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[1990 H S2 RST] And So The Restoration Begins..[NEW UPDATE!]
Hi,
Well as per most MK4 escort's mine is in need of sum TLC (and a angle grinder :cry: ) And I have decided to start stripping it back to see what the damage really is... The plan is to get all the bodywork sorted (Prepped and primed) and then it is going to go off to the bodyshop to do the final magical touches with the paint work. And then get my block out and stripped down (job for the engine rebuilders, get the block crack tested, get my new goodies put in and tested then put her all back together (hopefully, and maybe in time for the summer :top: ) I got too much stuff to list of what im doing, usual things like slight bad boy bonnet, smoothed off doors, bumpers, kit smoothed to bodywork etc etc... Anyway, Iv'e took a few piccys of the little work that has taken place so far, All the body kit has been removed, and side repeaters, badges taken off the wings, bonnect badge removed, has been rubbed down and filled, first couple hours work really. I'll keep this thread updated with the on going joy that is my RST :top: The Kit Comes Off Mmmm... Lovely arches... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto1.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto2.jpg Driver's Side Arch Gone Right Through, New Wing Needed! :cry: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto3.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto4.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto5.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto6.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto7.jpg The car is going to need both rear arches replaced, and the drivers side wing replacing as the rot has spread under the front of the body kit arch and rotted thru and crumbled up the bottom of the wing. Above all for it's age and for how I have seen sum! :eek: :eek: It is not all that bad and will be minty mint when complete!! Plus, the underneath is solid as the bits that did need doing have been done already ;) :top: Possible Donor Engine ? Hahaha :top: :DD: :cool: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/mondingo.jpg Interior Is Stripped...Some Floor Pan Work Needed... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto10.jpg I Think So... :cool: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto15.jpg Well...Yea... :cry: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto12.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto14.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto11.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto13.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto.jpg And The Dodgy Floor..... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto8.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto9.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto16.jpg Today's Update 8th/9th Feb......... [b]More Unsuspecting Rust found..... :wall: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto17.jpg The Roof.... Few Little Holes Behind The Sunroof Need Taking Care Of http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto18.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto19.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto20.jpg The Shell....More Stripped..... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto22.jpg The Shitty Wing Has Been Removed Ready For The New One :top: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto21.jpg Project Front Bumper :top: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto29.jpg My EFI Loom :clap: :top: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto27.jpg More Bits Removed http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto25.jpg Oh Dear! :cry: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto24.jpg Update 11th Feb 04. Boost / Water Hoses Removed, Rad, Cooler Removed.... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto34.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto37.jpg I knew it was blowing from some where!!!! :cry: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto31.jpg New Panels Etc...... http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto32.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto36.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto35.jpg Chatter King! http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto33.jpg Update 24th Feb 04 Ok chaps, it's been a while but haven't been able to get at the car much recently! Anyway, may not seem like much but quite a crucial update and a big point i was worrying about. Roof lining and sunroof removal. :cry: Rear Door Cards Removed http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto38.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto41.jpg Roof Lining All Removed! (What a bastid) http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto44.jpg Sunroof :roll: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto40.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto45.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto43.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto39.jpg Rear of Sunroof / Back of Roof (inner) :mad: :wall: I know what you are thinking, oh dear, but after carefully prodding :cry: it is all just surface with a small hole on one side, this tho cannot be helped, as most rst's go this is where the water ends up all the damp and moisture that gets in lays here in the back and this is what happens, could have been worse and was prepared for it! :cry: :cry: :cry: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto42.jpg http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto46.jpg Another update coming soon! Need to get my grinder out on that floor and get a welder arranged to get the new panels on! Update! 25/2/04 - The fooked drivers side rear floor pan is cut out (almost) and new panel ready to go in it's place. Rear arches are fully cut out ready for my inner arches (still to come) and the new rear outter arches to go on. More to come soon! :top: Dodgy rear floor pan cut out (almost) http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto48.jpg New panel to go in it's place :top: http://www.djxfade.btinternet.co.uk/resto47.jpg |
Restoration
Now Under Way
Now We Hav Heat lol Wot Colour Though???????? CheeRS RJ |
hope all goes to plan mate.roll on the summer :cool:
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Yes mate, Roll on eh..... Would love it done by then, should do, we will see! Still don't have a guarantee'd engine plan as yet! :cry:
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ah man its soul destroying when u see rust on the car. :(
mind u your floor plan looks pretty good nick, no large holes :top: |
Hello mate,
Yea, I was truly expecting worse! I know how some of them go!! It will only need one half on the drivers side rear, the passenger side pictured in the last pic is solid as we could not hole it with a screwdriver, it is all surface, so gunna grind that down and weld a new floor pan in the other side to make it solid again. I look at it this way, once it's done, it's mint that's it. I'd rather strip it totally and do it properly than do a half arse job and it just remain a rotbag! Cheers for the comment :top: |
wicked mate, make sure u weld them holes up :blabla:
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Yea Steve, she will be mint again soon.... :top:
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Looks like u've got a lotta work 2 do mate :wall: Hope it all goes well 4u.
Had the kit off mine a few mths ago,was in about the same state as yours :wall: Don't think there's many that arn't-only the show winning ones. All the best :clap: :clap: Rich ;) |
Keep going mate, will be worth it when done :)
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Rich - Na, not that much work really, good weekend and the arcges and wing will be on, Got mates who weld and stuff so im sorted! :top:
And Buddy - Yea it will be! Cant wait. :top: |
Yep Will Be Solid Now Ive Ordered All Ur Panels, Be Here On Tuesday.
Dont Worry It Aint Gonna Cripple Ur Wallet Adam I Managed 2 Get A Bit Of Discount Like Normal! :banana: Better Start My Car Soon Really Innit February Already :eek: CheeRS RJ |
Ryan,
Sounds good mate. I'll speak to you l8tr re: the panels. You'll ave to let me know about this discount of yours :clap: How's it getting on chap? It's starting to take shape I think now! Must get that loom this week!!! :cool: |
All Ive Done Is The Gearbox On Me XR3I This Week, I Aint Even Touched The Taxi!!!!
Ill Be Up The Workshop In A Bit Though! Ill Get It All Heated Up And Ready!! CheeRS RJ |
Get on MSN! :top:
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you're at it , don't forget to check the batteru tray and the sunroof, might be some surprises. Well it seems that all of you are opting for the same as I did.... complete restoration :top:
hope all works out like in yer dreams :clap: ........;with the car I mean ;) |
Hello mate,
Yup, gunna get it fully sorted, has to be done i think! ;) Battery tray is mint! Cant beleive it! :eek: Sunroof has a few spots on it and is good inside (runners) so that aint a prob, same with the boot floor, thats sound. Cheers for the comments :top: |
So guys, how difficult id it to remove and replace one of these wings cos mine has died thanks to rust?
And what about the painting, before it goes on or after?? |
Hello mate,
Well my mate who is an expert is doing it, but will let you know once its done :top: |
Good work mate - another Rs saved!
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Good work mate - another Rs saved |
Glad my car doesnt look like that :( I would be well gutted if i found that much rust on the car i have one bit of rust at the bottom of the drivers wing (ie covered by the bumber anyway) and that annoys the hell out of me keep meaning to get it done.. (might go and do it now! :cry: )
i suppose if its done properly you aint gonna have to touch it for a long time to come1 hope all goes well CheeRs Phil |
Phil,
Yea, Well, I knew it was not mint when I bought it, hence what I paid for it :DD: But, didn't know it was as bad as it is, well I don't know in some places anyway. Well im sure ur's is sound, its abviously had a respray so all the crap was treated if there was any! :top: CheeRS for the comment :clap: |
More Piccies Added, More to come tomorrow also. Just purchased drivers side 90 spec door card as mine had sagged and had fag burns :wall: :mad: And a mint dash, as mine was fooked and had holes in :cry: A few switches, bulbs,screws.. bits I needed, oh and my whole EFI loom :top: All in all £25 cant be bad :blabla: :top:
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You got a bit of work there matey.
Race ya too see who gets there first? LOL Good luck with it Adam :thumbup: |
CheeRS Tone.
Yea, Hope to have all the body work done within the next month and the car in primer. That gives us about 3 to 4 months till I would really wan't it finished, although that will be pushing it! But I got my new engine sorted which is coming next week :top: Another Update tonight folks. :top: |
But I got my new engine sorted which is coming next week |
Cant go wrong with a Vulcan engine, and they're customer service and after sales service is second to none ;)
I still have sponge rods they fitted to my engine if you're interested, only 3 though... |
PMSL - Never heard of vulcan, only from your Sig Tony. But from what you have said I would steer well clear anyway! I only use SCA and SCC for anything. :top:
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hi m8... looks the bomb... u are doing a great job... been there.. done that :blabla: but whan u are done... WHAT a feeling... cant wait to spring arrives... then me RS is goind on the road again... and faster than last year... wit a little help from u adam :top: :top: :top: :cool:
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Haha, thanks mate, it's getting there! :top:
Can't wait till it's done! :) Yea, That ECU is the daddy! :top: |
Come on then lets have an update, any more work been carried out??
I think mines catching up with yours :DD: :cool: |
John,
Good to hear from ya! Yea, I do need an update, although most of last week I didn't get much time on it, neither this weekend :roll: Most of the time has been spent clearing out (removing all the removed bits from inside the car) and rubbing it all down. Fun! There will be an update soon! next thing is to cut all the floor out and the arches, but couldn't do anything more with the arches until my inner arches arrive! Bit skint at the mo! Anyway, new update this week! *hopefully* :top: |
Another Update. Hopefully a lot more to come this week! :top:
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The inside of the roof lucked very similar to mine, what r you planning on doing with it??
I rubbed/scraped it down as much as possible, then treated the rust with 'Krust' and then coated everything in Waxoil and i'm hoping i've contained it and it won't get any worse :? |
John,
Yea, I think most rst's have this problem (although how many people are aware of this I don't know. Well I have rubbed it down (with a fucking long pole cos it is a bastid to get at!!!) gunna get the hoover in there sum how to suck all the flaky bits of rust out (this what you get when u open the sunroof in the summer, lol) and I am gunna do much the same get some rust treatment in there, and the waxoyl sumhow, what did u use spray stuff? and how did u get it in there? cos it is right at the back and you can hardly get ur hand in there :? anyway, was possibly thinking about expanding foam aswell but I don't know what effect that will have, also that is where the sun roof sits at the furthest point when it is fully open, so this will restrict this somewhat I would think. Let me know. Adam. |
Yea its deffo a twat to do.
I scraped it all out using a long screwdriver and various bits of metal I had laying around (sticks etc :cry: :cry: ) I then hoovered it all out, the best way I found of doing this was to cut a piece of the old mans hose pipe and cut an angled end on it. Now feed this into the end of the hoover flexible section and through the smallest attachment. Stick you thumb over any bit left and stick the other end into the roof. :top: To treat the rust I knicked two of those long poles which hold plants up from the garden and zip tied a brush to the end. This was then used to spread the 'krust' on all the rust. I bought a high-pressure waxoil kit and just sprayed to my hearts content :cry: I put loads of the stuff in there so hopefully that should stop it. :top: Oh and in the summer the car doesn't fill up with flakes of rust everytime I open the roof :cry: Hope this helps :top: |
John,
Sounds good, I was looking at some of that krust stuff earlier. Sounds good, but I think I will be doing what you did, cant think of any other way, and im sure it will stop it for sure! :top: |
Another cheeky little update for you lot. Aswell as cutting out the floor and making sure the fuel lines were not severed! :eek: The car has been rubbed down some more, & more bits removed.
Getting there! :top: |
:content: Where do you get your panels from, like the inner arches :)
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