just brought a gen 1

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 10:03:13 PM

hi peeps.

ive always owned fd3`s. had 4 of them and just selling the last one . i spotted a gen one in my city for sale. so thought i`d take a look. on a Y plate. red with glass roof. got a bit of rust bubble but its a toy.

engine is coming out. its done `133k miles so a refresh and a full bridge i feel is required.. im not a full member and i cant post pics up!?!

myatt1972 · July 17, 2010, 10:15:23 PM

Welcome to 1st gen ownership, its always good to step up onto the next rung of the ladder :Giggle
You can post pics if you use photobucket or similar and post a link.
Is it BPA 702Y ?
1st gens are great and with the upgrades you have in mind will be loads of fun.
Keith...

Ian65 · July 17, 2010, 10:22:07 PM

Quote from: skybusr34;705267hi peeps.

ive always owned fd3`s. had 4 of them and just selling the last one . i spotted a gen one in my city for sale. so thought i`d take a look. on a Y plate. red with glass roof. got a bit of rust bubble but its a toy.

engine is coming out. its done `133k miles so a refresh and a full bridge i feel is required.. im not a full member and i cant post pics up!?!

Welcome to the 1st gen section!
You don\'t need to be a full member to put pictures up....
look on page 17 of the \'how many 1st gens still running thread\' and it\'ll tell you how to do it. Piece of cake!

syebba · July 17, 2010, 10:25:10 PM

Welcome,it\'s starting to get busy in here!
ta..

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 10:59:44 PM

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 11:00:16 PM

hahh thanks.. ive finally done it. woo hoo. ^^^

myatt1972 · July 17, 2010, 11:10:58 PM

That looks a real tidy series 2, very nice.
Keith...

Ian65 · July 17, 2010, 11:11:01 PM

I must say it looks much nicer in these photos than it did in the pics in a recent advert.
Not many s2\'s left on the road now.
Are you going to put a spoiler on the back of it or leave it bare?

captainbizzaro · July 17, 2010, 11:11:49 PM

welcome to the increasingly busy old mans club! Good too see another one snapped up by an enthusiast so keep the pics and info coming.

Are you planning on going 12a bridgey or taking it further?

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 11:18:00 PM

im pretty green to the whole fb scene. . brought it totally on a wim. thinking of just going full bridge with the required mods to suit. i am going to buy a 450hp fd still when a decent one comes avaialble that ticks the boxs. in the mean time i need something to fill the rotary gap :-) and .

how easy is it to turbo the 12a? IF big IF i decided to .

captainbizzaro · July 17, 2010, 11:21:50 PM

You need to speak to Ian mate he\'s doing just that at the moment...

You can forget the FD too-once you\'ve gone old school nothing else compares:evillaugh

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 11:21:57 PM

Quote from: myatt1972;705284That looks a real tidy series 2, very nice.
Keith...

hmmm its ok not amazing nick. it was originally grey from looking around it. shame its had colour swap. bit of bubbling on archs but nothing major.

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 11:22:58 PM

Quote from: captainbizzaro;705290You need to speak to Ian mate he\'s doing just that at the moment...

You can forget the FD too-once you\'ve gone old school nothing else compares:evillaugh

tbf i was impressed by the little 12a performance for 133k on clock

captainbizzaro · July 17, 2010, 11:27:13 PM

Yeah they are fun even in standard form, I was only jesting about the FD but I\'d love to combine the two one day and have a 13b-REW in my FB.

skybusr34 · July 17, 2010, 11:31:45 PM

Quote from: captainbizzaro;705293Yeah they are fun even in standard form, I was only jesting about the FD but I\'d love to combine the two one day and have a 13b-REW in my FB.

now theres an idea ??:2eek