Hi all, thought i might as well share the pain i'm getting myself into for the next couple of years/rest of my life
here it is, a 1986 Visa GTi that i scored off tardme for $1000. It's an odd looking car, but i dig it's 80's stz and want it to be awesome - it's possibly the only one in NZ, if someone else has one, send me a message so yeah, parts have been an absolute bitch to find so far.
it's been sitting in a barn for four years since last being run, but luckily it hasn't seized up and turns when it's rolled in second gear
Problems so far:
- starter was bung and had frozen up, but i spent the night tonight pulling off the intake and swapping the starter for a goodun' (luckily enough, the engine and front suspension is all the same as a 1.6 Peugeot 205 GTi and i gots pooj parts in stock)
- got a bit of cancer in the driver's door, near the front windscreen and creeping into the bulkhead hopefully it isn't worse than it looks but it probably is
- it's missing some exterior trim from around the headlights, and the spoiler from the rear (although i found a mean as ford falcoon style rear window splitter in the boot ftmfw)
- dings. heaps of them. little shallow annoying ones
- snapped the threaded rod end of the clutch cable getting the starter out, which was annoying. getting it rebuilt asap by someone in Aucks
- the passenger's seat needs reupholstering because i am being anal
but otherwise it's muuuuueeeen, and hopefully fast!
here's what i want to do with it (including a panelbeat/respray to white):
also, has already been referred to as 'the mullet' in my flat - business in the front, party in the rear
peace.
discuss amongst yourselves: http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15821