I got my defect cleared the week after I got defected, and have since begun modifying the car again. The plans I have are oriented more towards improving the handling and response. So far it is proving to be quite an impressive little car.
The morning after getting stickered, I woke up happily, then remembered there was a lot of work to be done, so she went on the hoist over Easter weekend. Immediately, everything that was aftermarket was stripped and replaced with what parts I had, and some parts had to be sourced, like pedal covers, and a stock intake pipe. When i thought everything was done my father noticed a spot of rust on the chassis, which didnt look too bad, so I was considering just filling it in and painting over, but it turned out to be two huge patches of rust under the rails...
I now have brand new rails fitted, and spent quite some time making the coating match the rest of the under carriage with the same texture and worn appearance, just so no questions would be raised.
When the Roadster was being inspected, I was asked to go through the lights, which is when i remembered the one thing i forgot to fix... my reverse lights were incredibly temperamental! Luckily this was the one time they decided to work, after flicking it into reverse a few times.
Overall the inspection took maybe 15 minutes, and the guy didn't really look at anything in great detail, except for the aftermarket headers I couldn't be bothered changing.
The experience was nowhere near as bad as everybody was telling me it would be, and I now know that I shouldn't worry too much next time.
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| Lookin' stock on the hoist at Regency, on her big date. |
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| How she was before being defected. All Jap Day Adelaide '12 |
