Next car...

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:08 pm

0-60 mph 3.3 seconds

From a car that looks like that

We've had a quote to weld in a poland special rear arch, prime, paint and blend, sort out the bumper where someone drove into us, blend in the scuff on the door where they drove into us again, and also sort out a couple of other rust bubbles for £750. Probably end up getting it done since we can't really afford £10K!

nellers2001 · Post by **nellers2001** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:55 pm

That is a good price, cost me £500 to repair one arch and fix paint after someone keyed the side... And it turned out to be a jobby filler job we know now even though I asked for new metal!

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:17 pm

Well if we do decide to have it done I'll make sure to put a post up of the before and after.

I might even take the 'most rusty arches on a running prelude' crown

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:00 pm

Lol, rust, this little "bubble" -

Ended up being a repair like this -

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:23 pm

thats when you know its done properly

Dino · Post by **Dino** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:49 pm

This bad boy if i had a family.
Same engine as focus ST and easily tuned to 300bhp and 350ftlb torque

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/clas ... 5dr/840825

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:00 pm

^ Now there's a thought...

That would satisfy the need for speed and be very practical. Hmm thanks Dino I'll have to look into one of themz.

Any info on the mods/costs/performance afterwards?

Dino · Post by **Dino** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:34 pm

Downpipe decat 3" exhaust, induction kit and bluefin chip should see you near those figures.
Most bits can be bought on focus st owners club 2nd hand.
Total cost between £1-1.2k

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:07 am

Nice. Thanks Ammo, that's now on the cards.

The main reason the mrs is saying we can't keep the Prelude is because it doesn't have 5 seats. She's a private nanny looking after 3 kids, and will need to carry them around plus our future addition to the family.

Does anyone know if it might be possible to convert the rear middle seat so it could be used with a child seat? I guess it would involve adding a middle seatbelt, and maybe padding out the raised section to be flat, or replacing the whole rear seat lower/back parts...

If we could do that, it would mean we could get a few more years out of it, until the kid was a few years old, and then it might be worth sorting all the bodywork out, as well as getting a fast people carrier for weekend trips and my work.