Gen 4 Build

Strangerover · Post by **Strangerover** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:02 pm

I guess i should start to log what I am doing...
Bought a Gen 4 off eBay last year, was advertised as one of the best available, and was a car from a member on this forum.
It needed some body work... but looked OK...

Its a 1996 UK spec 2.2Vtec

I used to have a Gen 3 some years ago that i modified, and thought, this time i will keep it standard....

Strangerover · Post by **Strangerover** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:05 pm

So first up, the body work...

didnt look too bad.... so I paid to have it fixed...

Roof looked good, but rear 1/4 colour a bit off (worse on camera than in the metal)

Strangerover · Post by **Strangerover** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:07 pm

6 weeks after the body repair I went to fully wax the cavities and underseal (its a 3rd car so lives in the garage)
here is what i found when inspected.....

basicly the rust was back.... garage who did it said they would re-do it, but now I dont trust them as they sai dthey had cut out and treated all rust...

Strangerover · Post by **Strangerover** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:11 pm

So I deciced to go else where.... and for some reason started acquiring bits to improve the car....

As well as the bits pictured, I have a DC exhaust manifold, KYB shocks, Eibach Springs, Polybushes, new clutch, and various bits .......

Main aim being to now fit ATR Head, Cams, Inlet, Throttle ......

Strangerover · Post by **Strangerover** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:17 pm

Currently the car is in getting the body sorted, and I am modifying the inlet manifold and re-building the over hauled head....

here are some initial picks of rust found...

and now the latest with the O/S metal repaired .....

.... and the saga continues.....

Post by **Drax** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:17 pm

wow how did i miss this? great work so far on the rust matey

some tasty bits to go on her as well

keep it up and us in the picture