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Car is now SOLD
Hadn't expected to sell it but other life priorities arose and as always, the fun stuff is first on the list to move on!
Car went to a good dude who is an obvious car enthusiast - sure he will pop up on here at some point.
Thanks for following, I'll be back :)
Hey CS legends, hope everyone is keeping well :)
Minor update on the 172 p1, things are slowing down a bit now
Painted the seat belt clips (Cleaned with Iso Alcohol & then used a sponge to apply some model paint)
Painted the door pulls (Used some generic Delux silver & some matte clear coat)...
Minor service update
Last of the service bits done, changed the Fuel & Cabin filter along with a coolant flush & installed a new coolant tank
Essentially all the engine serviceable parts have been done now & really happy with the engine bay, some day i'll get to that black carpet heatshield...
Thanks Simon, appreciate the comments mate
I understand the preference for silver wheels & original side strips - I have the front side strips & will source the rears just to give it a try.
Even though I'm really happy with the grey wheels, there is no doubt in my mind they will be silver...
Only a minor update, and might not have anything worthwhile sharing for a while - So here's some pictures of how it's sitting today, plus some comparison shots vs before.
Exhaust Update
Hated the sound of the exhaust, it was loud, droney, it was overly raspy and crackled like mad to a point I...
Last few jobs of the Christmas holidays done
Fitted Brembo HC pads & discs
Fitted the 10mm stub axel spacers
Deep cleaned inside the arches
Did some dent pulling, fair visual improvement on some of them
Switched the orange indicator bulbs for chrome to remove that orange tinge
Fitted OEM...
Merry Christmas Legends - Threw a few days at the car over the Christmas holidays.
Some new parts have arrived
Brake pads, still waiting for the discs to arrive
Front Bonnet seal
16mm Front spacers & extended bolts
10mm Rear axel spacers (Waiting for discs to arrive to install)
Clear...