Mk2 4 door RS from Australia

[esqrt]

Hi Guys,
Thought i would post up a few pics of my 4 door Mk2 RS2000 that im currently rebuilding.

The first few are pics of the car as i purchased it.
I found it in a wreckers(breakers to you guys) yard & figured it was too good a shell to let go.

[kiwi rs]

nice one mate! looks as if you had a good find. how much you pay for this? bet its almost rust free and no over priced like some cars

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Paid $1100au for the rolling shell,minus motor,interior & diff centre.
The shell looked to be quite good but once stripped to bare metal,a few ugly areas showed up.

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car was stripped back to bare metal,where a few ugly areas were found.I dont have pics here at the moment of those parts but will see if i can dig some out.

This pic is after the repairs were done & the car primed.

[kiwi rs]

$1100thats not bad at all is it going to be a track car or road car
wouldn't like to find an interior for a rs though seems like an up hill battle to me

[LOUIE]

caged and bucket seats are all ways an option???

are 4 door rs's common over there??

[emily]

well saved young man , keep up the good work and keep posting those pictures

[graham John]

another one rescued, well done.

keep us informed of progress,

cheeRS

[hotrs2000]

Nice one, always liked the idea of owning a MK2 RS 4 door and then argue with everyone thats it is a real one as not many know about the Aussie RS

Do like the look of some of the other old fords in that breakers, wonder how much to ship a shell back to the UK is????

[Aaron P.]

nice find.......id say oz is full of them....nice mk1 in the background....keep the pics coming.....what condition was the mk2 2 dr in beside your RS

[esqrt]

$1100thats not bad at all is it going to be a track car or road car
wouldn't like to find an interior for a rs though seems like an up hill battle to me

I actually had 2 seats of Sheel seats along with all the other bits i needed to complete the interior before i found & purchased the car

[esqrt]

caged and bucket seats are all ways an option???

are 4 door rs's common over there??

The factory here built less 4 door versions than 2 door

[esqrt]

nice find.......id say oz is full of them....nice mk1 in the background....keep the pics coming.....what condition was the mk2 2 dr in beside your RS

The Mk2 2 door was a very decent shell. Factory fitted 2 litre,4 speed & quite tidy.I also tried to buy that one while i was there but was told someone had already left a deposit on it

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After stripping the shell down,i hopped underneath it with a wire brush fitted to the drill and began to strip off 30 odd years worth of dirt,oil and crap. Not a fun job & something i swear i will never do again!

I used a rubber based anti chip coating on the floor,then sprayed the new color over that.

Color chosen is called Bionic. Its very similar to Olympic Blue.

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Car was then towed into my work ( i manage a smash repair business in Melbourne) to shoot the exterior color.

Bolt on panels were done first,then the shell.