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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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stunning work u doing to the s1
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Have some more mate.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Thanks again for the comments and claps lol..
I'll clap when its all finished though


How i left her yesterday..






Things left to do on the inside..


Here..


And here..


LOL..












Well, Thats today over with.. More tomorrow..

Thanks again for comments and thanks for taking the time to look!!

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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Impressive!!
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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the work that has been carried out is amazing and looks stunning another pretty penny being spent makes me want restore mine
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Thanks again for kind comments folks..

Another update!!























To be continued..

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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Continued..









































To be continued..

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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Continued..








































Thats me done for now!!!

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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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looks quality whats goin inside interior wise mate?
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by timturbo
looks quality whats goin inside interior wise mate?
Cheers Tim..

Standard interior going back in mate. Although i have gotta get a half decent dash as i have 2 in my loft that have as many cracks as each other lol..

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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Quailty work
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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thats well gd mate nice hear your going keep it all original inside thought you might of stripped it and had rolll cage etc
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Bloody hell Phil

Not a stone unturned

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Old May 24, 2007 | 12:34 AM
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Old May 24, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Man, you must have alot of metal-dust in your hair

I guess your bath tub is always black when you leave it, right?
That´s real mens work

I know how much work that is, and I have to say im really impressed!
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Old May 24, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Thats serious bare metal action

Do you think you may have some kind of bare metal fetish perhaps?

Should keep it solid for the next twenty years
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Old May 24, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Top stuff!

I love it!
As I'm no expert, can I ask what specs the pneumatic grinder and compressor need to be to be up for the job?

I've got no workshop tools, but would be into buying a comp/grinder combo if there's a budget option.

Is it possible to use them for porting too?

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Old May 24, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Excellent work keep it going
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Old May 24, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Thats top stuff mate,it must be costing you a (or your boss) fortune in sanding lol
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Old May 25, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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top work coming on nicely
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Old May 25, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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awesome stuff..gonna be minty mint
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Old May 25, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Old May 25, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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taken me ages to go through all them pics even on broadband lol,

top work mate cars will be fooking brand new when you finish with it
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Old May 28, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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just brilliant mate well done,its going to be a gooden
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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Superb work
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Amazing resto pics keep up the good work
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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Hey People..

My apologies for not checking the thread after.. I kinda got the car home and deliberately forgot all about it as i needed a break lol..

Thanks for all your kind comments and no i dont have a fetish for bare metal Although i agree that it does look like it looooool..

Have no idea on the specs required for the tools.. I gues you can use them for porting etc, I'm actually using a belt sander atm to open up the holes on an exhaust manifold so i guess so

As i have finished all my other projects that i hve had on the go.. I have no real reason for not continuing with it!! So best i pull my finger out..

Cheers again - Phil
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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mate thats just fantastic work
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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Hey Ladies and Gents..

Yet again another apology for being a slacker lol.. I have been a busy boy again.. Just wish i had more time and money to finish the old girl off instead of burrying her in the garage for months at a time..

Another update for you..

I'll do my very best to not do every image with a bit more bare metal showing lol, So i'll jump straight in with this little lot..

Thanks again for your patience!!


















All ready for the joins and edges to be sealed up and another layer of primer before the stonechip goes on..




















More sealing to be done lol, then hopefully some two pack primer going on afterwards..



Crap pic alert













Next stage was to do exactly the same to the engine bay area that i did to the rear sections.. Technically its a smaller less troublesome area to do but it was early days to make rash statements like that :biggrin:



Just liked this view so i took a pic

Rear is now all sealed up, Next is basically be to lightly pad it all down and hit it with some primer to seal the whole rear section :biggrin: This will then be followed by a nice healthy portion of Stonechip..

Also whilst waiting for the primer to dry, I continued with the engine bay cleaning up..












So thats all the rear section sealed up :biggrin:


On with the Engine bay..

















To be continued..

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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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Continued..






























Deep joy, Cant wait

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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Moved back onto the back again lol..















Finished off in stonechip..

Then back onto the floorpans and front lol..























Nigh on all the engine bay and centre floorpans were back to bare metal at this point, I basically had a days graft left to get all the edges and corners done before the 2-pack etch primer went on :biggrin:


Ohh yes Baby!!












































To be continued..

Cheers - Phil
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Aaaaaand Carrying on..

laid down some 2-pack grey primer for some high build so that i could bury some of my impatient grinding with a nice flatting back..





































































Started sealing up the engine bay too at this point..



































Onto the stonechipped Floor (In best Jeremy Clarkson voice :biggrin: )
























To be continued..

Cheers - Phil
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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Coming along nicely, great work!
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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This next stage is the milestone i have been waiting over 4 years for.. The application of some good old Diamond White..

Still have work to do on the outside of the shell and closures so its only the engine bay, floor and insides that got splattered with the white stuff lol..

Will shut up again and let the pics do the talking.


































































As ever time was the bug bear yet again so i had to rush and fit her back together and get her back home..

















































Thats it for now Folks.. She is now all snug in my garage.

Next step is for me to save money now as i have to make loads of purchases before i can finish the paintwork off..

Updates asafp..

Thanks for looking, Cheers - Phil
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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spot on fella thats an emmense amount of hours spent on that shell fair play for the effort
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Wholey Crap that's some serious work you've done phil... Glad too see another RS is being kept on the road, and put back even better than it was when new, Top Job makes me want to do my RS2000 4x4. something to seriously think about... thats going to be one hell of a minter when you're done
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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stunning work,well done to u...
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Thanks for kind comments Folks..

Most appreciated - Phil
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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Very nice work so far mate... keep up the good work...
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Phil, spot on m8!! looks like you Very local to me ( i live in blackheath/lewisham) i have just got a rolling shell so i have all this to come!!

excellent work m8!!


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