This is the car as i bought it


Edit 12th March 2011
Borrowed me dad's negative scanner and found some old photos so scanned the the negatives and uploaded onto the computer









Far too much boost took its toll, lol





A little lean



New engine





Some old 17's i'd like to get again but not sure what they are called




Back to the complete strip and rebuild the 2nd time round

 

you got some work do m8

 

Tell me about it
Back panel and new passenger side wing should hopefully be on next week.
Then the cage is going in, as soon as it gets delivered.
Then all the suspension is being done, let alone the engine

 

Nice one gav, who's doing it? tasty looking escort in the background

 

Good luck to you mate, iam glad to see iam not the only one with a very rotton Ford!!!! lol

 

Gav

its coming a long bud,, take your time and do it right mate

it will look well smart when it's finished

keep up the good work bud

 

Cheers everyone for the comments will post update pics as it gets there.

Ricky, im doing most of the work and Steve Scott and his lads are helping me out when i get stuck(ie don't know what im doing). Also i take it you are talking about Steve's old rally car

 

How you getting on with it.

Any more pics!


Dave.

 

keep up the work gav its a cracking cossie need more pics !!!! ps just curious what you doing with it when all done ? built for speed or track or show ?

 

Should have some more Saturday as we are a bit behind waiting for parts, only done the back panelat the minute.

Going to be a bit of an all-rounder as its my everyday car (well not at the minute obviously) but i normally take it to santa pod but i want to get into track days etc.
HTH

Will post picks as soon as i go and see the car.

 

Jesus Gav, your a braver man than me Mind you you,ve got some good lads helping you, Good Luck !

 

Cheers matey
Hoping to have it done for central day, if not then it will definatly be done for cossie quilifiers for TOTB

 

Finally got a few updated pictures, excuse the mess as i have no-where to store anything

 

Looking better Gav

Best of luck m8y

 

And to you mate as yours is starting to look very good now

 

Thanx Gav - I think we are both getting there tho.

Love the cage, is it just a rear?

 

Looking good mate

 

loved the visit i and my m8's had at A1 Rallysport chip steve gave me works nice your car starts comming together good love the cage

 

Hi Gav,

look forward to seeing the ongoing progress

 

Cheers for the replys it is a full cage but i had already taken the front out as it was only dummied in to see if it fitted ok, the rear has got to come out again so i can clean the roof lining and get the sunroof out as the car is going to the body shop next monday to have a few finishing touches done and a full respray, will get some pics just before it goes.

 

This is how the car looks now, ready to go to the body shop




And a few pics of the parts i have removed, i have more will upload them later

 

looking good

 

comin along mate

 

ill be worried about the sanspeed sticker, i wouldnt let them touch my turbo lol

 

I cant see a Sanspeed sticker?... A Samco sport one, yeah but no sanspeed...........

Its getting there ay Gav, will be good to see it all painted up....

 

Cheers for the replys
As Damo says its a Samco Sport sticker

Will be at Millenium (Body Shop) for about 2 and a 1/2 weeks will post the pics once it gets delivered back.
Cant wait now.

Damo, the work you are doing on Tonys is looking really good, keep us updated

 

It just clicked who's car that was before i read your reply

 

that looks one sorry ass 3dr be worth it in the end though

 

Cheers mate

All the metal work is done now they are gonna start preping it for paint next week

 

good work ,cant wait to see it painted and fitted up

 

 

Sounds like its coming on really well mate. Can't wait to see the pics of it in the bodyshop

You keeping it white?

 

The shell is painted now, just needs to be polished
Yea its staying white
Pictures really don't do it justice
Am really pleased with it so far

 

Looks very good mate

I know what you mean about the pics not doing it justice, looks yellow in pics, but stunning white with your own eyes

 

keep it going and get it polished so you take some better pics in the sun if you can find it

 

Its really wierd, i think it is something to do with the lighting as a mate had his cossie down there aswell and that looked yellow, but as soon as it went outside it looked spot on

Went down today aswell doors and bonnet are painted and on, will be delivered back on saturday

 

Thats bloody quick m8!

 

Just waiting on front bumper (will be a month ) and new tailgate as mine was not really that good a condition, but atleast i can get on with the rest of it

Will get some more pictures up in the daylight when i get it back on saturday

 

Yeah looks nice mate, nice, I find when I take the pics in natural light or with flash they ok, but when it starts getting dark, thats when they look pants

 

top job mate ,cant wait to see more pics