Sounds good, can't go wrong with a pinto, great little engine IMO. Will keep an eye out for updates.

 

Cheers Steve my fello plumber

 

Great work boys
Looking forward to seeing this progress

 

tunnels finished on top side and few other bits

 

You do the welding yourself? Looks very good!

 

yer some of its were the tin is thin witch is not great ,but most of the welding is good

 

bit more done to day

 

Looking good m8

 

Looking good Andy and I like the mag in the photo say no more

 

Har har like to have a look at some body work while
Doing this lmao Ian

 

your get on great keep up the good work

 

Looks good!

 

cheer chaps ,got the link boxes and watts linkage delivered the other day ,cut the rear tubs out last night also,and got a friends group 4 coming in next week so I can take measurements off it

 

a good friend lent me his escort that has link boxes and turrets ,so we could have a easy time getting them in this car ,me bro and Turkish were giving me a hand last night we got them all well tacked in so axle can go in ,good thing is the axle we using came out of his car

made the floor sections as the old was rooten an we got the gear

 

Its coming on good, a hell of a lot of work goes into an escort shell to be fair. Will be epic once complete I'm sure.

 

cheers it will be solid at lesst ,this one more than most as there a lot of root on inside pillers were it was blasted and sat on a pallet out side for 7 years till we saved it

 

bit more done to day I made the tub an floor section fill in some gaps

 

It's coming along very nicely, I'll keep an eye on this 1.

 

cheers trying push on with this as iv got me own cars that need doing

 

done a little bit more on this Turkish an me bro made the rear floor while I made an welded the other exhaust tunnel in ,cross flow or a pinto now

 

Quality work your doing there
Did you pick that up from down south as I recognise the reg from yrs ago

 

Good progress Andy!

 

been sat in a farmers field for ten years mate before we got it near were I live in Yorkshire ,could have come up unsure ,and thanks its getting there now

 

cheers steve

 

Anyone else I could marry and get a quality restored motor?

Fair play pal. This will be a cracking thread!

 

Fair dos could of bin similar as it was beige too

 

lol pal the two lads are my best mates iv restored a fiesta turbo for one ,and Turkish the mk2 ,they all like keep me busy ,free tea an stella im easily pleased lol, plus they help me were they can on my stuff

 

Top work Dingla.

 

cheers glenn

 

No matter what car you work on they always look stunning when there finished.

 

they don't call me loy for nothing glenn thanks mate

 

Perfect partnership! Can't argue with that like.

 

aye think they get the better deal

 

Looking good Andy how long till this one needs to be done

 

youre wasted as a plumber fella should be restoring full time most people would have walked away from this one major pat on the back for saving another mk2

 

needs be in primer for new year lol just the shell as we move out then


cheers mate id love do it full time but I also love my plumbing job ,many said it wanted scrapping but I like a challenge hopefully it will turn out good thanks

 

bit more done on this Ill have to make me own inner and outer pillers on this as lad don't have money just buy everything

made a start on one last night took some doing other side next week

root cut out

 

 

It should be nice and strong when you finish it Andy

 

yer when cage is in its all stich welded aswell left it in a mess other night passenger piller is missing 3 skins now