ooh no it wasn't

The engine was sorted with some fuel regulator thing and the old man fixed it so she purred [a motor trader now, but a mechanic by trade, working for Sterling Moss' race team when he was younger ]. More about that later....

SO TO THE PAINT. The Vinmeister wa let loose on the beauty with strict instructions to be as cheap as possible trade rates rock I think it was only the roof he DIDN'T paint and he did a bloody good job, my S2 was starting to look like the Mercury Grey thing I wanted as a 17 year old driving round in a 1.3 L



With a new Nomad boost gauge, I enjoyed nearly 1 day driving around with nearly 3 psi a trip out with Ballin showed that the car wasn't boosting at all so I booked myself in with the master, Karl norris

A stage 1 set-up later [chip, live run and a -34 actuator] and I was driving back down the M40 with a grin on my face like I was getting noshed off

Finding an OMP 6 point cage for sale, the plans started to develop, I re stripped the interior, fitted some nicer 90 spec seats, harnesses and tidied up the engine bay. As far as I was concerned the car was done for a while Even got a go on Engine Advantages Dyno, making 160 bhp + 210 lb/ft torque at 15 PSi and this is how she stood: