How easy is it to paint the under side of a s2, as i was thinking of taking a week of work the end of this month and giving it a good go. What exactly is involved?

 

All depends how far you want to take it ,i would say in one week you would be pushing it ,better to do a section at a time if you cant do it all at once ,have a look on my thread (Click on my sig )the underside on mine took two people 8hours a day 3 weeks to complete from the dash backwards ,front end took 2 months,best to strip all the suspension and tank out aswell

 

as above,once all the crap is off,and new parts(where needed,i.e.shackles),
its a case of a good wire brushing,and any welding needing done,then a good couple of coats of your favourite colour ,

mines juss done,i have a black turbs ,my underside is now silver!

all the new stuff is ready for the fookin salty roads to fuck it up!
gonna librally coat it in AC-40,aircraft preservative!

 

Are you keeping it then Adam?

 

check my thread ,s2 wont run.etc.

 

As above, depending on how good you are with tools and how much time you wanna spend on the car each day (and as said how much of a job you make of it) I think you'll be pushing it! I did mine last winter, but it took about 5 months it started out as a general tidyup, but new parts soon started arriving If you want inspiration tho, click on the Twin's restoration thread

Wrong BlackRS you got there I think mate

 

I am in process of doing a complete restoration I started this project about 3 months ago I have spent about 4-5 weeks prepare and painting the underside and I had a week off to put it back together…. It is not a hard job and everything is quite straight forward but I would personal label every thing you take off. I would replace the bushes, fuel pump assembly while your under there it a very very messy job take you time and make it look the plums otherwise your just be under there again in few months.

 

guys,read my thread on s2 (akito-man)

theres things you need to check,the brake valve switches,on the two i had ,believe this,BOTH had gravel particles contaminating/blocking the movement on the drivers side,in exactly the same place/way,rendering their affectivness,making that side redundant!IRONIC!,CHECK YOURS!

but see what you can get at,my paint took 1 week 2coats,after all the prep was done,but im a painter by trade!,thats workin in your own time,after days work,outside on the drive

you get it everywhere,wear gloves

 

im doing mine at the moment, it will take you ages to do it properly though, worth it in the end

 

get at it!

 

is there any company out there that would take on doin an under body restoration?i want one done to mines but i aint got a hydraulic ramp to get under the car or i would give it a good shot myself

 

the one i know about is central blast cleaning, over in banbury, they will do whateva you want to your car at good prices, most of us dont have hydralic ramps mate, just whack the car on axle stands and crawl under, lovelly job but someones gotta do it.

 

yeh mate i saw that one in performance ford mag.only problem is im up in scotland.its a company im looking for like that up here.that would be perfect.i would do it maself but ive lost all my kuckles lying under cars and would prefer to leave this to someone with ramps

 

i jacked mine onto breeze blocks,plenty safe and nice and high!in scotland!
check my thread,s2 wont start etc,page 4.

 

check out my resto thread, link is in my sig

 

kewl