Very nice , should be a good toy when you are done.
Good luck with it.

More pics.......

The interior was stripped and cleaned, painted and resomat put in. Cabling for stereo run into boot and gauges white faced, checked and tested. Used BA Falcon interior light to replace original.

Great to see an RS getting some love.  It's not exactly to my taste, but it's not mine so it doesn't matter.
 
Well done to you for giving the old girl some love, and not being afraid to mix some old with new.

More interior work going on... Stripped and rebuilt heater fan unit and controls, new decal for it. Bought and fitted clutch fork cover from Peter M had to wrap headers to protect it as well, heatproof sheath for the speedo cable. Fitted carpets with slight mods for the handbrake lever- had to centralize it on the tunnel to suit the twin handbrake system with the focus rear brakes. Had to get a local brake shop to shorten them and refit the ends made up a connector to fit original handbrake attachment. Had the glass tinted and fitted with all new rubbers. More pics soon.  Len

Nice to see you've been staying busy over Christmas Len....
The BA light is a good idea, You've got me looking at the one in my work hack
Cheers Drew.....

Hi Len,
 
Great work and attention to detail !
Just checking: Have you fitted the guide bush for the clutch cable through the bell housing?
Can't see it in your photos.
Can be seen in Drew's photos at http://www.classic-ford.org/cfp/tm.aspx?m=61523&mpage=4
(it is the yellow bush)
 

 

Thanks for the tip , Peter. Gearbox didn't come with one so I didn't know there was one. You don't produce one by any chance do you? I always wondered why the cable was sloppy at that point. Might have to check E-bay or get on to GBH in the UK to pick one up.  Cheers, Len

Hi Drew,
If you're looking to use the BA light you will have to use all the falcon mounting gear- the foam surround and  light mounting  plate as well as adjusting the wiring. I hacked off the original light mount. Takes a bit of jiggery pokery to get it in but is a snug fit and looks neat, This was all planned prior to fitting the headlining. Will take a piccie and post it up , I think I had to make up an alloy bracket to hold it up and screwed it in place of the original.
Remember this is my build in reverse, car is already on the road. Was busy over Xmas anyway, stripping and prepping those door trims you organized for me. My wife had to sweet talk me into buying a sweet pair of Alpine Type R splits for the front doors as my original old set have pretty much given up the ghost. It's amazing you couldn't hear the screams of pain from the West!!  She said with all the money spent on the RS so far why not get something good, she knows I like my music cranking.  Cheers, Len

Doors were next on the list- drilled holes in inner door and A post and fitted conduit to carry wiring for stereo and also for manual operated central locking. All new bailey channel and rubbers fitted throughout , regulator stripped, cleaned and painted and re-lubed prior to fitting. Cleaned up around the openings previously cut for speakers and installed wiring for courtesy lights to go in door trims-GT's and Fairlanes of the day were a bit more plush so decided to copy .Got a pair of 2nd hand door trims and fitted modified pods for the splits. Bought chrome surrounds for the inner release lever and chrome button door locks. P/s trim in good nick but D/s one a bit rough. Did some minor repairs to get it on the road but redoing another set as per the thread on interior.