WITW - Barn-find Final Edition

[MikkiJayne]

I gave all the leather another coat of leather care and then started putting it back in the car





While the rear door cards were off I swapped the triangles for some nicer ones





Mike came over today and helped me finish off the interior





Now thats all done, time for the mechanical stuff!



Not updated the totals for a bit:

240 hours, £3412

Parts used:

PS hoses (refurb, £200)
PS hose brackets (used)
NSF upper rear arm (used)
NSF lower rear arm (used)
NSF wheel bearing (used)
CV boot (£12)
Suspension brace (used)
Boot lid (£150)
FE wheels (£500)
Window motor (£50)
Headlight level arm joints (£15)
Radiator (£300)
Belt idlers (used)
Accessory belt & idlers (used)
Snub mount (£60)
Air filter (£6)
Wiper mechanism & motor (£120)
Air box trim (£10)
Intake duct (£10)
Bumper (£200)
F125 (£1)
Exhaust clamps (£30)
Boot grommets (£15)
Brake fluid (£20)
Wiper trim (£50)
Platinum carpet (£25)
Central locking pump (£60)
Lateral Acceleration Sensor (£20)
N/S seat belt (£18)
Potions and microfibres (£120)
Wiper blades (£30)
Bosch S3 019 battery (£85)
Bosch lambda sensors 2x (£120)
Parking sensors 2x (£40)
SAI removal plates + map (£65)
Fuel pump (£140)
Paint correction (£600)
Dent removal (£180)
Headlining & interior trim (used)
Aluminium roof trim 2x (£160)

[strummagnet]

Natty little hole under the passenger armrest

[MikkiJayne]

That's for the phone cable which plugs in to the block under the armrests. Or, used to anyway. Not a lot of use these days, since most modern phones don't fit in to the armrests.

[Adrian E]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

That's for the phone cable which plugs in to the block under the armrests. Or, used to anyway. Not a lot of use these days, since most modern phones don't fit in to the armrests.

I always liked the use for that slot that one of the old members did, where he rigged it up as an iPod holder. Although finding one of those is quite challenging these days!

[strummagnet]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

That's for the phone cable which plugs in to the block under the armrests. Or, used to anyway. Not a lot of use these days, since most modern phones don't fit in to the armrests.

So nothing like a USB attachment for a USB music stick that could connect in to the RNS-D unit?

[MikkiJayne]

Funnily enough, I was looking at the phone connector yesterday and thinking that it could be reused as a USB charging point An aux input is an interesting idea...

[MikkiJayne]

Everything removed from the top



On to the suspension - the left hand side came off no problem since that had been in bits earlier



The right hand side put up more of a fight so the whole lot came off in one chunk



The pinch bolt and tie rod are seized so I'll deal with those later



Everything off underneath now too



Empty wheel wells





Just the four subframe bolts holding it in now so it can come out first thing in the morning

[Audifan]

Amazing work!

[RICKY D]

I love a good WITW thread

I still think MJ should have a “D2 Doctor” or “Doctored” badge that could be applied to any vehicle that passes through the workshop

[MikkiJayne]

That's all I've got: