05Imola's second 05 Imola - HPDE/AutoX/Daily
I'm baaaaackkkkk. Went overseas to do my masters and had to sell my 2005 Imola 4 door. It was the perfect balance between daily and autox car. I came back to the US, new job, new city, time for a new car. I found a 2005 ZHP coupe in PA and had to go get it. 97K, 2nd owner and a stack of maintenance. Ill slowly update the thread with previous maintenance records as I go through them. Goal this time is pretty much the same. Make it into an awesome daily that I can do some HPDEs and Autox with.
My old car/inspiration
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After I purchased it. My dog liked the car hehe
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Really..
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First day started out with inspecting the car more thoroughly and washing/waxing it. P21S FTW
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I ended up cleaning the interior thoroughly and conditioning the leather which is very dry and hard. Left it for over an hour on but still pretty hard. Will try and do it overnight when it gets a bit warmer out.
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Steering Wheel was nasty...
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The next day I flushed the power steering fluid as it is very dirty.
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A day later I moved to VA for my new job. Car drove great and got 31mpg on the way down. It has a new neighbor that doesn't move much. Unfortunately I'm not sure how much work I'll be able to do here as theres a HOA and probably not too keen on seeing me do mechanical work.
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Car needs the snow tires swapped out ASAP. I do have a new wheel and tire combo on order tho :headbang
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So far I have ordered a new windshield cowl, new rear window mouldings as mine are rotted out and z4m control arm bushings.
I have a rear subframe with new poly bushings, oem diff bushings and 3.38 rear diff waiting to go on in the next few months when I get back to NY.
Decided to sell the car now :rolleyes
