I gave it a road test this afternoon and it's all kinds of awesome. Full 230bhp race engine, big JCW brakes, JCW suspension kit, Miltek exhaust, lower strut brace, and lashings of CF everywhere (not my doing!).
Thanks to the upright driving position and weighty, pointy steering, it kinda reminds me of a classic mini, but on steroids!
This one turned into a slightly bigger project that I'd anticipated - mostly because I'd forgotten how much more crap there is on a road car than a racecar. Air-con, in particular, is a pain in the bum to retro-fit, and using cable ties to fit trim is generally considered less acceptable
It's all MOT'd and road legal now, but there will still be a few jobs - I've got a fatter Whiteline rear ARB in hand to throw on, and I'll give it a full geo - I just need its new owner to have a bit of a play with it first to tell me how lairy I can make the handling without putting him through a hedge (the racecars are set up to be *very* pointy and *very* tail-happy, but I think a degree of compromise might be a good idea for the road)
