Went to view it on saturday morning and was pretty surprised to see it in this condition it's completely standard and all original.

G reg 90 spec
120k
3 owners
never had a panel (yet )
Early 90 spec
The engine is mint for the mileage, 8am and -1 degrees and fired up off the key with no rattles or smoke and idled correctly, it's just been fitted with a brand new exhaust, cv boots, has had welding on the rear leg and MOT'd for 12 months.
Sadly it's got no service history with the car as it was a farmers but not overly bothered, will try and chase up and see if i can find out anything.

Here's a few pictures as it stands (first job is to remove all the green strips and stickers)






The plan is to strip the engine bay right down as theirs a hole next to the fuse box which is more then likely to uncover a bigger hole once i've had a poke around and the battery tray has surface rust on so that will come out to - i can get both items cheap so they may as well be replaced so it's solid.

I want to get the engine bay painted and slam and front panel - the car has previously flipped a bonnet and lightly marked the scuttle but very slightly so i'll have the panel beater sort that rather than replace the original item.

More body work - back arches - 90 spec front bumper - new black bumper insert - 90 spec red rear decal - clean up standard rear lights and fit new ambers front and side and maybe headlamp protectors.

Then in the bay:- all new

Header tank
Dizzy cap and shield
Leads
Fuel filter
Silicon hoses (black)
Vin plate
Engine bay decal set

Paint engine bay parts:-

Rocker cover - black
Inlet - silver
Charge carrier - silver
strut tops - silver
oil cap ~ header top ~ screen top - silver
throttle bracket - black
wiper motor cover - silver
repaint the turbo and manifold - heat paint black

Then i might change the wheels for a set of 17" rs softspokes and fit a front mount.

That should keep me busy for a bit

 

Nice one i love your projects look forward to the progress

 

Looks great mate!
Will keep an eye on this one

 

Great project ,good to still see standard stuff still popping up ,bumper inserts you may have trouble with as they are no longer available

 

I am going to try this stuff in 12mm should do the trick, with it being black it won't stand out as much as the lighter shades so i hope i can get away with it.

Rubber insert from this company Self Adhesive Bumper Inserts - H9020

Can someone do me a favour and measure the diameter of the standard trim cheers

 

15mm i think , i have been going down the scrappy when i need some and getting it from rear bumpers

 

You just reminded me theirs a cab in the scrapper with bumpers on I'll check it out in the morning.

*Edit* Managed to find bumper inserts in a cab



Typical, their was a 90 spec front bumper but missing the bottom corner so still on the search for a complete 90 spec front bumper

 

Looking forward to seeing this, does amaze me the detail you go to!!

I flippin hate having to do bodywork, takes money away from go faster parts
If there wernt guys out there like you these cars wont be out there much longer so fair play!! I get head aches over 1 rs let alone 2!! Good luck

liam

 

Right lads, project 90 spec is home and washed.

It's not too bad at all considering it's lived on a farm all it's life - and it does come with part dealer service history from Peoples in Bootle, Liverpool

- Professional valet on the interior
- Bodywork needs a few areas looking at in the summer ~ mark on wing - few small marks on scuttle - spoiler repainted - 4 small bubbles behind the sunroof - back arch on drivers side but once the passenger side is off i'm sure that will need doing to - new battery tray and fuse box plate and engine bay repaint - wing mirrors are marked - but in general it very good and the paint may be ok with just a machine.
- Engine bay will be stripped right down to the engine and rebuild with all parts cleaned or refurbed
- Tracking needs sorting slightly out
- New number plates
- New window motors
- lowering -30mm (on Koni but only -10mm)







Will get better pics up after xmas

 

Nice project


Brian

 

 

Any updates matey

Just got me another s2

 

Really like the standard look. But the green stickers have to leave Get red ones

 

 

one of each....
its the only way..!!!

 

No real updates as i've been flat out over the xmas break with work and family stuff.

I was going to keep the car standard but my s1 is for that - so let the modding commence

I have started collecting parts

Set of black plates
Set of smoked rear lamps
90 Spec front bumper
New set of clocks
sending the wheels to the powder coaters then they'll be diamond cut

I am planning to start stripping the engine bay in the morning so more updates in a couple of days.

 

Surprising how much better it looks with the piping in ,set of nice 3door rims would go well on it

 

Would love aother set of 3dr rims but they'd be no good in this weather, i keep having to wash the salt off daily so it would eat through the laquer in no time. If i did go for bigger rims i think a set of 17" softspoke RS7's or black 5 spoke MO's.



Rear looks all out of proportion at the moment but next week will have a set of smoked rears and i'm scrapping the red badge in favour of a silver one




Hoping to get it lowered soon like either of these








Not the cleanest yet but when the weather gets better i'm planning on refurbing most things under the bonnet, and removing the ABS.

Before



After

 

looks mint on standard wheels

why is it cars look so much better with no number plates

 

Looking good, I can't decide whether to put mine back on standard rims or not although the lack of traction on the 17's kind of tells me not to

Whats next then are you gonna strip it right down then build it back up???

 

nice one chris,got my self one now as well.....

 

lloks cool mate

 

Nice one Jon, have you got a thread on it??

May get a respray in april/may - engine and box are fresh so thats all fine so it's just refurbing parts under the bonnet and then paint.

 

no thread yet mate....im crap with computers and camera's....will get a mate to sort some.. ...and its white...