hello,

this is my latest project: 1973 Mk1 Escort 2dr.









basically has bugger all rust in the body. none in the floors, a little in the boot under the fuel tank, a little in the fire wall on that hearter thingo or whatever it is, and some surface rust on the inside edge of the drivers "A" pillar. that's about it! the body is also quite straight

cheers

mother of god those centerlines are wide.

looks like some spiders marked there territory inside the headlight buckets, should be fun.

good luck with her. keep us updated.

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Originally posted by Sterling

mother of god those centerlines are wide.

looks like some spiders marked there territory inside the headlight buckets, should be fun.

good luck with her. keep us updated.

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HAHA yeah the tyres are wide!! 235's on the back and 215's up front!! they wont be staying though, tyres are shot anyways and i dont really like the look of the rims!

the spider webs have gone from the grille/headlight area now, the car was kept in a barn for the past 1.5 - 2 years so there was more than spider webs... rat/mice poo, match sticks?? ( looked like a packet was spilt ) and about $3 in coins!

cheers
chris

oh..... and i've just re-joined my old car club... Ford Rallye Sport Car Club of WA. i was a member about 10 years ago when i had my old Mk1!! should be good to go on some runs when the cars done! can't wait!

Great to see a bit of enthusiasm - you kind of forget what it was like when you're used to owning one.

What suburb do you live in?

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Originally posted by Avon

Great to see a bit of enthusiasm - you kind of forget what it was like when you're used to owning one.

What suburb do you live in?

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yeah mate, i'm happy as to get another one.

in Ferndale.

cheers
chris

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Originally posted by ITGRIPS

oh..... and i've just re-joined my old car club... Ford Rallye Sport Car Club of WA. i was a member about 10 years ago when i had my old Mk1!! should be good to go on some runs when the cars done! can't wait!

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yay another member

cheeRS
Wayne

So what are your plans?

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Originally posted by stuart h

So what are your plans?

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plans at this stage are:
panel & paint ( which we've started )
new interior ( needs everything inside... roof lining, carpet, door trims, seat trim... but, not sure if we are going to use the original front seats yet or go for something different )
new/rebuilt brakes
lowered
1600 conversion ( will stick with the 1300 until we find and rebuild a 1600 )
maybe update g/box & diff
... still trying to decide on a colour...! bloody hard to make up our mind!! haha :)

basically a full rebuild.

some more pics of it:





me giving it a quite coat of primer to cover the bare metal...