Hi all 

I am putting up my project it’s going to be a long term project on restoring and getting rid of the ugly off the car

i will start of by saying I was looking for a nice classic but I was getting faced with time wasters ect.

i got to the point that I was going to go new age then my other half found this on eBay and said you have rebuilt a few of you friends engines over the years and it’s a passion of yours

so what about this one that needs an engine so at that point I contacted the seller and purchased the car.

the problem was it was in Brighton East Sussex and I live in Liverpool as I moved up here 6 years ago.

so I set about getting the car recovered 2 weeks ago and found an engine with 70k on the clock

just so I could get it running then I could move it around with out pushing it.

my long term goal it to do an sti8 short block with v6 sti heads but for now this engine will be spot on I hope 

it’s always a gamble when you buy used but I hope it pays off for a while 

here are some of the pictures so far 

I have some uk rear light ready for it 

I have a s/s up pipe 

black oil filter 

gasket set 

the parts are coming in slowly 

Taking care of a few bits why I have a minute 

Some more bits painted I am starting to enjoy the painting I did not think I would 

Looks like your making your mark on your classic , should look nice once it starts going back together [emoji41]

I am trying I probably could have started with a better condition car but I bet we all say that.

the rain has stopped play at the moment as I want to refresh and paint the alternator and power steering pump and air con pump I keep wanting to rush the engine back in but no I have to wait as there is to much to do before hand.

 

i just got a quote from a body shop if I supply the repair panels they will cut the rear arches out and replace them and paint for £450.00 per side also £300 for a bear metal repaint of the bonnet this includes blending into the wings.

and £400 to repaint f/ bumper and side skirts and rear spatts 

do you think this is a good price 

he also said windows out repaint £3000 this price will include the rear arches and side skirts 

I had quotes of about £3.5k fir a full respray due to paint fade (no rust repairs)

Have a look at automotive repair panels on f.b , ray does good quality rear arch and sill repair panels for a reasonable price [emoji6]

Thanks mate I will have a look on there now 

Engine is now in today did a school boy error today so I had to take it back out and put it back in.

after putting all the bolts in for the gear box and the engine mounts 

I went to the back of the car and thought why have I got 2 clutch release bearings sat here then it hit me oh crap I forgot to put it in

well out it came again lol

so I have filled the oil filter and left it over night so I can top it up tomorrow then put the coolant in if I remember rightly to bleed the system I need to take off the small pipe of the header tank 

I have disconnected the crank and cam sensor so I can prime the system 

cant wait it’s like Xmas morning ha ha 

Looks like im gonna have to stop logging in on s.o.c ...... everyone seems to be at the "I've fitted my engine stage " [emoji848]

And I'm still wating on written confirmation from my insurance company to see if the v1 is going to be repaired and eating my dinner in the front room due to the bug lump still being on the kitchen table 🤣[emoji23]

Nice work, and best of luck with the initial start up and coolant system bleeding , bud[emoji6]

Hi mate thanks have you not has an answer yet call and bug them 

I started it up Sunday did the coolant bleed and checked the oil all ok sat there happy then checked the fans activated all ok it’s getting there now 

also took off the black side skirts and checked the sills I must admit I was worried about this part I will let the pictures do the talking 

to say I am happy so far is an understatement 

Well I did some polishing on the bonnet yesterday as the old owner painted it him self and it was dull to say the lest I got it so far with my mop .

Then I woke up this afternoon after being on nights and to my surprise the valiter over the road got the keys of my other half this morning and well decided to fining the bonnet properly for me ha ha to say mixed emotions to say the lest ha ha 

but in the end the bonnet is ok but it will need to be done ASAP 

I have a set of uk rear light to replace the ones on there till I can get some sti lights 

also the alloys will be coming off for a set that will suit the car better soon 

I have a couple of sets of your interested. 

Hello mate thanks for the offer but I want to try and stay 17” if poss 

i fitted the uk rear lights did some more cleaning behind the lights trim ect then fitted the rear spatts what a job it was 

also how do I get the black trims of by the rear windows 

 

 

Nice work so far bud 👍, to get the black trims off you have to take the window rubber off and there's a few screws hold it aswell as a couple of pop out clips 😉👍

Thanks for the advice I found what you was on about I had to drill some rivets and here they are back on the car 

Did a bit of cleaning when I got home and put my painted parts back on loose as I have not finished it yet just wanted to see what it will look like

Looking tidy! It did my head in too when I went underneath the car and saw a rusty fan cowling. 

Looking great - some real progress there

Thanks all for the comments I have just taken a few days off the car had some parts turn up but I need a rest will get back on it this weekend 

Right where do I start done some more to the car bit of cleaning and painted the head lights ect fitted a short shift to the car and modified a v4 rear spoiler