17-02-2014, 01:57 PM
Hi all i thought it was time to start one of these before i have too much to catch up on!
Bought the car in november 2013 off ebay for £995, got there and agreed on £950 on account of the wheels being in such a poor cosmetic condition.
Few pics:
![[Image: 1461709_10153543551410487_2027024156_n_zpsc0c45b6d.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/1461709_10153543551410487_2027024156_n_zpsc0c45b6d.jpg)
![[Image: 1511313_10153580324700487_1183293335_n_zps71391b09.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/1511313_10153580324700487_1183293335_n_zps71391b09.jpg)
It is cosmetically alright but with alot of 'small' bits needing attention and it is crying out for a new drivers seat as the original is trashed
but all in all a good base to start from and even with 160k miles on the clock it still puts out 169.9 on a dyno 
engine runs well and gearbox is smooth(ish - not the best from very cold)
Anyways all i did was buy it and drive it untill the end of january 2014 when the clutch cable decided it had had enough and wanted out! so it was time to wheel the dturbo (now sold) out of the shed and begin some maintenance!
![[Image: IMG_0217_zps62066f90.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0217_zps62066f90.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0218_zpse9897d28.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0218_zpse9897d28.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0219_zpsd9cee5b2.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0219_zpsd9cee5b2.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0222_zps86f28274.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0222_zps86f28274.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0221_zps3b9a3d07.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0221_zps3b9a3d07.jpg)
All done just in time for supper!
![[Image: IMG_0228_zps1726ceed.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/IMG_0228_zps1726ceed.jpg)
Car has been fairly problem free untill last weekend when it abandoned me 30 miles from home at the GF's place, Fuel cut off inertia switch and fuel pump relay both fried in the floods
So with it finally back home and running again i treated it too a little wash and a sneak peek at its new shoes while one of my sets of cyclones is being refurbished and powdercoated graphite grey
![[Image: 44CEBA6F-0415-4AAF-8FE3-3BBFC6CE25CE_zpshmb7mmmw.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/44CEBA6F-0415-4AAF-8FE3-3BBFC6CE25CE_zpshmb7mmmw.jpg)
MMMMM 16" TD Pro Race 1.2's
they are also in line for the refurb treatment but as yet im not sure what colour to go for as they will be its summer / track wheels with suited tyres 
But black will do for now and i quite like the stealthy look of them 
![[Image: 75FD030D-BD64-482F-B6E7-8E757FE8614C_zpscxfozg9n.jpg]](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/matt-taylor/75FD030D-BD64-482F-B6E7-8E757FE8614C_zpscxfozg9n.jpg)
Thats all for now but i will be uipdating this regularly with possibly some not-so boring bits so watch this space
Matt
Bought the car in november 2013 off ebay for £995, got there and agreed on £950 on account of the wheels being in such a poor cosmetic condition.
Few pics:
![[Image: 1461709_10153543551410487_2027024156_n_zpsc0c45b6d.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/1461709_10153543551410487_2027024156_n_zpsc0c45b6d.jpg.html)
![[Image: 1511313_10153580324700487_1183293335_n_zps71391b09.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/1511313_10153580324700487_1183293335_n_zps71391b09.jpg.html)
It is cosmetically alright but with alot of 'small' bits needing attention and it is crying out for a new drivers seat as the original is trashed
but all in all a good base to start from and even with 160k miles on the clock it still puts out 169.9 on a dyno engine runs well and gearbox is smooth(ish - not the best from very cold)Anyways all i did was buy it and drive it untill the end of january 2014 when the clutch cable decided it had had enough and wanted out! so it was time to wheel the dturbo (now sold) out of the shed and begin some maintenance!
![[Image: IMG_0217_zps62066f90.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0217_zps62066f90.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMG_0218_zpse9897d28.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0218_zpse9897d28.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMG_0219_zpsd9cee5b2.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0219_zpsd9cee5b2.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMG_0222_zps86f28274.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0222_zps86f28274.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMG_0221_zps3b9a3d07.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0221_zps3b9a3d07.jpg.html)
All done just in time for supper!
![[Image: IMG_0228_zps1726ceed.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/IMG_0228_zps1726ceed.jpg.html)
Car has been fairly problem free untill last weekend when it abandoned me 30 miles from home at the GF's place, Fuel cut off inertia switch and fuel pump relay both fried in the floods
So with it finally back home and running again i treated it too a little wash and a sneak peek at its new shoes while one of my sets of cyclones is being refurbished and powdercoated graphite grey
![[Image: 44CEBA6F-0415-4AAF-8FE3-3BBFC6CE25CE_zpshmb7mmmw.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/44CEBA6F-0415-4AAF-8FE3-3BBFC6CE25CE_zpshmb7mmmw.jpg.html)
MMMMM 16" TD Pro Race 1.2's
they are also in line for the refurb treatment but as yet im not sure what colour to go for as they will be its summer / track wheels with suited tyres But black will do for now and i quite like the stealthy look of them ![[Image: 75FD030D-BD64-482F-B6E7-8E757FE8614C_zpscxfozg9n.jpg]](http://s143.photobucket.com/user/matt-taylor/media/75FD030D-BD64-482F-B6E7-8E757FE8614C_zpscxfozg9n.jpg.html)
Thats all for now but i will be uipdating this regularly with possibly some not-so boring bits so watch this space
Matt