Restoration of my MKII ESCORT RS2000 ...update 09/04/07
08-11-2005, 06:27 PM
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Restoration of my MKII ESCORT RS2000 ...update 09/04/07
A few pics of the car before i started the resto
this car was on track at national day 1 week before
then off came the nosecone to see what lies behind
not as bad as i was expecting here
Out comes the engine
with the engine out its time to strip the car of every last nut and bolt so its ready to be dipped
thats the engine bay cleared
Now for the inside
sunroof out time i think
vinyl has to go to
Time to get the grinder out ...wings off
front panel needs to go as well
thats it for now ..its all ready to go to be dipped to rid the car of all its imperfections , so i can see where i need to go next
will post some more pics as i proceed with the restoration
this car was on track at national day 1 week before
then off came the nosecone to see what lies behind
not as bad as i was expecting here
Out comes the engine
with the engine out its time to strip the car of every last nut and bolt so its ready to be dipped
thats the engine bay cleared
Now for the inside
sunroof out time i think
vinyl has to go to
Time to get the grinder out ...wings off
front panel needs to go as well
thats it for now ..its all ready to go to be dipped to rid the car of all its imperfections , so i can see where i need to go next
will post some more pics as i proceed with the restoration
08-11-2005, 09:41 PM
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gaz what have you done! 
the standard it was before there is no way i thought you'd be doing this!! i take it your not doing concourse? just being a perfectionist?!
good luck with anyway - keep us all posted!
the standard it was before there is no way i thought you'd be doing this!! i take it your not doing concourse? just being a perfectionist?!
good luck with anyway - keep us all posted!
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Not going down the concours route as your car has to be to perfect to get anywhere near in the mk2 world within concours
just going for a clean usable car, i know it was before but it needed various bits of paint , and i thought if im doing it im doing it properly
just going for a clean usable car, i know it was before but it needed various bits of paint , and i thought if im doing it im doing it properly
09-11-2005, 08:36 PM
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good time to do it imo... before it gets too bad!
those nose cones hide a mutitude of sine but yours looks good to be honest
good luck with the rest of it!
those nose cones hide a mutitude of sine but yours looks good to be honest
good luck with the rest of it!
10-11-2005, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Good luck mate, i thought it was mint anyways 
dipped????
dipped????
it is safe and tried and tested ...the company that does it had a car at the classic car show showing you the before and after
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OMG i saw the first pictures and thought that they were showing the finished article! it looked really mint before hand good luck with the resto!
11-11-2005, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Good luck mate, i thought it was mint anyways
dipped????
dipped????
it is safe and tried and tested ...the company that does it had a car at the classic car show showing you the before and after
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cost is Ł750
The company is coming to collect the car from my house with a 7.5 ton curtain sider , get the car dipped , they then do other stuff to the shell to protect it , then they are putting it in welder friendly primer , then bringing it back home to me in the lorry to keep it nice and dry
company is www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk
The company is coming to collect the car from my house with a 7.5 ton curtain sider , get the car dipped , they then do other stuff to the shell to protect it , then they are putting it in welder friendly primer , then bringing it back home to me in the lorry to keep it nice and dry
company is www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk
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Another little update
not much progress just been doing a little cleaning
Been cleaning up the block today ready for painting , and also had a go at doing the alternator
Heres a few of the engine before paint
And a few of my nice shiney alternator
not much progress just been doing a little cleaning
Been cleaning up the block today ready for painting , and also had a go at doing the alternator
Heres a few of the engine before paint
And a few of my nice shiney alternator
keep the updates coming matey
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gonna be minter than mint m8....keep it up pal
ive got so much respect for ppl like yourself who have the guts to rip a cars down to its component parts and rebuild and repair every single part of the car to bring it back to a better than new look.
lovin it
ive got so much respect for ppl like yourself who have the guts to rip a cars down to its component parts and rebuild and repair every single part of the car to bring it back to a better than new look.
lovin it
