hello dsuk.
im 27 from bath and have recently purchased a del sol. ive had 2 in the past before. so no them relativly well. my first del sol was a 1993 sir in captiva blue. didnt no anything about vtec back then lol. but i quickly found out when i put a air filter on it. i then had another sir but with a gastly bodykit on it and as a result of poor paintwork e.t.c only had it for around 2 months.
anyway i needed to get a del sol back in my life and my plan was to give it a total colour change respray. i had a budget of around £900 and only wanted a sohc non vtec or sohc vtec. im not going for speed here as i never drive fast anywhere anyway.
i purchased this del sol d16y8 on a p reg (uk car) 2 weeks ago my boss drove me to east essex to look at it. and although it needed some bodywork the interior was tidy and it drove well. i no a couple of people who are good mates of mine. 1 is a panel beater and 1 is a car painter so its not going to cost me as much as a bodyshop would to do the work. but i also get invloved myself which is the most important thing. im not really into giving my car to some one and not putting any effort in myself. id rather have a hand in transforming it. EXCEPT when it comes to the tt roof. id rather let someone with real knowledge look at it
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anyway about the car.
1996
1.6 sohc d16y8
120k
service history
standard with only an aftermarket stereo and uprated door speakers
tt roof works......just
1 rear inner arch has gone
and a bit on the outer arch
door needs replacing as rotten
bodywork is not the best. laquer peel e.t.c but its being resprasyed any way so no major worries
i will be lowering it with some rims e.t.c and going for a pale blue colour with the front foglight holes removed and smoothed
and aerial removed and smoothed.
started stripping the car to go to a freind to have the welding done in a few eeeks so just a few pics for now will update when more work is done