Hi all, i am reasonably new to the site but have had a few RS's over the years, including a couple of series 2 RS Turbo's and a nice Mallard Green RS1800. Around 3 years ago my series one came into my care after my couson had owned since it was 18 months old.It had been sat for a long time last being taxed in 1996! It was in a very sorry state when i aquired it, so the only way to go naturally was a bare shell nut and bolt restoration,

with an end result of cossie management, greens, T34 steel rods, forged pistons, rear Roll Center cage, 17" Rondells (if i can find a set!), coilovers and 330mm bell and rota set up on front, cos rear brakes and around 240BHP,



How she looked when i first got her, oh and some arse had the bodykit away before she got to me.
















Luckily all of the interior was in very good condition and with an un-cracked dash, so all of that was removed and safely stored in my loft. With it down to pretty much a shell the extent of the rot could be clearly seen and it really wasn't looking good if ever i was going to get second thoughts it would be now.



























Now it was time to start chopping all of that grot out, luckily i managed to get hold of, genuine ford bits which include;


Rear panel
Front panel
both front wings
Front cross member

























































Battery tray and fuse box panel












With all four floor pans sorted and the bulkhead parts done it was time to remove the wings and show the inner wings some love
























































With all the welding sorted and 2 very discrete plates on both rear chassis rails (not pictured) it was starting to take shape.















Battery tray and fuse box panel filled


















All of the underneith of the car and archs were then taken right back to bare metal, Zinc primed seam sealed and then painted Diamond White. I am having a Roll Center half cage in the back also painted Diamond White so the relivant mounting plates were welded on at this stage to. Every component from the underneith was sent off to be powder coated and a full set of poly bushes orderd.


























Before the underneith was painted the top was prepped and primed









Now for the exciting part, the outside painted























Engine bay













Everything has come back from being powdercoated, all suspension put back together with polybushes and new set of AVO Coilovers














Green powdercoated Brake lines and gold powdercoated fuel lines










New Tank









Loom Starting to go back in,
please excuse the manky strut tops !






























Under Scuttle Panel









Wiper motor and blower in









Rollcenter Cage ready for a coat in Diamond White










More pics of underside























Doors Ready for Primer and Paint









Front End going back together






















Heater Box and Servo back in
























































Found a set!





























Bought this to donate silly bits and piece's like clips etc that I did'nt even think about
































What do you reckon folks?

 

love it,,,, great progress so far,,,

 

Stunning


Brian

 

Well dun mate its lookin great keep
up the good work

 

Brilliant, how long has it taken you to get from start of the restoration to current position?

 

wow thats a lot of work there you have done good on you fella well done

 

Thats the stuff of dreams!

Shame to cut up a nice (ish) S2 just for clips and bits though!

 

Fantastic work

 

great resto, will keep an eye on this one.
S1 will look very nice on the rondells!


Mart.

 

awesome stuff mate

 

Looking good

 

All in all probably about 3.5 years, its just having the time and money to keep up with it, as I want it done properly not quickly with a decent spec, and with a young family it can be hard. The engine is being done at the moment. I am aiming to have it completed by Feb 09

 

Hi Nick,

Good read mate. Didn't realise quite what was lurking under the car cover in the corner. Been busy!
Where are you up to now?
Whats your 5 next things to do in order?

Dan

 

little update to show you guys where i'm at



Front end all together properly and looking good











Most of the interior back in just the back seats to go... Could all do with a good clean!!











It certainly wouldn't be complete without a B&M














Coilovers set to the height I want on the front









New Bronze tinted screen







Rear Cosworth discs on







Cage











Put to bed

 

Stunning Transformation mate, Will be keeping an eye on this.
If you dont mind me asking. How much did it cost for the panels etc?

 

They 17 inch Rondells? I wanted a set of those. Cool as.

 

Thankyou mate.

I take it you mean the Genuine Ford parts? if so

Wings Ł120 pair
Rear panel Ł90
Front panel Ł115
Crossmember Ł80
Scuttle panel Ł150 (yes I know its expensive)


I can still get the genuine parts, from a friend with a container full of gen mk3+4 Escort bits.

 

Cracking job pal i reckon thats the best way to get a decent series 1 these days strip the lot and give it a proper once over

mark.

 

Thats beautifull mate.Top work.

 

 

Nice project - S1's on Rondells are seriously cool!

 

hiya m8,looks really tasty after all that work in,love the look of the s1s,dont want to be picky though but i think the side lights look better clear,and you should of got powerflex bushes instead of the deflex ones,if you look closely you can see some of em dont fit very well.
other than that spot on
and a m8 with a container full of original ford parts is a handy person to know
keep it up

jamie

 

great work, love the rondells

 

smart as i like it good job done

 

Ha- your not the first to say that about the indicators, I like things to look original but with lots of power and a nice set of wheels etc...

All of my Deflex bushes fit properly as I had steel inserts and outers made up for them.

Cheers for the comments

 

Couple more pics

 

looking good mate

 

top work excellent car.

 

Looks the nuts

I need my s1 back

 

Good work Nick, but what about some action shots!?

I know of a standard head 30 squid if you wanted a spare?

 

Ha ha. action shots, not sure if I can post them on this site...

 

love it

 

Couple more pics, sorry about the crap quality as I live pretty much on a main road and wanted to wait for the cover of darkness













Hope you like

 

looks pretty low mate..what needs doing to finish it?
ps.havent heard from lozz for quiet a while now-(.

 

Beauty!

 

Your not messing about here, everything done to a high standard, love it! Keep up the good work.

 

Hello Mate, just the engine and front seats now to finish it off... Wanna swap it for you saff???

PS I wouldn't worry mate Lozz was on yours last week, Its all going on behind the scenes...

 

am not worried just its always good to see pics of it..is the engine not in yet mate?dont temp me.will pm you in a minute.

 

Looks very nice, Rondells really suit the s1.
Nice work

 

hi m8,fair playquite a bit of rot u sorted.how much u pay forthe s2?