well.... heres how my poor stella is looking right now...
Now, i dont know how many of you saw the thread saying i crashed. so to sum it up, it was dark, damp, and id just missed a turning. i was more focused on turning around than the road ahead, breaked for a corner, changed to 4th, weas going about 40-45 at the most when i realised it was alot sharper than i thought, and the car went straight off, towards a tree, and i was only just able to get it to land sideways on the verge of a ditch. (waits for comments calling me a twat etc... i know, and believe me, ive learned from it!)
So anyway, ive measured the chassis between the legs from the back, centre and front, as well as under and over the legs at the front, and havent found anything that suggests its twisted or bent. The only way ill know for SURE is when i get the new crossmember in, and take it for a drive.
Also, the lambda sensor in the exhause was pulled out, but took some of the exhaust around it out too. Luckily, i can weld, so this is getting fixed tomorrow, and the crossmember next weekend.
Up to yet, the crossmember and spot weld drill bit have cost me £22, and all i have left to buy is a new fan and bumper.
The good news however, is that if it all works out well, i can get new gear linkages (mine has excessive play when in gear, not bad enough to really worry about, but worth fixing while its off the road) and when i get the new bumper sprayed, unless i find one in my colour code, then i can get the other bits that annoy me fixed too.
Plans after this, are lowering, smoked lights (might go for clear jewelleds now), smooth boot, and eventually some better alloys.
Still have some ideas, but theyre going to cost quite alot and i just dont have the time or money yet!