Update:
i've treated the car over the xmas holiday. i got myself a set of 6000k hids for £10 which i was quite chuffed about and took some pictures after a quick wash and polish earlier.
hids:
and my favourite picture:
next on the list is a vts gear box that i got for £80 last night, apparently its on 54k.
plans are to refurb the box with new seals and give it a decent clean before it goes on.
cheers dan