fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

stunning work u doing to the s1

rs shawn

Have some more mate.

philbotley

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..


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

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

Cheers - Phil

Willem

Impressive!!

timturbo

the work that has been carried out is amazing and looks stunning another pretty penny being spent makes me want restore mine

philbotley

Thanks again for kind comments folks..

Another update!!























To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued..









































To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

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Thats me done for now!!!

Cheers - Phil

timturbo

looks quality whats goin inside interior wise mate?

philbotley

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..

Phil

Rippers

Quailty work

timturbo

thats well gd mate nice hear your going keep it all original inside thought you might of stripped it and had rolll cage etc

BillyCabrio

iTrader: (1)

Bloody hell Phil

Not a stone unturned

PT

Any updates

rscossie86

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!

Marc LJX

iTrader: (2)

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

hlev

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?

cheers

s1kid

Excellent work keep it going

xrmalin

Thats top stuff mate,it must be costing you a (or your boss) fortune in sanding lol

Fastas

top work coming on nicely

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

awesome stuff..gonna be minty mint

Tarren

M K

iTrader: (9)

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

NEWTON

just brilliant mate well done,its going to be a gooden

Puss2

iTrader: (5)

Superb work

slinkyboy777

Amazing resto pics keep up the good work

philbotley

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

markc

mate thats just fantastic work

philbotley

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..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

Continued..






























Deep joy, Cant wait

To be continued..

Cheers - Phil

philbotley

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

philbotley

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

hai07222

Coming along nicely, great work!

philbotley

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

turbodan

spot on fella thats an emmense amount of hours spent on that shell fair play for the effort

Rides

iTrader: (1)

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

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

stunning work,well done to u...

philbotley

Thanks for kind comments Folks..

Most appreciated - Phil

slammedorion

Very nice work so far mate... keep up the good work...

B19LRW

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!!


Lennie