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Thanks, I thought that could be the case. My fold doesn't lie as flat as the factory one so I'd have gaps. I'm tempted to put a small weld along that edge but is that asking for a load of warp?

Some scrubbing and a modified screwdriver did the job. 4 siezed Injectors and 2 disintegrated glowplugs as a result! All sorted now. Thanks for the tips!

The bottom couple of inches of my tailgate is rusted to death so I've chopped it. eg: https://i.imgur.com/Ca9QMlz.jpeg I'm making the new panels myself. The outer skin is wrapped round the inner skin at the edges, giving you 3 layers of metal, but I can't work out how they are attached together. The...

I've been trying to get my AAZ running and starting a bit smoother and since 3/4 of my injectors had green waxy gunk seeping out I thought I'd pop them out and see what I can find. Injectors all came out fine. There isn't anything obvious wrong with nozzles 1-3 (I know that doesn't mean much) but no...

Luckily just spotted a 3l Subaru build thread which shows the handle is actually on the left of the wheel I'm often staying at altitude in the UK so I have had to start a few degrees below 0 in winter. Will be heading off for a year in Europe in the next few weeks and I don't know where or when I wi...

The fuel pump on my AAZ fitted by previous owner has a cold start lever but it has never been hooked up. I've got all the parts but it's not obvious where I should route the cable at the front. Is the handle usually fitted to the right of the steering wheel? (RHD) Should there be holes for the cable...

While the fuel tank is out I'm also replacing my snapped handbrake cable, welding up a couple of holes in the floor and extending the air duct that comes out of the floor behind the front seats to later add a diesel heater. Is there anything else I should be doing while the tank is out of the way?

I've dropped my fuel tank to replace some of the seals and hose and am working on the rest of the fuel lines whilst I have the opportunity. Here's the current layout: https://i.imgur.com/Wstz9XT.jpg There seems to be excess fuel line looped around in the engine bay and the current fuel filter is a s...

New steels fitted on both rears with the correct nuts this time! Will change the fronts too when time and money allows. Cheers for all your help

The ovality of the holes doesn’t matter , can you tell if the holes have spherical or tapered seats , they look like non stock wheels I think the spherical nuts have been forced into the wrong seat and deformed the alloy, kind of making their own seat? Took a nut if the other side and you can see t...

R0B wrote: ↑11 May 2022, 20:15 I have a set of steel wheels you can have FOC. But they will need collecting from Cheshire.

Thanks for the offer! But you're too far away. On my way to brickies now for a set of new steels for the rear, going to leave the front be for now

You're right, also posted on a Facebook group and they aren't the right nuts! They've been on since the previous owner put the alloys on God knows how long ago, im surprised I didn't have any issues before. If I source a pair or full set of steels tomorrow (🤞) will I be able to put them on the exist...

I've had the nearside rear trailing arm and suspension off for a few months whilst I welded the wheel arch and replaced the outer trailing arm mount. After refitting and driving <10 miles on it I noticed some loud clunking and realised the wheel was really lose. I've now removed the wheel which had ...

Previous owner fitted Saab seats to mine. They used the Saab rails, with the inside one welded to the top of the existing rail and the outside one welded to the wheel arch which has been reinforced. I think they were heated so may hook that up one day.

Cheers guys, I'll check the plug voltage when I get a chance. As for temp, hoses are wrong way round for a start. The red/green are wrong- the one coming from side of head goes to the coolant pipe nearest the OS. Good spot, and that OS coolant pipe goes to the top of the radiator, is that right? Re....