Total Under Car Refresh/Refurb on RS2

[rustybullethole]

image_75432.jpg Part 3

More parts coming off now, the big stuff, subframes and all the uprights, drive shafts too

Rear Subframe 4.jpgRear Subframe 6.jpgFront Wishbone 1.jpgRear Subframe 7.jpgRear Uprights and Drive Shafts 1.jpgFront Subframe 1.jpgUnderneath 4.jpgRear Subframe 2.jpgRear Subframe 1.jpg

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All the brake lines and fuel lines will be changed too, if Nick comes on here he will be able to give more details on what has been used. He will also be putting stainless flexible brake hoses on where flexi`s are fitted. All nuts, bolts, small items and small springs were also dealt with, as can be see below. So in the next set of pictures we start to get all the parts back and start rebuilkding sub assemblies.

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The wheels have also been refurbed

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IMG-20190704-WA0013.jpgRear Wishbone.jpgRear Wishbone.jpgCaliper 3.jpg Brake Calipers came back looking really nice too

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Wish bones and subframes have come back too from being powder coated

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[rustybullethole]

Rear Wishbone.jpg

[rustybullethole]

This looks very nice as its so different to the rubbish that was taken off, hopefully it will now last for at least another 20 years

Rear Subframe Rebuild 1.jpg

Thats about it for the time being but im promised that more pictures will be coming my way very soon in the next few days so once they arrive i will get them up on here asap.

[ThatGUY]

Lovely progress; I deeply enjoy seeing these restoration projects.

Keep us posted.

[rustybullethole]

ThatGUY I certainly will, i forgot to mention that new disc`s, pads, wheel bearings, CV boots, (Inner and Outer), Poly bushes all round, new rear control arms, new track rods, new ARB drop links, new ABS sensors will be fitted too. New foglights, re-coated front grill (upper and lower), new RS2 Badges front and rear.

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Some more pictures

Grill Badge and Rings.jpgFront Grill and Badge 1.jpgFront of Car 1.jpgRear Badge.jpgFront Bumper 1.jpgGrill and Bumper Mesh 1.jpg

[John.]

That's looking really nice, will it be getting a wax coating of some description when it's all refitted to the car?

[rustybullethole]

John, i hadnt thought about putting any protection on it but thinking about it, it sounds a good idea, i might ask Nick if he recommends it. He has sent me a couple more pictures through of the front subframe coming together.

Front Subframe 1 26-7.jpgFront Subframe 2 26-7.jpgFront Subframe 3 26-7.jpg

[quattrito]

Everything looks great, but strange that rear upper wishnones are not the forged ones.

[rustybullethole]

The car is totally original, so maybe there was some change made at some time. Just checked on the parts website and yes youre right they were only done in cast, not pressed steel, how odd.

[John.]

John, i hadnt thought about putting any protection on it but thinking about it, it sounds a good idea, i might ask Nick if he recommends it.....

It certainly won't to it any harm, even if you just did the high impact areas or where water won't easily drain from? When it looks as good as in the above pictures, it might feel like spoiling it ??……..but it would be another line of defence in keeping it good for another 20 years.

This stuff claims to be almost transparent ……. https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion...ments/dynax-uc

[rustybullethole]

John, thanks very much for the recommendation on that, it looks good gear.

[John.]

I've used the Dynax S-50 stuff before, it comes with a long lance/nozzle so you can get it right into the insides of the chassis/box sections, also used it on the bits you can see. I rate their stuff, wouldn't use anything else at the moment.