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Still fitted to a car... [
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Some of you may remember it - it's Jon Lavis's old one. It's an S2, with 230k on it.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3571922.htm
I remembered the car from the pcgb forum - Jon spent a fortune on it. One of the main issues with S2's is cam / camchain wear - this had the cams (£300+ each), chain, tensioners etc.. replaced 5 years ago. He also fitted KWv3 suspension, H&S exhaust, 17" split rims (shame he curbed 2 of them quite badly), cup mirrors, 968 handles & a carbon fibre splitter. The sills were repaired & it was resprayed.
It has gone sat around pretty much for the last 4 years, not done many miles.
I had it inspected by Andy Moss, who fitted the cams etc.., who thought it was still in reasonable order. It drives very well - tight & solid, but is a bit shabby in places inside. Idle oil pressure is good, gearbox is quiet. One abs sensor needs replacing & the front calipers have plate lift & need sorting. I have already bought a full set F&R fully refurbed calipers in anticipation (a very nice job from Finland.. []). The leather sports seats are pretty good, passenger one is in great shape. The interior needs a good clean. Sunroof isn't quite working properly, rear hatch catches need freeing up, n/s window not working, mainly small stuff. There was also a carbon fibre rear spoiler kit that came with the car - didn't know about this until I collected it today[].
So, for the money I paid, pretty good.
However, there are signs of corrosion - o/s/r near suspension mount, & some bubbling on the sills. There is a chance that it is more serious.
From here, the first thing to do is to take it to one of ph's bodyshop men to have a good poke around and price up the bodywork. From there I need to make a decision
Option 1.
Prep as a "clubsport" track car - lighten as much as possible, retain carpets - no cage, fit lightweight buckets.
Option 2.
Rust is uneconomical to repair - scrap it & sell the bits.
Stand by for further updates.....
]Some of you may remember it - it's Jon Lavis's old one. It's an S2, with 230k on it.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3571922.htm
I remembered the car from the pcgb forum - Jon spent a fortune on it. One of the main issues with S2's is cam / camchain wear - this had the cams (£300+ each), chain, tensioners etc.. replaced 5 years ago. He also fitted KWv3 suspension, H&S exhaust, 17" split rims (shame he curbed 2 of them quite badly), cup mirrors, 968 handles & a carbon fibre splitter. The sills were repaired & it was resprayed.
It has gone sat around pretty much for the last 4 years, not done many miles.
I had it inspected by Andy Moss, who fitted the cams etc.., who thought it was still in reasonable order. It drives very well - tight & solid, but is a bit shabby in places inside. Idle oil pressure is good, gearbox is quiet. One abs sensor needs replacing & the front calipers have plate lift & need sorting. I have already bought a full set F&R fully refurbed calipers in anticipation (a very nice job from Finland.. [
]). The leather sports seats are pretty good, passenger one is in great shape. The interior needs a good clean. Sunroof isn't quite working properly, rear hatch catches need freeing up, n/s window not working, mainly small stuff. There was also a carbon fibre rear spoiler kit that came with the car - didn't know about this until I collected it today[]. So, for the money I paid, pretty good.
However, there are signs of corrosion - o/s/r near suspension mount, & some bubbling on the sills. There is a chance that it is more serious.
From here, the first thing to do is to take it to one of ph's bodyshop men to have a good poke around and price up the bodywork. From there I need to make a decision
Option 1.
Prep as a "clubsport" track car - lighten as much as possible, retain carpets - no cage, fit lightweight buckets.
Option 2.
Rust is uneconomical to repair - scrap it & sell the bits.
Stand by for further updates.....
