Third anniversary of this topic's coming up and the car's still not right ... I think I'd have given up by now and got rid, but then I don't have the skills or patience for sorting something like this out and I guess the car isn't worth much in its present state anyway
The OP should start a poll
What should I do next ?
1) Carry on ploughing in money in the hope that a nice car will emerge to enjoy when everything's done
2) Have a good think and realise there's no way I'll get my money back
3) Get rid
4) Put the car back to normal and sell the bits left over on Ebay