1850hl russet brown
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:53 pm
Far from a resto, but progress either way and almost ready for the MOT! I've managed to resolve a fair few niggles that needed addressing with a little help from the forum. An oe antenna was fitted to replace the modern aftermarket one, thanks to Mike on here for supplying it.
After a worrying drive home from Dublin to Nottingham (worrying but trouble free) without any temp or fuel gauge it was thankfully an easy fix by changing the voltage stabiliser. The drive was made even more amusing by the fact the satnav on the mrs's phone was set to avoid motorways, so we went down a fair few country roads in the middle of the night with no full beam, again this was an simple fix with some forum knowledge and a new stalk switch!
i really loved the old pioneer 8 track player when i owned this car the first time around, 5 years a go. After wiring it up it seemed it had seen better days and i wasn't getting a pleasing sound from it. Rather than sling it i sent it off to agenta audio for a service where Colin worked some magic and replaced the internal amplifiers to bring the sound back to how it was intended to be. Id recommend him to anyone with a ropey vintage radio!
still left to complete is a replacement drivers side footwell, I've got the panel bit just need someone with some welding expertise. I think it may make its way to a body shop in the next couple of weeks. Oh and i still need to source the 1850 front pipe bracket as mines sheared! I think club stock has ceased and no joy with rimmers.
After a worrying drive home from Dublin to Nottingham (worrying but trouble free) without any temp or fuel gauge it was thankfully an easy fix by changing the voltage stabiliser. The drive was made even more amusing by the fact the satnav on the mrs's phone was set to avoid motorways, so we went down a fair few country roads in the middle of the night with no full beam, again this was an simple fix with some forum knowledge and a new stalk switch!
i really loved the old pioneer 8 track player when i owned this car the first time around, 5 years a go. After wiring it up it seemed it had seen better days and i wasn't getting a pleasing sound from it. Rather than sling it i sent it off to agenta audio for a service where Colin worked some magic and replaced the internal amplifiers to bring the sound back to how it was intended to be. Id recommend him to anyone with a ropey vintage radio!
still left to complete is a replacement drivers side footwell, I've got the panel bit just need someone with some welding expertise. I think it may make its way to a body shop in the next couple of weeks. Oh and i still need to source the 1850 front pipe bracket as mines sheared! I think club stock has ceased and no joy with rimmers.
