But I thought I should record my progress with the car, which I've had for about 10 months now.
I bought it 4 miles from home and broke down halfway back... A great start! But since then I've worked on it far too much for a daily, spent far too much, and cleaned it far too much too. Has anyone else wandered into Halfords for a new chamois and come out with over £100 of AutoGlym they didn't really need??
Anyone, whats been done...
- Pierburg carb out, Weber in.
- All new fluids and filters (racio=ng brake fluid=amazing!).
- New rear shoes.
- New rear bearings (fronts are next on the list).
- New radio
- Ditched the P Slots for BBS RZs.
- New wishbones.
- New bushes up front.
- Original grill back on.
- Swirl pot.
- Coil pack (twice!).
- All leads.
- Battery.
- Gear linkages.
- Interior trim bits and pieces.
- New rad.
- New fan.
And I think thats it... Not quite the budget car it was meant to be!
Unfortunately I've lost the before photo, but here's some after...
Round the outside of an M5... Only a few hundred bhp down on it lol!
Hopefully more updates to follow
Next time... Good tyres!