I decided early on that i didnt want a concours machine. It had to be useable, and not too pretty to give someone a nudge if i have to!!
Bieng a 4-door, it was never gonna look like an RS, so the bodywork is going to be pretty much stock, with all the changes bieng subtle.
First job was to replace all the mangled up suspenson with something abit more up to the job:



An RS1600i fully reconditioned with new bushes, nuts n bolts, £90 from an autojumble

The next mangled piece of steel from the front to go is the bumper. I found a nice straight, rust free one and made them into quarter bumpers (partly to let more air in, and partly as a nod to the Mk1's and Mk2's)



I have made a recess for the numberplate on the other side, angled so that the numberplate sits straight, as the bumpers are angled slightly on the edges.



This was welded in, welds ground down and finished in the origional matt black.