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JonW126

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2013, 09:08:30 AM »

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2013, 12:47:54 PM »
Drove car then removed drivers seat & driver's side carpet. Removed seat covers and put in washing machine along with carpet. Cleaned and checked out floor well. Pumped two full spray cans of Waxoil into driver's side sill and the O/S front wing via the small holes that are used to keep the bonnet seal in place. Switched the passenger side seat over to driver's side. You just have to remove the sprung catch that allows the seat to be tilted and move it to the other side of the seat frame. Well worth swopping seat positions if you have a more worn driver's seat  :)
Going to try and get the seat cover repaired then refit on passenger side.

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2013, 07:51:26 PM »
Swore at it.

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2013, 08:13:12 PM »
Fired her up, told her we were not going to a car show, drove around the neighborhood and, once again, refused to stop for questions when the guys who constantly fix/beef up their Civics begged me to let them see the car.  Put the car back in the garage and inspected the engine to make sure nothing bad happened, like the usual blown valve cover gasket.
I didn't do it!  ...unless it was good...  ...even then it's still debatable...

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JonW126

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2013, 11:18:26 PM »
Fitted new tailor made car mats and they look and fit perfectly.

JonW126

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2013, 08:31:34 PM »
Replaced all Plastic Head screws with new ones supplied by 'Slovakia 126 fan' in all the front and rear light lenses.

Not the best quality screws, 3 were broken on arrival and 2 broke in use - not that over tightened them or anything, I over ordered thankfully so had spares.  Majority of them were OK but quality of the 5 that broke were sub standard, so if you buy some, buy too many, just in case as its a lucky dip.


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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #21 on: April 21, 2013, 12:06:29 PM »
Those hub caps are growing on me mate! Looking good :)
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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #22 on: April 21, 2013, 12:11:55 PM »

Is it me or is the front hub cap looks different to the back, probably me but car looks great
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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2013, 03:25:32 PM »

I thought it was, sorry  :$

Ive probably ruined your day
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JonW126

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2013, 04:22:22 PM »

I thought it was, sorry  :$

Ive probably ruined your day

LOL.... Naaaaa, just made me want to get some alloys a little bit more !

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2013, 05:07:24 PM »
I fitted one moon disc to my spare (with no tyre) couldn't get tyres off other wheels so didn't risk drilling through them.
Also painted (with some metalflake I had spare from my old beach buggy) my oil filer cap and sat in the sunshine looking at it!!

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Re: What did you do to your 500 today ???
« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2013, 07:20:53 PM »
I welded some captive 7/16 unf nuts to a metal plate and welded them in place to take some inertia seat belts.
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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2013, 09:54:40 AM »
Looked at it, rolled it back and forth told her I would continue work soon, then went and did some work on my land rover  :D

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2013, 10:12:37 PM »
strip down plastic bumpers, and tomorrow but chrome one  :D

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2013, 12:12:45 AM »
Rolled my eyes at it because its broken, while I primed it's new wheels! Working or not, it needs to look it's best :P
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