Red16

Freddy_mercury_magic, cheers matey, will be doing a bit more graft on the car 2moro when i get up after nightshift

Charlie Chalk

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CliffRS4

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Coming alone nicely mate

Red16

done a bit more graft on the car today

up on axle stands to begin the rear end stripdown


exhaust and petrol lines removed


tank and pump


underside minus petrol tank



clean up of area behind petrol tank began, will finish that 2moro when i get up


rear left floor pan area shonky repair


rear right floor pan area shonky repair


and oh look more pidgeon shit welding

Twins

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Coming along very nicely

ripper

ALL U NEED TO DO BEN IS CHOP THE CRAP OOT AND WELD IN THE NEW

GraphiteGray

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Nice little project you got there, good to see your getting stuck in and not dragging it out gonna be a flyer with that Zetec turbo in about time i got mine back on the road

Whats your inner wings like? i'd hate to strip the underseal off mine because i know what horrors there are hiding underneath

BillyCabrio

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Red16

not too sure yet, havent cleaned round as far as that yet, they seem pretty good at first glance but that could just be me being optomistic!! underseal does hide a lot of shite unfortunately

CliffRS4

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Good to see it's coming along nicely

luke89

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good luck mate lookin good going to be mad when its got the zetec turbo in there

AD-RS1600i

Your right about that!!! There must be at least 3 maybe Mk3/4 Escort being Zetec'd including this one

Pehaps it's it cheaper than it used to be with more people doing them and the knowledge being passed around

Look good matey

Red16

theyre like dog shit now

Red16

heres the most recently acquired bargain part for the RS

AD-RS1600i

Well, I wouldn't put it quite like that, and it's hardly 3000 odd examples

Beside, how many will be completed? Very tough project I think sticking a Zetec in anything 1980s era!

I think it's wicked

Red16

AD-RS1600i, suppose it could be tricky over the next few months but its gonna be enjoyable too

after the bloody rain stopped play all day today i managed to get outside at about 7pm once it was dry and do a bit of graft all be it the quiet kind.

stripped out the front door cards and ductwork for the vents in the dash, looks like its had a pair of doors fitted in the past judcing by the red on the inside of the door



stripped out the washer bottle for the rear wiper jet and also the plastic shelf bits that the parcel shelf rests on, they were rivotted in, had to drill the rivots out to remove them is this normal ??



then off came the rear bumper and the spoiler, aswell as the blue oval badge


looks like its had another bit of repair work judging by the bodge on the lower rear part of the rear arch


and also the tow eye is rusty as fook, think this is gonna go the journey and get smoothed over

N1C4T3N

gd work m8t

Brian

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Good work mate

Gonna look the nuts once you finish it


Brian

BillyCabrio

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Got ya work cut out mate, but its worth it.

Keeping the 80's Rs's alive

Red16

cheers lads

while ive been working on the car tonight my minds been wandering and going over different ideas, what do you reckon i should do...

a) strip it and go for a 6 point cage, 2 bucket seats with harnesses?
or
b) leather and alcantara retrim?

Rab

Leather, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


I'm liking leather these days.

Red16

bring out the gimp

CraigW

Lookin good Ben mate, Brashy told me you had a new project

Red16

cheers Craig... he was saying he knew you the other day like, small world innit

CliffRS4

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Strip it for sure
You just know you're going to track it when it's finished , it'd be rude not too with the spec you're going for

Filthy Rich

Nice project mate

Yer 16i has soooooooo much more style than your Clio would of had

Red16

Filthy Rich, that is just sooo true

heres the update today, started late cos i was out on the pop last night n felt a bit rough this morning

rear left wheel arch all underseal stripped off here now, will get it back to bare metal tomorrow



lovely bit of rot where the sill meets the inner arch on the passenger side


and aonther bit of rot where the inner arch meets the rear valance, was bodged up very poorly cos when i started working on it the property pages from a 1999 newspaper fell out


drivers side rear arch half done



and the rot on drivers side where the inner wing meets with the sill and also where it meets with the rear valance



and the easiest job of today, i removed the sticky remains of the spoiler and ford badge along with the FORD and RS1600i stickers


thats all for today folks, im off to get pissed again

Willem

Wow m8, respect for the nerve to restore that shell, mine is just like that, allways pached up the crappy way, looks like hell
I'm gonna get myself another shell, I lost my interest in restoring it when I found all the crappy repairs and a hole in the roof

Twins

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Will look stunning when complete ,that is normal with the rivets

Rab

Looking good m8!

luke89

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good job you dont mind a bit of welding ! keep up the good work mate

NUTS RuS

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been there and done that

I was a little more lucky with the rust/rot problems but it looks like you will have that sorted in no time at this rate.

Jeees seeing all that takes me back Never again lol

Red16

Willem, it'll probs be cheaper and easier getting your shell repaired by someone than buying another shell mate another mk3 shell will probs need work doing!!

Twins, the rivots just didnt seem right, but my mate has them on his series 2 rs turbo so they must be right as you say

Rab, we'll see 2moro rab

luke89, havent got much choice really bud

NUTS RuS, jammy baxtered, anywya will hopefully have this done asap.

cheers fir the comments guys im completely dying to have a drive of my baby with the 2.1 t34 all setup, see how she performs hopefully be enough to see of the odd saxo etc

bigmatt-s2rst

gunna look shit hot mate, keep up the good work

found some pics from a year or so back if you want a copy, let me know

Red16

yeah i would love a copy of the pics bigmatt-s2rst thanks

Red16

well heres the update for today, had to pack in for a few hours mid day due to the bloody rain again!!! how come it always rains when im off work and is dry as sticks when im there

rear passenger side arch all finished now



middle of the chassis floor on the passenger side is all finished too my little red valver clio in the background lol



boot floor is nearly finished too, can honestly say i can sense the finish line even tho it is miles and miles away

Rab

Whats next? Weld up the holes?

winston

just doin the exact same thing with my s2 proper shity job worth it tho imo

Red16

Rab, not just yet, still got the drivers side rear and both sides of the front floor finish, then i'll put the rear suspension back on, spin the car round and remove the engine and everything from the front end and clean that up before i get onto welding holes etc.

winston, i keep telling myself that cos it doesnt half take away your enthusiasm scraping the same area for hours n hours!!!!