rambo11

LOOK WHAT I FOUND when i took the rear spat off gutted !

mondeomark

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

markc

nout some metal and a welder cant fix

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Not the end of the world ,get it fixed and it will be better than new

MikeyXR2i

Nothing really, not for the age of the car. Find one thas been out in all weathers for 20 odd years, be no arch left.

Willem

been there 2 times before and am doing it for the 3rd time now, and I'm just a hobbywelder, but I find it the worst thing to do, your luck is that its an escort, little more space to work than a fiesta

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

nasty, get it sorted, lol

black r3

mate your worried about that i just restored my 1980 xr3 & i still aint happy with it!!

rambo11

half way there! bast...d found another hole


dread to tink wats on the other side

rambo11

ive welded the outer arch on now just got to tac them both together now so its doubled skinned like it should be, luckally the welding is still coverded by the rear spat

MikeyXR2i

Mate thas a decent looking repair has to be said. Have u used underseal there? If so what one?

Munch

you was moaning about nothing really

rambo11

ive not undersealed yet gto to drill a hole so i can put the gromet back in

the welding was bad untill i ground it off

mercury grey minter

An escort that needs welding,never heard of that before.lol

grunter

more like a ford that needs welding neva heard that before lol

MikeyXR2i

Don't bother drilling a hole for the grommet, thas why it rusted to start with, the metal cap that was in there rusts and transfers it to the inner arch around the hole.

rambo11

got carryed away with the underseal and hamerite

xr3-keith

looking good


keep up the good work

rambo11

cheers

rambo11

this is it today 7 may 2006



found some brand new adjustable rear torsion arms down wales last week so ive managed to put some of the back end to gether now at last

tim10_10

iTrader: (1)

What set up are you using up front? Are you using adjustable track control arms?

rambo11

yes that is is the plan when i get there

tim10_10

iTrader: (1)

Ive done the same on mine adjustable tca's and 16i roll bar and cross memeber just needs aligning now, hopefully get sum negative camber then

rambo11

i couldnt find a good 16i one so i got a s1 turbo instead

tim10_10

iTrader: (1)

Typical i could of done with a s1 for mine as the 16i hits the lower apron on the s1 kit. Any way top job keep up the gd work.

rambo11

cheers mate looks like you nearly done

xr3-keith

Looking Good Rambo11

What else you doing to it

rambo11

thanks for looking Killer
well the plans are put disc brakes all round the brackets are already on the rear. Hopefully when i come to underseal and paint under the front it wont need any more welding!
.s1 front anti rollbar .Change the 4speed box to my quafe box . then run it till the 1.6 gives up shouldnt take long cause i stopped putting the lead replacement in it now

rambo11

this is it today when i turned it round to do the front. no exhaust on sounded like a V8 lol

xr3-keith

coming along nicely rambo,

Mine has a big hole in the back box where my best mate and mecanic punched it and now it sounds like a janspeed

rambo11

had to remove battery tray to tidy up some welding done in the past

before

after

tim10_10

iTrader: (1)

Looking good mate you going for a full resto? Really like the sun burst red ones

markc

u should really m8ty they are there for waxoyling the sills, just zinc primer everyere b4 hand including the plug and use sealant

rambo11

i wouldnt say im restoring it i just want it to last another 24 years hopefully still with all its original pannels like its got , im just gona bring the power,brakes,and suspension up to date thanks

MikeyXR2i

Nah you can waxoyl in there from inside the car. Take the inner quarter panel out, then slide a waxoyl tube down into the sill.

markc

yeah true but it makes it easier to get rigt to the end with the waxoyl gun so u kno every where is covered

xr3-keith

Looking good fella

rambo11

cheers m8

xr3-keith

Rambo11 whats going on man, no updates for ages

rambo11

im losing interest in it , been on holiday just picked my new engine up the other day though