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1992-I hate your youth.
If you have the space, and you can weld that is the major cost and your time of course.
So uk spec or JDM spec?
My two were less than £500 for the pair, both no MOT and really poor welded patches on the rear cils. First thing I did was remove the doors and weld in some box section in the door gap to strengthen the shell. The striping the interior to make cross strengthening the shell.
Then panels/bumpers to remove as much weight from the shell as I was removing the shells strengthening.At that point I would have liked to strip the shell bare and get it soda blasted but the costs and time would not have increased the value of the car when sold.
lynx
Yeah definitely. That age Japanese cars and especially imports just didn't cope with British climate and salt roads.
But that's why I'd like it as a long term project, I'd strip it to the shell and repair or replace from the ground up. My dream would be to fully restore one to factory level. 92 because it's the year I was born and I'd keep it until ICE becomes unfeasible and strip it down again in 10/15 years and electric convert it when parts are cheaper.
Anyway just a pipe dream