right update time lol. theres not loads of progress but I don't want to rush this project as I want to get it right and don't want to loose enthusiasm.

first thing to share is my lil idea on how to stop the layers of metal on the front chassis legs from swelling up like the offside one did. I baisicly just cleaned up and welded across the edge and ground it back down and once ive repaired the offside one ill do the same to that one







also ive welded the other chassis rail



also bare metaled the back half of the floor pan and welded up various screw holes





primed the offside half of the floorpan







then I got on to bare metalling the nearside section and all primed up with zinc primer

















moving on to the rear end, this section was coved in all sorts of crap and is a pain to strip off, also im planning to have the fuel tank inside the car and obviously no spare wheel so im cutting off all the brackets that wont be used, heres a few of the state of the back end.













proving a bitch to get out of here lol



unused brackets removed







then bare metalled





I then tapped flat and welded up some little vent type bits and a few screw holes and also the access hole for the fuel pump









then flatted down the welds on the holes







then all primed up in zinc primer









that's all the shell work for now. ive bought some panels ready to start on the major repairs and also I have found someone that's going to supply me the floorpan section and chassis outrigger I need, so that will be done soon. All ive got to do before that is de underseal and clean up the last rear section and rear arches and I can begin but still, plenty of welding to keep me warm in the winter months lol.

lastly I got bored one day and thought id pull out the dash and clocks and strip the internals out as im going to make up my own instrument panel in the original cluster, nothing special but I thought id show you anyway





ive never seen these blunt needles before and ive gotta say, they are horrid!! the cluster must be from a non xr2i















that's all for now folks