ok.... here, is a very, VERY! long awaited update...
WARNING: a lot of reading and pics ahead. not for the feint hearted 
now! before we go on... this post makes me look slack
but.. ive left alot of nitty gritty dirty pain in the arse little jobs like sort out a bucket full of nuts and bolts... that were unmarked.. and all, were from the car.. there were almost no bolts on the car at all! just what was holding the doors and guards on.. the rest... went in
the bucket!! 
so... so much for a build thread eh!?
haha... seeing as I didn't keep up to date etc... ill start from where we left off
I bought this when I was 18... so.. 3-4 years ago, with the plans of taking the running gear and throwing it my old gc.. well, things got complicated.. long story short. I sold the beloved gc to keep the gb.
WELL! when i got the car home from nsw.. i had a car, an engine/box, and... a boot full of parts!! some in boxes some not... but i also had...
the bucket!!
it took me a good year and a half to 2 years to sort out every nut and bolt... yep! the bucket was finaly empty! so once that was sorted..in went the engine! well.. in bolted in.. but all the damn wires were painted black!! (not by me
previous owner went the whole paint tin, stove top and paint brush job.. so it was a few mm thick in there!
i got over that hurdle and run into another.. electrical!
after a few weeks of banging my head and pulling my hair out, i found the problem! well... i fixed it anyway.. there was a wire somewhere that wasnt conected under the dash (i still havent found it to this day
), so i ran a new one.. from the ignition to the starter.. so when i hit "start" it powers the starter.. and it turned over! (i shit myself! jumped about a foot in the air.. i had the wire from the + on the battery.. to the starter... and my head down beside the strut tower..
)
so i got the engine started for the first time i had it.. longest 2 years of my life
so i wired it as a mentioned above, and she starts via the key. like a new one
drove her around for a few weeks (in its stripped state with 1 seat, and a few octopus straps, no bonnet or glass, and some sunnies
) i loved it!!
(its quick.. but, i dont think its as quick as i was led to beleive.. but.. im hoping she'll break 15s.. i think its quick enough to do so
)
i looked around and finally! i found some hubcaps! 2 here, and 2 there.. and looked and looked.. and found myself some trim rings! (thanks mitch
)
from there i put her together and only needed carpet, a front screen, and the rear fitted for a roady
then changed my mind... this is where i pulled it all apart again and put the parts in storage (completely labeled in plastic zip lock bags for every nut and bolt
)
i decided to go from yellow.. to white.. and drive it everyday.. but i forgot how much fuel it used so.. change of plans.. again!
its going to be my weekender/fun car.. motorkhanas, flat course stuff. drifting, drags and circuit... so its staying yellow
so this is where we are now.. minus a few parts as i helped a mate get his on the road..
so heres an updated list of everything from the start..
as in the 1st post, I have posted the mods to the engine.. but they weren't definite. so.. here's an updated list;
40thou over
10thou off the head
15thou off the block
blueprinted and balanced crank, rods and cam
billet 30/70 waggot cam
ported and polished head
larger valves
32/36 webber downdraught carb jetted to suit the cam
tuned lengthed 4-2-1 extractors that have been heat wrapped
2" exhaust with lukey muffler on the rear
flat top pistons
9.5:1 comp ratio
jap 5 speed
exedy clutch
lowered god knows how much! (its low! lca's are 70mm from the ground, diff centre is between 50-70mm... and the exhaust is about 40mm..)
larger alternator
rebuilt when I bought it back when.. (right down to every nut, bolt, welsh plug and screw)
xr3000 electronic ignition
im sure there's more, im just trying to sum up an entire build in one go.. lol
BODY
the body was rather rough in person (last I spoke of it, it wasn't home yet and only seen pics)
it had some rust in the lower regions of the body (rear 1/4s, front 1/4s, and front doors), also some along the lip of the boot where the rubber sits.
fortunately for me it was straight. with only a very small dent on the bonnet(10c piece).
the paint had some pitting all through it, like orange peel.. and also some paint missing where they taped the bonnet and doors shut when towing
(dont worry.. pics are coming
)
WHAT I'VE DONE
ive fixed all the rust in it (just bog
didn't have a welder, metal, skills, space or anything... like tools
)
tidied up the engine bay, in black.
got the engine in and running.
put it together minus the front and rear glass, and carpet. then pulled it part again!
when i installed the electronic ignition.. i didnt buy a coil to suit... and fried a brand new bosch gt40r
so now she wont start...
i pulled the ignition out and returned to points, set the engine to tdc, and tried again... flat battery!
that was recent... but now i cant do anything until i get a part(gearbox mount), as i cant turn the engine over...
but... i have the bug again! and soon enough.. she will breathe again!
now... ive lost myself!
so.. i shall give you some porn.. sorry, pics
this, is how i got her.. straight off the trailer
ok...... god dang facebook wont let me get into "properties" to get the url!!!
so pics later
and a story with each set of pics
thanks for reading and i hope you enjoy the progress... when you get to see it!
i think the fella was having a pull if it did a 13.8 1/4 mile time, would take a hot turbo astron engine to do that. now pics or ban 
lol