What have you done to your car today?

[skaif]

Just done what I assume is the first major service on the tank.

• Front pads
• Rear pads
• Rear shocks (were weeping oil)
• Oil & oil filter
• Spark plugs (all 8 of em)
• Air filter

All in that totalled around £700 including labour, is that ball park? I've never had a car like this so no idea of the expenses!

According to the service manual trans fluid and filters need doing at 100k miles so maybe get those done next year (currently on around 145kms)

Also have some bushes and control arms that need replacing but will wait on those too as no biggie at the minute.

Just dropped off the interior front middle seat arm rest thingy that had a massive tear in it so needed to sort this.

Been quoted around £30 for it to be reupholstered so getting it done today.

 

[Meaker]

That's not bad, I've wondered what the cost of getting some of my interior leather trim pieces to higher quality bits would be.

 

[Maccy]

Posted a pic of it above, the hyundai Veloster turbo, not common in the UK so i'd probably have to ship them over from the US.

Ah yeh my bad.
Best to just stay on top of it, hopefully a better design!

 

[Meaker]

Well it avoided being rained on in this deluge thanks to being in a barn with the engine out at least

 

[mattyprice4004]

Did you hit a bump or did it just finally give way?

I heard a dull thud on the driveway one evening while I was in the living room with the windows open - still night, no one around etc so it was rather puzzling.

Then I went out at 8am to collect my partner for work, and found the car wouldn't move...

 

[Akagi]

Cleaned and vacuumed the interior, cleaned the wheels and door shuts... Will wash it shortly, then polish it tomorrow, in time for a viewing later on tomorrow.

 

[skaif]

All fixed! Quick n dirty snap

 

[Maccapacca]

Land Rover want £170 for a pair of these in black???? Bought a silver pair exactly the same and new for £20, going to see if I can make a reasonable job with rattle cans.

 

[Meaker]

Sir I'm going to need to see more pictures of the Chevette please.

I did not take pics because I did not have much time but I did ask and it's the HS being modified to HSR spec.

 

[HoneyBadger]

This is the car in a more assembled form by the way:

Quite like that. Need to paint your callipers though!

 

[Nasher]

Still not sure whether painted calipers is chevvy or not

 

[Meaker]

Quite like that. Need to paint your callipers though!

Not bothering as an entire brake upgrade kit is next on my list.

 

[Meaker]

All fixed! Quick n dirty snap

That looks good, you would have to look closely that it was repaired. Who did it?

 

[Akagi]

After years with no badges on the boot, some part of me wanted to have an STi badge on again:

The original badges looked messy to me, but equally I thought WRX STi looks odd on its own on the right, with STi on its own looking more weird in the original position, hence raising it up a bit.

Not sure how I feel about it, not sure if it's straight enough for my liking either

Oh well will leave it on for a bit and see how I feel about it

Sometimes you have to mix it up a bit.

This was my favourite rear end badge tidy-up I did...

 

[skaif]

That looks good, you would have to look closely that it was repaired. Who did it?

Its not perfect but it'll do.

I'm in Qatar so just got the cheapest local upholsterers to get it done. Can't even remember the name of the shop!

 

[Agent_Smith357]

I did not take pics because I did not have much time but I did ask and it's the HS being modified to HSR spec.

Sounds like an awesome project not seen even a regular chevette on the roads in years.

 

[Meaker]

It was totally stripped down to the frame, it had been re-treated and painted and they had modded the front shock mounts to match the (racing/rally?) spec.

 

[Akagi]

Sir I'm going to need to see more pictures of the Chevette please.

Sod the Chevette, theres an Audi Quattro there!!

 

[Meaker]

Sod the Chevette, theres an Audi Quattro there!!

The turbo engine at the 45 degree angle was sitting in a clean engine bay, was very nice

 

[Chris1712]

Made the 300 mile round trip to AlfaWorks to get the 4C fettled.

3 year service (big one, body off and tub torque check + plugs/oil etc.)
Brake Fluid change
Double check the front geo (Already has their road spec shims (adds a lot of caster), but the toe was off)
K&N Filter install (even more whooshing sounds behind your head!)
Fitted my carbon fibre mudflaps

What a place, car's still under warranty but I'm fed up of Alfa's terrible service. AW know them like the back of their hands and develop / fab their own parts etc. to make it better.

Their development car, and they have a 2.0l conversion hiding in the corner aswell. Not finished yet but will be 400+bhp and still ~900kg.

And some mudflaps


They should really come as standard, the sides of the car get absolutely whalloped. They put PPF on the sides/intakes so why not mudflaps! I think they look pretty good, OEM+.