erst estate going 4wd,now on the road

[Twins]

Great work ,love the badge idea

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[ConnollyGT30]

Fuck me mate...good job you are doing there,i wouldnt know where to start

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by Twins

Great work ,love the badge idea

cheers mate i just thought it would be a nice little touch and subtle aswell

[jonesymk2]

got a bit more done today and theres definately no going back now lol i decided it would be easier to cut out the whole floor from beneath where the rear seat goes so i drilled all the spot welds out,then removed the floor from the chassis then cut the chassis out

the rear of the sill were rusty so cut them out both sides and replaced them with some 1/8 inch thick metal which will strengthen the area a bit


also welded a plate onto the floor where it goes vertical to the base of the seat,this will also strengthen the area aswell,i had to cut into the plate slightly so i could get an angle in the metal to match the shape of the floor

had a few holes from where i drilled the spot welds out holding the chassis so plug welded those aswell
got a few more plates to weld in tomorrow and should have the sierra chassis welded in place late tomorrow afternoon

[Glenn.]

Good luck mate i hope it all goes to plan ok.

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by Glenny Boy

Good luck mate i hope it all goes to plan ok.

cheers mate so do i lol

[Glenn.]

It will be a tool when its done.

[jonesymk2]

got a bit more done today,got the strengthening plate welded in on the other side and the holes plug welded up


i then got 2 more plates welded in 1 on each side,these are the main pieces that will be holding the weight of the front beam mounts once they are welded into the floor a bit more



i then got the sierra chassis bolted to the diff and beam and then jacked it up into place roughly


tomorrow i will measure up everything then get it all in place and can then start welding the chassis into place

[danny_boy699]

nice work mate

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by danny_boy699

nice work mate

cheers mate

[jonesymk2]

just having a break at the moment so thought i would update a little,i got the chassis measured and lined up then tacked in place,started to weld it and i ran out of gas for the welder,managed to get some today after no luck yesterday and have started the welding now properly,will get a few pics up later after ive got a bit more done

[jonesymk2]

heres a few pics of what i got done today,finished welding part of the rear shock mounts,just got to make some filler plates for where i cut the original shock mounts out


as the sierra chassis sits a bit higher than the escort chassis i made up some plates to join the 2



ended up like this


so i got some cardboard and held it underneath and took a template for each side then welded them in place aswell


once that was done i started welding the floor in again that goes under the rear seat

i just need to trim it up a bit more then can weld a new plate in for the floor and trim it to suit then,will hopefully have a lot more done over the weekend

[BIG TONY RS]

Wow your doing well mate good on you keep going looks like a lot of progress

Tony

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by BIG TONY RS

Wow your doing well mate good on you keep going looks like a lot of progress

Tony

cheers mate,yeh i will keep going on it as im trying to keep to my deadlins to have it at ford fair as a rolling shell

[BIG TONY RS]

Originally Posted by jonesymk2

cheers mate,yeh i will keep going on it as im trying to keep to my deadlins to have it at ford fair as a rolling shell

Good man

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by BIG TONY RS

Good man

im going to get everything all welded up and looking original in the boot 1st then i will start on the front hopefully during next week

[jonesymk2]

got a bit more done over the weekend but ran out of welding wire so not as much as i would have liked,got the car on a tilter so i could get welding underneath

had to box off the chassis to the floor,started like this

then ended like this,just got to do the other side when i get the tilter swapped round


started welding in a sheet of metal for the floor,its not the neatest but its not going to be seen

i will hopefully have the rear finished tuesday at the latest

[GINGExR2 T]

Good progress so far mate, I'll be starting mine over the winter hopefully.

[Twins]

[Acidburn]

Looking good, how was the underside of the car? much of the dreaded rust or surprisingly good? also what areas you planning on beefing up?

[jonesymk2]

the underside of the estate is actually very good for its age,the only bits of rot are the back ends of the sills which i will be boxing off anyway to clear the rear suspension and the battery tray needs doing and the rear bottom edge of the rear 1\4s behind the bumper and thats all,all the new sections that im welding in are being seam welded so should be strong enough anyway

[jonesymk2]

also got a small amount done today but have run out of gas again lol also havnt got any cutting discs for the grinder,i just need to make up some templates for all the blanking plates then when i get the cutting discs i will get them cut out and welded in,i reckon i need another 4 hours with everything that i need and the backend will be finished

[Acidburn]

Sounding good, I seriously want to come back to the ford fold after selling my s2, currently have an s4 but not sure i'll enjoy that. Trying to decide between either a rs turbo or cosworth sapphire rep with zetec turbo. Biggest thing thats putting me off currently is with the audi's I have had no problems with rust etc.

Still miss both my estates (had one mk3 and 1 mrk4) both of which suffered seriously from rust.

[jonesymk2]

ive got another mk4 estate that i use everyday and its a bit of a dog really will probably only last another couple years before it gets to much to repair for the mot,the good thing with this estate though is that im only the 3rd owner on it,the girl i bought it from only owned it a year and ive owned it about 5 years now so that helps to how clean it is plus when i got it it only had 66000 miles on the clock aswell

[jonesymk2]

this has come to a halt for a few days as im having trouble getting hold of a bottle of gas for the welder,im hoping to have something sorted tomorrow so i can get going on it again as ford fair is getting close now lol

[Glenn.]

Well i hope its finished for ford fair mate.It looks like your miles of though.

[jonesymk2]

i just want it into a rolling shell for ford fair,the rear will only take a few hours once i get gas sorted for the welder as ive got all the blanking plates i need made up and ready to weld in,then i just need to get the tunnel and front end sorted then lol

[combi van man]

excellent progress mate,keep the updates coming

[ZVH,RST]

your making a good jod of it ,keep the updates coming

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by combi van man

excellent progress mate,keep the updates coming

cheers mate i will hopefully have some gas sorted tomorrow so can get the back end finished

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by ZVH,RST

your making a good jod of it ,keep the updates coming

cheers mate,i will update it as soon as i get a bit more done

[Glenn.]

Is it still a canny way off from being finished.

[rst in breaking]

excellent progress since i last see it, keep up the good work and good luck with your deadlines

[one_nineRS]

very very impressive stuff...keep it up..it will all be worth it in the end...

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by Glenny Boy

Is it still a canny way off from being finished.

i think the front will be easier imo the biggest job will be the tunnel,ive only got about 4 or 5 hours work left on the back to complete that once i manage to get some welding gas

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by rst in breaking

excellent progress since i last see it, keep up the good work and good luck with your deadlines

cheers mate im still aiming for ford fair but its going to be very close

[Matt carter]

I am liking this. Good luck mate hope it all gos well.

[jonesymk2]

Originally Posted by Matt carter

I am liking this. Good luck mate hope it all gos well.

cheers mate,definately getting gas for the welder tomorrow now so can get going on it again tomorrow night

[danny_boy699]

Originally Posted by jonesymk2

the underside of the estate is actually very good for its age,the only bits of rot are the back ends of the sills which i will be boxing off anyway to clear the rear suspension and the battery tray needs doing and the rear bottom edge of the rear 1\4s behind the bumper and thats all,all the new sections that im welding in are being seam welded so should be strong enough anyway

i have the lower rear quater panels mate, 1 is complete the other 1 i cut the section out then spoted i had the wrong 1's, offers if they any good to you

[combi van man]

what are you doing for a petrol tank?i kno your a long way of from it but just looking through the resto & wondered if you thought of it?