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There were cheaper GTs in better condition with more money spent that I could have got instead. But I ended up going for this because of the age... The car does have some good bits haha! I'm just fixing all the problems before I focus on the good stuff . Mint . Don't really want to change the clocks because it's only done 80k... I'll take them apart when I get a second and see if I can find any obvious problems with them and if I can fix them or not. Thanks for the heads up

Ah yeah also the Rev gauge doesn't work properly. It kinda works but reads way too low and bounces a bit... Managed to get a little video on the way to socks before I did all the work to get some feedback. Got a feeling the actual gauge may need cleaning or something

Well ive be been working on the gt today to try and make it run properly and made some good progress. The lag on the turbo was like driving with a td05. Took forever to spool and it turns out it was because the actuator had been adjusted so it was open all the time and then nut and bolted to the wastegate so that it couldn't move. I've shortened the bar so thst it's just closed and made a little bolt set up so that it can open and.close freely. Turbo spools instantly now! I forgot how fast ct9s spool . Another problem I have is a misfire. At low rpm is misfires and under pressure it misfires. Seems to be when boosting over about 6 psi. I checked everything over and the plugs were a little loose so tightened them up and then cleaned up the terminals on the leads which made it a little better. Then I noticed thst the timing was retarded. Should have known seeing as it banged and popped on overrun. So put it back to roughly middle and it made a big difference but still have a misfire lol. The pops and bangs have gone too . Think I'm going to end up replacing the whole ignition system just to be sure and know it won't need doing again for a fair while. Also fitted a lambda sensor as it didn't have one lol. I expect it helped a little but didn't really notice a great deal. I've also been taking stuff out the bay that isn't being used. Got a nice collection of rubbish lol! Had a massive boost leak too which was down to the hot pipe missing a bolt so it wasn't sealed and also the dump valve fitting hose just wasn't a tight fit what so ever. So I've put 2 decent length bolts through to hold the hot pipe on tight now and also fitted a proper fitting pipe for the dump valve and it doesn't leak at all any more ! Shame they're both baileys lol. Car is so much better to drive now but still need to sort out thst misfire. Will keep you all posted!

Cheeky fucker you are haha . I'm not sure what happened with the belt to be honest. There was loads of slack between the crank and cam gears too so timing was probably in and out. All fixed now either way. Thanks guys .

Ah right. Didn't know thst lol. Found today that part of the problem is someone messing about with the timing lol. Put it back to the middle as a guide and it's a lot smoother but still misfires. Think maybe it's just down to ignition being weak and leaning the fuel slightly is making it more manageable but obviously isn't the way to sort out the problem lol. Going to give it a full service and replace all the ignition.

Not yet buddy although the light hasn't been on. I'll do the paperclip later lol

Sosolid did you find the problem in the end? Got similar issues but haven't started changing stuff yet.

I think 180kmh is about 112mph? Think anyway lol. So yeah if you're doing 80 and it says 112mph it's a little out . Not entirely sure why from the top of my head. It's all mechanical...

I was a bit annoyed haha! Was on the way to spend the day there with matt, Sam, Neil, charlotte and friends. Not seen them all for ages. Saw them after though but was too tired after sitting about all day lol . As far as I'm aware the easiest way of telling would be a sticker on the back along with the headlights and fog lights having like yellow cups thst the bulbs sit in. The actual lights and bulbs are normal but they have these yellow inserts. I'll get some pictures later . Thanks honkey ;). I'm not sure buddy. I'd never heard of it to be honest but from what I read it does seem true. I'll go around it later and try get photos of the lights and measure the suspension to see if it's different to a standard gt. Lights are definitely yellow though haha ... It got loud pretty quick. I was only 7 miles away and considered trying to get there but with how fast it got loud I thought it was going to come off. Funny enough it actually was . I'm sure it will mate . Like a bit of a challenge haha! Cheers dude . It just feels a little unloved over recent years. Nothing some good scrubbing and a bit of paint work won't fix. You too dude! Sorry I wasn't very chatty, was really tired. Probably would have nodded off if it wasn't for the japspeed exhaust lol! Look forward to doing something properly eventually. Yeah we all make mistakes dude . I was just annoyed at what could have happened if I didn't know anything and just ignored the noises. No one's fault and no hard feelings!... Haha! I'm not sure on brilliant but I hope to tidy it up

Hiya matey. Reading it back my post might have been a bit harsh. Mistakes are made and things are missed. I think I'm just mainly shocked. I did send a text which went as a mms because it was a little long lol. When I get home I'll edit my post so it doesn't sound as bad mouthy towards you but going to keep it there just as it's part of the progress. And of course thanks for the apology. I appreciate it has a new mot and it would have still been missed by the mot tech. No hard feelings at all mate.

I'm not slagging him off. He's a nice guy but I'm saying people should check their work before selling it on, especially if they're not sure what they're doing. Tell me when you've gone to buy a car and checked the cam belt and made sure the wheel nuts were tight? I'm not one to moan. I believe you should check everything before you buy which is why I did as much as I could but I didn't take my tool box and dismantle the engine just like I'm sure no one else would. I text him as he would have known about the misfire when it'd warm, warped discs, wheel balancing etc and he failed to mention any of it which I'm a bit annoyed about. If I were him I'd at least apologise for forgetting to mention stuff that should have been mentioned in my opinion instead of just ignoring them. End of the day if the cam belt snapped and tangled in the engine it could have locked up and sent me off the road and if the wheel had come off it could have sent me off the road. Think I have the right to mention it instead of just accept it as my own fault

It can all be fixed and I knew it would be a project. I just didn't expect some of the stuff I found... Thanks char ! Right I'm still on my phone but bored so going to attempt to update haha. Sorry for any mistakes . When I picked the car up there was a rattling noise coming from the cam belt area. Dai thought that it was just the cover comes loose and needed tightening up. I thought it was a bit strange when I pressed on it and nothing changed but decided to risk it anyway and drove home. When I got there the noise seemed to be worse. I knocked it off and decided to look in the morning and found this There was loads of rubber and half the belt had been rubbing on something. I assumed that there was something in the case that it must have been catching on so started taking the rest off to find the problem. No worries seeing as the belt now needed replacing anyway. Found all the following. Belt chewed up. Found the belt wasn't even tight! I could pull it off with my fingers just after taking the top cover off... I took the bottom cover off and found the tensioner wasn't even tensioning at all but was tightened in that position. I can't believe that it made it home nearly 100 miles away but then I noticed that it had been on for about 5k miles like that! I honestly think the cam cover was stopping it flinging off from the slack. So I went and got a new belt and started cleaning everything up to put it on. So £20 and a few hours later the new belt was on and the engine sounded a he'll of a lot better... I appreciate it was probably the only cam belt dai had ever done but I think this should be used as a good example for getting your work checked by someone else if you're not sure. It only cost me £20 and a few hour to fix but if it were someone without the knowledge it could have been hundreds of pounds of work at a garage providing it didn't snap on the way home. Next headache happened today. I was driving to alton towers today with the Mrs when I started getting a knocking noise on the back end. I initially thought the new wheel bearing isn't tight enough. Better pull over and check to make sure the nut for the bearing is on there and holding the wheel on... Got out to check only to find the wheel was about to fall off! None of the nuts were even tight. Bit shook up but laughed it off and went to get the spanner to tighten it back up butthere's no spanner in the car lol! So then had to sit and wait for the aa for 2 hours. Guy told me about how he restored a series 3 land rover to original showroom condition and offered it his son as a first car but he turned it down. Said he was heartbroken and i'm not surprised haha... Anyway! The rest of the car just seems to be half tight and wobbly with missing nuts and bolts which I've been going around and replacing as I've found them. Think its just been a little rushed in the past and needs some good tlc. Managed to give it a quick clean though and done a few miles home after the failed attempt to get to alton towers... Car has a long way to go to be up to standard but i can't wait to get cracking on with it

Well I'm back with another gt! A mk1 which happens to be a snow edition which I didn't even know existed. From a little research I've found that they came with snow tyres from factory along with yellow headlights, yellow fog lights, higher suspension and a stronger starting system although I've not looked at it yet to see what's special about it... in fact all I've had so far is a headache lol. I bought the car off Dai on the forum. In all fairness he's a really really nice guy but the car is in a bit of a sorry state. On my phone so can't do much yet but pictures and tales to be told when I get to my computer .

Possibly the starter sticking? I'd start by checking all terminals and earths as said above though and then a different battery.

You know what.... This will decimate all, after you put about 15 grand into it, or more if we have to, over night parts from Japan

whitenoize was selling his rolling mk1 not long ago too for like £300 or something lol. Was resprayed in red too so probably pretty tidy with it's fresh paint if it's still available .

True matey ! I just hate prepping them lol. Most alloys are flaking and corroding and you can't spray over that to build it up and flatten. Could really do with a sand blaster and a cabinet big enough for wheels . Might make one at some point

Someone let me know if you're not happy letting me post this not sure if you're going to see it as a business or trading or anything like that. Will happily let you remove it if not happy . I'm currently out of work at the moment and doing a bit of this and a bit of that to tide me over whilst I concentrate on video work to try and build enough work to do it as a living. It's a slow process so I'm a general handy man at the moment as well as a mechanic lol, but one of the main things I can offer is paintwork! I've been doing bits and bobs for years and mainly progressed as a painter over the past year or so when I welded in new arches on my Civic and then painted the whole car. I'm not a professional, I'm not mobile, I'm not as fast as a shop, most of my stuff will be painted outside under a gazebo so bear in mind errors might happen and it may take me a little longer to correct them! I'm confident to do most stuff but single panels would be preferred and some stuff I won't touch if I'm not confident I'll do a good job or simply due to my lack of equipment. Happy to do filler and fibreglass work... Hate wheel refurbs but consider all. Anything to do with bodywork give me a shout and I'll see if there's anything I can do. Based in Nottingham. Again let me know if Admins/mods aren't happy and you can delete the post! Cheers. Adam.

He is an ignorant cunt when he wants to be haha! Just keep sending them ;)

It's a bit of a problem if it brings the wheels out as the wheels I were considering are already ET18. Also I don't want to sound pikey, but proper spacers are expensive! Drilling the wheel, adding more weld around the hole and then countersinking it is reasonably cheap if not completely free haha

I've never heard of PCD adaptors... Do they not space the wheels out giving them a wider offset?

Cheers mate ! How much difference is there between et13 and 18? How is it measured...

As the title says really.

Anyone ever done this? Tips, Ideas, recommendations etc. There are a set of shitroen wheels that I would like to put on a car with 4x100 PCD. Considering just welding a ring around the hole pattern to thicken it up and drilling the holes in the remaining space like a multi fitment alloy.

I like that my girlfriend was posted on here by another girl before she was even my girlfriend lol. Time flies!