mallard green S2 resto (24/7/11, fuel filler relocation complete) - Page 2

AndyKam · 10-08-2008, 10:15 PM

Lovely mate, cant wait to see it up and running.

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Lee Reynolds · 10-08-2008, 11:25 PM

good work pal

Brian · 11-08-2008, 12:56 PM

Very nice mate

Brian

scortpower · 11-08-2008, 05:53 PM

great project , cant beat mallard green when its been polished and in the sun they look awsome thats one thing i love about the colour of mine

RSandy · 11-08-2008, 08:34 PM

cheers for the nice comments everybody

the whole shell has been 1500 n 2000 grade wet flatted now, and machine polished with g3, and already the finish is looking impeccable, as close to glass as we could get!!!

going to give it a machine polish with the 3m finesse-it to get rid of the fine swirl marks caused by the g3, then she will be perfect

will try and get some pics up when i get access to a decent camera to do the finish justice, hard to tell on a camera fone and with limited light

Phil2002 · 11-08-2008, 09:15 PM

who cares whats on the log book that is a ford well worthy of the rs badge. stunning car great work.

Benni · 12-08-2008, 02:45 AM

This is fantastic; Mallard Green is my all time favorite ford color. Keep up the good work.

Benni.

bigryrs · 12-08-2008, 09:18 AM

Nice project mate it looks mint i would have given up already my escort wasnt as rusty as that and i gave up and sold it i kinda wish id kept it now keep up the good work this is gonna be a cracker when its finito

reborns1 · 27-08-2008, 12:49 AM

looks nice mate looking forward to those pics

NIMRODS_RST · 27-08-2008, 08:58 AM

looking good will keep an eye on this tread

Gadget · 27-08-2008, 09:26 AM

Absolutely stunning mate, you and your mates should be proud!
Love it and keep the updates coming!

Great job!!

RSandy · 03-09-2008, 10:26 PM

ok, update 1

been busy stripping down and repainting my coilovers

and the springs...

also, sorted out the suspension bolts iv managed to source to date from ford, plenty more to get hold of, but this lot cost me near enough 40quid as it is!!! shocking, but genuine is the way...

RSandy · 03-09-2008, 10:32 PM

bodywork update

as stated before, the removed panels all suffered from surface reaction for unknown reasons, with blistering all over. so these had to be dealt with. plus 1 of the doors was sourced from elsewhere as a replacement, and it reacted very badly along a swage line, so this was a major issue to be dealt with also

door reaction...

and the process of taking 320grit and a DA to fresh expensive laquer and paint

and due to this not being my garage, the compressor set up has to be somewhat portable, so heres our mobile office lol....

compressor in each and a load of hose, job done

and all the panels finished down to 800grit once more, with the reacted door areas flatted right down, filled, and then high build primer to cover..

next up, final prep, with some 1k filler for any of the deep blisters that need a bit of attention, then a final go over with 800grit and then some scotch, and jobs a gudden, ready for paint....AGAIN!!!!

chadrst · 03-09-2008, 10:43 PM

looking gud keep up the work

Paul_RS · 03-09-2008, 11:16 PM

Amazing project!

Can't wait for the next update

Thrifty94 · 03-09-2008, 11:28 PM

cant wait to see the end product!

RSandy · 29-09-2008, 10:08 PM

bit of a bodywork update

got the panels resprayed again, and this time successfully without laquer reaction, which is awesome!!!

only have pics of the bonnet, and all the panels are currently in the process of being colour flatted and machine polished to remove the inevitable shit that landed in the laquer

and heres the mobile office, my work van, complete with work kit, getting covered in paint during mixing and overspray haha. note its being done in pitch black, with the revrse light of another car lighting it lol

will get some more pics 2moro hopefully of the freshly polished panels

RSandy · 29-09-2008, 10:14 PM

sprayed up my new TCA's as they are uncoated cast metal as standard which will only surface rust and look terrible after 5 mins

prepped and primed my bonnet hinges ready to paint

then began fitting my polybush kit

1st major problem was the inner rear trailing arm bush. we removed the old bush, and of course the outer sleeve shifted as a result, so this had to be removed also. but the polybush kit didnt come with an outer sleeve, nor did the polybushes fit tightly without said outer sleeve, so ended up with a huge gap and a huge issue

in the end, i had to buy standard replacements from ford, and fit them in, complete with their outer sleeve. so far havent bothered to cut out the inner part of the bush to replace with the polybush, may leave them standard to avoid hassle, we shall see

fitted the rest of the polybushes though:

i have the rest of the kit, but obviously they are bushes that just drop in upon assembly, so no pics of them

RSandy · 29-09-2008, 10:16 PM

couple of other bits and bobs iv acquired

new harnesses (have 2)

OMP 3" harnesses, with the eyelit style mouting points

and this is what near enough £100quid gets you from ford in terms of nuts and bolts and washers and seals for suspension resto...

not a fat lot!!!! lol

all very nice n shiny n zinc coated genuine spec kit, so cant complain, no hassle trying to find nuts and bolts to fit now

Rs Adz · 30-09-2008, 07:03 AM

looks mint so far mate keep up the cracking work mate

Twins · 30-09-2008, 07:46 AM

Looks great

Tony Turbo · 30-09-2008, 11:36 AM

That looks like it will be a really nice car when it is all done. I fancied doing mine Mallard Green at the start, but we wouldn't have been able to do a proper colour change like you have on the inside and still kept in budget/ time scale.

Very nice!

Tev · 30-09-2008, 01:01 PM

Henrikmk3 · 30-09-2008, 10:59 PM

That Escort will be really nice when its finnished ! Love the work u done to it so far

Will keep looking at this project.

Zetecfiesta · 30-09-2008, 11:33 PM

that looks stunning mate!

RSandy · 01-10-2008, 09:34 PM

cheers for the nice comments every1

started colour flatting and polishing the sprayed panels last night, got the tailgate, bonnet, and 1 door done. bonnet needs a bit more 1500 work and another mopping to remove the remaining blemishes (i was flatting the bonnet, and due to bein shit scared of catchin an edge and ruining the whole thing, it took me twice as long to do half the job haha)

couple of pics mid polish...

tailgate really shows the depth and shine, really come up well

will get the other door and the bonnet done next week, to a standard where they will only need a quick machine polish again once mounted on the car, as its hard to put enough pressure on when they are precariously balanced on workmates and random stands lol

also, just ordered myself a few more bits from ford, set of dashboard bolts, some injector seals, and a new VIN plate as mine has not only seen better days, but has also done a disappearing act lol

rs1072 · 01-10-2008, 09:45 PM

Looking Good Mate

RSandy · 05-10-2008, 08:39 PM

started to strip down my rear hubs ready for paint/powdercoat and reassembly of the rear disc set up

the good bits..

and the bits off to the tip..

decided i wanted to bufty spec my top engine mount, so dug out 2 i had lying around, and stripped em both down to make up 1 good 1...

think this rubber mount had seen better days, both end plates had ripped off...

going to see about sourcing a new rubber section from ford if poss, then have the main metal section powder coated black, with the previously zinc coated section either zinc'd again, or just painted gold

also, moved my bonnet and bootlid back home and placed them on the car to have a look...

chuffed with the way the bonnet looks, vent looks real subtle now its all 1 colour and on the car

jonnyrsturbo · 05-10-2008, 09:36 PM

like that mate

adie_mwell · 06-10-2008, 12:44 AM

coming on nice mate cant wait to see her all finished and built up

AndyKam · 06-10-2008, 01:07 AM

I love this project.

Brian · 06-10-2008, 10:04 AM

Looks stunning mate

Brian

scott1987 · 06-10-2008, 10:32 AM

looks great mate!!! look forward to seein more!!!

hevangel · 06-10-2008, 12:55 PM

looks great

lol at the mobile office

woolford · 06-10-2008, 06:43 PM

looks top fella keep it up.

ram · 06-10-2008, 08:07 PM

love it

hai07222 · 06-10-2008, 09:12 PM

Coming together now. great work!

Jumbo · 21-10-2008, 09:41 PM

Any updates Andy? Me and Coley are itching to pop round and see how your getting on!!!

smila · 21-10-2008, 09:59 PM

you have come along way with it since i saw it when i bought that chipped ecu off you for my mate well done

RSandy · 22-10-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smila

you have come along way with it since i saw it when i bought that chipped ecu off you for my mate well done

cheers mate, yeh things have moved on quite a bit since then, hope the ECU found a happy home, certainly aint anywhere near to fitting an ECU to mine yet lol

scott, pm sent mate, pop round whenever, my ass is currently unemployed after being made redundant, so car gettin a few more hours attention

will drop an update up soon, as iv started bolting up the suspension, and im juat awaiting a few more nuts, bolts, and washers that iv just this second ordered from ford, as they seem to think i didnt need quite a few when i placed my main order!!! lol

10-08-2008, 11:25 PM	#42
Lee Reynolds 20K+ Super Poster. Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 21,788 Rep Power: 30	good work pal __________________

11-08-2008, 12:56 PM	#43
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11-08-2008, 05:53 PM	#44
scortpower PassionFord Regular Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: blackpool Posts: 409 Rep Power: 5	great project , cant beat mallard green when its been polished and in the sun they look awsome thats one thing i love about the colour of mine __________________

11-08-2008, 09:15 PM	#46
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12-08-2008, 02:45 AM	#47
Benni Ban[B][/B]ned Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Pool. Posts: 33,958 Rep Power: 40	This is fantastic; Mallard Green is my all time favorite ford color. Keep up the good work. Benni. __________________ Bennitard.

11-08-2008, 08:34 PM	#45
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	cheers for the nice comments everybody the whole shell has been 1500 n 2000 grade wet flatted now, and machine polished with g3, and already the finish is looking impeccable, as close to glass as we could get!!! going to give it a machine polish with the 3m finesse-it to get rid of the fine swirl marks caused by the g3, then she will be perfect will try and get some pics up when i get access to a decent camera to do the finish justice, hard to tell on a camera fone and with limited light

12-08-2008, 09:18 AM	#48
bigryrs Angus rs spares Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (10) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: montrose scotland Posts: 3,661 Rep Power: 8	Nice project mate it looks mint i would have given up already my escort wasnt as rusty as that and i gave up and sold it i kinda wish id kept it now keep up the good work this is gonna be a cracker when its finito

27-08-2008, 12:49 AM	#49
reborns1 Part of the Furniture Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: sidcup kent Posts: 158 Rep Power: 4	looks nice mate looking forward to those pics

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27-08-2008, 09:26 AM	#51
Gadget Advanced Retarded user Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: back and beyond Posts: 2,602 Rep Power: 11	Absolutely stunning mate, you and your mates should be proud! Love it and keep the updates coming! Great job!!

03-09-2008, 10:26 PM	#52
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	ok, update 1 been busy stripping down and repainting my coilovers and the springs... also, sorted out the suspension bolts iv managed to source to date from ford, plenty more to get hold of, but this lot cost me near enough 40quid as it is!!! shocking, but genuine is the way...

03-09-2008, 10:32 PM	#53
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	bodywork update as stated before, the removed panels all suffered from surface reaction for unknown reasons, with blistering all over. so these had to be dealt with. plus 1 of the doors was sourced from elsewhere as a replacement, and it reacted very badly along a swage line, so this was a major issue to be dealt with also door reaction... and the process of taking 320grit and a DA to fresh expensive laquer and paint and due to this not being my garage, the compressor set up has to be somewhat portable, so heres our mobile office lol.... compressor in each and a load of hose, job done and all the panels finished down to 800grit once more, with the reacted door areas flatted right down, filled, and then high build primer to cover.. next up, final prep, with some 1k filler for any of the deep blisters that need a bit of attention, then a final go over with 800grit and then some scotch, and jobs a gudden, ready for paint....AGAIN!!!!

03-09-2008, 10:43 PM	#54
chadrst 15000 Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: birmingham Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	looking gud keep up the work

03-09-2008, 11:16 PM	#55
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03-09-2008, 11:28 PM	#56
Thrifty94 Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port Posts: 202 Rep Power: 4	cant wait to see the end product!

29-09-2008, 10:08 PM	#57
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	bit of a bodywork update got the panels resprayed again, and this time successfully without laquer reaction, which is awesome!!! only have pics of the bonnet, and all the panels are currently in the process of being colour flatted and machine polished to remove the inevitable shit that landed in the laquer and heres the mobile office, my work van, complete with work kit, getting covered in paint during mixing and overspray haha. note its being done in pitch black, with the revrse light of another car lighting it lol will get some more pics 2moro hopefully of the freshly polished panels

29-09-2008, 10:14 PM	#58
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	sprayed up my new TCA's as they are uncoated cast metal as standard which will only surface rust and look terrible after 5 mins prepped and primed my bonnet hinges ready to paint then began fitting my polybush kit 1st major problem was the inner rear trailing arm bush. we removed the old bush, and of course the outer sleeve shifted as a result, so this had to be removed also. but the polybush kit didnt come with an outer sleeve, nor did the polybushes fit tightly without said outer sleeve, so ended up with a huge gap and a huge issue in the end, i had to buy standard replacements from ford, and fit them in, complete with their outer sleeve. so far havent bothered to cut out the inner part of the bush to replace with the polybush, may leave them standard to avoid hassle, we shall see fitted the rest of the polybushes though: i have the rest of the kit, but obviously they are bushes that just drop in upon assembly, so no pics of them

29-09-2008, 10:16 PM	#59
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	couple of other bits and bobs iv acquired new harnesses (have 2) OMP 3" harnesses, with the eyelit style mouting points and this is what near enough £100quid gets you from ford in terms of nuts and bolts and washers and seals for suspension resto... not a fat lot!!!! lol all very nice n shiny n zinc coated genuine spec kit, so cant complain, no hassle trying to find nuts and bolts to fit now

30-09-2008, 07:03 AM	#60
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30-09-2008, 11:36 AM	#62
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Henrikmk3 15000 Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	That Escort will be really nice when its finnished ! Love the work u done to it so far Will keep looking at this project.

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01-10-2008, 09:34 PM	#66
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	cheers for the nice comments every1 started colour flatting and polishing the sprayed panels last night, got the tailgate, bonnet, and 1 door done. bonnet needs a bit more 1500 work and another mopping to remove the remaining blemishes (i was flatting the bonnet, and due to bein shit scared of catchin an edge and ruining the whole thing, it took me twice as long to do half the job haha) couple of pics mid polish... tailgate really shows the depth and shine, really come up well will get the other door and the bonnet done next week, to a standard where they will only need a quick machine polish again once mounted on the car, as its hard to put enough pressure on when they are precariously balanced on workmates and random stands lol also, just ordered myself a few more bits from ford, set of dashboard bolts, some injector seals, and a new VIN plate as mine has not only seen better days, but has also done a disappearing act lol

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05-10-2008, 08:39 PM	#68
RSandy Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,818 Rep Power: 9	started to strip down my rear hubs ready for paint/powdercoat and reassembly of the rear disc set up the good bits.. and the bits off to the tip.. decided i wanted to bufty spec my top engine mount, so dug out 2 i had lying around, and stripped em both down to make up 1 good 1... think this rubber mount had seen better days, both end plates had ripped off... going to see about sourcing a new rubber section from ford if poss, then have the main metal section powder coated black, with the previously zinc coated section either zinc'd again, or just painted gold also, moved my bonnet and bootlid back home and placed them on the car to have a look... chuffed with the way the bonnet looks, vent looks real subtle now its all 1 colour and on the car

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06-10-2008, 10:04 AM	#72
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