Literally just copy and pasted this off ITR-DC2 so sorry if some of it doesn't make sense, new updates coming soon!
Hello all,
This is my third ITR, some of you may remember my last one:
I loved it to bits, it was a really nice clean example, but unfortunately circumstances at the time meant I could not keep it, so I sold it with the intention of buying a sensible car. After seeing a few BMW and VW's I just couldn't do it, for me the ITR was so much car, for not alot of money. Luckily my circumstances changed so I began the hunt for another one :twisted:
After seeing a few dogs, I found a well looked after clean 96 spec with UK 2 owners, both of which are on this forum (fonzoo and Benskett). Only problem was, it was 250 miles away in Cornwall!
Here's some pics from the for sale advert:
The car was advertised as burning NO oil, NO gearbox crunches and NO rust. There was a fair few mods on the car also, aswell as meticulous service history, a full rebush and undersealed twice since import in 2007.
So, me and a friend set off at 6am in the trusty A3 to go take a look.
Ouch! That's one way, this car better be good!
Met up with Chris (fonzoo), took a good look around the car, took the car for a test drive, did a compression test and made a deal
Here we are 5 mins after buying the car, we couldn't resist having a look around the car
So here she is after I got her home with no issues, done over 300 miles so far and not a drop of oil burnt!
This is the current spec:
Engine/Gearbox:
- Tegiwa Mugen Replica Intake With Silicone Intake Pipe
- Exedy Lightened Flywheel/Clutch
- Mugen 4-1 Exhaust Manifold
- Spoon Street Backbox
- Magnecor HT Leads
- Skunk2 Short Shifter
- Skunk2 VTEC Solenoid Cover
- Yonaka Aluminium Race Radiator
- Tegiwa Shift Extender
Suspension:
- Meister R Zeta S Coilovers
- Function 7 Rear LCAs
- Spoon Front Strut Brace
- ITR Rear Strut Brace
- Poly'd ARBs
Wheels/Tyres:
- Rota Spec R 98 Replica Wheels
- Hankook RS2 Tyres
- Dixcel N1 discs & Z pads
Exterior:
- 6K HIDs
- LED Bulbs All Round
Well straight away I got to work There was a weird clunking noise from the front end, the previous owner put it down to the CV joints on the driveshaft, however I found it to be loose droplink bolts on the ARB, I also checked every single bolt which would have been removed for the rebush, to my surprise, some of them were loose! :shock: So I torqued them all up to spec.
Oh and I slammed it 8)
Still a few small issues to sort out, there is still a slight clunking when on full lock so I will rebuild the shafts and refresh the gearbox oil in the process, but its a million times better than before. Overall, I'm very happy, its getting harder to come by a good example these days and I'm lucky it only took me a few months to come across this one.
Thanks for reading, I'll try and keep the updates shorter!
Hello all,
This is my third ITR, some of you may remember my last one:
I loved it to bits, it was a really nice clean example, but unfortunately circumstances at the time meant I could not keep it, so I sold it with the intention of buying a sensible car. After seeing a few BMW and VW's I just couldn't do it, for me the ITR was so much car, for not alot of money. Luckily my circumstances changed so I began the hunt for another one :twisted:
After seeing a few dogs, I found a well looked after clean 96 spec with UK 2 owners, both of which are on this forum (fonzoo and Benskett). Only problem was, it was 250 miles away in Cornwall!
Here's some pics from the for sale advert:
The car was advertised as burning NO oil, NO gearbox crunches and NO rust. There was a fair few mods on the car also, aswell as meticulous service history, a full rebush and undersealed twice since import in 2007.
So, me and a friend set off at 6am in the trusty A3 to go take a look.
Ouch! That's one way, this car better be good!
Met up with Chris (fonzoo), took a good look around the car, took the car for a test drive, did a compression test and made a deal
Here we are 5 mins after buying the car, we couldn't resist having a look around the car
So here she is after I got her home with no issues, done over 300 miles so far and not a drop of oil burnt!
This is the current spec:
Engine/Gearbox:
- Tegiwa Mugen Replica Intake With Silicone Intake Pipe
- Exedy Lightened Flywheel/Clutch
- Mugen 4-1 Exhaust Manifold
- Spoon Street Backbox
- Magnecor HT Leads
- Skunk2 Short Shifter
- Skunk2 VTEC Solenoid Cover
- Yonaka Aluminium Race Radiator
- Tegiwa Shift Extender
Suspension:
- Meister R Zeta S Coilovers
- Function 7 Rear LCAs
- Spoon Front Strut Brace
- ITR Rear Strut Brace
- Poly'd ARBs
Wheels/Tyres:
- Rota Spec R 98 Replica Wheels
- Hankook RS2 Tyres
- Dixcel N1 discs & Z pads
Exterior:
- 6K HIDs
- LED Bulbs All Round
Well straight away I got to work There was a weird clunking noise from the front end, the previous owner put it down to the CV joints on the driveshaft, however I found it to be loose droplink bolts on the ARB, I also checked every single bolt which would have been removed for the rebush, to my surprise, some of them were loose! :shock: So I torqued them all up to spec.
Oh and I slammed it 8)
Still a few small issues to sort out, there is still a slight clunking when on full lock so I will rebuild the shafts and refresh the gearbox oil in the process, but its a million times better than before. Overall, I'm very happy, its getting harder to come by a good example these days and I'm lucky it only took me a few months to come across this one.
Thanks for reading, I'll try and keep the updates shorter!
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