After 15 years and 154,000 miles i decided my FRST was in need of restoration.

This is how it looked about 3-4 years ago .....


Then it was time to remove the bodykit ... *






Top of windscreen .....

there is the same at the opposite corner *








When finished there wont be much original left due to the dreaded tin worm.
Being replaced: Bonnet, wings, scuttle, tailgate, rear quarters (petrol cap will be later mk3.5), front valance and rear panel. Just the doors and basic shell will be original *

 

Nice one mate. Should be mint when it's done


Wish I had money, know how and space to tackle something like this on mine

 

Good to see another being saved

 

you finally got it into allans then greig! i sold my silver frst and got a flint grey saph now! just got the engine out on sat! looking at a special engine now! how long does allan reckon it'll take?

 

Good luck mate


Brian

 

glad to see another frst being kept alive
keep up the good work and keep the pics coming

 

looks like it was a blinder off a fez back then!

good on u, reserect her to former glory!!

 

bob ..... its been in for about 3 1/2 weeks now, but wont be out until at least Sept. He's doing the car when he can. Im in no rush anyway, as by then it will be winter and the car will be hibernating

cheers for the replies, the encouragment is needed when spending a fortune on panels at Ford ....... you would think being a smaller car they wouldnt be too bad

 

Scottish Greg, good luck matey

 

Blimey, it has some rust doesnt it

Atleast it will be mint when ya get it back

Good luck with it, any plans for the engine or leaving it as it is?

 

pleas everyone advise greg to change his wheels because 14"ers are out of fashion now

 

my mates got a set of polished rs2000 wheels for sale i think!

 

Please do not encourage Chopper, as they are 15's anyway

Benn .... im wanting to rebuild the CVH and go for more power. One thing at a time though

 

Nice one. Keep the pics coming

 

Update .....

As i mentioned before, im replacing nearly all panels. I thought i would share in the pain/cost of restoring a wee FRST ......

Rear Quarters (later mk3.5 fuel cap) & new fuel pipe : Ł411.30

Other Panels : Ł519.63

New Seals (windscreen, doors.....) : Ł222.22

Total : Ł1564.15

All panels are Ford apart from tailgate, thats why the high cost!

 

u obviously love the wee thing, good effort mate. aymore pics??

 

yep - i used ford wings on the back but pattern on the front. - expensive aint they

think the pattern wings cost 20 each or summat

you got any more pictures?



what you doing with the engine cos 154000 is good going so far - mine has 123000 on it

 

As with most restorations, once you start removing panels you find more and more rust

New sills going on ....


This is where the fuel filler pipe goes .....


As you see, its not just the front panel that rusts at the fuel cap .....


Edges of my boot being replaced ......


The inner rear arches .....






All inner rear arches are being replaced with Ford panels.

 

Good luck matey, got your work cut out there! lots of car cancer - Keep the pics coming

 

get in there,will be worth it eventually.

 

Yeah its going to be worth it, just bought a second FRST engine for a power upgrade ..... but thats next year

 

Ouch, Good luck mate. I'd love to be hands on at this. My finished result would like a banana or ripples.

 

Oh some piccys ,well done ,great to see the progress ,will be like a new car when complete

 

bloody hell!! car looked so sweet when it was in one piece but when you start peeling things away

good to hear its being worked on tho


chop

 

Chop,

Your right, it may look nice on the surface but its when you really start looking into the car that you find problems. Especially the petrol cap area! You might have a new outer surface, but the inner wing rots as well.
The problems with my boot are due to a bad accident repair done some years ago

 

Jeez seeing those pics.. I'm dreading taking off the panels when I go to work on my escort shortly! Good to see the car being returned to its former glory though nice one

 

Looks mint in the flesh but bloody hell does it look sorry for itself when you start taking things off

Gonna be mint when it's done though and that's the main thing
Good luck to you

 

Jesus how much rust, will be good when you have finished though.

 

Its gonna well worth it in the end mate
keep the pics commin

 

My car has been an everyday car since 1990, hence the 154k+ miles on the clock.
Scottish winters dont help, especially with the local council dumping tons of salt on our roads

 

car cancer!! gonna look fooookin sweet matey when its finished,anymore pics??

 

thats some extensive bodywork.good luck mate

 

wow greg you've got some winter work to be getting on with, good luck

 

Shit!

Thats alot of work..

Good luck

 

That is proper rotten m8!!!! Wouldn't a reshell be a lot less work????

 

holy (scuse the pun) $hit thats alot of work you have got there.

Best of luck with the rebuild and i look forward to seeing the end result

 

yeah probably a lot less work, but you try find an RS shell

 

its gonna look aewsom when its done forget reshelling it,im sure you will have more pleasure from it when its all complete knowing that theres so much hard work gone into it!

 

Bloody hell Greg!!

Good luck mate will be worth it in the end!!

which body shop is that doing the work??

hard to find a good one up here now!