I originally bought this car back in 2007, spent a load of time and money on it and sold it a year or so later! In the time since it has done the rounds and been stripped of most of the hot parts I had fitted to it. I bought it back a few months ago with the plan of restoring to a useable condition.
I need a bigger car with more doors and a bigger boot! I don't have space to store 2 old polos, an mx5 and a bigger car, so I've decided the gt needs to find a new home.
Since it has been back in my care, I have replaced the damaged distributor for a 6n mpi one, fitted a clutch as the old one was slipping. When I bought the car it was making a grinding noise, so I fitted a spare 4 speed gearbox I had and filled it with fresh 80/90 gearbox oil. Thought that the car was fixed, but the grinding noise came back and it turned out to be the front wheel bearing. So I have also replaced the front wheel bearing too! I have fitted a set of early exterior adjustable mirrors as the original mirrors were damaged.
I still have the gt gearbox and I believe it to be in working order after finding the state of the front wheel bearing. It will come with the car, but will need fresh oil as I drained the old oil.
I have also given the rear arches a quick sand and a coat of underseal and black paint to protect them through winter. I was planning to repair them properly in the summer.
I have also given the passenger side sill a fresh coat of underseal. The drivers side has not been done due to needing a repair to the rear end of the sill.
The only other jobs I have done is to fit a new speaker loom as the original had been hacked about. I fitted an iso socket with front and rear speaker lines wired. I have also obtained and fitted some door pockets, as they were missing.
good points:
taxed until april 14
mot'd until march
cheap!
rare colour indian red metalic
interior is in good condition, no rips, fairly unfaded too
drives well, starts first time, idles well, goes pretty well too
well spec'd, comes with steel sunroof, roof bars and green tint factory glass
shock absorbers are fairly new, as are the springs (all std ride height)
front wings were replaced a couple of years ago, so are mint condition
bodywork is fair for the age of the car. There are some small scabs on the lower half of the bodywork, nothing serious, but worthy of a mention. The tailgate has some rust below the window
some service history and loads of receipts for work done
A rare car, you won't see many genuine gt hatchbacks, let alone ones with factory fitted roof bars
bad points
mileage is high, just shy of 170k
fuel tank has a small weap from the filler neck (I have a replacement tank, but have not got round to fitting it yet. I would be willing to include this at cost price (£70))
driver side rear sill needs patching, car is still drivable, but it will need fixing before the next mot.
Rear arches need repainting due to someone folding the rear arches and splitting the paint, so they had surface rust on them.
rear wiper has been removed, stupid mod in my opinion and I have a replacement motor, but have not got round to fitting.
It is a good honest little car and I hope that it might find an owner who will carry on restoring it rather than modding or breaking it, but once you hand your money over it is yours to do as you please.
I want £350 for the car. I will not take any less, just so we are clear on that.
car is located in chipping norton, oxon
I can be contacted by phone, not text on 07841481156
I will take some better pics tomorrow, but have a couple that will do for now
I need a bigger car with more doors and a bigger boot! I don't have space to store 2 old polos, an mx5 and a bigger car, so I've decided the gt needs to find a new home.
Since it has been back in my care, I have replaced the damaged distributor for a 6n mpi one, fitted a clutch as the old one was slipping. When I bought the car it was making a grinding noise, so I fitted a spare 4 speed gearbox I had and filled it with fresh 80/90 gearbox oil. Thought that the car was fixed, but the grinding noise came back and it turned out to be the front wheel bearing. So I have also replaced the front wheel bearing too! I have fitted a set of early exterior adjustable mirrors as the original mirrors were damaged.
I still have the gt gearbox and I believe it to be in working order after finding the state of the front wheel bearing. It will come with the car, but will need fresh oil as I drained the old oil.
I have also given the rear arches a quick sand and a coat of underseal and black paint to protect them through winter. I was planning to repair them properly in the summer.
I have also given the passenger side sill a fresh coat of underseal. The drivers side has not been done due to needing a repair to the rear end of the sill.
The only other jobs I have done is to fit a new speaker loom as the original had been hacked about. I fitted an iso socket with front and rear speaker lines wired. I have also obtained and fitted some door pockets, as they were missing.
good points:
taxed until april 14
mot'd until march
cheap!
rare colour indian red metalic
interior is in good condition, no rips, fairly unfaded too
drives well, starts first time, idles well, goes pretty well too
well spec'd, comes with steel sunroof, roof bars and green tint factory glass
shock absorbers are fairly new, as are the springs (all std ride height)
front wings were replaced a couple of years ago, so are mint condition
bodywork is fair for the age of the car. There are some small scabs on the lower half of the bodywork, nothing serious, but worthy of a mention. The tailgate has some rust below the window
some service history and loads of receipts for work done
A rare car, you won't see many genuine gt hatchbacks, let alone ones with factory fitted roof bars
bad points
mileage is high, just shy of 170k
fuel tank has a small weap from the filler neck (I have a replacement tank, but have not got round to fitting it yet. I would be willing to include this at cost price (£70))
driver side rear sill needs patching, car is still drivable, but it will need fixing before the next mot.
Rear arches need repainting due to someone folding the rear arches and splitting the paint, so they had surface rust on them.
rear wiper has been removed, stupid mod in my opinion and I have a replacement motor, but have not got round to fitting.
It is a good honest little car and I hope that it might find an owner who will carry on restoring it rather than modding or breaking it, but once you hand your money over it is yours to do as you please.
I want £350 for the car. I will not take any less, just so we are clear on that.
car is located in chipping norton, oxon
I can be contacted by phone, not text on 07841481156
I will take some better pics tomorrow, but have a couple that will do for now
