i did put a post up a while ago with pics but carnt find it so heres another

this was my first xr cosworth running appox 330bhp unfortunatly this is the only pic i have of, when id pulled the engine out after i destroyed the box for the 6th time



so out with the old and in with the new

i went halfs with a mate on this car as i wanted a new shell and he needed a wiring loom its a k plate 2.0 4x4 which cost £25 each and was in very good nick until my nxt door neighbour reversed his car into drivers door

so here it is almost stripped





i wanted to go bufty so i got the closest colour i could find in hammerite and did this






bought some lights and spent a load down ford with brand new vents bumper brackets sideskirt clips etc



found two bits that need welding only have a pic of one the other was on the back box section passenger side




then went over to my mates garage acroos the road so we could weld the rollcage brackets in


heres some pics with the cage in then it got powder coated white







the cage is a six point bolt in with door bars

then it went off to the first paintshop last september where they left it outside, they done a few bits like these




also why it was at the paintshop outside someone nicked my cossie sideskirts which they left in the car

but lucky enough i changed the scheme of the car and went full rouse sport style

so they finally got the car in the paintshop in november, bonded the skirts on and started to blend them into the bodywork


but what they didnt tell me was that the passenger side they bonded on wrong and the rear door wouldnt shut
so they were going to grind the bottom of the door to clear the skirt was not a happy man at this point

anyway it came december and they put the car back outside all over xmas not covered up so i piocked it up as soon as i could in the new year to get it in my garage

all the reapirs have gone rusty but this will all change as its being picked up on friday to get painted

so i thought id go bufty again as the hammerite wasnt no where near a colour match

so i stripped all the suspension and diff out and gave it a good clean underneath only to find other paint reacts with hammerite

read a few posts on here which gave me tips onhow to clean it up

so i cheated and got a mobile shot blaster to come round and shot blast all wheel arches and the underneath of the car sorted



now hees a few pics of underneath dont think its too bufty

new seam sealer and stone chip applied









now in primer also inside










and then the base coat colour







have a few more pics but my computer isnt letting me copy and paste them now

but will update later on hope you like comments welcome