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Any pics of your C? Mines now painted and being put back together. Bodyshop tell me mid-week :D More 'finished pics to come but still need the whhels refurbing which is the next job. Annoyingly we are looking to move and the house she's found has parking for 2 cars and we have 3 with the C :confused4: Conclusion is i may end up having to sell it!

Engine wise is a genuine 98k with history 1.8 16v. Thought about changing or modding it but feel it would be a shame to spoil a genuine car. Probably going to keep it stock all over. Now decided having seen the car that the side mouldings are staying off! My mates are all wanting me to upgrade the engine, drop the suspension and stick a stainless exhaust on it. Again thoughts and comments on this welcome.

Front shot

No more lacquer peel on here... Sill closing panel was a bit rough so removed and new metal grafted in Front shot

Some pics i took earlier today during a quick call in at the bodyshop. Its having a full respray but without taking the glass out. Two new rust free doors are on as well as the two new rust free wings are nearly ready. The back lights are coming out before being sprayed as is the rear bumper. Front Bumper now the scuffs and scrapes have been removed More to come...

Just a quick one... Just about ready to have my Sebring alloys refurbished. I'm lucky enough to have a pal with his own powdercoating business who's offered to do all 5 at mates rates (free). Obviously they will have the tyres removed prior to blasting. Question 1: What is the original colour code for them? or is it safe to just have them done in 'alloy wheel silver like everyone else has' Question 2: If he powder coats the metal rims what do you do with the centre caps? Thanks in advance

Thanks for all your comments. All things considered i've decided to keep them! As the cars staying standard i feel it would only look right to keep them. I'll stick some pics up when its all done. Thanks again.

My cars almost ready for the bodyshop. My intentions were always to keep the car standard. Its a a 1.8 16v in Tornado red. My question is do i keep the black rubber side moulding on the doors and front wings? Seen cars with and without just struggling to decide before it goes in. Thanks in advance.

Nice one Rob, How do you get the actual cluster out the dash?

Everything else on working but not counting up the miles!! Any suggestions of where to look?

Door inners look the same and have the necessary holes ready for the old style of winder. How does the winders/lifters come out of the doors (mechanical and the electric one)?

Hi all again, More help needed please. I'm in the process of changing over the two doors from the rusted early ones to nice rust free later ones. All was going well and the door is now fitted and working etc but the problem i have is this... The later doors came with electric windows so have that mechanism fitted inside the door to lift/raise the window. I want the original mechanical winder fitted from the original doors. I've started drilling out the old rivets that hold the mechanism in place from the new door in order to remove the old electric mechanism but is is right??? Before i go too far can someone just run through what the procedure is for removing the old mechanism and fitting the old one please? Thanks in advance

That should keep it at bay for a bit and looks like you've done a decent job. Mine needs a bit more than this though :( but the arches are solid :)

Are the early and late front bumper the same? if not what's the difference? Reason for the question is i will be fitting a pair of later front wings to my early car. I now know the later wings have a slightly wider arch than the early ones but i'm wondering if at the point where the wing meets the bumper will look right considering the wider arch? Thanks in advance.

Today... Replaced the old naff grey parcel shelf, which had a pair of 6 x 9's fitted, with a nice mint uncut dark grey/black one to match the rest of the interior. Only paid a tenner for it :D