West of Scotland RSOC

The time has come to get the Saph back to its former glory after WOS day at Knockhill. The decision to repair the damage and put it back on the road was quickly shelfed in favour of a full body restoration.

Its actually been away since October last year. Borrowed as a cross reference for someone elses rebuild (Damaged 11K mile car and a brand new shell. This one is gonna be stunning when finished)

Away to its temp. new home


The years have been pretty good to the Saph, with only minimal repairs needing done. Heres a wee peek after some investigation work.
PS - Thanks Scott (rsbandit) for the wheels, so i can get the Escos rims off and into storage

No going back now



Arch is quite good but new one will be fitted.




Same this side, but new arch anyway




Damage from Knockhill. Fortunately this door needed replaced anyway, fooked along the bottom


Back panel is not bad for a 16 year old car


Not the worst


A small repair to the bottom of the wing required and new jacking point needed


All in all, not bad for an auld Ford

seems pretty solid mate not need much in the way of cash to revive it too its former glory by looking at they pics.good luck

ps wits that wae the azevs on it ..a fez or a nova to settle a dispute

good stuff mate, be good to see her back in pristine condition,

It will be worth it as you know Stu!!
Its a nice example and will be alot better when its completed!!

Same here! I'd leave those arches just where they are!

good stuff stu be like new when you get it back

seen it the other day when up to see gibby

LOOKS GOOD STU,BET UR HAPPY PROGRESS IS GETTING MADE,NICE ONE

clip em Stu , Gibby is correct, paint will only disguise the rust for so long , and year after year you'll be painting the arches

they are no that bad but preventitive maintenance is always the best policy , especially when you are keeping the car !!

imagine the scene , bubbles after say 2 months , and a no happy Stu or Gibbster , water / dampness always finds its way
back through catty etc , good work peeps , do less now than more later !!!

If your going to keep the car its worth doing right good luck with it & keep the pics coming

the car as a whole is pretty good for 16yr old motor m8 . cant wait to see the finished result

Right there stu not much rust for its age u must be a buffty boy then

Speaking from experience Stu dont bother Taking short cuts wiv the arches mate. Had mine done apparently they ground them out and welded in the holes and ground them off. Got the car back, 2 weeks later they bubbled and not even in same place where i had put it in 2 be done. For the sake of 20 quid a arch ad get them cut out and put in mate. Save a lot of bother later on. are ya getting a full shoot done on the car and painting floor etc ?

Good man its for the best. I only had one to do on mine like so just got whole back quarter painted , cant even tell where its been done like. Was gonna do floor on mine but then a thought i would not use it so just gonna get it waxoiled and maybe just get arms,tank,anti roll bars powder coated in the winter.driveshafts etc and go concourse next year lol i think not !

I dont bother with underside detailing, cannae see it anyway.
Cars for using and enjoying, fook concours . Its nice to see but not for me

should be mint when finished stu

look fwd to seeing it mate

Hope it's all good good when its finished