Hi guys, thought it was about time I posted a project thread.
Had my coupe for about 18 months now, bought it on ebay, it was in fairly tidy condition but I honestly paid far too much for it.
Anyway, its been on and off the road for varying amounts of time as I used to work abroad, and the car was sitting before I got the chance to take it with me.
Since returning to the UK ive tried to sell it twice, but to no avail, so ive commited myself to start a project.
So, as it currently stands, the car is in this state:
Work that I have done so far,
Fitted tubular exhaust manifold, decat pipe, and stainless rear box.
17" TSW Hockenheim clones (wolf race)
Fitted 034 Motorsports Injector upgrade kit.
Diamondblack grooved front discs and EBC redstuff pads.
Also, lots of other crap that needed doing, topmounts, balljoints etc etc.
Currently, the car has no MOT, and frankly doesnt have much chance of passing, for the following reasons;
Front N/S tierod end has no gaitor, engine mounts are shagged, wishbone bushes are pretty poor front and rear, lots of movement in both subframes, and a couple of corroded brake pipes. Oh, and the front tires are at the limits.
Ive driven it in this state for far too long, requires very delicate use of the clutch and throttle to avoid embarassing bucking and jerking due to all the movement in the drivetrain, and frankly ive had enough! Im sure most of you have had the same troubles at some stage, imagine if everything was shot! Haha.
Ok, so, ive recently splashed out on loads of stuff to get the car how I want it, which is basically a car the handles properly, and is ready for more power. (More on that at a later date).
Today I fitted the 034 Injector kit, which has smoothed things out, and It no longer judders or misses when cold like it used to.
I have also put together a pretty much complete set of bushes to firm the car up, check out this rather alarming picture:
I have, to fit over the next few weeks:
Powerflex wishbone bushes all round
Powerflex Rear diff mount
034 Solid Engine mounts
034 Track density tranny and diff mounts
034 Track density strut top mounts
Aluminium subframe mounts all round
A couple of new Tie rod ends
Some lowering Springs, (Jamex I believe)
And anything else that gets broken during the big overhaul.
The goal for now is to get it through the MOT so I can start driving it more, and then turn up the power.
I will be tackling the engine and tranny mounts this weekend, ill post up my progress, even if its just so I can track my own progress.
Cheers, this forum is a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Had my coupe for about 18 months now, bought it on ebay, it was in fairly tidy condition but I honestly paid far too much for it.
Anyway, its been on and off the road for varying amounts of time as I used to work abroad, and the car was sitting before I got the chance to take it with me.
Since returning to the UK ive tried to sell it twice, but to no avail, so ive commited myself to start a project.
So, as it currently stands, the car is in this state:
Work that I have done so far,
Fitted tubular exhaust manifold, decat pipe, and stainless rear box.
17" TSW Hockenheim clones (wolf race)
Fitted 034 Motorsports Injector upgrade kit.
Diamondblack grooved front discs and EBC redstuff pads.
Also, lots of other crap that needed doing, topmounts, balljoints etc etc.
Currently, the car has no MOT, and frankly doesnt have much chance of passing, for the following reasons;
Front N/S tierod end has no gaitor, engine mounts are shagged, wishbone bushes are pretty poor front and rear, lots of movement in both subframes, and a couple of corroded brake pipes. Oh, and the front tires are at the limits.
Ive driven it in this state for far too long, requires very delicate use of the clutch and throttle to avoid embarassing bucking and jerking due to all the movement in the drivetrain, and frankly ive had enough! Im sure most of you have had the same troubles at some stage, imagine if everything was shot! Haha.
Ok, so, ive recently splashed out on loads of stuff to get the car how I want it, which is basically a car the handles properly, and is ready for more power. (More on that at a later date).
Today I fitted the 034 Injector kit, which has smoothed things out, and It no longer judders or misses when cold like it used to.
I have also put together a pretty much complete set of bushes to firm the car up, check out this rather alarming picture:
I have, to fit over the next few weeks:
Powerflex wishbone bushes all round
Powerflex Rear diff mount
034 Solid Engine mounts
034 Track density tranny and diff mounts
034 Track density strut top mounts
Aluminium subframe mounts all round
A couple of new Tie rod ends
Some lowering Springs, (Jamex I believe)
And anything else that gets broken during the big overhaul.
The goal for now is to get it through the MOT so I can start driving it more, and then turn up the power.
I will be tackling the engine and tranny mounts this weekend, ill post up my progress, even if its just so I can track my own progress.
Cheers, this forum is a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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