Before, during and,.....

[greasemonkey]

Hi all, and happy new year!

Have been looking at this site for a couple of years now and thought it time I registered,... (lazy I know!) I'm in the process of creating a loose RS clone.

It's going to be a car for me just how I want it. Not a garage queen or a show car, just a USEABLE fun car.

It all started towards the end of 2005 with a car on ebay,... the advert said a 74S,... it turned out to be 'mostly' a 79 SC! here's the starting pic:






After about 18 months,... (read here - LOADS OF RUST - rotten front wings (fenders?), Sills (rockers?), kidney bowls, battery shelf, front suspension mounts etc,...)




Anyway, wish me luck with the continuing voyage,...

Gavin.

PS If you're struggling with your rebuild - I'm an IT guy, so if I can get this far with no welding training/experience you can too!

[village idiot]

Hey Gavin, I'm traveling the same path as you and learning as I go. You can see some of my pics here:
So apparently $1000 get you
I scares me sometimes how much work it is to complete something of this nature. But I know in the end how rewarding it can be.
Keep at it,
Tom

[livi]

Welcome Gavin!

Great to see yet another European join the fun club! And a real dig deep DIY projects guy too, I see! Well done!

[greasemonkey]

First I thought white,... then silver (for ages) then,....

[w21055]

Welcome to the board.

Looking good, Is that Guards red? What engine is in it and what is next on the list?


Phil

[greasemonkey]

Thanks Phil.

The colour (color?!) is going to upset a lot of people. It's actually Ferrari "Rosso Corsa" after a neighbour's 360 Spider. It looks absolutely stunning - the pix do it no justice!

The engine is the standard SC 3.0. I'm not a fast driver - so I think that'll be ok,..

As for the next bit - very good question. As the weather here is cold, i'm concentrating on ordering the headlining and carpets. I have put the front and rear bumpers on though.

My girlfriend is encouraging me to have it ready to a trip to Le Mans next year though,..

Gavin.

[w21055]

Color does not offend me, looks great, I did not think it was guards but had to ask. I think it looks great. Mine is not the standard red either and I like it. Might as well do all those jobs while the glass is out.

[Scott Douglas]

You may not be a fast driver but that color is gonna make you LOOK fast to the cops!

[greasemonkey]

Thanks Scott - my laughter has brightened up this miserable winters day in the UK!! ;-)

[Joe Bob]

Maybe the coppers are a little more lax on the older sports car crowd. Let's hope.

Looks great, if you need period correct graphics, I've shipped quite a few over the pond to Pelicans in Europe and the UK.

[greasemonkey]

A little further on,...

[greasemonkey]

Doing a headliner is fiddly, but it's not rocket science. Take your time and "think twice, cut once",.....