I know!!! Honestly I wouldn’t take it on with having Phil on side... I may look like I know what I’m doing but really I’m just unscrewing stuff and pulling bits until they come off! Phil is a legend he could name every part number for each tiny part of the gearbox and strip one down blindfolded...

Decided against the bus pass and bought a 1994 p38 instead.... the guy was scrapping it!! So for the grand some of £90 it is now mine.... it’s mot until April 151k and is an absolute shed!! :D But I think it’s great! The back brakes are fooked But sorted that off fleabay for under £50 it uses...

Here’s wher I’m at so far... finally broke the box down enough to easily carry it inside so it’s now safely tucked up in my workroom... going to hopefully get it stripped down completely tonight ready to take to Phil for a good clean and use Phils tool to compress the clutch packs, just got to...

Nah I don’t think a horse would be a good idea.... me in jodhpurs...... not happening, plus horses break down too and you can’t fix them with a 10mm spanner and a blow torch, I need something with zero servicable parts..... like a bus pass:oops:

Oh yes that’s the one!! Took bloody ages to get it out all the others weren’t too tight but typically the hardest one to get at was solid! Had to really go at it with the chisel to loosen it, didn’t think about trying a spanner as didn’t want to risk stripping the head off it! But will...

This is as far as I got as of yet, the filter was stamped 2003 so that was original so I guess the fluid was too, so for 120000 miles I guess it wasn’t too bad but was very thick sticky and deep brown on the plus side the magnets didn’t have much crud on them at all so the box is probably in...

Hi guys I’m am still here!! The box strip down is coming on slowly, going to carry on with it later this afternoon, I’m giving up on car ownership as now every vehicle we own has broke down this last week! My van had the starter motor go and then the brake line burst:eek:, my soarers exhaust...

Thanks Phil that would be great will let you know once I have stripped the box down, getting it started tomorrow, Cheers Pete

Honestly it’s ridiculous the whole situation was completely stupid, i can laugh now but at the time:mad: also everyone now refers to the car as ‘the obstruction’ rather than the range....

Yeah it didn’t need the strap I just would have felt safer using it, as when your laying down with the gearbox balancing above your head unrestrained, you feel like your one wrong move away from disaster! Still haven’t done anything on the gearbox yet :oops: but will be making a start on it...

Today I stroked my nice shiny new torque converter that arrived!! That’s about it.... stroked it... put it away.... wow that pretty much sums up my love life Aswell....

Love you amazing drawing skills!! I think I ordered the wrong one!! The one in your picture shows the strap attached to the cradle mine is just loose so is as much use as t*ts on a nun! Adding wood on the top would definitely help I may drill the cradle and bolt some ply wood on the top to make...

Lol Yeah I would like to try pulling it on with his suzi just for a laugh, not sure if the model but it’s one of those farty little convertible ones, we always wind him up saying he only bought it coz it matches the colour of his hand bag (man bag... whatever!) I have a gravel drive and I put...

Yes I was quite worried as it felt incredibly risky crawling up in low range, I mentioned it to my friend about using his little suzi the look of horror on his face said it all! May I also say, you sir, are a genius! Jacking the corners and doing it wheel by wheel is a brilliant idea! I would...

The chassis that they have put the new body on must be an import, I would assume, I had a dodge imported from the states and when I had the UK reg put on the v5 said dodge USA but the reg online said Chevrolet! I have the same with my Lexus soarer on the reg it comes up as a Toyota Hiace! I have...

It was an absolute joke, they said they didn’t have the correct scaffolding on the truck to do the bridge so it would £650 as they would have to reload the truck and come back with the extra scaffolding needed the next day, apparently because they had arrived ‘on site’ and unloaded the truck I...

The only stiff thing after I finished was my back and my arms!! I forgot how hard it is working under a car, I had plenty of room but it just at the wrong height, where as you can’t lay down and you can’t sit up, your sort of in limbo! I thought to myself I’ll be nice and dry under the car... no...

Ok update time, firstly the good news the TC will be back home today, they said it was really dirty inside and something was dented (the did tell me what but I can’t remember) all fixed for the grand total of just over £320, now for the bad news firstly I haven’t even started on the box yet and...

The problem with the jack is the cradle isn’t The right size or shape so the contact area on the box is only the outer edges of the cradle and the strap that the jack has is useless the problem is that the strap is fixed to the cradle it runs from the bottom of the jack so as you lower the box...

Sorry no photos guys - at midnight while wrestling with my stupid tranny jack under a freezing car in the pouring rain photos were the last thing on my mind and of course I could never compete with the photographic excellence of @holidaychicken. I have just got off the phone with my roofer who...