Hi everyone, I have browsed this club for a while but havent posted any of my car 
I bought it completely original from a guy that used it as his car to commute into London every day! It was rust free but suffered the usual car parking dents and scratches from parking around the city...almost everything mechanical was 16 years old and really showing its age. But was regularly serviced and generally a well kept car.
My plan was to buy the car as a 2nd car for weekend fun and maybe some runs at Santa Pod just for a laugh.. after striping it out and playing with the engine, but nothing else. I've kept all the original parts and even professionally refurbished the orginal wheels.. which I have had stored if I ever decide to change back.
In the last 2 years just about everything has been replaced with brand new parts.. (All the Engine/Exterior/Bodywork/Suspension/Wheels/Exhaust/Interior/Brakes/Dials and Gauge/ most of the glass, window seals, side decals, all the lights and indictors, bumper strips, original grill and grill badge and much more) but also many performance parts as you can see in the pics
The bodywork is now in show condition and even the engine has been completely restored with every nut, washer and bolt has been replaced with brand new ones...plus tastefully modified.
Its taken a lot of time and money and I have just got the car back again after waiting 6 weeks from the body shop to remove any chips and marks I have collected since it was last done 1 year ago.. its now in top condition and hope u like it.
I havent taken the car to any shows at all since I bought it.. but will eventually when its finished.. I have most of the parts at home to finish it...like new alloy rad and mocal oil cooler etc.. which will be fitted in the next few weeks.
I bought it completely original from a guy that used it as his car to commute into London every day! It was rust free but suffered the usual car parking dents and scratches from parking around the city...almost everything mechanical was 16 years old and really showing its age. But was regularly serviced and generally a well kept car.My plan was to buy the car as a 2nd car for weekend fun and maybe some runs at Santa Pod just for a laugh.. after striping it out and playing with the engine, but nothing else. I've kept all the original parts and even professionally refurbished the orginal wheels.. which I have had stored if I ever decide to change back.
In the last 2 years just about everything has been replaced with brand new parts.. (All the Engine/Exterior/Bodywork/Suspension/Wheels/Exhaust/Interior/Brakes/Dials and Gauge/ most of the glass, window seals, side decals, all the lights and indictors, bumper strips, original grill and grill badge and much more) but also many performance parts as you can see in the pics
The bodywork is now in show condition and even the engine has been completely restored with every nut, washer and bolt has been replaced with brand new ones...plus tastefully modified.
Its taken a lot of time and money and I have just got the car back again after waiting 6 weeks from the body shop to remove any chips and marks I have collected since it was last done 1 year ago.. its now in top condition and hope u like it.
I havent taken the car to any shows at all since I bought it.. but will eventually when its finished.. I have most of the parts at home to finish it...like new alloy rad and mocal oil cooler etc.. which will be fitted in the next few weeks.
it should be worth it tho in the end after getting this far.
