200ts said:
Besides the time, there is some decent cash being invested here.
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Eish, I've kept all the invoices but I'm way too scared to go and add it all up. It's better that way...
But in summary, this is what I've done so far on the car:
- Done a full service on the engine
- Cleaned and serviced the throttle actuators
- lubed the throttle shaft with some copper slip
- Replaced Diff oil
- Detailed the whole engine bay and front suspension components. This included removal of all belly pans and wheel linings to clean behind these.
- Had Peter look at the engine and give his nod of approval
- Had the car on a lift at Gizmo to go through the whole drivetrain
- Removed all paint spots that were on the car and did an initial polish on the whole car. There's still some imperfections but I'll tackle this once all other mechanical work is done
- Removed dent on C-Pillar of body
- Had the OEM mod done on the muffler
- Painted the Zorst tips black. I'm going to extend the mounting for the tips so I can get the tips further out from under the diffuser
- Had the rear bumper replaced and repainted. Lots of effort to get it to fit just right.
- Had a diffuser added
- Cleaned the steering wheel thoroughly
- Had the steering wheel trim wrapped
- Used those Magic Erasers on all the interior leather. I then cleaned all the leather and applied lots of leather conditioner with pretty good success. The leather is now satin and supple, no more shiny leather at all.
- Cleaned every nook and cranny of the interior and freshened everything up
- Replaced the scratched binnacle in the rear
- Replaced the drivers side seat belt helper that broke.
- Refurbed the rear mags and got new roundel caps for all the wheels
- Replaced the velour carpets in the car
- Found another cartridge for the CD Changer, so that's not being removed anymore (thanks Gizmo!!)
Things to do still:
- Have the front rims tarted up. I'll do a polish and see if that gets the results I want, else they will have to go for refurb as well
- Ordered a new gear knob and boot to replace the gagga one in the car
- I've received the filler bolts and oil strainer seal for the Tranny, I still need to change the oil on it.
- I've got all the bits now to install BT and USB in the car (mic, BT Antenna, Mulf and bracket, new adapter under armrest).
- The cabling for the Mulf must be installed to the armrest. I've held off on this as I'm debating whether or not to remove the base carpet in the car completely and to get it professionally cleaned. It's not really required, but figured it might be a good idea. Still not sure though
- The front bumper needs to be re-painted.
- I might have to get the bonnet repainted as well to remove the stone chips. I'll give it a good cut and polish and do a little paint correction, this result will determine if I'll have to respray or not
- Deep scratch on the driver's door needs to be repaired. I may tackle this myself as I've had some good results doing paint correction elsewhere on the car. I'm trying to avoid respray on the core of the car wherever possible for fear of paint mismatch.
- Have to get new gears cut for the Throttle Actuators.
- Clutch will need to be done soonish, as I'm getting slight noise from the pressure plate when I release the clutch.
- Bearings will need to be looked at eventually
That's pretty much it I think.
sash said:
Yup
Fordkoppie said:
Ratslaaf said:
I'll try polishing up the front ones for now
Unfortunately that wont do anything, because of the clearcoat
Heh, it's the clearcoat that fades, so I'll polish this and hopefully see an improvement
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