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Love it!
Got rid of my Rev 2 NA in red middle of last year. It made it to 165,000 miles before a load of things went wrong at the same time, so I got rid of it. I'd adore a Turbo now though!
I see you're in Yorkshire, go and see Peter Gidden @ Sbits for your servicing needs, he was always great for me.
Got rid of my Rev 2 NA in red middle of last year. It made it to 165,000 miles before a load of things went wrong at the same time, so I got rid of it. I'd adore a Turbo now though!
I see you're in Yorkshire, go and see Peter Gidden @ Sbits for your servicing needs, he was always great for me.
Looks awesome especially for the price! Seats looked good for the age and mileage before the treatment to be honest, but obviously better afterwards..!
MPG sounds similar to what I get from mine, it drinks fuel and revs itself to pieces when cold, but after that all is well..
As for the cambelt. I had mine done recently (should be done roughly every 55k miles apparently) as the car has done 116k now and the old belt one was pushing 60k. The belt wasnt in bad condition but if there is a possibility yours has never been changed (should have been as part of a service around the 50-55k mark) I would definately be changing it. Its a bit of an effort to do yourself, so that would be upto you. If not, should just be 2 hours labour - I have heard conflicting stories on the valves going with it, and to be honest with you im not sure which is correct now.
Great purchase though!
MPG sounds similar to what I get from mine, it drinks fuel and revs itself to pieces when cold, but after that all is well..
As for the cambelt. I had mine done recently (should be done roughly every 55k miles apparently) as the car has done 116k now and the old belt one was pushing 60k. The belt wasnt in bad condition but if there is a possibility yours has never been changed (should have been as part of a service around the 50-55k mark) I would definately be changing it. Its a bit of an effort to do yourself, so that would be upto you. If not, should just be 2 hours labour - I have heard conflicting stories on the valves going with it, and to be honest with you im not sure which is correct now.
Great purchase though!
Those wheels look to be exactly the same ones I had on my old MR2? Was that a Clarion head unit you had in there also? IIRC my wheels had blue centre caps, that looks remarkably like my old motor. In the service history, there isn't a stamp at about 60k from a garage in Halesworth, Suffolk is there?
Ooh I'm not sure mate, I'll have a look through it...
Not a lot to update really, I've had 3 punctures in the last few months and have put this down to the wheels being badly buckled, thus not sealing the tyres properly. I found a set of wheels on ebay for a good price - originals from a Rev 5 in good condition with tyres, so they have now replaced the flintstones rims! The roads around here are shocking so I wanted something with a deeper profile to give a nicer ride.
I also had an unfortunate incident with a piece of MDF on the M1 last week which smashed the front numberplate (luckily nothing else) so replaced with a new one:
That's about it really. Next jobs are maintenance, the cam cover gasket needs replacing and the fanbelt needs tightening, it has a nice transit van style squeak to it now each morning which is quite embarrassing!
Not a lot to update really, I've had 3 punctures in the last few months and have put this down to the wheels being badly buckled, thus not sealing the tyres properly. I found a set of wheels on ebay for a good price - originals from a Rev 5 in good condition with tyres, so they have now replaced the flintstones rims! The roads around here are shocking so I wanted something with a deeper profile to give a nicer ride.
I also had an unfortunate incident with a piece of MDF on the M1 last week which smashed the front numberplate (luckily nothing else) so replaced with a new one:
That's about it really. Next jobs are maintenance, the cam cover gasket needs replacing and the fanbelt needs tightening, it has a nice transit van style squeak to it now each morning which is quite embarrassing!
I've tried the spray but to no avail, it will need a bit more attention I think.
The Blades were absolutely shot mate, all of them pretty badly buckled, I could never balance them up right and the profile of the tyres was far too low for the roads near me so they went for a more practical replacement.
The Blades were absolutely shot mate, all of them pretty badly buckled, I could never balance them up right and the profile of the tyres was far too low for the roads near me so they went for a more practical replacement.
Bit of an update, I decided with the bank holiday looming, why not find a job to do on the car! As much as I am happy with the wheels, I fancied painting them Black. Not to everyones taste but I think it is a cheap and effective modification. The whole thinking behind this car really was that I didn't want to throw wads and wads of money at it as I simply will never see a return. It will be well maintained and the odd 'freshening up' job will be done so I am proud to drive it and won't be afraid of putting it through it's paces from time to time.
Anyway, the work started here:
Removal of all 4 wheels - buggared up a little by realising I had lost my locking wheel nut key and so had to improvise. I was slightly alarmed how easy locking wheel nuts are to take off with a hammered on socket, I had the lot off in under 5 minutes!
I then cleaned the wheels with white spirit and attacked with sandpaper. The wheels had recently been painted in Silver so no need to re-primer them, simply rub down a little to let the Black paint bite.
Then to be masked up ready for painting:
After 6 light coats of paint:
One painted and fitted (the marks are water drops)
All now fitted. Very happy with the results, they look better in the flesh. One or two very slight imperfections, but not a run in sight and overall they look pretty good
Also tightened the fanbelt so the awful squeaking has disappeared, hopefully for good! Loving the T-Bar layout at the moment, the closest you can get to a convertible without actually owning a convertible!
Anyway, the work started here:
Removal of all 4 wheels - buggared up a little by realising I had lost my locking wheel nut key and so had to improvise. I was slightly alarmed how easy locking wheel nuts are to take off with a hammered on socket, I had the lot off in under 5 minutes!
I then cleaned the wheels with white spirit and attacked with sandpaper. The wheels had recently been painted in Silver so no need to re-primer them, simply rub down a little to let the Black paint bite.
Then to be masked up ready for painting:
After 6 light coats of paint:
One painted and fitted (the marks are water drops)
All now fitted. Very happy with the results, they look better in the flesh. One or two very slight imperfections, but not a run in sight and overall they look pretty good
Also tightened the fanbelt so the awful squeaking has disappeared, hopefully for good! Loving the T-Bar layout at the moment, the closest you can get to a convertible without actually owning a convertible!
Last update has been more maintenance than anything else really. Gave the car an oil change, changed a loose bottom ball joint and replaced the fan belt. After all that I decided to replace the tired gear gaitor and pin stripe the wheels to finish them off. Now all I intend to do really is keep it well maintained, clean and drive it! Although I'm tempted to swap the lights for a set of Rev 3's but just can't decide..
RobCrezz said:
Yeah go for it, get some Rev3 lights on there if you can find some, they look so much better IMO.
I must either be odd or stuck in the 90s but I think the current lights look great.That's a very impressive shine you've got there and I thought mine looked good, I do miss it a bit.
JFReturns said:
Looks nice and clean.
I've got the same problem with the wheels - the garage didn't provide me with a locking wheel nut key. I thought they would have to be drilled out or something. So you just hammered an undersized socket onto them??
Yes mate used exactly that method and it was frightening how quickly they came off! However my wheels aren't worth a fortune and I doubt anyone will be out for stealing them so I'm not that concerned.I've got the same problem with the wheels - the garage didn't provide me with a locking wheel nut key. I thought they would have to be drilled out or something. So you just hammered an undersized socket onto them??
Rob - I'm swaying towards keeping them too, part of me thinks it keeps with the originality of the car (putting the wheels aside) but the other part thinks the Rev 3 editions will modernise the look slightly.
This was only meant to be a stop gap car but I can't give it up now, they're great to drive!
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