Got a phone call from the storage company this morning to say the Clio was leaking !!! Turned out to be the headlight washer again, its been an ongoing issue where the nozzle starts weeping ! Must be something to do with the pressure or some magic as its happened before when its been sat. Got down there and it had already stoped and been cleared up. They had re-connected the battery and i took the opportunity to take it down the road and back :smile: Coming from a creaking old Micra into the PB again was nice. Got it parked up again ,next to the SLR and now 18 different Porsche's, ranging from old 911's up to a 997 GT3, and disconnected the battery once again and got the cover back over it.
Was going to do a 2017 write up before Christmas but a load of stuff got in the way. So here it is......
2017.
Started off really New Years day planning some trackdays and taking advantage of a sale with OpenTrack and booking Brands for early February. Had a set of Turinis to go on with new Federal RS-r's and some new Pads. Also had to deal with yet another Alternator going pop ! Got hold a brand new one this time and *touch wood* its been fine since. Had a great time and will be returning in 2018. Spent the rest of the colder months going to Surrey Rolling Road and swapping the Turinis over with the standards and back again !
Come the Summer months I really wanted to get the paint work sorted. After being attacked by myself for 3 years it had developed some pretty impressive swirls and light scratches. Took it to Vii Car Care (Dawn) for her to work over the paint and fully seal it. Turned out amazingly. Pictures don't ever really do Petrol Blue justice as its hard to capture the way it changes in a photo. Wanted to make trip to Wales in the summer but it never got off the ground. Also wanted to do a couple of car shows but only ended up going to OriginRS again. Was a great show as always. Really do plan this year do get to a few more.
After the summer i know i wanted to do at least one more trackday. Goodwood was booked again with OpenTrack. Also got rid of the original wheels and got a second set of Turinis. Also had a full re-fresh with the suspension. New and improved everything. Really made a difference with road driving, and on track the whole package really came together. Shame i didn't enjoy the car one some Welsh tarmac really. It would go so well round the Brecons now.
And soon after Goodwood i had the car put into storage. Plans for 2018 are coming together. After todays little drive in the car it feels like its needing new engine mounts. Also when it comes back out its off for belts and anything else it needs. Will also get the Lacquer peel sorted out as soon as possible. Still a lot to do with the car which is good as its staying for good.
