MK1 XR4x4

[Owain]

Picked this up yesterday









Needs a fan to be fitted sometime bloody soon, come across traffic a few times on the way back home yesterday and it didn't feel comfortable knowing i had no fan



The Top Gear style drive home continued with the failure of the speedo 59.7miles into the 260 odd mile journey home, but she flew, no problems at all, showed a few model things what speed is bye bye mr BMW 5 series driver, dont flash them fooking headlamps at me ya twat 





No radio meant a flat iPhone by the time i got home so today i thought i better put a radio in it







Wants a few things like the front door cards glueing back in place as they've peeled at the tops, the dash top is a mk2 item and is badly warped so that will need replacing too as with the front pillar trims, a good clean and polish and a service and should be good

[MaxXR]

Looks tidy that one . Pretty much original as well and optional ABS.     You'll love all the wiring thats just above your feet for the ABS.

[Owain]

It certainly seems more solid than i had anticipated, minimal tidying i think should do the trick

[mark]

looks nice m8

[Owain]

The vinyl on the door card has peeled back along the top edge and looked manky, so i thought i best address this













Will see how it looks tomorrow

[sinjon]

wow look at all those pegs bet when you left the room and returned half were missing (if its anything like when i put the washing out)

[2saffs]

I bet his got a load of wet clothes when his Mum finds out where all her pegs have gone 

[Taps]

Wont them pegs be in the way of fitting it back on the door 

[Owain]

Wont them pegs be in the way of fitting it back on the door 

Im going to use them to hold it to the door

[XRLaurie]

So have the pegs glued themselves to the card then mate? 

[Owain]

na the pegs came off alright, although the door card hasn't come out how i wanted it too. Have been out working on it today, and have actually taken some pictures of it whilst it's not outside my house






heres the reason it's been sat outside the house for so long



no wonder it had trouble holding onto it's coolant. Have fitted the fan, and a new rad, fixed the speedo, drives like a dream :DD

[tiff]

sweet - that's a knackered rad!

[Owain]

sweet - that's a knackered rad!

sure was, wonder how the hell it held any coolant in it, really am shocked it never let go whilst i was bringing the car back home from wales

[tiff]

 

[XRLaurie]

You were lucky it held up there mate.