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[gaffer1986]

So this is finished:

 

20160711_134856 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Put it back in the car and painted the bonnet hinge:

 

20160711_165053 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Spent ages figuring out where this goes until I realised it was for the washer bottle 

 

2016-07-11_04-06-14 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Put bonnet on single handed which was a mission

 

20160713_090719 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

[gaffer1986]

Now the heater hot/cold knob works and it kicks out loads of very hot air, like the amount you would get from a regular car and the air is very hot

 

The heater fan doesn't work on the lowest setting, doesn't bother me as I don't recall ever using that setting in my old car and setting two is fairly low anyway.

 

I get a lot more air on the drivers side dash for some reason?

[gaffer1986]

I'm not very please with the VX220 parts wiper arm because it catches on the plastic scuttle and I had to cable tie the tube to the bottom as you can see in the photo - if you look carefully enough. Before I cable tied it, the tube would rub along the window.

 

20160712_182025 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

Here is a video:

 

 

 

Not sure whether to cut the scuttle or reroute the pipe somehow. The advert for the wiper arm said it was a complete unit for the VX220.

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

your not hanging about

[gaffer1986]

First part of the steering wheel done, before anyone comments on quality, this is the first time I've done it and requires a lot of patience.

 

20160715_210947 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20160715_211001 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20160715_211203 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

Old shiny leather next to matt new leather:

 

2016-07-15_09-40-20 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[Bargi]

Can I drop my car off at yours and you do you thing with all its niggles

[gaffer1986]

Can I drop my car off at yours and you do you thing with all its niggles

 

Do I get an infinite supply of yellow bananas with green tips, apples and carrot cake?

[gaffer1986]

Braeburn.

[Ormes]

Looking good

[Bargi]

Can I drop my car off at yours and you do you thing with all its niggles

  Do I get an infinite supply of yellow bananas with green tips, apples and carrot cake?

Absolutely!

[gaffer1986]

Deal!

[gaffer1986]

You may laugh but 1" high density foam is actually really comfortable, holds you quite snug in the seat even before I've cut it. I've got 1/2" foam on order in two different densities to figure out which on is best.

 

I have an idea to trim the seats with some actual padding.

 

2016-07-28_08-57-46 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

Edited by gaffer1986, 28 July 2016 - 08:37 PM.

[gaffer1986]

I have re-routed the VX220 parts screen wash wiper tube so it doesn't bend and catch the scuttle. Also I had to use the old plastic over the wiper arm nut as the new one had a gromet that was catching the scuttle.

 

2016-07-29_09-46-34 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

[gaffer1986]

My throttle cable has now been replaced courtesy of Vocky and is now spot on, my gas pedal feels very smooth.

 

However my engine is still not running right, as you can see from the video, I have posted this video elsewhere to see if anyone would recognise the issue.

 

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

point vocky in the direction of this vid

[gaffer1986]

I think he has watched it.

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

yea I saw the other topic after I posted

[gaffer1986]

I forgotten about this thread as I've been posting queries or other things in places I thought was more relevant. So here is some pictures of what I have done to the car since my last post.

 

Finless tat, love it!

 

20160831_075338 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

This is the old diffuser:

 

20160816_065612 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Filter and oil change:

 

20160825_191236 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Personally retrimmed my steering wheel, I've done a how to guide if you're interested - http://www.vx220.org...steering-wheel/

 

20160816_170514 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20160816_170418 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Old steering wheel:

 

20160816_164329 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Got rid of some undertray rattles by putting foam in certain places:

 

20160903_171012 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20160903_165600 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

I've also replaced the throttle cable, coolant temperature sensor and throttle positioning sensor (TPS). I'm having a hard time getting the TPS to return to it's idle voltage despite replacing it so I'm going to get help from Alan Collins and may even get the engine completely remapped, I'm wary of doing this as I love how it drives above 2000rpm and don't want to lose that but the low rpm driving is a bit tiring and I spend most my time there as I use it as an everyday car during the weekends and evenings so I need to get it sorted.

 

It's been on the road since the middle of July and I've done nearly 2000 miles, I love it the more the longer I own it, can't see myself selling this one anytime soon.

 

Next up, fix the roof once I've tidied my flat.

 

20160904_195036 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20160904_195118 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

Another wheel I may do if I get the time... unlikely :/

 

20160904_195131 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Edited by gaffer1986, 04 September 2016 - 06:55 PM.

[gaffer1986]

As a temporary measure I've put the foam behind the leather before I get a chance to retrim the seats. I have to say the seats are very comfortable like this, can't understand why they didn't add foam padding from the factory and instead stupid lumber things.

 

20161014_211609 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

Doesn't look great but it will stop me wanting to sell the car from back and chest pains (the main reason I sold my first one).

 

20161014_212422 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr