Well a bit of progress while I waited for some parts to arrive to put the top end back together.
Using my tame garage's parts washer.
Masking off, play-doh a great labour-saving device cleaning out and re-tapping various holes. Oddly no finished pics but looks like a black cam cover!
Old rad brackets were dead so rad was moving about a lot.
Bought some good condition 2nd hand items so rude not to 'back to black' them.
Fitted, have bought a shiny ally rad, new hoses, 'stat etc but will save that until it's running again.
Turbo is an S148 which is nice, and genuinely looks virtually brand new.
Pulled out a load of crappy aftermarket stereo wiring and removed the seats for deep cleaning.
New filter element for the HKS and de-gunked the intake hoses - catch can to be fitted.
Rear window tint removed - you could barely see out of it! No 'after' pic yet but, trust me, it's a lot better. Need to stick a light meter on the door windows to ensure they are legal.
Some other stuff but no photo's like new plugs (went for Brisk this time out), and the stereo re-wired. Amazingly all the speakers and power antenna work!
Cheers,
Jon