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Anyone else a sucker for retro cars?

 

I have a banger turnover like something else; something about the motors of ones youuth / young adulthood seem to keep me laughing.

 

Mid life crisis perhaps! :001_rolleyes:

 

Anyway, picked up this old gem a while ago since the GRDT was always a rare one, only 56 left on the road (84 inc sorned).

 

First job, ditch the 1.7 turbo lump with tired valve guides and fit in a good 1.9 turbo with cooler. Now needs gti front calipers!

 

Chassis is all sound altho rear axle a bit corroded.

 

Needs some trim, foglight etc, new front n/s wing and a full re-spray which will be scary money...

 

Show us yours! Probably no-one as sad as me tho :lol:

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Blimey John, she looks in fair fettle. I have a thing for old rides - a tad older than this tho. Mines a 1948 Austin 16 with a Jag IRS out back, Rover V8 int front, with a narrowed MK1 Transit I beam front axle. Still not running again as it lost oil pressure on Saturday morning!

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NIce one TCD. Stuff the respray, get some of the old 1.9gti alloys instead, they were cool as a cool thing.

 

They were indeed but then it wouldn't be a sleeper would it? By keeping the original 1.6 style pepperpot alloys no-one knows there's a 1.9 turbo underneath. I don't want to mod it to kingdom come; the 1.9 was an obvious fit being an xud as it came out of the 405 (now scrapped). I realise I don't have the energy or enthusiasm to rebuilt cars to concours condition like I used to, sad getting old isn't it?!

 

Almost felt like ditching the project and getting one of these...

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This is how the 309's should be

 

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Had this one for nearly 4 years. 200,000 miles on it

 

 

Or on track

 

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Bought the black one on eBay as a non runner for less than £500, got it running using an old relay I had in the tool box (known fault). Stripped the interior and sold it all on eBay for £600, flogged it's backside on various track days then sold it for a grand. Wish that happened on all cars

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