Its a new year ...

... and its been ages since I posted so I thought I had better write something! A lot has happened to my car but not too much that I had on my list and not too much thats good! :)

Good things first:

I did pick up the sport front bumper & grill but its sitting in the spare room now waiting for me to find the rear bumper skirt to go with it! Then all I need is the little bits like clips etc.

I also picked up an AEM cold air intake, fitted that myself which was fun. Makes the car pick up better and is definitely much better sounding! At the same time I got a cusco strut brace but I haven't fitted that yet!

Bad things second:

My timing belt tensioner broke about a month ago - made the engine make funny noises. Had to get it fixed at great expense but got the belt itself changed at the same time.

Last week it failed the MOT on the anti-roll bar drop links and the rear brakes. Same rear brakes that have giving me hassle. Changed the offending drop links and brake pads with the help of a friend. My suspension is much quieter now which means the anti roll bars were knocking on something so at least thats something good sorted! However im not sure the new pads have made a big change in the brakes, will have to see when it gets re-tested in a couple of days.

For the future:

I've made lots of plans to do stuff to the car - for instance I need a new alloy and at least one new tyre. Thought I might get a whole new set if I was going to change anything however its expensive!

I've also thought about maybe making the interior a bit better by spraying and re-trimming on the cheap but im afraid I might make it look crap so im after some second hand interior parts that I can try with first!

Also I want to remove the garage badge on the back and polish up the other badges but not sure how to go about it yet. I might just clean them and paint them with silver paint! :)

The car also needs a damn good clean inside and out! And I still want to try to clean the engine bay but it might be downhill struggle if I ever start! :)

Phew thats it for the moment, im sure there will be further updates at some point soon!