RB 182
Ok so i thought id start abit of a progress thread, so here goes!
I currently drive a remapped Audi A1 Black Edition, but this is going back in April, and my new A3 Sportback isnt due until September. I lease these via work, and my plan is to have an new Audi from Sept to end of Feb, then run a car for the 'spring and summer' months
Now i loved my Flamer to bits, so much that i owned it twice. I sold it to get a 200 a few yrs back, and always wanted it back. Me and the Mrs searched high and low for the new owner, who i knew was local, and then one day i saw him driving and followed him! To cut a long story short, i gave him my number and he said he was thinking of selling, but now ignores me
So, as sad as it seems, i had to move on lol
I set about trying to find another 172, and i knew i didnt want the common silver, or black. I wanted it cheap as possible, probably needing abit of TLC which i would do before i put it on the rd
I looked at a few other flamers, but then this one came up, needing TLC and it was the most uncommon colour you could get!
So, here she is
Spec is 2001 X 172, 76000 genuine miles, bit of history, owned a few times on here, part worn Parada Spec 2s, RS Tuning 'pop and bang' remap, KTec full stainless inc decat, no tax, no MOT, 6 yrs and 20k since belts done, and needing some love!
I went upto Newcastle, and handed over the £notes, totaling £600 and i was no the proud owner
Today was the first time ive had chance to look at it properly
Noticed a few things i didnt know it had
I was pleasantly suprised - it needs a CV boot, a steering gaitor, and to make it perfect, two track arms
Few niggles include these two things - nice way to stop the blow, but not ideal!
Also, the rear springs appear 'aftermarket', and the fronts stock, although theres no obvious height different when on a flat. Does anyone know what make these rear springs are?!
Id bought some brakes off G172 (Top guy), but driving it yesterday to work on trade plates, i thought that maybe a few runs would clean the old disks - hmmm maybe not...
I set about fitting the new brakes
The rear disks were seized on via the bearings, either the disks were thin, or im strong
Also, painted the callipers to get rid of the blue - who thought blue looked good?!
And the final result
So, my plan is to sort out the bodywork, running gear, do the belts, and generally make it good again!
So thats it for today
One more thing i noticed, the clock/cd display doesnt light up so you cant see it - not sure if this annoys me yet, time will tell...
Comments welcome
I currently drive a remapped Audi A1 Black Edition, but this is going back in April, and my new A3 Sportback isnt due until September. I lease these via work, and my plan is to have an new Audi from Sept to end of Feb, then run a car for the 'spring and summer' months
Now i loved my Flamer to bits, so much that i owned it twice. I sold it to get a 200 a few yrs back, and always wanted it back. Me and the Mrs searched high and low for the new owner, who i knew was local, and then one day i saw him driving and followed him! To cut a long story short, i gave him my number and he said he was thinking of selling, but now ignores me
So, as sad as it seems, i had to move on lol
I set about trying to find another 172, and i knew i didnt want the common silver, or black. I wanted it cheap as possible, probably needing abit of TLC which i would do before i put it on the rd
I looked at a few other flamers, but then this one came up, needing TLC and it was the most uncommon colour you could get!
So, here she is
Spec is 2001 X 172, 76000 genuine miles, bit of history, owned a few times on here, part worn Parada Spec 2s, RS Tuning 'pop and bang' remap, KTec full stainless inc decat, no tax, no MOT, 6 yrs and 20k since belts done, and needing some love!
I went upto Newcastle, and handed over the £notes, totaling £600 and i was no the proud owner
Today was the first time ive had chance to look at it properly
Noticed a few things i didnt know it had
I was pleasantly suprised - it needs a CV boot, a steering gaitor, and to make it perfect, two track arms
Few niggles include these two things - nice way to stop the blow, but not ideal!
Also, the rear springs appear 'aftermarket', and the fronts stock, although theres no obvious height different when on a flat. Does anyone know what make these rear springs are?!
Id bought some brakes off G172 (Top guy), but driving it yesterday to work on trade plates, i thought that maybe a few runs would clean the old disks - hmmm maybe not...
I set about fitting the new brakes
The rear disks were seized on via the bearings, either the disks were thin, or im strong
Also, painted the callipers to get rid of the blue - who thought blue looked good?!
And the final result
So, my plan is to sort out the bodywork, running gear, do the belts, and generally make it good again!
So thats it for today
One more thing i noticed, the clock/cd display doesnt light up so you cant see it - not sure if this annoys me yet, time will tell...
Comments welcome
