picked up this little project for the sum of £150 2 weeks ago, its a bit of a shed and for £150 saving it from the scrap is worth while, was taxed and tested.... for 3 more whole days, so went and picked it up and drove it 100 miles home and it never missed a beat which was lot more that I was expecting

got some plans for here :-D :-D

some rust areas

previous rust repaired by newspaper and filler on passenger wing and drivers one is not much better :-X

both front wings will be getting replaced as will both sills which is all ordered and due to arrive on Tuesday

sorry for the bad pictures,

started by removing the interior which was a complete mess so went straight in the bin to be replaced with a new one in the future, :-)

had to wait for Mr post man to bring me a 25mm socket to remove the steering wheel so I could get the dash out

front wings off

good thing is that so far the underside of the car and the battery tray of the car are completely solid except a hole in each foot well that are ready to be welded when the mig welder arrives

passenger side

driver side has already had a patch before nut just welded straight over the rust so all rust cut out ready for new patch

practice welds with a borrowed arc welder......

actually made myself laugh.... ill just wait until I get a mig welder :lol:

I recently got a mig and my first welds just blew through the metal after getting the setting right a few hours practise my weld are no strong and don't look to bad. Just practise before you weld the car. Some good progress any plans?

Yeah arc is a bit extreme for something like a wing lol

The wing was beyond repair so i was just using it for practice on but yes practice is needed considering the amount that needs to be done, plan is to get the bodywork looking like it has just left the factory then hopefully stick a carbed 1.4 16v in and a few bits and bobs along the way but any mods will be subtle

Exactly what I've done engine wise and the same colour coupe too check my poor build thread if you wish

I will do going to need as much advice and guidance as possible with this being my first proper project

little update, got these delivered today

both sills and passenger front wing, welder and driver side wing due to arrive tomorrow and the work will start Thursday at 11:15 after my final A level exam :-D :-D

will update again then

not updated for a while but its getting there hopefully be ready for all types on the 18th of may but being in uni and trying to do this at the same time is a bit of a struggle but some progress

sorted the holes in the footwells

put some fiberglass on the top and underneath the patches that i put in then underseal on the underside

fixed the rust on the rear valance

stared off dealing with rust on the doors

both doors had the same treatment

doors and wings prepped for paint

then painted

not an original colour something a little more modern but very similar

after all this I started on the sills measured the new ones up cut the old ones out then welded up the new ones on pretty pleased with the result

grinded down the welds and filled up the joins and at this time tackled the rear rusty arch on the passenger side

sorted out the surface rust on the front

(still needs flattening down for paint)

took the engine out ready for this going to run it with standard injection and immobiliser and still to clean up and give it a full major service whilst it is out the car

plenty of wiring to keep me busy

80-60 lowering kit to go on after paint

the shell should be going to paint within the next week or so it is ready just waiting for the flat bed to take it to the body shop

boot and bonnet also pained

dont have a pic of the final result will get one up this weekend

pressed plates to go on when finished

Edited 19 March, 201412 yr by T4R3KP0L0

Really good job cleaning the shell up.

liking this, considering getting a mk3 project like this

Thanks guys, definitely do it man this is my first and learned so much already doing this one

finally today the shell went into paint really really happy with the results the pictures really don't do it any justice

finished result

time to start putting it all back together now at last

let me know what yous think

That looks sharp great work am really looking forward on the next steps what paint did you use ?

Thanks alot of effort has been put in, the paint isn't original is power red not exactly sure on the paint code, just putting it all back together now really and a few extra bits

Keep up the good work boss

Awesome , I see you kept the fire wall though , crazy colour

thanks. the pics dont really show the colour or do it any justice.

made a head lining out of suede fabric and fitted it today

roughly held it in position with paper clips then used resin to bond it.

really happy with the finished result

stuck the windows in and put it back together ready to start tinkering with the underside and the engine next

more updates to come shortly

love this dude, keep it up. nice to see someone rebuilding it and not scrapping it just because of some rust

thanks mate, been a dream to work on to be fair

small update

after work took the front struts off stripped then sanded down then a quick coat of hammerite driveshafts are still on though dont have a 30mm socket yet,

made one of these using a spare socket

all painted up

the old shocks were past it!!

work was quite today so decided to start polishing up the wheels i got

one wheel nearly done still not exactly as i want them so going to give it another going over tomorrow

Edited 7 May, 201412 yr by T4R3KP0L0

more pics of the wheels

i think a 60 drop suits the car a lot

might need to get a spacer on the back to get the wheel out the arch

also got the bumpers and lights back in, playing the waiting game with the engine atm

G-ladder arb blocks and poly-bushes are on rout from Germany... more updates to come

Edited 17 May, 201412 yr by T4R3KP0L0

This is awesome! If i had the money and knowledge, would definitely do something like this! Keep up the good work!

haha thanks really dont have much knowledge or any money but hey thats what student loans are for right?

Ahah, Yeah right! What wheels have you got? Looking very slick!

Bloody impressive mate. Paint works lovely

Ahah, Yeah right! What wheels have you got? Looking very slick!

thanks, the wheels are RH arrows which are very rare that i picked up from JregGT for a bargain price. they had been sand blasted so now i have the pain staking task of polishing them to a mirror shine and getting the inserts and insides sprayed gloss black.

hoping to get the engine in before the 5th of june when i take a 3 month road trip to tunisia in an ice cream van (thats another story though)