thought it was about time i started a thread up on here as it may help push me to get more done on the car if im getting feedback lol.

ive owned it 3 years now. love/hate relationship as im sure most of us have with our projects.

this is how i bought it..





il start off with some pics of the work i did last winter.

ripped the old engine out that a certain northampton tuning company looked at, repaired, charged me for work they never did, and told me it was fine. then the oil rings went a month later

so being wounded from that i vowed to take on all work myself, even if i didnt know how to do it all lol.

so i resprayed the bay and dropped in a 1.8zvh







i then got my mate to weld in new inner sills and replace some rusty bits in the floor pans. painted my wheels charcoal black and slammed it 60mm. leaving me with this..







i did loads of other bits to it too but no point going into that.

the current spec is:

1.8zvh
T3 turbo
Gas flowed head
beiges, 195 chip
S1 lsd box

nothing major but in the next couple of months i plan on getting a few bits to help the engine then i wanna get it running 18psi and a full set up.

so now were in another winter ive decided to start more work on it. this time going for the weight saving option.

il be keeping the front half of the inside as standard. but the rear will be completly stripped bar rear quarter cards and rooflining.
ive completed doing the painstacking task of stripping all the sound deadening out with a heat gun and scraper. i filled 2 carrier bags of the stuff and was suprised with quite how much it all weights!

so here she is at the moment..



all stripped and wire wheeled..


the plan is to now prep it and spray it all in fresh mercury grey. ive got a few other things i want to do to with the interior but will take pics and show as i go along.

i should be doing a little work on it this week (as im out of a job ) so will update soon.

cheeRS.