Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Like a phoenix from the ashes...

The GTO hath returned from whence it came...   woo.

Paul at MitsiArt has finished working his magic on our wonderful beastie and she has emerged in a far more functional state.  Here's a quick look at the workshop from when I went down there the other day...

The outside view, sorry for the potato-cam

Do you even lift?  Apparently they do....

Unfortunately the car wasn't being worked on at the time, so no "action shots" but still, you get the idea.

Anyway, back to the motor.  Various things were fixed but importantly:

  • Clutch
  • Brakes
  • Oil pressure
  • Sticky accelerator peddle
  • Cruise control
  • Anti roll bar bushes
  • Protective cover for the 4 wheel steering hydraulics
As well as a general prod and poke around at various things.  This ran us a very reasonable £800 which did include nearly £500 in parts, so all in all not bad.

This week will see a long-distance test-run as I take her on a jaunt up north to Telford.  Hopefully we will be able to garner some more support from people at Multiplay's i48 event, but if nothing else, its a good shake down prior to our proper "test run" over the following bank holiday weekend.

More news as it happens...

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