Time for a small update. No lights have been purchased yet as money has been tight as of late, but I did get to do some more painting! The hood vents and mirrors bases were showing their age with paint/clear starting to chip off, so I gave them a good sand and a few fresh coats of paint and clear. They turned out fairly good considering I used only rattle cans from CMAX.
Hood vent before:
Hood vent after sanding:
Mirror bases after sanding:
Finished product:
Yesterday my car started making a very odd sound when starting off in either reverse or 1st gear. It happens as soon as the clutch starts to engage, and goes away once the pedal is fully released. When driving, it only does it in this gear starting from a standstill, and doesn't happen if I start off in 2nd which I find odd. If the car is rolling when I start release the clutch in 1st there is absolutely no noise. Hopefully you guys can chime in after watching the video below. The current clutch has an unknown mileage on it as I have yet to change it (85,000km+ from me driving), but it still does not slip at all to this day. The gearbox also still feels/sounds perfect throughout all gears, so I am kind of stumped as to what it could be. Perhaps its the throw-out bearing? Once I have a spare set of hands I am going to try an pinpoint the noise with someone listening in the engine bay, but any input would be appreciated.