Knights123
Enthusiast
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- 23
- Location
- England
Hello!
I bought this car in Colombia about two 3 weeks ago, with the thoughts of 'trouble free motoring', and didn't think of posting a project... How naive was I!
I rushed into the sale and ended up buying a bit of a pig, a rotten, unloved, over worked pig. But hey, this will be fun...
So far I've spent about £220 at the local garage, of which were terrible. So puting responsibility into my own hands.
Recently replaced;
Front wheel bearings
Outer CV joints
Driveshaft/box seals
2 belts
Box/motor oil
Plus many others
Went to the parts street in Santa Marta, which was a wonderful experience, I found one very small shop that seemed to have every part I could ask for... and cheap!
Next on the list to repair;
-Exhaust bushes (caused the pipe the crack)
-Front roll bar bushes
-Sump gasket, if I can take it off without removing engine?
-Coolant change
-clutch release bearing (airy/squeal when clutch pressed)
- clutch cable (thinning out, like my own hair)
- lots of welding at some point...
Will update as I go, and any help is appreciated
I bought this car in Colombia about two 3 weeks ago, with the thoughts of 'trouble free motoring', and didn't think of posting a project... How naive was I!
I rushed into the sale and ended up buying a bit of a pig, a rotten, unloved, over worked pig. But hey, this will be fun...
So far I've spent about £220 at the local garage, of which were terrible. So puting responsibility into my own hands.
Recently replaced;
Front wheel bearings
Outer CV joints
Driveshaft/box seals
2 belts
Box/motor oil
Plus many others
Went to the parts street in Santa Marta, which was a wonderful experience, I found one very small shop that seemed to have every part I could ask for... and cheap!
Next on the list to repair;
-Exhaust bushes (caused the pipe the crack)
-Front roll bar bushes
-Sump gasket, if I can take it off without removing engine?
-Coolant change
-clutch release bearing (airy/squeal when clutch pressed)
- clutch cable (thinning out, like my own hair)
- lots of welding at some point...
Will update as I go, and any help is appreciated