The donor car was a 1990 Rover 416GTi that was purchased from a friend for the princely sum of £10. It had failed its MoT because of a small area of rust next to a suspension mount - no problem to fix once removed from the car! Other that this, the car had had much attention and money lavished upon it including nearly new back brakes.
The first evening was a bit like a feeding frenzy. With the help of two friends, most of the under bonnet connections were undone, along with the front crossmember - all of this taking about an hour. We decided to strip the car outside to ease disposal of the bodyworf once it had no wheels. On the second night, working alone, I disconnected the steering column, pedals and gearchange - again about an hour before the light faded. On the final night, a friend helped lift the front of the car with an engine hoist, and prop it up. A trolley was then wheeled under the engine and gear box. The final mounts were undone and the car lifted off the engine/trolley assembly!
We then returned to remove various other parts from the car. The back axle and rear uprights were removed as a complete unit - in case anything proved useful! Next followed the fuel tank, filller neck and the remains of the exhaust. The wiring loom followed after a very hot evening of work and finally, an angle grinder was taken to remove the thick walled bushed that the two fornt cross members bolted into. The full leather interior had already been removed and has been put aside - if it is not used, e-bay calls!
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