Been six months since owning the car, new to the forum so thought I would start a project thread to share what I've done and what I will be doing to the car!
Its a 55 full fat and just covered 70k miles and is very clean!
So far I've replaced the exhaust mounts and standard exhaust for a stainless non branded one off eBay as the original one had rusted through in multiple places, looks OEM but is of a much higher quality and sounds a fair bit louder and deeper than stock. I also yesterday fitted the cheapest de-cat pipe I could find on eBay (40 quid) not sure if I like the sound or not yet, at medium revs sounds kind of 'hollow' so will try heat wrapping it soon to see if that changes anything. Also fitted cheap eBay chrome indicators front and back and replaced gear knob insert for an engraved one as it had worn.
When I first got the car it was leaking power steering fluid, down to a crack in a sensor, kind of lucky as it was a cheap fix and very easy to access and replace in the engine bay. AC didn't work but it had never been re-gassed in its life, so replaced the condenser as most of the fins had perished + had it properly re-gassed, now de-mists windows very quickly and ready for the summer heat!
4 new budget tyres all round, surprised they actually seem to have more grip than the pilot sports that were on it before, but I think this is because they are softer so I guess as a trade off they won't last as long.
(So, not as cheap to run as my old 1.2 thats for sure... :smile
Today I have just ordered everything to service the car (air/oil/pollen filters, oil, spark plugs) along with a couple extra upgrades for the car:
Powerflex dogbone bushes and a 200 steering wheel! Will post about them here once fitted and will record the process of changing the wheel over.
Heres the image from the eBay order:
Its a 55 full fat and just covered 70k miles and is very clean!
So far I've replaced the exhaust mounts and standard exhaust for a stainless non branded one off eBay as the original one had rusted through in multiple places, looks OEM but is of a much higher quality and sounds a fair bit louder and deeper than stock. I also yesterday fitted the cheapest de-cat pipe I could find on eBay (40 quid) not sure if I like the sound or not yet, at medium revs sounds kind of 'hollow' so will try heat wrapping it soon to see if that changes anything. Also fitted cheap eBay chrome indicators front and back and replaced gear knob insert for an engraved one as it had worn.
When I first got the car it was leaking power steering fluid, down to a crack in a sensor, kind of lucky as it was a cheap fix and very easy to access and replace in the engine bay. AC didn't work but it had never been re-gassed in its life, so replaced the condenser as most of the fins had perished + had it properly re-gassed, now de-mists windows very quickly and ready for the summer heat!
4 new budget tyres all round, surprised they actually seem to have more grip than the pilot sports that were on it before, but I think this is because they are softer so I guess as a trade off they won't last as long.
(So, not as cheap to run as my old 1.2 thats for sure... :smile
Today I have just ordered everything to service the car (air/oil/pollen filters, oil, spark plugs) along with a couple extra upgrades for the car:
Powerflex dogbone bushes and a 200 steering wheel! Will post about them here once fitted and will record the process of changing the wheel over.
Heres the image from the eBay order:
