My 1983 Suzuki Alto Mk.1

[drakkie]

As some of you know, I got a nice ride for me to restore. In this thread i'll put some pictures and the restoring process kept up-to-date.

First an introduction; the slowest ride on these forums ever! According to the importer, there are around 150 of these rides left in the country in exactly this version. So what have I got ? Well, a Suzuki Alto with a 0.8L engine and 2-speed automatic transmission! The cutest ride ever! Coolest thing was that I bought it at a official dealership

Unfortunately there are some problems with this ride. The ones I have discovered so far:
- oil leak at the crank shaft
- rusted through wheel arch left rear
- terrible driver seat
- wiring issues, i got a brake light OR my rear lights
- missing various bits of chrome trim
- not-functioning heater, leaking fluid into the interior and onto my shoe


For a 26 year old (yes, it's a classic !) car it is in exceptionally well state with just 126.000km. The paint is red, but has barely faded and the car is 100% original! It even has it's original AM-radio fitted Full maintenance history as well !

So far I have fixed various things:
- Brake pads replaced
- Drum brakes (rear) refurbished
- Tried to sort out the wiring, not succeeded yet
- Full work-over of the engine, head gasket, filters, valve timing and so on
- Welded and painted a piece in the luggage compartiment, where it was rusted through.
- Sorted out insurance issues (major headache, I apparently drove around uninsured for a week because of a mistake by the insurer ).
- Ordered various bits & pieces in Japan.
- Polished exterior and interior (after the pictures).

I must have this car in 100% condition before June 13th as I will be taking part in a car rally to Monaco, via Hungary in this car. 3000km in 5 days

I will be keeping the Ford Fiesta for daily usage at the moment, until my brand new Suzuki Alto will arrive in August! Nice ride for a really nice price, I cannot wait as my Ford has serious issues, beyond economic repair.