Hi guys, first post and all that so here goes, after eight sd1s and a gap of seven years without one I thought it was all over until I spied a resto job. Naw I couldnt possibly. But I did. An old A reg vitesse manual now sits in the drive. It hasnt been on the road for many years and is needing a lot of tlc as you can imagine, a non runner at the moment but I understand that it fires up but stops immediately but I wont find out until I clean out the tank and fuel lines and buy a new battery. Progress report will follow later when weather clears and I get the finger out.

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welcome mate.
nice to see someone taking on a project like that. we've seen too many vitesses like yours (and more so the twin plenums) getting broken for kitcar engines of late.
the body looks surprisingly good if it's not been used for many years.
i look forward to some progress!

It looks a lot better in the photo, the front of bonnet is shot as is the tailgate lower edge. Two doors are useable with the worst two on the dreivers side. Strut tops / inner wings show no sign of rust neither is there any at rear shocker tops. The boot floor is good and no welding has ever been done. Seems not too bad where the rear arch / sill meet.

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Sounds like you've a good car there if the shell is without rust and hasn't been welded. Are you aware new bonnets, tailgates and doors (and other bits) are available fom Rimmers in Lincoln? Definitely worth checking the fuel tank out - there are numerous reports recently of running problems with EFi cars traced back to crud in the tank from standing.

Where did this car come from - there was a silverleaf 'A' reg Vitesse offered some months back near Bristol.

I know of Rimmers and have used them in the past and wonder if they still do those cheap deals with big discounts. Seem to remember that they were towards the end of the year.
Wrong end of the UK for the car, it had been languishing in a shed for the past 15 years or there abouts near Aberdeen.

Does that mean you're from Scotland. There are a few of us up here - I live in Falkirk

Just a bit too far for me to travel as I am away up north of Hadrians wall ( Inverness ). I will just have to wait until after the new year for the body parts. Fuel tank just about ready to be dropped so hopefully I will have a go at trying to spark the old girl up Sunday or Monday.

4 gallons of very smelly stale fuel which had been in tank for 15 years removed and some fresh stuff added, fuel lines and rail flushed through but no go today. Coil leads had been disconnected and I didnt notice as they were hiding behind resistor pack so will have to find out which way round they go. No time to carry on this week as other things to do. More after next Wed.