wow cool color, bet that not cheap to buy lol

 

sweet colour choice

 

thanks for all the comments..... as for price of paint i cant comment as im not sure what he paid for it lol

more updates to come soon

 

That is going to look really nice that colour well done for thinking of it.

 

Cheers mate i know one thing you wont miss it coming down the road lol

 

Any update

 

sorry been so long he has been snowed over with other work..... we been there for couple of hours last 2 days and here few pics







all the car has now in the base coat colour, hoping to get it all ready for the top coat soon and get all the kit back on it.

hopefully more pics to come sunday.

thanks for looking

 

got more done today

the whole car was topcoated and then we lacquered with a dark green flake all to do now is another coat of high gloss lacquer then can start putting her back together

heres some pics

top coat:






couple with the first coat of lacquer on



once got other coat of lacquer on we shall roll her into the sunlight to get better pics as while its in the unit the pics dont show its real shine.

more pics to come over next few days.

thanks for looking

 

I love that colour and you car is going to look shit hot.

 

cheers mate wish was my car but its a mates, i just helping and doing the build thread

once all done have a sneaky feeling will be up for sale so he can get another old ford to restore and keep on the road.

 

Loving the colour and I told my mate it wouldn't suit mine

 

we rolled her outside today and got a few pictures then rolled her in and gave her the final coat of lacquer!

now will get pics as we start putting her back together!

excuse my ugly mug in couple of the shots!

hope you like!

 

I'm liking that a lot mate

Well done

 

a pic with the lights back in




tomorrow we are hoping to get most of her back together so more pics to come over next few days

enjoy

 

Good work so far boys

 

That looks awful

 

right here the last pics of her now!!!!!

here she is all back together the only thing needing to be done body wise now is a good mop after 2 weeks to bring out the full shine (pics dont come close to how she looks in person!!!)

first wash over


after a quick dry off!





like i said pics dont come close to how she looks!

shall try get a pic after she had a mop in 2 weeks time!

many thanks for following this thread!

 

God to see it nearly finished

 

That colour actually suits the car better then I thought it would!

Just needs lowering a bit, and job done

 

this looks great, you work quickly too

 

Nice to see an rs2k being saved.

 

cars dog shit...

was never lacquered as it was only rattle canned on.

I drove over to Telford today to buy it as it has supposedly got a 2.3 engine in, bullshit man.

I get there after a long day to find its a 2.0 pmsl




Lad who built and sold it is a bit of a billy bullshitter.

I bought it anyway for a lot less than I originally offered, but I had known it was 2.0 I would have not even wanted it.

 

What you going to do with the shell etc?

 

Also how did you check it wasn't a 2.3? Some sort of cc test in the cylinders or can you tell by the smaller easier details as I know you've built a shit load of these engines lol

 

You can tell just by looking pal from a few different ways.

Shells gone, I sold it before I had even collected it as I didn't want the car.

 

Oh right! And lol, looking back at the pictures the colour choice was wank

 

The colour is awful, surprised I was able to sell it tbh lol

 

In all fairness it's a genuine, fairly good condition mk5 rs2000 shell so I'd pay for it. Even if it does look like the hulk's pissed on it

 

I'm the proud owner of a lime green RS2000 😊 looking through this thread, I'm glad I didn't have to do all that work. A little disappointed with the paint finish but I'll sort it.

 

Is the paint work that bad then.

 

Yeah, it's a shame really. The metallic lacquer that's mentioned looks like the car was sat too close to something else that was being sprayed. It's a really uneven spray job with a huge patch on the drivers side where it looks like they've sprayed too long. I'll be sanding down and spraying again, Keeping the RS green. I must admit, it was a great find and the love that must have gone into restoring it is inspired.

 

Tbh im not a lover of the colour. But as long as you like it thats the main thing.

 

It's my favourite colour on a car I've been looking to get for 20 years. When I first saw it I could only see the bonnet and a headlight. My sister tried to talk me out of it so I told her "if it's not EXACTLY what I'm looking for (which was a MK5 3dr escort) then I'll leave it" but it was so much more. I do need someone to look over it to see exactly what it needs but I'm determined to get it back on the road. Unfortunately, when I got it, there was no engine or gearbox and a few other bits. I'm just glad I was there to save it 😊

 

I think I'll continue this thread as a resto starting with some pics tomorrow.

 

I'd start your own new thread.

 

If you need parts give me a shout, got loads!

 

I need a log book 😉 lol

 

I would like to get a cossie kit for it without paying through the nose.

 

I've got the log book some where! I think it's in work van.

 

That's great 😊 you wouldn't happen to have a body kit knocking about, would you?