Newish member.. Restoring my lude.

vtecred · Post by **vtecred** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:40 pm

Hey all.

I'm thinking of restoring my lude which has been lying on my driveway for roughly 2 years.

My gearbox doesn't select gears and my my door handle internally doesn't open my door I'm off to a great start..

What engine work should I consider apart from normal servicing??

I don't wanna send this car to the scrap worth too much (red top motegi with genuine bonnet spoiler)

Feel free to move this post admin as I was wondering where I should post this

Thanks to everyone in advance for their input

Post by **norks27** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:15 pm

vtecred wrote:I'm thinking of restoring my lude which has been lying on my driveway for roughly 2 years.

Don't think about it just do it

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:32 pm

yeah do it do it i have sunk more money into mine than its ever worth but i love it hence why i brought a second will probably do same to that one

Post by **Drax** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:09 pm

get some pics up of her bud

gearbox not selecting gears could be lack of/no fluid, or selector cables rusted/loose - may not be the box or clutch

door handle - simply take off the door card and takea look, probably a broken plastic part or similar - usually an easy fix with a replacement pat from a breaker

get her serviced in the normal way - oil, oil filter, fuel filter, check and clean/replace air filter if dirty, then start her up! your brakes maybe seized, may need new disks or similar.

vtecred · Post by **vtecred** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:26 pm

I need more pics up but it's lying there unloved I'm so gutted but they're such an expensive hobby!!

If anyone could recommend a half decent home mechanic for Lanarkshire area in Scotland would be nice also ....

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:13 am

Looks lovely

vtecred · Post by **vtecred** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:21 am

Thanks..
So guys apart from servicing what will I check ??

C18ANT · Post by **C18ANT** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 2:45 pm

Hopping on this thread because we're in the same boat... I bought mine a few weeks ago and found a mountain of issues/concerns, the main one being some household wiring going from the starter motor to what I can only imagine is the ignition for some sort of bypassing!
I'm estimating about £2-3k going into her

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Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:25 pm

Set your goals first,, what do you want? A minter for life? Something for the next few years? Standard? Modified?

I started mine with no specific goals, probably why I'm still at it eight years down the road.

Post by **Drax** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:13 am

vtecred wrote:Thanks..
So guys apart from servicing what will I check ??

Do you know when the cambelt was last changed?

I'd get the underneath checked too for worn bushes, anything that may pop up on the next MOT.

Then run her for a bit, see if there's any issues you can feel or hear.

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