My Beautiful ''Miss Pug'' [A Working Progress!]

[hammerman]

Thats where i put my axle stands on the rear or my car.Never had any issues.

[Sonia406]

Thats where i put my axle stands on the rear or my car.Never had any issues.

Thank you!

[Sonia406]

Thanks to everyone with your advice on the bolt situation I discovered it this morning (17/02/13) and it obviously was joining the gear box to the engine - so it's all fixed up..


Thanks Blue406 for >>THIS TUTORIAL<< I did discover a few differences along my way, I only started the job then realized yours' was a tape player... But it wasn't that much difficult.. Though I admit the volume button didn't ping off as I'd of hoped...

Still waiting on parts: breaker bar, stereo removal tool and a T35. All should be coming very soon

[Ares]

very good pics,love the way you look after your car,thats rare amongst female drivers
good sticker hahaha.
sorry to hear about that accidents..really,your father was co-driver? tell us more.

[Sonia406]

very good pics,love the way you look after your car,thats rare amongst female drivers
good sticker hahaha.
sorry to hear about that accidents..really,your father was co-driver? tell us more.

Thank you - My car is my pride and joy, I just get a little too sad she's off road and even then I can't drive her on the roads as I only hold a provisional
You like my sticker about the Fords?
If and when I get a fella and should he happen to drive anything other than a Peugeot it's gonna say in his car ''I'd rather push her Peugeot than drive this pile of crap''

Dads on the mend thanks, yeah - In the 80's I believe, I do have a picture I could share with you when I locate it. He's in a Mk2 Ford Escort in the picture This being said, Dads a huge Ford fan, had a Mexico back in the day, wrote it off round a corner when the brakes failed... see - typical Ford-like behaviour right there, but he's blind to the brand

Ok - I appologize for the bad picture quality, I do have the original scanned into an external hard drive. Problem is, I have two EHD's and in total over 50k files... I have had a good look and tonight can't find the original (Joy of being a photographer, too many files to index!)
Anyhow, I took this on my phone to whatsapp a friend, so I can share this with you.........




As said, Dad's in passenger seat and co-driving - Hope you like the picture, sorry it's a Ford

[Ares]

hahah cant blame him,he loves ford as much as we love pugs.
Its a great photo,reminder of better and more interesting times.
I bet he has some interesting stories to tell.

[steve_earwig]

Why does he appear to be driving through a troupe of monkeys?

[Sonia406]

Why does he appear to be driving through a troupe of monkeys?

'Cos thats what the silly Ford drivers do

hahah cant blame him,he loves ford as much as we love pugs.
Its a great photo,reminder of better and more interesting times.
I bet he has some interesting stories to tell.

Yeah - some real interesting stories - one being 'Well I was used to crashing being in a Ford 'n' all but yeah - this smash was harder'' I.e Peugeot went fast for bigger impact
Bless him, I shouldn't mock Ford because as I say, he really adores them...


Had an interesting conversation with my Parcelforce man earlier, he knocked on the door as I was about to leave for school (08:30) I thought it was a neighbour harassing me, asking me to take her kids to school again.... so I ignored. Forgot my breaker bar was coming today didn't I?
Anyway, a minute or so later I peeped and saw no one waiting by the front door so we made our move.
However as I stepped out, the parcelforce man appeared from no where... and then the conversation went like this....

PF = parcel force man
PF: 'I've done as I've told and put it in the garage now' **I have a note saying to leave them in the garage!**
Me: 'Ah thanks hun, It's only my breaker bar'
PF: 'Why don't you just take it down Oakes?'
Me: 'Why should I? It's a lot easier if I do it myself, plus car isn't MOT'd, Insured, or Taxed'
PF: 'Ha ha, I see, you mean you get your fella to do it?'
Me: 'What fella? I kid you not I do the work on this car all by myself'
PF: 'What, you? really?'
Me: 'Yes... Look - steel toe caps'
PF: *Pennies dropping at this point* 'Well if you know what you're doing, I don't. What have you got to do?'
Me: 'I need to clean up and access the rear brakes, particularly the ABS sensor, do some wiring under the passenger seat and a fascia transplant on the stereo'
PF: *Stunned silence for a few seconds* 'Well, good luck to you, I wouldn't know where to start on mine, I spent £750 on it earlier this year on the power steering'
Me: 'Let me guess, it's not a Peugeot'
PF: 'Correct'
Me: 'Oh well, that's what you get for not getting a lion'

I guess we live in a very gender stereotypical world still, oil and grease is typically a man job therefore why would a woman want to break her nails and get dirty? I must admit, I have met a few men recently who admit they don't know what they're doing therefore do nothing to it....
I must also admit, I am just a woman and as much as I do NOT know what I'm doing I don't let that put me off, I rather get stuck in and work out how she's working for myself (it now has put doubt in my mind to sell her after the MOT I admit) than not do anything and PAY someone else to do a job I am equally as capable to do - Okay, may get stuck along the way, hit a few problems and do it much slower than a professional mechanic would BUT it's part of the fun, right guys?

[Ares]

Well,we dont get a chance to see a woman interested in cars,i admit i have a frend,girl age 21 and she is crazy for cars but that is still rare.
Of all of my frends,just this girl loves cars,in a true meaning,not that i-like-audi stuff-girls

You are right when you say that its better to fix your car than to give it to some mechanic,at least you know what is done to it and you get to know better and better mechanic.
I admit,i am not an expert when it comes to car mechanic but i do learn a little bit every day,specially with the help of this crazy english guys here

[jonsowman]

crazy english guys here

Hmm? What?

[Sonia406]

Well,we dont get a chance to see a woman interested in cars,i admit i have a frend,girl age 21 and she is crazy for cars but that is still rare.
Of all of my frends,just this girl loves cars,in a true meaning,not that i-like-audi stuff-girls

You are right when you say that its better to fix your car than to give it to some mechanic,at least you know what is done to it and you get to know better and better mechanic.
I admit,i am not an expert when it comes to car mechanic but i do learn a little bit every day,specially with the help of this crazy english guys here

Damn right, I have suppressed my love of cars for over 10 years now, my ex husband wouldn't let me do what I wanted to do. Last July I treated myself (and the boys) into a local motor show, had a jolly good time indeed. Now I can happily play around with Miss Pug until my hearts content, I love doing it. I love learning how she works, why she works and why in some cases, she doesn't.
I got my first car aged 19 and I remember lifting the bonnet for the first time (all by myself and it really wasn't that hard to get to grips with!) and just remember thinking 'OH WOW' I wanted to learn from that moment on how cars work and I bought Haynes but jobs were literally, taken out my hands at the slightest touch of the wrong bolt or a simple scratch of my head, 'Hmm, Is that what I think it is?' ''Oh just give it here you stupid woman''.
I can't wait to pass my test properly, to be free out on the road not just to do basic boring stuff, but to go along to the Pugfest prescott hill climb, show off my sexy Miss Pug, show the world what I have done to her, show the world what I plan to do, I want to be more involved.

crazy english guys here

Hmm? What?

I had to laugh at that comment, lol.

[Ares]

I know what you mean,i dont belive in those man-woman dividation,every person acan achive what it wants,its just a matter of willpower invested in it.

I find this forum one of the best i have been to,its all about 406,which is my favorite pug model,but if i put some problem not related to it,stilll i got response.
Sometimes i do have problems understanding some english phrases but i do get by with a help of Black Adder,Only fools and horses,Red dwarf and similar shows

[Sonia406]

I know what you mean,i dont belive in those man-woman dividation,every person acan achive what it wants,its just a matter of willpower invested in it.

I find this forum one of the best i have been to,its all about 406,which is my favorite pug model,but if i put some problem not related to it,stilll i got response.
Sometimes i do have problems understanding some english phrases but i do get by with a help of Black Adder,Only fools and horses,Red dwarf and similar shows

I must admit I am glad to be here too, by far the best forum.. Concentrating on one particular model which is fantastic!
I also admit, I much preferred my 205's as opposed to this 406. Ok - I like the comfort and style of the 406, I think it's an incredibly sexy car BUT the 205's engine was more 'my style' everything was in reach, simple clips over the air filter, throttle cable within reach and just a lot easier and at hand, rather than being hidden away under black boxes or bolts! I can't stand those sort of tv programmes but I am only a youngster so it was before my time and just can't stand it for that basic reason though - that being said I am a huge fan of Queen (music band) and other 80's music and artists.



Update on Miss Pug:
Well, even though I could not believe it, the screws holding the seats into the chassis ARE a T35 head.
I have been having a lot of problems recently with not having the tools I need for the job, and sadly this isn't a one off either.
Last year to gain access I needed a T26 for one of the bolts under the front bumper. Luckily I got away with using pliers and removing it, all be it, painfully slow.
Why not sell the Torx as one big set instead of only a select few and the rest being classed as "specialist tools"?
Damn right I'm pissed off.
I start a job "darn I don't have that tool" start another job and "I don't have that tool either" and quite frankly it's now starting to take the piss a bit.



However, on other news I do have some great news!
I had been alerted to some scrap yards in Bicester, Banbury or somewhere over that way (at least 2 buses away from where I live). Last night I found out that we have one here in my very town, how amazing is that? I suddenly don't want to move house. Lol.
Currently they do not have any 406's and I need to check the compatibilities between a D8 and D9 model, I am sure that some parts are generic I.e made for ALL 406's but many will not be. Different engines = different parts, connectors etc. My car, on the whole is just that, whole.
However I do want a rear rubber (ha ha!) for the roof, I only noticed I was missing it last week. It's the N/S rubber seal that's on the roof rail. I could just so with "nosing" to see if other 406's have anything I fancy lol.

So back to the job in hand:
Seat now disconnected from the chassis and when my neighbour kindly fcks off I can get the door fully open to get properly in there.

Job 2: wheels (ABS) waiting on 3/8 drive extension bars and a 3/8 drive 19mm socket.

There are pictures of my new phone case, the T35 and my victory with the T35 screw removed :-)

[Ares]

nice cover there.

The seats screws can be a pain sometimes,mine are all of grease,dirty etc etc.
good luck with your job,keep on.

[Sonia406]

nice cover there.

The seats screws can be a pain sometimes,mine are all of grease,dirty etc etc.
good luck with your job,keep on.

Thank you - Will do... at least with the seats like this I can access under neath and the stupid slim bits by the doors and give it a PROPER clean

Thank you for your encouragement