-con guy turning up to hook up the refrigeration lines for the air-con in the shed. With that complete, it was time to do some shopping.

First on the list was some paint, then a car alarm. I bought a new road car, but it needs some wheels painted and a new alarm fitted. Spent the rest of the arvo doing some other little bits on the new car, with my trusty helper Sophie sitting in the passenger seat, watching a video, telling me how I should be doing things 🙂 Add in some more playing with the kids, and just like that, Saturday was over.

Sunday was going to be a couple of hours of paint wheels, then the rest of the day on the race car. At around ten minutes to 7 (yes, pm), the rims were finally painted….. There was no day left for the race car.

The rims are the originals from the race car.

The colour that I bought for these was too dark for my liking. I originally wanted a bronze metallic colour, but couldn’t anything at the paint shop that I liked, so I had gone for a dark metallic silver pearly colour. I found some older silver metallic paint, and mixed the two together. Turned out really close to the bronzy type colour that I was looking for! A definite case of more arse than class here – but I’ll take it.

And a pic of the new girl, on her first trip under my ownership…

I towed it home, as it was much easier that going all the way home, loading up the kids, driving all the way back, then home again…

And yes, that stupid white banner across the windscreen is already gone, as are the 20″ wheels.

She’s currently on axle stands, in a few pieces – as you would expect from me 🙂

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Still more work, still no play…

July 28, 2011Othermj Leave a comment

Only two more days until the birthday party, so the pain is nearly over…

The fence out the back has now had all its poles cut to proper length and re-oiled, the rear gate now has a proper latch, the front fence is now a lot more complete than it used to be. 30 odd new little native plants have been put out the front now as well. Add in some more paving, digging some trenches for water drainage (and a ‘quick’ trip to wanneroo raceway to watch car do laps) and the weekend was over…

So while there is hasn’t been any car progress in terms of work, I’ve purchased some composite alloy sheet for the floor. No progress with it, but at least the sheets are in the shed. Same goes for some lexan sheet – super tough, lightweight plastic for new side and rear quarter windows.

More soon…