Mk2 mexico project begins....

[rsjon]

i bet that turned some heads,can just imagine the chat in a load of pubs tonite

[kas750]

Its funny you should say that.The guy who had the transporter,who i don't know from Adam,took one look at the car and said "i have seen that car before".Turns out a friend of his had seen it when it went for MOT and sent him a mobile phone pic...its a small world!!!....I think i am gonna put a tracker on this!!!!!

[coskev3]

Yes its a friend of my brother who bought it to restore when he turned 30...He's 51 now.

Nice one

Atleast he kept her dry over all that time

[mk1GTstu]

looks nice, keep the pics coming.

[emily]

Superb thread and a wonderful find . You really have cracked on since purchase , keep the photos coming .
Very well done;
Tim

[gixer1000]

I wonder how many Mexico owners are now checking the measurements of their stripes against your measurements .

[prs]

that is one very very good shell. not many as rust free as that.
Good luck with the resto.

Robert

[Chesney]

I wonder how many Mexico owners are now checking the measurements of their stripes against your measurements .

not me can't be arsed theyre on and they're staying how they are

[mike77cos]

Looking forward to seeing this come back together

[Al Sherwood]

What a cracking car you have there mate!! I am restoring a signal green RS2000 at the min (thread running on here) Would you mind sending me the paint dab shots you have?
Good look with the resto....its going to be a stunner!!

[Aaron P.]

hi adrian

can you tell me if your grill is hand painted or sprayed silver around the rim????
good idea on the sticker set up....
cheers

[kas750]

Hello Aaron.
The grill on mine has the silver section sprayed.As mentioned in another thread it looks to be strato silver.
If you intend to repaint the whole grill,the easiest way as i see it would be to spray the silver sections as required and then mask these out using 3m fine line masking tape before painting the rest of the grill black.

[topaz]

not me can't be arsed theyre on and they're staying how they are

u should of left them how they were

[kas750]

I have done a little more work this afternoon on the engine.I have stripped and cleaned it and given it a provisional looking over.The bores look good as does the crank.I will measure things up but it looks like new mains,big ends and set of rings will suffice.

[kas750]

Oh and i have given the gearbox a looking at also.The gearbox was quiet and changed perfectly. I have given it a thorough clean and lifted the lid to have a look inside.As i suspected everything was fine.I fitted new seals as a matter of course.