the start of a love hate relationship
right i thought i would put this under a project it was never ment to be one however i got the itch. which has give our lass another head ache (just wait until the sun pops out and the bike comes out)
right where to beging.....
well i bought this punto gt3 (nail) from keighley chucked it on the back of the car trailer and away home to the north east. Thinking I wont have much work to put it back on the road so i made a list of what was wrong and that list kept growing and growing. So my fast turn around with a bit of profit has now turned into a bottomless money pit and to top it off I have been caught by the power bug GREAT
if i remember goes something like this .... (which by the way is still growing)
front bumper not secure needs painting
side skirts cracked + need painting
rear bumper cracked + need painting
rear spoiler need securing and reairing + paint
bonnet has been shut with what looks like a rock at the side (needs bonnet)
wiper missing
mirror glass o/s missing
front wheels curbed
head lights loose
now for inside...
bonnet pull not working
seats held in with a couple of bolts
wiring all over
n/s electric window doesn't work
o/s electric window doesn't work
no boost reading on gauge
blue key goosed having to use the red
air bag light on
under the bonnet....(this is where it gets interesting)
boost pipes all over
batt tray rotter
batt flopping about
normal horn removed and air horn fitted but just resting next to the batt
cam shaft cover leak
sump leak
2 dump valves fitted???
drive shafts loose FT meaning finger tight in this case
wishbones had it
subframe big tear in in @ rear box mount
rear gearbox mount shot
n/s gearbox mount shot
hole in the floor where a stupid scissor jack has been used
n/s calliper seized
alternator not working
turbo has more crack than a dealer
o/s cv joint knocking
power steering leak but fixed before i bought it hahah cheers what a swell guy!
and what makes me laugh i bought this in the jan and its mot'd till september 09 so if you want a moody mot al have alook see where it was done because the thing should never of passed and its impossible that it was fine on test day.
I will get some pics up soon of the beautie