The car looks great Tony! Glad you're enjoying it. Is your car swingaxle or irs (independent rear suspension)? This is what they look like-
Where in Australia are you? I'm Canadian but my wife has dual citizenship- her parents are both Aus (dad from Sydney, mum from Ipswich, just outside of Brisbane), met here in Vancouver while travelling with their respective best friends, turned into 2 couples and my in-laws never left. We honeymooned for 3½ months through the South Pacific, spending 8? weeks in Aus and catching Expo 88 in Brisbane (got to see Jimmy Barnes!).
We'll help you every step of the way with upgrades- cocoa mats are a nice start, but front discs are really the first thing you should do. If you're happy with the chrome wheels and hubcaps, great, but if the period correct look of 5x205mm is what does it for you then the Vintage 190 aluminum wheels (very light at 12 lbs/wheel) are the way to go- decide on this before doing the front disc upgrade so you have the bolt pattern change covered.
A little more power makes these things so much more fun! so a 2110 that makes 140 hp (more than the Carrera engines of the time, at lower rpm's and more power throughout the full rpm range from idle up) and revs to 5500 or 6,000 rpm with power will be reliable and not much more maintenance than what you have now. And the ultimate- a Gene Berg Ent. 5 speed conversion for your 4 speed- I know, after the engine upgrade you didn't think it could get any better, but this is of that magnitude- you'll be, like, holy crap! Again, don't worry, we'll help you with gear selection (a couple of us here have a little experience at this). Of course, you really should have upgraded the back brakes to discs before the 2 liter went in, and widening the back rims so you can put 205's on it so the back end sticks a little better would be a great idea so...
Yeah, Tony, we'll help you every step of the way with upgrades- how much money did you say you've got?
