Update! So the wagon's been sitting parked on the street whilst i've been accumulating parts. Over the last few afternoons I threw them in and this is where we're at :)
I've almost fully stripped the interior; everything behind the front seats are gone except the seatbelts and the tar sound deadening. Drivetrain wise I've replaced plugs, leads, did an oil change and cleaned the air filter and MAF sensor. It starts and idles pretty happily, I will be driving it tonight so hopefully it runs well.
The bulk of my time spent on this car has been on the chassis. Installed BC Racing Coilovers in the front and opted for an 8kg spring. Turns out the car already has a 27mm falcon front sway bar so the front end is going to be very very tight. Chucked in some new QFM HPX front pads and VMAX Type S slotted front rotors as well. In the rear were Pedders Heavy Duty springs and Monroe GT-Gas Reflex shocks; I didnt want to go with the BC Racing rear setup as its far too stiff so I cut 3 coils off the Pedders springs and we'll see how that goes for now. They were very stiff in standard form but as i've taken 3 coils off the spring rate has effectively been softened.
I've always loved the watanabe racing service wheels so I ordered a pair of much cheaper copies; Black Racing BR8 in 15x9 -20 offset drilled to 5x108 and mounted with 25mm H&R hubcentric spacers so total neg offset is -45. Definitely way too much but we'll see how we go for now. Tyres are Federal RSRR semi slicks in 205/50r15.
Also chucked in a Momo fixed back bucket seat, and when it was installed I gave the seat a shake and noticed the entire floor underneath it flex. When i pulled out the carpet I found what looked to be a tiny rot hole.
ended up being much more than tiny
anyways I cut this section out and my old man helped me shape and weld in a plate of stainless steel. There's now zero flex in the floor which is a definite improvement.
Crying because I accidentally knocked leaves and dirt onto the paint as it was drying. Maybe I will do something about that one day.
That's all for now. Just need to do diff gears, spartan locker and it should be ready for its first skidpan event. God I hope it doesnt fall apart.