Base RS2000

[jallen85]

hello everyone, thought i would finally get round to putting some pictures up of my rs that i bought last christmas. ive been a member for ages (not the highest contributor i know) so thought the least i could do was a few pictures. first time ive ever done anything like this so will have a shed load of stupid questions to ask you lot! should have been getting on with it of course, but now its in the garage hopefully i can get a bit done over christmas. :)
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/jallen85/DSCN0324.jpg
Its not been on the road since 1993 and is a 1979 V Rs2000 base in diamond white. no BVR but a hefty sized hole in the roof for a britax(?) sunroof. has had plenty of patches and needs plenty more, but from what i have seen on other cars its not the worst in the world.

hoping to make a nice usable car out of this that still looks like a base, but as i said before how i get on could very much depend on how competant i end up being at this lark :rolleyes:

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/jallen85/DSCN0321.jpg
Thats the hole in the roof and am in two minds what to do to be honest, quite like the full length sunroof, but realise it would be a more appealing car without it. came witha roof skin but dont know whether its genuine or an expressed part. bloke who sold it said genuine, but then he said lots of things!

A few pitures of holes that werent supposed to be in from new:rolleyes:
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/jallen85/DSCN0315.jpg
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/jallen85/DSCN0311.jpg
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/jallen85/DSCN0318.jpg

Theres a few more than that and a few badly done (could soon be a hypocrite) patches. but got myself a welder and been practicing so getting to someting a like a level where i would start on the car:o
just a couple of questions i have, where should i get panels from? im fancying some full length inner wing tops (like ruddys) and i know they are expressed panels, but should i get other panels from there? they seem a bit more expensive but are they any better than the likes of hadrian? im happy to pay the extra if expressed are better, as i think i need to start with some good bits if i hope to make a good job!

Anyhow lads youve been a great help already without even knowing it, hope i can crack on with this and maybe it can be of some use to other first time restorers! thanks joe:D

[Banishit]

that looks pretty good even the kick panels have lasted well

[marky4]

got some work to do there but it's not too bad seen alot worse:)
good luck with it and keep those pics coming ;) :)

[graham John]

seen a lot worse, much worse in fact, but good luck with the build, plenty of good help available on here,


keep the pics coming,

cheeRS

[Dave1800BDA]

agree not to bad, good luck

[RUDDY]

Base's are the best mate , stick with it , cheers, Paul

[wozzy]

Keep up the good work

[oldskooljoe]

keep it up

[POO505R]

Bases r the RS1800's of the future :rolleyes:

but dont tell anyone:director: as they will all want one !

[wiggyrs]

Looks a good one. Good luck

[lee bishop]

isnt that an expressed roof lark?? im sure i heard they can be a bit flatter than a gen ford

[jallen85]

cheers a lot lads, it nice to hear from other people you havent bought a nail:D
got friday off work so hopefully can spend a bit of time on it and remove the front panel maybe even think about some welding.
cheers joe

[jallen85]

as for the roof skin, i dont know, it had a sticker on but like an idiot i rubbed it to clean it and now cant read it at all!
has anyone on here had a roof skin from expressed fitted to thier car?
cheers joe

[pinto48s]

i bought and fitted an expressd skin. it was well flat!!! the guy said "it might need a bit of stopper in it"!!! i cut it back off and it went in the skip!!
picked a skin off a 4 door instead
not being funny but a roof skin swap aint a job for a beginer.

[Frosticles]

Doesn't look bad at all. Just bought a pair of the wing tops myself but not arrived yet. Bit pricey but are supposed to be bob on.

[pinto48s]

your inners rusty then?? they do fit well those panels.

[RUDDY]

your inners rusty then?? they do fit well those panels.

Excellent panel, reasonable price and fit a treat

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RSESCORT/rats001.jpg

[SHIFTY]

Looks in good nick mate, good luck with the resto:)

[richard wilson]

gud luck with ur resto. its great to see another 1 kept alive ;) ;) ;)

[emily]

looks a good un that , keep those flix coming , if ya need any help ya know where to come .
all the best tim;)

[custom219v]

Looks good mate, keep going, a trick I've found over the years is concentrate on one area... Dont be tempted to chop the roof, take the front pannel off and hack the inner wing tops. You'll end up wondering where your cars gone and where to start...
Keep the pics coming as well :D :D :D