Well it has been a long time since an update but I got fed up with it after things went bad again with the car so I lost the will. :x
However all is now fixed, it is MOTed, registered, and I have done my first drift event too so much happier.
After the last post the issue with not staring reoccurred despite everyones assistance. Despite my scare of electronics I spent a day with the car and my multimeter diagnosing everything and stripping out almost the entire engine harness until I found the cause. Underneath the fuse box was a mess and there were all sorts of remains of extra wires plugged in and hacks for an alarm in this cars past. Eventually i tidied the whole thing up, repairing the wiring back to original as much as possible and it worked! I could even repeat the failure so I knew I had finally found the cause. This didnt all happen in time for the planned re-MOT but it did make it back there a week later.
The MOT itself was an issue, until I pointed out to the new tester that he was giving it a CAT test which the car did not need ('92 chassis) and it eventually sailed through its emissions. Even registering the car was a problem, only resolved after the second trip to the DVLA office, but they did appologise. I finally had my registration and Tax waiting for me when I returned from a business trip on the 21st December.
Well, that was all the struggles, but last weekend I put it on a Hunter to give it a decent setup and the next day I drove the car full of tyres, tools and a helpful pitgirl to Norfolk Arena for my first chance to try the car in anger. I wish I had taken more photos but I was distracted by the driving and constant tyre changing required. Luckily Pit Girl Liz filled in for me and got some good videos and a few images of the day.
And a short video, showing just how quickly a set of tyres die in the dry (left rear de-laminates at the end)
It was a great day and much lifted my spirits about buying the car. The only mechanical fault was down to the mechanic not the car, and easily fixed. It was a great day, and due to another event at Lydd had just 4 people turn up giving us as much track time as we could want. I basically ran until I had no tyres left.
Most importantly I not only had a lot of fun, but I also got my License for next years British Drift Championship!
Git!!
