My Green '88 GTX

[Jimmytdi]

Well, its mot time on tuesday and spent the morning going over the car looking for anything that it might fail on. Noticed the petrol tank looked a bit wet near the filler neck pipe, had a closer look and the tank has rotted through just above the connecting pipe sticks out for the filler neck All the seams are well rotten and blowing out too so it was bound to happen soon.
It is only seeping through causing a very slow drip but I'm sure it wont get an mot.

Managed to get to Vwheritage in under 30 minutes and got a new tank straight off the shelf, along with rear beam bushes (which needed doing anyway). Its not a job I would attempt myself so its off to the garage.

Anyone know roughly how long it might take to drop the beam and change the tank?

[the edmundator]

I'm pretty sure I paid less than £200 when my local garage did this for me a couple of years ago. Probably 2-3 hours labour. You'd be advised to chuck any remaining petrol as it will almost certainly contain bits of rust, so there'll be the cost of a few litres of unleaded as well.

[Jimmytdi]

Thats about how much i expected it to be. I just hope everything comes undone easily, looking at the rear beam brackets the nuts holding them to the body are really rusted badly

These things always happen at the wrong time!

[Jimmytdi]

Everything went well and now have an mot:-)
The polybushes on the rear beam make a real difference on the road, much more stable round fast corners

[ianaudia4]

Great news. Hopefully we will see your car at a few shows?

[Jimmytdi]

Yes I definitely want to go to some shows! Ive had the car long enough to be confident of it being alright on a long trip now

I spent some time over the past few days respraying and fitting the Zandvoort wheels

[ianaudia4]

I like them wheels.
Do you not fancy a drive up to Stonor Park tomorrow?

[Jimmytdi]

I'd like to have gone to Stonor park but already got something on tomorrow

The wheels looked a lot lighter shade of silver before I put the lacquer on then they went quite dark. Theyre ok for now and a massive improvement on the mullered p slots that were on the car but I might spray them again a bit lighter one day. I considered doing them white but thought it might be a bit to chavtastic for an old gtx!

[ianaudia4]

The wheels look good as they are mate. I think white would look shite and very 'Maxpower', something a 19 year old would do to a Corsa or Saxo!!!
Shame you can't make Stonor, what about GTi International, it would be good to see a few new cars?

[GTXTRA]

Good to see an old GTX in a classic 86-87 colour being brought back to life.