The lady is back. 1 week turned into... lets forget.
The lady is back. 1 week turned into... lets forget.
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zacherynuk

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353 posts

163 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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New rear bearings, new manifold gaskets... leading to new manifolds bolts... requiring the tops off... leading to new top bolts (!)... leading to new engine mounts, valley gasket, spark plugs & oil. And a full cylinder head & valve overhaul for good measure. And the manifold cats out. A total of 5 helicoils and a shim kit required...

After that it seemed daft not to have them fix the slipped far side window.

Thanks to money, patience and Neil & co. at Austec she purrs like a kitten and growls like a lion. And the doors close like a Golf.

The rear bearings were very very bad, silent now.. smoother. much smoother. Throttle is smoother and faster and idle is a dream. Lift-off and overrun is much more fun and I can now play 'feather-the-burble'!

You can't see any of this work, mind you. but she sure is pretty:


JPW231

350 posts

241 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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Sounds fantastic! Well ok, I can't hear her, but I imagine she drives smoother than ever!
Enjoy!

zacherynuk

Original Poster:

353 posts

163 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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JPW231 said:
Sounds fantastic! Well ok, I can't hear her, but I imagine she drives smoother than ever!
Enjoy!
She does! Thanks smile She now has more.. epicness. I am gutted to have missed chats and titt and (so far) the summer.... but i'm ready now smile

jojackson4

3,049 posts

167 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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Looks good I hope it dose as it says on the tin
Very nice

fausTVR

1,442 posts

180 months

Saturday 25th May 2013
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I've always really liked the chim in that colour. Some on here knock it but I think it is the most 'classic' looking of hues and suits the old British bulldog style of the chimaera perfectly. Enjoy.