Im lookin for some advice because ive stripped engines but ive never stripped an interior or body work before. Ive got a series 2 89 (g reg) ESRT, its got a slight hole behind the sunroof and another underneath the passenger side rear quater panel window and was thereforee thinking about stripping it and sorting any rust etc, don't think it'll need any weldin and i was just wanderin if anybody had any advice for me as to how to go about it. Whats the best way to fix the holes on a very low budget. cheers for any help

 

yep seems to me that you'll have a hard work fixing that roof, hope you won't end up like I did. I had some major rust probs with my sun roof (just check mine "oh boy here we go"), ended up in placing a complete new roof, picked it up for a stupid Ł8, do check the battery panel, the rear (L+R) besides the spare wheel well,where the springs are attatched to.Mine is standing still @ the moment as I can't weld good enough, so it's taking a bit longer ;
good luck m8, keep's posted
cheers

 

right updates, heres my turbo before it got stripped

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/rs.jpg>

Did a bit of work on the engine

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/0fe913eb.jpg>

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/head_and_manifold.jpg>

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/ec7d1160.jpg>

then cause of the hole behind the sunroof i decided to stip the interior as well which resulted in this, which isn't 2 bad but it aint great

drivers side sill
<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/85a0e0ce.jpg>

Passenger sill
<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/771e07ca.jpg>

Sunroof
<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/ce7f5d85.jpg>

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/913d9bc4.jpg>

and bulk head which it looks like the previous owners tried to do a cowboy job on it with some silicon, might ave slowed down the rot though
<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/51cbc589.jpg>

<img src=http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/makaveli662/101bcb9e.jpg>

so get the bulkhead welded by 1 of me mates cause i dont know me arse from a mig, resin bond a plate to the roof & fill the hole then get it up on axle stands and sort out the underneath and any suggestions on wat to do with the rotted sunroof cradle please!

 

Sorry to say it mate but your roof is fooked. only way to fix it is to put on a new roof skin because you cant mend them once they have gone like that as they are a double skin.

The rest doesn't look that bad so some welding would sort that out but it's the roof thats the main problem, good luck mate. Look on the bright side, your car is still sitting on its wheels, my esc cos is but a bare shell in the garage getting its winter rebuild

 

do u know were i can source a roof skin from and how much it'll cost, im new 2 this game. me mate whos owned a few turbos said that i should just silicon seal the sunroof and leave it closed and that'll stop it gettin worse! im a student on a low budget u see

 

yep I agree with makaveli, mine wasn"t as bad as yours, but even I saw the worseness of the cas and replaced it, sorry to say but you'll have to search a nice donor car, oh don't buy one with a sunroof, just trouble for the future

 

sorry the name in my first post shouldn't have been makaveli, buttuh escyscott
ME HEAD'S BECOME A SWISS CHEESE

 

cheers 4 the help people, not wat i wanted 2 hear, hopin id get away with the roof how it was but i may as well get it done, gonna be hard on me small student budget though. oh and in jealous of that cossie u got there escyscott, looks like a real minter

 

Hi m8.. this is what my sunroof looked like when I stripped me RS


so we did this.... and cut a piece out of another trashed escort and welded in me RS


another GOOD advide is to take your window out.. cause this is what I found when I took my frontwindow out

 

didn't get the last 2 pics mate

 

cheers pal ill ave to check that out.

 

youve made we think "wonder what my roof looks like under all that trim" hope you sort it.i know that the 2 places mine had holes in last year ,i bodged thinking its ok.when i stripped it all out .i found 2 nice presents by the fuse box and the battery tray.it just made it twice as bad .replacing its the only way ,,i know that now, good work anyway mate...

 

well the roof had a slight crack in it wen i bought it, i too just skimmed over it with some filler and well now ive got a hole. maybe if id used p40 instead of 38 it might ave been alright, anyway lesson learnt. if u wanna check then just whip ur sunroof out, 10 minute job & should give a good indication.

 

might do that,,,damm rust,lol good luck anyway with the project