2004 6MT Sedan
Silver Grey w/ Black Interior
Mileage as of April 2017: 140,500 miles
Thought it would be wise to start a thread to plan and keep track of maintenance, repairs and upgrades.
Got this car in July 2016. Heard that it was in a minor accident: the car had hit a bad pothole and blew a the passenger side curtail airbag, the passenger rear tire had a big goose egg and the battery cable had blown. The previous owner wanted rid of the car and we bought it for a ridiculously low price ($1,700) thinking it would have a salvage title and not fully sure of how much damage we would find.
So towed the car home and repaired the battery cable and air bag. Replaced the two rear tires (no wheel damage) and replaced the rear shocks. Swapped out the street brake pads for track pads, did fluid flushes and changed oil.
The car was drivable and we decided to take it for a track day. Trailered it to Summit Point Shenandoah. The first time I drove this car was on track. It felt good, solid and willing, it handled seven 25 min sessions with zero issues.
It does need suspension upgrades and a diff.
Now that the car proved itself it was time to redo the cooling system.
It's next outing was to Dominion Raceway which was still a construction zone and bumpy and rough.
Planned work for 2017:
Install a 3.64 diff - Done
Suspension upgrade - Done
Subframe reinforcement - Done
17" Apex wheels - Done
Rtab pocket reinforcement
Strut tower reinforcement
Engine mounts
Trans mounts
Planned work for 2018:
Bolt in roll bar, harness bar
6 point harness'
Fixed seats
Completed work:
7/16: All fluids changed
7/16: Airbag repair
7/16: Battery cable repair
7/16: Cooling system refreshed
4/7/17: All weather floor mats
4/7/17: New key
4/14/17: Control arm bushings
4/14/17: CDV Delete
5/4/17: Race Wheel Studs and Bolts installed
5/4/17: New front rotors
5/4/17: Front Sway Bar Links replaced
5/4/17: Front Hawk HT-10 track pads (replacing Hawk HP+ that suffered brake fade)
6/3/17: Subframe reinforcement
6/3/17: Poly subframe rear and front bushings
6/3/17: Poly diff rear and front bushings
6/3/17: Poly front sway bar bushings
6/3/17: Rear trailing arm bearing kit from BW
6/3/17: Installed 3.64 diff
6/3/17: Diff fluid - Redline 75W140 gear oil
6/3/17: Sway bar links
6/3/17: ISC N1 street coil over kit
6/3/17: New tie rods
6/3/17: Alignment
6/5/17: Stainless steel brake line kit
6/5/17: Brake fluid flush - Motul 600
The cars main job is a daily driver that will do a few track weekends. I'll edit and add to this as things come up and are needed.