i think i will start here my 82 escort ghia stipped for resto landing panel has light damage i bought the car from a retired priest who had it since new engine nearly ready to lift out nasty bump here.near side inner wing undamaged thats all for now more later.refurbished rocker cover... original fordsumpbeing stripped with nitromorse before repainting.after 3 coats of smoothrite.looking a lot fresher..inlet manifold degreased.also the carb.new studs fitted on the head after reconditioning.

 

good luck with the resto
keep us updated

 

looks very good keep up the cracking work

 

some more pics

 

wots the plans for it standerd on modded

 

i am planning a standard restoration on her i only intended this from the outset due to it being a ghia and a dying breed i reckon they are becoming rarer than xr3's the only mods are spot brackets and a set of chrome ford spots every thing on the car was original its really hacking me off that i have to change the wings and front panel though.

 

keep it up

different from the norm

 

excellent, ive been looking forward to seeing this. keep it up.i have found a site www.motomobil.com they are based in munich and sell all kinds of original mk3 escort and older fords brand new stock. keep it up matey.

 

ps, that is you sammy?

 

hi neil yep its me, i finally got round to putting these on the site. my car is now a rolling shell i will be taking it to my brothers in the near future so we can start on the body and get it resprayed. i am hoping to have it ready for next years showing season, hows yours coming on any updates, i have dealt with motomobil pretty regularly they have a lot of hidden treasure you just cant find here and very helpfull too. keep up the good work on the mk3 i bet your like me and want it finished catch you later mate.

 

how did you find the postage cost with motomobil? im looking @ some stuff butt according to the shipping planner, 17 euros seems to be the cheapest.later mate, neil

 

Nice one mate

 

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hi escyman yeh i do the show thing up here but not with the ghia i had a mk1 xr2 till recently and my bro has 4 supersports we do restorations for a lot of club members if you visit the ford fiesta mk1 forum you will see all the scottish and some of the english cars we have done my bro is under the name slick on that site the mk3 i have been chasing one for years and i got lucky with this one owner car from a retired priest i got it in kidderminster last summer and drove it home as you can imagine apart from the clutch on its last breath it drove superbly i will show it next season cheers

 

hi neil we dealt with them last year quit a bit. the postage was about the same as now but like i said earlier if the parts are rare here it is still a good deal, well from my point of view i did not mind the extra on shipping if you compare the stupidly over priced items on e bay. it can still be cheaper but i dont think there is anything for the mk3 available yet if you need panels try the hadrian website direct they still have a lot and if it is stocked they will send it to your local panel dealer not to bad i think,cheers mate.

 

cheers mate, i got all the panels i have from hadrian, needed a little persuading to go together but they look a treat once fitted.

 

good stuff neil theres nothing wrong with pattern panels nowadays hadrian are good quality well pressed items and insurance company approved so they have to fit good have you seen the original ones on e bay the guy thats selling them must be in dreamland with his prices i dont mind a bit of profiteering but downright greed i cant stand he is asking the best part of 200 quid each and they're quite tatty looking at that greedy

 

Hi sammy, mines at a bit of a stand still at the moment. just had to strip the gearbox for the 3rd time ( forgot to engage reverse ) so thats my current job. ive degreased it and given it a good few coats of hycote aluminium, looks very nice but reverse gear is pretty hand is'nt it lol. hows yours coming along? p.s where the heater pipes plug into the car ( behind the engine ) there is a plte with 2 holes for it. took mine of and given it a good clean, came up well, think it was gold zinced originally but ive given it aprimer and a few coats of goild and it looks tops. just waiting on a welding friend to do me front end now. see you later, neil

 

hi neil how are you i am the same as yourself at a standstill too i am waiting to put the car down to my bros for the paint and body overhaul i have to rebuild my engine too my gearbox is a standard four speed i decided against fitting a five as i want it in original spec when finished, i have resisted the temptation to slightly modify it.. well to be honest i have a set of ford spots to go on it, i found a pair of rare chrome backed cases instead of the standard black plastic ones i thought they would compliment the car using new lenses on the casings we have a steady stream of fords coming in all the time mostly mk1 fiestas and supersports for restoration why dont you have a look at the ford fiesta mk1 forum and you will see the work we do we are restoring a mk1 s/sport at the moment look for posts by slick he's my brother you can see some of the disasters we have saved let me know what you think cheers mate sammy

 

will do sammy, cheers. theres nothing wrong in adding small bits and bops. you need to make it your own and things like spotties are'nt a permanent fixture.have you got many fords of your own?

 

neil i only have the mk3 at the moment i did have a mk1 xr2 before this and i recently sold a 16E cortina my bro has four mk1 super sprts fiestas greedy b hows the car going have you been at it recently?

 

Nice mk3..... good to see you are restoring it to original spec and especially a ghia.... we need more of these type of projects as they are a dieing breed and overlooked to often...

 

would be cool if u press ENTER between the pics

nice car

 

hi sammy, hows it going? ive jyst got round to welding my crossmember in place and front panel ( front panel was a pain ). got the bonnet back on and just need to weld the wings and scuttle in place once they are lined up. how u getting on? i will be adding some new pics in the week.c u soon, neil