RYE 252R Restoration

Not had as much time to spend on her as I had hoped, managed to remove the engine, gearbox and rear suspension/swing arms, heat shield is removed as looking very tatty and the good news is the engine bay is looking very tidy and rust free! Seats and carpets out and the drivers floor pan is a big mess.

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Started to rub down any suspicious looking bits, a bubble in the paintwork on the roll over bar turned out to be covering up a load of filler.

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Front passenger side suspension turret also turned to be filled.

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Front drivers side has a small hole but metal looks good from this side.

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Under floor coolant pipes are shot, one has a repair immediately as it exits the box at the rear, the other crumbled away when I tried to remove the hose, full of brown sludge too!

It has now dawned on me that I have took on a much bigger project than I first thought, spoke to a local restoration company who basically said drop off the car, pay us £1000 and well be in touch when it runs out!

My next job is to learn to weld! luckily the husband of a friend of my wife is a very good welder, hopefully get some lessons.

Another week and it should be on a rotisserie and I should find out just exactly how bad it is.

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