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19-10-2009, 04:18 PM
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Never judge a book by its cover!!
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19-10-2009, 04:21 PM
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Looks very nice
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19-10-2009, 04:52 PM
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What are your plans for it
20-10-2009, 07:05 AM
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well stripped down at the minute just started to sort body work out as the next series of pics will show still undicided what power plant to go with?
20-10-2009, 08:14 AM
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Hey welcome to Pf
Liking the project, oh and good to see another local
Looks like you live quite close going by the pics
20-10-2009, 08:19 AM
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Top project mate.I hope you dont get sick of it like some people do.
20-10-2009, 03:06 PM
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Never get sick best car of all time for me. PF all the way
20-10-2009, 03:23 PM
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20-10-2009, 03:28 PM
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bloody hell that arch looks bad. was that underneath the plastics.
20-10-2009, 07:57 PM
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Hey up buddy good to see another Lincoln lad! Not seen your motor going round before though?
Got a turbo'd Bonus myself
21-10-2009, 06:33 AM
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Yeah the arch was under the plastics which were stuck on!!
21-10-2009, 03:54 PM
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Got you work cut out there ,looks like the boot floor rust was covered up with the sound proofing
21-10-2009, 04:03 PM
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the rust strikes again,you will get there in the end,just do it properly.
21-10-2009, 04:05 PM
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you should have some good practice at welding looked quiet good b4 youstripped it keep the updates coming
21-10-2009, 04:37 PM
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Heres just a few more pics of just how bad the rust actually is. carn't belive that it had an mot before i ripped it apart only on road for 3 months. how do you get a years ticket with all that rust i wonder!!!!
Inside front arch
Sunroof water ways
Drivers floor pan
N/S Chassis rail
O/S Chassis rail
Rear quarter
O/S sill
Inner O/S front wing!
All the red oxide is just where i've cleaned it up to see the extent for time beein!!!!
Shocking
All this with an M.O.T!!!!
21-10-2009, 04:42 PM
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think i would just reshell that mate
21-10-2009, 04:47 PM
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Its Not Dead its in for cosmetic surgery, No graveyard just yet.
21-10-2009, 04:49 PM
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i'd be re-shelling that one im afraid!
22-10-2009, 06:59 AM
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yeah even if you looked for a basic 1.3 popular or something to reshell to, thats harsh that is.
22-10-2009, 08:28 AM
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yeah i know that would just not be genuine. bit of hard work never hurt anyone
22-10-2009, 08:41 AM
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wheres the fun in a reshell!!that can be made good as new with a bit of hard wrk, if u can weld its gonna cost u next to nothing
22-10-2009, 02:49 PM
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good luck with it mate, theres a fair bit of work there.
22-10-2009, 04:51 PM
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mate dont reshell it! just stick with it
22-10-2009, 08:03 PM
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its only metal mate, just cut the old shite out and weld in nice new stuff but do it right my man, as long as you have the patience to finish it, this is how we keep the RS badge alive my friends
29-10-2009, 02:21 PM
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Just found the pics of the underside before and after!
In red oxide for protection at the moment!
29-10-2009, 02:28 PM
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good work there dude! keep it up
29-10-2009, 02:36 PM
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Hi quite new to this site but just wanted to share my wrek with you, I think this is going to be a long project!!!!
These are wht it looked like before!
Will post some more pics of the strip down soon got night shift to do now!
Ah another Lincoln lad! Hello...
Good luck with the resto, im sure with a bit of work it'll be a cracking car!
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Hey up buddy good to see another Lincoln lad! Not seen your motor going round before though?
Got a turbo'd Bonus myself
When are you gonna be taking us out for a proper drive in the Bonus then!? Or do i have to sort that out with Trish!?
29-10-2009, 05:35 PM
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woah and i thought mine was rusty! should be fixable depending on how much time and money uou have got!
29-10-2009, 06:01 PM
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wow thats a lot of rust
keep it up
29-10-2009, 06:28 PM
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stick with it mate and it'll get there
29-10-2009, 07:50 PM
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Theres a fair bit of work there.
So good luck with it mate.
Just stick with it.
29-10-2009, 10:34 PM
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Thats a shit load of tin worm!!!! Will be good to see how it progresses from sheet to sweet!
29-10-2009, 11:22 PM
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All with a M.O.T jes he must have been blind.Its a big job but keep up the good work it'll be worth it in the end
29-10-2009, 11:44 PM
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if u get this escort all done and welded up fair play mate the amount of time that will take
30-10-2009, 12:17 AM
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Will be back on it when i've got my everyday car rebuilt for its mot
30-10-2009, 12:23 AM
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Ahh its not too bad. I think mine was in a similar state. You'll be well satisfied when its all finished tho man.
30-10-2009, 12:28 AM
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Heres a couple of pics for the everday cars backend repair!
BEFORE
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30-10-2009, 05:13 PM
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looks like mine but a bit worse,keep it up m8,glad you decided not to reshell for the same reason as me.keep it genuine.
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Quote:
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It Has happend the mighty tin worm has beat me on this body it's to rotton to repair so it's of to turbo heaven. but do not dispair new one on it's way will post pic's as soon as it arrives with a new thread
Gutted for you mate, what's the next one like?
Really cheeky, but have you sent it to the scrappy yet?
If not could i come round and whip a couple of bits off the shell to save mine with, just need the bits underneath the front footwell, they look in good nick in the pics.
19-10-2009, 04:18 PM
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Got you work cut out there ,looks like the boot floor rust was covered up with the sound proofing
All this with an M.O.T!!!!
It Has happend the mighty tin worm has beat me on this body it's to rotton to repair so it's of to turbo heaven. but do not dispair new one on it's way will post pic's as soon as it arrives with a new thread 
