Well the purchase has gone through and the car is going to be shipped in the next few weeks, so figured it was time to put up a bit of a teaser of my new project. Still waiting for a shipping date. Wanted one of these for quite some time now, along with a couple of others (hopefully more on these a little later)...........

Not sure what I am going to do with it, but it will be a fun little toy Will need a few mods to get it road legal over here, but has just gone through a bare metal restore and is currently running a Sierra 2.0l engine.

 

Looks nice. I like the wheels too, there different.

 

Thanks

Honestly not sure on the wheels, but i just want a good base to start with. Dont know much about these cars, but this starts the whole process

 

That looks like a clean solid car

 

mk1s are at premium prices nowadays and have such a strong following, good luck with it all

 

Just need to hold onto it for a few years then

 

Hate the wheels but the car looks awesome!!

Where's it coming from?

 

stunning car

 

Thanks all....

Yeah, not sure on the wheels, will hold judgement until I see them in person

 

Well it turns out its much cheaper ship in pairs so there are 2 on the way

 

Very nice , where are they coming from ?

 

Inland in South Africa, the land of very little rust

 

Very nice mate lucky man.

 

Just found this on ebay and thought of you , not to far away either



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item3ce619478d

 

Thanks - getting very excited.... but HMRC customs paperwork tends to knock me back little, painful is an understatement!

Very nice, but they will go for a lot more! Watching it though

 

Very nice mate.
Fun cars indeed

 

Nice mate, would like 1 let alone 2.

 

dont speak too soon.....wait till they have landed and you get a proper look at them.

 

The blue one looks nice too. How long will it take for them to arrive in england.

 

hoping so!

Thanks, yes, worked out a fair bit cheaper

The white one has just been rebuilt, from the ground up. The blue may have 1 or 2 spots, but has been checked already.

Definitely, I just dont think its as good as the white one, but shouldnt take long to get it there (I hope )

Arriving tonight/tomorrow, but I am a little behind on getting the VAT clearance and customs stuff done, will be a week or 2

 

Did it work out expensive?Are you sellin the blue one??

 

Will see once the whole process is completed. I will probably sell one of them, but this is a proof of concept in my head for a small import business. Just a side line thing. Will see afterward the process is finished....

 

They have arrived, all VAT has been paid and they are at the mechanics place. I am going to be keeping the white and its being broken apart and rebuilt as we speak car was 95% complete when I bought, it but I wanted a few extra things done.

The blue one has an incomplete engine and needs a complete strip down and rebuild, but I will be looking to sell this in the not too distant future.

 

Got any more pics?

 

Nice one matey. Shame the blue one is a bit ropey.

 

They look sweet! Get that standard inlet off and get some proper big carbs on it! (Along with some big valves in the head and a lumpy cam)

 

Yeah, did annoy me a little but it was always just a "spare" car for me, to make up the missing bits on the white one.

sounds like a plan just want to get it running first, then I will mod it.

 

ND registration is Durban , Coastal area definitely not inland. And the wheels are called TSW Titans

 

I know where Durban is may have been a little over-zealous about the land of zero rust - but still chances are a lot better than here where they coat all the roads in salt

Didnt know the wheels, so thanks!

 

No problem...

 

Well the white one started last week, just needed some re-wiring and a fuel flush. Have a nice long list of work to be done over the next week or 2

Have decided I will more than likely sell the white one once its complete and then do a full ground up rebuild of the blue one and going with a nice revvy engine

 

Blue escort has been sold on, since I bought another classic, something I have been dreaming of for a little too long! RHD, UK spec



The white one is being moved to a local guy in Redhill on 6 December. Then the car gets stripped and sent off to the bodyshop to have the paint stripped off (paint has air or water bubbles coming through) and it will be getting resprayed in white. Hoping to have the car in the bodyshop by the middle of December

Then hopefully it will be ready for Spring next year!

Will need to get some additional parts:-
Interior dash
Interior clocks
Bumpers (front and rear)
Decent wheels

 

That^ is also mega sweet! I love an old Datsun Z

 

Today the 240z arrived at the bodyshop to be stripped, blasted and repaired. The blue escort has moved on to its new home.

On Saturday the white escort moves on to its new home where work will begin

 

Unfortunately not much has happened, the escort is at the body shop, partially stripped and I am looking for some parts:-

front wings
wing rail mounting
front nose panel (round light)

heater
dash
ignition + keys
door locks + keys

Any help with the above will be greatly appreciated....

The 240z is moving faster, the car has been stripped and blasted. Some of the rust has been repaired, more to come. All new panels that were required have been sourced and the bodyshop is cracking on with the rest........ paint soon

 

try this man , Raymond Bradley, 07703004696
hes in n Ireland , deals in escorts/parts etc
usually has a good few bits about him, worth a phone call anyway

 

Thank you, will give him a call tomorrow

 

Long time no update

240z
waiting on a few parts and small bits of repair work being done

mk1
front wings replaced
bodywork sanded down
painted frozen white
just waiting for a new roof lining and then glass and new rubbers goes in.... oh yes and decals
still some interior work to be done








This is the somewhat the goal, without the bubble arches.......

 

Great project

 

Will look the nuts