Looking at an FC Cab this week!! Advice?

[dthebuk]

Does that mean after the cab you\'l be going for a 3 rotor? then a 4 rotor

[uncle silvia]

Does that mean after the cab you\'l be going for a 3 rotor? then a 4 rotor

MMMMMMMM 4 rotor FC Cab!!! lol

Ide love a 20b on throttle bodies :god I just LOVE that sound!!!

[g.miller]

Hi Grant
hows the latest project going ?
hope some sun soon so can drop roof down she hasnt been out much.

Hi Pete.
very slow, the guy doing the rebuild was on a go slow just before Christmas and had what turned out to be  angina and has only just started up on it again, but he is doing a fantastic job, i will just have to be patient.

I bought another plastic car at the end of Oct. as i was lost with no toys and an empty garage and have spent alot of time underneath treating the only steel bit\'s [ chassis] this winter. Its a 99 TVR chim. with 18,000 miles, yours is much better underneath!:Giggle

Grant

[grinder]

HOW MUCH ............ crickey !!

welcome to the mad house

if its a UK car - then just get underneath and bang the hell out of the sills etc.. they are prone to rusting here

if you can look under the carpet - have a look where the passengers feet go - there is a metal plate here covering the ecu - if this is rusty - then it proves that its had water in there ( and yes - mine is a cab and leaks into the passenger foot well )

for a roof - look for a guy on here called PDTAYLOR , he has a brand new roof for sale and is very knowledgable about the cabs ( and so is prof )

keep checking for rust ... its an RX7 killer

if its a jap car - then its more likely to not have this probs

then make sure that everything else is OK

ABS , Elecs , Wipers work on all speeds ( usually not to be honest )

if its a manual - sit at 30 in 5th and floor it -  to check for the clutch slipping

drive at about 20 in second and floor it - it should pull really smooth to 50+ , the back end should squat with the boost kicking in and pull in a straight line

check the tyres etc... ( check for wear on inner edges - ££££ to replace )

as someone said ( think it was prof ) - take it for a spin - get it up to temp and turn it off and start it again - do this twice to make sure - if it starts fine - its a good sign

when you turn up to look at the car - as for it not to be started and stone cold ( stick hand on engine to prove this ) - it should start no probs from cold

thats all i can think of at the mo

Stu

[uncle silvia]

Thanks again People!!

[G@NDY]

Very nice looking car but £1000 over priced, surely?

Welcome to the club matey

[uncle silvia]

Well ive seen them from £1000 to £5000 so there is quite a range lol

Ill see what happens!

[g.miller]

Don\'t worry about the the ABS as UK cab\'s. did not have it, just the coupe.
price wise it looks about right to me if it\'s so low milage. Don\'t worry about Stu. he thinks anything over a pound is expensive:Giggle

[uncle silvia]

:Giggle cheers guys!!

[grinder]

i didnt realise that uk cabs didnt come with ABS - how strange - as the UK Coupe does ??

[Prof]

i didnt realise that uk cabs didnt come with ABS - how strange - as the UK Coupe does ??

Good excuse to learn cadence braking :yes

[grinder]

i prefer the stand on brakes and close your eyes theory

[pdtaylor18]

My cab is up for grabs if you are interested,loads of history from this forum and brand new roof,respray etc etc. Just passed its MOT as well today.
If you need a new roof then I have one of those if you buy the black one.
Just email me at the address below if you want details.
Apart from what everyone else has mentioned I know cabs extremely well having had half a dozen of the things, think the biggest thing is to verify that mileage and it should have full service history with that. The roof is another big one and although you can get one from USA for $400 it will cost you again to get it fitted, its not quite a simple fit plus you will have to cut the rear window in as well, It still cost me in the region of £600 to buy the material and have someone fit it all,including the rear window.
If this is a genuine car the leather seats should be prestine for this mileage and not cracked or looking worn.

[uncle silvia]

Email Sent!! :Thumbs-up

[uncle silvia]

Well i viewed it and...................................................











............................I didnt get it!! :2Rolleyes



It had some of the strengthening randomly cut from the boot floor for no reason, it looked like it had some paintwork done and it had no keys or ignition barrel and started with a switch on the dash?!?!?!?!

Considering it was a 33k mile car it didnt look like it or something had happened to it in the past? Stolen recovered maybe..... but why not just fit a new ignition barrel??

Anyway it didnt seem right so i walked!!

Oh well