Hello from a Newbie with a Project

GTA from non running rotbox to MOT anything from 3.5 to 5k excluding paint .
250+ horses another 4/5k for full lump rebuild ,turbo,injectors and ECU mods .
Find me another 80's supercar you can get back on the road from a field for that ??

That's paying


...and .....it will be in far better condition than most you can go out and buy now on Ebay for 6/10k.

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See what it's like when you get it back home and report back.

Hopefully it won't be too bad and worth getting back on the road. A track day GTA on a budget seems like a good idea and should keep costs down if you are not after a show car finish.

If you need any bits let me know as I'm breaking a Turbo currently.

Track gta, on a budget ,show car finish.
Well that little statement say it all .Paint and polish cost far less than building it right for track .bushes bearings and balljoints to you BigM

Bushes rear x 14 £ 560
Bearings x4 £200
Balljoints x4 £120
decent std brakes,disks and pads £700 (big brakes £2k + wheels so you can fit them £700)
Tyres £500
Rad £200
Rot repairs ,turrets £800 ( including engine removal ) Sills £500/750
Fuel pumps ,filters ,oil,fluids £300
Clutch £250
Suspension £700/1000

I could go on ...



Paint sells but does not do anything else .


This one is now going full track racer so a bit more extreme but had all the above and not counting my labour owed 5k +
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Fantastic information, thanks u guys. I can almost complete the checklist of might needs / nices / would likes / dream ons and their relevant costs. must say, paint would be bottom of my list if I was keeping it, especially as I would favour go over show . Will report back with photos as soon as I can. Hired a car transporter to collect this Friday, but will be early next week before I even get the chance to take a proper look . Not enough hours in a day or days in a week!

here are 2 photos of Georges car before he took it up to Durham, when he got it home he rang me to say what a great car it was and he had had it up to 140 mph on the way home, I had the privilege of meeting George again at a couple of shows that we both attended and we kept in touch by phone I did work on the car a couple of times. if you want to ring me my number is 01492533430

Andrew

Thanks Andrew. Great photos, car looks fantastic. Let's hope I can get it back that way. I know George loved the car, even when latterly he wasn't able to drive it. Cars have a special ability to transcend their inanimate nature, especially for true petrol heads. I will give you a call at some stage, would be great to have a chat.

She's safely back to her new home. Some positive signs and maybe a negative but had to drop her and leave without the chance for more investigation. Here's a teaser photo for now from the rear windscreen

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Exciting stuff. Keep us updated with lots of pictures.

So Martin you like the old white ones now then

If you need any bits let me know as I'm breaking a Turbo currently.

you're not trying to sell more high priced scrap into the continent to give English suppliers a bad name again are you

You've still not read that book I lent you have you ET ??

If you need any bits let me know as I'm breaking a Turbo currently.

you're not trying to sell more high priced scrap into the continent to give English suppliers a bad name again are you

Don't mention the brake calipers Martin :0)

Here's a few better photos from recovery on Friday

Moving this out of the way to make space.

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Ready for the journey home

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Anyone know a good car wash?

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