my s2 erst has been sat in the garage for over a year now since its engine let go , and i got almightily pisssed off with it! but now i want to get the car minted up and running a treat for the summer. However...i want to check the car for rot before i throw more money at it, the body work is very good with only 1 or 2 rust spots. But i have no reason to think its rotten as the cills etc are in good condition but i just wana be sure...

Any info on how to check for rot would be much appreiated! Thanks!

 

you say its got one or two rust spots, where are they, if there are a couple then you will probly find more.

obvious places are

battrey tray
fuse box
both inner and outter sills, best to take the carpet out
fronts of the floor
rear arches

oh and anywhere else thats metal

hth

cheers mark.

 

check every thing thats metal cos it is a ford

main place you dont wont rust is round the sunroof

 

how expensive is it to get the roof repaired? mines just started to go

 

cheep job about 300 to 500 but it will come back
or your looking at a new roof of a reshell ŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁ

 

how much for a new roof? dont want to bodge it, want to get it done properly! can any body suggest a good body man and painter in the midlands that doesnt quote a telephone number rather than a snsible price!

cheers

 

you would have to get a roof from a scrap yard try to find one with no rot is hard and try and find someone to fit it even harder i went for the reshell

 

dont sound to good, might have to go for the bodge then! Might see if i can get that part of the roof cut out and a plate welded in its place

 

thats what i had done but the roof destorts from the heat

 

bugg@r, will have to have a think and see what options are open

 

hey fella , i have to replace part of the main beam that runs the entire length of the car [ chassis rail ] , a reshell could be an ideal chance for you to go to town and do it good, i cant do that as i have a combi van, lol

 

Also check the rear chassis rails

 

a11ova
have you had your sunroof out to see how bad it is?

 

yeh, its not too bad. just appears to be the slight bubbling on the roof. looks ok on the underside

 

you might get away with a repair then mine had gone on the under side aswell thats why i went ant and found a mint shell

 

will probly be ok then mate as long as its just surface rust, i know when tony turbo had his done in his resto they had to be carefull when welding up the holes because of the heat distortion , get some pics up and we can all have a look.

 

thanks guys the rust is mainly on the boot lid and a small patch about the size of a penny where the boot floor section is welded to the upper body of the car!

 

hi mate i have a couple of mate who have there own body shop good prices as well the called A M Bodytek in mansfield near machine mart will get there number for you theyve done loads of rusty fords

 

will ford EVER sort out a GOOD anti rust treatment ?

 

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