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Following my initial inspection (1st May 2017)
- Auto gearbox – slow to engage, clutch slip – Fixed – (See Auto gearbox Slow to Engage)
- Rear exhaust silencer needs adjusting – brackets missing – will need welding
- Drivers seat belt installed upside down – Fixed
- Fan switch Bezel missing – Replaced
- Dashboard back lights need replacing (including rheostat) – Replaced with LEDs
- Passenger door lock doesn’t work
- Ill-fitting door cards
- Seat padding collapsed on front seats – Fixed (See Front Seat Refurbishment)
- Front seat rails rusty – Fixed (See Front Seat Refurbishment)
- Dashboard chrome pitted – Polished and replaced Volt meter
- Radio missing – Replaced and new speakers (front and rear) installed
- Soft-top frame rusty (superficial) – also needs second spring clip (passenger side)
- Rear light covers missing in the boot
- Boot floor cards need fettling to fit
- Front wheels judder at 45-55mph
- Braking Ok but could be improved
- Body panels unprotected from rusting
- Water header tank below top of cylinder head
- Bonnet position needs adjusting
- Fuel pipe into RH carb not connected – Fixed (See Fuel Pipe Not Connected)
- ATF fluid cooler bent and clogged
- Alternator belt snapped – Fixed (See Alternator Belt Snapped)
- Battery strap missing
- Interior lights – Other than T-Bar don’t work – Fixed and replaced with LEDs including door puddle lights
- Major Service required – Fixed (See Major Service Part-1)
- Heater value stuck ON
- Trim coming off front chrome finisher (upper)
- Rear bumper badge back to front
- Centre rear bumper – chrome pitted
- Stainless steel sill finishers missing
- Bonnet insulation pad and fixing missing
- Instrument dimmer missing – bypassed and replaced with dummy switch
- Corrosion / rust in 3 areas that are visible: Passenger footwell, boot floor and inner sill around gearbox cross member passenger side
- Ignition warning light not working – Fixed (See Alternator Problems)
- Main Beam warning light not working – Fixed – new warning cluster
- Choke warning light not working – Fixed – new switch and warning cluster
