Mk2 Mex Resto (Major)

[M11RF]

Re: mex

what colour is it going

Gonna be yellow Johnie. Got the front arch fitted today, must say they are a lot easier than the back ones!! Offered the wheel up and well... I`m well impressed. The front arch took a tenth of the time it took to do the rears...
The other arch tommorow then...

[bigjohnie]

mex

yellow,same as my RS2000 i replaced a lot of metal on mine too. was on the road two years ago but stupidly decided on engine bay clean and well you know the story.im almost there but waiting on some plonker to give back all my bolts has some of Ders as well.keep going your doing great.john

[M11RF]

Other arch is now on. That make the car fully arched!!! :headbang:
I`ve done a bit more little bits of welding today.
Also started scraping the underside of the car
What a flippin job!! Gunna take ages!!

Can`t get over how good the wheels look on the car,
Can`t wait to get some Gp4 studs and see it sat on the floor










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[vinny]

keep em coming m8 - looking good

[dasadrew]

What ideas have you got for the underside? (paint, rustproofing, stonechip, underseal etc. etc.)

[M11RF]

Possibly stone chip but depending on how bad it is when its all been
scraped off, may have to unerseal it... Time will tell... And dont i know
it...

Fun Times!

[paul mex]

Just doing the same to the underside of mine this week,what a $hit of a job :cheese: mines on a spit, but it still a job i hate.
If you have any tips let me know!!! ive tryed everything and still ended up back using a chisel :compress:
and if you need a home for 4 of them rims!! I know just the place they do look the business m8

[Blower]

nice wheeeelss ... i see u still got the air freshner hanging on the mirror

you gunna be keeping it , or you getting a new one ?

[dasadrew]

bit laborious, but I got my underside clean by:

painting on engine cleaner (Gunk type of stuff) with an old paint brush
waiting for an hour or so
scraping off with a plastic spatula (usually available in paint departments of DIY stores)
finishing off the remaining bits with Gunk soaked rag.

It took a while, and I tackled one square foot or so at a time, intermingled with other jobs. This method also enables you to get the stuff off behind those brackets and sections. Any way - it's a mess!

[M11RF]

Just doing the same to the underside of mine this week,what a $hit of a job :cheese: mines on a spit, but it still a job i hate.
If you have any tips let me know!!! ive tryed everything and still ended up back using a chisel :compress:
and if you need a home for 4 of them rims!! I know just the place they do look the business m8

As they say... Many hands make light work... Get someone to help you.
I`ve been using a large pry bar, but lais on your back covered in underseal all day is a pain in the ass!! A good idea like dasadrew says it to tackle it bit by bit... Its a bit soul destroying otherwise...

nice wheeeelss ... i see u still got the air freshner hanging on the mirror

you gunna be keeping it , or you getting a new one ?

Air freshner is for sale if you want it... Ten Bob.
A mk1 for the next project eh??


Me and Johnny5 have been scraping for most of the day, got most of the sh1t off, but it gets to you after a while...


So started on the BIG gear box housing... Chewed up 3 cutting discs!!
Tis a nice fit though, and its tidied up the engine bay loads...









Will have it welded in tomorrow and get on with a bit more scaping!!!

[Blower]

Will have it welded in tomorrow and get on with a bit more scaping!!!

scaping ...? as in escape from scraping

[dasadrew]

Looking at the size of that hole, I think it's "scaping" as in "landscaping"!

[Banishit]

go for it great seeing it come together

[Frosticles]

Considering how it forst looked.............well done

[M11RF]

Got the tunnel welded in yesterday, did a bit more scraping...
And finished the last big big of welding off today on the chassis, dont think there is much left tot do now...

Tunnel is a nice fit, the gearbox wont scrape the body work now when its being re-fitted...







I`m gunna be lost for things to do soon...