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Frame Restoration - Bandit - 22 Apr 2008
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!!
![[Image: Pic35.jpg]](http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/Pic12.jpg[/IMG[IMG]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/Pic31.jpg[img]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/Pic35.jpg)
- Bandit - 22 Apr 2008
![[Image: Pic31.jpg]](http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/Pic31.jpg)
- Bandit - 22 Apr 2008
![[Image: Pic12.jpg]](http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/Pic12.jpg)
- TheOriginalMrP - 22 Apr 2008
Keep at it mate, you're doing a grand job there. Try your best to have it sorted for eurotec!
Ben
- Bandit - 24 Apr 2008
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!!
![[Image: 24042008055.jpg]](http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/gixer14/24042008055.jpg)
- Dan6457 - 24 Apr 2008
Your frame looks really solid
- Bandit - 24 Apr 2008
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 - 24 Apr 2008
Now thats what I call quick work, Should have it back together for the bank holiday
Chris
- mnickels - 24 Apr 2008
I need a furnace somewhere in Ireland. There has to be one!!!
- Bandit - 24 Apr 2008
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 - 24 Apr 2008
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 - 24 Apr 2008
I'll be on the next boat lol. Can you send me the contact details of the company who did it please
- steve.s - 25 Apr 2008
hi
off topic, but the first pic....is that a mk2 rs2000 under the cover?
- Chris Hawes - 25 Apr 2008
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 - 25 Apr 2008
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.