New Boy
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:32 pm
Hi All,
Recently bought a 4G 2.2 vtec to take my other car off the road over the winter months and have not stopped driving it, having owned a BB4 about 11 years ago for a while i'd forgotten just how much fun these cars are
Only down side really is, its a bit tatty where the last elderly owner drove into things so it has a few knocks and marks, but mechanically its been well loked after new clutch/ cam belt/ battery etc, etc and its only done 50,000 in 18 years the last owner having owned it since 2001, came with a load of history and not much rust... which is a bonus
I have to say it does have a couple of issues with the ABS light being on all the time and an intermittant 4WS light, which comes on at the slightest provocation, so might well do the 2WS conversion, but i'm getting the alignment done soon so have to see what that brings up !!!
I've also in the last few weeks changed the springs and dampers for a KYB excell-G/Tein S.tech setup, which i also had on my BB4 and remember it being pretty decend handling without shattering bones over bad road surfaces, which i can do without at my age
I think it'll need some bushes doing at some point as it tramlines a bit on poor surfaces, but as long as it passes the MOT in a few weeks i'll be happy, and work from there.
I'll stick some piccies up when i get a chance
Recently bought a 4G 2.2 vtec to take my other car off the road over the winter months and have not stopped driving it, having owned a BB4 about 11 years ago for a while i'd forgotten just how much fun these cars are
Only down side really is, its a bit tatty where the last elderly owner drove into things so it has a few knocks and marks, but mechanically its been well loked after new clutch/ cam belt/ battery etc, etc and its only done 50,000 in 18 years the last owner having owned it since 2001, came with a load of history and not much rust... which is a bonus
I have to say it does have a couple of issues with the ABS light being on all the time and an intermittant 4WS light, which comes on at the slightest provocation, so might well do the 2WS conversion, but i'm getting the alignment done soon so have to see what that brings up !!!
I've also in the last few weeks changed the springs and dampers for a KYB excell-G/Tein S.tech setup, which i also had on my BB4 and remember it being pretty decend handling without shattering bones over bad road surfaces, which i can do without at my age
I think it'll need some bushes doing at some point as it tramlines a bit on poor surfaces, but as long as it passes the MOT in a few weeks i'll be happy, and work from there.
I'll stick some piccies up when i get a chance
but i've possibly found a remedy on the web but i need some time to pull it apart and check it, not managed to get any codes off the 4WS as yet as i say its a little intermittant days go by its fine then the next day it'll come on for seaminly no reason 