as per other post, on sat i swapped my 19 cabriolet for this:
1990 G plate raider
car was delivered on a trailer sat morning, with no tax, mot, and a non runner.
spent sat afternoon having a look to see what it'd need.... which was lots!!
so far i've done...
few more odds and sods that i wont list because i cant remember.
- free off handbrake adjuster and adjust handbrake as it didn't work at all
- stripped front and rear brakes, new front pads
- replaced battery, as it was beyond dead
- stripped and rewired entire engine bay loom (see pic below of wires i removed that didn't actually do anything!)
- rewired dash so it all works
- exhaust was hanging off, now sits perfect thanks to a hammer and cable ties
- sorted front bumper mounts as it was cabletied on
- re-atatched front wings as they tried to be wings lol
- replaced a tyre and put them all on the correct way
- replaced water pump as it was leaking
- re-routed throttle cable and made it operate perfik!
had it running today at lunch, nice feeling, shame that it smokes a bit on idle, and spits out raw fuel from the exhaust... think a std carb is in order
still lots to do, it came with the std speedlines which i'm contemplating refurbing and putting back on, but they'll need 4x new tyres
mot is booked for sat - eek! all being well it'll get taxed at end of month, and be on the road as a daily drive, i'm using the orange one at the mo which is nice but i'm paranoid about damaging it lol
unsure whether to put it back to OE exterior wise, or just use and abuse it, my funds are limited at the mo so i'm not sure whats the best bet..
here are the pics anyway:
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