Recent content by 0l0dom0l0

Interesting, definitely starting to show signs of wear. You timed that just right by the looks of it and I'd say money well spent. Much more along the lines of what I was expecting mine to look like. Nothing is overly complex but it is a bit of a faff and no fun on axle stands on the driveway...

Yes I was surprised that they were that clean too, you almost want them to be knackered to justify all the stress and work! I concluded at this point that the car had not had a very hard life, or atleast the previous owners had been mechanically sympathetic which was reassuring. It sounds...

Thank you for the kind words. I've edited the original holding posts as a sneak peak of what is to come! And also added some more of the work to the thread. :D

Thanks guys, we have got loads to go yet 😂. About a year behind the works completed at the moment!

Thank you! Not enough :ROFLMAO:

Final part of the journey!

Cruise control retrofit.

Sticker development.

Vanos.

Exhaust part 2.

Paint correction.

Lights.

Knock knock.... I, like most S54 owners, was aware of the potential rod bearing issues. I was really enjoying the car but at about 113k miles, I couldn't help but have this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that I had no idea of their condition. Paul had reassured me he'd warmed the car up...

Feeling a bit flat today.... So I'd picked up a puncture - and realised on the morning my friend had turned up to go for a Sunday morning stroll in the cars which was frustrating. As my wheels had just been freshly refurbished, I didn't want to risk taking them to any old tyre shop to get...

Light at the end of the exhaust... At this point I was starting to become a little overwhelmed, the exhaust was something that I knew was not going to be an easy fix and everything I touched seemed to direct me to another issue. This post and the previous one spanned over about 6 weeks... it...