Its a Roadsport 140 SV that was purchased as a "winter project" and in need of some work.
First job was to remove the stickers that covered the dents and scratches and get the nose re sprayed (hand painted red to hide stone chips!)
Then I started trawling through the for sale section of Blat Chat and purchased the following items, VHPD exhaust, Carbon Aero screen, clear lenses, Carbon indicator pods, lowered floors, new tunnel top and fitted some of them, with the remainder to go on over the dark nights of winter.
i also purchased a number plate from DVLA, you can choose "R" reg plates for relatively low amounts, so R300 DWJ or R40 ODJ were both £180 and as my aim was to upgrade the engine to R400 spec, I bought the R40 and will grow the car to match the plate!
The car was sold to me with a rolling road printout showing 153bhp and in the search for more power, I took the car to K Maps and was very pleased with the results, chasing my friends V8 Esprit, he was not able to pull away from me up to err....70mph! though his car looks and sounds superb when your looking into his exhausts with an Aero screen as your only protection.
i have carried out some simple cosmetic repairs to the car, blistering aluminium has been rubbed down, treated and painted with colour matched aerosol cans ( I will see how that works over time and yes I have read copious comments about it only lasting a month or two, but it has not yet returned and I am 5 months in)
I must say, that this car has provided so much fun, I can tinker away in the garage or go out for a Blat around the Chilterns and just clears away the "fog" of a working week in seconds. Great fun
So that's my 1st year of ownership covered, here comes year 2
thanks for looking
David Jones
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