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vinny

04-03-2006, 20:30

Thought i'd post a few pics of my dec 1980 biege rs2 resto.
She arrived on thursday(cheers dave) she solid in lots of places but has had a few dodgy repairs carried out so its a case of removing them and re-doing.
Still cant decide whether to change the colour (as its growing on me) but definatley going to flat front her.
Going for a nice road car and not a concourse resto.
She already has a 2.1 on 45's with billies all round, quick rack and 5 speed box so i havernt goto worry about that :D

enjoy :
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0335resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0336resize.jpg (http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0336resize.jpg)
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0338resize.jpg (http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0338resize.jpg)
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0339resize.jpg (http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0339resize.jpg)
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0341resize.jpg (http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0341resize.jpg)
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0343resize.jpg
[img]http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0344resize.jpg[/img (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0344resize.jpg[/img');)]

Banishit

04-03-2006, 20:31

vinny put at the front of each pic so we can see them properly mate

[IMG]http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0335resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0336resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0339resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0338resize.jpg

vinny

04-03-2006, 20:33

just did but didnt change ?

Banishit

04-03-2006, 20:36

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0341resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0344resize.jpg
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0343resize.jpg

nice one Vinny now get started for Cumbria ;)

Mark M

04-03-2006, 21:05

good luck vinny, dosnt look too bad. are you doing the work yourself, or putting it in somewhere?
remember, plenty of pics please.:cool:

vinny

04-03-2006, 21:08

funds dont allow someone else doing it, its all down to me so i had better get some welding practice :(

wiggyrs

04-03-2006, 21:38

Good luck with it vinny

lee bishop

05-03-2006, 00:46

funds dont allow someone else doing it, its all down to me so i had better get some welding practice :(

dont forget i start welding school on april 20th..... i dont mind practising on yours before i perfect my technique.........:eek:

morcheen

05-03-2006, 19:07

always keep the original colour:D

GAZ W

05-03-2006, 19:44

good luck with it vinny

If it were mine and it was not going to be a show car i would change the colour to white and flat front it :agree:

vinny

05-03-2006, 20:07

always keep the original colour:D

why's that then m8, i cant really see a prob if you change colour but still keep it to what mk2 rs colour was available at the time :dontknow:

what does anyone else think ?

Darran

05-03-2006, 21:40

We almost brought this one,up north if i remember.
Good luck mate:)

Frosticles

05-03-2006, 23:03

Paint it whatever colour you like Vin, it's your car :D Looks a good shell. What's the interior like?

vinny

05-03-2006, 23:23

Paint it whatever colour you like Vin, it's your car :D Looks a good shell. What's the interior like?

just wondered what most peeps would do really kev, may be different a biege flat front rs2 ?

interior is the dark chocolate, doors cards are ok,
But have been offered a nice set of roll tops with black uncut custom door cards so the worlds my oyster :D

lee bishop

06-03-2006, 19:09

wheres the pictures from the weekends efforts then? cos i know you been busy boy.

oh yeah, ignore kev, keep the colour.................right :evil3: just like it says on the logbook, and on the vin plate.......

RSkars

06-03-2006, 20:28

Vinny

Keep the original colour as it is on the VIN plate and log book. If you sell it in years what will the person buying it think - original RS or what :confused: .

Dare to be different :cool:.

It may not be your first choice but after spending time and lots of ££££££££££££££££££££ on a restoration and a new paint job you may regret changing it.

But at the end of the day its your car and your choice.

All the best whatever your decision is.

RSkars

Chesney

06-03-2006, 20:54

You still got the black RS2K you bought last year Vin?

vinny

06-03-2006, 21:15

You still got the black RS2K you bought last year Vin?

no m8 thats now a new kitchen :eek:

will get some more pics up soon but my pic resizer seems to mess up the photos

Chesney

06-03-2006, 21:24

Well mate at least you've not stayed RS less for too long. I've thankfully managed to not sell mine despite going over budget with our extension!!

Shame the black un had to go, was a nice motor that.

RabC-RS2-77

06-03-2006, 21:41

Best of luck with it vinny!:D
look 4wud to seeing it wot ever you choose to do with it !
it,ll be another one back on the block, won't it.

vinny

07-03-2006, 23:29

well did a bit more on sunday, i started to remove the nose cone but had real trouble with the nuts/bolts between the cone and wing and becuase the nosecone was cracked and split on the bottom corners i decided to be a bit brutal with and cut the the rest off it off leaving just an edge that bolts up to the wing.
just a bit of trim to remove now and then gonna start on the welding in the boot :(

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0348 (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0348');)(Medium).JPG

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0347 (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/CIMG0347');) (Medium).JPG

vinny

07-03-2006, 23:32

arrgggggghhhhhhh, what i am i doing wrong with these bloody pics

vinny

08-03-2006, 00:32

try again

vinny

08-03-2006, 00:58

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0007.JPG

Banishit

08-03-2006, 07:17

have to phone the fella and tell him his wifes a crap panelbeater

vinny

08-03-2006, 08:22

have to phone the fella and tell him his wifes a crap panelbeater

i'm glad it was just one panel she practiced on m8 :(

lee bishop

08-03-2006, 19:03

front panel looks good, that was lucky........

ian parker

10-03-2006, 23:03

Good luck Vinny, i know what i would do with the colour !!! ???, whatever, the decision is yours.

Aaron P.

14-03-2006, 13:36

nice to see your back in the rs again, looks a tidy car....best of luck with it:D

RabC-RS2-77

14-03-2006, 18:45

is it finished yet vinny! ................ lol.:D ;)

vinny

14-03-2006, 19:04

is it finished yet vinny! ................ lol.:D ;)

see the tech section m8 :eek:

rs2000_gb

14-03-2006, 20:05

have to phone the fella and tell him his wifes a crap panelbeater

Did she also try spraying it blue too? seem to remember seeing a beige one with a modified door like yours and had been attacked with a spray can also. Got a standard bonnet you can have for nothing if its any good Vinny:thumbright:

vinny

14-03-2006, 20:12

Did she also try spraying it blue too? seem to remember seeing a beige one with a modified door like yours and had been attacked with a spray can also. Got a standard bonnet you can have for nothing if its any good Vinny:thumbright:

i havernt found any blue paint yet m8, but didnt think i would need a new boot floor either :mad:
what sort of condition is it in m8 :thumbright:

rs2000_gb

14-03-2006, 20:21

Theres no rot or dents , just a strange design sprayed on it:confused: . Think Matey who had it before tryed his airbrush out on it, some kinda of bird :dunce: or something.

vinny

14-03-2006, 20:25

ok m8 i will take it, dunno about how to get it picked up but i'm sure we will work somein out, cheers buddy :thumbright:

Dave1800BDA

18-03-2006, 20:42

looks good Vin, have pop round soon and have a look, keep the colour you know you want to, your first posting of pics....is that another project lambretta on the cards!!!!!
see you in the Lakes Dave

ian parker

19-03-2006, 09:00

Good luck Vinny, looks pretty good to start with, retain the colour. My opinion is that, as day go by these things are getting rarer and rarer, I know you shouldn,t consider anyone else however one day you may find something else and want to do something with this one quickly, to max your return, it,ll surely be better of being the original colour, thats just my opinion, anyway, how many others do you know in your colour ?? good luck

vinny

19-03-2006, 19:45

cheers for the words lads, i'm still sure i will change the colour, iy looks like the resto will be a bigger job than i wanted so once started theres no going back, and hopefully the car will be a nice strong rust free shell and i doubt i will be looking to sell. So i dont really want to go to all that effort and end up with something i'm not to keen on (colour and interior wise) believe me i had thought of selling it on and waiting for a mex to turn up but could be waiting forever, so i'm gonna resto it to my spec and colour and be happy with it. May even arch it ;)

RS2000&MEXICO

19-03-2006, 19:57

just do what you need to m8....it is your car....:thumbright:

Frosticles

19-03-2006, 21:00

go vinny go

phantom_r32

19-03-2006, 21:17

Good luck Vinny.

vinny

21-03-2006, 11:54

well took dave kings advice and bought a reciprocating saw - cheers dave :thumbright: and set about cutting off back panel and most of boot floor.
Didnt bother trying to save back panel as it was full of clag and had a lower repair skin fitted over the original one.
[img]http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0011.JPG[/img (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0011.JPG[/img');)]

[img]http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0012.JPG[/img (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0012.JPG[/img');)]
[img]http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0013.JPG[/img (http://javascript:ol('http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0013.JPG[/img');)]

vinny

21-03-2006, 11:54

i f**kin give up with this pic uploading :mad:

Tim

21-03-2006, 12:02

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0011.JPG (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:ol%28%27http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0011.JPG%5B/img%27%29;)

Tim

21-03-2006, 12:03

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0012.JPG (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:ol%28%27http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0012.JPG%5B/img%27%29;)
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0013.JPG (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:ol%28%27http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0013.JPG%5B/img%27%29;)

Banishit

21-03-2006, 12:12

your not messing about there Vin me ole mate , go for it

vinny

21-03-2006, 12:32

well i gotta give it a crack m8 :D i did ring you m8 but you must be at work.

so what was i doing wrong with my pics ?

Banishit

21-03-2006, 12:36

yep at work until after 3:30 mate

have you got a back panel to replace the big hole ?

ref the pictures I still think you are missing the complete link when you are copy and pasting it

Tim

21-03-2006, 12:36

the back end didnt look that bad in the pics mate.
the pics i just copied and pasted the link into picture thing when typin a message

vinny

21-03-2006, 12:48

tim - boot floor above the chassis rails had been plated and there was a few holes in boot floor so decided to get rid of all the plates etc and clean and protect the inside of the rails.

brian - no back panel as yet.

i simply got my mail from the uploader and copied the whole link ?

Mark M

21-03-2006, 15:56

no going back now vin, get stuck in.
you may want to buy a spot weld drill bit to get the top corners of the back panel off nice and neat. theres 4 spots on each top corner. just done mine as you know vin, so give me a shout if you need any help.
keep at it, cheers.:thumbright:

vinny

21-03-2006, 16:05

cheers mark, i have a few in stock already :thumbright:

lee bishop

21-03-2006, 18:49

jesus mate!! you're def doing the right thing imo. stick at it. soon be going back together.........

good luck

lee bishop

21-03-2006, 18:51

cant you just replace the boot floor with some of that laminate you got going spare?

vinny

21-03-2006, 23:27

didnt look to bad before i started :D
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/vin0014.JPG

vinny

21-03-2006, 23:49

cant you just replace the boot floor with some of that laminate you got going spare?

thought about doing an escort woody m8 :D

james cruise

22-03-2006, 09:13

Your in for the long haul on this one Vin, but i'm sure you will be happy
with the end result. O did you win the bulkhead pad last week?????

vinny

22-03-2006, 09:16

Your in for the long haul on this one Vin, but i'm sure you will be happy
with the end result. O did you win the bulkhead pad last week?????

no m8, but have sourced another one :D

james cruise

22-03-2006, 12:10

Thats good mate just got to get polishing it now mate ;)

lee bishop

22-03-2006, 19:00

any chance of that fuel pipe clip picture now then.........LOL

Darran

22-03-2006, 22:16

I have a good second hand boot floor and rear panel if your interested.Darran

ian parker

24-03-2006, 15:37

bloody ell Vin, in at the deep-end, i,ll assume the car wont be at Cumbria ??, take your time, it,ll come good,

GAZ W

24-03-2006, 21:26

Nice one vinny

good luck with it mate , no doubt it will be done before mine:D

RabC-RS2-77

25-03-2006, 00:04

well pull ye wee finger art, gaz. lark !;)

RS2000&MEXICO

25-03-2006, 22:47

vin...you got some work on there boy:dropmouth:

if you need a hand m8 i will help you out

good luck m8 i am glad you got a car in the end....:D

gartrack

26-03-2006, 23:18

hi vinny see you bought another 1,thought you were giving up the old mk2s,i dont no if you remember me but i bought your roll tops of you,glad youve bought another,iam still restoring 1 of mine but its allmost finished now,got some bits and pieces spare if you need anything ;)