However I've made good use of the time to get some bits and bobs done in between days out with the family. I've managed to do the following...
Replaced wishbone (20 minute job
)Rubbed down, treated and painted 3 patches of rust.
Removed the broken fog light from under the bumper (found 2 other brackets from previous lights! Only been in the country since 2013!)
Fitted a red (or pink) bulb into the off side reversing light hole to give a fog light.
Dyed the carpets in the front black.
Fitted 2 USB power sockets into a switch blank in the dash.
Rubbed down the roof bars and treated with rust treatment - ready for painting.
Took it for tracking.
Thoroughly cleaned the AFT and aired for 3 days.
Fixed a broken vacuum pipe and replaced the one-way check valve.
Took out all the glow plugs to test them (and then put them back)
Removed spare wheel to practise removing it as I'd never done it before - whilst it was off treated some rust on the rear cross member - looks like it may need some welding before long
Checked round as much as I could ready for the MOT (not until June but trying to be on top of anything)
Quite happy with the amount done and relatively happy with the state it is in. Just the following to keep it looking good:
Rust bubbles forming on the nearside half way along just above the side skirt
(I suspect this one is out of my skill range to do well)A few small rust marks (tiny pinholes) appearing which need sorting before they get bigger
Rust on the inside lower edge of the tailgate which needs sorting - I rubbed this down once, treated and painted but it came back
Next project to do:
We currently have a material and metal pole shelving unit in the boot (or what's left of the boot - the back seats are only a foot away from the boot!) - this shelving unit is falling apart - I want to make something that perfectly fits the slope of the back seats to give the maximum amount of storage in the boot.
