When my engine blew up in August 2003, it has sat on my driveway since October and hasn't done alot. I have been deciding what way I should go with things. I have thought about selling it on as it was, getting it running and selling it on or doing it up properly.

This is how it used to look. I have to remind myself sometimes...





With a bit of help from my friends and alot of encouragement, plus nagging from the parents about getting shot of it, I have decided to go all bufty and try my hand at concours. Seems only right really as it is the only thing I haven't tried in my RST yet. This is how it has sat since October, not even sheeted up.





Damo V came over Monday night, and after I got my haircut we took it to his Dad's garage so he can begin welding and painting. I had already stripped most of the car and didn't think there was much left to take out, until I got my digicam back...





Now, I knew it had a bit of rust here and there;



Mainly here...



...Here...





...Here...



...And some in here...









In a few short days, Damo and his Dad, but mainly Damo have cracked on well and truely. I was very surprised at how much they had done.




After the battery tray was removed, this was the hole...




Fusebox didn't escape the rot either...




Things start looking better...

BATTERY TRAY



New one ready to be welded in




FRONT PANEL










FRONT CROSSMEMBER












STRUT THINGY










A little bit more work is needed on the Engine Bay before it can be painted, there are a few cracks to seal up and some holes to be welded. Then it is on to the inner Bulkhead and Floor Plan, then on the the arches, and thats pretty much it before it is totally resprayed and ready to have the engine fitted.











The arches aren't too sad which I am pleased about, and the sills are fine. Cracks in the Floor Pan look like they were caused by some pleb jacking the car up in the wrong place. There is a dent on the Boot Floor which seems to have been caused by a bit of conrod or block (thank you Vulcan)!

More pics to come later in the week.

 

Looking good TT, Well done Damo & Dad!!

Is this a one off or the start of things to come? Wink-Wink-Nudge-Nudge

 

top stuff tone! Be good to see how it developes and the final product!

Looks the nuts in that first pic!

 

nice pics mate,,,good luck,

 

Thanx alot guys. It should look good once it is done and looking how it used to, but 10 times cleaner.


PMSL - You can ask him, but after he has finished mine

 

Looks good, keep the pics coming

 

I've been a busy bunny

Everything SO FAR is the work of my own fair hands... apart from the fabrication going on in the battery tray area... I cant lay claim to that

Been even busier today .... mainly eating macd's .. pretty much finished all the welding on the front end now...

Tony, there are LOADS more pics than that.... get em up.... you pansie ....

Overall, I am VERY imoressed with the cleanliness og=f the shell, very good in the most part... compared to some!!

 

Damo is this something that you will be doing regularly or is it a one off, as i need some work doing to the 3dr, and the work you have done here looks very good

 

Ive done a couple of my own cars before, One even more in depth than this, sprayed everywhere, underneath, the lot.

I recently did an exterior refurb of an MG Roadster. But no, its not something I usually do Im afraid... because of that, I also generally, by my own admission work out quite expensive...... I only did the MG cos I was asked and asked and asked.... same with Tony's pmsl... see the thing is, I use all my dads tools and equipment, plus his workshop space ...... God I wish I had a lovely big garage at the bottom of my garden

 

Nice one Tony!! Good to see some real progress!!

I bet there isn't a single S2 around (aside from those that have been done already) that have escaped the rot above the pedal box. It seems to be classic.

Anyway, nice one Damo, looks like a top job!! It's good to see you with some focus Tony!!

 

I love that 1st picture, one of my all time fav pictures of white RST's (and good back drop too )

Its going well Damo, as you say the shell is in very good condition and not too many big patches to repair. Kepp up the good work

TT, its gonna be good

 

DONT SAY THAT!!!

TT will be off out building a big garage at the bottom of HIS garden and then employing your services

 

Damn

You get what you pay for

 

Thanks everyone for your comments. I was a bit worried about posting it up here incase everyone called it a shed (which it was) PMSL. But the threat of Damo downing tools made me feel like I should throw a few pics up.

It only took me and hour to re size them all and upload them all, then I was told by Steve you could re size them in batches... whoooops.

Damo, maybe your tallents of mobile repairs are wasted, maybe you should get into errrr.... non- mobile repairs? PMSL. I know there are more pics, but I want to show how it was, and how it was fixed all on one post so people can see, thus I am saving them. You'll see

Thanx alot guys

 

more pics tone. can never be too many pics

 

so this is what you kept quiet from me




looking well tone!

 

Looking good Tone!!

It's almost as rotton as mine!! Well, not quite!

 

And a i thought mine was bad

Keep up the good work Tony and Damo

 

PMSL, your was bad!

TBH the small patches that you see in the pics are just that, small patches. the worst of it IMO was the battery tray.

 

far play tony! she should b mint! & think u got the right man on the job as that estate i got aint got a bit of grot anywhere in it!

 

She's looking good m8

 

what u doin engine wise now tony!? bug power!? mideum power? standard power or dan power?

 

Aint Dan power the same as leaving the engine out??

 

nah Dan power is aroun 20bhp under standard! bascially 3i power!

 

Ohhhhhhhhh thats gonna hurt!

 

been there done that and i know how hard and slow it is !!!!!
well worth it in the end have a look in the gallery and vid archieve at mine if u like mate
keep at it !

 

eat your words .......... you will giraffe

 

PMSL!

The day th general passes me is the day hell freezes over!

 

Well done mate, mine is currently in the same situation as yours, okay mine is more stripped and has rust in different places, lol

Take a look

https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33394

 

nice work... gonna be FINE... keep us updatet wit pics m8

 

Yeah but tone, you gotta put the opics up of the areas which dont have any grot but usually do!! ie the inner flitch panels!!

Lewis... yup the Estate underwent very much similer treatment... when I come up, I'll bring my photo albums

Adam, this is NOWHERE near as bad as yours mate!!! honestly... its very very clean.

All original wings and front panel!!!... thats why Im repairing them, as opposed to just wacking a new front panel on, the spot welds on the wings to front panel are proper clean, up top and more importantly below also!!

I'll take some pics from below, before I paint em..

 

Thanx again guys, I will see what other pics I got then

And as for Adam, you cheeky Ho! Even I know my car is cleaner than your old one

Matt - It wont be a slow process at all, just a couple of months and it'll be on the road

 

Cheeky Fucker PMSL

Check out the lack of rust on my inner wing joiny bits...







I will get some snaps of some more of the good bits later on.

 

Is this aimed at me or The other Adam?

 

The other one

 

Haha Good ole Tone You checked my link out yet? Fun!

 

 

Damo when u come up if u feel like takin a proper trip down memoory lane & paintin her for fook all fell free!

feel free to come up whenever m8" as stuff might start goin together soon so might need a lil help/advise etc.!

 

no prb Lewis.... Once Tony's car is done, the weather should be a little better, will dig the car out for a nice drive