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Anyone doing or done an underside resto on a S2 ???

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Old 04-01-2009, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
cool hammerd grey it is then lol
if u can find any they stopped selling it i think
Old 04-01-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mercury grey minter
I cleaned mine up with a wire brush,then primer and hammerited silver.

Looks very good
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im gonna do a little resto underneath my pickup and if it looks half as good as some of these motors il be a happy camper
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Originally Posted by bigryrs
im gonna do a little resto underneath my pickup and if it looks half as good as some of these motors il be a happy camper
I was gonna put a resto thread up too but seeing some of the other cars i wont bother lol !!!
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Originally Posted by MattyRST
I was gonna put a resto thread up too but seeing some of the other cars i wont bother lol !!!
honestly mate it is easy.time consuming but worth it if you are wanting to keep your car or even for future sale as how good does it look for potential buyers.here was my last s2 i done also.
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Steven i like the colour of the rear arms, im still unsure if a silver tank and silver arms will be to much on a red car.
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Originally Posted by MattyRST
Steven i like the colour of the rear arms, im still unsure if a silver tank and silver arms will be to much on a red car.
id go for black arms but to be honest any colour will look good.
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i went for silver so they stand out so people can see that ive done somethings underthere other than just fit new rear arms



and like most say its not hard to do the underside just takes time

i just cleaned up the floor and painted it just so it looks better rather than remove all the underseal and redo all of it
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I like to keep my underside nice and oily!!
Helps prevent rust and i'm going for that authentic CVH look!

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Originally Posted by anodised
i went for silver so they stand out so people can see that ive done somethings underthere other than just fit new rear arms



and like most say its not hard to do the underside just takes time

i just cleaned up the floor and painted it just so it looks better rather than remove all the underseal and redo all of it
I know its not hard just time consuming, but what i meant when i said i wont put the pics up in the restoration room is that there some damn good cars that have amazing undersides and would be in a different league to mine. Dont get me wrong im as perfect as the next bloke that does it, but im not as mechanicaly minded as most people on here (i removed the drum and rear brake shoes on my own on sunday lol) so for me if i complete it half as good as the others ill be happy !!!
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Good luck to mate, and dont be scared to wired in, whats the worst that can happen!!
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