Project Aiya (Pic heavy)

[slayllian]

Followed a Golf GTI down some twsties. He couldn't shake the little Puma!
Don't underestimate the little cat :grin:

 

[stevieg]

Cracking job, looking great, might have to investigate the stereo mod. :clap:

 

[slayllian]

Cheers stevieg , just follow scubasteves guide in the how 2 to section, it really is simple, I just used speaker connectors, crimped tight as they had insulating sleeves over them. its the last two pins from memory that you need to connect the wires to.

 

[slayllian]

Little catching up to do:

I found where this thing goes thanks to Arch Bishop and some puzzle solving skills. it just clips in here:

Ayia 2 (5) by slayllian, on Flickr

Replaced the mirror, had to remove all the remnants of the old sticky pad to ensure it adhered correctly. I opted for a genuine mirror, not cheap @ £50!

The old metal casting snapped when I tried to adjust the mirror because it had become stiff:
Ayia 2 (2) by slayllian, on Flickr

Removing old sticky pad, used some alcohol cleaning soloution and a blunt plastic scraper

Ayia 2 (3) by slayllian, on Flickr

New mirror fitted:

Ayia 2 (4) by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

I learned driving home in the dark is rather scary in a Ford Puma, so I decided to improve the situation by cleaning the lights. Only problem was I needed to use the car the following day, so I had to put the lights back on early, thus the steaming up! but that's now cleared and the lights have improved marginally.

My lights were really filthy, which doesn't really show in photo:

Ayia 2 (6) by slayllian, on Flickr

Unit washed out with de-ionised water (to reduce water marking):

Ayia 2 (8) by slayllian, on Flickr

Lights are better (condensation has now cleared):

Ayia 2 (9) by slayllian, on Flickr


Ayia 2 (12) by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

You may have noticed in the picture above, that I have re-fitted the bonnet liner and resonator box. I have also made a temporary repair to the liner.

The liner before repair, I used some black weathering powder designed for weathering model aircraft:

Ayia 2 (10) by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

I decided to treat some of the rust in the foot well, caused by the water leak.

Pulled carpet back to gain access:

Ayia 2 (14) by slayllian, on Flickr

Chipped away loose paint/rust, then used a rust treatment:

Ayia 2 (13) by slayllian, on Flickr

I then used Hammerite to seal in:

Ayia 2 (16) by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

This is where the car is now, I have just orderd a replacement gear stick surround to replace the damaged one. Not a big job but one that will improve the interior finish no end.

I am keen to get the rear arches done at the body shop soon and also get a new drivers door lock made up and fitted. Here are a few pics of the project as it stands...

Interior:

Ayia 2 (17) by slayllian, on Flickr

Engine (pleased how this has come up, with not much work):

Ayia 2 (15) by slayllian, on Flickr

Exterior (not much changed yet, just trying to restore before I modify):

Ayia 2 by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

Been thinking about this for a while now, my wheels need refurbishing and I came accross a thread about spraying standard puma alloys black.

I have photo shopped my alloys, what do you guys think? might spray them in the next month or so, just finding the time?


5934002823_d4be8cc4cc_b1 by slayllian, on Flickr


5934563052_fc20e8c4fe_b by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[yippeekiay]

I'd give an opinion but it takes so bloody long for your photo's to load I haven't got the time to wait...lol.

Need a quicker photo hosting site....or I need a faster connection....ehhe.

 

[The Arch Bishop]

Little catching up to do:
I found where this thing goes thanks to Arch Bishop and a little puzzle skills lol! it just clips in:

Nice one fella! Can put mine back on now! Cheers for the picture; I just couldn't work it out when I was trying to fit it back in February. I'll put it down to it being about -1 degrees in the garage at the time! :wink:

 

[slayllian]

Might have to take the gearbox out at some point to fix this pesky leak.

* Edit: Managed to fix the leak by turning the breather round! simple things, pheww!!!

 

[slayllian]

Just a quick update:

• Arghhh..... thought I had fixed the gearbox leak last night, just to be foiled on the first drive! turned out the gearbox breather was fitted the wrong way (the arrow pointing to the rear) hoped correcting this would solve the problem, but its still leaking. Will have another look tonight, Im hoping its just the breather not seated correctly. fingers crossed!!
  
  Also before I shoot off for a weeks holls, I'm hoping to cure an annoying squeak, which I believe is coming somewhere in the region of the rear bumper/passenger side arch. I will post some pics before I go away!
  
  Last night I super glued all the trim clips into the back of door cards, which has really made a difference and cured the last of the interior rattles, the car is nearly sounding like new! makes it feel much more solid!!
  
  found out where that bit of rubber that I hoiked out of the door the other week goes! it was missing from the side of the window as it lowers into the door. I have refitted it and this has now stopped the window clunking in the door when I shut it. whole car is starting to feel more solid now!
  
  had various bits of trim turning up over the last couple of week, so I will be fitting these to replace the damaged items. I will also re-paint my alloys in the next month and I'm thinking of fitting clear side repeaters?
  
  However my top priority is still to sort this damn gearbox leak! :'(

 

[slayllian]

Done a couple of things this week, finished off painting my front arches. Now all I have to do is get her up on stands and seal her under regions.


Aiya by slayllian, on Flickr

Hoping I have also sorted gearbox leak, it only happened when I pushed the engine hard. Oil was dripping from the top of the gearbox, down the side. Turned out that the gearbox was full to the filler point and had nowhere to go except up out of the breather. I have now drained it to correct level and so far so good!

This is where the oil has been leaking from the breather:

Aiya (2) by slayllian, on Flickr

The top half, which I managed to damage, I will get new one from ford:

Aiya (4) by slayllian, on Flickr


Aiya (6) by slayllian, on Flickr

Bracket back in position over breather:

Aiya (10) by slayllian, on Flickr

Area under battery tray:

Aiya (8) by slayllian, on Flickr

Gunked underside of engine & gearbox, little cleaner now:

Aiya (3) by slayllian, on Flickr

Another problem I had was the seal on the nearside tail light. It had perished, causing dirt ingress:

Aiya (7) by slayllian, on Flickr

Cleaned in the same way as the headlight, then silicone sealed:

Aiya (9) by slayllian, on Flickr

 

[slayllian]

I finally replaced the broken gear leaver surround, picked it up on ebay for £15. The new one has the later style badge, so I will swap the badge back over in the next couple of weeks.

Original broken trim:

Aiya (11) by slayllian, on Flickr

Spot the difference:

Aiya (12) by slayllian, on Flickr

New item in car:

Aiya (13) by slayllian, on Flickr

Finally couple pictures of Aiya all cleaned up:

Aiya (16) - Copy by slayllian, on Flickr


Aiya (15) - Copy by slayllian, on Flickr

Got plenty more jobs coming, will post updates as I go along.

 

[slayllian]

Almost forgot, fixed that pesky squeak (the last one) found out it was the mudflap screws rubbing on the bodywork over rough roads, so simply stuck some foam on the rear of the screws and thats it, finally no more rattles.. at all!!

* Edit 22/02/12 - Red herring, it appears to be coming from the rear n/s suspension strut, so will have to wait until I can fit my Spax struts, however replacing rear bushes has improved it so much, its barley audible any more.

 

[Voa]

^up^

 

[The Arch Bishop]

Almost forgot, fixed that pesky squeak (the last one) found out it was the mudflap screws rubbing on the bodywork over rough roads, so simply stuck some foam on the rear of the screws and thats it, finally no more rattles.. at all!! :lol:

Ah, good old squeak fixing eh? It's a PITA to find them but very satisfying when you do! Have tracked down and killed two this week on mine.

 

[slayllian]

Yeah tell me about it, it has decided to return this morning! Going to remove the mud flap entirely tonight, to see if that stops it! if not I'm on the hunt again! inkeye:

 

[slayllian]

Also found out that my car has indeed been lowered 30mm all round.