I aquired a 1.2L merit from a friend with a very sound shell. During the summer the 1.2 ate through the cam followers and a friend was doing an xe swap in their SR so in went the 1.3sr lump and 5speed!
So far ive done the suspension up a bit with Koni adjustables and 60mm avo springs and a GSi rear arb. I have a set of GSi side skirts that im waiting to put on once i get some tar and glue remover for the bump strips.
As for the interior I've swapped in SRi gauges and changed the bulbs for diy led's and have a Sparco flash 5 steering wheel.
I also have a set of 16v brakes (waiting for me to find some 14/15's to fit over them), a corsa gsi master cylinder and pedal box waiting to go on and a Cobra Suzuka bucket seat awaiting sidemounts and a harness.
I dont plan to do much to the current engine other than regular upkeep. I eventually want to drop a c/x16xe in some time later on this year/early next year. I'm not really that big on fwd so i just want something that handles and is relativley quick.
I dont have too many pictures of it at the moment but i figured it was time to post up. Progress will probably be slow as im at uni, cant afford the big stuff for a while
Engine bay after a few hours of degreasing (there is still loads on the transmission and engine block)
sorry for the crappy night time phone picture, AND its dirty but this is right after i got the suspension goodies on :D, goes like stink around roundabouts now
Will update with better pictures tommorow