The Madness Begins

6th Feb 2011 - The day I picked up the car.

It had been a long two weeks. The deal was done on the 23 Jan. I was away the following weekend so could not pick up the car then.

First drive of the car! Across the road and up onto the back of the truck. Shit a brick, was a little bit scary, but all went well.

Second drive, Around the yard to the front of the workshop. Awesome, can't wait to get out on the road!

Third stint - Dan at the wheel, another lap of the yard checking engine and trans. Think things are all good in this dept. Getting a little warm tho!

The car was last on the road in 2007 and is in need of a little bit of work before getting back on the road again.

The initial plan was to patch her up get her on the road and in 2-3 years do a more serious revamp.
Basically to get on the road I think it only really needs:
* New back tyres
* Check the brakes
* Carpets

Other bits to tidy it up:
* A bit of body work around lower rear quarters behind the back wheels.
* One wheel arch
* A little bit of patching the bottom of the doors.
* A bit of patching round the tail lights.

First pic of Car in its new home for the next few months!

After a few laps of the car, a bit of tyre kicking, poking and prodding, plans changed a little.
I thought why piss about with a half arsed patch up job now. So decided to go balls out, strip it bollock naked and do the job properly!