My RS 2000

[andym]

Just stunning attention detail.....going to have to start mine again to get to those standards.....

[south west restorations]

hi

comeing on well there m8.
ur going all out with this car but the only way
to have a mint rs.
will always go up in value........

[mike77cos]

Great work, love the belts

[taffr]

superb job on the new labels for the belts rob

[prs]

Very nice work

Thanks Martin,
your lift eyes plated up nicely.

Rob

[wiggyrs]

Very nice work

[vlv991v]

Stunning attention to detail. You must have the patience of a Saint!

[prs]

doing a bit of clean-up on some parts last week. Stripped front & rear belts and cleaned. The springs and lock mechanisms in the inertia reels were very sticky but now very free & positive. Washed the belts in soapy water and came up like new.
Used a trick we used to do on aircraft seat belts(approved) where the edges were frayed a little - quickly melt with a lighter and burns off and seals all the loose threads.
made up new safety tags.



few other pics....





Rob

[docscars]

hi Robert lots of hard work but looking good

[graceloc]

very impressed there Robert,
she will be a beaut when finished.

Gerard.

[prs]

Looking good Robert 1st class job

Thanks Sean, recognise any bits there?


Rob

[prs]

Top work again Robert, hope to head up to Dublin soon, will give a call for tae and a peep at the car.

Thanks Stephen, sure give me a call when you're up.

Rob

[prs]

Thanks for comments guys,
This site has been excellent for the resto. I regularly look at pics of the top cars & resto's here as reference. If we use the likes of Worters, Gerard's, Mr Watts, etc as a benchmark we cant go wrong.

Great to have all the rust gone.
I know there is a fine line between a full panel restoration and a re-shell, contentious debate I know. I could have bought a good shell for a lot less money than all the panels & material cost, and thats without the 100's of hours labour , but I wanted the challenge of repairing an original car and enjoyed doing it myself.
99.9% sure of a rear quarter now, so want to get the shell away for painting.
Lakes 2011 is my target, if I can get an entry.

More pics soon.

Robert

[south west restorations]

hi

hi m8 cracking job .u have had a task and half .a have fixed a rs2000 am doing the now thought it was bad but seeing the light on it now.
at least u no what ur doing thats is important .
ur car will look mint when ur finshed .
keep the pics comeing .......

D S RESTO S

[Frosticles]

Looking awesome Robert.