S2 Resto! *Update, its Got a new home*pics
13-05-2006, 04:54 PM
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S2 Resto! *Update, its Got a new home*pics
Well this is my resto project, so far had it about 6 months and pretty much just striped it, its a slow project because never got the time to do it and when i have it rains, really must finish building the garage!! 
Here it is, mercury grey series 2, orginal panels & glass, bought for £780 of ebay!
Said it needed a new alternator, bit of welding on chassis rail and a front wheel bearing!!
Got a alternator of my mate for nothing, plus it wasn't the wheel bearing it was the disc not siting on the hub, had a bit of metal stuck in between them!!
As for the rails, trying welding a plate on but no luck, metal was paper thin so just kept falling of when i finally got a weld! Here they are:
Drivers side:
Pass side:
So decided to go resto on it, here some pics of the rest on the rot i found:
Drivers side rear floor:
Front panel:
Pass side inner sill
Bumper Mount:
Also rot on drivers side inner sill, pass outer sill, battery tray and the rear qtr panels bottom corners.
Have got pics just need to upload them.
Comments welcome, good and bad!!
Cheers Pez
Here it is, mercury grey series 2, orginal panels & glass, bought for £780 of ebay!
Said it needed a new alternator, bit of welding on chassis rail and a front wheel bearing!!
Got a alternator of my mate for nothing, plus it wasn't the wheel bearing it was the disc not siting on the hub, had a bit of metal stuck in between them!!
As for the rails, trying welding a plate on but no luck, metal was paper thin so just kept falling of when i finally got a weld! Here they are:
Drivers side:
Pass side:
So decided to go resto on it, here some pics of the rest on the rot i found:
Drivers side rear floor:
Front panel:
Pass side inner sill
Bumper Mount:
Also rot on drivers side inner sill, pass outer sill, battery tray and the rear qtr panels bottom corners.
Have got pics just need to upload them.
Comments welcome, good and bad!!
Cheers Pez
13-05-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Rab
Doesn't look too bad mate! Good luck with the resto! 
, the drivers side inner side is bad aswell, will get a pic up asap!!
13-05-2006, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo Pez
Originally Posted by Rab
Doesn't look too bad mate! Good luck with the resto!
, the drivers side inner side is bad aswell, will get a pic up asap!!
I'm wanting a grey one at the moment
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Some more pics of rot:
Drivers side inner sill, just a lil hole
Hole near vin number:
Pass side outer sill, looks like some twat jacked it up wrong!
Rear pass arch,drivers side arch is fine
Not to bad, lucky for me im pretty dam good with a welder and filler!
Any way started taken the drivers side rail off, pretty easy so far just got stuck wiv the hard to get to spot welds!! Waiting a longer drill bit!
While waitin for my dad to bring home some longer drill bits i took this off:
Really don't why i did, i hate it when i get bored!!
Cheers Pez[/code]
Drivers side inner sill, just a lil hole
Hole near vin number:
Pass side outer sill, looks like some twat jacked it up wrong!
Rear pass arch,drivers side arch is fine
Not to bad, lucky for me im pretty dam good with a welder and filler!
Any way started taken the drivers side rail off, pretty easy so far just got stuck wiv the hard to get to spot welds!! Waiting a longer drill bit!
While waitin for my dad to bring home some longer drill bits i took this off:
Really don't why i did, i hate it when i get bored!!
Cheers Pez[/code]
15-05-2006, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by doggpk
m8 just think of the end result..
21-05-2006, 11:49 AM
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Little update, got 1 chassis rail off and got hold of a mint boot lid, rain is holding play at the mo tho, post pics later!!
26-05-2006, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
thats what my chasis rails are like im gonna grind them right down....mot man not to kind on fresh welds falling off
so i'm just changing mine got a pair of ebay for a good price, there is a website i know of that sells them for bout £25 i think! Pretty easy to change as long as ur good with a welder! Only problem is you gota strip the rear end, fuel tank, etc!!
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03-06-2006, 08:50 PM
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Not Really a update, just want a lil help, be grinding down some surface rust of the front wing and found this:
Can i just rust treat this as i don't want to put a new wing on as its the orginal also on the front slam panel, it had i bit of filler i chiped out the filler and found this:
Can it be saved or sould i put a new panel on, would rather save it coz its the orginal!!
Cheers for any help
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Can i just rust treat this as i don't want to put a new wing on as its the orginal also on the front slam panel, it had i bit of filler i chiped out the filler and found this:
Can it be saved or sould i put a new panel on, would rather save it coz its the orginal!!
Cheers for any help
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03-06-2006, 09:04 PM
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Would be great if you could save it, but by there right on the wing join id put a new panel, its always gonna come back by there. Plus the rust will have creeped under the Seam sealer on the wing.
03-06-2006, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyXR2i
Would be great if you could save it, but by there right on the wing join id put a new panel, its always gonna come back by there. Plus the rust will have creeped under the Seam sealer on the wing.
thought i might have too, its just its neva had a new wing or panel and i ain't got a spot welder to hand so i can get them to look the same, nevermind can't win them all
04-06-2006, 08:29 AM
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would be good if you could save it but cant win them all, have you seen the slam panel from the back ? chances are there will be more rust, also check out the crossmember as these hide a multitude of sins
keep up the good work.
keep up the good work.
13-06-2006, 07:30 PM
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Heres the old chassis rail with the new one, can you guess whats ones what
Had to cut the old one into pieces to get it off in the end!!
his my dad with a fake smile measing up the new one:
Only one problem, when i took the old one off i notice that it seems to has a thicker inner rail, which my new 1 doesn't, does this matter??
His a pic, you can see the inner bit im on about:
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Had to cut the old one into pieces to get it off in the end!!
his my dad with a fake smile measing up the new one:
Only one problem, when i took the old one off i notice that it seems to has a thicker inner rail, which my new 1 doesn't, does this matter??
His a pic, you can see the inner bit im on about:
Comments welcome
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13-06-2006, 08:10 PM
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circle the bit your on about mate, looks to me like the metal has expanded with the rust, think it was meant to be as thin as the other piece, seen this before. 
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Originally Posted by Moondust_crust
circle the bit your on about mate, looks to me like the metal has expanded with the rust, think it was meant to be as thin as the other piece, seen this before.
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nice car deffo not bad for the money! i had to have drivers inner sill, drivers foot well, drivers rear foot well, seat anchors, passenger rear foot well, and passenger front well done on mine, only cost me 120 so it wasnt too bad!
hope it all goes ok mate!
hope it all goes ok mate!
14-06-2006, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
thats what my chasis rails are like im gonna grind them right down....mot man not to kind on fresh welds falling off
so i'm just changing mine got a pair of ebay for a good price, there is a website i know of that sells them for bout £25 i think! Pretty easy to change as long as ur good with a welder! Only problem is you gota strip the rear end, fuel tank, etc!!
Cheers
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14-06-2006, 05:25 PM
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ahh see what you mean , wouldent have thought it would matter mate, better putting new ones on that are rust free than keeping the old ones
keep up the good work!
cheers mark.
keep up the good work!
cheers mark.
14-06-2006, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Moondust_crust
ahh see what you mean , wouldent have thought it would matter mate, better putting new ones on that are rust free than keeping the old ones
keep up the good work!
cheers mark.
keep up the good work!
cheers mark.
