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Yep, definitely good news Spoddy, it'll see the road again at some stage

Inside the arches had been repaired previously. Unfortunately, with fibreglass

The rust on it now
- Front of each chassis legs needs repairing
- The piece by the rear wheels connected to the trailing arms need replacing
- Holes on the rear of the sills
- The bootlip beneath the seal has rusted through, letting water in

Other than that, it's just surface. Now, I wouldn't have much experience with rusty cars, so when I was at the other welder, they were tapping everywhere and saying this and that is rotten and needs to be replaced. I had sunk alot of cash into it at that stage, and every day there seemed to be something else going wrong, so this seemed like the final straw.

I brought it down to a buddy of mine who is restoring a mk1 Escort and his Uncle who has restored plenty of cars over the years, and they were shocked that someone thought it was a write off. They reckon the other guys just didn't want to tackle it.

So, it is getting welded up now

Good, Good, Plenty of pics please when you get the chance.

Haven't updated this in a while. Got the FB back last weekend. All welded up, resprayed and looking good Still a few bits to do before it goes back on the road, but the body work is all done now!





Couple of problems. One, we seem to have misplaced the box of badges and couple of trim items. I can buy new badges, thats fine, but the two triangular bits that go at the end of the rear side windows are missing too. Anyone know where I might be able to find new ones?

Other problem is that the offset on the rear Longchamps look a bit too wide, about half an inch outside the arch A buddy has a set of Work Mesh that he's happy to trade with me, if they fit.

Gold meshies on a red car = hot

yeah, they'll do

I'll test fit them this weekend, see how they look. I'll post up some pics

Oh, and found the badges and stuff. Success!

Had an unbelievable day at the First Irish National Rotary Meet. Amazing turnout. I was the only FB there, only one Cosmo and one FC, but a whole heap of FDs and 8s. Plus a fantastic Rotary-powered Vauxhall Victor with an RX3 frame. Awesome day Mazda Ireland sponsored it and are putting together a video of the event too.




Here's the media thread: http://www.irishrotary.com/forum/phpBB3 ... =20&t=7633

Great result, you should be very proud.

Thanks man, I really am Considering it wasn't too long ago I was being told it was only good for scrap. The car is running and handling like a dream, too. Never missed a beat the whole day.

Great work, she looks fantastic !