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Hi chaps - haven\'t been on for a while as the car has been hibernating over winter.  Just popped a recharged battery back in, and engine started first time!  Hooray!

Except... not hooray, because the engine started with the key at position II (ON), rather than being twisted to III (START).  I could probably live with that if it didnt also mean the starter motor must be spinning away constantly.

Where do I begin to hunt down this little gremlin?  Something must be shorting and I sure as hell don\'t want a fire!

Need some driveway space back for a new arrival, will consider offers around £4k

Right, pictures:

Hi everyone, not been on for a while so probably not a huge surprise that my wee car is now up for sale!

This has been an ongoing project for a couple of years, needs a tiny bit of work to finish it off but unfortunately a big promotion and a 4 week old baby mean I have literally no time to finish her.  She is SORN but should pass MOT (with a bit of help for emissions like all singles!)

Starts and runs, but needs the following done: Mapped for positive boost; oil catch to be fitted.  I expect around 400hp to be attainable, spec as follows:

Chassis at about 86000 miles, engine last rebuilt at 53k if I remember correctly.  Rear interior stripped, was being prepped for track.

Basic spec list: Stock ports, GT35/40 ball bearing turbo, 1.06 divided housing, ported shroud, copy HKS waste gate has seen better days, I\'d replace.
ID2200 secondaries, Billetbitz rail, Supra fuel pump, aeromotive regulator, braided lines
Oversize pulleys and no air pump, nice anodised red, including alternator pulley. Aircon deleted.
Copy HKS or Greddy front mount, means a real one will fit nicely and that was the plan
Koyo NFlow radiator, WGT steel AST
 Tein Superstreets, two sets of standard wheels, one with dead tyres and one with Toyo R888s with lots of life left.
 3" stainless downpipe, 2 Midpipe options, a ReAmemiya SD Cat and an unbranded silenced Midpipe. Racing beat twinpipe cat back.
Greddy Profec B Spec 2;
innovate wideband;
powerFCwith commanderand datalogit
Magnecore leads, brand new racing sparks, oddessy battery relocated to behind driver seat; braided clutch and brake lines,
HKS TwinPower

Not fitted:
full polybush set and engine mounts still bagged.
Spare suspension arms
new track rod ends and arms.
Oil catch tank

Think that\'s about it...

Nothing has more than 2000 miles on it (apart from chassis and engine of course!)

£5k please.

Bump, open to interesting offers in the UK... been given permission to buy a V10 M5 on condition that I get Rex off the drive first.  Funny how that can focus the mind!  Something starting with a 5 would make me pay attention.

Car runs fine, just needs mapped for the single and new fuelling and then put through a friendly MOT.  Since I\'ve got the wideband and dataloggit you can map yourself.  Already been mapped off boost to make it safe to drive.

With the fuel and turbo this should be good for anything up to around 400bhp I reckon.  Not a bad start for a project car.  If you fancy rebuilding and porting the engine you could take higher I guess!

Bump bumpity bump bump bump buuuuuump!

Just remembered ive got a full polybush set and quite a few spare arms as well.

Sorry, not looking to part out.

Forgot to mention braided clutch and brake lines, HKS TwinPower as well, and still to be fitted: new track rod ends and poly engine mounts.

Right, pictures:

Just to be clear, I\'m not looking for as much as that - buyer will need to come and get it off my drive in Glasgow and pay cash, so more like €13,000 seems fair.

They go for north of €15,000 over the channel, and I\'ve got some bloody good kit on it.  In the UK it\'d be nothing like that due to the number of jap imports banging about.

It\'s been sat on the drive for ages while I\'ve been working on it on the odd sunny saturday, so I\'m happy to sit and wait for the right buyer.

So, the combined pressures of promotion and new baby due next month mean I have literally no time to finish my labour of love, so it\'s time for me to give up on her and just buy something fast and boring and already finished!

She was new in 1995\' and is one of the 125 or so originally registered in the UK, so I\'m hoping to send her to a good home in Europe as I know Jap imports are problematic for you guys.

I\'ll get pictures up when the weather improves.  cosmetically she\'s a bit tatty but nothing embarrassing.  Interior has started to be stripped from rear seats back, but front is intact and in good condition.  No stereo at present

Chassis at about 86000 miles, engine last rebuilt at 53k if I remember correctly.

Basic spec list:
Stock ports,
GT35/40 ball bearing turbo, copy HKS waste gate has seen better days, I\'d replace.
ID2200 secondaries, Billetbitz rail, Supra fuel pump, aeromotive regulator
Oversize pulleys and no air pump, nice anodised red, including alternator pulley.  Aircon deleted.
Copy HKS front mount, means a real one will fit nicely and that was the plan
Koyo NFlow radiator, WGT steel AST
Tein Superstreets, two sets of standard wheels, one with dead tyres and one with Toyo R888s with lots of life left.
3" stainless downpipe, 2 Midpipe options, a ReAmemiya SD Cat and an unbranded silenced Midpipe.  Racing beat twinpipe cat back.
Greddy Profec B Spec 2; innovate wideband; powerFC with commander and datalogit
Magnecore leads, brand new racing sparks, oddessy battery relocated to behind driver seat.

Think that\'s about it...

Nothing has more than 2000 miles on it (apart from chassis and engine of course!)

So, MRC friends in Europe, who needs a UK chassis to get you going, with lots of nice bits to be recycled in to your track project?  easy ferry trip from Zeebrugge to Rosyth in Scotland, plus 60 minute drive to Glasgow.

Really not interested in silly UK low ball offers for the car, UK chassis are worth F-all over here, but I know it\'s value over the channel!

950?  Wow!  Was that for a UK car or import?

Assuming you\'ll be hooning to work and back, bank on about 12mpg.  Your 23 so don\'t expect the insurer to wine and dine you before he bends you over.  This will be a hugely expensive car to commute in.  Go buy one though, they\'re awesome