Leave it to the US to mess up a good thing. Haaa. Third brake light is not an option in the US, it's law. Not surprised by the redline being lower here also, but can't give you a reason why it would be.
Same goes for the automatic climate control. If you want to defrost you have NO option but full blast fan with heat. Even in the summer.
I love the car and the little I've driven it, it handles fantastically for an older production car. She is a bit on the slow side, but power to weight ratio would predict that.
Of course I am having problems with the fuel system and will go EFI as soon as I can afford to. Some of you here have done a great job with that modification and just from your pictures alone, I am learning.
As I said, I'm quite torn on what to do with the car. Body is almost perfect but for three tiny rust spots. Paint is great from a distance but up close you can see some aging. Interior is almost perfect, but has a bit of a smell that I don't care for.
Car is a little boring to me as it looks now. Would really like to make it a Class 1 body and near class one interior. Like a streetable track car I guess. Ultimately I'd love to make it a class 1 DTM clone. Not many (any?) here in the states.
This is my last project . This was my daily driver Mini Cooper S that I eventually turned into a full blown race car. Took me about two and a half years and by the time I was done the economy got bad and I had to put it aside. Did only one race in it last year.
But anyway, I now look at my 190 in the garage a drool over the thought of doing the same to it. Call me crazy, ... but stand in line.
