A decade ago i passed my test. My aunty let me drive her KA. Built in 1997, this 1.3 pushrod rattling beast was mine, i thought i was f**king mint.
She shares her car with her partner now and offered me the KA back, ten years after i had it, this is the car that i drove to london at 17 and blew up, the car i used to smash the student populace of west manchester in, it has no power steering, stinks of mould and after a long journey tends to steam, but i love it.
Question is now, what to do to it, i dont like standard, banded steelies, one bucket and coilys maybe. nothing expensive. but i do want to give it an individual touch.
I do not care for 'scrap it' comments as it deserves more, I've seen a full FIA rollcages available but i have enough modified tatt for now, i just want it to look mildly acceptable and perform its task as a nice daily runner whilst i leave the meg for the winter and get its new parts sorted..
All jokes aside I drove it to coventry on monday and back tuesday and it didnt miss a beat at 85 all the way, bar nearly flipping in the wind at stafford. It went to BTM on tuesday and fred wouldnt even look at it such is the fear the machine strikes into peoples eyes.
Ive bid on some new KA wheels on ebay and want to retrofit a ford CD player, suppose i best check oils too. oh and i perused the KA owners club t'other night and noticed you can get plasma dials... well let me tell you now, i want that s**t in my life. I really need to sort drivers seat out too as its like driving on a chaise long.
(its been a tough year dont laugh)
Cost so far: 0
Mods carried out: Rear KA badge removal
She shares her car with her partner now and offered me the KA back, ten years after i had it, this is the car that i drove to london at 17 and blew up, the car i used to smash the student populace of west manchester in, it has no power steering, stinks of mould and after a long journey tends to steam, but i love it.
Question is now, what to do to it, i dont like standard, banded steelies, one bucket and coilys maybe. nothing expensive. but i do want to give it an individual touch.
I do not care for 'scrap it' comments as it deserves more, I've seen a full FIA rollcages available but i have enough modified tatt for now, i just want it to look mildly acceptable and perform its task as a nice daily runner whilst i leave the meg for the winter and get its new parts sorted..
All jokes aside I drove it to coventry on monday and back tuesday and it didnt miss a beat at 85 all the way, bar nearly flipping in the wind at stafford. It went to BTM on tuesday and fred wouldnt even look at it such is the fear the machine strikes into peoples eyes.
Ive bid on some new KA wheels on ebay and want to retrofit a ford CD player, suppose i best check oils too. oh and i perused the KA owners club t'other night and noticed you can get plasma dials... well let me tell you now, i want that s**t in my life. I really need to sort drivers seat out too as its like driving on a chaise long.
(its been a tough year dont laugh)
Cost so far: 0
Mods carried out: Rear KA badge removal
