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Old 21st June 2018, 08:56 PM
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Thank you for the information
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Old 21st June 2018, 09:03 PM
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Old 22nd June 2018, 06:04 AM
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Over here it's simply
"Statutory" or "Non-statutory" Write Offs.

Statutory write-offs are where there is structural damage which makes the car unsafe to be put back on the road.

Non-Statutory write-offs (the vast majority) are when repairs become uneconomical in relation to the value of the car.
So repairable write offs.
These can be put back on the road if so desired, but must pass a VicRoads inspection at their facilities.
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Old 25th August 2018, 01:43 PM
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Back on with this one after getting back from Germany, since it has a new home to go to. In order to keep the sale price sensible (and avoid delays ordering parts), some recycled parts are being used in this one where appropriate.

One of the tie rod end boots was split so tried taking the old one off but it was totally seized in to the tie rod





Fine. Sawzall then



The tie rod was pretty nasty so no great loss



Everything removed and cleaned up



Replacement tie rod and greased up the rack



This clip is not fun to do with the rack in the car!



Back together

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Old 25th August 2018, 01:52 PM
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Started putting the interior back together. It had the remnants of an old Nokia car kit, so pulled the tunnel sides to remove all that.



More random wires



Wait, whats that doing just dangling?



The wires for the shifter postion light have become detatched 'somehow'





If there's one thing I'm not short of, its auto shifters so that's easy enough to fix.

Noticed a loose penny sitting down by the shifter! Poked it down under the sound deadening and then retrieved it from the footwell



This is the first D2 I've had in the workshop which has an intact starter junction box. Leave that alone for a change

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Old 25th August 2018, 02:09 PM
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I noticed the AC compressor wasn't kicking in so checked the gas - none present! So, took it to get re-gassed, but the compressor still wouldn't kick in. Poked around for a bit and discovered the compressor was seized Took all the gas out again, and went back to the workshop to swap it over.

Its a piece of cake on the V8 - three bolts and it drops out of the bottom. Not so on the V6 - the oil cooler is in the way



Oil filter off and AC hoses removed. The oil cooler coolant hose also has to come off so the coolant needs draining too



Ideally the cooler would come off too, but since its not leaking and I don't have a spare o-ring its staying put. That makes this bolt rather tricky to get to



The compressor just fits out between the cooler and chassis leg



Cleaned up the space it came out of



All back together ready for regassing a second time



Since I had the coolant out its a convenient point to swap out some compromised cooling system components. The expansion tank was broken at the top vent pipe



The T-piece was also cracked and leaking



As was one of the heater bleed valves



The vent hose is attached right down here and was also leaking



Turns out the clip had been mashed up so the hose just pulled off!



This was quite a mess



Conveniently I have a V6 donor car (not Big Red!) which relinquished a perfect set of replacement parts



I also replaced the radiator vent hard-line with the very last one ever, as these became NLA after I ordered this one This might be something else I need to re-engineer in a different material.
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Old 25th August 2018, 04:28 PM
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Not sure how I missed this initially

Always a great read MJ glad an 03 is being saved!
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Old 25th August 2018, 05:54 PM
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Reporting in from Edinburgh.
I only have to look at my tool box and my nails split and break.
MJ still has perfect nail varnish!!!!
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Old 25th August 2018, 06:08 PM
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Reporting in from Edinburgh.
I only have to look at my tool box and my nails split and break.
MJ still has perfect nail varnish!!!!
Ha...I noticed that Ray but decided not to comment
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Old 25th August 2018, 07:20 PM
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Reporting in from Edinburgh.
I only have to look at my tool box and my nails split and break.
MJ still has perfect nail varnish!!!!
Not so much today!

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