hi im new 2 the site ive not long brought myself a mk 1 escort for a total restore heres a few pics



























as you can see ive got plenty 2 be getting on with
the escort needs new floor pans
new wings
new front end
new outer sills
and other minor bits and bobs

 

car looks like it had its best time...good luck, will be nice when done tough

 

cheers mate

 

Cool project mate ,,looks quite good realy for its age

 

Fair play to you taking on a project like that. Something i'd love to do but i wouldn't know where to start!

 

I was just going to say the same

Seen alot worse M8, Keep us updated

 

whats ya plans? i wish i could have found a 2dr.

 

i dont realy have any plans i just want 2 get the floor sorted out 1st then ill decide whats next

and yes its not bad atall for its age concidering some of the other i saw

 

must keep us updated mate

 

your wish is my command

 

That'll keep you busy for a while

 

tell me about it

 

That is lots to do!!! Good luck with it and it should look really good when its done

 

cheers for all the positive comments

 

Good luck with this fella,you will need it

 

cheers
this project is going 2 take a long time but when its done it will be worth every little minute of my time

 

heres some pictures of the work i done on sunday










heres some pictures of whats under the bonnet





and finally me at work

 

Good Look m8, i hope it all goes smoothly for ya

 

mate, you brought the right car

i love my old skool fords, being mk1 escorts are my fav, glad to see you've got stuck inn, love it, dont give up on her, you wont regret it,

 

mate why are you just glassfibreing over the rust holes?get it welded up properly if you want it to last! hope you get it on the road though mate, my mk2 is taking a while

 

what danny said
the rust will come back m8 if you dont cutt it all out

 

i have cut the rust away