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And few days later bought this
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Time came to pick her up.
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Unfortunately she lost drive on the M25 after I lost the front number plate on the M11 lol
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The COR was the culprit
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Got her working next day after advice from Mr Brett.
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With Patrick informing me of the nasty wiring I popped down to him.
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Wiring tidied up nicely and ECU shifted a bit further to the left with a mk2 COR installed
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Retro original cloth seats in
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Air scoop off
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Front bumper off and changed for an original Mk1a bumper complete with new number plate
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Plan is to fit one of Patrick's Haslbeck front splitters with PW's wide arches
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Also removed the red gear gaiter and knob and screwed a mk2 knob on
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So on way back from Patrick's I managed to overheat her and pop a coolant hose off.
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The rad fans only operate on a manual switch.
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Ordered these
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Thought I'd crack on with the coolant.
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Started refilling and got a leak.
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