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Wheel arches are always a troublesome area. I have found the best way is either find someone who will fix it for you OR you will need a garage where you can work on the panel. You will need to have a TIG welder and appropriate skills. MIG welding just does not give you enough control over the weld.
It depends on how long you intend to keep the car?
Wheel arches are always a troublesome area. I have found the best way is either find someone who will fix it for you OR you will need a garage where you can work on the panel. You will need to have a TIG welder and appropriate skills. MIG welding just does not give you enough control over the weld.
It depends on how long you intend to keep the car?
Hi Alfie, 406 estate is a good car. I have a Mechanic pal who has one. I especially likes the hydroelastic suspension.
I’m based in Scotland. I’m surprised you cannot seem to get hold of the 406 estate in Manchester. The 406 Diesel HDI version seems to go on and on.Hi Alfie, 406 estate is a good car. I have a Mechanic pal who has one. I especially likes the hydroelastic suspension.
I’m based in Scotland. I’m surprised you cannot seem to get hold of the 406 estate in Manchester. The 406 Diesel HDI version seems to go on and on.Yes most of the services are for other women’s cars… I have regular customers too as they find dealing with another woman not so oppressive. At least that’s what I’m told. In my restoration work though I have mostly male customers. This is where the money is- high value classic car sales and commissions.
JaneYes most of the services are for other women’s cars… I have regular customers too as they find dealing with another woman not so oppressive. At least that’s what I’m told. In my restoration work though I have mostly male customers. This is where the money is- high value classic car sales and commissions.
JaneWhen I am working I am there to work. Working in a garage I wear overalls, cut resistant gloves and a pink hat. regardless of this, I still wear makeup. I guess I still want to look good. Today I was dealing with DTC P20D4 on a Mercedes SLK.W172 (Easy fix on the MAF programming)
Many Years ago, one of my pals who was a MOT Tester. Told me of the problems she had working in a Peugeot Garage with sexism and unwanted advances. You know saying get lost does wear thin quickly. After short a while, the guys got to know she wasn’t interested; everything settled down. For the most part she was accepted. She did though fall in love with one mechanic. Today she is married to him and they live and have in their own MOT Test station together.
Employ women mechanics, female customers prefer to deal with us.
JaneWhen I am working I am there to work. Working in a garage I wear overalls, cut resistant gloves and a pink hat. regardless of this, I still wear makeup. I guess I still want to look good. Today I was dealing with DTC P20D4 on a Mercedes SLK.W172 (Easy fix on the MAF programming)
Many Years ago, one of my pals who was a MOT Tester. Told me of the problems she had working in a Peugeot Garage with sexism and unwanted advances. You know saying get lost does wear thin quickly. After short a while, the guys got to know she wasn’t interested; everything settled down. For the most part she was accepted. She did though fall in love with one mechanic. Today she is married to him and they live and have in their own MOT Test station together.
Employ women mechanics, female customers prefer to deal with us.
JaneI would like to put a more lively engine and gearbox [transmission] in there.
Here is a few great options which are a fraction of the weight of a standard mustang engine.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/2014-ford-mustang-ar159714.html
Mustang engine is 4.6 L SOHC 3-valve Modular V8 with variable camshaft timing (VCT) that produced 300 hp.
O-60 6.8 seconds top speed 135 mph go ‘large yet small’… You need to see…
http://www.carduels.com/it/duel/100641/Mercedes-Benz-SLR-McLaren-VS-Ford-Mustang
These are sports engines.
http://www.scot-tec.co.uk/a/SLK-V6-AMG-supercharged.jpg 0-60 in 4.9 Seconds top speed 168MPH Good Gas mileage
Or
http://www.scot-tec.co.uk/a/V8_Supercharged.jpg 0-60 in 4.2 seconds top speed 205MPH Naff gas mileage
May possibly make you loose your hat in the back seat…Watch AMG engine being built
Low level engine profile so no need to change how the Fairmont looks, until you step on the gas.
These would mean lots of modifications though.
JaneSee AMG V8 engine and transmission in use on a dyno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euJNhEuK9jkI would like to put a more lively engine and gearbox [transmission] in there.
Here is a few great options which are a fraction of the weight of a standard mustang engine.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/2014-ford-mustang-ar159714.html
Mustang engine is 4.6 L SOHC 3-valve Modular V8 with variable camshaft timing (VCT) that produced 300 hp.
O-60 6.8 seconds top speed 135 mph go ‘large yet small’… You need to see…
http://www.carduels.com/it/duel/100641/Mercedes-Benz-SLR-McLaren-VS-Ford-Mustang
These are sports engines.
http://www.scot-tec.co.uk/a/SLK-V6-AMG-supercharged.jpg 0-60 in 4.9 Seconds top speed 168MPH Good Gas mileage
Or
http://www.scot-tec.co.uk/a/V8_Supercharged.jpg 0-60 in 4.2 seconds top speed 205MPH Naff gas mileage
May possibly make you loose your hat in the back seat…Watch AMG engine being built
Low level engine profile so no need to change how the Fairmont looks, until you step on the gas.
These would mean lots of modifications though.
JaneSee AMG V8 engine and transmission in use on a dyno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euJNhEuK9jkP0420
Scotty Kilmer’s advice to add paint thinners to the tank!
I know if i were to add a fuel to my tank that burns so hot as to melt the residue off the catalytic converter then it would also melt the surface of engine parts… LOL ScottyThough the possibility of using a chemical agent on a disconnected catalytic converter might work provided there was no physical or mechanical damage to the palladium platinum rhodium core. Chemically a hot bath over 6 hours in citric acid would in theory remove contaminates. If the unit smells like rotten eggs, then it is contaminated with hydrogen-sulfide. You may also smell ammonia mostly from diesel engines. Both these chemicals come from burning fuels containing these as additives. Another substance that could be present which would lower the catalytic converter’s efficiency (P0420) is silicone from a coolant leak into the exhaust system, such as a cracked head etc.
Hope you find this useful.
JaneP0420
Scotty Kilmer’s advice to add paint thinners to the tank!
I know if i were to add a fuel to my tank that burns so hot as to melt the residue off the catalytic converter then it would also melt the surface of engine parts… LOL ScottyThough the possibility of using a chemical agent on a disconnected catalytic converter might work provided there was no physical or mechanical damage to the palladium platinum rhodium core. Chemically a hot bath over 6 hours in citric acid would in theory remove contaminates. If the unit smells like rotten eggs, then it is contaminated with hydrogen-sulfide. You may also smell ammonia mostly from diesel engines. Both these chemicals come from burning fuels containing these as additives. Another substance that could be present which would lower the catalytic converter’s efficiency (P0420) is silicone from a coolant leak into the exhaust system, such as a cracked head etc.
Hope you find this useful.
JaneI remember a friend, a hairdresser, she had her GMC Jimmy 4 wheel drive cars suspension raised.
She didn’t take into account the change of the angle of the drive shafts to the transfer box. Result it destroyed the differential housing. So you will need to take this new angle into account when designing parts and installing the lifters.
Jane
