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As some of you may know I made a joke bid to get the ball rolling on an eBay listing for a Lancia Y10 and won the car for a bargain price of £180!!!
Today I have washed my Lancia. It's the best way to do a full body, paint and M.O.T assessment and see what I have bought.
Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa...
Okay the paint will need a few more washes to be presentable but a full respray will be required if I decide to sell. Fiat 296/A White so a nice easy colour to get hold of.
Body, the floor and underside are perfect. Zebarted from new. The top of the drivers door is as bad as the bottom so I think I'll find another one. Just as well the car needs a respray at least the door will be the same colour now.
The only concerning bodywork I need to do is the upper part of the front valance where the radiator is. That has all but rusted away and that will involve a trip to Italy to get the replacement part.
Mechanical, the exhaust had a misdiagnosed crack in the manifold. It's the £3.99 gasket between the manifold and down pipe. The handbrake is rubbish and the rear brakes almost nonexistent. New shoes £6.99, wheel cylinders £8.99 and handbrake cable £12.99. Also one of the tyres is bald due to running flat and where the car has been stood around the sidewalls are starting to perish. £100-£150 for all five.
Now the fun part...
Electrical, it'll be easier to list what works. Engine, electric windows, central locking, windscreen wiper and washer jets. That's it. :bang:
I'm thinking fuses and hedgehogs. :slayer:
The brand new headlights are left hand drive so I'll have to get the old ones out of the boot, clean them up and swap the clear indicators over.
That's about it. £180 car, £200-ish for the M.O.T and £100 paint and supplies.
My first impression of the car compared to my Fizz is a little like getting out of a Golf and into an Audi A3. Sure there is more attention to styling, creature comforts and a few luxuries but for what the car gains in status it looses in practicality. Less headroom for the driver, nearly no leg room in the back and a boot that will barely take my lunch for work let alone a weeks shopping or set of golf bats.
There are little details and upgrades I'll get into more when the car is on the road and I can do a proper back to back test.
Due to the limited numbers, low mileage and the fact the PPC £999 Challenge no longer exists this will be a repair/restoration instead of trackday/race/rally project.
(At least that's the plan right now)
Today I have washed my Lancia. It's the best way to do a full body, paint and M.O.T assessment and see what I have bought.
Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa...
Okay the paint will need a few more washes to be presentable but a full respray will be required if I decide to sell. Fiat 296/A White so a nice easy colour to get hold of.
Body, the floor and underside are perfect. Zebarted from new. The top of the drivers door is as bad as the bottom so I think I'll find another one. Just as well the car needs a respray at least the door will be the same colour now.
The only concerning bodywork I need to do is the upper part of the front valance where the radiator is. That has all but rusted away and that will involve a trip to Italy to get the replacement part.
Mechanical, the exhaust had a misdiagnosed crack in the manifold. It's the £3.99 gasket between the manifold and down pipe. The handbrake is rubbish and the rear brakes almost nonexistent. New shoes £6.99, wheel cylinders £8.99 and handbrake cable £12.99. Also one of the tyres is bald due to running flat and where the car has been stood around the sidewalls are starting to perish. £100-£150 for all five.
Now the fun part...
Electrical, it'll be easier to list what works. Engine, electric windows, central locking, windscreen wiper and washer jets. That's it. :bang:
I'm thinking fuses and hedgehogs. :slayer:
The brand new headlights are left hand drive so I'll have to get the old ones out of the boot, clean them up and swap the clear indicators over.
That's about it. £180 car, £200-ish for the M.O.T and £100 paint and supplies.
My first impression of the car compared to my Fizz is a little like getting out of a Golf and into an Audi A3. Sure there is more attention to styling, creature comforts and a few luxuries but for what the car gains in status it looses in practicality. Less headroom for the driver, nearly no leg room in the back and a boot that will barely take my lunch for work let alone a weeks shopping or set of golf bats.
There are little details and upgrades I'll get into more when the car is on the road and I can do a proper back to back test.
Due to the limited numbers, low mileage and the fact the PPC £999 Challenge no longer exists this will be a repair/restoration instead of trackday/race/rally project.
(At least that's the plan right now)