Saturday progress

I've got a few jobs ticked off;

Boot liner installed and mostly covered in vinyl. I've used TPU supports to carry it on the chassis, as well as rubber strips on the tank to stop any vibrations and knocking noises. I need to trim the sides as a last step, once the adhesive has gone off;

Corner trim removed (I may have mentioned that in a previous post)

Mirror trim removed and tightened, again probably mentioned in a previous post. 

Steering wheel pad removed.

Indicator telltale. I printed a shade but it doesn't quite look right. It's slightly too large and curves round too far. Mark 2 to be designed and printed.

Indicators are back where they should be. I had to buy new lenses because the paint didn't come off, but I'm much happier with how it looks now;

The phone mount is in place but not powered yet. I only have one wire and I'm torn between doing the phone or dashcam first. The phone runs off a battery whereas the dashcam doesn't so it would make sense to wire in the dashcam first. 

And as expected, I've picked up a couple more jobs. Removing the pads inside the car has ripped some of the paint off, so I need to touch things up. I might do the entire inside of the passenger side to get it consistent although it would need to be done with a fairly small paintbrush.

The bigger problem is an oil leak. Or more specifically a diff oil leak. While I was doing the boot I could see oil dripping off the chassis. I could smell diff oil so I got the car up on axle stands and had a look;

It's a bit difficult to see on the photo. I had a nice spray of oil in line with the passenger side diff seal. It looks like reusing the donor ones didn't work. They're not cheap so I had hoped I could reuse them. Turns out I can't so I have had to order some more.

Although I did remind myself that I had an entirely different diff for free, and I've thrown away the case that would have had a pair of seals that might have been reclaimable. Ah well, can't win them all.

So once they arrive from Autodoc, I'll get both sides replaced and the diff refilled. I don't think it would have done any damage as not enough oil could have got out, but I'll see how much is still in there once I strip things down.