Which is hidden away waiting for a return next to the scrote and rs1800 ha ha ha.

Only got this car now I'm affraid
If I still had the Ka, I would have just thrown this engine into it and scrapped the si in rage

Anywho.. will get welded up best we can, and continue to drive it

Then onto the other little things that need doing, then I can get my omex rev limit / launch control and heated seats made

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

Catch me on Facebook as I'm rarely on here.

that was the idea Paul , mission accomplished

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mend it mate.. imean sure its giving you some agro.... but it'll be worth it. imean mine had 14 holes in it when i started.... you'll have to see my page for that!

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mate, really surprised about this. All the time in my ownership it spent 95% of its life in my garage. so the minty mint outside is covering up its inner most secrets. Feel bad for you now as obviously I sold it you, but never dug as deep as you have to find all the rot.

you got the receipt for the spray job somewhere, i went back to the same company to have the bonnet sprayed and they had it for 3 weeks and done fook all with it, so decided from then they where shit, and that would also explain some of the stuff you found. spray job was cheap though, from what i remember it was less then £1500.

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Don't worry about it mate, the end of the day its an old car.

Soon as I saw the amount of sealer covered with the new paint I was fuming.. whats the point in doing that

It'll be getting patched up asap.. and I'm sure it'll last a long while

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fix it up la.

heated seats?

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i wanted heated seats but cheapest kit on ebay is from china and still £64.99!

where you getting them from? a scrapped car?

Buying decent pads for about 70 not from China tho.

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Anyway, boot and the silly inner arch will be welded up in the next week or so, I'll just have to live with a damp boot for now as I can't take it off the road

Inner panel were gonna have to fab something to fit, weld as much as we can to strengthen in, then I'll use liquid weld stuff, seam sealer the fuck out of it then underseal. Will last long enough. If I keep the car long enough It'll prob get some panels replaced properly in a couple of years anyway.

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Was bored at work so had a poke around the boot floor.
Its weak in the opposite corner too, so I'll get that corner welded as well.

Found some surface rust between the inner arch and rear quarter too, so will treat that to stop it coming through to the outside panel.

Will be changing the tank this weekend, which I've been putting off week after week. So most likely have a good old poke around and scrape off some of the crappy underseal that's flaking off.

I'll also be removing the interior rear of the front seats so welding is easier, and I'll be spraying it all up afterwards.

I love old cars lol

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Paul, is there any metal on this car or is it just holes and rust?

Keep at it, soon enough it'll be solid again.

How is it driving? or are you taking it easy because of the tank?

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Floorpan doesn't look bad, and the bodywork only has a couple of tiny bits like the arch lips, but nothing major really.

Just the very awkward bit in the rear arch, and the boot floor.
Oh and sills eventually, but thats normal so that doesn't bother me.

Drives fine lol, need to get my exhaust sorted tho, cause its blowing and hitting the tank.

Still drive it as normal lol

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Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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what was the situation with the pick up engine wise?
as i noticed some pics of it on track, with RS1800 up the side of the doors

Pickup was a TD, 1.8, then 2.0

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lol, what about power wise?

128bhp on the 1.8
136bhp on the 2.0

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Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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Anyways, long story short... been reading some threads of various forums with worse rust, which has given me faith.

Its only metal, it can all be welded.

The paint can always be repainted. And wont cost the earth

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Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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lol so standard then, and yea have faith