Skinny Mike
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Hello everyone.
Been a busy year in the Skinny household. Lots of working and lots of caravaning
But I've also been beavering away on the Hippo and getting some work done, some paid for .
So work I've had 'Elite Land Rover' carry out, paid for by eBay
Rear shock absorbers replaced,
Rear brakes rebuilt,
Handbrake overhauled,
A couple of bits of brake lines replaced. Because they'd welded themselves to the supports.
The ride is massively improved, no more wobbling around and the car feels planted. The rear brakes/handbrake now work perfectly.
Stuff I've been doing.
Auto transmission fluid changed, again! The ATF that came out was cherry red, so it will now be standard maintenance on this. All the burnt fluid has gone thankfully, it's taken over a year to get this far but well worth the patience.
Just a point on this, after getting the car perfectly level to carry out the above, the final stage was to check the fluid level with the drain plug. So a bit of fluid came out as expected, but as I was about to put the plug back in I used my finger to wipe the hole, low and behold a further 400ml of ATF came out. Dunno why, but I thought I'd better pour some back in but it came straight back out. So finger your hole gentlemen
Sound deadening.
Been wanting to do this for years, but I've finally got round to it.
I used Skinz 3mm sheet and a panel coverage of 40-50%. It's a bit pain staking taking all the cards, covers, panels, seatbelts etc off but it's worth the effort.
But here's the proof
Hopefully you can tell the difference. I've done both doors, thankfully mines a 3 door, tailgate, rear panels and bonnet. I'm going to do the roof and use any spare bits up in the front footwells. If your using this stuff use gloves and a cloth to press it onto the panels, not you bare hands, mine were ripped to shreds within 5 minutes
Driving is so much quieter now, I'd say the reduction is around 20% in road noise. It'll be more when I get chance to finish off.
I've also done the standard oil and filter changes, cleaned it and polished it.
Jobs to do.
Finish the insulation.
Replace front shocks, top mounts, swing arms and various bushes.
Fix the wiper stalk, it doesn't work when pressed down for a courtesy wipe.
Replace the radio with a DAB unit.
And get some new tyres, I reckon I've got another 3-4k left in them. They will be replaced with General Tyre grabber GT.
Think this brings things up to date. I'll use this thread to write up more when I get chance.
Cheers
Mike
Been a busy year in the Skinny household. Lots of working and lots of caravaning
But I've also been beavering away on the Hippo and getting some work done, some paid for .
So work I've had 'Elite Land Rover' carry out, paid for by eBay
Rear shock absorbers replaced,
Rear brakes rebuilt,
Handbrake overhauled,
A couple of bits of brake lines replaced. Because they'd welded themselves to the supports.
The ride is massively improved, no more wobbling around and the car feels planted. The rear brakes/handbrake now work perfectly.
Stuff I've been doing.
Auto transmission fluid changed, again! The ATF that came out was cherry red, so it will now be standard maintenance on this. All the burnt fluid has gone thankfully, it's taken over a year to get this far but well worth the patience.
Just a point on this, after getting the car perfectly level to carry out the above, the final stage was to check the fluid level with the drain plug. So a bit of fluid came out as expected, but as I was about to put the plug back in I used my finger to wipe the hole, low and behold a further 400ml of ATF came out. Dunno why, but I thought I'd better pour some back in but it came straight back out. So finger your hole gentlemen
Sound deadening.
Been wanting to do this for years, but I've finally got round to it.
I used Skinz 3mm sheet and a panel coverage of 40-50%. It's a bit pain staking taking all the cards, covers, panels, seatbelts etc off but it's worth the effort.
But here's the proof
Hopefully you can tell the difference. I've done both doors, thankfully mines a 3 door, tailgate, rear panels and bonnet. I'm going to do the roof and use any spare bits up in the front footwells. If your using this stuff use gloves and a cloth to press it onto the panels, not you bare hands, mine were ripped to shreds within 5 minutes
Driving is so much quieter now, I'd say the reduction is around 20% in road noise. It'll be more when I get chance to finish off.
I've also done the standard oil and filter changes, cleaned it and polished it.
Jobs to do.
Finish the insulation.
Replace front shocks, top mounts, swing arms and various bushes.
Fix the wiper stalk, it doesn't work when pressed down for a courtesy wipe.
Replace the radio with a DAB unit.
And get some new tyres, I reckon I've got another 3-4k left in them. They will be replaced with General Tyre grabber GT.
Think this brings things up to date. I'll use this thread to write up more when I get chance.
Cheers
Mike
