Well you've heard of a project thread, but this is a Thread of Projects.....I'm trying to get myself organised here - cars & bike with the love story smiley next to them are to be saved & one with the bog smiley are to be binned.
R5 T2
Name: Bougie
Status: Good nick, bottoms of doors getting a bit rusty, but has an MOT!
Plan: Sort out the MFI with fuel distributor rebuild & new warm up regulator (long term plan to go EFI, loom currently being made by EFI-parts, T03/T04 hybrid turbo waiting patiently to go on..lag to be measured in days). Attempt paint repair myself & get a proper wash done...the car not me. I've heard it's called 'detailing'.
NC35 (RVF 400 RT)
Name: Hasn't got one.
Status: Pretty good condition, some small cracks to fairing. Gayer-than-Erasur paint job.
Plan: Plastic welding..? Save up for some Chinese knock off farings in original Honda paint scheme or Konica Minolta replica.
480 Turbo
Name: Pollution
Status: 600 quid car 4 years ago but not so bad, no major rust. Some bits missing....where did I put that engine....
Plan: Engine from 440. Lie awake at night worrying if fettled ECU will work with 440 loom. Fancy carbon front splitter to go on to stop the existing wafer thin one flapping around like a chubby streaker at a sporting event.
S70 R
Name: The Pork Chop Express
Status: Good condition, indestructable daily - happy to rev into the red all day long....when warm and when my incredibly long driveway allows, obviously. Vibration under braking brakes may be just pads giving up.
Plan: MOT required in Nov, change pads/maybe discs. Nitrous kit to go on - take to Bruntingthorpe, open up & hold fast while the pretendy LSD disintegrates.
V40 T4
Name: Hasn't got one
Status: Reasonable nick, phase 1 so 1855 cc, was planned to be donor for 480 but didn't get around to it. Needs some work on suspension.
Plan: Have a look at suspension & make a decision - break or sell on. Would love to stick the engine in the 480 but just sooo much effort for 100-odd cc's extra. And 8 more valves. And a cross flow head. And a manual box....
440 Turbo
Name: Manuel
Status: Crusty but surprisingly MOT'd (only a couple of months remaining)
Plan: Break to allow the 480 to live again!
Clio
Name: Will.I.Am
Status: 5GT engine inside. Dash has been bodged so speedo doesn't work unless the tripmeter button is pressed.
Plan: Sell. Will.I.Was
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