s91ke74
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« on: February 15, 2009, 03:16:26 PM » |
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Here it is looking all nice and pretty after being washed  |
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s91ke74
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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 04:05:48 PM » |
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I took my carlton for a very early MOT I knew it woul fail and wanted to see how much work it was going to need, The mot is due in april so i have loads of time. It did fail and it failed with the following points 1 NSR brake application uneven 2 OSR brake application uneven 3 Hazard warning switch faulty (got new one to replace) 4 OSf seat belt anchorage prescribed area excessively corroded ( now been welded) 5 NSf seat belt anchorage prescribed area excessively corroded ( now been welded) 6 NSR seat belt anchorage prescribed area excessively corroded ( now been welded) 7 number plate light missing ( bought one and replaced it) 8 offside side repeater insecure (it is now secure) 9 failed emmisions carbon monoxide content excessive limit is 3.500% was 10.097% (now Fine thanks to melinx) 10 NSR subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded 11 OSR subframe subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded 12 OSF inner wing steering component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded ( now been welded) 13 NSF trailing arm has excessive plat in bush ( replaced both os and ns wishbones) I have done most of the welding apart from the 2 parts on chassis at rear ( waiting for better weather) I looked at the back brakes today and realised I need to replace both calipers pads and discs. Does anyone know of a good place to get these parts!!!   Looking at the next pic makes me think that the brake has been a bit one sided for a while now.  so all in all not that much left to do for MOT, and once its MOT'd i will start on a lot of body work to get the car looking as good as she could. |
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 12:50:45 PM » |
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The back brakes don't do much when they do work  original pads do 100k+ try cleaning the calipers up and refurb if they leak,pretty sure the vectra rear brakes are the same if they are beyond repair |
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If the above post contains spelling mistakes / grammatical errors / poor use of the quote function / a very weak retort, or is generally shyte; it's because I'm feked on a cocktail of drugs,homebrew and carb cleaner.sorry
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s91ke74
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2009, 01:40:04 PM » |
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I got a price for new calipers of £54.57 each and discs for £33.57 for the pair, Ive ordered them today should be here tomorrow  |
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s91ke74
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 02:28:04 AM » |
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Saturday 21st feb 10:05am. The sun is out and im sure i have everything I need to sort out those back brakes. So I draged out my tools and set to work.   Not a very pretty site especially close up. I found one problem that i didn't have parts/tools for, the bloody brake pipes are rusted in solid nothing is moving them not even my least hated favorite tool the mole grips. there was only one thing for it which was a hacksaw and running round to find a brake pipe flare tool and some new unions, it isn't as easy as it sounds on a saturday afternoon but i found them both. it is now 14:00 and I have to be at work by 16:00, luckly it all went well and my back brakes now look like this....   I bet they dont stay like that for long. |
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s91ke74
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2009, 12:51:36 PM » |
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Sunday 22nd Feb. I replaced antiroll bar links. they are an advisory on MOT but not a failure.
also had 2 new tyres on the front also advisory.
Only things to do for MOT are 2 bits of welding on rear chassis.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 01:52:18 PM » |
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I got a price for new calipers of £54.57 each and discs for £33.57 for the pair, Ive ordered them today should be here tomorrow where from mate , might do mine as we go alone !! did you put braided hoses on ? ifso where did you get them ?? |
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s91ke74
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 07:03:40 PM » |
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I got them from Mill Autoquip in Taunton, They got them direct from delphi. I didnt change the hoses just had to cut and reflare them, It was a lot easier than i expected.
There is a £30 surcharge on calipers
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 09:14:37 PM » |
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I got a price for new calipers of £54.57 each and discs for £33.57 for the pair, Ive ordered them today should be here tomorrow where from mate , might do mine as we go alone !! did you put braided hoses on ? ifso where did you get them ?? I got my Braided hoses from ebay Vauxhall Carlton 86-94 Goodridge Braided Brake Hose Kit (#290247275421) £48 inc postage Link for the shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/RiceRocketUk |
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2009, 09:41:27 PM » |
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I got a price for new calipers of £54.57 each and discs for £33.57 for the pair, Ive ordered them today should be here tomorrow where from mate , might do mine as we go alone !! did you put braided hoses on ? ifso where did you get them ?? I got my Braided hoses from ebay Vauxhall Carlton 86-94 Goodridge Braided Brake Hose Kit (#290247275421) £48 inc postage Link for the shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/RiceRocketUkthanks for the link place in middlesborough makes them up apprently , looking into that first ! |
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« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2009, 09:42:29 AM » |
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Be careful with braided hoses as for a GSi (mine is a 24v if thats differant) you need a lotus kit.
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Who took the jam out of your doughnut? My carlton took the jam out of my doughnut!!!!!
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« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2009, 09:47:24 AM » |
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I have done nsr chassis welding (item 10 on mot failure list)  I forgot to take picture after welding, proberly a good thing as my welding leaves alot to be desired lol Only 1 bit of welding left to do then should fly through MOT |
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2009, 02:26:10 PM » |
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Good work, sir!  |
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2009, 10:03:49 PM » |
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Thats one thing about owning a carlton,your welding skills will get a lot better.  |
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« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2009, 12:47:56 AM » |
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Im sure my welding will improve, i miss read where the next bit of welding is required, I called back to MOT station and got them to show me, it turns out its the bottom of the wheelwell, quite a large area which is due to previous owner reversing in to telegraph pole.( it might sound familier to some of you) I will take pics of hole when i start it, at least its easy to get to. Pray for a nice day tomorrow |
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« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2009, 12:54:03 AM » |
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Im sure my welding will improve, i miss read where the next bit of welding is required, I called back to MOT station and got them to show me, it turns out its the bottom of the wheelwell, quite a large area which is due to previous owner reversing in to telegraph pole.( it might sound familier to some of you) I will take pics of hole when i start it, at least its easy to get to. Pray for a nice day tomorrow lookee here think you will find its an advise!! http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/index.htm |
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what would life be like if we all drove fwd cars? feckin boring that's what rear drive or bust
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« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2009, 11:25:49 AM » |
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Thanks for that link its very usefull to have my girlfriends car is due an MOT in a few weeks to be honest I didnt think it had failed on that part of rust/hole but after reading the fail sheet again its under: NSR vehlcle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (dont know why I thought it was OSR chassis lol). I dont think I will get much done today with all this rain  |
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« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2009, 02:20:18 PM » |
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Hi, whereabouts are you? was this one on ebay a while ago? Gaz.
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s91ke74
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« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2009, 04:49:16 PM » |
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Im in taunton somerset, it was the one on Ebay in cornwall.
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« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2009, 10:09:47 PM » |
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I braved the rain and got the last bit of welding done today. it was the worst bit that needed doing but in the easiest place. In the beginning  After an hour  just a bit of hammering and welding later  after tidying and hiding the welding (i realised i had run out of gas when i finished) with seam sealer it looked much better   |
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« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2009, 11:33:41 PM » |
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so was it within 30cm of a suspension mounting point?? simply put ............no
i am an mot tester and i can tell you that was an advise and if it wasnt then it should have failed the very first mot it ever had due to the hole just above the one you plated (albeit not a rust hole its still a hole!!!)
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what would life be like if we all drove fwd cars? feckin boring that's what rear drive or bust
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« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2009, 11:37:52 PM » |
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mmmm I will question MOT bloke about that  I will be taking it for retest at the end of this week so hopefully all done..... How do i change from being a NEWBIE on this site lol |
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« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2009, 04:43:08 PM » |
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Monday 9th March 2009
I took her for mot today and after being poked and prodded and made to feel ashamed and even slightly abused she passed....
I got an advisory note with it:
front brake slight judder ( I think she was shaking with nerves)
2 chips in windscreen
rear spring mounts have corrosion but not excessive
sills have covers on
front number plate damaged
battery insecure
oil leak
corrosion to doors
corrosion to rear chassis both sides
now i have a year to get her ready for the next one lol...
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« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2009, 04:54:46 PM » |
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sills have covers on
corrosion to doors
yes chap its a GSI it should do,hope you slaped ya tester for me?? and its s vauxhall what did he expect,metal? |
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