philbotley

Right, Not sure where to start tbh!!

Loads happened since, well most within the last 3 weeks lol..

Firstly got hold of a set of 16'' RS7 spokes that i have been searching intently for like an eternity.. Hadn't picked them up with the intention of collecting the best example in the world.. just glad to get a set..







After a refurb..






Just got to sort some tyres out now!!


Got the chance to get her into work to finish off the repairs from last time and to get the bodywork ready for paintwork although this will be happening elsewhere!!










All settled in and ready for some work in the morning!!

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued..

Main task 1st of all was to finish of all the previous repairs as i'd ran out of time the last time!!

So the 1st day was spent finishing off..


OS a-pillar






Finished in primer..



Os roof section.


Found a bit of previous repair under the paint


Filling in roof welds, most people just cut in the 1/4 panels below the guttering.. Full 1/4 panel put in..


1/4 joins finished off..



Rear os floorpan abused by jacking and left to the weather!!


After a bit of cleaning up.


Drivers seat anchoring area cracked and worn away, probably as a result of a loose seat..


Bit of good ole lead going in..


What damage..!!


Both areas ready for paint.



Osr wheel arch finished and sealed up..





Os 1/4 panel finished and sealed..




Rear panel too..



To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Moving onto the other side!!


Ns a-pillar.




Finished in primer..



An attempt by a previous owner to angle grind out some rust and just left part way though..


Plated.


Ohh another part finished bit of grinding!!




Primed..


And sealed..



1/4 joins finished..


As far as i know, This is the only difference between mk3 & mk4 1/4 panels, the Striker plate holder/reinforcer plate is different and had to be modified..


Nsr wheel arch finished and sealed..





Found some more previous damage to the roof




Dunno the point of this mig weld, I'd imagine that it is a guide for the filler lol..

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

Harris.

You have done really well with that, look forward to seeing it finished

mikee_rs

amazing work there!!

does help to work in the trade

Lee Reynolds

awesome work

COSSIE CAL

amazing,lead lol no one uses it anymore,what coulor you going?please nto be white?

BRAMMER

iTrader: (23)

Excellent work being carried out fella

Big Will_

Good work mate - proper job

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

nice 1 man.

Paddy rst

nice work

redrsmk5

superb work matey , it'll be as good as new

tessatony

iTrader: (4)

CliffRS4

iTrader: (1)

Come a hell of along way

Rippers

Great work! would love to be able to fix up cars like that

philbotley

Thanks for kind comments everyone..

Colour will be white (sorry to some), did ponder for ages about other colours, like performance blue, imperial blue and my 2nd fave panther black!!

Still got loads more pic's to stick up so will get em done asap..

Thanks again - Phil

nicorsts1

Scary stuff mate, thats gonna be minty mint when done. Can't wait to see some more pics.

philbotley

More updates Folks..




First time ever i got a chance to get the car up in the air, have never really had a proper look at the underside!!



Nice tank!!


Bootfloor area not too bad, bit of surface rust.. nowt to worry about atm.











Overall.. Not too bad condition for a 22 year old lol, i was expecting a lot more rust tbh..

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

The underside was not too bad but as i wanted the car to last and not have to be restored again for a long time.. I decided that i would remove all the stone guard and check out the floor..

Then prime up, re-seal and apply new stoneguard..































Just had the centre of the floor to grind back and prime up!!

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

BillyCabrio

iTrader: (1)

Bloody hell Phil

Long time no see chap!!!

I'd love to see this car in the metal mate, you really have put some graft into it

Be good to maybe pop round and see ya at some point

CliffRS4

iTrader: (1)

Are you after a set of the back panel blanking plugs that go below the rear bumper as I have a brand new set for sale

philbotley

Thanks Mate..

Yes do mate, The jam jar will be back home in just over a week.. Would be nice to see yours so that i can oggle it and also get an idea where everything fits back PMSL..

Phil

philbotley

Yes Cliff Mate..

Am after as much new stuff as humanly possible, Paypal not working atm though..

If it's not a prob with you, PM me your address and i will send you a cheque for the amount Mate..

Thanks - Phil

philbotley

Another update Peeps..




Finished off 1/4 joins.


I know this looks like a shedload of filler but well over 1/2 will be sanded off lol..



















To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued..































To be contined..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

And.. Continued again lol..

Decided to do a bit on the floorpans again..







































To be continued.. Thanks for looking..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

And!! Continued again..

Decided to do a bit of cleaning up on the chassis legs..





























To be continued again!!

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued!!











































My apologies for clogging up your pc's with all my Pics PMSL..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Right thats me nearly up to date..


From last bit of work..


Had to re-do fusebox area and she hasnt even been out on the road lol..






















Another repair..


More dents..


The black is finally going gradually..


Have been snapping up loads of new parts whenever funds will allow, These so far are my fave investment..



Still gotta get another spindle and drop the rear subframe and anti roll bar down for getting them shotblasted and then either enammeled or powdercoated (not sure what yet!!)

Anyhow, thats me up to date for now!!

Thanks for taking the time to look..

Cheers - Phil

slammedorion

Fairplay to you... that is some serious effort going into that resto... good luck with it all... I can't wait to see it finished...
Keep up the good work...

philbotley

Thanks Mate, Me too.. tis taking forever lol.

Another update people..























To be continued!!

Cheers - Phil

GiRO

top work matey

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

well done a proper resto the s1 is getting

BRAMMER

iTrader: (23)

Still looking good, very good resto so far

rs shawn

Cracking job Phil.

carlo

iTrader: (4)

Alot of good hard work into that mate nice job cant wait to see it finished

PT

what a resto thread this is top job matey

philbotley

Thanks again for comments people!!

























To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued..

































Thats me done again for now..

Cheers - Phil

Rab

Oh my god...................


I am very VERY VERY VERY impressed with this...

Astounding attention to detail.