hi all,

thought it was about time i started this thread, i bought old rusty off a rather clueless fellow in coventry a few months back. she had been left under a tree to rot, and rot she has! as you will see in some pics, its set in quite badly, i decided to strip completely down to the shell before deciding what my options are, but i fear a full restoration will not be an option with this shell atleast.

anyway, before buying i did a bit of research and found a previous owner, who was gutted to hear of her current condition. he sent me a couple of pics of when she was in her prime, so i see it only fair to start off with those before showing off her guts



as you can see, he did a few shows with her



ive never been a fan of the lexus lights but each to thier own. they are available if anyone is interested!
so yeah, back in the day, lovely example. fast forward approx 7 years later and this is what i found when i first saw her







ok, thought i, not the end of the world, il just check the boot out. oh, thats fooked then! pushed my hand right through the bugger. couldnt bring myself to take a pic of that lol. heres a couple of other areas i found needing attention once i got her back to the yard





that arch looks a lot worse in person lol
both door seals fooked









first thing i did was take the voodoos off and put some old rs2k alloys on for ease of movement. the garages i have at the moment arent the most suitable for stripping a car in, no lights or power, and the doors need replacing. work in progress much like the car. so anyway i set to work stripping her out. wheels changed, bumpers and skirts off, then i attacked the interior.

PLEASE NOTE this is the first car i have ever stripped, if you think ive done something back to front or incorrectly, do say so, this is a real learning curve for me. enjoying it though



got most of the interior out in a day, solo! ive put the seats and door cards on a pallet in my garage at home for now, everything else is in a ton bag in the boot to save on limited space<br />
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she was still firing up nicely this morning, i ticked he over for a couple of minutes before i got the front axle up on stands and attacked the engine bay.<br />



started bagging and tagging every nut and bolt, hoses, then i hit a wall, i didnt know what half of the engine bay componants were, nevermind the million wires and plugs coming out of them, so i disconnected all of them, earths aswell, and will deal with it later!

what the hell is this?



managed to get the rad out, frame supporting it is totally rotten, also drained power steering and took out the hoses and filler thingy, windscreen washer stuff, water bottle for rad and a few other bits and bobs that i dunno wtf theyre for lol<br />
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darkness loomed, where had the time gone? before i knew it it was time to wrap up, i left the removal of the wiring loom half done, with the passenger arch liner still to come out, but i reckoned ive done ok considering my knowledge??<br />
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so thats that for now chaps, i may try and get a couple mor hours in tomorrow afternoon to do the arch liner and the rest of the loom disconnected in the engine bay, then i guess it will be the mechanics to get out!<br />
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let me know what you reckon, what you think i should attack next, how a certain componant should be removed, or if you think im an idiot for attempting this with no previous mechanical knowledge.<br />
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cheers,<br />
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stu