Christoffer's Low Budget Shakotan

Christoffer emailed me some time around August last year. He had just bought a stock LC Charmant and was in need of a right headlight as the last owner broke the glass. Sorry that i couldn't help you get one with all the work lately Christoffer, but i noticed from your email a few days ago, you managed to get one finally! Good for you.

Anyway, Christoffer hails from Sweden and so does his sweet Charmant.

He didn't send me any specs of it but i managed to squeeze some from his page in Garaget.org. His Charmant is an LC trim that went out from factory in 1985. This is interesting actually as i thought those bumpers and side moldings weren't out until late 1987s. Were these stock bumpers Chris?

Oh and that front lip is from a Golf MK1. Nice touch!

This one is still running the stock 4A-C but Christoffer decided to upgrade the exhaust to 2 inches. His future plans include swapping the carbs using R1 or Weber 32/36 carbs and welded diff. That should be enough for some weekend fun. If budget allows, however, he'll be saying goodbye to the 4A-C and go for the old-yet-reliable 4A-GE.

What you see below is Nankang 180/45-15 wrapping an 8-inch wide XXR 002. Funny tire size. Pretty sure it's nearly impossible to get that size here in Indonesia.

Sadly, Christoffer might have to sell this beauty to make space for another project.. If that should happen, make sure it falls into the hands of another Charmant enthusiast, will you Christoffer? Save the breed, mate!