My overview of mission objectives:
- Rebuild the engine and box after fingernail shards of metal attached to sump plug can only mean bad things.
- New exhaust... somthing quieter but still shiney, and a new downpipes and mine is bolloxed.
- Cut away rust underneath front sportspack arches and replace 1 wing, part of the boot floor, battery box, bonnet and possibly both front floor pannels. Repaint accordingly along with both subframes.
- Have doors considered for reskin, and central locking kits.
- Check front windscreen for rust... consider replacing pannel.
- New bushes, bearings, brakes, pipes, cones, shocks and hoses.... possibly a new front wiring loom, and custom work to rewire inner wing sections.
- Re-wire front fogs if possible so they come on separate from the high beams... not at the same time.
- High level brake light.
- Vallet carpet and possible re stuffing of front seats. Repair steering wheel.
- Wing protectors - prevent mud and water from getting up into the wheel arches at the front.
- New parcel shelf covering
- Tweeters under the front dash for improved sound quality.
- Klaxon, again hidden away, also a cigar lighter/ 12v charger point, hidden away.
- Arm rest inbetween front seats.
- 2 cream leather bucket seats for daily driving and store original seats.
- Gold seatbelts and store original blacks.
- New/repair dash.
That pretty much sums up my goals. Budget is tight, but hope to have a running machine road worthy by June for SMD, if not, MITP. The engine will be rebuilt by one of the engine hackers in the block - Mr Dogmatix himself, along with extra help where needed. I will owe the man a great deal when this is done.
Pre-op photos tomorrow with any luck.
Edited by nev_payne, 28 January 2008 - 09:42 PM.
