after near 4 years in storage ,i have finally moved the saff into the garage to start rebuilding it to as near as possible to how it was before she got broke by a bad man from cumbria
[luckily for me he has supplied me with some nice bits to start afresh,cheers mark]
below is the day i picked it up in stanraer,and the first day i saw it.i bought it off mark without seeing it but going by some of the reports i heard about the car i was more than happy when i finally saw it .


as most will know the car was broke,so when i bought the shell i ended up buying the engine aswell so i could keep all the numbers matching with the v5.i also bought the zoo rear beam to keep the rear planted

below is a container i had it stored in


and this is it tonight in my garage



i have waited a few year to have a place to restore the car ,and im looking forward to getting it done over the next 12 months which is my target .

all input welcome guys

 

Nice too see it always looked a stunner and sure it will be again James ;top:

 

Is it done yet


Lovely car James, can't wait to see it done

 

Nice one James...

Good luck with the rebuild, be nice to see it back to its former glory.

 

cheers mate ,hopefully i can do her justice again

dont be putting me under pressure richie ,cheers mate

thanks sticky ,its taken a while but i kept getting sidetracked lol

 

Good luck James, will be a stunner again!

 

cheers karl,its a long time coming mate

not 100% on engine spec yet but probably 350/380 will suffice as i want to keep the block in tact

 

you just for rebuilding the stove or is the body need some work too looks very cleanor maybe your planing on doing the underside too?

 

One of the favourite cars I've owned.. I look forward to the updates

 

the body restoration will consist of .............




























a good polishing mate ,as the shell is mint

the engine is rebuillt already ,its all the other bits ,box diff,suspension brkes ,etc

 

cheers max ,like the previous owners you certainly looked after it well mate

 

good stuff that's a good start anyway.looks really well in the pic's

 

cheers mate

 

Nice one mate i will be happy to see this alive again was a crime to break it mark is a bad man

 

Don't blame you mate, plenty for the road anyway imo

 

Wahey!!!! About time. Love this saff. Do a good job so when I buy it I don't need to do much

 

Looks good mate.... Il keep an eye on this

 

Nice one mate.Nice to someone restoring another cossie instead of spending there money on modern cars.

 

Back of the queue Andy...lol He will bring this one with him so I wouldnt even bother
Looks great in its new home James cant wait to see it coming together

 

thanks carlo ,she will live agin lol,even after the bad man wanted to crush it

im a sunday driver anyway karl ,even when the suns out

it is time alright andy,when you have finished modding your focus you will never want another saff again mate

cheers matt , along way to go mate with lots of skinned knuckles and cursing i bet mate

cheers glenn ,im a bit like yourself modern cars do nothing for me,even a sierra feels to modern at times lol .

spot on pat ,im sure we will have a coffee or two sitting in the garage trying to decide what way to go with it mate

 

Yesssssssssssssss. About Time James, been waiting for this post for quite a few years now. As you can imagine, I'll be watching this thread with the greatest interest. Be so good to see her back together again.

One of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life selling her.

But so pleased it's gone to someone like yourself.

Regards Jim Green

 

nice one james, mark is a bit of a mad man but a nice chap! i bought the white 3dr rolling shell from him a few months ago, i should really get a thread started lol good luck with this one mate!

 

hi jim,i knew it wouldnt be long before you found this thread lol.

the reason its taking so long is

1 i had nowhere to do the rebuild
2 i kept getting sidetracked buying other cars to restore

jim if it can get back to 90% of the way both yourself ,pete and max had it i will be a happy man
like i said it will take me upto a year to get it up and running so you will have to be a little patient with me lol

first job will be a detailed list of whats needed to finish it and a budget made and kept too hopefully,but luckily enough i have most of the larger items sourced jim .but at least another 2/3k probably to get it up and running .

i will get some pics up over the next few days of the floor etc
hows the clio treating you mate?

 

thanks rob

that looked a very nice shell rob ,he certainly breaks good cars i will say that for him .but at least it leaves it easier for us to rebuild lol

get a thread up mate

 

Best of luck with it mate,love a white Saph.

 

Clio is still fun, but still not quick enough, but it's rare and keeps me entertained.



Seems that I too keep getting side tracked, and needed something quicker, so i treated myself to another toy....................











1000cc of pure adrenaline that keeps me on my toes everytime I take it out.

Good luck with the rebuild, did you get the Quife box and diff with the car ?????




Looking forward to seeing more pics, just be prepared to spend lots of time washing waxoil off your hands, as I put about 10 litres in that car when it was about 2yrs old.

 

MT motorsport rebuild threads ftw lol... i suppose hes making good money breaking good cars as the shells are selling for good money... keeps the progress reports coming!

 

cheers mate ,they are thebest ones arent they

bloody hell jim that looks a serious piece of kit

im glad to see you get sidetracked too lol

and he still will be telling you he doesnt make any money out of breaking them lol

 

LOL...... Everyone tells me I'm having a mid life crisis, which is probably true. But i've racked up 1,600 miles on it and loved every minute.

 

tell me about it jim

 

cant wait to see it finished james, be the cleanest in ireland when done,

 

Have been waiting for this thread, looking forward to the updates

 

you and me both andy ,hopefully it will up their when finished mate


cheers lee, i can garauntee updates will be sporadic

 

is it done yet??

alway loved the look of this one, just something about it

 

not done yet matt

it was always just a real standard looking saff with good power to boot matt,thats what i always liked about it

 

let the fun begin james,another one i'll be looking forward to seeing good luck with the build.

 

done a bit on the back end today

removed rear bumper and found a bit of surface rust


stripped the boot coverings out ,all looking good so far



dropped the petrol tank out ,it will need tidying but looks to be the original tank



cleaned off some of the waxoil from the righthand chasis rail and all is mint .im not going to do anything with the floor except remove the waxoil and renew [possibly]

 

reardrivers side chasis leg

 

cheers mate ,if i keep the heater topped up i should get a good bit done this winter lol

how you keeping anyways derek?

 

good thanks james,it would want to be well topped up james,from what i've seen and heard about pat you wont be cutting corners.