Frame Restoration

[Bandit]

Hi All,
I don't want to put too much up on the site at this stage, cos its all going in the Club Mag over the next few issues, but here are just a couple of the pics from my frame restoration job. Check out the rather lovely front shocks; nice!!

[Bandit]

[Bandit]

[TheOriginalMrP]

Keep at it mate, you're doing a grand job there. Try your best to have it sorted for eurotec!

Ben

[Bandit]

Hi All Just thought I would share this with you (may be of particular interest to mnickels) Here is a pic of my frame taken today after being stripped in the furnace. There is not a single bit of epoxy left on it.
They also stripped my wheels in a tank, which came out superb, £160.00 for the lot, frame & 4 rims, bargin!!

[Dan6457]

Your frame looks really solid

[Bandit]

Yeh, it was much better than I thought it would be, as the front section was very rusty. But once I had it apart, it was clear most of it was just surface rust. It did'nt really need it, but, whilst I had gone this far, I had a couple of plates welded on the front side sections where the metal is really thin, other than that it was great.

[Chris Williams]

Now thats what I call quick work, Should have it back together for the bank holiday
Chris

[mnickels]

I need a furnace somewhere in Ireland. There has to be one!!!

[Bandit]

I'm hoping, realistically to have it back together for the end of May, which is not a bad schedule, considering I did not start the dissassembly 'till Feb.
Its not really, the putting back together, its the waiting on suppliers etc, to get the bits to you, that take the time.

[Bandit]

With ref. to your furnace in Ireland, even if there isn't one, at the prices you have been quoted, it would be worth a 'holiday' in England, just to chuck' your frame in a van & have a week over here while you got the job done.

[mnickels]

I'll be on the next boat lol. Can you send me the contact details of the company who did it please

[steve.s]

hi

off topic, but the first pic....is that a mk2 rs2000 under the cover?

[Chris Hawes]

Quote:off topic, but the first pic....is that a mk2 rs2000 under the cover?

I was thinking that too.. those wheels and that slope in the nose mean it surely couldn't be anything else...

[Bandit]

Well done there guys, it is indeed an RS2000. Its a 'proper minter' 1980, black with beige interior. 32k miles, one owner for 19 yrs. I have however, got a few little jobs to do to it, due to some thieving scumbag, taking a likeing to it at a car show at Donnington some while ago.
The car is still OK, but they had removed the side stripes & painted the wheels that stupid white, to obviously try to change its appearrance somewhat.
Bit busy with the D' at the moment, but I will sort it this summer.