hiya everyone,just joined and needing advice already ;D

i got the chance of a mk2 cab resto project which i'm seriously considering getting,my 15 yr old daughter absolutely loves these so thinking of getting it to restore and keep for when she gets her license....however the cab needs a new hood and drivers door as its been standing years,any ideas of prices and availability?would prefer 2nd hand bits.i have also got a mk3 cav which is my baby,fully rebuilt an fitted with an xe all cleaned an painted an its down to this my daughter has got the cav bug,cheers everyone.chris.

There is plenty of people which we help with and advice on this site,and if you ask nicely you can also get some parts, welcome :)

The hood SHOULD be easy.  When you are ready for that in about 2 years Mark Smelt (our convertible parts expert) will point you in the right direction.

The Door ? You'll have to find a second hand one.  Mark once bought a whole car for the rare door glass.  I'm guessing that buying a spares car off ebay will make life easier. 

As POD says the hood is easy at £250 minimum. That is to do the work yourself.

The door could be a bit trickier.

If you are thinking of having a younger driver just remember that they are group 11 insurance although you can get it cheaper on a classic policy. The insurance could easily exceed the car value in this case.

What I would say is that to restore a poor car is not financially a good idea. They are quite easy to come by even if it means travelling a bit.

I would (and did) buy a car that is to all intents and purposes is ready to go.

What I would point out is that an £500 car (generally) would possibly be more trouble than it is worth and you would be better off buying a £2000 car with no defects. This would buy you a really nice example. The only proviso with this idea is that you should know what to look for.

Try to avoid a Calibre kitted car as these tend to have been abused/messed with or the body kit could hide a can of worms.

It really depends on what you want and of course how good you are with mechanical and bodywork.

Either way there are many people who would assist you on here. 

thanks everyone,my way of thinking was i would rather spend £1000 for example restoring the cav than go out and buy one for the same money,that way my resto would have loads of new parts as opposed to a car that would only need those bits doing at some time or another anyway,mechanical an bodywork is'nt a problem as i'm pretty handy at both and also have a mate that does accident repairs and is a wizz with a welder,so between us theres not much we cant handle,i was thinking of classic insurance with my daughter as a named driver or try my trade insurance to see if i can get her on that or not,bearing in mind its gonna be 2-3 years away.

Most if not all classic policies have a 25 year minimum age limit.