Keith D Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 (edited) 2015, auto, 31k miles. I paid over the odds but I wanted a full main dealer service history as I hoped it would give me more chance of having a good base to start from, and having driven nothing but autos for the last 18 years I didn't want to start with all that gear stick stuff now. I bought it as a toy for sunny days, it's garaged when not in use. I'll likely only put 2k miles on it a year. Paint and interior is in very good condition and I thought I'd be able to start right away with bolting on goodies. However the underside is a bit ugly (so much for the main dealer service history confidence) the w brace needs replacing.... as do the kidney braces.... the original exhaust is on its last legs.... just about everything has a film of either rust or gunk on it.... so this autumn instead of bolting on goodies I will be on my back disassembling suspension, subframe etc for thorough corrosion treatment. While I'm at it I might as well do the diff bushes, subframe bushes etc. What is my vision for the car? Not sure. In the past I've built a VW beetle with a Rover V8 engine in the front and turned a rusty MOT failure Capri 2.8 into a concours winner, so this build could go anywhere! I'll drop photos as I go. Thanks for reading! Edited September 18 by Keith D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Hi and welcome from Bristol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Welcome and congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Ello n welkom, looks a gem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Hi and welcome along, Lovely looking car you have there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Axle click kit and DBA discs and pads from Torqen, and 5 litres of Motul 5.1 should keep me busy for the weekend 😁 Edited 18 hours ago by Keith D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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