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It will be again her famous RAL 7031 ! And the inside is already that color 😅

Happy build-/birthday to Fox ! 28 june 1978 And just this morning.. 362.000kms !

Forgot to mention.. I will be using 2K paint.

Hi all, I'm thinking of painting Fox (spit 1500) myself. But.. how much paint etc do I need ? Want to paint: -Inside of bonnet, doors, bootlid -Rear inner aches -bulkhead top -and fully outside Oh.. and later the hardtop to.

More bodywork.. And we got a big plan, but very unsure if it will work or if i will get time 😅😅 For months i had a paint reaction in the bootlid, time to fox it. Sadly they send me the wrong filler. Now after a week and 10 emails .. still not sorted. Sorting out my trim. It seems the bottom finisher i dont gave in good shape. One attacked by and angle grinder and the other original to fox with a dent (fox had a hit at one point). But sunday picking up a replacement i've bought. Testfit.. even in primer its looking sharp ! This will be annoying, bonnet body seem. Seems to need some welding, this will be a challange ! 😅

Danny, I had a search and found the pics of mine. Bronze valve guide fits. Fitted Then 2 years later the block had a light skim, bushes still in.

Yes, those ones ! A bronze valve guide is nearly the same diameter. Mike Banks (Sparky Spit) has done the same, actually his idea.

Where did the headgasket blow ? I had this after 10.000kms (white smoke), then fitted 2 bronze bushes at the fire rings, to support them

I've had a top hose from Bastuck germany in my stock, they seem a bit longer and more flexible then what the others sell. So for now it works out and still no leaks😅 Oh.. still busy to fit the mk3 spec cam ?

Next was something i wanted to do for a long time. Since a few months i had a leaky rad. Rad weld in.. better. Now since a few weeks a weld under the top hose started to go. Spraying on the fan, inside of bonnet wet and front of the engine covered. More rad weld in... Ordered another chineesium rad from Germany and fitted it today. But.. they have tried to improve the fit.. but failed 😅 At least no leaks ! Going to have a look for a better top hose, maybe an MGB hose 🤫 Or reweld top connector, if i can find someone to do it.

More stuff on Fox done. Bought some ball joint gaiters for a classic VW Beetle to test on Fox. Helped out with a friend his Beetle last year and now had a look.. gaiters still like new. And... they fit !

Yesterday evening helped out a co-worker with his Stag ! Needed a new master and slave. On the way to there I stopped at a place I wanted to pop by for years...

This morning been to the local guy. Fitted new steering rack gaiters, new plug leads, choke cable. He now asked me for a few other things and jobs for next winter.

Busy last few days. Done some jobs on the noisy front suspension on Fox. And helped out a local spit. Was running on 3.. bad plug wire ! Put an old one of Fox on. Then we went for a testdrive... Sadly his gearlever got stuck, could also be turned to every direction ! 😐 So walked home to get Fox and towed it home with Fox (i better took a picture of that , it was a sight !) Then tunnel out and top of the gearbox off. Fixed the gearlever and fixed the stuck gearbox linkage.. all in 1 afternoon.... But... noticed no oil.. Topped it up.. wow.. it needed 1,10liter of oil. Single rail od box takes 1,40liter.. so means nearly no oil 😐 It had been 'serviced' by a friend of his.. But.. the guy was truelly amazed I fixed it all, does now understand why my back hurts 😅 Tomorrow I need to fit new plug leads, choke cable and steering rack gaiters to his car. And oh.. check for gearbox leaks.

This morning a bit of suspension work. Bottom arm was making noise, copper grease on the bushes fixed that. But.. ball joint gaiters... From the 4 ball joints, 3 had no grease in them. I did fit poly gaiters , but now after a few months they became rock hard ! Also noticed my upgraded anti roll bar links gaiters must be quality.. still like new after 4 or 5 years! Visited a friend his Beetle (last pic) that I fixed a year ago( ok.. on that I hurt my famous finger/tendon !) had a look.. All his new 'Meyle' gaiters still look like new. The plan is to buy some for a beetle and see what fits.

New wood in the 10 year old door cards? Why not..

I bought these from Moss europe (France). I did now found some at Bastuck, but are for mk3.. So smaller center hole, I get the hole a bit bigger with a dremel to fit the mkiv/1500 diffs (its a test !).

Taken the failed diff fully apart yesterday evening to inspect. More pieces found.. Lucky they collect nicely behind the inner pinion bearing 😅 All cleaned out, seems all is good frlm gears and bearings. Sometimes I do think an LSD would be the way to go, but maybe a bit over the top.. Strange how it failed..

I was surprised that the filter was so dirty. Oh well.. its been 10 years since the tank itself was coated inside 😅

Today renewed the fuel filter on Fox. It was needed... Its also a max of 2 years old.

Diff.. For a few weeks/2 months its making noise. 2 months ago changed the oil... it was very copper color. Now I fixed Fox her oruginal rebuild diff back. Drained the oil out if the old diff... back copper color. Once out i have opened it up... Seems a shim gave up and... Thats explains the loud banging sometimes 😅 Oh well.. Fox her original diff is now fitted back and will open up the old fully to clear it all from copper/bronze pieces & inspect..

Looking good ! 😆

Bought 3 old lights, cleaned, wetsanded and polished up the lenses. But the reverse lens is new. 2 Had nice chrome and repainted the reflectors.

Another job done... Before and after...

Yesterday another trip to the TR4, finishes it off. It did fight me.. but in the end we had a horn and working indicator stalk. Then testdrive another british classic. OD is dead and i supect the solenoid (no click , even tried straight from a battery. I do have a working one in my parts somewhere. In 2 weeks we will have a look at it.