Thanks JV,
So, here goes, it's time for my daily driver to become a "daily project".
The car was bought in May 2013 with 185,000 on the clock (Its a J reg), and generally in quite good nick. The engine ran sweet as, idling beautifully and returning 38mpg no matter how I drove it. The odd rust patch, but nothing that was of concern (I thought... at the time) So fast forward 10,000 miles and I have decided, rather than spending my money on a sensible car, I will plough it into making the car I love even better. It now doesnt run so smooth, and the rust is far more concerning. Still, it sailed throught its first MOT (with me) in October without a single advisory! Not mad for a 23 year old car.
Since owning the car I have done bits a pieces including:
- Swapping the solid coilovers it had for Eibach -30mm and OEM shocks.
- Swapped the 15x7 Borbet A's it came with for 15x6 BBS RAs
- Replaced the heater blower as it was squeaking like a b!tch
- Waterpump.
So not a lot so far. Basically just did things as and when they were needed. The wheels and coilys were making it scrape, so they had to go.
Now it's time to step things up. This isn't an overnight job, it is still my daily driver and will be a long term project. I will be doing everything I can with my own bare hands (and no doubt a lot of help from some other people'a hands), although I'm no pro, and some jobs will still need a trained mechanic for. I don't plan to show the car when it's done, I just want to enjoy a mk2, in top condition, everyday. I am not going to be super fussy about keeping it standard, I will keep the bits standard which were pretty much perfect out of the factory, such as the general exterior design! I plan to build it to my specification, not what everyone else like, what I like. So, without further-a-do here is my todo list:
Front End:Crystal High Beam Lenses
Whiter Bulbs
Pinstripe/grill renewal (current looks a tad tired)
Engine Bay:Engine refurb (or at least head, if block is okay)
Gearbox Refurb (Second gear crunches if someone else drives her, I know how to treat her right
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New dizzy
New Starter motor
Powder coater rad enclosure (Its all rusty and crappy)
Tidy wiring
Manifold replace
ISVNew horn (current one is barely audioble!)
Lower Front:space wheel to fill the arches a touch more
G60 Arches (Maybe)
Painted plastic trim (black, with matt laquer)
Rear End:New Badges
Chromed exhaust tips
New wiper mech
Working demister
Painted spoiler (to match the rest of the trim)
Hatch struts need replacing
Interior:Reupholstered (including roof lining, seats and door cards) - Non standard, to my liking
Speedo Cable replace
Heater Matrix
Remove tacky wolfburg sh!t (it has wolfburg trim)
New arial/radio
Overall:Rust Repairs (All bubbles etc, filler cap is an issue)
Full Respray
New windscreen
Bigger Brakes (280s)
Window seals, and sunroof seal
Sound Deadening
Refurbed wheels
Undecided:Dash alterations to house a (hidden) tablet driven entertainment system
Bare Arches
Kill switch(es)
Tracker
Split rims
Hopefully it will be super sexy by the end!
Pics to follow, but here is one to keep you happy!
