Thursday, August 09, 2007

Classic car meeting...

...and Donna getting a lot of attention....see for yourself!!!

A closer picture of Donna in a really nice sunny day!

Also the interior.....that one really attracted many eyes....wonder why :)

Look at how the Spider changed the interior in a series 4 model (Donna is series 2)

Also check out some really beautiful cars from that meeting!!

Jaguar MK II
Fiat 124 Sport
A very nice Lotus (Spyder Elan MK1???)
Of course a Porsche 911!! (Sami and Ove, you think I forgot you??)
Finally one I REALLY liked....Audi Coupe S

That's all for now. I promise to be back with more updates...and surely more often!!

Donna on the run!

It has been a while since I last posted an update. Here we go then....
First of all, I was tied with work in the end of May and start of June so I couldn't do much with fixing or making any moves to register Donna in Finland.
After I managed to get some free time a lot of work has been done.
  • The brakes were taken out, split open, and everything was cleaned including changing the rubber parts and steel rings. After that they were bled and they work ok. Next summer I will be changing the break pads so that we can make sure that they brake equally and much better.
  • I also fixed the front right bumper that was shaking quite much. The problem was some broken plastic from the inside of the bumper. With some chemical metal the situation improved dramatically.
  • Also all the ball joints were changed including arm fraps from the front steering. Also steering idler box was changed. The car definetely feels much safer on the road. There is still some vibration when driving at around 60-70 km/h, and this is caused by a flatened tyre on the rear left. One more thing to be fixed for next season's driving.
  • Oil, oil filter, fuel gauge in the front and fuel filter, spark plug cables and brake fluid have been changed. Also spark plugs will be changed soon, including a leaking head gasket seal.
  • The soft top, has now been painted in a nice black colour and proofed with those Renovo products. Definetely improvement but I get this feeling that it could be slightly better.
  • All necessary light bulbs have been changed
  • A car stereo has been installed. A cheap LG one, which with all the luck of the world, fits in the car perfectly due to the fact that it is black with some silver colour and with red lights! How lucky can this be? all the colours of the car!
  • All floor mats have been washed and the interior now looks much better. Also the dampness smell from when the car was imported has now disappeared!
  • New fuel cap has been installed. The previous one was not lockable leaving the car in danger of any lunatic do whatever he wants. The new one is a reoriginal italian cap which locks perfectly.
  • The driver side door lock is now broken, so I can enter only from the co driver's side. This is a task for next season.
Finally, the car has already passed from customs and from the MOT equivalent, so it is legally driven now. And boy she is attracting the eyes on her!