I purchased this car for £2,000 in November 2008 and then carried out a restoration. This has now just finished and I'm just curious as to the likely value of the car in everyones opinion. I have no plans to sell it and never will after all the blood, sweat, tears (more tears) and an unreasonable amount of money!!
It's a 1996 Equinox, 1275 spi - done about 65k and now has 12 months MOT.
The car has been rebuilt using the following genuine Heritage panels:
- Front Assembly
- Wings (x2)
- A Panels (x2)
- Scuttle Panel
- Scuttle closing panels (x2)
- Sills (x2)
- Door Post Panel
- Battery box
- Heel board (used half of it!)
- Both doors have been professionally reconditioned with new door skins and lower frames (http://www.minidoor.co.uk/)
- New rear valance and end box sections fitted (non-genuine)
- New ball joints fitted (x2)
- New seam finishers fitted (x4)
- New radius arm brackets (x2)
- New suspension front upper brackets (x2)
- New brake pipes (complete car)
- New braided brake hoses (x4)
- New front standard disks (x2)
- Reconditioned calipers (x2)
- Reconditioned rear radius arms (x2)
- New rear drum brake assemblies (complete, x2)
- New door hinges (genuine, x4)
- New wind-up window outer seals (x2)
- New tinted windscreen, inc rubber surround
- New rear window rubber surround
- New front grille complete
- New rear lights rubber surround
- New petrol filler rubber surround
- New uprated alternator
- New battery (705 type)
- New engine earth strap and battery negative strap
- New handbrake cables (x2)
- New handbrake quadrants (x2)
- New rear subframe fitting kit complete
- New chrome wiper kit
- New stainless steel front and rear bumpers
- New Wipac front halogen headlights (x2)
- New heavy-duty adjustable tie-bars (x2)
- Reconditioned front arm bearings
- New rear bearing kits (x2)
- New complete Hi-Lo kit
- New genuine Dunlop suspension cones (x4)
- New Gaz adjustable shock absorbers (x4)
- New HT leads
- Steering drop-bracket
- Fitted MPI Heater Assy (2 speed fan)
- New wiper motor park switch
- New Minilites alloy wheels (x4)
- New Wood & Pickett wheel arches (x4)
- Complete new exhaust assembly (from catalytic converter to rear of car)
- Monochrome union jack roof sticker
- Complete outer re-spray in original colour
The inside is pretty much standard Equinox, with only
- New carbon fibre 'custom consoles' dashboard
- TIM Voltmeter
- TIM Oil Pressure Gauge
- REV counter (originally 2 clock)
and now the pictures....
Just prior to the new dash...
Edited by robtheplod, 30 November 2009 - 11:05 PM.