Hello Mr 90

lisknik

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Mate that is just as I feel about my 33, but modern cars I fell detached in, the 33 is so basic it involves you in the drive, you feel a part of the machine!! :)
 

beautifulbusso

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Mate that is just as I feel about my 33, but modern cars I fell detached in, the 33 is so basic it involves you in the drive, you feel a part of the machine!! :)

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Range Rovers but I'm with you on what you said on the 33 and involving you in the drive :)
 

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So just a small update thus far.

The window rubber seals which I ordered had arrived last week, after working every day since they arrived I'd not been able to fit them until today.

As usual though, the fixes which seem simple mostly always takes the longest!!

The replacement seals didn't fit greatly but after adjusting, cutting and measuring they are finally on...yes they don't look perfect but you can't buy original rubbers anymore, the downside to owning something rare.

The original crappy ones below.



And the new not 100% perfect new ones.




I also replaced the bonnet rubber seal as well, simply because it looked ****! I also realised that I've got no photos of the engine at all!



The new seal...



And finally that engine shot.

 

lisknik

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Good work Scott, that engine looks a piece of art, not crappy plastic covers any where! :beauty::thumb3:
 

beautifulbusso

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You can say that again!! Getting the engine bay sorted will take loads of time though, although I'm starting to get tempted to not paint anything as it looks used which it is :)
 

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Another small update.

I've finally found another gearbox, it's the exact same as mine but it's apparently in perfect working order. I'll get it checked over by a gearbox specialist but it should be near enough fine, plus I'll essentially not be paying for the box because I've done a deal on sending the guy my box once the new one is fitted :D
 

lisknik

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Another small update.

I've finally found another gearbox, it's the exact same as mine but it's apparently in perfect working order. I'll get it checked over by a gearbox specialist but it should be near enough fine, plus I'll essentially not be paying for the box because I've done a deal on sending the guy my box once the new one is fitted :D

Fantastic news! :) Can't wait to see your 90 at meets soon!
 

beautifulbusso

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So just a small update this evening.

Today was my only day off work for this week, so because I didn't have time to do anything too time consuming I chose to give the engine bay a good scrub. Unfortunately I've got no photos but I spent roughly 6 hours getting my hands filthy in grime, grease and blood but it looks much more presentable. I also took the opportunity to tidy up the mess with all the wires, so I unplugged what I felt okay to unplug and wrapped up the colourful wires in black electrical tape smile

I'm also currently trying to make up my own ISO wiring harness for the 90 because you can't buy one for it to use on a new head unit, yes it's annoying but it's all part of the fun I guess.
 

lisknik

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Have fun with that Scott, hate wiring harnesses at work, mind yours is probably a lot more simple that the trucks I work with!! ;)
 

beautifulbusso

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Have fun with that Scott, hate wiring harnesses at work, mind yours is probably a lot more simple that the trucks I work with!! ;)

Tbh it's proved tricky because I'm coloured blind heh!!

I got distracted and found myself looking individual throttle bodies, as well as Zender alloys....and Ronals :)
 

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Today I was lucky enough to have some spare time and because it's a lovely day for once, I decided to do a few small jobs on the 90. They weren't major problems, just irritation and at times annoying more than anything.

The passenger rear door card had come away from the actual door, at 1st I thought that some of the door clips for the card had broken but in actual fact the door card had broken off from the mounting points on the door itself. So I removed said door card, removed the part which had come away and used super glue which worked an absolute treat! Unfortantly I was too busy doing the work and forgot to take photos of that particular bit of work.

Next up was trying to figure out why the rear windows and rear passenger spot lights don't work, checked the fuses and was all good. Then I checked the wiring and that was totally fine as well, so because I was kinda stuck for ideas I gave the switches a firm whack and they started working! I'm assuming that the cables are a bit **** now being 31 years old, hence why smacking the thing worked. smile

I did get photos of the switches because they are mounted in such a typical 80's Alfa fashion.