I have a bit of time so let's catch up a bit, before it snowballs away again. I'll go car by car, in a bid to keep it shorter and not a wall of text and photos that takes hours to compile.Mule XIIINot masses to report on this really, as it's mostly tucked away at the farm, waiting for better weather to come and for us to have completed the build/move.
However, before I drove it up there I did tick off a few little snagging jobs.The rear brakes were a little crusty and looked pretty bad compared to the black Celica calipers on the front.
I decided to give them a freshen up, protect them and then a few coats of Hammerite.
Next up was adding an overflow reservoir for the chargecooler, in place of the crappy silicon hose bleeding coolant onto the ground it currently had.
I spent more time than I should have trying to find a suitable bottle which was the right size and shape to fit in the spot I'd selected for it. I ended up with one used on ATVs, then modified it slightly to work in the way I wanted. 
It's mounted using an existing threaded holes on the chassis, which was convenient.
As to whether or not it will ever be needed I'm not sure, but it's peace of mind at least.Finally, I'd mentioned I'd fixed
(or at least found a workaround for) the speedo drive issue, as in it didn't register anything. After some trial and error I found that the inner cable core was moving in the outer sleeve, allowing it to become unseated in the back of the cluster. The outer and connector remained attached, the core itself just seemed to be able to move. I suspect it's a result of me pulling the core to clean and lube it, due to the original issue of speed readings being inconsistent. To rememdy it, at least in the short-term, I reduced a washer until it was a perfect diameter to be pressed into the speedo drive end, stopping the core itself from dropping down and disengaging from the cluster end.
It works really well and was one of those good moments, when you finally solve something that's been plaguing you for a while and causing other knock-on issues (engine codes above 50mph, resulting in the car going into limp mode). As I said before, I will replace the whole cable at some point, it's just a dog of a job due to the routing from the ST205 conversion.
That's all for Mule XIII.
A few more bits (replacing the battery, wiper blades etc) planned for it, before it goes back on the road next month. I'm looking forward to getting some proper seat time in it, along with Mule XIV too.No updates on Mule XII yet.
When we'e moved I'll focus on it and sort the welding etc. For now it sleeps and waits.Mule X you'll not see anything on for a while.
I've fallen out with it and have little interest in the usual game of fix a thing and find another thing that needs fixing...Next update will be Mule XIV.
This car I love already and there's plenty to talk about.
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