The Swift, currently!

Fitting the new Manifold and Gearbox today. Finishing that tomorrow. Also doin some other bits and peices; the fogs, cig lighter, number plates, cv boots etc etc

Its still in a bad way. Bonnet and front bumper are next. Then turbo time!

ah dont look to sad like your garage really do the lights all black atleast for now look terrible good to see it getting along how bad is that janspeed cracked

steve

The Janspeed could probably be welded. Duno how long it would last though.

Ye the lights do look a bit shit in that picture. Not quite sure where to go with it styling wise. Its pretty much how i want it so ill probably leave it at that. Needs a respray, front bumper and bonnet as well as the alloys refurbin but part from that hardly any rust or anythin so its all good.

Might get a justy and go the AWD route. Looking at getting a TD04 too.

Its gona be a beast

look out 10k here we come

car looks good m8 thought it was goin to be worse as u said it was abit ratty! so where do u live as i live in torbay an the car come from plymouth as i seen it a couple of times?

dan

Lol thanks mate but it looks bad up close. Front end damage (bonnet and bumper), shabby paint, nasty red interior, gearbox and manifold (nealry sorted) blowers aint working etc etc. All can be sorted though with a few quid.

I live in Stafford near Birmingham. The owner from Plymouth did a good job. The guy who had it before me though had his mate reverse into him and at some point all the other issues came up.

Im gona try n restore it then get it turbo'd. Then ill be happy

Not to bad then, more time than money! mine took me a month just welding it then i had to spray it as it was multi coloured because it is actually a combination of 4 different swifts that i've owned in the past!!
i have to say it's been through the wars a bit ... blown gearbox two days after getting it back on the road (on route to a concert mrs was not happy!!!), went into the back of someone had had to rebuild some of the front end.Just to name afew of the setbacks i've had!! but she is still incredibly reliable.

Haha sounds like you put some serious time into then! How much did your respray cost? Im gona have to be looking into it soon.

Im hoping to have it fully ready for Le Mans next year. The last 2 times iv gone in a KA and my mates 306! The thing that i liked about GTI's is that there have been none at there in the 2 years iv been, so ill be quite excited to get this one there when its turbo'd and in good condition.

I went with the Toyota GT crew this year..mostly Starlet owners. Was great fun

only cost me £70 for primer and paint i think!! cuz me an a m8 did it not the greatest of job never got round to flatin it back so looks like orange peel abit! good luck with gettin it ready for la mans one of my mates an his dad go every year in 1 of there aston's lucky fcuk's. wouldnt mind goin one year!

forgot to ask how did it go puttin the gearbox an mani back on?

lol i remember this, i used to think it was cool until saw it went for £500 on pistonheads