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My Mk1 Eunos S-Package Jun 9, 2020 12:01:41 GMT wannabe, Zed., and 1 more like this

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Hi all, I thought i'd start a project thread on my car and the 'journey' along the way to get it as I want it.….... as with most of these cars, there's always something else to do or buy whether it's planned or not and thought this would be a good place to record and document it all as I go

The car is a 1994 Mk1 Eunos Roadster NA8C, 1.8 S-Package (or Special Package, whichever you prefer) finished in Chaste White and was imported into the UK by Dandy Cars in 2003. The Special Package cars seem quite rare over here compared to more obvious examples such as the S-Special and VR-Ltd etc but here is a page from the period brochure showing the colour options etc;

BELOW IS A SPEC LIST OF PARTS FITTED TO THE CAR, AS OF JUNE 2021;

ENGINE AND EXHAUST;

ARC 'MAGIC' INTAKE CHAMBER
BLITZ SUS INDUCTION KIT
WRINKLE RED ROCKER COVER
STAINLESS STEEL ROCKER COVER BOLT SET
JASS PERFORMANCE MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD
JACKSON RACING PLUG LEAD SET
NGK SPARK PLUGS
I.L. MOTORSPORT OIL FILLER CAP
I.L. MOTORSPORT CHROME STRUT TOP COVERS
BLACK SILICONE COOLANT HOSE SET (FITTED BY PREVIOUS OWNER)
JDM PASSWORD SILVER WASHERS (USED ON FRONT WINGS)
NIELEX FUSE BOX COVER DECAL (REPRODUCTION OF FACTORY N027 DECAL)
MX5 PARTS STAINLESS STEEL SINGLE EXIT EXHAUST

SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS;

NEW OEM SHOCK ABSORBERS (x4)
TEIN S-TECH LOWERING SPRINGS
I.L. MOTORSPORT FRONT LOWER CHASSIS BRACE BAR
JASS PERFORMANCE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BRACE
DELRIN DOOR BUSHES

WHEELS, TYRES AND BRAKES;

JAPAN RACING JR7 (15x7/ET38) 4x100 WHEELS
INTERNAL DRIVE SLIMLINE WHEEL NUTS
PIRELLI P1 TYRES
RAYS BLACK VALVE CAPS
GENUINE MAZDA FRONT AND REAR BRAKE DISCS
GENUINE MAZDA FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS
BRAKE CALIPERS PAINTED RED
STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE HOSE KIT (FITTED BY PREVIOUS OWNER)

EXTERIOR;

LOTUS STYLE BLACK AND SILVER 'EUNOS' FRONT BADGE
REPLACEMENT GENUINE MAZDA 'EUNOS' REAR BADGE
REPLACEMENT GENUINE MAZDA 'ROADSTER' REAR BADGE
CUSTOM 'S-PACKAGE' GEL DOMED REAR BADGE
JDM RUNABOUT (TYPE 1) FUEL LID
I.L. MOTORSPORT CHROME SIDE INDICATOR RINGS
FORD MAVERICK MIST WASHER JETS

INTERIOR;

NARDI 'CLASSIC' STEERING WHEEL
HKB STEERING WHEEL BOSS KIT
STEERING WHEEL SPACER/ADAPTOR
JDM CHROME TEARDROP SPEAKER COVERS
JDM 'ROADSTER' STAINLESS STEEL KICK PLATES
CUSTOM GEAR SHIFT PATTERN DOMED DECAL
JASS PERFORMANCE 'TYPE-R' GEARKNOB
JASS PERFORMANCE HAZARD/HEADLAMP TOGGLE SWITCHES
JASS PERFORMANCE BLACK IGNITION BARREL COVER
MIATA BLACK ARM REST CUSHION
'ROADSTER' LOGO RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET
'ROADSTER' LOGO RUBBER ACCELERATOR PEDAL COVER
CUP HOLDERS
I.L. MOTORSPORT BLACK LEATHER GEAR LEVER GAITER
I.L. MOTORSPORT BLACK LEATHER HANDBRAKE GAITER
I.L. MOTORSPORT AUDI TT STYLE AIR VENT RINGS
I.L. MOTORSPORT MESH WIND BLOCKER
ZEROMOTIVE 12v SOCKET RING
B M W E36 CLOCK AND STORAGE COMPARTMENT FRAME

AUDIO;

ALPINE CD PLAYER/RADIO
AUDISON PRIMA 17cm CO-AXIAL SPEAKERS
AUDISON CO-AXIAL HEADREST SPEAKERS

MISCELLANEOUS;

BRIDE RED RESERVOIR COVER
RED 'ARC MAGIC' DECAL (FROM THE USA)
BLACK 'BLITZ' DECAL
JDM LED FLARE (FITTED IN FACTORY FLARE HOLDER)
REPLICA TAX DISC (1995 EXPIRY)
APEMAN C370 DASH CAMERA

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I purchased the car at the end of October 2019, being the third UK owner. I'd been looking for an Eunos (rather than a UK MX-5) for a little while at that point when this one popped up for sale. I had previously been looking at more expensive garage queens but this car, despite being relatively cheap compared to some i'd looked at on the internet, appealed to me due to the very lengthy and honest advert and large history file from day one in the UK, plus I saw this as a car I would actually use rather than store in the garage which of course is what these cars were built for - to be used and enjoyed!

So anyway, a good friend and I made the long trip down from Norfolk to Southampton to view the car in what turned out to be the pouring rain (not ideal!) but it was straight, honest and as advertised and therefore the deal was done for £1800. I then just had a very long, wet and dark drive back home where the car never missed a beat - this was a good start! As a side note, it was actually advertised for sale as an S-Special and I didn't know the differences at the time to know that wasn't correct but quickly learned through internet research it had zero S-Special interior bits, no yellow strut brace and no BBS wheels. I later learned the car actually DID have the BBS wheels but they had been sold by the previous owner and replaced with the wheels from a Mk2 MX-5. I can't say any of that really bothered me, although I did message the seller to tell him and he was very genuine about the S-Special mistake and apologised.

So, back home, a nice day and the first thing I wanted to do was go out and get some photos of the car, as I purchased it - as I knew it wouldn't look the same way for long

I also had my work cut out with cleaning. As well as needing a good tidy up in all the noks, crannies and crevasses in the interior AND a decent engine bay clean, it also had damp in the boot and what looked like an oil explosion under the bonnet!!

I keep a tray under the car in my garage and it was drawing and leaving me works of art if left for a few days with both an oil leak AND coolant leak!

So this is where buying a Mk1 MX5 really starts...…………..

As well as all this, I must have broken a spring on the car during the journey home as shortly after purchase it was leaning over towards the driver's side at the back, like 10 sacks of potatoes were sitting on the driver's seat! Lowering the car was near the top of my list however so didn't matter. With all this in mind, plus a clear view in my mind of some small-ish modifications I wanted to do to the car as well, I set about starting to order the long list of replacement and upgraded parts. Within a few days, it was starting to come together;

In short I accumulated a decent list of new parts very quickly and the car soon had;

Mobil 1 Oil change
New genuine fuel filter
New NGK spark plugs
New Jackson Racing HT leads
New K&N panel air filter
New genuine rocker cover gasket
New headlamps with H4 Lucas bulbs (old ones were cloudy)
New genuine dipstick (original was broken)
New genuine radiator cap (one on the car was aftermarket)
New genuine red screw in fuel cap (seal was gone on original and could smell petrol in garage - new cap solved this)
New Tein lowering springs (30mm approx. drop)
Wrinkle red freshly painted cam cover (thankyou eBay!)
New Ultra Racing white strut brace

Most of that all got fitted over a couple of days by a trusted local garage and when I got it back, it was starting to look the part! But that'll do for the first post, will update again shortly with what it all looked like when it was all fitted!

Last Edit: Jun 7, 2021 16:44:12 GMT by suggs84

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After a few days of ownership and when time allowed, i'd made a start on the clean up - the boot came up nicely with the right products and some elbow grease, but the underside of the bonnet was much more of a job due to the oil of course - it's not perfect, but over time it's become soo much better than before.

(ignore the rust spot, it IS a Mk1 Eunos afterall!)

The car had clearly been leaking from the rocker cover for some time, oil was absolutely everywhere and had been leaking down from the top, onto the alternator and alternator belt etc - the belt then making a loud squeal on start up and I assume flicking oil up onto the underside of the bonnet! The new genuine rocker cover gasket was fitted, along with the new red painted cam cover and red Jackson racing HT leads and I also bought all new stainless steel bolts for fitting the new cover as well and when it all went back together, this solved the oil leak from the top of the engine. The car also had a new alternator belt and this stopped the squeal on start up and the alternator has been cleaned up the best it could. I thought the coolant leak had turned out to be the thermostat housing gasket - or more like it didn't have one - but more on that later! At this point there was still an oil leak somewhere, being pushed out elsewhere but the rocker cover gasket now meant at least the top was sorted!

So with all the engine bay cleaning, service work done and new parts fitted, this is how the engine bay was starting to look;

As mentioned above I changed the headlamps for new units as for the cost of two new ones, it just wasn't worth the time trying to buff up the cloudy and dull old ones. These were changed with Osram bulbs but within a week or so I had the usual 'one dim headlight' routine. Thinking it might be the more powerful Osram bulbs I pulled it all apart again and put in some standard Lucas ones and all was fine again.... for a week! Then it went dim again. This turned out to be an earth issue and the spade connectors on the back of the light, hopefully all sorted for now.

I was also getting moisture in both side light/indicator lenses with obviously knackered seals, so purchased some good quality second hand ones off eBay, pulled it all apart, thoroughly cleaned the areas, put in all new bulbs and job done!

Moving on, wheels were high up on the list as those old Mk2 wheels were never going to be on the car long, especially as my friend wanted them for his red G reg Eunos Mk1! So in the end I settled on some Japan Racing wheels, supplied brand new from Drift Works - I went for 15x7, 4x100 15" as didn't want anything tooo big or wide but an improvement over standard at the same time. I had these wrapped in new Pirelli P1 tyres all round for a great price by a good friend at the local tyre place.

Moving on to the interior, I bought a set of the rubber 'Roadster' logo mats from Moss and they are fantastic for the money, I also ditched the broken ash tray for a cubby hole thingy for the same space!

So within a short space of time, the car had changed quite a bit what with the engine bay changes, lowering, new wheels and all the cleaning and service work done. So with this in mind, it was time for some more photos

So this was not bad going for just over a month I thought, but a silly thing in the interior was on my mind - it was pee'ing me off not having a clock in the car and I tried a cheap eBay stick on thing that was awful, I even considered getting a 52mm Smiths gauge clock in a pod but after some random google searching I came across someone's clever idea of putting a B-M-W clock in the car. This instantly appealed to me as was from the same period as my car so would look nice and oem, so I went on the hunt. Plenty can be found for sale but most have the clock on the left. I wanted the clock on the right! So in the end I managed to source a frame only with clock space on the right, then sourced the clock AND I also managed to get the correct plug, very similar to that off a Land Rover Defender so I got one slightly tweaked for my car. When it all arrived, this is what I had;

This all went in lovely and was fitted by my local auto-electricians/car audio shop, a place i've trusted with my cars for 16 years now! While the clock was getting fitted I had them fit my old Alpine CD player/radio as the JVC in the car when I bought it would skip and jump CD's over every bump - I also had some new Audison speakers fitted into the doors and the headrests whilst it was there - the car had some Pioneers in there already but they are no match for the Audisons! The gap under the clock has now been sorted.

One last thing for now, this was an interesting bit of the car's history found behind the dash when the stereo got changed - old parking ticket from Japan!

Last Edit: Jun 9, 2020 12:27:56 GMT by suggs84

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My Mk1 Eunos S-Package Jun 9, 2020 13:42:02 GMT howardb66 likes this

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More interior bits! I bought some second hand 'Roadster' logo sill plates off eBay to replace the 'MX5' ones that were on the car when I bought it, nothing overly exciting, but for 20 quid I think they are a nice addition and much more JDM. Also fitted them with all new screws as, well, why wouldn't you!

Another random pic of the car at this point, whilst it was clean for 5 minutes!

So moving on, I barely used the car over December and Christmas etc, it just sat in the garage with the metal tray under it acting as a giant nappy to catch the oil that was still dripping down.... as well as coolant! Nothing terrible, but not ideal either! At this point I was still loving the car but I'd be lying if I said it hadn't crossed my mind 'what if i'd just bought a more expensive one with less problems afterall!'

Over the Christmas period however I did buy the cam sensor O-ring - for only 2 quid from MX5 Parts it was a no brainer to give it a try even if it wasn't the cause of the leaks. I also bought and paid for one of their single exit stainless steel exhausts, but it was out of stock at the time of ordering. This came mid-January. I also ordered (again on back order at the time) a brand new Nardi Classic steering steering wheel (and HKB boss kit) from Driftworks. This arrived at the start of February, straight from Italy via Driftworks.

So with parts coming in, skip forward to the end of January and with the MOT looming in February, I booked the Eunos into my local trusted garage to have an MOT, exhaust fitting and to check for the cause of the oil and coolant leaks. The car failed the MOT at first due to leaking rear shocks (the Tein springs finished them off) and it ended up being there 10 days so I was able to get the Nardi wheel fitted as well.

The MOT was sorted in the end with 4 brand new shocks, one of the fronts was misting too so it was a no brainer again to just have them all replaced at the same time and I just went for OEM parts, nothing fancy as it's good enough for how I drive the car. It was getting stupidly bouncy to drive anyway so it was no surprise really these would need changing. The coolant leak I mentioned in the earlier post was discovered to be the actual thermostat housing itself, not just a gasket - the garage told me they couldn't get one but I got straight on the phone and ordered a genuine Mazda, brand new one from MX5-Heaven with gasket and O-ring...…. and also ordered a brand new Thermostat and gasket as well for good measure!

The oil leak was more challenging

……. baring in mind i'd already had the rocker cover gasket changed with a new alternator belt - the oil leak never got any better after this, it simply sealed the top and pushed it out somewhere else. So while there they stripped the engine down for me and there just was oil everywhere, all over the cambelt and aux belts, down the block, a complete and UTTER mess..... in short, both front camshaft oil seals were badly leaking so these were changed as well as the CAM sensor O-ring i'd already supplied.

Being put back together again after a big clean up;

As you can tell, this all ended up being a massive job and in total, over the 10 days they had the car, it had quite the big over-haul consisting of;

New cambelt
New water pump
New thermostat
New thermostat housing
2x new aux belts
Both front camshaft oil seals replaced
O-ring replaced
4x brand new shock absorbers

..... as well as the shiney new stainless steel exhaust fitted! A lot of work and money in labour later, it was finally back and with 12 months MOT

The car now runs like a sewing machine with all that done so i'm hoping fingers crossed i'm getting there with it now - fingers are ALSO crossed that the metal tray under the car can stay dry for a little while!!

The new Nardi wheel also got fitted as mentioned above. It looks and feels fantastic and defo worth the money, so much nicer than the standard Momo - I went for the 360mm version, same as the original Momo wheel as a smaller one would obstruct my view of the dials. The only annoying thing is that when first fitted, the Nardi horn push centre didn't fit!? Something to do with the boss I was told so they had to put the Momo horn push back in, which was really frustrating...…. but i'd get it sorted asap.

This was eventually sorted quite simply with the Driftwork’s adaptor ring that gave that extra bit of clearance when added to the boss kit and all was well;

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So this is where we are almost up to date! I had continued to clean up the car in many places just doing a bit at a time when possible since the MOT, adding more little parts here and there as I find it hard to resist that urge to 'make it my own' yet still keep it oem+ in it's appearance. One area I have continued to tackle is the engine bay, where at every turn there is ALWAYS more and more to clean and it has been quite the challenge to get it looking as I want.

Anyway, back in March I took the car out for a lengthy run and got these photos;

With the weather improving and the addition of a brand new I.L. Motorsport wind blocker, I had just started to enjoy using the car a bit more and had even started putting the roof down as the sun was finally starting to shine......

…… just as the country went into lockdown and what with staying at home and nice sunny drives in the Eunos hardly deemed as essential travel, this put the car straight back in the garage again on the battery charger.

Despite being largely unused in March and all of April, I started again cleaning up the car in a few places (small things most people wouldn't notice!) and buying more bits that I tell myself I need to improve the car. We've all been there! There has been quite a list of things I've done but i'll start with the Audi TT style air vent rings. I wanted some rings to add a little 'extra' to the dashboard and interior but the stick on flimsy chrome effect ones are not my thing, plus I have a satin Nardi wheel so it just wouldn't match. These I.L. Motorsport ones were a hefty £55 but are solid metal, satin, superb quality and fit in perfectly;

I have now changed the coin tray thingy for cupholders where the ash tray should be;

Lots of cleaning has been done in the engine bay as I said above but that's a bit boring, what I will show though is just one example of what the car was like;

Dirt and rusty bolts all along the tops of the wings, back of the bay, front of the bay etc. I've spent a lot of time cleaning the tops of the wings and bought some new genuine Mazda wing bolts to replace but ended up using these 'JDM' washers and bolts for the wings in the end which I like! The Mazda bolts just got used elsewhere as they are multi-fitment.

I have also added the I.L. Motorsport oil filler cap, all new genuine Mazda screw caps along the panel where the wipers are, new rear fog light lens as mine was cloudy and tatty, changed all the badges on the car, replacing the rear 'Eunos' and 'Roadster' badges for brand new genuine Mazda replacements, these being exactly the same as what was on the car but so much fresher. For example, my red 'Roadster' badge almost didn't have any red paint left on it and the chrome effect was tarnished. The 'Eunos' badge wasn't as bad but the black letters had still faded hence needed replacing. I have even added the little clear stickers in the boot that protect the paint from the rubber feet on the boot lid. Not OCD or anything

The difference in the bay now speaks for itself;

Anyway, enough for now - hopefully the car will be back on the road properly at some point soon while the sun is still shining!!

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Post by wannabe on Jun 9, 2020 15:47:43 GMT

Nice work!!

I'm done with cars that need washing a lot to look good, though, so white is off the table for me

lol

I love that cam cover - was it from this place??

www.ebay.co.uk/str/aardvarc/Mazda/_i.html?_storecat=1220898010

Did you weigh the wheels before putting tyres on?

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Jun 9, 2020 15:47:43 GMT wannabe said:

Nice work!!

I'm done with cars that need washing a lot to look good, though, so white is off the table for me

lol

I love that cam cover - was it from this place??

www.ebay.co.uk/str/aardvarc/Mazda/_i.html?_storecat=1220898010

Did you weigh the wheels before putting tyres on?

Thanks

No it wasn't from there, just seemed to be a random eBay member from what I remember, it just popped up at the right time and I grabbed it!

Didn't weigh the wheels, I should of really! They are the replica Enkei's but perfect for what I want

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My Mk1 Eunos S-Package Jul 19, 2020 12:50:52 GMT wannabe and gbuk like this

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Nothing new done with the car, just been enjoying using it now the lockdown has eased enough to allow drives out and distanced meetings with friends.

One of my best mate's just got a Mk2 1.8 however so it would have been rude not to get some photos together. I'm not a Mk2 expert but i'm told this is a rare one, one of only 300 infact and an early one too being a V plate - interior is lovely!

Interesting seeing all the differences inside too with the two interior photos;

As my mate's car came with a colour coded hard top, we thought we'd try it on my car to give me an idea of what a hard top would look like! I've always been of the opinion that for how I use the car, i'm better with just the soft top and although this was cool, i still won't be getting one for mine

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Another run out, another excuse for a photo! Why not..........

Two very minor additions added as yet again i said the car was done and yet again i've found something else to buy. I paid the ££ for the Moss black leather arm rest pad as the hard plastic arm rest isn't the most comfortable. Wasn't sure at first as made it a little high but not i'm used to it and it's fine!

Also spent a whopping 7 English pounds on a non slip cover for the accelerator pedal, better grip when wet etc but also covers the rusty old one, bonus!

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Aug 16, 2020 21:40:12 GMT dadbif said:

Same clock installation as mine, same mistake, should have bought the opposite hand, fifth gear blocks the clock!

No it was the opposite for me, this is the side I wanted, would have been easier to buy one the other side - i don't want the clock far away from me, prefer it like this

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So yet again, i 'thought' the car was done - but I have found more things to smarten it up a bit and make it a bit nicer, making it more 'mine' in the process. The list of parts that have either been changed or added to this car in the almost one year i've owned it now is getting rather long!!

Anyway, I saw some nice toggle switches on eBay that replace the hazard light and pop up lights buttons, sold via Autolink and thought they would look really smart on the dash. I mean, who doesn't love a toggle switch right? I looked at some videos on youtube as to how to get the centre piece of the dash off and quickly realised this was quite simple - so no excuse to not crack on and get it done!

With the parts ordered and received, i quickly turned my interior into this;

The year's of filth and muck was unreal, this closer photo shows the loveliness;

...... then fitted and back together, this was my end result. I bought these as they had the black panel which i much prefer, the other ones i'd seen had a silver panel with the wording which i didn't like so much;

BUT......... while the centre console was all off, I thought it was a perfect chance to replace the old gearstick gaiter which a fresh black leather new one and also add a matching black leather handbrake gaiter as well. These were from MX5 Parts and made by I.L. Motorsport items and the quality is superb. With these being fresh this required a new gearknob as well to finish it off so went with a nice and subtle Jass brushed aluminium one, the colour matching my Nardi wheel and TT style vent rings quite nicely.

The tatty original and the not so great handbrake handle;

The end result, I am VERY pleased with the look and improved quality;

So overall, that's the interior finished now I think and as you can see, it's come on a LONG way from when I bought the car after adding many new parts and lots of cleaning, even had bits of trim missing when i bought it;

The only thing that's new on the outside is some I.L. Motorsport side repeater rings, they all but cover up the black plastic surround and match nicely the chrome looking door handles and hardtop bolts etc;

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Vindi (Russell) Registered Trader Posts: 910	My Mk1 Eunos S-Package Sept 20, 2020 9:09:48 GMT via mobile suggs84 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Vindi (Russell) on Sept 20, 2020 9:09:48 GMT Really love this car, great colour and some attention to detail that a lot of people miss out Russell

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Sept 20, 2020 9:09:48 GMT Vindi (Russell) said:

Really love this car, great colour and some attention to detail that a lot of people miss out

Russell

Thanks very much! Appreciated!

Yeah i've spent waay too much on it really when it's certainly no concours car, but i do love it!

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atlex: Happy New Year queenie! they're the most rewarding. I particularly like the early NB shape. Feb 5, 2024 14:57:10 GMT

freddymx5: Hi from UK. enjoying my second MX5. this time a Z sport!!!! Feb 28, 2024 15:01:47 GMT

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Mar 27, 2024 19:54:51 GMT

Deleted: Hey guys, I’m 49 & from the UK here! Currently restoring/upgrading a Mazda MX5 Eunos Roadster. Got a lot of work to do 🤯😩🫣🤣 Jun 30, 2024 16:21:03 GMT

Simon: Nice and quiet in here, but I'm back with vengance! Car with a knackered crank is now having a full rust and engine resto at Basset Down! Will be spenny, but excited to have a 'good' car again. Jul 2, 2024 16:29:20 GMT

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Jul 4, 2024 20:51:49 GMT