Hey Robbie, That's tough mate. Hopefully you have some good support.
You still nursing?
If so I'm sure you see enough of hospitals in your day.
Good you have a project to get some time out.
Maybe we should start a 60 series thread

Thank you class lol and hey Justin, don't be a stranger.. if your misso is reluctant for you to get a project car, say she can help do some of the work or teach her a few little things as you go, make it fun as you go. As for Escort project, a lot of us are doing vans, they are rarer than sedans but don't have the recognition they deserve yet, saying that, they are almost cheap to find a bando that's been raided for parts for a sedan and the shell is left over. A cheap start might help the misso get onboard and if you decide to sell the end product it could help pay off a chunk of mortgage etc . Obviously the more you can do yourself, welding, shaping, beating, mechanics etc the cheaper the project will be to do. We hope you can find a project soon..

Back to my epic project..
I cleaned all the black paint off the tank as it might go to the anodise shop but I want to pull out a couple of dents before I decide..


Moving along to the doors which I think are in ok condition after the fire, I have taken them to a local blaster shop and he said he'll do both for $400 including etc primer, can't go wrong there, I'll ask what a whole car will cost when I get the doors back, just thinking for the van/ute project coming up.



I was amazed that they both fitted in back of my mk2 Focus easily !
On a lighter subject I was opening the sliding shed door at work and felt a tap on my shoulder, a quick look and this hairy star bounced off and hit the ground, I nearly soiled my shorts lol

Yeah Marty those tomcat discs are great. I get them online only because hardware stores are starting to get over the top with prices. I think last time I looked a 100mm disc was close to $15. You can get a 10 pack for about $30 including postage. And you can really go through them. The fuel tank should come up well. What finish are you planning for it?
 
Another thing I used more on the boat was the 3M Roloc discs which we have talked about before. Also chatted to 3M's tech guy about bringing a lot of the alloy back to life. So I used the 2" and 3" Blue Roloc discs. This is some of the before & afters. They are super easy to use, but I discovered a really good air tool is critical in terms of the litres per minute it requires to run. At one stage I had both compressors running and alternated every 20 minutes or so.
 
This is the product I found to protect the newly polished alloy and Bronze with (Protecta clear). Not cheap but came with good references. Time will tell.

Hey Mark those wheels came up a treat, nice work there.
Finding a map of Aust on the boot lid is handy in case ya get lost !
I spent a couple hr's on the boot lid this rvo, doing some sanding and priming, letting the first thick coat dry. Lucky it was a 34deg day to speed up drying time, I then sanded any high spots down and gave it another fat coat of primer filler and that was it for the day..

After sanding and the second coat


Deano, I scanned back thru my pics but couldn't find a pic of the next van, it's just a mk2 van 78 2.0 with tacho dash and stuff , it's real rusty , it's got Valenti style wheels, UK brand 100+ , shame they only 13x6 tho , I'll take a pic or two tomorrow

wow, genuine 90's crushed meuve interior!
I can see why you bought it, just for the door trims.
 
I'd suggest bubble arching it as well, but youd have it done  and running before me so I wont.
What about some custom archs, rocket bunny style.
A van version of the Hoonigan coupe? with your 5 spokes
 

oh yeah, I forgot being privvy to some of those plans, old man syndrome,sorry.
 
But tow car.? Sounds sort of US stepside style then? Xpack guards look would work,give the english wheel a workout as well.
What about 4wd it while you are there..
 
Man, I could have bought your full length headliner instread of the new one.

I think the bumpers are from a Sigma.
V6 Essex, hard no ..

Here is some pics of the roof showing how bad the rust has attacked it. The side window has slowly been pushed out by a tyre leaning against it on the inside. I give it a couple of months before it completely falls out, then I might put it back in if it doesn't shatter hitting the ground