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Post by Mr Tidy » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:33 pm

Clarkie wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:51 pm Gave her an 89k mile birthday wash and clean and then put her back to bed......
I hope that isn't compulsory - mine reached 88,800 on Monday! :lol:

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Post by Migizi » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:53 pm

Replaced the headliner for the soft top :thumbsup:

Had to completely remove / reinstall the top - not as fun as I anticipated :headbang:
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Post by tomrdy » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:48 am

Migizi wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:53 pm Replaced the headliner for the soft top :thumbsup:

Had to completely remove / reinstall the top - not as fun as I anticipated :headbang:
I'm about to do a soft top outer replace end of the month. Any tips on which parts sucked to do/tips?

I've gone through the instructions from Autotops (the supplier I bought the new outer from).
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Post by enzed4 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:22 am

Yesterday actually - marked the 5 week anniversary since my Zed went up on axle stands at the workshop, and has been waiting for the rebuilt front shocks ever since.
Considering we're in the middle of a very hot summer at the moment, every day (and warm night) reminds me of the car's absence :cry: .
Hoping for a nice mild Autumn to make the most of it when back on the road again.
And of course, hoping you guys enjoy an early warm Spring at the same time :thumbsup:
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Post by Migizi » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:25 pm

tomrdy wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:48 am ...Any tips on which parts sucked to do/tips? ...
There are a couple off youtube videos out there on the removal of the top from your car, I would recommend watching all of them
Definitely tape it off
Once the top has been separated from the car (many steps to get to this point) - you will need two people to lift it off, and a third person would be helpful to observe what and where things hang up while attempting to lift the top out.
Support the pump the entire time its out (and still attached), you don't want to damage any of the cables.
Lots of hardware to remove - be organized and keep carful inventory
I found cracks and broken tabs on the windshield frame cover - spendy, but ordered and replaced, couldn’t do 1/2 a job


Be patient

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Post by Jamie25 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:39 pm

Finally got my wheels balanced after a suspension refresh and two alignments. Running sweeeet as a nut and feel in love with the car all over again. Lovely morning for a roof down blast.
However things then went downhill a little to say the least. Tried to help my dad get his bay vw camper going after it had sat unloved for two plus years. After some initial basic checks we towed it to bump start it. All went well, it fired up, I disconnected the tow rope, we turned around and I started to follow him the quarter of a mile back to his. His van never made it......
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Post by 1000rr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm

:o :o
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Post by RustyZ4 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:08 pm

OOH that's not good, :cry:
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Post by Jamie25 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:31 pm

Was an interesting ten minutes that's for sure.

Within 100 meters I saw flames licking out from under the rear. Overtook him to stop him, managed to very nearly put it out with a powder extinguisher but it started again. Frantically ran around banging on doors trying to find a hose pipe but by the time I found someone home with a hose it was too far gone. No-one hurt so could've been worse.
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Post by ben g » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:33 pm

RIP Camper :cry:
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Post by MACK » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:52 pm

Very sorry to see that. What rotten luck. :thumbsdown:
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Post by oldgitdave » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:10 pm

Bloody hell :o :o , such a shame for that to happen. At least everyone is OK.
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Post by Migizi » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:13 pm

Jamie25 wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:39 pm ... All went well, it fired up...

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WOW - you weren't kidding :cry:
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Post by Huzee4 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:20 pm

Wash and a coat of Harly Wax followed by a short road trip with number one son.
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Post by Jamie25 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:22 pm

I was wondering how long it would be before someone noted that turn of phrase :)
Choosing that emoticon I just noticed the fuel on the fire one. Think I'll give that a miss!
We'll never know for sure but we think it was an oil leak. We checked afterwards and there was a little oil dropped on the road where we unhooked the tow rope. Still not sure what got hot quickly enough to ignite it that soon but hey ho. Not the kindest way to start an engine that's been sat for a long time really, but not as unkind as the way it stopped!
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