[tacho9000]

So after about 18years and 2.5months the car rolled over to 80000Kms. Pulled over to capture the moment. Will ensure that 1L comes up much sooner than later. Despite a slightly weak clutch the car is returning fantastic FE . Here's to many more miles to the Goldie.



Regards,
Subhra

[tacho9000]

It has been quite a while since last post was made on this thread. At that time Goldie had covered 80000KMS in 18Y 4Months. Now another about 4.5months later Goldie has clocked in 856xx KMS. The last few months has seen Goldie making umpteen number of short highway trips mainly for driving and food love and some photography. Attaching a few of those. And in the meantime Goldie will soon go in for some nip and tuck under the watchful eyes of Leoshashi at his hometown of Ranchi. Will post the details of that as and when possible. That guy is a true gem of person. I'm both lucky and super happy to have such a talented BHPian as my friend. Till next update.

Regards,
Subhra

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by tacho9000

And in the meantime Goldie will soon go in for some nip and tuck under the watchful eyes of Leoshashi at his hometown of Ranchi. Will post the details of that as and when possible. That guy is a true gem of person. I'm both lucky and super happy to have such a talented BHPian as my friend. Till next update.

What was supposed to be a nip and tuck job, ended up with a factory spec restoration cum upgradation. I am simply helpless when it comes to half hearted jobs, hence we decided it has to be a full blown restoration.

Thanks to Tacho9000 for providing me this opportunity, as I always wished to do atleast one proper restoration, which I can truly call "factory spec"

Before pics: I don't know how the car reached Ranchi, it died immediately after reaching my place. Looked like it did the Kolkata-Ranchi stretch in one breath and then died.

No offence, but the car was as good as a car which was about to be scrapped. Careless mechanics, plethora of duplicate spares and an equally ignorant owner, the car was nothing less than a challenge for me. Nothing worked, not even the brakes.

The day it reached me: 20th May, 2018













The day I delivered the finished product: 26th July, 2018

First look



Tacho is all excited



Jumping around like a kid



Another angle



Clearance for takeoff



Goldie(8284) along with tired looking GG(5641). Our GG acted as a support car when Goldie was undergoing restoration



















Time for dinner:



The smile says it all. I hope he is satisfied



I should now start to Pamper GG, she is looking too tired



Filling her up



GG waiting patiently



Pic taken at the same spot where it all began





After a slush fest



Hope everyone likes it.

Regards,
Shashi

PS: While the colors look identical, they are not. 8284 is Metallic Golden Beige in color, whereas 5641 is Metallic California Gold.

[chiranjitp]

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

What was supposed to be a nip and tuck job, ended up with a factory spec restoration cum upgradation. I am simply helpless when it comes to half hearted jobs, hence we decided it has to be a full blown restoration.

First of all congratulation on the restoration, the end product is simply brilliant. Over the last 2 months, I have been privileged to see photos of the work in progress. I must say every work was done thoroughly and the end result is a car, that looks like it has just rolled out of the factory. Wishing tacho9000 many more happy years with the Goldie, please take good care of her . Please share a few more photos of the car, especially of the interiors.

[TheStranger]

Congratulation, tacho9000 !!

My heartfelt thanks to Leoshashi for helping Tacho (Tacho being a very close friend) to realise his dream of restoring his Goldie to its former glory and then some !! Goldie looks as if just taken out from the showroom.

Will have to persuade Tacho for a drive as soon as he comes back.

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

What was supposed to be a nip and tuck job, ended up with a factory spec restoration cum upgradation. I am simply helpless when it comes to half hearted jobs, hence we decided it has to be a full blown restoration.

AWESOME! Only Shashi could have done this. A 5 star restore. I know I have said this before you'd make an absolutely fabulous car dealership owner. May be I'll see that happen some day.

Seriously..you'd be a guy I'd have happily given my Goldie (size wise Sr, age wise Jr to the subject of this thread) to you for a perfect detailing and TLC session. There! I said it.

[Maverick79]

That was just Fantastic Tacho..
I wish, I could send my 'First Love', a '98 M 800 to Shashi's custody.

Or, at least, get his 'trusted Garage team' to Chennai.

Trying to restore as much as possible when ever time permits. Latest was the fuel tank.
Will update my thread soon. Our 8 month old second son is making us completely busy after relocating to a new house.

Thanks for this hope Sashi!

Regards,
Maverick79

[saket77]

Just what's expected from Shashi. This guy knows a Maruti inside out. Having seen this restored car in person, there was hardly a sore point that I could have pointed out for mediocrity. Lovely restoration and great attention to detail as always.
Wished that you could have shared the expenses involved too

Wishing you two some great memories and Tacho some great drives in the car ahead.

Regards,
Saket.

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by saket77

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Wished that you could have shared the expenses involved too

It's in public interest that I have not disclosed the costs involved. Many will get strokes. But this was a project which appealed to my heart, and as you know, mediocrity isn't my way of life. I am not someone who can console myself with "Chalta hai"attitude. It has to be the best, or nothing. Add to that the car was in an appalling state to begin with. Hence the budget had to be high.

What matters to me the most is that Tacho is super happy with the end result, and it far exceeded his expectations.

Regards,
Shashi

PS: He has reached Kolkata safely. Some pics:

[tacho9000]

So, after 1year and 3months since 80,000kms was done Goldie finally crossed the magical 1lac kilometers milestone. Apologies in advance for the super messy photos being clicked. Traffic was bad so had to the get the snap clicked fast and move on. In other words, since the high quality work done by Leoshashi car has been running flawlessly. Apart from regular maintenances car has needed absolutely nothing. I can vouch for the perfectionist attitude that he has, nothing escapes his eyes and that is where the quality of the works he has done be it on GG or on Goldie shows up. Some visual pleasures.


The final 99999kilometer


The odo roll over













Regards,
Subhra