Sunday car tidy up

Well it was a day of TLC for the 240. I have had a few cosmetic things I wanted to cover as well as a few little changes.

I weent looking at why the horns aren't louder, and found they're not adjustable and are a sealed unit, so will need replacing.

I put the LED brake light I bought the other week in the back window today as well and the brightness is crap so I will look at getting another one.

The driving light switch I got the other day was clicked into the dash today. It was a little fatter (1 mm) so I had to make the panel opening a touch bigger, it also sits 1 mm lower than the others. The genuine fog light switch I won on eBay should be here from the US this week. Going hook both sets of lights up next week, found out today I have an 80 amp alternator, so no worries running them.

I also removed the electric antenna wiring and tidied all of previous owners dodgy wiring under the dash. In coming weeks I am going to gut the lot and restore it to original, on the advice of my mechanic, he had a look and said that I'd better hope I don't have any of the insulation tape come off.

The aftermarket electric cooling fan that was fitted by the previous owner is going to go, it's bolted on the top only, which means the bottom is flapping in the breeze bashing on the radiator core. Will chuck in a new thermostat and do a full cooling system flush next week as well.

Also the grill was held on with only 1 clip. I pulled out the grill and found all the bottom plastic posts had snapped off. I remembered I had some L shaped DIY bracket bits from Bunnings, so I got those, 2 self tappers and made new bottom posts. They're galvanised steel and are exactly the right width for the cut out they slip into in the front apron. So grill is fixed now, just need to grab a clip at the wreckers on Saturday.

I also fixed a few trim issues inside. I also got the rust converter and the wire brushes out and did all the rust spots. Nothing serious, just some surface rust inside the boot. A spot under the right passenger door (on the door itself), small bit where the chassis number is stamped on the drivers pillar, which hasn't been treated properly after it was done at the factory (apparently really common rust spot) and also two small bits where the grill has rubbed the paint off the front apron.

I didn't get time to wash the 240 unfortunately. Maybe one morning before work.