[misc_work] Grey Stdt Progress, Budget build Options

[ian_p]

I bought this 93 STDT in July for £400 with tax and mot and was well chuffed.


Over the last 5 years all i've owned is Chevrolets from a 68 Nova with column shift to a 90 Z24. I like American stuff but if anything goes wrong it's so hard to find anyone over here that knows how to fix them and you have to ship parts in etc. A few years ago my dad was stopped in customs in Arizona for taking 3 oil filters, an electric window motor, 20 bulbs and barke pads on a plane lol! All to save money!

Hence the reason i'm excited to be able to buy things from my local scrappy and ebay UK for the 205.


Anyway enough about me, the car:




Usual standard STDT with missing centre caps, dents here and there and a lovely beige interior.



Had it lowered by Lawrence Goodridge in Midsomer Norton for a good price. It's dropped with 60mm springs from ebay and the torsion bar is adjusted accordingly.




Another ebay find were these speedlines. Not in the best condition but am thinkin of maybe painting them in spring. I've got orange in my head cuz of a white GTI i saw with orange speedlines.



Have fitted the speelines i've gained a slightly more agressive look but have also gained a slight arch gap.


STDT wheels and tyres are 185 60 14

Speedline wheels and tyres are 195 45 15



I may go for a 50 profile on the speelines soon.




There will be more progress, all cosmetic (unless ryan stdt convinces me to get an engine swap, i'll see how his works out) soon.



All comments welcomed


Cheers


Ian

[ian_p]

Got some packages today

[ian_p]

[surferkid205]

nice read so far, loving the yellow lamps, goes well together. What other plans do you have for it

[ian_p]

nice read so far, loving the yellow lamps, goes well together. What other plans do you have for it

thanks!

i just need to do some general tidying over the winter now. one of the quarter panels is missing, i found some rust whilst doing the lights so that needs looking at. Then in spring i'll look at wheels. I was considering changing the colour of the speedlines or getting a set with a bit of dish like borbet t's. Not sure yet

[Pugleyrich]

really like what you have done so far. glad you got the lamin-x - i wanted someone else to give it a good review before i went ahead with it

[ryan_stdt]

those yellow lights look really good mate it looks old skool, you have made me think about what they would look like on mine.
Where did you find the rust, because i found a big rusty hole when i took my lights out. its was underneath where the screen wash bottle sits, enough to fit all 4 fingers in

[oz.]

Next you'll need the euro style pressed number plate. Mine only cost about £30 - p+p inclusive from a place called french-number-plates. Not been stopped once for them, probably because they look like the real thing. Not like chavvy bodged together things.

[Rolando]

is that legal to do that with your headlights?

[ian_p]

those yellow lights look really good mate it looks old skool, you have made me think about what they would look like on mine.
Where did you find the rust, because i found a big rusty hole when i took my lights out. its was underneath where the screen wash bottle sits, enough to fit all 4 fingers in

Cheers, general rust under the headlight. need to sort it soon!

Next you'll need the euro style pressed number plate. Mine only cost about £30 - p+p inclusive from a place called french-number-plates. Not been stopped once for them, probably because they look like the real thing. Not like chavvy bodged together things.

that's a good idea. might look into it

is that legal to do that with your headlights?

yeah, but i'm gonna get a set of standard headlights for the mot anyway as the driver side one is all wobbley and you can adjust it.