Hello all...I figured id give you an update of why I haven't been very active recently on the forum....
For what seems like a long while now I've had a growing problem with stress and anxiety and naturally as you do decided to bury it thinking it would just get better again...well it hasn't and its got a lot worse recently....as such I haven't had the capacity to interact much with anyone after dealing with the demands of my 20 staff at work each day and my wife and kids when I get home. When your not in a good place to begin with this has been really hard, but im on a recovery plan though and am looking forward to getter back to good health again soon
Due to this, work on the xm had stopped recently as I haven't had the energy or inclination to do
anything. The Pallas work has
had to continue though due to Linda losing her job recently, but she now has started her own private practice in Manchester which is now starting to show signs of growth
so hopefully soon we will be back on track earnings wise and the xm can return to the road in the new year fresher and fitter than before
On the xm front, at the moment its sitting nice and clean under a car cover in the drive. I occasionally take off the cover, start it up, do some citaerobics, drive and back and forward a touch then wash and dry it and cover it back up again. Its frustrating not being able to take it for a blast down the motorway though to clear any cobwebs
Ive just bought a replacement Pirelli P6000 to replace the one which got worn badly on the inside edge when the wheel alignment was out (that has been realigned now) so ill get the tyre fitted to the rim (can do that through work) and that's another small job done in anticipation of its next MOT whenever that happens.
I still need to change the sump gasket to cure the long standing oil seep its had (have a new one in the boot), so naturally new oil and filter will go on at that time. I will buy a purflux one though from GSF when im ready for originalities sake
Andrew Page only do Mann filtration as OE.
I also have a replacement rear manual window mechanism in the shed I bought months ago, to replace the non operational one on the OSR, but im not sure how easy or hard they are to fit so that might be a job I leave until its back on the road and some kind soul wants to give me a hand with it
From working underneath the back end I noticed the rear silencer needs replacing as its got a hole in it
. Surprisingly enough these I cant get through work channels anymore so I've found that they are available on ebay so will need to pick one up and have that fitted before MOT time. I have an MOT place now in mind via work so when the time comes ill get them to do the inner cv gaitor that's split on the drivers side and the rear box too and it should fly through finger crossed
On the Pallas front, here is the Rolls Royce I did as stated in my last post.....it was very messy and you could tell its had quite a few touch up spray jobs in the past to various panels, but it turned out very nicely. (the silver doesn't do the work full justice). Needless to say, it was completely flawless when it was completed and the body shop who I did it for very pleased.
I have just had an Audi Q7 booked in for the end of the month. It wont be a big earner though as its the third job I would have done for this customer so im doing him it on a kind of loyalty discount style arrangement. The money is spoken for though of course
Here are some pictures of the Rolls when it has been finished
Naturally continuing on my recent course of self flagellation I did it all in one day, starting the morning after driving back down from Edinburgh with a seized caliper on the Qashqai....I was exhausted when I started it...so I didn't enjoy it at all....in fact I sweated buckets all day and felt quite ill doing it....I enjoyed looking it over though once it was finished
Hope your all enjoying the cxm rally whilst im sat here....and Russ im looking forward to the engine bay stickers
Ill get some more xm stuff posted up soon, as its not a detailing forum on here is it
