__Andy__ 0 Posted September 9, 2013 was hoping to get the car through its mot today but as usual with these cars the alpine had other ideas... the weekend saw some more engine bay looms taped and trial fit of the uprated headlight wiring loom, sadly when i bought the loom the oe plugs were not available so it was a case of pushing the spade terminals into the the plug and spade connectors into the back of the headlight..we quickly decided this not only looked awful but would not be ideal given that the plug and wires would be exposed to the elements. The loom has now been soldered into the existing headlight loom to use the original plugs, the wires have been re-taped so now it looks factory fit and the headlights are so much better! Then it was onto the tie rods and ends. o/s went on fine, n/s no such luck..its seized solid. To gain more access the track control arm needed to come off and this is where the car decided to fight back..the captive bolt which goes into the subframe via the front bush snapped in situ..great! Cant grumble too much really as the arms are still original so that bolt has never been out. So ill be picking up a bolt from work tomorrow and hopefully once the bolts drilled out the tie rod can be done. so its getting there, might have it back by the weekend. Only the tie rod and end to be done, then tracking and then the worst bit..MOT.. Jobs done so farr: fuel filter. engine flushed, oil and filter change. wiring to mk4 header tank plug replaced, soldered in correctly and wiring re-taped for oe finish. slimline rad fan and DG laser cut fan bracket installed, again wired in properly and loom re-taped. headlight wiring loom + looms retaped. various engine bay wiring looms tidied and re-taped. k&n air filter. gearbox oil replaced with 75/90 fully synth This is the most amount of work the car has seen since the engine build and its looking so much better for it, the valver really isn't a very tidy engine bay at the best of times so its been worth the effort sorting the looms out and installing the slimline fan. Really happy with how its looking at the moment but theres still so much to do! Hope to have more updates later this week and maybe even a pic or two! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted May 4, 2018 so its been a while, almost 5 years since the last update! Work and home life have a habit of getting in the way however the Alpine is now at a friends garage being re-comissioned. I fell out of love with the car after the handbrake failed and subsequently rolled into a 4x4's tow bar, slight crease on the bonnet and paint damage to the bumper so its been sat in my garage for a while. Plan is to get the car back on the road and then sort the small amount of required bodywork out. No idea how to post pictures now, what happened?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted May 4, 2018 Hi Andy How are you doing ? :) Tapatalk app is the easiest way to post pictures these days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted May 4, 2018 Hi Andy How are you doing ? :) Tapatalk app is the easiest way to post pictures these days hi Darren, im good thank you, how are you? Hows business? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted May 4, 2018 Very good thanks, keeping busy Are you still with gsf ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted May 8, 2018 Very good thanks, keeping busy Are you still with gsf ? Glad business is going well. i left GSF about 4 years ago, i work for a distributor in the cycling industry now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
