MR2 GTi-16
MR2 GTi-16
Dont worry, it wont be there long! Im gonna attack it with a wire wheel in the angle grinder tomorrow night
All nuts and bolts will be copper greased when refitted, and any that could be exposed to the elements will have a dab of vaseline to stop them rusting again
Hurricane Dont worry, it wont be there long! Im gonna attack it with a wire wheel in the angle grinder tomorrow night
All nuts and bolts will be copper greased when refitted, and any that could be exposed to the elements will have a dab of vaseline to stop them rusting again
Hurricane Dont worry, it wont be there long! Im gonna attack it with a wire wheel in the angle grinder tomorrow night
All nuts and bolts will be copper greased when refitted, and any that could be exposed to the elements will have a dab of vaseline to stop them rusting again
hock: its one of the jobs i used to enjoy when i had my Mini's, removing all the rusty bits and either painting them up or replacing the parts with new ones :thumbup: going to be a tidy motor when you've sorted it mate :thumbup1:
Looks like your doing a good restoration on it mate, quite a bit of rust there for the age of the motor,
hock: its one of the jobs i used to enjoy when i had my Mini's, removing all the rusty bits and either painting them up or replacing the parts with new ones :thumbup: going to be a tidy motor when you've sorted it mate :thumbup1:
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Blimey you're not messing about Pete ! Keep up the good work ! :thumbup:
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Nah im not afraid to strip cars apart and get my hands dirty. I wasnt expecting to see the rust, but then it is a 15 year old UK car. I wasnt planning on any of this, but after seeing the state the radiator was in theres no point in delaying it, while i have the car off the road i might as well get it all done.
Either way, on the 30th, the omega comes off the road, so this has to be done or i have no way of getting to work.
Funds wise things are very tight, well non existant. My pay has been delayed this month, so i dont even have the money to pay for the rear calipers at the minute, so things are a bit desperate. Hopefully my old man will come to the rescue. If not, ill have a 22 mile walk to work :blink:
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Bit more progress tonight. Im knackered so ill let the photo's do the talking
Rad off. The water that came out was black, almost like old oil, so i will be flushing the system out before refitting
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Gave the rusty wits a wire brush off
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Quick Mask up to stop overspray
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and voila
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Rad fan was crusty
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Quick wire brush off
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And a brush over with hammerite
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That'll do for tonight