Basically, the Cinqs MOT is coming up in a few days and its going to fail... probly just going to be shocks, tracking, handbrake and rear brake cylinders, but theres always something that crops up 
The engine tappets are tapping away and gbox isnt great but that shouldnt effect MOT.
The cinq was the GFs learner car, but i'm giving her one of the MK2 puntos in 4 weeks when insurance comes up, so now i have a spare Cinq 899 SX in the garage.
What should i do with it? I could either sell it/scrap it/break it as is, do the repairs and sell, or do an interesting project on it - but what?
If i were to do a project, i wouldn't want to spend more than about £300 on it, and i wouldn't be able to start until after christmas (with xmas, insurance, 2x MOTs and 2x Tax coming up all within the space of 3 months ).
I was toying with the idea of a RWD cinq a few weeks ago, with a bravo 1.6/1.8 engine and gbox in the boot. I think i have my head around most things, just weight distribution could be an issue (removing all weight from the front and putting even more in the back = major lack of grip on front end?) I have done tons of arc welding in the past and some oxy-acetylene, so picking up new welding methods shouldn't be an issue, and so im fairly confident i could strengthen the rear end of the cinq and manufacture a 'cage' to mount the engine in without problems. Doing this within budget will be very tight, but if im patient and keep my eyes peeled for bargins, i think i could manage it. One of the questions i have with this tho is making it roadworthy. What procedures would i have to go through, would it have to pass an SVA for example?
If you have any other ideas for it, lemme know
The engine tappets are tapping away and gbox isnt great but that shouldnt effect MOT.The cinq was the GFs learner car, but i'm giving her one of the MK2 puntos in 4 weeks when insurance comes up, so now i have a spare Cinq 899 SX in the garage.
What should i do with it? I could either sell it/scrap it/break it as is, do the repairs and sell, or do an interesting project on it - but what?
If i were to do a project, i wouldn't want to spend more than about £300 on it, and i wouldn't be able to start until after christmas (with xmas, insurance, 2x MOTs and 2x Tax coming up all within the space of 3 months
).I was toying with the idea of a RWD cinq a few weeks ago, with a bravo 1.6/1.8 engine and gbox in the boot. I think i have my head around most things, just weight distribution could be an issue (removing all weight from the front and putting even more in the back = major lack of grip on front end?) I have done tons of arc welding in the past and some oxy-acetylene, so picking up new welding methods shouldn't be an issue, and so im fairly confident i could strengthen the rear end of the cinq and manufacture a 'cage' to mount the engine in without problems. Doing this within budget will be very tight, but if im patient and keep my eyes peeled for bargins, i think i could manage it. One of the questions i have with this tho is making it roadworthy. What procedures would i have to go through, would it have to pass an SVA for example?
If you have any other ideas for it, lemme know
