1400 SR now a project

[SRlew]

well after having a lot of bad things happen to my car since i baught it iv decided to take my time with it and sort it. when i baught it it sat in the garden for a year while i tryed to afford insurance etc, then after having it on the road for nearly a year i put the 40'd lump in and while i was doing that someone kindly crashed in to it, and from then on its been going down hill!

it started of looking like this once i got it on the road having needed a few new panles etc



then this after a month of having it on the road


now this





iv got a list aslong as my arm of stuff to do, i need to do a load of wiring up at the dash as i fitted a mk2 one a while back, i need to sort some rust behind the back bumper which is in the pic, fit a new driver side quater from where someone crashed into it, and iv since found some rust that was behind the rear fin of the side skirt on the passenger sie, so im going to fit a new panel there while im at it so i'll have 2 mint aches again, and i'll roll them this time instead of grind
iv also got to do a small bit of rust on each side in the front wheel arches that iv just found and in each headlight corner bits.

i also need to spray the interior floor as im not having carpet or maybe just have front carpet, then heed to retrim door cards in black and re do the rear ones in black instead of grey then make some of the far rear ones and one for the tailgate.

then engine wise, i need to teach myself how to fit a new water pump and cam belt, get a new radiator,get and fit smaco's, wrap the manifold and fit most bay parts back etc and get it set up on a R/R

its fairly hard to do work on the car as its outside and with the weather were having lately its a joke!

[SRlew]

iv actually had chance to go out today and do some work, iv had the front end on axle stands for about a month so i could start doing some work on the front end but today has been the only day good enough for me so...

iv managed to heat wrap my manifold


and iv finished undersealing the car up to the fuel tank


just need to go back out and try and wire up and test fit a different washer bottle and fit the ignition coil back on etc

iv yet got to derust, smooth ans paint all other parts underneath the car like the rear beam, all front and rear suspension parts roll bars etc etc, not decided on a colour yet tho, was thinking maybe a hammerite grey? what you recon?

[James P]

that is really nice mate.

[SRlew]

cheers mate, but hopefully it'll soon get back to how it was!

took a couple pics of it looking sorry for it self earlier



iv also just finished spraying my irmscher airbox and sanded the 'irmscher uk' down.

[Mike.]

nice car mate, shame about the rear quarter being dented, but it still looks nice and clean

[greg1.4]

looks good that

shouldnt take much to get it minted again! Keep up the good work

[c'2.0lrt]

looks nice mate

[draper]

still does look good i agree, at least now you can take your time

[SRlew]

yeh when iv been working on it iv been trying to hurry as i needed it finished but now iv baught this other SR i can take my time and do things the way i want it with hurrying so will have a better finished car etc then the finishing touch will be another respray or get the parts needed blended in.

[rc]

loving the heater blower intake ports