hi guys,

ive been on here a while annoying people while ive been waiting for my car to get back from the body shop..FINALLY after 15 months shes back lol

Spec Before the dismantle was..

S1 1986
non custom
Leccy Window conversion
Cosy Rear Disc Conversion
Stage 2 Hybrid Turbo
Bilstein Coilovers
Piper Cam
minty interior
65 k on the clock

Plans are to put it back together as it was trying to go original where poss.

Running gears been powder coated , metal bits zinc coated , you know the score..lol

here are some pics if anyones interested..any feedback / advice greatly appreciated

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excuse the pikey clutter...it is being sorted . lol

More bits added lately. will try get some pics up

 

well done mate that looks mint ,,have you any pics before you had it painted ?


cheers james

 

look the nuts m8

 

awesome!

 

paint looks stunning mate , but hope that bonnet leaning against the wall isnt painted

 

as said have you got any befor photos of it . it looks very nice by the way

 

top work

 

looks very nice mate

 

Looks ace mate. good luck with the build!

 

reyt nice mate all the best with it,

 

looks sweet more pics are you sticking 2 the same spec

 

wow! cheers for all the positive comments!! lol

here it was before..

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not alot wrong with it to be honest, had a lil bubble on the wings and the bonnet was a bit scabby inside, took it down the body shop ,..got a bit carried away..new wings, arches, bonnet later + full respray..floors mint .

 

thankyou!

going steel rods, pistons, got stage 3 race head ready, pace intercooler, vernier pulley , rebuilt turbo then hunt around for chip .
Cosy 4 pots to go up front aswell



was running 187bhp b4 on standard internals so it wasnt shy

 

ssssh! guilty. lol

itll go inside soon promise, pretty much dominating the old dears house with rs parts at the mo so waiting for the best time to sneek it in.

 

Seen the tax disc, been of the road since 2006


Good Luck!!

 

Seen the tax disc, been of the road since 2006


Good Luck!!

 

+ 10 eagle eye points..lol was waiting for that one..

Yeh its been a while lol

 

some more piccys..

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Looks minty mint m8.

 

thanks dude, its 95% mint. im doing the best i can with the budget and bits etc. theres always going to be little bits that could be better but ive got to be realistic. Few touch ups needed on paint work, expect there to be a few more after its built..would prefer a larger workspace etc..

 

 

Looks nice

 

nice one matey

 

thanks for all the kind words peoples..

 

nice work mate now all you have to do now is get it back to gever and on the road

 

thats the plan. not rushing it. got a lot to do and want to get it right first time so i can enjoy it when its done and not have to worry . New bearings, Cv joints etc..

 

hello,

been routing around to find some bits ive been hording for a while now and ordered some new stuff...

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Knife Edged steel crank

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Pace dual pass intercooler

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New Ford bufty clips etc, Ajustable TCA's , New Bearings , CV joints

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Got me powder coating back, heres one of the hubs, quite happy with the results,..

CAnt wait to get it back together now.,.more stuff to come.

Cheers dudes

 

You can't beat a MINT SERIES 1.Goodluck.

 

thats going to be mint mate

 

nice mate.

 

 

Looks gd

 

Brings back memories, lol Looking nice fella, best of luck

 

nice

 

looks nice fella good work

if u want a chiped ecu i got 1

 

hey thanks for all the comments guys! really appreciate it!
Few more bits to get powder coated , anti roll bar , coil over springs etc.

Need to take the inner cv's for reman apparantly they're not availiable off the shelf .

Pistons and rods next...

just spilt coffee on the keyboard...bastard..lol

 

cool ..ill have to look into what the best way forward as regards ecu's is..
ive been nosing around 'unlimited boost' ones , and 'super chipped' ones ,..need a bit more research..also some people say the s1's ones are better etc..need a bullshit filter to get the best result lol..whats yours mate?

 

few more bits..

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Polished and ported stage 3 cylinder head , piper cam , 3 and valve seats

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port matched inlet ..excuse the ripspeed mat..not mine ..promise