So here is the damage...doesn't look much but that's because I've tided it up so I could drive it whilst I waited for repair, it goes in tomorrow. Its done in the wing, bumper has nearly all its mountings ripped off, the grill has been snapped, the headlights are damaged, the alloy needs refurbing, the steering has been knocked out of alignment so I have quiet a to do list.
Whilst its at the body shop its having the rear bumper touched up as well as the bumper modding before going back on, its having the number plate holes filled in.
the brand new bumper, pretty cheap and the repaired grill, will show all when its done, bit excited to see the results.
I have a brand new o/s headlight but still looking for the n/s, everything else should be ready.
Whilst all this has been going on I have been fighting with a gear issue, really annoying, it doesn't engage 2nd sometimes, it crunches into 1st and reverse sometimes, sometimes it works absolutely fine, I have been attempting to tick off the cheaper jobs first before it goes off for a clutch or gearbox refurb.
the items I have done: I've lubricated the linkages, taken up the slack in the gear selector cables, gearbox oil change, and re-secured the clutch pedal and master cylinder. jobs still to do: clutch fluid change.
The clutch pedal needed doing because the previous owner had problems with the gears before and noticed the clutch pedal bracket had snapped and caused damaged to the master cylinder, so he changed the master cylinder and repaired the pedal but because of a basic mechanical knowledge he had left the most awkward nut loose (not on purpose, it had come loose with use)
the picture shows one of the nuts, the other is hidden behind the metal bracket to the top left, you can see some of the weld from the previous repair above the master cylinder.
this picture shows that you cant see the nut at any position that you can get your head in, it was all done by feel and I had to buy a stubby 12mm spanner. Not fun!
