I was really bored today....
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I was really bored today....
so i decided to give the 360 a quick wash and polish.
I took the car to my dads house and thats when things started to go wrong. I unpacked my jetwasher and when i turned it on water was pissing out everywhere from the unit so i decided that it was wanked and i put it away. I got a bucket of soapy water ready and went looking for a sponge.....no a single car wshing sponge in the house or the garage so i had to make do with a couple of dishcloths .
I then went looking for my breaker bar and wheel socket so i could get the wheels off and clean the backs of them and in the wheel arches....i then remembered that all of my tools, including my jack and axle stands are round my garage in the back of my 205...D'oh! So i had to make do just leaving the wheels on.
I finished cleaning the car then i dried it and got some T-cut out and gave that new boot lid a polish because it was faded to buggery. It came out ok and i decided to take the 340 GL badge off and put my 360 GLS one on. I peeled off the old badge and got 90% of the old tape off of it but when i went to find my double sided tape i couldnt find that anywhere either so i just left it off for now.
The car didnt come out too bad considereing that i had to do a really half assed job due to lack of equipment so i took a drive out to my favourite photo place and took a few snaps on my phone:
Next time i clean it i'll make sure i have everything i need before i start
All i'v got to do to the car now before i sell it is: Replace Right Front caliper, Get chip in windscreen filled, Get left headlamp washer working, Replace headlamp washer blades, get reverse light working and give it a proper clean The car will be pretty much mint and problem free then (witht he exception of the blue Mk3 tailgate )
I took the car to my dads house and thats when things started to go wrong. I unpacked my jetwasher and when i turned it on water was pissing out everywhere from the unit so i decided that it was wanked and i put it away. I got a bucket of soapy water ready and went looking for a sponge.....no a single car wshing sponge in the house or the garage so i had to make do with a couple of dishcloths .
I then went looking for my breaker bar and wheel socket so i could get the wheels off and clean the backs of them and in the wheel arches....i then remembered that all of my tools, including my jack and axle stands are round my garage in the back of my 205...D'oh! So i had to make do just leaving the wheels on.
I finished cleaning the car then i dried it and got some T-cut out and gave that new boot lid a polish because it was faded to buggery. It came out ok and i decided to take the 340 GL badge off and put my 360 GLS one on. I peeled off the old badge and got 90% of the old tape off of it but when i went to find my double sided tape i couldnt find that anywhere either so i just left it off for now.
The car didnt come out too bad considereing that i had to do a really half assed job due to lack of equipment so i took a drive out to my favourite photo place and took a few snaps on my phone:
Next time i clean it i'll make sure i have everything i need before i start
All i'v got to do to the car now before i sell it is: Replace Right Front caliper, Get chip in windscreen filled, Get left headlamp washer working, Replace headlamp washer blades, get reverse light working and give it a proper clean The car will be pretty much mint and problem free then (witht he exception of the blue Mk3 tailgate )
Proud owner of a Crummy Volvo and a Ratty old 205
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Well, if you are that bored I have a BIG list of future stuff for the 360 to be getting on with (including hunting down the following for as cheap as humanly possible: late 240 lh2.4 loom, volvo 940 16v injectors and ecu - shameless tount I know)
On topic - the car looks really good and those lanes look pretty cool too
On topic - the car looks really good and those lanes look pretty cool too
'89 360 GLE awaiting 2.3 power
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I'd be happy to help if you didnt live so far away The car would have looked better if i had cleaned it properly and the lanes around my aera are really cool but they're not a patch on the B-roads in west ScotlandJason B wrote:Well, if you are that bored I have a BIG list of future stuff for the 360 to be getting on with (including hunting down the following for as cheap as humanly possible: late 240 lh2.4 loom, volvo 940 16v injectors and ecu - shameless tount I know)
On topic - the car looks really good and those lanes look pretty cool too
Proud owner of a Crummy Volvo and a Ratty old 205
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No it's the back enterance to a cemetary. I came across it one day in the summer whilst i was on one of my frequant jaunts down random lanes in my 205, so i stopped and took this picture:jtbo wrote:Car looks very nice now.
Is that structure bridge of some sort? Used by cattle, horsemens?
Looks quite nice place
Now i know that you all hate Peugeot's on here but i thought i'd show you how much nicer the place looks in the summer. It would probably look pretty nice with some frost and snow as well
Proud owner of a Crummy Volvo and a Ratty old 205
I dont hate Peugeots!!
Sounds like a a few hours of solid work and you'll have the car perfect. Top job!
Sounds like a a few hours of solid work and you'll have the car perfect. Top job!
Carl
Rover SD1 Vitesse (and no Volvos )
But previously:
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1984 Volvo 340DL
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Rover SD1 Vitesse (and no Volvos )
But previously:
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1984 Volvo 340DL
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