Well after the fail of a BMW I was desperate for a cheap car so straight from scrapping the Beemer I took my crisp fresh 50s up to Lowestoft and bought this 106 1.4 (well 1360cc) n/a diesel with a years MOT on it for £400. Its got nothing on it so theres nothing to go wrong, the only thing i would of liked was power steering.
Here she is on the forecourt.
Apparently it had 50bhp when it left the factory but it struggles refuses to accelerate past 65mph up a slight incline even with my foot flat on the floor.
I think the air filter is clogged but i daren't open the air box till I have a new filter ready to go back in as Im worried what I might find.
I have got my stereo fitted which was a mission as the previous owner had cut the wires so far back in the dash I couldnt get the wire strippers or soldering iron on them to attach a new connector so had to strip half the dash to get the wires. Then when i do find them theres, 2 orange, 2 purple, 2 brown and 2 grey so youd think that it would be one colour per speaker but it isnt. Would of been alot easier with a haynes manual. I do have a pair of 6x9s for the boot though.
The paint on the roof and bonnet looks like its been sandpapered so im gonna hammerite it. On my way home I found that the front wipers were a little short. Ive measured them and they are both 16" and they should be 18" and a 20".
The seats are stupidly small, they only come up to the bottom of my shoulder blades so Poodle is bringing me up a pair of cabriolet front seats today which im gonna make brackets for so they can be 2" further back.
Heres a few pics of how she stands at the moment.
Im not intending to do alot to this as really its a bit tatty for a base but this thread is to keep track of things.
Oh but as the tyres on it are all at about 3mm and perishing I do fancy a set of clones or 205GTi wheels cos if im buying tyres anyway itd be rude not to IMO.
Here she is on the forecourt.
Apparently it had 50bhp when it left the factory but it struggles refuses to accelerate past 65mph up a slight incline even with my foot flat on the floor.
I think the air filter is clogged but i daren't open the air box till I have a new filter ready to go back in as Im worried what I might find.
I have got my stereo fitted which was a mission as the previous owner had cut the wires so far back in the dash I couldnt get the wire strippers or soldering iron on them to attach a new connector so had to strip half the dash to get the wires. Then when i do find them theres, 2 orange, 2 purple, 2 brown and 2 grey so youd think that it would be one colour per speaker but it isnt. Would of been alot easier with a haynes manual. I do have a pair of 6x9s for the boot though.
The paint on the roof and bonnet looks like its been sandpapered so im gonna hammerite it. On my way home I found that the front wipers were a little short. Ive measured them and they are both 16" and they should be 18" and a 20".
The seats are stupidly small, they only come up to the bottom of my shoulder blades so Poodle is bringing me up a pair of cabriolet front seats today which im gonna make brackets for so they can be 2" further back.
Heres a few pics of how she stands at the moment.
Im not intending to do alot to this as really its a bit tatty for a base but this thread is to keep track of things.
Oh but as the tyres on it are all at about 3mm and perishing I do fancy a set of clones or 205GTi wheels cos if im buying tyres anyway itd be rude not to IMO.