All the very best. I built a 270R SV from Sept. 2015 to March 2016. Upgraditous hit me pretty early too. I would recommend the clear rear light clusters, fog light etc. as well as the front indicators. They make such a difference to how the car looks imho.
One item I have since discovered since running the car over this summer. One of the first maintenance actions will be changing the oil and oil filter. I found it impossible to get the oil filter off the car after it had been built and ended up putting a screw driver through it and levering it off that way - you may want to loosen and re-tighten to a more humanly achievable level before you install the engine.
I think the 310 upgrade may also be in the post for me sometime next year.
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All the very best. I built a 270R SV from Sept. 2015 to March 2016. Upgraditous hit me pretty early too. I would recommend the clear rear light clusters, fog light etc. as well as the front indicators. They make such a difference to how the car looks imho.
One item I have since discovered since running the car over this summer. One of the first maintenance actions will be changing the oil and oil filter. I found it impossible to get the oil filter off the car after it had been built and ended up putting a screw driver through it and levering it off that way - you may want to loosen and re-tighten to a more humanly achievable level before you install the engine.
I think the 310 upgrade may also be in the post for me sometime next year.