[geraintthomas]

Haven't actually posted in a while due to being ridiculously busy. Being a lecturer I've got assessments and marking to do outside of work, as well as the fact that I work in a TV studio and normally work overtime, as well as a PGCE to study for, as well as freelance work to do... you can see how I've got no time to wipe my own ass lately.

Even so, thought I'd update you on it all.

The car's still brilliant, going strong. I haven't done much to it as the plan was to buy an Mk1 MX5, spend a few grand on it and turn it into a track car on the side (as well as keeping the Porsche, don't worry). But with everything that's going on lately, I'm having to put that on hold due to time. That's all good though, just means I can focus on the Porsche a little more!

There's a few things that started to pile up due to having no time, but nothing substantial. Here's some of the****things I need to do:

Drop links. The front left drop link is knocking since changing my control arms, so I just need to quickly change that. I'm going to attempt to do it myself but it'll probably be a garage job due to the seized bolts.

Control arm nut. Had a bit of an issue here. The rear control arm that I replaced has a nut that holds it to the wheel hub, but weirdly this nut keeps coming loose which results in the rear wheel starting to move. I've got a new arm but I'm using the old nut, so I popped into Porsche and bought a new one. I'll put it on with thread lock and that should be fine. I may even put the old nut on top of the new nut as a sort of locking nut.

Alignment. The alignment is out due to the fore-mentioned nut, and I don't want to do it until I get this nut sorted with thread lock. After that, should be good!

HID's. My left HID is dimmer than my right and has been fore quite a while, but it's still my old HID's Direct kit (which are absolutely dire). I'm going to get one of the £85 Hid4U kits which are apparently astonishing. I'm also going to try 6000k as I normally do 5000k, but as my DRL's are 6000k, I'd like to try them. If not, I can always buy 5000k bulbs separately and keep the 6000's as a backup.

Door window drop. Since changing my window regulator years ago, this happens now and again where the window doesn't drop as much as it should. I've got a few cable ties that take away the slack but over time they get crushed and it goes back to not dropping much. Just needs a bike brake cable adjuster and it should be fine. Even so, it's never as good as it used to be. But, if I disconnect the battery of the car then reconnect it, the window drops perfectly. But 30 seconds later, it'll go back to being rubbish again. I've re-trained it but perhaps I'm doing it wrong?

Dent/scuff. Someone decided to open their door into me and dent the rear quarter, then drive off and scuff the front bumper. Lovely! Luckily I've got the scuff off the front bumper with 2000grit wet and dry, but the rear will need a paintless dent repair specialist. I've had someone repair far worse than this, so I'm not worried! Will only cost around £40.

Starter motor. Sounds like a donkey, just need to clean it.

That's about it! Will keep you guys updated.