The interior was in rather sad shape:
The engine compartment was cluttered by an A/C compressor and emisson parts:
And this is what it looked like after a little tuneup (new belts, hoses, electronic ignition, plug wires, coolant bottle, and filters. Removed the AC compressor and emission canister):
One of my projects was to make an oil temp gauge. I had stickers made to go over a water temperature gauge, installed a sender in the oil filter block, and here's the result:
And here it is after I moved some of the gauges to the center of the dash when a new dash was installed:
In the fall of 2004 I took apart the car and with a friend we sanded until we could sand no more... 
The sidemarker holes were welded shut:
Then the trunk was painted:
Holes for the new front sidemarkers drilled:
Finally the painting began:
Things started to look good:
Then I took a few weeks to assemble the car and also install a new canvas top:
The bumper is still MIA:
Now that the car was looking good I wanted it to drive well too. The next project was to install the brakes, steering rack and associated parts from an 1985.5 Spider:
Now the steering and braking is better than ever!
Here's a few pics of the car as it looks now:
During the Winter of 2005 I built a high performance 2 liter engine with parts from Vick Autosports . The engine has a hi-po head with big valves, 9.8:1 compression, 40/80 cams, lightened flywheel and other little tricks.
First the old engine came out and the engine compartment was painted:
Here's the new engine, with the old one in the background:
Engine being lowered into car:
And installed! Still hours of labor left redoing wiring and tidying things.
Next projects are:
-Aluminum crank pully
-Limited slip differential with 3.9:1 ratio in the early housing
-Megasquirt fuel injection with individual throttle bodies
-Air conditioning. It's hot in Texas!
To Be Continued...