alright..... this thing is going top be worked on, if it's the last thing I do before I die. It will hopefully be the NEXT thing I do with my time and money.... after my new boyfriend

it's like something doesn't want me to work on my poor old Escort. I WILL!..... hmmm strip the engine out of the damn thing!

first things first, but not necessarily in that order.... [(#)]

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it's like something doesn't want me to work on my poor old Escort. I WILL!..... hmmm strip the engine out of the damn thing!
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I don't blame you, looks like a LOT of work to get her looking the goods.

Good luck with her.

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Thankyou very much. I think I need the patience of a God, with the steady wit and hand to match. This beauty is going to take a while, but all good resto's do. I'll endeavour to keep this updated with every step I make.

i must say atleast your persistant!

SHAMELESS BUMP

Yes.. I'm still here.. and guess what.. SO IS MY ESCY! While I haven't done any more work on her *which I should be murdered for* I HAVEN'T given up!

I've recently come into posession of some more money, working a second summer job is great. I've managed to purchase a replacement part for my decrepid computer, which still isn't working, but that's a software problem now..... Also I've begun bidding for Escort parts on Ebay... 22kg of them in one instance. That's gonna cost more in courier than the parts themselves.

One of these days, I AM going to take the head to a reconditioner... then I shall put it on the block and see if everything still turns!


I still need a clutch assembly, (fork excluded-got that at least I think it's the right fork, it doesn't seem to want to fit in anyway.... perhaps they gave me the wrong fork with the gearbox.....), and I still need a new manual pedal box. Then I need to get working on that blasted body, cut out all the rust is a good start. Then treat the thing and cover it up, at least that way any more rust will be easily seen and removable when I next get a chance to continue the project.

Poor Nelly, it will be her 35th birthday before she may grace the roads with her presence again. I suck. [:-(][8~2]


Edit: Oh yeah.. my fudging expensive chrome rocker cover... is beginning to rust. I'm hoping it's only surface rust, cause I am going to be mighty peeved if it isn't.

grumble groan...

I've just taken some more pictures of my rusting Escort..... I hate my life.


http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2954/dscf02255gv.jpg

So how is the 30 year long journey going??? Oh i mean 30 year anniversary Escort going???

Just joking mate.

Your thread was one of the first i read on this forum when i joined!!! So don't give up, keep making deadlines, then keep breaking them thats what projects are about. Projects you push to the side and come back to when you want to.

So stick with it.

Michael

OR

piss it off and buy one already done ....

may be more fun and cheaper

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I plan to have the engine bay all good with the 1300 and manual tranny back in the car by Christmas this year. I'll kick it over and that will inspire me to finish the rest of the car..... I bloody well hope anyway. [V]


wowee, this single page spans over a year! [:u]

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[br]Thanks for the words of encouragement. I plan to have the engine bay all good with the 1300 and manual tranny back in the car by Christmas this year. I'll kick it over and that will inspire me to finish the rest of the car..... I bloody well hope anyway. [V]


wowee, this single page spans over a year! [:u]

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The whole topic almost spans 2 years [88]

You'll get there just don't give up.

okay then... more rusted out pictures.

I need the LHF Fender... I mean, all of it.... it's just, nasty [:u]
http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/2006426232643_DSCF1972.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/200642623284_DSCF1974.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/2006426232835_DSCF1975.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/200642623294_DSCF1976.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/2006426232933_DSCF1977.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/200642623303_DSCF1978.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/2006426233115_DSCF1979.JPG

http://classic-ford.org/forum/uploaded/s_ikari2015/2006426233144_DSCF1980.JPG


I've also decided that I'm going to need to remove all the glass.... which is a bad thing, but a good thing. Bad because it's going to be evil to do, and good, because I have to do it to get all the rust out.

I may get the rest of the body all sorted (ready for painting) then take it to a smash repairer to take out the glass and possibly paint it.

It will be a more professional job and that way if they break the glass they pay to replace it.