Happy New Year everyone! Hope it was a good break.
MY95, I did speak to 306gtiparts about the rear spoiler, and he advised me to get the boot with it attached whenever one crops up!
Thanks for your kind words procta, if you have any niggles or issues that I might be able to help with feel free to shoot me a message.
5000 mile update post engine surgery:
Running like a dream, only had one issue and that was with the earth/negative cable from the negative battery terminal fraying from the gearbox earth, so I had to remove it and place it under the the gearbox earthing connection. Perhaps one more issue is with the instrument cluster, the speedo occasionally flickers (maybe once per week) and I get a flicker of the passenger side airbag warning light (orange light, right centre). Not sure whether this is the instrument cluster with a weak connection, or whether I need to hard wire the earthing strap mentioned previously on the gearbox.
I also got some winters for her, Hankook I*cept RS2's, and they are absolutely fabulous!!
Plans this year:
- Renew all suspension components apart from lower arms (already done), including rear beam. If anyone has any recommendations where to get/take a rear beam for refurbishment, please let me know, from what I've seen, avoid ImAxles and take it to Stef.
- Get cyclones refurbished for summer wheels
- Once refurbished and back on, get winter wheels refurbished (stock alloys)
- Try and source a N/S front wing in china blue
- Try and source a tail gate in china blue with spoiler pre-installed
- Check any surface corrosion and rectify (I know there is some above the spare wheel cage)
- Check calipers all round and either refurbish if problematic, or replace (most likely replace, never refurbished a caliper before)
Other plans this year:
- Try to get back on two wheels, I've had my license for near 12 years and only rode 2 of those
- The M135i might be making way for my dream car, an R35 GTR, which will be my end game because there will be no where to go after it!
- Hopefully driving down to Italy for a mini European tour, via Switzerland, because the that's what the R35 GTR was made for!
MY95, I did speak to 306gtiparts about the rear spoiler, and he advised me to get the boot with it attached whenever one crops up!
Thanks for your kind words procta, if you have any niggles or issues that I might be able to help with feel free to shoot me a message.
5000 mile update post engine surgery:
Running like a dream, only had one issue and that was with the earth/negative cable from the negative battery terminal fraying from the gearbox earth, so I had to remove it and place it under the the gearbox earthing connection. Perhaps one more issue is with the instrument cluster, the speedo occasionally flickers (maybe once per week) and I get a flicker of the passenger side airbag warning light (orange light, right centre). Not sure whether this is the instrument cluster with a weak connection, or whether I need to hard wire the earthing strap mentioned previously on the gearbox.
I also got some winters for her, Hankook I*cept RS2's, and they are absolutely fabulous!!
Plans this year:
- Renew all suspension components apart from lower arms (already done), including rear beam. If anyone has any recommendations where to get/take a rear beam for refurbishment, please let me know, from what I've seen, avoid ImAxles and take it to Stef.
- Get cyclones refurbished for summer wheels
- Once refurbished and back on, get winter wheels refurbished (stock alloys)
- Try and source a N/S front wing in china blue
- Try and source a tail gate in china blue with spoiler pre-installed
- Check any surface corrosion and rectify (I know there is some above the spare wheel cage)
- Check calipers all round and either refurbish if problematic, or replace (most likely replace, never refurbished a caliper before)
Other plans this year:
- Try to get back on two wheels, I've had my license for near 12 years and only rode 2 of those
- The M135i might be making way for my dream car, an R35 GTR, which will be my end game because there will be no where to go after it!
- Hopefully driving down to Italy for a mini European tour, via Switzerland, because the that's what the R35 GTR was made for!