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Thought I'd start a thread on this Forum for my Flat Front RS2000............Bought it quite a while ago.
Decided to roll it out of the garage after it had been sat around without turning a wheel for 12 months or so just to turn it around so I could work on the front suspension
Anyway, it obviously needed some TLC as although it looks fine from a distance the paint had deterioated, so not the best of jobs then !!!!!
Then on further inspection a friend spotted what looked like the start of the dreaded "Tin-Worm".
As luck would have it I dropped into Spellers Accident Repairs only to find the garage working on two RS2000's.........one belonging to Paul Ruddy.
John (Speller) collected the car from my house and has stripped the underside back to metal so it can be coated with a product called Linex.
It's sort of a Spray-On, very tough Rubber that goes on much like you would spray paint on a car...........
I'll post some more pics once the underside if completely stripped (almost there) and when the Linex had been applied.
The RS is then going to be Repainted, same colour (I think).
Thanks.
A couple more pics as wasn't allowed to put all the photos on in one go.
Lovely colour Steve. That Linex sounds interesting, looking forward to the results
fast eddie
29-07-2008, 20:07
good work,keep the pics coming!;)
dont look much wrong from the pics,colour does look nice,all the best with the rebuild.
stu37025
29-07-2008, 20:21
Looks good,love the colour :cool:
Banishit
29-07-2008, 20:36
remember that going up for sale, Tony wasnt it ? was on here
Banishit,
That's the car............only wanted the Shell, so sold everything else as already had the stuff I wanted to bolt to it in the garage.
The only things I kept was the Fuel Tank and the Steering Column !!!!!!
Pic of one of the Sills.............nice and solid, which is nice :D
Ok mate. The car looks great, just keep the pic's coming.:D
Banishit
30-07-2008, 10:25
it will be a bliding looking car once completed , watching with interest
Dave1800BDA
30-07-2008, 10:35
car looks great, keep up the good work and keep the pics coming in
paul mann
30-07-2008, 21:33
that looks greatgood luck,keep the pics coming:D
lee bishop
30-07-2008, 21:36
wow, that looks to ba a solid old bus, good effort
great colour
Gents,
After a bit of help and advise............Has anyone used Classic Trim ?
Will be collecting some MK2 Rolltops from John tomorrow, just bought from this Forum but will need to have recovered.
Now I know Aldridge Trimming do the covers at around £285 and (I thinK) want another £200 to do the work, but Classic Trim apparently do an exchange system.
Or do you chaps go down another route ?
Many thanks........:D
fast eddie
04-08-2008, 20:09
Gents,
After a bit of help and advise............Has anyone used Classic Trim ?
Will be collecting some MK2 Rolltops from John tomorrow, just bought from this Forum but will need to have recovered.
Now I know Aldridge Trimming do the covers at around £285 and (I thinK) want another £200 to do the work, but Classic Trim apparently do an exchange system.
Or do you chaps go down another route ?
Many thanks........:Dleather!!!!
oldskooljoe
04-08-2008, 20:14
Gents,
After a bit of help and advise............Has anyone used Classic Trim ?
Will be collecting some MK2 Rolltops from John tomorrow, just bought from this Forum but will need to have recovered.
Now I know Aldridge Trimming do the covers at around £285 and (I thinK) want another £200 to do the work, but Classic Trim apparently do an exchange system.
Or do you chaps go down another route ?
Many thanks........:D
Alot of lads on here have used a company called 'quick trim' very good results:cool:
Give Paul ruddy a bell,he will tell you more:)
Looking great,love the colour :)
Cheers for "Seat Covering" info...........(and the encouraging remarks)
I've have a word with John Speller as he knows Paul Ruddy from doing the body work on his RS2000.
A little way off having them covered but just need to work out how far the budget will stretch !!!!!!!!!!
In fact make that the budgets knackered, but I'm in this far :eek:
Bit of an update as I've just returned from working away...........
John Speller has now applied the "Linex" to the underside of the Escort - "Very pleased".
Think it's the first RS to go through this process ????
Just the finish, "no" better than what I was really hoping for.
The pictures do not do the finish justice............
It's like having the car plastic/rubber coated.............."Perfect" :D
Full Respray next.........it'll almost be a shame to use it when it's finished !!!!!!!!!!!!
graham John
22-08-2008, 10:50
underside looks excellent and well protected
:)
cheeRS
The underside looks superb :cool:
Jon has done a really nice job for you there
hi
like the look of your car, just got myself a RS2000 resto project, and was wondering what you used to strip the underside of your car and have u any more info on the linex underseal stuff.
Hi Lynx,
Firstly the underside was Shotblasted at low pressure to make sure there was no damage to the metal.
That removed alot of the paint etc, but it still left some of the original underseal. That had to be removed buy hand and is a real time consuming process (pain in the arse) - as most of the people on here will tell you.
As for the Linex give John Speller a ring (Tel: 01524 66611)..............he knows the ins and outs of the stuff.
All I can say is I would recommend...........I'm a paying customer and would do the same again to another project (that's if I could stomach another one !!!!!!)
Hope this helps a little ?
Looking very Nice...:yeah:
hi
like the look of your car, just got myself a RS2000 resto project, and was wondering what you used to strip the underside of your car and have u any more info on the linex underseal stuff.
PM TaffR
He has done it recently to a yellow one his Mrs used to own :o
Think it was just hard graft :eek:
looking great :cool: :cool:
oh love the colour ;)
looks good will give john a call later as i need to know about the underseal cheers
Hi Lynx,
Firstly the underside was Shotblasted at low pressure to make sure there was no damage to the metal.
That removed alot of the paint etc, but it still left some of the original underseal. That had to be removed buy hand and is a real time consuming process (pain in the arse) - as most of the people on here will tell you.
As for the Linex give John Speller a ring (Tel: 01524 66611)..............he knows the ins and outs of the stuff.
All I can say is I would recommend...........I'm a paying customer and would do the same again to another project (that's if I could stomach another one !!!!!!)
Hope this helps a little ?
spoke to John today he is very helpful. that linex sounds the dogs dangley bits:thumbright:
cheers Hoogi for the advice, better order more elbow grease.
Andy C / Lynx............Sorry I haven't replied sooner but been away for some Sunshine, good luck with the new Pojects :D
I've a few pics to post, as the RS has been resprayed today...........
It looks lighter than it is - guessing that's due to the brightness in the Spray Booth and the flash on the camera ????
oldskooljoe
03-11-2008, 20:21
looks well:eek:
paul andrews
03-11-2008, 22:44
lovely steve,hope mine comes out that nice.mint looking paint bud:)
Looking very nice there Steve. Now get it put back together......:D :D
looks stunning :cool: :cool:
Jon's applied the black detail so looking better all the time.
Will post some pics after I've been down again Thursday night, as I forgot my camera :banghead:
OK, pics from SpellersARC as promised............very pleased :D
Front Wings and Arches are also painted but were being baked as I left.
Just starting to panic at the thought of it all coming home - I'm sure I'll scratch something within the first 5 mins :paranoid:
graham John
06-11-2008, 18:06
looking nice, the best bit is to come, putting all the bits on
cheeRS
Hi Graham,
Got lots of goodies to bolt on, so once it's back in my garage I'll post the picks as I go along :D - thanks for the support "again".
Managed to get the axle back on with a "lot of help" from a good friend :jumpy:
ya doing a grand job there young man , stick at it , look forward to seeing it next summer :cool: ;)
Front lights were half-way on, when I realised not everything was in the box.
So need to contact the Company and explain that although I bought them 12 months ago I didn't notice the small tabs that attach the rings to the beam units were missing :o
Front suspension and brakes are starting to go on.............:D
Tarmac Arches are now going on...............:D
Davecos4x4
26-04-2009, 11:16
excellent work you have done there.:D
i won't the same brakes as you have, were they from Race.
see you at the show. ;)
Looking very nice......keep going mate, You are nearly there now..
Hey hoogi! never knew you on ere mate!
Car is lookin ace :cool:
Is there alot left to do?
A few more things sorted............
A bit more stuff............
And a bit more..............
And that's the pics up to date..............only been through the one "It's doing my head in I'm going to sell" phase this Year !!!!!!
Looks real nice, I love the fuel pump bracket, where did you get that from??
Cheers
It's a GRP4 Fabrication item.............very nice quality as well ;)
car looks great mate
i was over last friday and saw it in the flesh:D what a machine
hotrs2000
25-08-2009, 14:50
very nice build, given me a few ideas for mine:)
very nice build, given me a few ideas for mine:)
thats a similar plan as i have with mine,
converting to flat front:D
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