Hi

[Arkadius1984]

Hi,

I've just joined this forum today - My name is Ark, 34 from Gloucester. I've acquired my 2003 City Coupe Passion about a month ago as a little project - My better half is in the process of getting a driving license (at last ) and I promised her a car when she passes her test. The car in question was local to me, owned by an older lady, running on 2 pots only so I decided to refresh my mechanical skills and completely rebuild the engine - currently 300 miles into it's running in period

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Welcome!
Strikes me that you'll be answering more questions than asking.

[Arkadius1984]

Working on cars, getting greasy etc. relaxes me - I wish I could take it up as my profession My missus keeps on saying that with the tools and equipment I've gathered over time I could probably open a garage

I don't my helping people on the forums at all - I've gathered a lot of knowledge this way, got me out of trouble a few times as well

BTW, I really like that 450 I've SORN'ed my BMW to drive this one until wife won't get her license

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450s are fun to drive. A few simple chassis mods and upping (and equalising) tyre sizes improves them beyond the simplicity of the mods.