COLEYST200

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thanks mate just one last thing can you re check the hight of your roll over jig as 4 ft seams to be very tall

dingla rs

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will check that also have rite list in morning or il forget lol

dingla rs

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well not done anything on shell over weekend ,satday i was busy doing other things

how ever i just won a drivers side wing on ebay so that finishes the panels off

back in garage 2 morro afternoon

dingla rs

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well had some more bad news fella that was making me bosses has left his works so carnt make them well he made one lol ,finished me paper work so just heading in the garage now

well done a bit more removed mosta bulkhead bit more on passenger side an pick up points for front crossmember took a while do them ,marked up for me holes in back for rear beam mounts ,stuck now as i carnt get hole new inner sill

note the dolly wheels lol




this is only ruff cut still needs bit outa floor an bulkhead











few these to finish yet




on the hunt for (new) inner sill now tryed few places with no joy

Andy Tucker

try BEEVERS AUTO PANELS mate

cossiejsy

Try these mate
http://www.autopanels-castleford.co.uk/MENU.htm

dingla rs

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cheers gents will try a few places mite even go st helens cut a car up yet

thinking bout cuting all floor out an replacing with sheet metal as i need replace damaged section

COLEYST200

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look it good mate i should be having a go at cutting my shell open at the weekend . thanks for the info tonight as well

dingla rs

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no worries ian ,the worst bit is the front chassie were front crossmember bolts to ,mind you my nine inch grinder on its way out took some cutting even with diamond disc lol,im away from wensday till monday so youl catch up easy

COLEYST200

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Dont hold your breath but i do have a very nice resip saw

dingla rs

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forgot add these the fella that jiged me car just finished restoring this

COLEYST200

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Now that is nice

dingla rs

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if you got 4 inch grinder get a diamond blade for it i use one on both grinders never need change disc then you go throw loads normly cutting discz other wise

dingla rs

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well tryed alot panel places to no joy must be ford part only ,even rang the scrap yards i no in darlo,wouldnt mind but i had section inner sill that was on me other cars rs quarters i got of geoff new i shuda kept them

mite have try some scrapys warrington area while im down this week see if they can cut me one out

Martin-Hadland

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Jubilee motorspares shold be able to supply a secondhand part 0121 771 1977 tell them I sent you. Just thinking... Is this an RS specific part? If so ignore me!

dingla rs

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its the inner sill i carnt get , its same as me other shell an that not a rs shell ,the outa sill i can use a stander one as the quater part repairable ,

i can get one them for 45 quid lol (outa)

thanks martin i will ring them see if they cut one up for me

COLEYST200

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They will cut it out for you as i all so use them a lot and iv sean cars cut in half in the . i got the front parts for my fouc shell from there 40 pound . O they will cut it out with GAS

Twins

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Good work ,love the mk2 very nice

dingla rs

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well i had rob an calvz down t nite got a lot done big thanks lads
had few beers an an manged get the car on the jig, after bita messing bout, mabe my measurements mainly been the back beem mounts i must been out but we sorted with the grinder lol

i finished early to day so got the tunnel cut up ready. My scrap pile growing now.

i didnt think it would go on jig with sill damaged but for got we made it to sit on the very ends the chassie legs, so panik over dont need sill so quick ,so will repair after








the pics on screen just refrence( carnt spell) as me other shell not near by




it took a while to get in on jig rob lift one end me calvz on other but we managed





rob maning the grinder



rear diff mount




the butcherd chassie nowt a welder wount sort







calvz rob puting the bosses on jig ready for welding




next thing is to mess with tunnel bulk head get that lined up but i have mounts on my jig to add me

thats it for now mite get bit done before i go down warrington till monday so no playing at the weekend

andy escos

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good progress andy coming on nicely

COLEYST200

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good progress there mate and im doing the same with printing photos off to look back at to get it right first time

dingla rs

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just so i could see when cuting bulkhead really mate jig lines rest up just mater joining the sheet metal now ,when i get some lol

COLEYST200

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iv just sean some thing that is funny most of the photos you have printed off are not of your car

dingla rs

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thats coz this bulkhead done different to mine ,its barrys shell most pics of ,and some of mine to eash side the window screen

the reason being im using the heater matrix out the focus for this one so cut different to my focos bulkhead as mine doznt ya see kinda like you have pics mine

ps look in sig below you'l get what i mean

COLEYST200

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i to wont to use the heater matrix out the focus and i all so have a lot of his photos i all so sent him a PM about wot he used to do his rear floor and im on the look out for this part as it will make the doot floor look like it should be from ford

dingla rs

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barry used mk 5 escort estate rear floor mate ,im usein discovery one tho factory look im going for also

COLEYST200

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yes thats right he did i fort the disco had a hole in it

dingla rs

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not the one im geting if my mate still has it kicking about that is used to work on them years back, you could also use boot section outa most vans if you can be botherd cut out

COLEYST200

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thats not fair to tease

dingla rs

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my mate used to deal in landrover spares, last time i was there he had one upstairs think it was discovery ,but the way my luck is it will have gone so the mk5 will do, mind you look in a hadrians panels book there a few to use

dingla rs

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well i have morning off to day as going down warrington later an had get shower an few other things packed im me van

got bit done the box section for strenght really will be geting plated other ,i was gna use think sheet metal do the job but its a rite pain to cut eithen tho i have plasma cutter,so now i can just use thin tin to box it in















as i say this will all be coverd over with sheet steel



thats as far i got me fecking welder desided it dont wana work any more think this car cursied

mite have see batz when im home next week an steal his for while ,just my luck at min

wount be any updates till next week now

nugnah

looking ace mate, sweet work you talented bastard lol

I can't wait for mine to be done

jason

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Love the progress Dingle

dingla rs

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its kinda easy when you have jig ,lot harder with out ,me welds woulda been neater had me welder not kept stoping starting while welding then just packin in all t gether ,another bill form snapon to fix it if they can

FOCUS 4X4
how ya getin on with urs ,its john rite i do forget these things pardens if it isnt
like the black hoses ya changed airbox 2

COLEYST200

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looking good mate and thanks for putting them photos up as they are a big help to me as you no

jdcrst

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Sorry to hijack this thread Dingla with this off topic question, but who the hell is the bird in your sig picture??

COLEYST200

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he said the last one he had up with her ass out was his girl friend so it could be her again . very nice pair

cossiejsy

looking good mate

dingla rs

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last pic was ower lass but that one not im afraid ,altho she duz have fake boobs lol

Twins

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