So I'm going to start a project thread to help me keep motivation 
I bought The Shatchback last September after the BMW 728i I had exploded its coolant all over the floor. Having already replaced the radiator, pump and hoses I decided enough was enough and I needed something simple and efficient to get me around.
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She's a two owner car before me, bought by a chap who worked at the dealership and run by him and then his daughter, then sold to a friend who worked at a Jaguar dealership. Mechanically it's one of the nicest cars I've owned - even though there's not a huge amount of service history you can tell it's been looked after. Sadly the same couldn't be said of the interior/exterior.
When I got it, I don't think it'd ever been cleaned inside. The seats were actually sticky to touch, so very, very minging. I borrowed a carpet cleaner and went to work. What came out was... not nice.
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I started a new job which will need knowledge of how engine tuning works - so I've decided to modify the Bosch pump in the car and see what kind of HP she gets. So far I've fitted a boost gauge I found in a drawer and that's it.
I bought The Shatchback last September after the BMW 728i I had exploded its coolant all over the floor. Having already replaced the radiator, pump and hoses I decided enough was enough and I needed something simple and efficient to get me around.
She's a two owner car before me, bought by a chap who worked at the dealership and run by him and then his daughter, then sold to a friend who worked at a Jaguar dealership. Mechanically it's one of the nicest cars I've owned - even though there's not a huge amount of service history you can tell it's been looked after. Sadly the same couldn't be said of the interior/exterior.
When I got it, I don't think it'd ever been cleaned inside. The seats were actually sticky to touch, so very, very minging. I borrowed a carpet cleaner and went to work. What came out was... not nice.
I started a new job which will need knowledge of how engine tuning works - so I've decided to modify the Bosch pump in the car and see what kind of HP she gets. So far I've fitted a boost gauge I found in a drawer and that's it.