Sunday found us at the workshop when it was great to meet Paul & Olivia who came over from Widness to drop off their ‘03 Stepspeed (in LEF) with us.
After purchasing the car last year it, unfortunately, only lasted about 70 miles before experiencing a misfire and a metallic grating sound. Paul took it over to the local garage and whilst just being moved on the forecourt the diff then exploded. He then got in touch with us to see when we could fit a new gearbox, Paul having sourced a brand new one from Brown & Gammons.
We then cracked on first thing on Monday morning to drop the subframe and swap out the gearboxes. Over the next couple of days we carried out a full cambelt service, replaced the underfloor coolant pipes. We noticed that the head gasket had also gone, so replaced this along with all the other gaskets, as they had definitely done their time. Few other things sorted. Now there’s just the fitting of a new stainless back-box and new reg plates that will be done on Friday. The list kind of grew, as they can do!
Good to see Mervyn and Noel who drive down from Darlington, on Monday, to leave Noel’s TF 85th (in paint code 107) with us.
Full underfloor treatment carried out and replacement of brake lines. What an interesting life this car has had, with Noel owning from new, having done hill climbs and auto-testing, amongst other activities, in. It’s fitted with upgraded anti-roll bars, Bilstein shockers, and modified control arms. Will post pics when all completed on this one.
Full on few days, looking forward to getting the last couple of things done, particularly on the Stepspeed, which has turned into another save! Great to know that it will be enjoyed for many years to come. – https://ift.tt/VZCe36A
