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dado1991

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Hi everyone,

my name is David, i live in Samobor (small town near Croatian capital Zagreb). One year ago i bought my first car, it is Ford Puma melina, 1.4 16v with 172 000 kilometers on the clock. That was the beginning of my journey with my new baby. In the past year i have done alot of work around my Puma but there is still alot to do. I will post some pictures later on, and will describe some things that i have done and list of thing that i want to do.
 
Thank you for your welcome. Here are some pictures that where on online advert site where i found my Puma.
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This is how it looks now. There is no much visual differece but a lot of the work is done to adress some technical problem. As i said before work that has been done will be more visible on list that i am going to post.
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Thank you i hvala.
List of thigs that have been done:
changed disc and brake pads
changed bushings on front wishbone
changed sway Bar Bushings
changed both springs on front shock absorbers
changed front tires
connected rear speaker that were disconnected
fixed rear parcel shelf
added aditional boot insulation from old Mondeo mk3 (floor insulation), carved it to fit in Puma
changed some broken light bulbs in heater control panel
changed power window switch on drivers side
cleaned and protected from corrosion that startet to show under mounting brackets
polished front headlights
polished gear knob and rods on head restraints
fixed all sorts of water leakages in car (a lot work and time)
fixed A/C rubber pipe which leaked in the footwell
changed the cambelt set
changed oil and oil filter
changed the boot strut
isolate rear headlight to prevent condensation (didnt work as i expected it would)
isolated radiator fan wire that started to crumble
changed antifreez coolant (Ford Super Plus antifreez)
changed spark plugs ( Ford Motorcraft spark plugs)
installed new remote locking set
cleaned headlight lenses and changed one bulb
protected chassis with anti-corrosion paint
changed the steering wheel cover with new leather cover
installed LED in interior reading light
wraped window switches panel and stereo frame panel in vinyl wrap (not satisfied with the job)
inslolated the wires in headlight
replaced old black front grille (it was basically black net) with silver aluminium net
 
Some pics of previously listed works

Polishing gear knob
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After
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Polishing rods on head restraints
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After
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Steering wheel retrim
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Wraping window switches panels (not satisfied)
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Hi guys,
i am back with new update about some repairs that have i done on my Puma. Front bumper on my Puma has been in really bad shape. It had big scratch on lower right side (previous ower tried to camouflage it pretty unsuccessfully) and it had a big crack on the lower left side. So i decided to fix it with my dad, because bodyshops where too expensive for my budget. Also i have removed last bumper that has been loose on sides, and i used the opportunity to fix some minor rust spots.

Bumper before fixing
Left side
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Right side
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Works in progress

Right side
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Left side
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Done

Only have taken this photo of left side (i was in hurry :D) will upload more during the week
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Rear bumper removed
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Cracks inside rear bumper
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Gluing
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Cleaning some rust
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Anti rust protection
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