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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 11:45 PM
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Default a "few" pics of my S2 restoration

this S2 were ABSOLUTE boring STD when i bought...
so I decided that something had to be done







and the bloke on the pic IS NOT ME.. im much better looking


enginge starting to come out.. but it only did 151000 miles wit NO recon of the turbo.. yiiiir..






a bit rust in my sonroof


my "friend" trashed my windsreen..


mark evens from "a car is born" some say I look like him.. hmm


dashboard out.. found a bit more rust




when u reach this point... u wonder.. WHYYY oh god whyyy


delocking the doors and bootlid

couldn't help it

the more seriuos part


found some more rust in the sunroof... got help from a bloke that knew his stuff




it aint a real ford, if it hasent got at bit rust in the floor



all the plastic




ready to go to the paint shop... yiiiir..

u can emagine how happy a man can be





happy happy happy




ooohh I get by wit a little help from my friends... ohh I get high wit a little look a my RS...



yiiiir westside



what better to do on a hot sommer day



happy boy in pic... yes please



me dad

and this is NOT the old engine... this only did 62000 miles... and will have to do, until I kill it, and then a 1900cc will be fitted


BE CAREFUL... at this moment I would kill somebody if I made a skratch in the paint


fittin koni... aahhhhh




the end near.... og no.. when u got a RST.. it never end... MUHAHAHA





FINISHED.. for now...










well... the car is now finished after 8 months of restoration... but this were only a rebuild... this winter im going to take care of the engine bay and the engine... as I said before.. its like durecell... " keeps going and going and going hobe u like it... took me at hell of a lot of sweet, blood and tears...
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Old Dec 2, 2003 | 10:46 AM
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you're NOT from the UK, and I've got a long wat togo with mine only had it for 4 months now.
Anywayz well done m8, nice work, good to see MS designd wheels fit and look quite nice on an ERST
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Old Dec 2, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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- Good work mate!!, it looks like you did a good job there!!, keep up the good work!!
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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Alot work has been put into this by the looks of the pics, well done mate

I've got a hole just like that in my bulk head too
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 07:34 PM
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I swear that's Dean Gaffney in that first pic!
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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Nice work you and your mates have done there!
Good to see there are also enthusiast for the RS Badge in Denmark.
How much has the car been lowered and what springs have been used?
And is it on shortened dampers?

Keep up the good work
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:26 AM
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tanx m8's

the car is lowered 40mm wit g-max spring and fitted wit top adjustabel koni's...


dont know how Dean Gaffney is... but I know that its not him...
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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top work
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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nice one m8 u done very well
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 06:59 PM
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Good work there mate!!!
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:16 AM
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Bring this one back from the dead!

Never saw this one mate! I got alot od this to come....

Top job!
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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You wacky Dane's

A lot fo hard work gone into that m8
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