Today's job was to start preparing the old girl for its MOT. I mopped off the headlights that have begun to fog over again.

I also started tackling a few areas of corrosion on the underside.
I also found that the brake pipes are past there best, so these will need replacement.
 
Today's job was to start preparing the old girl for its MOT. I mopped off the headlights that have begun to fog over again.

I also started tackling a few areas of corrosion on the underside.
I also found that the brake pipes are past there best, so these will need replacement.
I used T Cut on my headlights a while ago which brought them up well but like yours they fogged over again. Has anyone here ever tried to lacquer them after cleaning up? I've seen guys doing that on Youtube but you never hear how successful it is long term.
 
I used T Cut on my headlights a while ago which brought them up well but like yours they fogged over again. Has anyone here ever tried to lacquer them after cleaning up? I've seen guys doing that on Youtube but you never hear how successful it is long term.

I can't see lacquer lasting tbh. I'm going to keep mine polished religiously this time. I mopped them off with Meguiar's restoration kit. I then polished them with Autoglym Super Resin Polish. This made them glissen very nicely. I do have some minor fogging on the inside, which is a pain. I'm thinking about fitting some type of DRL to mine. So I'll clean the inner glass surface then.
I'll see how the polish keeps it clean until that point.
Before the mop and polish.
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After the mop and polish.
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This morning I've ordered a pair of rear flexi brake hoses for my up coming rear brake line replacement operation. I'm replacing the entire rear line assembly from the modulator to the wheel cylinders.
 
I can't see lacquer lasting tbh. I'm going to keep mine polished religiously this time. I mopped them off with Meguiar's restoration kit. I then polished them with Autoglym Super Resin Polish. This made them glissen very nicely. I do have some minor fogging on the inside, which is a pain. I'm thinking about fitting some type of DRL to mine. So I'll clean the inner glass surface then.
I'll see how the polish keeps it clean until that point.
Before the mop and polish.View attachment 130667

After the mop and polish.View attachment 130668
Like you say I'd be concerned the lacquer wouldn't last any better and might stop you being able to clean it up again.
 
This morning I've ordered a pair of rear flexi brake hoses for my up coming rear brake line replacement operation. I'm replacing the entire rear line assembly from the modulator to the wheel cylinders.
Last time I replaced brake pipes on my MGF I lifted the old ones out of the engine bay but didn't notice a couple of drips. next day the boot lid had a couple of pretty little blisters right in the middle. :eek:
Grrrrrr :mad:
 
Like you say I'd be concerned the lacquer wouldn't last any better and might stop you being able to clean it up again.
My thoughts too. If they fog after lacquer is applied. The lacquer will need removing before the polycarbonate can be polished again.
 
Last time I replaced brake pipes on my MGF I lifted the old ones out of the engine bay but didn't notice a couple of drips. next day the boot lid had a couple of pretty little blisters right in the middle. :eek:
Grrrrrr :mad:

The trick is to cut the pipes with a pair of side cutters, if the pipes are in a sensitive area. This then seals the pipes up, containing any fluid within.

The fuel tank on the FL needs to be dropped to get the LH rear pipe out. I'm thinking I'll just cut the old pipe out of circuit and fit a new length with a joint on the RH side of the tank. So I'll effectively make the LH pipe in two sections. That's the plan anyway.
 
The trick is to cut the pipes with a pair of side cutters, if the pipes are in a sensitive area. This then seals the pipes up, containing any fluid within.

The fuel tank on the FL needs to be dropped to get the LH rear pipe out. I'm thinking I'll just cut the old pipe out of circuit and fit a new length with a joint on the RH side of the tank. So I'll effectively make the LH pipe in two sections. That's the plan anyway.
I don't like hidden brake pipes. We have an old horse lorry which was prepped by a local mechanic and brought in for MOT. During the MOT test a hidden brake pipe burst leaving the thing stranded with a securing order on it so it could only be towed away. :mad:
Although the whole episode cost us a few hundred quid it could have been a hell of a lot worse. If the brakes had failed while my wife was driving it God knows what might have happened.
You could even say that the MOT guys may have saved the lives of my my wife and daughter.
 
I don't like hidden brake pipes. We have an old horse lorry which was prepped by a local mechanic and brought in for MOT. During the MOT test a hidden brake pipe burst leaving the thing stranded with a securing order on it so it could only be towed away. :mad:
Although the whole episode cost us a few hundred quid it could have been a hell of a lot worse. If the brakes had failed while my wife was driving it God knows what might have happened.
You could even say that the MOT guys may have saved the lives of my my wife and daughter.

I had a similar hidden brake pipe episode on my D3. The wife was driving it and mentioned that the brakes felt strange. She then popped out in it and the brakes failed just as she arrived back home. Luckily some quick thinking, using the EPB, stopped her from demolishing my garage with it!! The pipe that is hidden by the rear diff and EPB module had rusted right through!! Rather annoying and hugely dangerous, considering the D3 was just 9 years old at the time.
 
Fitted four Event All Terrain tyres. Much cheapness, but I will be spending the winter up and down to a wind farm, so we'll see how they do.
 
Fitted four Event All Terrain tyres. Much cheapness, but I will be spending the winter up and down to a wind farm, so we'll see how they do.
I stuck some zeta ztr20 tyres on which were so cheap for a set. They've been marvelous and have outlasted the premium brand and still look brand new, and they grip. Not all cheap tyres are useless.
Mike
 
I stuck some zeta ztr20 tyres on which were so cheap for a set. They've been marvelous and have outlasted the premium brand and still look brand new, and they grip. Not all cheap tyres are useless.
Mike

My son was able to do me a good price, (he's in the trade), but reckoned they were pretty good and at half the price of BFG and looking just the same, it was a shame not to.
They will be worked hard through the winter at around 2500 feet, so it will be interesting to see how they perform.
 
Over the weekend I stripped down my KV6 to get at some noisy tappets on the L/H bank. What a procedure! It certainly isn`t a simple engine.
The replacement tappets, seals, gaskets etc. aren`t expensive but unfortunately I damaged the end of the intake cam getting the pulleys off and that will cost me more than all the
other parts combined to replace. :(
 
Over the weekend I stripped down my KV6 to get at some noisy tappets on the L/H bank. What a procedure! It certainly isn`t a simple engine.
The replacement tappets, seals, gaskets etc. aren`t expensive but unfortunately I damaged the end of the intake cam getting the pulleys off and that will cost me more than all the
other parts combined to replace. :(

How did you damage a camshaft removing the pulleys?
 

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