my very shabby one project!
12-11-2005, 05:32 PM
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my very shabby one project!
brought this car after driving past it lookin sad outside sum1s house,he was gonna break it,but i had to save her!800 quid changed hands,and im now the owner of a very rusty series 1!11 owners,rebuilt engine,piper cam,scorpion stainless,spent a a couple of hours ripping it apart to reveal lots of rust,only way to do this proper is a bare shell sand blast and lots of new panels,im still happy,dont care if its rusty,i got a series 1 :bigcry: let me know ya think peeps :00001753:
good job i can weld!gonna do the floors,fuse box,scuttle,wings,inner wings,front panel,boot floor,sills and thts wht i have found so far :bigcry:
got new doors,boot and bonnet and bumpers already :thumbsup
good job i can weld!gonna do the floors,fuse box,scuttle,wings,inner wings,front panel,boot floor,sills and thts wht i have found so far :bigcry:
got new doors,boot and bonnet and bumpers already :thumbsup
12-11-2005, 05:58 PM
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sweet baby jesus, u have ur work cut out for u if that thing is going to be fixed! wud like to see the size of the hole where the battery tray is, and also down the sills! bet they fucked!!!!
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12-11-2005, 06:57 PM
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the batt try is good and so is the chassis and sunroof!as said any S1 is worth doing,plus the fact i can weld,and all prep work is carried out by a good mate of mine!so cost aint a problem either,even all the panels i need only comes to 200 quid ish 
12-11-2005, 07:00 PM
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my rs1600i looked champion until i began to pull panels off and interior out, then the orange tin worm began to rear its ugly head 
have a look a my resto post to give you an idea of what kind of task you have in front of you, it will be hard and you WILL have those "why am i bothering with this" moments, but stick at it and take loads of photo's and once its finished it will be soooo worth it... trust me
and mines not even finished 
good luck, i say you rescue this S1
if you want any help or advice drop me a pm, if i can hekp i will
have a look a my resto post to give you an idea of what kind of task you have in front of you, it will be hard and you WILL have those "why am i bothering with this" moments, but stick at it and take loads of photo's and once its finished it will be soooo worth it... trust me
and mines not even finished good luck, i say you rescue this S1
if you want any help or advice drop me a pm, if i can hekp i will
12-11-2005, 07:04 PM
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My neighbours are propper confused!!!
They saw a half decent series 1 leave my drive 2 weeks ago, only to be replaced by another, in a lot worse condition
Carl, WTF you spilt on my drive
Didnt see that when i came home
Its not that rusty, well, the rust has fallen completly off the car
Shell aint really that bad tho! no worse than old matey Rossco's when he started his
They saw a half decent series 1 leave my drive 2 weeks ago, only to be replaced by another, in a lot worse condition
Carl, WTF you spilt on my drive
Didnt see that when i came home
Its not that rusty, well, the rust has fallen completly off the car
Shell aint really that bad tho! no worse than old matey Rossco's when he started his
good luck with it keep the pics coming
12-11-2005, 10:41 PM
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RED16,cheers mate,ya a gent
TILL
and cheers for the coments,feel good saving a another S1,should start my own ford rescue club
more piccyys tmoz,gonna see if the beast will breath again!
cheers again peeps
TILL
and cheers for the coments,feel good saving a another S1,should start my own ford rescue club
more piccyys tmoz,gonna see if the beast will breath again!
cheers again peeps
13-11-2005, 05:14 PM
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no progress today,cant get the fooker to start,all lights on,no fuel pump nor starter mota to cold,waiting to get it in a lock up,
i'm hoping it will be worth it, die a happy man saying ive owned a (rusty) S1!
cheers for the encouragment guys
to cold,waiting to get it in a lock up,i'm hoping it will be worth it, die a happy man saying ive owned a (rusty) S1!
cheers for the encouragment guys
13-11-2005, 08:11 PM
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just one thing first mate ur car looks like it has the same prob as mine that the n/s wheel camber is exessive i bet if u try to fit a strut brace on ur car it wnt fit...
as mine didnt and wot it was that some nob had gobed up the battery traY with filler insteatd of weldiing it and the n/s suspension turret had droped towards the servo ad wheen i put a jig on it and pulled it back the hole in battery tray open and closed... just get it checked before u weld tray in otherwise u wnt be able to sort it out after easy..
as mine didnt and wot it was that some nob had gobed up the battery traY with filler insteatd of weldiing it and the n/s suspension turret had droped towards the servo ad wheen i put a jig on it and pulled it back the hole in battery tray open and closed... just get it checked before u weld tray in otherwise u wnt be able to sort it out after easy..
14-11-2005, 02:57 PM
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good to see another S1 saved and being sorted i start mine soon mate and im dreading to find whats under the body kit. It will be well worth though mate keep up the good work pal
Andy
keep up the good work palAndy
17-11-2005, 03:35 PM
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easier to reshell but finding one that wont require work is bloody difficult, and the sense of achievement once the shell has been rebuilt by yourself is soooooo good 
any updates, pics etc ?
any updates, pics etc ?
21-11-2005, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cozzieg100
ps if you need a hand to get the s1 alive again i will come and get her going not a problem
21-11-2005, 07:08 PM
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bloody hell tillio is alive! hows things m8 i hope that ya s1 comes to gether a bit quicker then ya cab give me a call the cozzie is up and running i hope to have it on the rolers at the weekend
give me a call the cozzie is up and running i hope to have it on the rolers at the weekend
22-11-2005, 12:04 AM
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orion_crazy_carl gutted about the engine problem mate just have to make it come back bigger n better than before
never a true'r word spoken my RS16i was a right state aswell
just have to make it come back bigger n better than before
Originally Posted by Rossco
The more you remove the worse they get!
my RS16i was a right state aswell