Think i\'m coming back. in an FC T2!

ramirez · February 02, 2011, 12:43:26 PM

Well after a year dabbling in the dirty non rotary area i\'m soon to be back in an FC Turbo 2! I sold my Jag XJR last week and couldn\'t wait any longer, just bought a gunmetal grey FC with 20k on an RX Motors rebuilt engine

TiddlesRX7 · February 02, 2011, 12:45:48 PM

You always said you have another. Welcome back mate. pic\'s when you get it mate.

Ade

dthebuk · February 02, 2011, 02:17:39 PM

Good stuff!

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grinder · February 04, 2011, 12:51:41 PM

welcome back

Brett · February 04, 2011, 01:21:07 PM

That\'s the best colour :Giggle

Welcome back to the world of the rotor :wave

Skifledanabit · February 06, 2011, 03:56:02 PM

I was perving at that one on Ebay, looks really nice

ramirez · February 07, 2011, 02:56:32 PM

yeah, i only paid a grand for it - looking forward to its arrival

ramirez · February 11, 2011, 03:22:44 PM

She arrived today

Drives really nice.. lovely clean oil, idles smooth and fires up cold or warm.

One of the funny things is that it has the *exactly* same smell as my old TII which Ade has

The only issue is that it feels like the clutch is slipping in 3rd and 4th gear - Is that most likely a worn clutch or could it be a master / slave cylinder failure?

Skifledanabit · February 11, 2011, 03:40:34 PM

Oooh, looks niiiice... What are your plans?

ramirez · February 11, 2011, 04:08:46 PM

Quote from: Skifledanabit;742091Oooh, looks niiiice... What are your plans?

sort clutch, polish, enjoy

although i\'m highly likely to be trading my GTR in against an FD next week so if that pans out the FC may be bumped for sale instead!

captainbizzaro · February 13, 2011, 04:23:52 PM

That was a good buy for that money

ramirez · February 13, 2011, 07:21:14 PM

Yeah I think so too, even if it needs a new clutch!

Lovely little motor.

ramirez · February 15, 2011, 02:33:01 PM

OK so I took her out for a spin and shes not showing any signs of a slipping clutch anymore :S

weird!

properly booted it in 3rd and 4th and its holding tight..... maybe it just needed a good razz to bed an old clutch back in?

1990_fc3s_t2 · February 15, 2011, 05:31:35 PM

If its slipped before id get it done anyway, when mine went it was so bad it scored the flywheel with the rivets, the car was still drivable just hard to get into 1st and reverse and then it started slipping. I cleaned the flywheel best i could (with emery cloth:o) but it probably wont hold up too long before i have to get a new clutch and flywheel or at least get it resurfaced.
Good luck :Thumbs-up