VLV Black RS2000 Resto/Tidy-Up

[south west restorations]

go for it

hey m8 am sure u will manage ok with the welding part just take ur time and u will get there.
hey shell looks real good ...
keep the pics comeing.

[Skids]

Dropped onto the second page Carl so thought I would bump it and prompt you to get your camera out again

[vlv991v]

LOL, thanks Mark. Still scraping and Tcutting back the layers so didn't want to bore people. But since you asked, getting bored of the inside so made a start on the engine bay.


IMG_8694a by carlf18, on Flickr


IMG_8696a by carlf18, on Flickr


IMG_8702a by carlf18, on Flickr

[mike77cos]

Keep up the good work

[Skids]

Noticed you were on line this dinner time Carl and thought you may need a prompt to update the resto with some pics of it in finished colour

[dick_dastardly]

That's some fair graft you're putting in. Well done

[ASHLEY]

Nice work stick at.

[vlv991v]

Thanks again Mark. Not quite lost the will to live just yet, but we're getting close! No actual restoration pics just yet, still dragging off the surface crap. I expect to be finished in about a month which, coincidentally, is when some of my finances are freed up. Might be able to buy some gas, a mask, some wire and then finally do something interesting!!! Anyway, some more up to date pics since you asked:

[Skids]

As I have said before Carl you have a good shell base there the main parts look really good nick ,the panels are the easiest to replace ,keep up the good work and keep the pics coming .
If you want to sell any of your interior to fund the resto call me first

[mk2ddc]

Fantastic progress carl

[merlinr1]

bump ,how you getting on with car ,hope you havn't given up

[vlv991v]

Thanks for your interest Merlin. Not given up - just taking forever to get to the point of actually repairing anything. I finished my scraping then started to treat the rusty areas with Jenolite. I thought I was doing a thorough job - I figured the first task was to stop it rotting any further.

Anyway, it was turning out to be a bit of a Forth railway bridge scenario. No sooner had I reached the end of the job then the parts I treated first began to show signs of rust coming through again. The problem was that I wasn't priming and sealing with paint.

My new approach is I'm working my way around with a Dremmel type thing, completely grinding off all the rust, cleaning, treating then sealing with POR 15. This is leaving a gloss black finish rather than a water based white area.

I see it being years in that garage rather than months so I want to be fairly certain I've put a stop to the decline.

As soon as I produce anything worthy of a picture I'll report back.

[merlinr1]

Good to hear your still at it carl

[south west restorations]

Thanks for your interest Merlin. Not given up - just taking forever to get to the point of actually repairing anything. I finished my scraping then started to treat the rusty areas with Jenolite. I thought I was doing a thorough job - I figured the first task was to stop it rotting any further.

Anyway, it was turning out to be a bit of a Forth railway bridge scenario. No sooner had I reached the end of the job then the parts I treated first began to show signs of rust coming through again. The problem was that I wasn't priming and sealing with paint.

My new approach is I'm working my way around with a Dremmel type thing, completely grinding off all the rust, cleaning, treating then sealing with POR 15. This is leaving a gloss black finish rather than a water based white area.

I see it being years in that garage rather than months so I want to be fairly certain I've put a stop to the decline.

As soon as I produce anything worthy of a picture I'll report back.

hi m8 good to see ur still at it .and progress
a use red bonda after metal is cleaned to bare does the job fine leave cure for 7 days if bush on then u can paint over great stuff a bit dear but worth it etc.
keep up the good work m8