MaxA
Magny-Cours
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- 11 Oct 2015
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rabbitstew said:I changed the fuel filter on mine over the weekend and my god, after 100,000 miles it was black and the petrol in the filter housing looked more like oil. Shocking! Cleared it all out, refitted and car fired up straight away which is always a relief.
Also bought a hobbo intercooler which has arrived today, so will be fitting that at some point. Am intrigued just how good / bad it will fit - hopefully wont be too bad with just a bit of grinding off the inlet manifold with a bit of luck.
I also had a go at machine polishing some of the old bodywork - the bonnet has a ton of scratches on it for some reason. Unfortunately I discovered they are too far gone, so it will need a front end respray. Not really worth paying someone to do it on a car this cheap, so it will be a DIY job once the weather perks up a bit.
I'm happy that the filter needed changing, if you see what I mean. Maybe try some nice Shell stuff or something?
I'm intrigued about the IC, you just need a good seal on the 'snoot boots' (why they are snoot is beyond me...).
And sorry about the bonnet: warm place for a cat? Is there a chance to find a fresher one from the salvage maybe, or someone selling parts? Mine has a proper peppering of stone chips now... and I've only just got some of that touch up paint. It probably won't go well...