my first ever rs and my first big mistake in buying one. i rushed into this one back in september 2003 and i'm paying for it now. alot of work is needed and the more i take off the car the worse it seems to get. ah well it'll be nice when its finished. any way heres some pics of the stripdown and i'll keep you all updated as things progress.

 

some big rusty holes, i think i should win an award for the biggest hole under a battery tray.

 

will b lush when its sorted m8!..whats the plans for it?

 

Oh Fook, stick with it m8, once you start cutting it away, it looks much better.

 

m8 i got a nice red shell in much better nick you can have for free. Needs a spot of welding but nothing like what you gotta do there.Only free as i no you could put it to good use

 

ita fine i have a good metal worker who will be sorting the welding for less than 400 quid. mot bad eh? my plans are not too certain at the mo as far as tuning goes i'm just going to leave it the way it was when i got it, with 285t2, stage 3 turbo, chip, exhaust, filter and i have added a grs intercooler to it. i already have got koni's with h&r springs, willwood 286 mil discs with 4 pots. i'm going to go for a standard interior aswell and leave the outside apart from a few 90 spec items, and the super t's of course.
also about the shell i live in northern ireland so it wouldn't be easy for me to get my hands on it anyway. cheeRS tho.

 

OOO, A BIT TO DO !

YOU HAVE TO LOVE EM !

WILL DEFINATELY BE WORTH IT M8 !

PAUL

 

mo worries m8. still i got loads of pleasure welding my track car. once its done you no its done properly

 

cant wait to see it done. i forgot to take pics before i started so i'll have nothing to compare with but i can remember how untidy it was.

 

i'm getting the weldind done this weekend, i'm putting in new floor pannels, a scuttle panel, getting the rear arches built back up and i'm getting all of the rot off the underside for some painting. i'll throw some pics up once its done.

 

the car should be off to get the welding done this evening, and should be ready to prep and paint, then back to my garage for some rebuilding, i'll try to get some pics of it while its away, dont want to bother the guys tho they are doing me a favour so i dont want to hassle them

 

got your work cut out there mate, good luck

 

have to face it, when deciding in rebuilding an ERST, you have to be a) a complete nutter; b) you have to love them in all your heart and c), not the least have a quite big wallet!!!!!

keep up the love and caring.

 

what a lovely looking escrot Keep up the resto work - good to see that its not being broken for spares - like sooooo many thesedays

 

i totally agree nice to see it ain't being broken for spares and if you keep a detailed folder of the work and photo's when you come to sell it in the future it will be apperiated by the next owner and they will pay top dollar for it keep up the work and don't forget the pictures

 

cheeRS, sometimes i think why bother but it has to be done.

 

just a qiuck note of progress. the engines out, the interior and all fittings are out, i'm trying to get the sunroof out, and its off to get the welding done, i was speaking to the guy who is doing the work for me and he was saying that every time he cuts rust out from somewhere more appears behing it . ah well no going back now!!! i should have some pics to show you soon. i also should be picking up an engine with only 21k on it so things are looking up.

 

keep up the good work

 

Hi mate

will look good when finished. I am currently stripping my ERST keep finding more rust, will be doing some of the welding my self. Can you tell me how you remove the battery tray so you can weld underneath I have a 4" hole under there letting in water.

Cheers

 

i think were all guilty of getin our wallets out to quick ask me misses i brought sum right pigs but it dont look bad at all nice rims engine work an mods sound good to wat i can see wen its done is a honest rst and u will know it inside out good luck!!!!!

jay

 

i was over at the welders having a look at the motor today and the work he is doing is top class. got a new scuttle panel on and you wouldn't even know its new on only that its not painted got my drivers side sill built up and the footwell is getting cut out and replaced at the mo. i'm going to try to get some pics for next week and throw them up for you.

fordy 007. when i got the car it had a brand new battery tray silicone sealed over the hole where the old one was so i just had to take it off to do the welding. but i think you are just going to have to cut it out and weld a new one in. hope that is of some help to you.

 

here's some pics of where i am with the car.

as you can see i no longer have a huge hole as a battery tray



the nasty dent in (due to a bonnet flying up at 60) the roof is gone



chassis leg and buper mount sorted



new slam panel, another required part after the bonnet incident.



rusty arches cut away and a new one welded in, just about to be shaped.



some holes in the floor welded up.

 

hurry up and get it finished!! i need someone else to help me fend off all the jap scap

 

nice one, keep up the good work

 

Looking good fella, will keep an eye on this one!

 

Coming along nicely now mate keep up the good work

 

yeah dude its coming along really well....

 

Bloody hell that was Rusty...id have sent that to the crushers. Fair play mate for keeping another on the road

 

nice job you are doing there mate

 

How long to go then? Can't wait to see it finished, may not be original but will be MINT!!

 

Where in N.I are you from mate, IM from Comber Co. Down.
Good work by the way!!

 

m8,,mines the same but black,,my tray was also done in,me carpet and sound proofing was totally sodden,,an inch of water in the footwell,fuck wot a nightmare,under the car,,the bushes are shot,,theres been welding on the pivot arms,me pump was goosed,the carrier totally wanked,,so dont let it get you down,,round the fuel filler is rotten,and little trinkets of friggin rust here and there,,nice,,oh yes im juss goin out to weld me drivers side sill,,fun,, juss got to keep at it.

 

too long!!!
I'm from bangor.

well i got the motor back from the welder today, or should i say my uncle got it back, i'm leaving it to the pro's now its out of mycapabilities now. i haven't seen it yet but i'm heading over this evening and i'll hopefully have some pics to post up.

CheeRS for the suport, i need it some times.

 

phew and I thought mine was a true rusty bucket, go check "oh boy here we go, part deux" you'll be amazed!!!!

towards rsturboo, your love for this one is obviously veeeery big, have to say was in the same area as you. Bought mine for very few ŁŁ's but when dissambling, yep you guessed it.....rust everywhere

 

Yikes the underneath is unreal must have lived in the sea ,good to see you are keeping it alive though

 

ok...things have been moving very slowly, the car has been off the road for 18 months now . and i'm rethinking my plans. i can either go all out and put in a 2.1 zvh with cossie management strip the car leaving only a seat. or leave the inside standard, and just have it mint with around 180 brake. any opinions would be great as i'm really torn between these options.

 

Well done keeping that car on the road, if mine had been that bad it would be a little square piece of metal right now it looks fantastic

I have been through the same dilema with mine, and I have decided to leave it standard on the outside and inside, but to have a 2.1 zvh monster under the bonnet

Ant.

 

Wow, didnt look too bad the first few pics, then the tray and underside Fair play for getting it sorted, I scrapped my last S2 and it wernt that bad. Good luck with the resto

 

will be well worth it in the end.

think of it this way, u get worse ones!!!!

work is goin well good effort gettin all that we;din done foe 400 sheets thats good goin

 

get the finger out & finish it will u . ur getting nearly as bad as Pearson