With plenty of time on my hands due to lockdown I decided to get on with a project I had had laid up since I bought it, which was unbelievably almost 2 years.
To say that it was in a bit of a state would be an understatement... Wings with huge holes, lacquer peel all over and everything underneath rusted to hell. These pics probably sum it up best.
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When bought it it had been stood for several years, with it's last MOT in 2013. The previous owner, a forum member, had fallen on poor health and hadn't been able to do the work he wanted to. I was lucky enough to message first when posted for sale. When I got it the fuel lines had rotted away and been replaced with temporary lines. The gearbox also required attention; it would only go into first gear if reverse was selected first. The paint was poor and there is rust on a few other spots. But otherwise a pretty straight car.
So that's the bad out of the way. Spec wise the car is great, with bilsteins all round in good order, RS2 turbo, EM and airbox. PRJ map and miltek exhaust among the upgrades.
The first job I got onto was the fuel pump, following Rusty's guide, which wasn't too bad a job. Made a tool in the end to remove the basket which made life much easier.
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Then I got on to stripping everything off for blasting and powdercoating.
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Not everything is salvageable!
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But it's mostly fine and looking good with new paint.
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More to follow...
To say that it was in a bit of a state would be an understatement... Wings with huge holes, lacquer peel all over and everything underneath rusted to hell. These pics probably sum it up best.
2020-04-04 125733.jpg 2020-04-18 190015.jpg 2020-04-01 113719.jpg
When bought it it had been stood for several years, with it's last MOT in 2013. The previous owner, a forum member, had fallen on poor health and hadn't been able to do the work he wanted to. I was lucky enough to message first when posted for sale. When I got it the fuel lines had rotted away and been replaced with temporary lines. The gearbox also required attention; it would only go into first gear if reverse was selected first. The paint was poor and there is rust on a few other spots. But otherwise a pretty straight car.
So that's the bad out of the way. Spec wise the car is great, with bilsteins all round in good order, RS2 turbo, EM and airbox. PRJ map and miltek exhaust among the upgrades.
The first job I got onto was the fuel pump, following Rusty's guide, which wasn't too bad a job. Made a tool in the end to remove the basket which made life much easier.
2020-04-11 182806.jpg
Then I got on to stripping everything off for blasting and powdercoating.
2020-04-08 173210.jpg 2020-04-19 164208.jpg 2020-04-25 160945.jpg 2020-04-19 143912.jpg
Not everything is salvageable!
2020-04-19 164120.jpg
But it's mostly fine and looking good with new paint.
2020-04-09 132712.jpg
More to follow...
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