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<blockquote data-quote="guesstimator" data-source="post: 792551" data-attributes="member: 33598"><p>Well, been a while.</p><p></p><p>Short while after my last post; living the dream in the green turd, I bought a pair of Fiesta RS Turbo Recaros on Micra rails. Fitted them up and although I'll likely redo the rails when I get round to finally putting them in the white one, they're a huge upgrade from the wonky mould ridden <span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(cleaned up obviously, but I have my doubts)</em></span> seats that where in there originally.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74295[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Felt a bit rude not to; so I stole my Nardi from my MX5, bought a hub (along with a £7 horsepower amplifying alloy gear knob) and made it a bit more homely. Lost auto cancelling indicators, but round 'ere no folk use 'em anyway.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74296[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've been driving it about here there for a few months, although the sportex system is L O U D and I think my days of loud exhausts is over. Not straight pipe loud, but it's impossible to be subtle. I would put it back to standard..... if only I could remember where I put the original system...</p><p></p><p>Later, I got an email from my insurers saying I'd had a claim against me. 120 miles away, during a national lockdown, on a day when I'd been sat with my wife all day... Long story short, thanks to many factors, the process of sorting this out was long, slow and stressful (and still inexplicably ongoing) and although all is looking well for my policy, it's killed the enjoyment I was getting from it.</p><p></p><p>I was also having welder's remorse; I wish I'd put effort into my white one instead of this piece of poop.</p><p></p><p><strong>Moving on.</strong></p><p></p><p>After the above, lockdown insanity creeping in, and the first glimpse of 5pm sunshine, waking me up like a crazed Russian sleeper agent hellbent on welding up rust; I finally pulled myself together and started stripping the White Super S *hooray*</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74297[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Bonnet and wings will need replacing, but luckily the crossmember has been adequality repaired (or at least appears so behind the stone chip and a good tap with a hammer). Everything else is just surface treatment so far. </p><p>I'll likely drill out some spot welds to check under some of the panel seams in the engine bay as there's a bit of rust leeching through.</p><p></p><p>The rear is as expected, sills, rear corner drains, slight hole on floor under rear seats etc... Nothing I didn't already know.</p><p></p><p>Onwards to the interior...</p><p></p><p>Now... no real judgment here, I'd have done the same if it was my car <em><span style="font-size: 10px">(when I was 17)</span></em>, but bloody hell who uses half a tube of hard setting sealant to fit decent lights?! You know who you are <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite14" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74298[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Thankfully, a bit of patience, psychology and extreme violence lead to me getting the lights out unharmed.</p><p></p><p>Overall there's loads of goodies on this one. From the rear pocket trims, dash pod, mid rear spoiler etc. Prices have recently rocketed up, so I wouldn't have been able to predict how much money I've saved having these bits on the car, but I did quite well to buy it when I did! Sometimes the best decisions are spontaneous, financially ruin you, and take 4 years to pay off.</p><p></p><p>Bad news is, while in "dry" storage the seats became a tad exotic and pungent.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74301[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The mould doesn't appear to have eaten into the fabric, but I'm absolutely gutted nonetheless. They had been safe and sound in the car for 4 years storage and within a few months of me storing them (ironically to keep them safe while I work) this has happened. They were clean and dry upon storage, but unfortunately the, once upon a time trustworthy unit decided it wanted to become a sovereign ecosystem, and make it's own water cycle, with the help of an army of loyal bacteria. </p><p></p><p>I'm in the process of deep cleaning them. They appear to be scrubbing up, but my mood is still sour haha. These seats were one of many casualties of mine, let alone my dad's stuff. </p><p></p><p>I'm about halfway stripping. Last job will be engine and suspension as I need it rolling and driving right up until last orders, due to shared space.</p><p></p><p><strong>Now the good news</strong></p><p></p><p>I'd been seeing a lovely blue preface 1.3GX driving about round where I live. </p><p></p><p>Wasn't an old driver, nor had I seen it about before, so I knew it wouldn't be a bargain, likely a local guy doing the ol' rip off the local granny and make absolutely filthy profit. Luckily for him, and unluckily for my wallet <em><span style="font-size: 10px">(and the old gal he originally ripped off)</span></em>; I f**king wanted it.</p><p></p><p>Was working up the courage to ask the guy if he'd sell it, when next day I see the ad on Facebook.</p><p></p><p>1996 1.3GX Auto, 27k miles, 1 previous owner, half year MOT. Garaged its whole life. It's cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.</p><p></p><p>£850 quid later. (this was down from £1150.....)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74302[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]74303[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Interior is as new, not a scuff in sight etc. Original Radio, with code and entire set of owners books etc. </p><p>Aside from surface rust on side sills<em><span style="font-size: 12px"> (hammer confirmed surface rust, although inner sill yet to be confirmed)</span></em> and a few OAP induced scuffs, every other panel is spotless of rust and dents. Engine and nearly all mechanicals are lovely and shiny.</p><p></p><p>Now, £850 is a fair chunk of change, even I, a self proclaimed Micra-ck addict would admit it. </p><p></p><p>Although, I'd say arguably in today's climate, it's what this car is worth. Especially as the 1.3's, let alone autos, are <strong>s a v a g e l y</strong> sought after for breaking purely for the engines if nothing else, for racing or profit. </p><p></p><p>With how prices are (for the parts I want) and as I basically need a whole car's worth of parts, it simply makes more sense for me to buy an entire mint condition car.</p><p></p><p>So as much as it breaks my heart, as it's so clean, this is the perfect candidate as a donor car, for both parts, panels and in drastic cases maybe even body cuts (rear corners and the first solid examples I've ever seen).</p><p></p><p>Man's got two Super S's that in my opinion deserve such sacrifice, and to have a pool of original, mint condition parts and steel available is too good of an opportunity to pass up. </p><p></p><p>Plus, auto engine. For um.... research into pressure induced horsepower increases. </p><p></p><p>It won't die forever though, don't worry, I now have enough Micra parts in circulation, and enough screws loose in my brain to keep this on the road, albeit in a frankenstein/patchwork state. It'll likely get the dregs of the Super Ss while they get all the good bits.</p><p></p><p>Being completely honest, I'd say this was 30% Micra addiction and 70% actually good idea. Maybe 40/60 but we'll see how I feel after a few weeks living off baked beans.</p><p></p><p><strong>SO</strong></p><p></p><p>For now I'm probably going to keep badgering on with the white one and see where I get to. Then when push comes to shove and I need bits. Parts will get swapped in this order:</p><p></p><p>Mint Blue GX Parts -> Black Super S -> White Super S -> Now <em>not so mint</em> Blue GX</p><p></p><p>Naturally this will take way longer, but it'll yield the best result.</p><p></p><p>I will be drafting up a spreadsheet of all parts I swap, to calculate if the total cost of those parts (prices off eBay and reputable breakers) actually cover the cost of the car. Think of it as an experiment.</p><p></p><p>Interesting to know what your opinions are on this plan. Sacrilege? Worthy sacrifice? Stupid? <span style="font-size: 10px">Bonus points for guessing what the wife thinks.</span></p><p></p><p>I'm still midway through stripping but looking up for now. Giving this little nugget a long overdue one-way ticket outta brown town.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]74304[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="guesstimator, post: 792551, member: 33598"] Well, been a while. Short while after my last post; living the dream in the green turd, I bought a pair of Fiesta RS Turbo Recaros on Micra rails. Fitted them up and although I'll likely redo the rails when I get round to finally putting them in the white one, they're a huge upgrade from the wonky mould ridden [SIZE=2][I](cleaned up obviously, but I have my doubts)[/I][/SIZE] seats that where in there originally. [ATTACH type="full" width="493px"]74295[/ATTACH] Felt a bit rude not to; so I stole my Nardi from my MX5, bought a hub (along with a £7 horsepower amplifying alloy gear knob) and made it a bit more homely. Lost auto cancelling indicators, but round 'ere no folk use 'em anyway. [ATTACH type="full" width="489px"]74296[/ATTACH] I've been driving it about here there for a few months, although the sportex system is L O U D and I think my days of loud exhausts is over. Not straight pipe loud, but it's impossible to be subtle. I would put it back to standard..... if only I could remember where I put the original system... Later, I got an email from my insurers saying I'd had a claim against me. 120 miles away, during a national lockdown, on a day when I'd been sat with my wife all day... Long story short, thanks to many factors, the process of sorting this out was long, slow and stressful (and still inexplicably ongoing) and although all is looking well for my policy, it's killed the enjoyment I was getting from it. I was also having welder's remorse; I wish I'd put effort into my white one instead of this piece of poop. [B]Moving on.[/B] After the above, lockdown insanity creeping in, and the first glimpse of 5pm sunshine, waking me up like a crazed Russian sleeper agent hellbent on welding up rust; I finally pulled myself together and started stripping the White Super S *hooray* [ATTACH type="full" width="512px"]74297[/ATTACH] Bonnet and wings will need replacing, but luckily the crossmember has been adequality repaired (or at least appears so behind the stone chip and a good tap with a hammer). Everything else is just surface treatment so far. I'll likely drill out some spot welds to check under some of the panel seams in the engine bay as there's a bit of rust leeching through. The rear is as expected, sills, rear corner drains, slight hole on floor under rear seats etc... Nothing I didn't already know. Onwards to the interior... Now... no real judgment here, I'd have done the same if it was my car [I][SIZE=2](when I was 17)[/SIZE][/I], but bloody hell who uses half a tube of hard setting sealant to fit decent lights?! You know who you are ;) [ATTACH type="full" width="519px"]74298[/ATTACH] Thankfully, a bit of patience, psychology and extreme violence lead to me getting the lights out unharmed. Overall there's loads of goodies on this one. From the rear pocket trims, dash pod, mid rear spoiler etc. Prices have recently rocketed up, so I wouldn't have been able to predict how much money I've saved having these bits on the car, but I did quite well to buy it when I did! Sometimes the best decisions are spontaneous, financially ruin you, and take 4 years to pay off. Bad news is, while in "dry" storage the seats became a tad exotic and pungent. [ATTACH type="full" width="504px"]74301[/ATTACH] The mould doesn't appear to have eaten into the fabric, but I'm absolutely gutted nonetheless. They had been safe and sound in the car for 4 years storage and within a few months of me storing them (ironically to keep them safe while I work) this has happened. They were clean and dry upon storage, but unfortunately the, once upon a time trustworthy unit decided it wanted to become a sovereign ecosystem, and make it's own water cycle, with the help of an army of loyal bacteria. I'm in the process of deep cleaning them. They appear to be scrubbing up, but my mood is still sour haha. These seats were one of many casualties of mine, let alone my dad's stuff. I'm about halfway stripping. Last job will be engine and suspension as I need it rolling and driving right up until last orders, due to shared space. [B]Now the good news[/B] I'd been seeing a lovely blue preface 1.3GX driving about round where I live. Wasn't an old driver, nor had I seen it about before, so I knew it wouldn't be a bargain, likely a local guy doing the ol' rip off the local granny and make absolutely filthy profit. Luckily for him, and unluckily for my wallet [I][SIZE=2](and the old gal he originally ripped off)[/SIZE][/I]; I f**king wanted it. Was working up the courage to ask the guy if he'd sell it, when next day I see the ad on Facebook. 1996 1.3GX Auto, 27k miles, 1 previous owner, half year MOT. Garaged its whole life. It's cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen. £850 quid later. (this was down from £1150.....) [ATTACH type="full" width="505px"]74302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="506px"]74303[/ATTACH] Interior is as new, not a scuff in sight etc. Original Radio, with code and entire set of owners books etc. Aside from surface rust on side sills[I][SIZE=3] (hammer confirmed surface rust, although inner sill yet to be confirmed)[/SIZE][/I] and a few OAP induced scuffs, every other panel is spotless of rust and dents. Engine and nearly all mechanicals are lovely and shiny. Now, £850 is a fair chunk of change, even I, a self proclaimed Micra-ck addict would admit it. Although, I'd say arguably in today's climate, it's what this car is worth. Especially as the 1.3's, let alone autos, are [B]s a v a g e l y[/B] sought after for breaking purely for the engines if nothing else, for racing or profit. With how prices are (for the parts I want) and as I basically need a whole car's worth of parts, it simply makes more sense for me to buy an entire mint condition car. So as much as it breaks my heart, as it's so clean, this is the perfect candidate as a donor car, for both parts, panels and in drastic cases maybe even body cuts (rear corners and the first solid examples I've ever seen). Man's got two Super S's that in my opinion deserve such sacrifice, and to have a pool of original, mint condition parts and steel available is too good of an opportunity to pass up. Plus, auto engine. For um.... research into pressure induced horsepower increases. It won't die forever though, don't worry, I now have enough Micra parts in circulation, and enough screws loose in my brain to keep this on the road, albeit in a frankenstein/patchwork state. It'll likely get the dregs of the Super Ss while they get all the good bits. Being completely honest, I'd say this was 30% Micra addiction and 70% actually good idea. Maybe 40/60 but we'll see how I feel after a few weeks living off baked beans. [B]SO[/B] For now I'm probably going to keep badgering on with the white one and see where I get to. Then when push comes to shove and I need bits. Parts will get swapped in this order: Mint Blue GX Parts -> Black Super S -> White Super S -> Now [I]not so mint[/I] Blue GX Naturally this will take way longer, but it'll yield the best result. I will be drafting up a spreadsheet of all parts I swap, to calculate if the total cost of those parts (prices off eBay and reputable breakers) actually cover the cost of the car. Think of it as an experiment. Interesting to know what your opinions are on this plan. Sacrilege? Worthy sacrifice? Stupid? [SIZE=2]Bonus points for guessing what the wife thinks.[/SIZE] I'm still midway through stripping but looking up for now. Giving this little nugget a long overdue one-way ticket outta brown town. [ATTACH type="full" width="820px"]74304[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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