Hello All

I have decided to give the underside of my Escort Cosworth a good freshen up as its seen better days. I tried to fix my broken gear linkage yesterday and looked at it and thought well if im taking that off and that off i may as well do the whole lot, Anyway took some pictures yesterday and started to try and i mean try to remove some of the bits....what have i let myself in for? Some of the bolts are so f@#king tight its untrue! I Have heated them up and they still wont move and to make things worse are starting to round off! , but i suppose its to be expected on a 12 year old car.

Pics below...hopefully in a few months time these will be a thing of the past!

here is where it will be until its done...its warm with plenty of room,huge thanks to David & Sharon for letting me keep my car here and supplying me with food and drink









I cannot believe how bad the coilovers look after just 5 years! Any ideas on how im going to clean these up would be welcome















Did this bit today...was like this before 1 can of gunk and 1hr 40 mins work.....

And now it looks like this!If everything comes up like this i'll be well happy


Also today removed exhaust to front section,drivers side rear coilover,brakes,handbrake cable,which i had to cut....why did ford design that hook and eye thing! Anyway planned to fit a new one so thats no great loss!

Im going for red underside with everything powder coated, zinc'd etc, it will be superb once its done, i know in my head just like when i did my engine bay how i already want it to look.

Will try and keep this updated as often as possible but have a feeling its going to be a slow process, Everything is so hard to undo, but will do this if it kills me!

Any hints or tips welcome guys.
Thanks
Mart