Purchased at the end of last summer with a few known faults, i intended to rescue this car from certain death and restore it to its former glory over the winter, the list of known faults on purchase were.
Seized turbo
Heater matrix leaking
leaking ARCS ram
Worn rear arcs bush.
The list turned out to include........
Leaking scuttle
Leaking sunroof
leaking door
badly adjusted ride height front and rear
collapsed cam belt tensioner
Failed ignition switch
fueling issues
badly fitted boost controller
gunky height correctors.
Worn rear droplink
Both strut tops failed
The turbo turned out to be an incorrectly fitted wastegate actuator and a lump of insulation or cloth in the turbo
The leaking ARCS ram turned out to be a leaking front strut, which is unusual and rather troublesome as its not the sort of bit kept by people, its also Activa specific, as is the rear droplink which means £££££££££££££££££
. Thankfully though due mainly to the generous nature of some FCF members some of these were resolved quickly and for beer money 
I am still in need of a rear droplink though and at £80+vat i am hopefull of a second hand part!
CIMG2994 by Deanxm, on Flickr
CIMG2995 by Deanxm, on Flickr
activa2 by Deanxm, on Flickr
The project is now nearing its end, the interior has been upgraded to leather and is back in after the complete strip of the interior, the gear shift has been shortened and all the little electrical gremlins have been sorted out, i am now focused on getting the last few hydraulic jobs done and come march she will be back on the road, hopefully then ironing out any remaining issues ready for the CXM meet which i shall be attending this year, with no XM
A couple more pictures for your viewing pleasure
CIMG3122 by Deanxm, on Flickr
CIMG3125 by Deanxm, on Flickr
CIMG3174 by Deanxm, on Flickr
CIMG3177 by Deanxm, on Flickr
CIMG3171 by Deanxm, on Flickr
Too many pictures
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