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Hopefully fit all this back in lol ive got it all out so it makes it easier to pick a bit to do, stops me bqcking out cause I have to tudy up if I do lol

Mine had a few dents neer front lights on corner and few others, I used a good self tapping screw an a pair of mole grips to pull the screw, I aimed for the middles couple of needed two cause of shape of it. Didnt come out perfect but its already stretched so wont go exact but quite a lot less...

Gonna give it a honing, new rings, new valve guides and valves, new gaskets and ill have a bash at port an polish and give a ruddy good clean :D oh will be rebuilt with new head bolts and 1.3cams, I keep searching for other things to do while it's apart but things thats about my limit, may see...

Good stuff jen thats quite a selection :) Think part of my promblem is gonna be boot space lol when I make the floor for the 15" I think ill square the sides off at the width the arch comes in and make a door, hopefully end up with 2 big pockets for stuff like jump leads tools etc that way if...

Thought this might be a useful topic for some of us but basically with all the work im gonna do on the engine its gonna want a good first run in, gonna go lancaster way and back, it 30 mile each way so nice and steady down a6 there will be some good spots where I can go 60 some of the parrallel...

Nothing more done yet but some bits arrived today :) 4new tyres arrived and a bag of mixed size jubilee clips, and the adjust fuel pressure reg :) The reg came with no instuctions but seems pritty simple on second look, checked the pic on ebay and read description on it again and basically in...

ok so due to me getting out of bed so late yesterday (around half 3 :>) i was feeling pretty awake last night, that pls determination to get them bloody seats done spurred me on, pulled an all nighter and then only finished them around an hr or 2 ago :P im knackered but i did it :D just glad...

I got mine when there was an offer at halffrauds :) kebwood one got a 1A usb at front which is handy cause its beefy enough to charge smartphones ;) that and aux in nothjng fancy other than that think I paid £60 for it, handy to take the opportunity to make sure it jas red an white output for an...

Thank you clodo :)

Or I should say more regular than constant :p

Thanks SirChris there's certainly plenty to get done, will be more constant with the update now ive got up to date lol its remembering to take the photos that gets me :p

Subs are nice and easy you can get fli or edge sort of thing, box sub amp all built up with wiring kit, my fli was £140 I previosly got an edge that was 12" 900w for £110 new, rears 6x9's can be found at a variety of price ranges same with fronts, 6" round speakers cant remember max depth think...

phew, been meaning to get this started for ages lol, think im up to date now. thanks for looking comments welcome, please be nice lol nice cheap car to practice a range of different skills :)

Ok so to the front end :) basically after the back end was back on i ripped the front apart got the engine out and tidied up in 2 days, then decided that i will get the the car side basically done bar finishing touches, so engine + gear box is going to be the last bit to tackle. I've no lift so...

ahh thats handy, so less load on engine, more power :) how did you adjust the speed, just a bigger pulley?

still got a few bits to do with the back end, there two hangers for the bumper the i need to weld on, there pretty much made up just need the hole making and putting on, the spring need turning over and the brake line need making up, not completely happy with the first sill because it isn't...

thanks very much:) i like it, thats a nice idea, does it just act like a trickle charger when the car is not in use?, think i saw a post a little while ago talking about wiring them up. take thats a no more not starting in the morning :)

yeh learning sewing as im going along, got a mini sewing machine which is ok but with more layers and stuff it struggles so ended up having to do it by hand :( prefer welding, it got pritty sparks and stuff lol and it is :) im not in a rush any more now, tend to have more fun judging how much...

so after that i decided that i wanted to delete the sunroof, it wasn't leaking or anything but seals were green and i dont use it, i want to know if i could manage it because i wanted to do it on the mk4 fiesta so thought now's my chance to try :) came out ok, i basically made a baking tray with...

haha no not any more, to be honest i had mostly already driving fast cause its always me that gets caught lol, but i was rushing back from dinner a bit and had just put foot down a bit more to go up a hill and they were waiting at the top so only saw em as i got over the top of it :( i need to...