2008/05/06 01:01:31
viskoe
Hi all,
This is a quick reintroduction.
I have been lurking about for to long feeding my Escort addiction and decided to get back into them again. I sold off my old MK1 project a couple of years ago and though I could survive! But alas I had to face reality and accept that I really needed another Esky.

Tried to get my old car back but no luck so I have grabbed this Mk1 from Queensland and shipped it way out west!!
Car is a 2dr MK1 with forrest arches in white .
First step is to strip it down fix some of the dodgy patching throw some paint in places put it back together and get it going.
Still tossing up on engines, I have a 1600 and was offered a 2L for free. A bit of rust in the floor/ boot and heater but thats not unusual for these cars. Some pics of my new baby!



13x7 Superlites in need of rubber


Chasing tinworm around the floorpan




rust in the boot concelealed with a bit of bog :(



getting the shell ready for the rotisserie, one of the few items I didn't discard!


heater dome looks good at a glance.

more of the old bog over the rust trick! will have to fix this properly :(












To do list
strip engine bay, clean and weld,
clean underneath, seam weld and paint
fix boot and floor
touch up the outside bits
stop looking for other faults!!

Thats all for now.

Emil

2008/05/06 10:44:21
Smcka
add drop it about 6 inches to that to do list. [:u]

Nice ride, good score and looks ready to go as is.
2008/05/06 11:28:46
Luke
Nice car good to see another one over here. Those arches steel or glass.
2008/05/06 23:44:22
viskoe
gaurds are glass santa.
Smcka, It will get lower ut I haven't decided which way to go yet with the suspension.
Will concentrate on the body a bit then move to the mechanicals.
pulling the usension off this weekend and sticking on the spit .

looking forward to the weekend!
2008/06/06 08:42:47
Bloodyeck
From memory that car was supposed to have the late floor pan, which would mean you could build a Mexico or RS2000 replica. I like the cross-flow better.
2008/08/06 00:06:20
digginganddirt
nice love the archs hope it all goses well love the wheels hoping to get some the same for mine

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