Car things

I think i've made it very clear of how much i love my car....eventhough its 15 years old and has a faded red paint job which looks pink now..... Heck, it even has a name.... It's been 3 months or so since i got the new engine in, and she's running well now but is still missing a couple of essentials, needs some repairs here and there, and could use some cosmetic upgrades.....

Repairs..... well, ive got this weird "kraaaaaaaahhh" sound when i reverse up a slight slope or reverse with a full turn.... apart from that, my turning radius is still unbalanced favouring the left more than the right....... well.... these are probably the only 2 repairs left before i can classify charlotte as fully functioning..... Oh yea, how can i forget the air conditioning, and a few rubber seals.... the windshield is leaking a bit now....

Essentials.... I'll need to get charlottes exhaust setup as soon as i can... for a couple of reasons....

1. To hide from the LAW..... exhaust noise does attract a bit of attention... but charlotte is rather quiet considering the sound made by bigger cc cars which have no exhaust pipe... meaning that the sound is coming straight out of the exhaust manifold.....

2. Im losing some backpressure = losing some low range torque..... so yea, performance wise, i need it...

3. Fuel consumption. Fyi, a well tuned exhaust setup does make a big difference in fuel consumption figures....

Other items on my list include...

A boost meter..... The example here is one from Defi.... OF course i'd love to be able to get this model but unfortunately, it costs too much.... Probably gonna budget around 250 bucks for a boost meter...nothing too fancy.

Im also gonna need a nice set of rims.... Although im making do with my steel rims at the moment...i wouldnt mind something nicer.... I personally like the Lenso Maglites i think their called.... they've got 4 spokes only, are really lightweight and have a nice gunmetal finish as an option.
I found a pic of this rim on the web.... Its called the Rota Slipstream which i find really nice as well.... sort of looks like a certain rim by Spoon Sports.....price im not sure, worse still is the fact that Rota rims are hard to come by in malaysia.....

This is another design i like.... But this one is from Lenso.... Momo makes a rim like this but more

realistically, ive seen a couple from BRM and JRD and also some other taiwan brands which would probably serve the same cosmetic purpose but lack the same quality and lightweight..... Sigh... Would love it if it came in a nice matte black finish....

Anyone willing to spare me some cash? hahaha.... While you're thinking, do think about giving my car a paint job as well.... White would be nice.... with Dodge Viper style Body stripes in black.... Thats after i get a decent body kit..... ahh.....

Anyway.... I'll just hope and pray until i get them..... heck, initially, i thought i'd never get the engine conversion but i did.... so i guess nothing is impossible.....

But sometime in the future...i think i'd settle for a nice Convertible Roadster.... Turbocharged Toyota MR-S or a Turbocharged Mazda Mx-5 perhaps?

Dougie signing out...