Hi Everyone. Got my escort in the garage now and started stripping everything off to inspect it for rust. Found quite a bit but wasn't expecting it to be mint. Hoping to start getting the rust removed and treated/replacing panels.

Got a few pictures from around the car of the main rust points.

 

Having stripped the car it's obvious that it's been used as a track car at some point. Under the carpet was checker plate glued into the driver's foot well. It was sat on koni adjustable dampers, with the shortest hardest springs ever. The spare was a well worn track style tyre as well.

It's been previously maintained with a less than sympathetic attitude. These were the brake pads when i removed them.



As you can see only part of the pad has worn so I assume the wrong diameter disc have been used.

 

Got your work 'cut out' (literally !) there mate ! Good luck chap

 

its a heck of a project , I would re-shell it ,

 

Thats a rotter for sure. My D plater had half of the rot. you got a lot of work ahead of yourself.

 

A couple of cheap mint shells out there. I'd resell that.

 

There's a really good mercury grey shell near Colchester !

 

Is the last three letters of the reg yoo as my mate had one with bad rot in similar places.
Fair play to you for attempting to repair it.

 

Unfortunately I live on the north coast of scotland so getting shells up isn't going to be the easiest or cheapest.

As for the repairs I think I'll be a fairly competent welder by the end of it.

 

a heck off a project you got on your hands there but with a good bit off work it can be saved

 

With a bit of luck it might just be ready in time to be my 3 month old daughter's first car

 

lol hope we still have petrol then