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Rs Turbo Tintop Restoration


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Well after getting the H plate RS Turbo donor car for parts for the Cab

my son has decided he whats to keep it.

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Still goin to use the Engine & box & brakes for the Cab

but will be finding replacement parts for the RS after the body has been restored

 

So ended up getting a H Plate XR3i to nick a few bits off for the RS

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Going to use the spare front panels that I put aside for the Cab for the RS

 

Front Wings

Scuttle Panel

Front Panel

Front X Member

 

Just lookin for some rear panels now

Needs some welding doin to the following areas

Floor both sides

Floor just above the rear footwells under the seat

inner sills

Outer Sills

Rear Panel

and I may get some rear quarter panels if I can find them

 

Boot Floor - thinking of just replacing the full rear floor section from a cab (as there better protected from rust) & doin it in 1 go

Just need to unstitch the Floor then hav a go @ un stichin the RS Floor

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  • 2 months later...

Few more Bits

 

Front Floor Panels

Frontfloor.jpg

 

Inner Sills

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Started to prep the rear chassis rails and rear underseat floor section

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very happy with the condition of the chassis rails and the floor - all solid

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Had another good day strippin the RS Turbo

 

& also manage to find a Genuine Drivers rear wing ( Happy Days )

 

the guy I got the wing from has loads of RS bits for sale.

 

So am also goin to get the another rear Passenger wing & a mint Tailgate from him

 

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Just need inner rear Arches

 

& Rear Floor Sections now

 

then its ready 2 start

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end5.jpgWell the more I stripped the RS the more rust I was findin

Was a big job to replace all the panels & floor but after

a trip to a local RS breakers with Scott I just asked if they had any good body shells

to my supprise they said they had a nice 1

after seeing it I couldn't refuse it - it even came with a private plate

 

must be 1 of the best I've ever seen

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