nicorsts1

As above, i've got a Series 1 which i took off the road over a year ago, been stripping it down back to the shell and collecting parts for the rebuild. Thing is i want to get the shell done professionally cos i aint got the skills or time to do the welding and painting. So can anyone recommend anywhere around Derbyshiire/South Yorks, maybe Notts that can do a totally mint shell resto.

And how much does it cost roughly for a proper decent full respray? obviously you get what you pay for but i'd rather get it done right.

Plus what about costs of welding?? got gen ford panels - front panel, wings, front cross member and non gen sills inner & outer.

R-apidly S-kint

vroooom ptssssh

Doing the same to mine and wouldnt mind a rough guide on prices also!

g1234

the front end is easy to do mate im no professional but i did mine the sills are a bit tricky but not that bad
i prepped all mine and primered then it cost me 400 for a full respray and200 for doors boot bonnet tp be painted mint job

nicorsts1

I've thought about going as far as the prep work pal, just not sure on the welding. Got access to the equipment at work but never used it myself. Spose i could practice welding before i have a go...

As for the sills.... i heard that if your weldings not upto scratch you can warp the panels which would would'nt go down to well

Fair play to you mate for doing yours though, think i might have to get the welder out and see how i get on in practice.

But just incase my welds look like pigeon sh*t do any of you have a rough guide?

Cheers

philyS2

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If you dont mind the travel,jacko at blueovalgarages.com does resto work,check out his web site they did the fast ford mag's res series 2,and it looks mint now.Teesside is only 2-3 hours away

moesin2005

in the middle of doing mine was going to have a go my self but a freind of mine says it looks easy till you remove the wings etc and then it like o shit look at that mess and guess what he was right the job cost me £1000 for every thing to be replaced from the front doors forward even took the sthil saw to a mint mk 3 estate for some parts

jayjay

http://www.norrismotorsport.co.uk/index2.html give carl a ring

nicorsts1

Cheers guys, i'll look into the links.

I've been looking at getting the shell acid dipped before i have the new panels fitted, that way i can get rid of the rust in hard to reach places plus if it uncovers any nasty suprises that can be dealt with before i have it sprayed.

I phoned a company in the midlands www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk and they gave me a quote of £745 for the shell, doors, tailgate to be treated + another £800 for the E-coating.
Just wandered if anyones used this before or knows someone that as, plus are there any other companys that do this so i can get a quote - surface processing are booking in for September 2008, time too save i suppose . Cheers

Go to the link above, then click on "FOR CARS" shows a mk1 escort getting dipped, looks mint.

MorryRS

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119652

If you check the link . Someone off RSOC is doing the same to a S1 and the company that done his dipping etc looks spot on and they also do welding etc

jacko

if you get it accid dipped mate get it e coated or the inside of all the places you cant get to will rust again and do it after all the welding has been done to

nicorsts1

That shells looks absolutley mint mate, but £4000 for the welding is crazy money, to say he's spent £10,000 alone on a tidy looking shell to start with and had no major fabrication work is nuts, lol. I know what he means by doing the job right the first time but surely £4000 for a small amount of welding is excessive by any standards. Still, it'll be a stunning Series 1 when finished and all the best to him, well worth following the resto thread on this one, cheers.


Jacko

Thanks mate, i'd go for the e-coating for sure, i read about the problems with treating areas unreachable by standard painting such as any box sections which would be left bare metal unless e-coated, just rot inside out.