jims-terrano Project

[jims-terrano]

Right guys here goes, I suspect this will take sometime to complete.

There's quite a bit of work to do and it is a total learning curve for me. Looking forward to this project as it is not my daily ride so no pressure to complete the work. As soon as the V5 comes back it will be SORN and it will be kept on my property.

I bought this vehicle from Marti666 as it had failed it's MOT. A big thankyou to Marti666. At no point during this thread will I be complaining about the sale of the vehicle as I list the problems so please bare that in mind.

I am going to have a good go at fixing this truck up as a project with my son. I bought the truck understanding that at the very least I have bought some nice spare parts for my existing Terrano and may be sell some more spares to recoup my costs. At the very best I will have a nice solid motor which I shall either sell or keep depending upon my circumstances at the time.
It's a very low mileage genuine vehicle so the engine is barely run in and the interior is in very good condition. The exterior is rather tatty but it's a 15 nearly 16 year old car so what can you expect.

MOT Fail
Exhaust Blowing
OSF and NSF Body or Chassis corroded within 30cm of a body mounting
OS and NS Headlamp Aim is out
NS Trackrod Lock Nut is loose
Brake Pads

It also has some minor advisories, not really too worried about these.

Faults that I have found so far, not really too worried about these.
Electric Mirrors not moving
Both Key Plips not working
Towbar Cables cut whilst removing the towbar
Whilst unloading from the trailer the autobox seems to squeal a bit when in drive but suspect this was the oil that had settled due to acute angle. This can have a service.

 

[jims-terrano]

The Trip Home

All loaded up ready to go to it's new home.


Home at last, nice easy tow home. My existing Terrano behaved really well and the whole outfit was very stable. Thanks to the tips from Solarman:thumb2


Time to take the trailer back to Rothwell Trailers near Leeds, made it back with time to spare so only £25 for a mornings use of the transporter trailer. Well pleased with these guys, really helpful and can highly recommend them. Thanks to Bigbunny for recommending them to me.

 

[Bigbunny2007]

Good project to do with your son :thumb2 I learnt almost all my knowledge from my dad when we rebuilt my first car (1981 Austin mini) now I help him fix his cars :thumb2
Good luck with it Jim, ill help with what I can

 

[jims-terrano]

Toys!!!

So here's a few pics of toys I've found.

Cruise Control, AWESOME!!!!! even still got the instructions for it.


Air Filter, don't know if anyone can identify it for me and how I should clean it.


I remember Marti666 posting about this when he bought the car last year. We still have no idea what it is and can only guess it was somekind of speed track detector, also a small LED on the dashboard. This is mounted in the front bumper.

 

[rustic]

Good luck Jim, with your project, I'm sure we are all here for you to give you support and encouragement.
In return, we'd like progress reports and pics as you go lol.:lol

Having owned my Mav for over 20 years, it does concern me, when ever someone breaks a much younger car, the Queen song, "Another one bites the dust" springs to mind, but seeing one being restored is great news.
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[jims-terrano]

Welding The Tin Worm

The car has had the OSR Seatbelt Mount repaired, both sills have been plated and also both front wheel arches have been plated. Not pretty repairs but are certainly MOT safe.
These are the two areas that have failed the MOT.
NSF Inner Wing, just below ABS Pump and Fuel Filter.


NSF Body Mount, well not quite front but it's just below the OS A post. Can feel the underside of the carpets. This one will be tricky, will need to have a good look and strip the drivers side carpets and trims out for this. Wondering if I can cut the floor out and replace a lot of it from above.



Look farward to seeing peoples comments and will keep updating as I go along but don't expect this project to be a quick one as I have a life too and work gets in the way:doh

 

[jims-terrano]

Good project to do with your son :thumb2 I learnt almost all my knowledge from my dad when we rebuilt my first car (1981 Austin mini) now I help him fix his cars :thumb2
Good luck with it Jim, ill help with what I can

Thanks Craig and can't wait to let you have a good look around, same as Clivvy he's coming round at some point too.

I really hope it's a fixer and not a scrapper.

 

[solarman216]

cruse control sounds good till you use it, absolute crap, it would be good if no other cars on the road, yea right, any way good luck with the project, Rick

 

[rustic]

cruse control sounds good till you use it, absolute crap, it would be good if no other cars on the road, yea right, any way good luck with the project, Rick

Cruise control ruins fuel economy too, it tries to maintain the same speed up hills, when normally you would back off.
It is useful if you are getting cramp in your right leg on long journeys, allows you to move both feet around.:thumb2
But better to stop and take a break lol...

Useful in speed camera controlled road works, but as Rick says, works best when no other cars are around.

Cruise works great on the American interstate high ways, the only problem is, if two trucks are set to 55 mph, it can take 19-20 miles for them the pass, unless there is a McDonalds close by lol...

 

[perelaar]

Air filter is a K&N cone filter, replaces the original air filter, housing and duct towards front wheel arch.
I actually have the same, for cleaning check the K&N website, there's a specific oil to use on these. Make sure not to overdo it and to let the filter dry for a day or so, if not you risk damaging the MAF sensor mounted just behind in the air duct towards the turbo.

K&N filter supposedly gives a (little) bit more performance, better fuel economy, and looks nice. Downsides: if you go wild offroad, especially when wading, water might enter and wreck your engine. Needs maintenance. And makes a bit more noise on my T2.

 

[jims-terrano]

Air filter is a K&N cone filter, replaces the original air filter, housing and duct towards front wheel arch.
I actually have the same, for cleaning check the K&N website, there's a certain oil to use on these. Make sure not to overdo it and to let the filter dry for a day or so, if not you risk damaging the MAF sensor mounted just behind in the air duct towards the turbo.

K&N filter supposedly gives a (little) bit more performance, better fuel economy, and looks nice. Downsides: if you go wild offroad, especially when wading, water might enter and wreck your engine. Needs maintenance. And makes a bit more noise on my T2.

Cheers for that, suspected it was but did wonder if it was a copy cos theres no badges on it. To be honest Im not sure I really like it but it is the least of my worries at the moment.

 

[perelaar]

Seeing as that the MAF looks like a Hitachi, check out the workshop downloads on how to clean one. Made quite a noticeable difference on my car...

 

[jims-terrano]

Seeing as that the MAF looks like a Hitachi, check out the workshop downloads on how to clean one. Made quite a noticeable difference on my car...

Good call, nice cheap and easy.

 

[jims-terrano]

Took it easy today, sunny day and didn't want to start anything major yet until I've planned how to attack the welding. Put it on the ramps and took some photos, then gave it a good clean, Vac'd it out and gave it a wash.






Scrubs up well doesn't she, that's her best side. Sadly the NS is a little less tidy but that's to be sorted further down the list.

 

[jims-terrano]

Exhausting

This is on the list below the welding, no point spending until I've got the welding done.

 

[jims-terrano]

OSF Body Mounting

The OSF body mounting is probably the worst. Thinking about fabricating a new one and cutting out from above seen as the carpets and trims will need to be pulled out of the way. The inner sill right at the front looks to of rotted badly too so all in one job I think.

What do you guys think?

 

[jims-terrano]

NSF Body Mount

The NSF Body Mount doesn't seem to be as big a job as the OS but will have problems getting access I'm sure.

The sill looks fine to me so it really just looks like a plate from inside the front wheel arch to the body mount.

 

[makeitfit]

Two ways Jim depending on welding skills :augie
Easy ish just cut out all the rot and weld in new plate. Then a couple of quick triangle bits to copy what was there by way of extra support.
More fiddly would be to get some steel bent into shape and then weld that to the plate . It's awkward getting the mig torch up there is all, so we tend to cut more away and reweld.
From what I can see it's just a bit of grindyweldy :thumbs

 

[jims-terrano]

Ding dong my first win with this car. Bought some batteries for the key plips, discovered there was a switch missing from one of the plips and the other had a battery terminal missing. Made a good one out of two and used our old faithful download section to reprogram the now working plip.

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A small win but the first win and it feels great.

 

[rustic]

Ding dong my first win with this car. Bought some batteries for the key plips, discovered there was a switch missing from one of the plips and the other had a battery terminal missing. Made a good one out of two and used our old faithful download section to reprogram the now working plip.

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A small win but the first win and it feels great.

Well done, I think you need to change your signature, and remove "I know nothing" from it.
That is a great result:thumb2
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