thanks for the welcome guys yep 14" banded was very high on my list and i think i will go for those i dont really want alloys on it, and i think that standard 5.5"(i think) 14's are too narrow. how about some 7" banded's? i was going to get some golf steel wheels the type with holes all around the outer edge and a center cap, but the more im thinking then the more i like the bandeds. i was going to get a set of 4 pot calipers and vented discs and put the standard wheels or maybe banded 13" wheels on it. the side exhaust has to go though, im going to either get a stainless made up or go for a sri130 exhaust but either way ill put a little tail pipe on the back box. my noise days are long gone now, the car is mainly for going to and from car shows, i live in cornwall and even santa pod is nearly a 800mile round trip and a 4am start and a 2am finish so noise and bumpy rides are all done with now, im 37 and have three kids!! ive also got a 1991 mx5 and im going to fit a 20xe in that over the winter and im using this engine as it has cams, pullys, bolts, chipped ecu, Zafira gsi injectors, power cap and ill fit a standard xe into the cav, plus i know that by fitting a smaller tail pipe i might well loose 5-10 or even more BHP but thats not i want this car for im after a nice smooth ride, nice and quite ( i was thinking about sound deading the car) and reliable. the mx5 can be a bit rough around the edges and already has an ali bonnet and a LSD, lowered on spax adjustables and on 16" BBS copies.............here have a look. thats what i want for track days/summer fun blasting around the cornish lanes in the beast, its good now but really lacks power badly, it snot even as fast as a vetra ecotec but will pretty much almost stay with a lotus elise on handling those big 205 16 tyres are SOOOOO much better than the standard 185 14 its unreal, i know big tyres are better but this thing is like driving on slicks all round now!! but back to the cav yes im hoping to get to billing with the car, it will still have this leaky engine in as ive run out of money to fix leaks/replace for a standard engine but i really want to just get behind the wheel and drive it. i trailered it home, dropped it straight round the bodyshop and started stripping it the only driving ive done it rolled it off the trailer, 1st gear into the bodyshop about 25yards!! it should be out the booth today and ill get more pictures later. cheers again dave