we got a sheet metal folder at work & to get the radius in the side panel i clamped it to a pipe & pulled it around simples.

 

nice work andy ,looks like it needed doing ,what size ur old wheels??

 

You haven't fucked about!!

 

Bloody hell your cracking on! well done keep it up

 

Fair play mate thats looking fantastic, must be nice to see it going back together so quickly.

I keep thinking that cutting up the rear of a car is a bit scary but after seeing cars like this it makes me think that cutting my Mk2 Fiesta up to change the rear to indepent rear suspension is not such a hard job after all.

Keep up the good work

 

thanks for the kind words makes it all worth while nowing people like it my wheels are genuine group A oz racing magnesium wheels 8.5x 17 et35 the wheel is conciderably lighter than the tyre which is 235/40/17.

 

full steam ahead hoping to have the other side in this week end .

will do.

its not like this is the first time that ive cut a rear end out on this car lol.




thank you all for your encouragement

 

I take it your not bringing it on Sunday then?

 

im quick but not that quickun less i put it on a trailer lol.ill be there though.

 

Excellent progress mate. Doesn't take long when it comes to the old sheet metal work.

 

i descided to have a easy night cos i got home late so i descided to strip the back of the car back to bare metal as its been painted at least 5 times which is a shed load of paint which is just gonna slow me down lol.

first off i finally stripped out the front seats & carpet



then i stripped the door aperture



then the boot aperture


then up the b pillar & down the roof





ill get on with the welding tomorrow.

 

looking good andy, looks a good shell under all that paint as well pal

 

Keep up the good work.

 

hi graham i bare metal painted it 22yrs ago so it got a lot of paint on it just takes hours to rip it all off then ill be etch priming it then two pack high build primer then base coat black & laquor.so it will look a bit weird next year black rear end ,roof,sills boot & agreen & yellow front ,with gun metal interior with laquor .oh & a black under side
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ps did,nt get much done today due to helping richie (b9kos)to take his engine,box & suspension off the car. then strip his lovely rear suspension set up down to bits so i can take it to work & copy it to put it on mine

 

wots he have sus set up ?

 

here,s a pic i nicked off his thread

 

i,ve looked at that but think of just making a plate round the diff then taking the arm,s off that bit easyer?

 

the above set up is fully adjustable & stupidly light compared to the heavy old sierra stuff & i can make the hubs so that i can wide track it to fill my rear arches out using the same wheels for now.as i cannot afford new wheels yet .& my body kit is going approximately 100mm wider than my old kit each side that is .

 

the way your going at that car i,d never thought you were short of money i can make the hubs but the rest is tricky but i would still have a bit of ajustment

 

i haven got any money so far i spent Ł15 on a 8x4 sheet of steel to do the rear end rebuild i already had the profiles for the strut tops i got the filler & primer i just need the base coat & laquor & i could get all the profiles & tube to make the rear end for about Ł50 its the labour that costs the money & i can do that my self

 

right been quiet busy today fabed & welded up the front section of the n/s 1/4 panel







also removed the rear beam & as i had richie,s rear cradle in my van it seemed rude not to offer it up for size but i may have to cut the original diff x member to clear diff .

 

yes mate i am going staggered fitment probably 285 or 300 30,18 rears on a 11 or 12" rim & a narrower possibly 10"front with taller profile so rolling radius is the same ,but when that is going to be i do not know as & when i get the money

 

That is one seriously tough looking escort you got goin on there mate.

 

Bloody hell mate, looks like you are cracking on really well with the rebuild.

 

ok tonights update n/s 90% fully welded




all fully seam welded in side & out

i will update tomorrow

 

bloody hell lookin good!!

 

fucking love this car lol


dropped you a pm fella


beef

 

got a quote today for new rear tyres that i want 285/30/18 cheapest they could do were continentals at Ł250 each think ill be phoning martoon tomorrow

 

ouchas glad I'm using undersized ones on mine

 

OUCH glad i run 195's

 

ouch glad i dont have wheels yet pmsl


beef

 

bita cash for rubber that andy lol

 

andy my M5 ran 275 35 18s as std, if you could make do with that size you can get them for Ł150 a side in good quaility rubber aswell

comming on well btw

 

This thread is is getting very interesting, thats the sort of rear set up i want for my 106, how much mod work involved in that process?

Superb work mate and on a budget so far.:

 

right had a good day today got all the welding done on the 1/4 panels & spare wheel well so im ready for some body filler now
fuel filler gone

spare wheel well done

then i cut the lower rear panel out to fit the biggest diffuser i can get under there.

tomorrow i may cut the rear foot well out & box it up to take a side exit exhaust .

 

are you going to keep it flat front or nose cone it, IMO the best cossie MK2 was Paul Bailey's such a sweet car, looked tuff aswell.

just a thought

awesome car though Andy,

cheers jason

 

my hat is off to you mate its looking ace

 

the good work just never stops

your making me want to go out and cut my car up

 

Going well mate.

Will have to pop around and have a proper look.

 

right today i have mainly been making a jig for the rear cradle







thhen i set to with a grinder &chopped the rear diff x member out because its in the way new cradle puts diff higher in the car which is good for me as im lowering the car so much .



now all igot to do is put a new one in but higher up .