General 1992 Onyx FireFly

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Hi,

I came across a very sad little kit car in the unit next door to my mates, a small amount of money crossed palms and i'm now the proud? owner of a 1992 Onyx FireFly


They are cosmentically challenged, not sure who thought using a Fiat 126 windscreen was a great idea and whoever decided the front lights should be sunk 14 feet back into the bonnet needs a kicking

But we can sort it... maybe

 

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The Panda that donated it's heart had done 5000 miles before it was put on it's roof, one of them Pink editions

Then the Onyx only did 4000 miles before being shoved in the unit to do some of the horrific bodywork you can see and she never saw the road again

 

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So, far I have removed the interior and cleaned up a lot of surface rust from the chassis

Brakes shoes/pads have been replaced and new rear cylinders

The clutch was stuck, but now operates after I got the engine warm and dropped it into gear with the wheels elevated, there is still a sticky spot on the pedal travel, my guess is the input shaft has some corrosion on it and it will free up with use

Thermostat needs changing and full coolant flush

Plans are to get all the bits sorted for an MOT then start making her look pretty