scottrs

[img]it begins, had the s1 6 months now and its now time for it to get a tidy up (well a complete rebuild)so over the winter i will be knee deep in s1 rust and old panels to transform it into a whiter than white s1 turbo, on top it looks really good but as you will see its got its problems



bodge job this is surposed to be a new scuttle panel fitted for a cost of £300 by the last owner

in need of a new rear panel +rear corners

2x new wings needed

more rot under the fuse box

engine out and engine bay stripped



this is prop the worst bit, same on both sides



so thats how far i hav got ,still tryin to source panels and parts etc ,and then theres the engine thats gona be a bit special but more of that in the future[/img][/b]

scottrs

[img]heres a wee update ..

the panels started to arrive


replaced the battery tray after cutting the original tray and a naw one that had been welded on top


then i started on the inner and outer sills






and thats it for this now cant do any more till my front floor pan arrives ,oh and more welding wire for the mig[/img]

scottrs

[img]/cut old one out........looks scary eh



new floor pan ready to get welded in



front and rear pans welded in



inner sill welded on


starting to take shape now but it takes time ,outer sill is next job and then its onto the inner wings ,front panel,front cross member wings, bah bah bah[/img]

scottrs

[img]after near a week of solid welding and grinding the front end is finished ,only the wings to be welded back on ,













the new driver side floor pans and door jab come tomorrow so hopefully i can totaly finish the front end of in the next week or so ,then its onto the rear ,new chassic legs ,boot floor and rear valance[/img]

bailey1

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Stoo

Mate you're doing a really good job there! Alot of time has went into that, keep at it and keep the updates regular

Turbo-Beal

Should be a rot free minter when done

Twins

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Very impressed ,you will have a stunning car when done

fezzajsy

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will be worth all the hard work when finished..keep going man

scottrs

[img]ok done the drivers floor pan and the rear one also fitted inner and outer sills .....twat of a job ...
had to do a bit of work on the door post too ,its got 3 layers on it for strengh and the outer one was totaly rotton ,luckly they still make a panel for it ,but it was a nightmare drilling all the spot welds out that hold the outer skin on ,but under that it was sound so it was'nt all bad



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Brian

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Good work mate

Will look proper smart when your finished


Brian

Black_RS

ADT168

keep up the good work

Rab

Awesome work mate. Really impressed.

cabrst

really nice work...keep it up

carlo

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Nice work mate good to see another one being saved
Im sure ive seen that reg no in my travels along tha way

vroooom ptssssh

Great work, will all be worth it when done, your makin good progress

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

superb work mate - looked like a tidy one to start with too - like mine until the kit came off

Good to see another one saved - wonder how many are in sunny Scotland now

mark s

been there done it mate.

Well done, keep going it will all be worth it in the end

one more S1 being kept alive

smitsturbo

nice work mate, are you doing the work your self?

its further on than mine is anyway

scottrs

its been a while since my last update been workin alot ,but heres what i have been busy at ,with the help of a few mates we tipped the car on its side so i could start the underside ,then i started to seem weld all the new floor pans in ,also welded them onto the chassis rails for extra strengh ,the rails where in really good condition which was a surprise as the rest had been so rotton ,the worst was scrapin all the old under seal off what a pig of a job and there's loads more to scarp of yet



cleaned up the driver side wheel arch and inner wing and then resealed the the joints withbrush on seam sealer

new skuttle panel fitted and the inner wing ,battery tray smoothed in and seam sealed

loads of work to do yet before it see's underseal



f@@kin w@@@@r looks like that s 2x new chassis legs

scottrs

[quote="smitsturbo"]nice work mate, are you doing the work your self?

sure am to tight to pay someone to do it for me lol

scottrs

finally got back to my s1 this week ,was gonna carry on welding it up put the welder s on the blink this now so thought i better get crackin on all the other jobs that need done ,,thought i would make a start on all the cleanin and paintin of the underneath stuff ,3 days later and no skin left on ma fingers i have made a good dent on all the bits and bobs ......but still hav loads to do

also bought alot of bits and peace,s that i hav been needin rear arms ,suspension kit ,chrome ,and front anti roll bar set up



finally managed to get hold of a s1 front anti roll bar set up ,been lookin for age,s after i found out my one was broken and it was of a rs1600i but they always went for big money ,got this for £30 wished i had taken a photo of it before i cleaned it up ,looked like it had been sitting on the bottom of the sea with the amount of rust on it



these came the other day all powder coated and power flex bushes and stainless bolts just need to give em a good clean as ma grubby hands hav been all over them lol






the next f**kin mission the loom ....lets just say its f**ked ha ha

got the tank all painted up

got hold of these to just need a really good polish to bring back the bling
got the front anti roll barr and a few other bits and bobs painted today










also got back to weldin the old tub up today ,got the boot floor repaired so hopefully thats me ready to fit the neww chassic leg ,i will get some pics of all this up soon

scottrs

before


after some of the bits got repainted








heres a big up date ,been at the s1 all weekend now ,got some more bits painted ,but really spent most my time weldin and scrapin under seal of



got the chassic leg on after a lot of fookin around to get it to sit right also had to put a boot repair panel on as well



fitted the new sill as well ,took a while to get it right as well ,nothing ever goes smooth for me






welded in the new arch as well and started to blend that in with filler


once the sill ,arch,chassic leg and floor where all welded in it was time for a bit of stone chip to protect all my hard work ,was gonna paint the floor white but not gonna do that now i aint no bufty boy and cant be arsed cleanin it after ever run ,i intend to use this car all the time so only the arches r going white ,any way heres some pics of various new panels covered in lovly stone chip







so thats it this now only have some small weldin jobs left now and it will be a solid shell :thumbsup: ,so heres how she looks this now cant wait to get the wings welded on and a coat of primer :thumbsup:



one of the very little welding jobs to finish


i might make a show this year.............eh .....mmmmmmm....dunnnnnnnooo

smitsturbo

looking nice mate

BRAMMER

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Looking good fella

Red16

nice to see people doing things themselves top work

philbotley

Wow, some fantastic work Scott!!

LOL, I have 2 spare rear floorpans spare : Absolutely good work put in!!

Phil

fezzajsy

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wikk be a minter when done

Twins

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Love it mate good to see it coming along

gsikevin

any more pic

scottrs

got a few more things done today ,repaired the rear valance on both corners ,i was gonna replace the whole thing but on closer inspection it was really good except the corners ,so i just cut the rot out and repaired them





need to finish blending them in ,was gonna stone chip this bit with the textured stuff up to the rear bumper height ......what you s think good or bad idea :

also got the wings on which fitted prefect everywhere except at the a-post and skuttle area ,had to add a wee bit of metal to the wing before i welded it on ,took a wee while to get right but i think it paid of as the gaps are good now



still got to do sand and shape the filler but u get the idea


also got my rebluid kit for my gearbox ,gonna do this next week looks like fun eh ale:

heres the girlfriend happy as fook as she knows she might start seeing more of me as the s1 finally starts to look like its gettin some where:

rs1600i

top job your doin there mate! personally on ths stone chipping of tha back panel I would'nt bother. my rs1600i that I had was chipped on back panel, just didn't look right to me. simon

mikee_rs

good work mate


mrs looks alright too

scottrs

finally finished welding the s1 up this week .....thank fook its been a long hall to get the old girl back to a solid shell with almost every panel either being replace or repaired so its had
2xsills
2xinner sills
1x front cross member
1x front panel
2x door jabs
2x inner wings
2x wings
1x skuttle panel
2x front floor pans
2x rear floor pans
1x chassic leg
1x battery tray
2x rear arches
1x fuse box tray
also repairs to boot floor ,rear valance,A-pillers ,bulkhead and chassic leg ......fook me what was i thinkin buyin this car ha ha

so anyway got a wee got of primmer on her tonight ,well just the engine bay and wings ,





so not long now till it wears a new got of diamond white ,should hav the paint by next week ,so that will give me time to tidy any rough bits up

Brian

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Brian

toff

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Hat of to you for taking that on

glancy2081

very impressed with the time and effort you have put into this car mate well done

fezzajsy

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well done

scottrs

right as u all know this car was covered in rust ...everywhere and the time had come to start tidying the underside parts up ..ie suspension parts ,brake back plates hubs etc

so while lookin through the this web site i seen a guy used vinegar .....yes thats right VINEGAR ,to clean the rust of ,now i thought this would never work but thought it was worth a try

so of i went to morrsions to buy lots of the stuff


poured all this into a big bucket and left these parts to soak in it (the before pics )


and after 48 hours in the vinegar





now they still need a wee clean up ,but hey u have to admit its amazing how much the vinegar stripped the rust of ,
heres another update
got ma seats today ....what you,s think ,,,and before u ask i still hav the originals and there mint ,no wear no marks and there stayin that way ,so they are of up to the attic ,
i want my s1 to be just a little different to the rest of them ,i'am not going crazy just wee things i want to change and make people look twice


also the paint came today 5litres of candy yellow .............na only jokin,good old diamond white


also nearly got the rear panel sorted ,had loads of wee dents in it .....but no more smooth as a babys now
boot floor got a wee splash of primer to


painted the car today ,took me 3 hours just doing light coat after light coat ,dont think i done to bad as i am not a sprayer by trade and only every painted 1 car before









overall it turned out really well ,it will need a flattan and a cut and polish which will hopefully take out a few wee runs and dust marks

also got my drive shafts put back togeither and back plates and rear hubs painted to



got the boys round tonight to give me a wee hand to try and put the s1 back together ,its been almost a year since i strip her ,but i will be honest and say its a fookin nightmare remembering where every single wire,nut,screw,bolts ,etc go anyway heres a few of tonights action








thats another 12 hour day at the s1 ,made a lot of progress with the wiring loom which was in a bad way ,still got the headlight wires to sort but i can do that in place ,

put most of the inside stuff back in ,and i know the sound deading is not original and its stuck down with gaffa tape ,but i am not going for a concours car just a really good s1 i can use all the time and take to a few show and shines

i think over the years this car has had a few resto attempts and the count less spray jobs had taken its toll on all the parts with over spray on every thing and it takes me ages to scrub and clean all the part ,took me 3 hours on the fuse box alone and i am still not that happy with it ,but we will see ,might try and source a good second hand loom ..........

heres some of todays pics











been busy again today ,decided i would tackle the wiring in the engine bay what a nightmare the whole loom was covered in overspray from a past respray

tired to rub it of using paint thinners but it soon became clear this would,nt work ,so i decided to strip it right back and re-tape the whole loom ...... ...what a nightmare that was, some of the loom had 3 layers of back tape on ...oh and some red,blue and white tape to

well after hours and hours it started to look a lot cleaner so all i need to do now is repair the loom where is been cut or damaged over the years ,mostly to do with the horn and side lights and jobs a good-un :thumbsup:

also stripped down the front hubs and threw them in the vinegar to soak ,while i cleaned and painted my cossie brake cailpers up :rsg:

heres some more pics






well started of today tryin to fit the headlights and indercators in ,every thing was going well un-till i found out i did,nt have half the bits ,
the new headlights came with new top mounts ,but i was still missing the bottom mounts and the bolt and plastic clip that held the indercator to wing and headlight............(well i had some of the bits but they where fooked)

anyway was round seeing lad i know who has a body shop and was telling him about hassle i was havin .....when of he walk into the back of his garage and pulled out a box which was full of every type of clip ,bracket,screws etc for all different makes of cars ....................so as luck would hav it i managed to find everything i needed ,a bit dusty but mostly brand new .....how lucky ehhhh

polished up the header tank to (before)

(after)

done this as well ,this might change again as i dont know if i like it or not

started to make a start on the exhaust as well ,took hours to clean it up and polish it up ....worth it i think


got the front sort of built up but i am still waiting on new bits so it will all need to come of again ,just put it on for a photo


so thats it for a while back to work next week then i am of to sunny tenariffe for two weeks ,so prob wont be back near the car for a month
thought i better do the gearbox ,managed to do it at work which was magic as they had all the tools i needed ,
the box was a wee bit nosiey so a while back i bought a rebluild kit ,bearings,seals ,gaskets etc ,as u can see in the photos all did,nt go to plan as the bearings where as hard as fook to come of even with a bit of heat and the bearing puller the bearings on the diff would not shift ,in the end had to get the grinder out and cut what was left of the bearing

in all honestly it was a bit of a nightmare to do but we will see if it was worth the effort
hers some pics








this the fooked bearing

then i stuck it back together





and thats it ,prob took me 4 hours in all to do ,and also got some more bits today as well ,new front bearings ,rear shoes ,clutch cable ,rear wheel cylinders ,handbrake cable and new alloy anti-roll bar clamps



well finally got the engine put back in ,still got to plumb a lot of it in but at least iam nearly done



also got the back brakes done ,hand,brake cable etc all replaced just need the fuel lines and brake lines done and that pretty much the back end done


fronts all done to ,new bearings etc ,gonna fit new disc to just not got em yet