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[Jay001]

Hi, well ive bitten the bullet and decided to do a full resto on my FRST, I started the strip down late Aug last year so some of the pic's you see are old but the progress is definatley there as you will see.


Looks nice until you start to take it apart, lots of hidden sin's





There was more rust on the rear strut tops but i forgot to take any pic's as i was in shock and wondering what i should do...scrap it and find another shell or carry on..i decided to carry on...

[RS EDDIE]

Pukka.

Going Standard looking or not??? What ya got planned for it mate???

[Dave G fsi]

Brilliant project mate, doing a real thorough job there!

As said, what are your plans? Standard concours? Modified?

[murfs frst]

wow good work will be minty mint

[Jay001]

Hopefully gonna be as standard as possible with the exception of poly bushed and AVO coil overs. But also the way its going if i cant find some good quality door cards and handles im gonna have to come up with another solution.. but hey ho on with the pic's.

It got picked up by the bodyshop/restorer at the end of Aug last year and he didnt touch it till December as he was in the process of restoring a Mk2 RS2000 as well as running his bodyshop. The work progressed quite quickly as i had collected alot of new panels most of them genuine RS items Back N/S quarter, both front wings, back valance and new front end.



you can see he has repaired the chassis leg in this pic..



Then the work began patching and repairing the holes.













Then the panels went on with the exception of the drivers rear quarter, as i couldnt find a genuine one the guy didnt want to use a pattern one as he reckons they dont fit as well as originals, so we opted for an arch repair panel as the rot was just around the lip.













this is the section that was cut out, no i havent got small feet..thats my daughter as its apparently her car

[RS EDDIE]

Well done mate, looking good. Rear quater is fitted very well.

P.S, was you the fella who pmd me re full mint interior???

[Jay001]

I was mate yes, i dont really need a full interior but the oppertuninty to get may hands on a mint one was too good to pass up..hope you like thr thread got more pic's just not put em all on yet.

[FRSJON]

great work so far

[RS EDDIE]

Oh ok thought ya was. Ill have a look at my sets of doorcards and see if ive got a mint set. I have got 4 sets but i want a spare mint set in case, so ill have a look at the others see if theyre mint aswell.

[knuckles]

its amazing how much rot can accumulate in different areas.
All common places your has gone in.

well done for sticking with it and not scrapping the shell.
even though it is red

[Jay001]

Oh ok thought ya was. Ill have a look at my sets of doorcards and see if ive got a mint set. I have got 4 sets but i want a spare mint set in case, so ill have a look at the others see if theyre mint aswell.

Cheers i would really appreciate it.

its amazing how much rot can accumulate in different areas.
All common places your has gone in.

well done for sticking with it and not scrapping the shell.
even though it is red

It just got worse as i took it apart, inner sills, outer sills, rear turrets, bulkhead, ect ect...but im a bit stuborn and love her too much to part with her now

Did no one tell you red was the best colour to have

[Jay001]

Ok on with the pic's, sorry if its so fragmented but i need a rest between postings..
This is how she stands at the moment, he's waiting on me for the body kit as ive nearly fnished restudding it, and for me to take the rear axle and front subframe, was supposed to have them blasted and powder coated by now, but work commitments have been priority at the moment.





Yes thats me, doing the inspection.

Been busy buying a few new bits here and there aswell












Ive also managed to get hold of a boot carpet, tail gate struts(pair), amber front indicators all genuine ford.


Thanks goes to JayRS for the restudding guide
oh and a quick pic of my block,

as im doing the body the engine is gonna get some tlc too...hope i can put all this back together

[Fraggle]

Evenin...Hope i aint intruding
Lookin at Your rs,Aint it wierd How they all rot in the same places!!Mines gone Exactly Same at Base of bulkhead in the footwell,Been lucky as its had the rear Qtr done by a previous keepa..Gen panel too .More spookie 4me is your block colour Mines Exactly Same

[RS EDDIE]

What paint did ya do your block in mate??? Im gna be doing mine soon, but black, looks nice and thick that tho!!!!!

[Jay001]

What paint did ya do your block in mate??? Im gna be doing mine soon, but black, looks nice and thick that tho!!!!!

I got it from FROSTS its called classic transport coatings, engine enamel paint, i did do alot of prep to the block first tho, took it back to bare shiny metal and it took about 4 coats to get it that deep with a day in between coats for drying.

Evenin...Hope i aint intruding
Lookin at Your rs,Aint it wierd How they all rot in the same places!!Mines gone Exactly Same at Base of bulkhead in the footwell,Been lucky as its had the rear Qtr done by a previous keepa..Gen panel too .More spookie 4me is your block colour Mines Exactly Same

lol you aint intruding, all comments welcome. Great minds think alike, hopefully gonna finish it off with yellow samco's

[Fraggle]

Ooooh Mines Gramics..Gloss Yellow £9;99+G&t...Southern see i Squeek wen i Walk You a Gemini??
Yellows will slap the retinors propper
Jus Gona See if my Blocks in me shed

[RS EDDIE]

Ok mate cheers for the info, looking good so far.

Mines only got a bit of rot in the filler area, but luckily right between the bumper and the bodykit meeting area, only 1" x 6" wide, so gna weld a piece in from a pattern part as its only tiny!!!

how long you expecting till its done?? Be good if ya get it done for fiesta in the park or Ford Fair!!!

[Jay001]

Im gonna try, the original plan was to get it to my last local car show at Tatton Park in Aug, depends how far/fast i can put it together by myself, as that was the aim to get it to some shows this year. Gonna have to wait and see, dont want to rush it too much, and thats all dependant on remembering where everything goes

[Excursion]

Nice build mate, if you haven't done it already, I totally recommend drilling out the spot welds on the inner wings inside the wheel arch and cleaning up the seams, as these are usually rusty where they join to the A pillar area. When these go, they let water in to the car.

[jayrs]

glad the guide could be of help mate
where you get your plexus from?


cars come on great guns btw mate, glad to see you stuck with it

[Jay001]

lol, got my plexus from ebay, as with most of my other stuff, its been a big help in getting all my stuff together. Think i paid £6.50 for 50ml including postage and it was plenty to finish all studs.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLEXUS-MA300-50ml ... 3cb59ad6db

There's still some listed just got that link for ya.

[jayrs]

cool, might have to get some of that, i cant get the stuff i used no more as i dont work there no more.

whats this one like? has it set nice and hard? whats the drying time on it?
the stuff i used you hade between 2 and 5 mins in a warm room then it started going off

[Jay001]

Its a base and catalyst, i squeezed both into the hole and mixed with a coctail stick then put the bolts with the notches in as you suggested, started to go off after bout 5 mins and solid in about 20-25 mins, i bought 2 originally and still have one left might come in handy in the future. Im gonna use rubber tap washers with the pennies on the back as they are a bit thicker than the ones that came off...bout 3mil thick

[jayrs]

i just looked it up on the net and compaired it to the ma420 and its not that different from the looks of it.
working and setting time is the same, but the ma300 come in a smaller amount, which is ideal
the ma420 was also 2 part and the same cylinder had both parts in and it mixed in the nozzle as it came out, great one way, but crap the next as you needed a special gun to pump it out as it wasnt a 1:1 mix like the ma300 seems to be, so i think i will buy some of it and see how it goes mate


tap washers sound like a plan too mate

[Fezzy Turbo]

Fantastic work there.

Rot in the same places as mine, but good on you for sticking with it

I would also recommend back filling everywhere with WayOyl for extra protection. My sills, arches, roof, tailgate, etc.... are all covered on the inside

[knuckles]

OMG !

yellow engine block
i got one of those ... uber kool

[Jay001]

Fook it, im gonna have to change the colour now..your the second person thats said that.
Altho i do agree it looks mint and i cant wait till its all together..got a polished inlet to go on aswell...any ideas on rocker cover colour, dont want to much chrome as it seems to be the norm these days..

[Dave G fsi]

I would go for the standard ford colour or red mate

[jayrs]

I would go for the standard ford colour or red mate

god damn i cant agree more

[knuckles]

any ideas on rocker cover colour, dont want to much chrome as it seems to be the norm these days..

Yellow rules

[Fraggle]

The 1st person2say bout the color ov bloc is a Gibbon..
Evenin...Give me that Bay propper Polo that1
Stick Yellow...Did mine yelo 4maintnance(See Where id Blown Holes in it@3am..,Fkn Cvh Bst move i made..Besides the Traditional look is4 the outside of the rst ,bays the1 place 2gt creative an bang ya mark on a car...??
"Stealthy ont outside"Fruity ont inside"Armadillooooo

[Jay001]

Just a little update, i went down to see progress to day and it was in the booth being prepped for the outside to be sprayed, inside already done, as is the engine bay, didnt manage to get pics of the bay but got inside and out..not long to go now



and of course its in the best colour ever available for a ford

[jonyb4]

[jayrs]

[Fraggle]

Not long Now