1989 TWR XJRS Coupe - Gallery Part 1
The TWR XJRS once belonging to Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is now being fully restored. In poor bodily shape this car will have a full body strip, shotblast and lots of welding - but then it has lots of history!
The current owner wants the original body repaired and prepared to last, with fully rebuilt engine and new interior. Not for the faint-hearted!
Click here for the full restoration story | View part 2 of the restoration gallery
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The beginning! Doesn't look too bad at first... |
Still not looking too bad... |
Some challenges ahead! |
A posts pretty far gone |
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Bonnet's a write-off |
Door gone in strange places... |
Some new species of moulds growing here! |
Interior worn and wet |
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Woods are all gone |
Preparing to remove engine |
Out she comes... |
Fully out - not without a fight! |
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Right hand damper mounting very bad |
One of those 'before' shots! |
Are we downhearted? No! |
Challenging around the RH Headlamp |
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Left hand front of floor pan gone |
Right hand rear floor pan |
What's left of a jacking point |
Empty shell, awaiting blasting and welding... |
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Rear, fully stripped |
This car would not float! |
Passenger's view! |
Left hand front jacking point before... |
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Left hand front jacking point after blasting |
Off to be shotblasted just up the road |
Blasting begins... |
A messy process, but the best way to deal with this level of rust |
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Front stripped before blasting... |
...and after. Good paint areas on roof etc will be left for gentler preparation... |
Proper job! |
Inside before blasting... |
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...and after. Plenty of metal left. |
Off to the bodyshop! |
Shell in bodyshop. Cutting out begins... |
New front damper mounting welded in |
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...and the other one |
Right hand floor pan welded in |
Right hand sill removed |
Right hand sill, door inner hinge plate, outer panel and B post welded in place |
