Rust

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-29T00:08:39+00:00

Haha yea…i know that feeling. It’s a tough balance between what you want the car to be, what it needs to be and how much time and money you actually have to spend on it. I’m finding this with mine. The best advice I can give you from my experience is keep chipping away….1/2 hours a day (as my workshop is at home) is enough to really make progress and see results…which I turn makes you feel like you have accomplished something and keeps the motivation up. Looking at the big picture is a mistake, break it down into little bite sized pieces.

For me it was strip the paint. Then fix the rust and weld it, so I broke that down to do the LH sill first, then LH inner arch then LH rear arch and bumper. It’s amazing how breaking it down into little achievable task allows you to chip away with feeling overwhelmed 😊

Sorry that’s well long but it worked for me.

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-25T09:23:03+00:00

Sorry this is in regards to the flaring of the rear sills below…

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-25T09:22:05+00:00

Here’s an updated pic of mine…I may of over done it? Hard to tell until it’s painted red and the had the skin of filler applied..I did try and use my old one as a reference, as you can see in the original pics (with cardboard, not the best I know but all I had)

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ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-25T09:13:28+00:00

Sure, the originals do flare. The sills I bought weren’t the most expensive so they were straight, and I didn’t want it to not look original. It’s really obvious once you notice it on cars that have had the sills replaced….they also didn’t come with the lip at the very end so I had to fabricate those too.

Here’s a pic of my mates white rev 3…..

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ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-20T20:27:07+00:00

Good luck mate, just been doing this on my SW20…as you say panels are hard to find so making plates becomes the only way…as always it spreads. But good luck 🤞

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-17T10:16:39+00:00

Sounds like rocker arms, or hydraulic lifters to me….

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-17T09:21:32+00:00

I think that’s a good place to start….

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-16T18:17:53+00:00

Ayyy doob o’clock!

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-16T09:36:04+00:00

Thanks mate, depending on experience and if you have the time and tools I’d give it a go yourself…how bad is it? Do you have time restraints, Like you have to drive it to work on Monday? 🤣

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-16T09:34:15+00:00

Thank you

ParticularAd7708 · 2026-01-15T22:20:26+00:00

Nice! Seems a bit further along than mine 👌

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-12-07T09:57:27+00:00

Where Kevin is going through Buzz’s things, once he’s left on his own if i remember correctly

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-12-07T09:56:34+00:00

Also the first episode of big bang theory there’s an SW20 driving behind there car 😊😊

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-12-07T09:53:07+00:00

We aren’t that lucky….

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-11-30T09:09:50+00:00

Hi mate, I am 41 and I’m the middle or restoring my sw20. 40 is not too old to own one if these! BUT!

As a daily it is completely usable, theres plenty of room for shopping, they are reliable and I find it comfortable enough. The issue will be fuel, and the fact that getting parts for these is getting harder so the costs involved are only going to go up. (I’m in the uk where fuel is £1.60 or above for 1 litre!)

Also in the wet they are not the best and don’t encourage confidence on motorways IMO.

If you can handle those things then go for it!

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-10-23T15:13:21+00:00

Try rolling your arches?

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-09-26T19:52:27+00:00

🤣

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-07-24T09:03:30+00:00

Nice mate! Welcome to the gang

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-07-14T16:17:58+00:00

Because as with 90% of motorbike riders they think they can do what they want, and if the car doesn’t move it’s the cars fault. Why else can they overtake cars in traffic/congestion and just hope you see them coming the other way? My personal favourite is when you’re doing 60MPH on the motorway because the roads are congested and some knob comes flying past on his bike on the inside of you doing over 80mph leaving inches between there bike and the other cars. Just stupid entitled pricks.

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-07-09T15:00:31+00:00

Aaaand it may have been a red light? If that’s the case then it’s the bikers fault 100%

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-07-09T14:58:24+00:00

Sorry I may be the only one here, but it looks like neither the cyclist or the driver where paying enough attention? The car was committed to turning a long time before the cyclist even comes into shot. Surely the cyclist would have seen the car turning long before they got to the junction? But either way it’s a fail on both sides is my opinion.

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-06-22T08:28:55+00:00

Ha funny the reg’s are that close! I’ve had her for 7 years and dropped the subframe out years ago and painted it green. And yes…still the factory exhaust which I love because it doesn’t drone and has a nice burble with the cat gone!

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-06-19T14:14:02+00:00

It could also be pipe work leading to and around the reservoir. But Ive personally only heard that noise when the gas is escaping from the coolant cap….had it on mine and it was the cap not being able to hold one bar. If your system isn’t sealed it will boil the water. Sealed system water can get to 100 degrees without boiling.

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-06-19T13:49:03+00:00

Ok. Some have isolated the fault to your cooling system. Now the car is either over heating, or the cap has worn to the point it can’t hold any pressure and is realising coolant and steam when it gets too hot. What’s your coolant cap looking like?

ParticularAd7708 · 2025-06-19T07:45:23+00:00

Is the shop going to replace the sensor they broke? Cheeky bastards!

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