“Charlotte” The 182 FF

At last some pics and the start of my (probably slow) project thread.

Picked up with limited history but from a friend who’s spent £1400 on lots of new bits like brakes, calipers, clutch, exhaust etc etc only to get a mk3 and sell this one.

I got it at a fair price but it needs some love as you’ll see. My intention is to not modify it but maintain it as stock as possible with some minor mods that I think really benefit the overall car.

I’ve done this before and termed it Stock+.

To first part will be to get and fit the missing bits, like the 182 steering wheel and gear knob, then sort out some odds and sods that are broken as well and deep clean it, as it’s pretty grubby.

Having been over it with my paint depth gauge it’s all original it would seems which is good, there’s some age related marks on the Bodywork that I’ll fix and the interior is, in places disgusting, but more on that to follow.

Here’s some pics to start with,

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So with CSF looking like my next trackday I intend to use some time between now and then to get it sorted and looking a bit better. On the list,

- Strip the rest of the interior and tidy up cables etc
- Fit the newer heavier rear springs (another set)
- Get the original swing arms blasted, weld on the PMS strengthening plates and then powder coat, fit with Poly bushes.
- Might get a splitter depending if I have time / money
- New Exhaust hangers, the KTec ones are sagging a bit, they're only £7 each (or £45 from ktec)
- Might change the oil as well, only done two days so might not be worth it yet.

Then I need to replace the side windows in the campervan with some sliding ones and I'm good to go.