Spent the weekend playing with the Hatch once I worked out how to pop the bonnet!
Half a can worth of contact cleaner seems to have the alternator a bit happier, altho I reckon a replacement will be needed eventually. This one will do for now!
Engine has a few minor oil leaks but nothing major, still got to work out what a couple of these disconnected/blanked off rubber tubes are for; I'm thinking emissions?
Brake problem is the master cylinder, leaking around the piston and sticking inside. Need new tyres, has two okay bridgestone 155/80r12's but these are too big, yeah? Will also need an extra rim, as the spare beneath the car doesn't have one??
Gearbox seems pretty strong for such a little auto, shift is a little vague though - any idea what that means?
A few minor rust spots, the worst is in the firewall seam just to the left of the engine mount, and bottom corner of windscreen on pass. side - will require some POR15 at a minimum.
Will want to replace bonnet, drivers side guard and front lip to clear out the worst dings and a little bit of cancer, if I decide to go as far as a respray. Anyone know if Suzuki or anyone else has NOS/replica panels? Thought there might be an Indian supplier for the maruti or something?