As the car was a Sydney car, I needed to re-register it locally. After some research on the VicRoads website, I discovered I was in luck and could get a set of custom plates that read 'SEC560'. Perfect.
One of the cars that was at Doe Prestige had some very cool 18 x 10" and 18 x 8.5" R129 SL style rims which my mechanic Pete thought would fit. We did a quick swap and they looked sensational. Right offset, and as Lyndsey loves to remind me: "Now THAT'S a dish!"
Finding a matching set turned out to be a massive pain, including overseas enquiries. Eventually, we sourced the right wheels locally at a great price. Despite the fact that the car is only 20 years old, certain parts can be scarcer than rocking horse shit.
While the car was in the shop, we did some basic mechanical stuff like fluid changes, new plugs and all new fuses . Then we got a bit more serious and looked at some brake issues, the power steering pump and changed the tensioner, cam sprocket and rails on the timing chain. We even managed to get the original Piranha alarm module working again.
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