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Thanks for all the kind words gents These cars are getting old now so want to be able to share my findings where potential problems with rust are

This has been repaired with a rust free one off a donor thanks to trevstar BIG THANKS for this mate

So the inner arch is gone as seen in earlier posts

After

Before

This exposed the inners that showed mainly surface rust and small area needing some TLC near the rear arch where it meets the sill thankfully overall they are in decent condition so was repaired welded and treated ready to be rust proofed

Few updates to speak of still moving on just slowly Firstly i wanted to inspect the inner sills so off came the outers im replacing these anyway even though they look perfect from the outside ..................... just goes to show things are not always what they seem can imagine theres a lot more like this without even knowing

Great updates il probably take a trip over to see this once running it's come a long way

Brilliant how you found that is beyond me Great to see it's gone in a worthy car

Know the feeling mate I'm same with mine it's still ongoing just taking much longer Wel get there

Someone put one up on the Facebook pages if I come across it Il post it in this thread

I keep hearing good things about SS performance glad its getting some love again

You referring to the black SR ? There's a build thread on here mate

Sounds awesome staying same colour I take it ?

I had the headlight protectors off the pink one bet it's been for sale at least a year now tbh I think with the headlights it's a case of deep breath and be brave one of mine came off really easy the other was a pig to get off

What a great find ! I looked at loads this past 12 months wanting one as a rust free donor car there just aren't any unless you pay big money Really glad you decided to do a build thread again for me it's the best part of the forum Looking forward to the updates

Mirrors look great keep up the good work

Get your wallet out mate i feel your pain

Also unfortunately the tte lip badge was not savagble being removed for the respray I'm absolutely gutted about this so I had some decent replacements made up from a company in Ireland

Arches seperated ready to be prepped for welding absolutely outstanding condition so lucky with these

Great progress on this one

If you look at the early pics in my build thread mine looked so good really low but on cheap springs worn shocks and 45 profile tires it was a terrible ride Best of both worlds with the coilovers such a good route to go down turning into a nice little NA build keep us updated on here

Great buy can't wait to see these fitted congrats on the exams

So it's been I while since I updated this few bits worth a mention is I've managed to source some inner arches that are solid from a good friend on here this will save so much time rather than fabricating some the donor car clearly had been garaged most of its life one of the cleanest shells I've ever seen it was great fun cutting them out seeing how thin they are was an eye opener though Also bought some parts I absolutely do not need but couldn't say no to some mint OEM wind deflectors with clips and not at over inflated prices Thanks to both of you for helping out

Been hit up the rear I'm afraid mate I have some pictures