Really, what to do next??
GGrrr, I’m still unsure of what to do with the car. I don’t seem to be able to make my mind up at the moment. I’m definitely swaying towards a new car next year, but my wife is really quite keen on me keeping this as a garaged weekend car, to work on as a hobby, which it has been. For me personally, it’s fast becoming an impractical car, with an impending new addition to the family arriving and all
Plus it’s bright yellow, so seems to draw attention/comment anywhere it goes. I’m hitting 30 and seem to be having the opposite of a mid-life crisis hahah…
I thought I would update the spec list, and it’s quite surprising to me of how much I’ve done with the car; most of it being my own work, which I can be proud of.
Interior:
225-edition steering wheel.
Replacement LCR gear knob in ’09.
Custom mounted Road Angel Sat Nav.
Custom mounted Static+ airlift gauge and switch in centre console.
10-inch Kicker Subwoofer, home made non-ported box and Rockford Fosgate amp. Fused amp cabling with on/off switch located in glove box.
Connects2 iPod interface for the OEM stereo along with a Dension ice>Link Plus
Custom built 2-piece false floor showing LCR wheel and air compressor set-up.
Exterior:
225-edition teardrop wing mirrors with black covers.
Cobra Bonnet Bra.
Mk4 Golf Bosch Aero wipers (front).
Skoda Fabia rear wiper arm and Bosch blade.
Honda S2000 aerial.
New genuine Seat front splitter fitted in May ’10 (still unmarked)
6000K HIDs, LED side lights and number plate lights.
Road legal pressed plates.
Chassis:
Brembo 40-grooved brake discs. Diameters: front - 323mm. Rear – 256mm.
Ferodo brake pads front and rear replaced in 2012 with new Brembo retaining pins.
Full Brembo refub in Aug 11
Avon 225/40 tyres on all four alloys. The spare 18’ LCR alloy has the original Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyre that has never been used.
New Seat centre alloy badges.
H&R 15 mm hubcentric spacers with extended wheel bolts on the rear.
H&R 5 mm hubcentric spacers with extended wheel bolts on the front.
ECS Rear Wheel Centering Plates.
KW V1 Coilovers mated with Stance.Solutions Static+ Airlift kit.
Powerflex complete wish bone bush kit.
New OE top mount bushes and bearings.
Mahle track rod arms.
Audi S3 front upper strut brace re-sprayed matt black
VW Golf Mk 4 rear upper strut brace again sprayed matt black.
Neuspeed 26mm RARB.
Full wheel refurbishment, finished in 2K BMW silver.
Engine Bay:
Forge TIP.
Forge cold-side dump valve relocation kit.
Forge hot-side silicone hose.
Forge silicone hosing for FMIC set-up.
Forge Split-R valve, currently set at 50/50.
Forge MAP Sensor pipe.
Forge chrome strut caps.
Forge short shift kit.
Audi R8 (VW converted) oil cap.
Audi R8 (VW converted) water coolant pipe.
BMC CDA outer casing with a Green Cotton dual cone filter, attached to a twin air-feed set up. Fog lights deleted.
Universal FMIC. I think the dimensions are 550x225x64MM core with 64mm inlet/outlets.
Matt black painted battery cover with carbon wrapped fuse box.
ECS carbon fibre engine cover.
CarbonMods carbon fibre inlet manifold cover.
Custom made carbon fibre washer bottle surround.
Ford RS billet washer bottle cap.
Polished charge pipe brackets.
Polished charge pipe.
Polished inlet manifold with NewSouth Power gasket.
Polished throttle body with WhanAB billet throttle body cover.
WhanAB dip stick SS handle
034 Motorsport oil catch can with 19mm hosing and 12an fittings
Seat rubber bonnet seal (I can’t remember the correct name).
Complete SS nut/bolt kit.
Items awaiting fitment:
Powerflex dog bone bush kit fitted to a donor dog bone mount.
It wouldn’t make sense for me to sell the car, as it would fetch little, but I think I’m at that stage where I either stop or go the whole way. This being a full A+ respray, consideration of new wheels and brake up-grade, and engine work; in that order probably. My goal would be to make it show worthy, which I would love.
I know we have our ups and downs, but after nearly 8 years of ownership, this feels a bit different. Would it be worth the effort and financial spend?