Was about time I got my daily project up here!

I bought this car 2 years ago after totalling my e30, the car had been stood for 18 months after the guy got cancer (and due to the medication he wasn't able to drive....luckily since has pulled through)
It was the missuses work mates who had bought it from new and had covered 75K, she told me it was a escort sport (which I didn't even know they existed) went along to have a look and ended up grabbing a bargain.

This was the night I picked her up, literally jump leads, handbrake off and she drive faultlessly for 20 miles to my work!


So in the morning i actually got a good look around and some pics:











Once it had a good clean i was able to work out what the deal would be with the bodywork

 

Was then time to partially strip it down to see what was what!





This was the first time id done any sort of bodywork ( but set myself the task of trying to do everything)



So here was the end result (which i was quite happy with)

 

Rare old beast that, like the Fiesta sport. Love it.

 

Think I saw this the other day... Stopped and had a quick look as it was very tidy!

Near a certain car sales in Christchurch?

 

This was the underside before it was all cleaned down and re-undersealed



And after, was nothing pretty!


All the rear arch's and bits were done aswell... time for a break

 

Yea you probaly did...I work at the garage next to it

 

Ah, thought so!

My mate owns the car sales place and I was working there. Popped in and used your garage's bog and saw it.

You've lowered it and got different rims to the pics though now haven't you?

 

This is where the long winded 10 n a half hour paint resto comes. Me and a good friend of mine spent one sunday on the paintwork to try and bring it back to life















(can you spot the burn mark...was soooooo pissed when i realised what i done)






And here was the end result




After some wet flatting,mopping, polishing, waxing. I was happy

 

Ahh Steve or Paul? (good blokes they are)
Yea had a fair bit done since

 

Yes, Steve (or Lurch as I call him)!

If you know of any half decent 3 door shells around the local area, give me a shout. I've just managed to get hold of my first S2 that I sold 12 years ago and it really needs reshelling. There is rot everywhere. Been sat in a farm since I sold it!

Cheers, Sy.

 

Lurch!! haha he was into his rst's in his early days he was telling about his he had.
My RST is in the bodyshop at the mo, had a fair amount of rot
Ill make some calls as there is a couple of xr3i's i know of for sale!
That's mint to find your old one though whack some pics up

 

I've got my old album of it in the loft. Going to get it down tommorow.

Ill start a resto thread and post the pics here.

Believe it or not, I bought Steve's RS off him! I sold my first RS as I wanted a Beemer, had it 2 weeks, got bored and persuaded Lurch to sell me his!

Mine needs the roof cutting out really as I literally have a hole the size of a fist through it.

Other than the usual sills, front panel, battery tray and chassis rails I would restore it. Every bodyshop bloke I've spoke to has said 'scrap it'.

Ill pop in and to say 'Hi' next time I'm down there.

Cheers, Sy.

 

Started my resto thread bud. Take a look.

Also, just for your amusement, here's a pic from that album of Lurch and his S2... (mine is parked behind it)

 

Hahaha quality!
Im trying to get him back into one but dont want none of it! Cant wait for my s2 to be done, guess ill finish this thread off...eventually n start on the s2's thread

 

The car was on the road two weeks before FordFair and I did not think it was going to be ready for any stands but luckily it was and the only way i could show it was Concourse

So there she was...completely standard





Got me there and back faultlessly

After a few months, needed some goodies so the next step was the wheels suspension and bushes.










After a little bit of tarting - the end result






Now sits and looks a little bit nicer

 

sorry about the unrelated post but there are a lot of porsches in the pictures just wondering if you have any parts for a 924 im after

 

We do have some that we are breaking at the mo so possibly!

 

Wow that looks miles better now.Well done for saving it.

 

nice work looks brand new, i didnt know they did a mk4 escort sport, is it the xr3i engine ?

 

looks good mate, good work with the paint resto

 

very nice mate, glad you spred it's life looks miles better now

 

Its a 1600 cvh, but carb'd (not the greatest carb either). someone said it was an eco carb and suggested an xr2 carb which was bigger so thats been fitted

It was limited run from 89-90 to use up the last of the xr3i bits i.e interior, boot spoiler etc!!
Since iv fitted 88 spec front Recaro's which matches the rest luckily


By the way thanks for all comments

 

Looks Well Tidy Mate You Have Done A Grand Job On It

 

Thanks mate, this was a first for me, never properly welded before or needed to do paint renovation so im very happy how the car now looks.

Welding has definitely got better since doing this.

 

A little update, Ordered a 4-2-1 manifold for the car a few weeks back.
When it came i thought id pull the the heat shield off the standard manifold just to make sure I wasn't going to come into problems when changing it....and i found this


So the strip began


My boss had a look at the ports on the new manifold and suggested trying to bring them out a bit as they were smaller than the head

Out came the primer as a guide



I know it wont do much but surely can only do more good


finally with everything fitted (timing and fueling readjusted)

 

Anymore on this car..?

 

alright bud.. looking good having a few rot problems with mine right now

 

Mate of mine had a grey one of these in 2001/2002, yours is only the second one I have ever seen. Looks well considering what you started with!

 

Typical escort thing , stick at it mate! how is yours coming along besides that?

Funny you say that, iv never seen another one on the road or at a show and I sooooo badly want to!!
Thanks mate considering id never attempted properly welding/paint resto im happy with the outcome, would like to get the grey lower section touched up but now my series 2 is in the bodyshop most of the funds are going on that

 

mines not really getting anywhere quickly iv got one floor pan done just need too do other one.. found my roof was rotten so 25th of jan she be going down too carbondelight want getting a full carbon roof.. i dont no if you'd no but the plastic spring loaded bits either side of the shifter you wouldnt no what way the go ???

 

Sorry bud mind blank, u got ant pics of it?

 

nah trying too find them everywhere but cant

 

Looks great ..... Shoulda kept the wheels silver though

 

Thanks mate

I still have those wheels, they are 13inch RS7's 'Motorsport'...so the stamp says, but they were still a bit small when the car was lowered as i wanted something to fill the arches a lil more.