and a good job it was as near as dammit free too considering. the only problem was it was in wales. i live in Cornwall... .ok ROADTRIP
got there and it was as bad as i was expecting, terrible
'paint job' bodges everywhere etc, on top of that the seats are the wrong ones and held in by self tapping screws! but the price was right and he assured me it was mechanically sound so on the trailer it went and off home i went.
get it home, taxed and insured it and took it for a quick test drive
(only drove it round the car park when i bought it)oh dear, the clutch is slipping.
now it had a new clutch in February so that's worrying... took the clutch out, heavily worn new clutch in adjusted the pedal correctly, all is well.
this was the first sign that some idiots had worked on this car before me, half the bell housing bolts where missing..... 
(sorted...)
before driving it again i decided to stick a full polybush kit on it and new droplinks.
whilst doing this i had a prod round underneath and several more issues became evident.
handbrake cable was snapped
(just needs adjustment my ar$e )rear sills where full of newspaper and filler.
dated the repair to a week before i bought it. gotta love liars...brake caliper bolts where only finger tight.
oil was 2.5 liters overfilled!!!!!!!
the electrics where dangerous.
i mean who twists the starter feed round a bolt and then wraps it round the +ve terminal and does the clamp up!that and all the cosmetic issues meant this was getting expensive fast.
so the jobs completed so far
fitted a spare pair of bucket seats i had kicking about after making new mounts that are actually strong enough.
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new clutch
polybushed throughout
new drop links
serviced brakes
new handbrake cables
flushed cooling system and refilled with correct coolant mix
welded up the sills
(yes it looks rough. my welder on its lowest setting is too powerful for this...)
sorted wiring or at least some of it.
(before)
(after)
and im sure there's loads left to do.
...so errrm, hi, and ill keep this thread updated with the trial and tribulations of fixing a morons castoff.
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