What did you do to your connect today?

[DevonMike]

Today I decided to embark on the replacement of the front and rear anti roll bar bushes and drop links.

I'd firstly like to say the rear bushes were a piece of cake, there was only 1 awkward bolt which was obstructed by the fuel tank, another weird thing about the rear bushes, was you had to cut them, and bend them open to get them over the anti roll bar.

The front bushes are a little harder and that involves dropping the sub frame, in order for you to undo the rear clamp bolts (especially on the drivers side) all in all, not a tragic job.

But WOW what a difference, its weird driving the van in complete silence, not having a rattling banging symphony from the front and the rear.

[mrtn]

Bought a litre of Ford OEM coolant to top off my complaining Connect's expansion tank. Got a Ford calendar with the purchase, not sure where to hang it. Haven't used an analog calendar for years.

[Kenton]

Had two new front tyres fitted. Went for the new Hankook Ventus S1 Evo3's. Replaced thermostat and housing, MOT done for another year. Not bad for a Saturday morning / afternoon 18 years, 156k and still rolling sweet. Next two jobs for following Saturday; replace reversing light switch, and fuel metering valve (already purchased)

[Vannycraddock]

Had a f*** nightmare in the old girl.......

Snapped a gear selector cable leaving the van in 3rd, about 10 miles from home, managed to get back to the mechanic only for him to say he's fully booked for the next 3 weeks.

He said he could order the parts and use his tools etc if I wanted to have a go myself.

So yesterday I stripped out the old cables and replaced them with new ones. So todays plan is put the rest of the bits back in the engine bay and see if my novice mechanic skills did the trick!

Whilst it was a total pain in the arse there's something rewarding about working on your own van!
Oh and install some 6x9s into the back

[Altransit]

So yesterday I stripped out the old cables and replaced them with new ones. So todays plan is put the rest of the bits back in the engine bay and see if my novice mechanic skills did the trick!

Well done you for having a go

[Vannycraddock]

Thanks dude!

Turns out I did a spiffing job, van back together and ready to rock, although the mechanics lad has totally wrecked my sill trying to jack it up from there.

Turns out it had a crisp outer shell with a soft and gooey centre.

Got the speakers done too, in hindsight I should've put them at the back facing the driver instead of the ply lining firing at each other, but it does fill it out quite nicely.

[Johnathan]

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Hi, I bought a set of wheels and tyres from a Connect Active. Wasnt sure they would fit but they were cheap so took a punt, so happy it worked out

[mrtn]

Cam belt and water pump replacement at 164Mm, new rear discs/pads plus handbrake cables. Feels fresh.

EDIT: aaand a new battery. Finally installed the quick connect socket on the terminals to make battery charger hookup easier.

[painter4]

Not been here for a while , but on my 2011 connect I had to replace acceleration pedal today ,as the old one was causing over reving between gears , was an easy fix , but £107 from Ford....

[CLOVERLEAF159]

had to have a new screen fitted today to our Tourneo after a some stone flew up and cracked the screen. went through insurance and paid my £115 excess but the guy was telling me the screens cost over £1000 as they are heated. is that true?

[g-man]

had to have a new screen fitted today to our Tourneo after a some stone flew up and cracked the screen. went through insurance and paid my £115 excess but the guy was telling me the screens cost over £1000 as they are heated. is that true?

Which model, I’ve got a mk1 that could with changing, half the elements have packed, just needs a self inflicted stone chip in the right spot lol

[mrtn]

mark, I don't need your opinion or honesty as I've had you on ignore since day one.. you need to avoid my topics in the future as I post them anywhere I can that might benefit others. if none of my post benefit you then I would avoid them in the future. It would seem i'm the only one here that is actually creating a build and i'm NOT having any issues with doing so, while others are bitchin about something breaking or not starting..

To quote your "performance" page:

Flord Performance
This is Our Taboo Transit Connect Performance
Build & It's Been Banned By All The Transit
Connect Forums, Hotrod Forums, Racing Forums
& Performance Car Forums

Nobody has banned you from anything. You have ragequit yourself because you cannot withstand other people in the same space with you. People with a different opinion even more so.
I have seen this circus happen for a decade (in various internet message boards) and you have remained the same exact self-centric bully.

Mark's suggestion was spot on. I just hope you don't actually end up over there.

[mrtn]

mrtn you've been a thorn in my side since 2015, go f*** yourself..

Seems you have ragequit your own medium blog.

[SteveRSF]

Insulating ,boarding and carpet fitted over the past few days

[Altransit]

Thread has been edited and hopefully restored to its original purpose instead of a one-man blog