Sounds like a good solid car.
Everything I look at for my car costs a fortune. Coilovers, Grid drifts are hard to come by in this fitment, engine wise I can turbo for about a grand or go for cams and fit a VZR box(I think) for shorter ratios...but then shafts are rare as ****!
Then the rust which kills them off ruins it too.
Only on OCUK is there an Almera Gti, a quick rover and an F40 in the show us your motors thread!(Pistonheads doesn't count)