WHAT HAVE I BOUGHT! E BAY MOMENT

[crashrepairman]

JUST BOUGHT A WINTER PROJECT! ESPRIT SERIES 2 BODY WITH SERIES 3 CHASSIS AND WHEELS.
BEEN STORED FOR YEARS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOOKS ALL NEW AND SORTED, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO SIT HIGH?.
THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS SEIZED, THE DASH IS NOT CONNECTED, BRAKES APPEAR OK. COOLING FANS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
ONLY 6 OWNERS IN 29 YEARS!
ANY ADVISE OTHER THAN BURN IT?
BASED IN NAZEING ESSEX IF ANYONE IS LOCAL TO TAKE THE *ISS!!!!

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some of us dont do resto for the money, i enjoy it,keeps me sane through the winter months! the car will be in superb condition when im finished and expect to spend 4 to 5k on it and sell it for that next year and do another project

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engine out now, i will be painting it next week

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Nearer 5 hrs!, engine bay painted, water pump has to be sent away so will take about 2 weeks before it can go back

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thanks for advise, car will be in primer tomorrow, sj sports quoted 6 weeks to get missing spoilers!but will refit engine next week, new clutch, belt ect

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getting there!

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OF COURSE I REMOVED THEM!, ALSO FRONT SCREEN (BROKE THAT !!!) WILL REPAINT ORIGINAL COLOUR CARNIVAL RED. TOOK 1/4 GLASSES OUT IN FACT EVERYTHING EXCEPT REAR SCREEN, DONT WANT TO BREAK THAT AS WELL!
WIRINGS A MESS THOUGH, NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
SUSPENSION SEEMS VERY HIGH FRONT AND REAR, EVEN BEFORE I TOOK ENGINE OUT.

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waiting for one of the four branches for the exhaust,so wont get to put engine back for 2 weeks, still waiting for spoilers.spent about 4k already on bits!at this rate i might get a job on wheeler dealers- they normally lose on a project.
Any esprit people around nazeing for help wiring the dash clocks in, the previous owner removed all the wiring connectors, labelled them, but they are all unreadable! dont help i am colour blind.

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ha, im not the painter!, just tell my boys to paint it!, replaced water pump, rensioner belts etc, gear box checked, replaced all bushes on linkage under bonnet.

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hi,engine back in the car, refitted carbs.This cold weather doesnt help so not to much progress.
Thanks for your interest.seem to have trouble sending pictures.

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god its been cold!, so very slow progress. Engine and box back in,radiators in,the 4 branch exhast manifold is on but the rest of the system seems like it will be a mission to fit!. got it turning over today, will charge up battery and put fuel in, might even get it going in the next few days?
does the 2.2 run on unleaded? hearing it start will give me a bit more enthusiasum to press on.
Can anyone send me some pics of engine bays on a 2.2 n/a, would like to check routes of wires and pipes etc.to [e-mail]- thanks

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The exhaust is now fitted, the 4 branch from s j sports cars wouldnt fit properly due the the series 3 chassis and engine with a series 2 body. Used the four branches and had to buy another collector and then get a pipe made to fit the remainder of the system.Engine seems very quiet now!
Does anyone know the clutch pipe route? there is an oil pressure switch adjacent to the oil pressure pipe on the block, would a series 2 have this switch as there appears to be no wiring to it.
anyone with a series 2 or 3 live near me so i can take some pics? nazeing essex

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so after probally 10 years laid up i drove her up and down the drive under her own steam!!, no doors bonnet, hatch only front brakes connected.Took a while to bleed coolant, the fans even cut in,
The removable rear cross member bolts dont line up, will poss have to use a dozer to push chassis apart to line up the bolts. Cant be normal?
removed the dash pod so i can see all the wires, could do with a decent wiring diagram, there is a black box with loads of thin black wires whats this??glued to dash pod.
Cant load up any pics?
Whoever took it the dash apart labelled up some of the connections but 10 year old labels? cant read them!!
I put a braided clutch pipe, new slave and clutch master cyl,

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headlights going up and down, bonnet on, doors on, cant find elec window switches,lights all working got new carpets, no engine cover, s j say he cant help, anyone got an engine cover?
New brake pads and braided brake pipes.wipers working, heater blower working
still need new front screen.
will never buy a car in bits again!!!!!!!!, should have known better!