500miles in after engine change

[hardmonkeys]

Hi all,

Just a quick review of the Cabrio since the engine change, I've done 500 odd miles since, and all had been great...until Friday, when on the way to work at 2:50am, a coolant pipe split, spraying coolant all over the exhaust and engine, steam everywhere!! It looked pretty dramatic lol.

At the time I hadn't realised it was the pipe, so I parked it up had a quick look and left it until I had finished.

Luckily I work near Trents Scrap yard in Poole,so quick trip up there, for a 2nd hand pipe, and new coolant replacement and I was on my way again..

Averaging 34.6 MPG over the 411miles since last Sunday

It's all going well.

[madmanmart]

Sounds good man, any pics?

[hardmonkeys]

Loving every minute of it mate,

I've got loads here are the best few





Still need to do the rear 5/100 conversion, winter job I reakon,



Im trying to get a pic with Chesil Beach in the background, or of Portland Lighthouse

[madmanmart]

Looking good   

[hardmonkeys]

Still lots to do, it's coming back off the road soon, MOT runs out on 23rd October, seems ideal time to do winter maintenance on it,

Service,
windscreen has a crack in it,
Rear 5/100 conversion
Tracking
Good engineclean and engine bay clean, should of done this before he engine went in really, but I was on a time limit to get the engine in before the hoist went back to HSS

But despite a few set backs, I've enjoyed every minute of it..