greg Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Brought this back in May and with one thing and another has sat waiting for me to get started on it. Car was a 1.8 which was knackered, previous owner said head gasket had gone. When I stripped it found had dropped a Vv and damaged the head and block. Engine is being replaced with a 3.0 straight six, mated to a getrag 265 gearbox. Still undecided whether to use a 24v or 12v as I have both sat in the garage. The car is suprisingly solid with some small holes in the floor, the passenger side jacking point needs attention as does the chassis rail round the swan neck. The car looks to have had a fair bit of welding done in the past. Car as it was when I got it. The dent has split the seam in the boot and is quite rotten. Am getting the inside of the car sorted first. The drivers side floor after stripping back to the metal Quite a few previous repairs, some good some not so good. A couple of places had been patched with filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveopel Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Greg im very local to you if you want to pop round and take a look at my 24v feel free hopefully it might convince you. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I can see what you mean Greg! some good repairs and some not so good repairs! Dosn't look to bad tho m8 The rear lower quater might be tricky! keep your eye out for a replacement panel on ebay (I've seen them listed before) as Hadrians still have them listed (online/motor factors) but they don't supply them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Steveopel, Would be good to have a look at your car sometime, whereabouts are you mate? Keith, Yeah the car is pretty solid. A client who runs a bodyshop says that the rear quarter will pull out and be good as new. It had been hidden behind the elegance bumper by a previous owner. By the amount of rust in the boot it happened a few years ago. Could be put back on the road with a couple of weekends work. But I'm taking it back to metal on the floor and chassis and making sure that it lasts for many years to come. When we gonna see your XE project mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Manta Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I like those side skirt panel things, are you keeping them on the car or going for that 'sleeper' look? PS I'd vote for 24v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Skirts are from an RMJ elegance kit and will be coming off when I fit the 400 kit I've ordered. Like the idea of the 24v, but have had issues with them in the past. The 12v is so much more reliable and only 24bhp in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveopel Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 im 5 mins from the town centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Good idea m8 Looking forward to more up-dates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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