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dont let it put you off go look at it when its cleaned up, my 172 is 100% imaculate but after sitting for 3 months u wouldnt consider buying it from looking at it, just needs cleaned up
hats off to you mate, ive got loads of respect for people who do a project and do it ALL start to finish, im fine with mechanical side of things but when it comes to fabricating, painting and bodywork im no good! cant wait to see how it turns out
awesome, i love 9's was looking at that one on piston heads a few days ago.
i cant afford a 9 sadly so im on the look out for a 7 at the moment now that the clios gone
first time ive gave the dci100 a proper push down a fast road was quite impressed by it, didnt go over the top due to cheap tyres but pushed pretty hard and it went well all that torque out the bends!
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was a good night chippy was good! f@nny was brilliant, anstruther cruise however was not, think the birds in the ka wanted me and allan after our beeping and waving at them coming into anstruther, but their way of impressing us wasnt the best redline past us in a laby 20 times.
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surely dci 106 is going to get similar only slightly worse due to weight MPG compaired to my dci100 and i can get 65mpg without to much hastle, driving very quick i get 50+
acceleration wise from the line the high reving 1.6 is going to be quicker but in gear 60+ the dci will pull on it...
id walk away if hes selling within a week of buying lol, howerver i will say personally id just get a 172 rather than a 182, 182 you get fancy colours, if your not into modifying then the 182 is the better car "out the box" but if you have plans on changing springs etc then i wouldnt bother with...
check for the exhaust system blowing around the centre section and backbox.
leaking rear dampers can be identified by oil and grit all over them.
snapped coil springs
rear disks are pricey so check if they need done, most ive ever seen do!!
again belts is a good bargaining point.
you might find...
its not a house cars loose money, i dont usually bother, if i want something i buy it, usually its worth it anyway, id rather have a 197 while they were newish than have one in 2 years when they are discontinued, out of warranty and someone else has teh newer model in ur street!! maby thats just...
im assuming ph2 gear is easy enough because they use same dash and electrics as a 1.2, ive just shifted the dci so looking to get this underway in next few weeks!
more interior electrics etc as afaik the ph2 runs a uch and the ph1 does not, but again just the conversion in general can a mk1 172 be used for a full conversion to a 1.2? just so i know what im looking for