Little update.
So a couple of weeks ago i finally sold my 172 Cup, I'd had lots of offers over the weeks but none that i was willing to take due to the amount of money I'd put into in the 3 years i owned it. The second person to actually come out and view the car was impressed and pretty much gave me what i wanted for it.
Unfortunately he's not a member on here so i guess i won't be seeing it again, probably a good thing to be honest.
Seriously going to miss this car.
Untitled by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
Onwards and upwards! I've been bust buying a few goodies for the DC5 so i though I'd get some pictures up on here.
First up, a Skunk2 gear knob. The one that came with the car wasn't weighted and wow, what a difference 425g makes! Looks good too.
Skunk2 Shifter by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
Skunk2 Shifter by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
Fitted! by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
Soon after, I came across a very nice password JDM battery tie which are supposed to be quite rare, so i snapped it up.
Before
Old battery strap by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
After
Password JDM by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
On Monday last week, Tom Cash from this forum kindly asked me if I'd like to meet up for a photo shoot so he could try out his new rig on my car. I jumped at the chance and the results are amazing, I'll let his pictures do the talking!
As they're not my files i don't think I can embed them on here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itomcash/12352000604/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itomcash/12330442173/
I'd noticed the tread on my front two Potenza RE050 tyres was running a little low so i had a little look online and the cheapest price I could find for two was £280 which i though was a bit pricey.
My intention was to buy some track orientated tyres anyway so I decided to replace all of them with Yokohama AD08-R's. I opted for 215 OEM width instead of the 205's that came off and the car now sits a lot better not having the stretched look.
Yokohama AD08-R's by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
Fast Fit by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
AD08-R's fitted by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
I've had them on just over a week now and so far the grip they give is just phenomenal, the extra 10mm width has probably contributed to this also. They're even more than capable in the wet/rain.
Lastly, a few days ago I received my order through the post from Opie Oils, great over the phone advice and service i might add.
Delivery from Opie Oils by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
As well as fresh engine oil and oil filter i decided to swap out the gearbox oil for fresh stuff in the hope that it would improve high RPM gear changes, unfortunately It's not really helped :banghead: so i guess a clutch change is on the cards in the near future.
That's about it for now although I still can't decide if I want the wheels refurbished in OEM Championship White, there seems to be mixed opinions on here and I'm constantly looking at pictures and can't make my mind up!
OEM CW Alloys by
Wayne J Keggans, on Flickr
As always, your comments and suggestion are welcome.
