jdcrst

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Silly sod should have left it be, theres a reason medical training is so long. You got work when you are it? Oh and some advice. STOP PLAYING FOOTY!!!!!!

danny_boy699

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about fucking time, now get it welded and then get escort done

rst in breaking

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would have but was mates wedding couple days after i broke it and couldnt get arm in usher suite he got me as a + e plaster was twice normal size lol

rst in breaking

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well may pop breakers fri and get the bits required to finish bottom end as gave mate me sump as he fucked his up lol so need to grab another along with oil pick up and dipstick then other than an oil seal the bottem end wil be finished

duncansharp76

clean the factory primer off the outside where your going to spot weld and also dont forget and this is important to spray weld thru zinc primer between the old panel and new for anti corrosion reasons. Also when itcomes to spraying make sure you use a good quality etch primer before you surface prime the panel for the same reasons. Dont use sealer untill its primed and flatted. any more advise feel free to pm me, Been a sprayer/panel beater for 16 years

danny_boy699

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nice 1 about time that escort needs doing and this fez needs to be removed from garage to do escort

rst in breaking

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cheers mate, could prob do with a chat as have a few queries lol

you're right mate i do want the fez moving so i can sort me garage out etc lol. my engine, seats and box are now in my dads garage which is twice size but he prob wont stand for that for long lol

Adam.

Hello mate do u have any pics of how u repaired the inner petrol cap surround? did u do what i did just cut a square out of it and template it off the inner arch section then weld it back on? cheers statey

rst in breaking

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i havnt done it yet, was looking at possibly doing it 2mo, the 1/4 is only cut in and held with vise grips atm lol

Adam.

Ah fair play fella im gonna order a whole inner arch i think

rst in breaking

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if i remember rightly (i think it was your thread) but was far worse than mine my inner arch at bottom had rusted stopping just short of inner sill so you may have rust there? its a tin of worms sadly. thankfully the sill etc is solid lol

Adam.

Mine was pretty bad but the sill was ok apart from a hole right at the end, which luckily the new quarter will be replacing

rst in breaking

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not the one im thinking off lol, prob and130's lol

rst in breaking

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would just like to say a BIG thank you to Dunkansharp76 who came over today to offer help in repairing the car, we done the repairs to the filler neck including weldind in a new section, ground down all the spot welds, zinc primered the seams and popped all the holeds in the new quarter ready for plug welding . shall jump up garage again 2mo, do a little repair to the back panel and hopefully get the quarter on

jonesymk2

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have you checked all the sensors are plugged in mate,my mate had the same problem on his efi xr3i turbo,it would start but then cut out straight away unless he put his foot on the throttle pedal,it turned out he had forgot to plug the iscv back in he did that then job done

rst in breaking

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cheers mate but all sorted now, had a look over it friday and sorted it, notice the engine was no longer earther, got it starting again then realised mate wired loom back up wrong and c0 plug was pluged into map sensor nd vise verser

jonesymk2

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ha ha fair enough easy mistake at least it was an easy fix

rst in breaking

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yeh i know, i was looking at it thinking.....im sure a map sensor has a black plug?..... lol, so done continuity on loom and found it was wrong lol.

GranaDavey

Its getting there mate, looks good, great job!

duncansharp76

All the stressful stuff done, get it plugged on and more than happy yo help out dude, bugger shame that i couldnt get the quarter on in time. Will see what the crack is at work and see how low i can get that price down on painting the quarter for you. Was thinking about that and seeing as the frfont wing needs a small repair on might be worth while freshening up the full n/s with colour but thats down to you at the end of the day. Let me know if you need anymore help

rst in breaking

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cheers again, will try and pop up there soon, just realised need more zinc spray for the b pilar and cill so will av to try halford 1st lol. looking forward to getting it on but it i cant get the spray i shall have to do it 2mo lol . can knock up and repair the bit of rust to the back panel mind you lol . I n regards to wing ill prob see the score with it and prob if i can aresol it as cant afford it tbh and isnt the main project as i want the escort on the road atm too

Adam.

Any pics of the inner petrol cap repair mate?

rst in breaking

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cracked out a few more repairs today and actually started to fit the quarter
repair around filler neck

inner arch zinc etch primed and seam sealed and seams zinc sprayed:

Duncan cleaning the inner cill and zinc spraying:

rott around rear panel chopped out new bits made then welded in:






shall prob do some more welding on the quarter 2mo then get it all stone chipped and wax oiled up

Adam.

Top man!

rst in breaking

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cheers mate, wish i had a bloody spot welder lol

Adam.

im gonna get mine to this stage in the next few weeks, its finding time lol!

rst in breaking

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your not wrong, taking far longer than expected as making bits to fit as cnt really buy them

Adam.

quick question does the petrol neck/cap bit rest against the inner arch or does it clip into the panel? etc etc, mine was rotted away so not too sure

rst in breaking

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ermmmm, i wernt too sure as mine was fibreglass lol, it looks asthough the front plastic bit (which i never had twists onto it???

Adam.

I meant this one fella:



does the fuel cap just sit there like it does in the pic?

gary fraser

just sits up against it, the filler neck then slips into metal lugs on the outer panel then you should have a black plastic cover with unleaded printed onto it for covering it up.

Adam.

Nice one mate

rst in breaking

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i was considering getting the plastic bit i need for outer bit then see what im left with, may put a bit ot tiger seal round it to seal the inner panel from the outer?

duncansharp76

in regards to going for the full side, can cut a deal as wont be too much work as worse part is the rear quarter and i am sure i can release some extra paint out of work also thanks for putting that pic on showing my exposed crown . Dont stonechip untill its primed as primer is too heavy for stonechip to take, stonechip will only take colour and clearcoat

rst in breaking

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i had planned to clean it up, etch prime it or zinc prime it, seam seal them stone chip? and dependant on my mood at the time poss paint inner arch lol

rst in breaking

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so was you saying to paint onto the stonechip? prime, stonechip then paint?

duncansharp76

no dude once the quarter is on and the filler work complete, needs etch priming then high build over the filler and 2 coats over the rest of the quarter then requires flatting for paint then and only then do you put stonchip on the sill then its ready for paint

rst in breaking

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im talking inner arch, i mite not get involved in filler as isnt my best area lol

jonny s2

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getting there pal,you lost interest in the mk3
never mind you look to be busy and doing well here anyhow

rst in breaking

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nooooooo no no no lol, just where i havnt been working as brokedn wrist i ain got money coming in so cant afford me gaskets i neeed to get engine back together lol, i love the escort, thats my no1 lol