escort1600 that looks tuff as mate. if only i wanted to spend money on the corty i would do something like that.

mk2maniac they are a nice little car white always looks good on old cars like these. im thinkin of a pin stripe down the middle of the car either red or black. to split the white a little.

can i post my car up and everyone have a crack at that?

that wagon is nice shame we never got them....

good to see ya working on it lucas.. it keep it standard u have atracted enough attention from the cops lately

Yeah that looks nice, Original is still so freakin cool... lowering it that little bit i think will make a nice difference, but stocker is what i would do...keep is sweet and simple.. it will turn head fo sho [88]

cheers boys. just need to work out this bog. i hate the poo poo

Like I said, I hope your replacing the rotten metal, not just bogging it. Believe me, you'll want to replace it, there's a lot more rust in that car than you think. My old one had no visible signs of rust on the exterior, but it was diseased all through it. I'd suggest you pull the car apart completely and have it chemically dipped or blasted to remove all the crap so you can see where it all is and replace it, or at least spend the time and strip it right back yourself. ANd that includes all underneath it.

But then, that's just me thinking you're doing a complete rebuild and therefore building it to show quality, but you're not are you, it's a general tidy up to make it a daily right?

nah im not doin a show car. just a nice daily driver. but all the rust is gettin welded up not bogged over not really keen on fixing it again later. but there isnt to much rust just a little in the floor and both font quaters. im gonna fix the under body a little bit aswell with a sound deadner.

I bet if you pulled the front guards off (wouldn't recommend it though since they're spot welded on, and you can't really get them off without making a bit of a mess of them) and the sills (probably don't want to replace them completely either) there would be plenty more rust. I thought my old one only had a little bit in the floor, but I was wrong. Feel up under the front guard above the headlight/corner of the grille, it's likely that there's a bit of rust there, because there's a little crevice (classic British design feature).

Remember (though I'm sure you're fully aware) it's a 40ish year old car, rust proofing was virtually non existent back then.

yeh mate ive got Escorts i no wat rust is. i put my hand where you said and there isnt any rust there. but it does look like the guards where changed at some point. so might have been fxed earlier.

yes board again lol....took out the rust.. and dents also fixed up doors and door handles with mk2 items

just wish i could use photoshop to fix my rust in real life arghhh easy peasey

how are the floor pans?

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looks good mate. i wish it was that easy to. but luckily there is only 3 holes that i have to fix on it so should be alright. with a few welds. The floor on the driver side is ok bar one little hole and the passenger side is fine.