i have to take the engine out of the S2 next weekend, just so fooking cold tho!!

 

Fucking glad I don't have to. LOL.

Washed the Megane on Wednesday, then it snowed, so in the garage it will stay for now!!

 

just wish i had a massive heat lamp to keep warm!

 

2 words..............fuck that

 

its cold enough in my garage but i have to keep the door open, i got a gearbox to change,,, im in no rush though pmsl

 

im in no rush,just want the lump out,so i can work on the engine bay resto

 

here in hull its snowing heavy i did a recovery today battery was flat when i got to our truck gutted then jumped it off picked up a car the ice nearly made it drift of bed of truck when winching it on that was all bad enough so fuck working on them in this weather

 

ive just done a couple of half days on mine.

Barley any snow but it was fooking freezing.

I need a garage

 

i sorted my mates front end on his focus yesterday! its not snowing though where i am so its not too bad! once you get started it will be ok!

 

I feel sorry for who is doing work on there cars in the snow. It must be nice to have a garage. I cant wait to get one of my own.

 

I have been on/ in my car all weekend. i think the wife is sick of making me cups of tea.

 

its that initial fucking hell its cold outside,i think once im out there wrapped up ill be ok.

 

Fuck that. Been there done that. I've done engine swaps basic maintenance and welding out in the snow and it's just a nightmare. Took old for that now and think if it came too that sort of shit I would just hire a car and kill it till the snow fucked off.

Good luck tho. Somehow I don't think you will get anything done anytime soon

 

I used to do my cars outside but now i have a garage i dont have to


Brian

 

my 3dr track car is being built out side, but im in no rush so im not workingon it in this weather.

 

no way would i want to in this glad i got my unit with a lift enjoy the driveways lads respect for ya

 

done 2 hours on the 3dr last night, wind proof gloves FTW!

was int he garage but had to have the door open to jack it up

couple of years ago i changed the engine on my old 200sx outside in the snow lol, that was a cunt!

 

i have a fiesta st for a everyday car, as long as its on the road for the summer i dont care.

 

I've got a nice heated garage at home, and a large heated unit with ramp, fook the driveway off!

 

did a few hours on mine today on the drive part of the reason that is making me want to get rid and get a car that i can just wash when its dirty

 

I was working on mine today out in the snow!

 

Had to change the plugs on my winter hack today in the pissing down snow.It takes 10 mins to do the plugs on me cossy unfortunately me winter hack is a scooby! 45 freezing cold minutes later just to change a set of plugs. joy

 

I have nothing to do to mine for now, but am building a turbo Ka with the GF and doing a gearbox conversion on another mates RS........ It's fucking freezing!!
I have a garage but not big enough to work on a car in

 

ull be pulling ur turbo to bits nextweekend lol

 

I know, I know!
I was trying to tell myself to leave it till the better weather........ but it's not going to happen! lol

 

i remember fitting a 16v vts engine in my 106 rallye when i was 18 the windscreen was frozen solid the whole day i was doing it, i was so excited about gaining 20bhp i didnt care about the cold! oh how times have changed!

 

if anyone in the north east needs some dry space on a weekend with a 2 post lift say to change oil check for rot and general repairs etc pm me

 

id like the luxery of a garage but big respect has to go to these people who do it on the driveway, and even more to those who do in on the road with borrowed tools

 

i had my car out the garage today to do some bits
i wore 3 pairs of socks, 3 pairs of jogging bottoms, thermal t-shirt, normal t-shirt and 2 hoodies lol was nice and warm except for my hands doh!

 

I used to work on cars on the drive all the time and it didn't bother me, I have garage now so its better.
Once you get started outside you soon warm up till it gets dark then you have to work with a torch, which is a pain in the arse!

 

last year i did the st170 front hubs and brakes upgrade to my mk1 2l focus in the snow on my gravel drive. unfortunately its the only space i have to work on so i have to use some sheets of plywood under the jack and axle stands...frigin nightmare.

soon warm up though, even had to take a couple of layers off i was getting so hot and i was amazed at how warm your hands stay in latex gloves!!

 

No garage here... Do all my work out in the open

 

I have a lockup which i use for storing shite and i use my dads garage for working on cars until i pull the finger out my arse and buy a house with a garage which should be next year!

 

you think thats bad, you wanna try removing the manifold or even changing the rocker cover gasket !!!

 

mate the BEST thing is tight thin layers rather than thick, i wear old clothes that are too tight for me and keeps me warm, just dont slip on a socket as that fucking hurts

oh and a 500w security lamp also helps a bit

Xrt-Si and myself once changed a engine on his old fiesta on his drive in the PISSING down rain, we had a golf umbrella taped to the stand and we was fucking drenched,,,,, fuck doing that again though

 

been workin on my series 2 for a few hours these last couple days. Its in a garage but u only have half metre each side. Im glad i dont have to work on drive way on it though as we live on main road through the estate and im always paranoid about people seeing it being worked on. Duno why coz they'll see it when its done and im using it! Plus prefer doing engine bay work where i can be working on it with the door shut as otherwise i just keep getting stopped by people i know stopping by to chat if they see me out there.

 

snow is a foot or more deep here, going out with two big buckets full of hot water to clear a space at front bumper as it already jacked up then getting bottom end and gearbox out to do some work, least after that I have the nice heated hut to work on engine etc then back to lying in snow to get it all back in

 

sod that lol. Respect to you for doing that in snow. Nightmare time of year, bring on springtime.

 

Yes exactly the same as you mate altough other way round having to put my engine in soon and had to work on the engine outside in the freezing cold bloody sucks

 

Been stripping down the focus to break for parts, lucky where i had the car was under a tree so was only slightly covered in snow but the floor was very cold to work on today lol