Which way???

[M11RF]

I`m in the middle of doing up a mk2 mex at the mo... As some of you know
Its a bare shell at the moment, forest arched and a big g/box tunnell.
Now i`m wanting to go for a stripped out rally style look and use it on track days, but still use for the road too...
Its going to be yellow btw.

Want peoples opinions on the following ;

1. Do i put a vinyl back on? Its got no sun roof and the roof is solid, i dont particularly want one on but my brother says it will look better...

2. Do i remove the heater buldge? In the future i`m considering putting a vaux 2.0 16v in... Will removing the heater buldge give enough room for the dizzy to fit... Electronic ignition is expensive! I know they did some std without dizzy(coilpack) but these are harder and more expensive to find...
Whats your take on removing the heater buldge... Cool or Not?

3. I`ve been having a bit of a re-think about the colour too...
Either Signal Yellow -
Or i was thinking maybe white and badge it as a RS1800... Yes or No
Again, my brother want me to paint it silver and put a vinyl on... But i keep telling him no mex`s were painted silver as std, to which he points out it isn`t going to be std in any case.

4. Flush the panel that runs where the wipers are(the name of it escapes me!!) or not?

Thats about it for now, but i`ll be wanting your opinions on other things!!

:geek:

[Banishit]

Vinyl dont put it on in my opinion

leave the heater bulge put a Zetec in there maybe l8r personally I would leave the Pinto an get some modded bits

Yellows good but signal orange is better or Java Green

the panel is the scuttle panel if yours is in really bad nick why not if not keep it

cheers
Brian

[dasadrew]

That's the difference between friends and relatives (you can choose your friends!) No offence to your dad who's been helping you, but....

- forget the vinyl roof idea. With those arches the car is meant for work not for show! Ever seen a works rally car with a BVR?

- as for the engine, keep it Ford, m8!

- the idea of having no heater is pretty cool - especially in winter, even if the RS heater ain't up to much!

- if you start 'cleaning' up the scuttle grille, I'll point you in the direction of some clear rear lights and a chrome handbrake lever cover, too!

IMHO we're missing some nice wide arch flat-front replicas - how about a British Airways sponsored replica?

All of the above meant in fun and all my humble opinion!

[M11RF]

Cheers... Thought the BVR would look odd on arched mex myself...

Point taken about the scuttle :flower: - Scuttle pannel - Cheers Brian. :geek:

You got any pics a BA sponsored mk2 dasadrew?
And which way did you say the neon washer jets are? :laughing6:

[Tim]

if you go along the lines of a work rep go wit cossak roger clarke. there was a british airway rep on the mk2 es stand on sunday

[Banishit]

this one not a great angle but

http://www.invicta-papercraft.co.uk/RS2000/images/FordFair/DSCN0679.JPG

[fasterfords]

Stick in a duratec, its the engine of the future, they are producing some very good horsepower will small mods.

[dasadrew]

They're only models, but a quick overview of the paint schemes can be gleaned here:

http://www.kandrreplicas.co.uk/RACING.htm

[Tim]

http://www.rallygallery.com/guest/dad/escort.jpg
http://public.fotki.com/timmk2/ford_fair/dscf0873.html

[dasadrew]

.... as long as you want people referring to your Escort as a hairdresser's car !!! LOL

[M11RF]

Its bad... Real bad... :flower:

Took all the glue`y stuff and left over vinyl off yesterday and pained the roof today to see how badly it was rippled/dinted...

There more dints in there than i ever imagined... I`ve seen drag queens that are staighter!
The roof will never look good if its painted so looks like i have to ahve the BVR after all...

Unless i fit another roof... :geek: #

Against everyones advice/opinion and my own choice...
BVR it is i think.... :banghead:

[Banishit]

if its that bad just do the BVR dont blame you I think you have done enough with the rest without changing the roof too :bounce:

Brian

but you will need a darker colour not white

[M11RF]

Yeah... I think i`m going to Brian...
I can`t change the roof as well, i dont think i have much inspiration left after all the other work...
Heres a few pics...
It does look a lot worse than these pics though, wonder whats happened to it in the past to make it like this??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/rippleroof-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Rippleroof-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Rippleroof-3.jpg


Can anyone put a BVR on this car... See what mine will look like :cheers:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Mk2Yella.bmp

Cheers :geek:

[Banishit]

looking at that, a couple of dollies ( not barbie) and judisious tapping then a small skim of isopon will make it grand not looking to bad dont think I would go BVR now for a couple of hours work ? go on you know it makes sense :blackeye:

Brian

[M11RF]

Theres some big kinks in it too... not really visable from the pics.
If it was only either side of the roof then it wouldn`t be too bad i agree, but its kinked and twisted all over, its real bad in the middle.

TBH it would be easier to fit a new roof, i know that sounds a little extreame but it really is that bad... :geek:

[Banishit]

sorry to hear that m8 bad show :bom:

[M11RF]

Cheers Brian - Unless you want to come round and work your magic on the roof?? :cheers:

:smash:

:geek:

[Banishit]

I like your confidence mines going to the body shop this sat for abit of fettling :cheers:

[dasadrew]

I tend to agree with Banishit. After all, you're going to have to at least straighten out the kinks and get rid of the dents before you fit the BVR, anyway. The only difference is the bit of final work to get the smooth uniform finish for painting. Dad?

Personally, I would lead the imperfections rather than use filler, but that's just preference. If you've not leaded before it's a bit awe inspiring. Once you've done it, you'll never return to filler - leading is sooooo easy!

Don't chicken out now - what you've done so far in such record time is a masterpiece!

[Deepest Blue]

Concours de 'Elegance next year Brian ?

[dasadrew]

... for "Best Golf Ball" ?

[Banishit]

Concours de 'Elegance next year Brian ?

no chance m8 costs too much much I just want it to look clean and fresh and protect what has stayed so well for this many years

plus I could not be arsed cleaning it all the time :geek: I want to drive the thing :cheers:

[dasadrew]

.... has this thread drifted on to a different car now? Thought it was concerned with M11RF's resto!

signed: The Thread Police!

[Deepest Blue]

Please accept our apologies officer ! :colors:

[M11RF]

Leading???

Tell me more.... :geek:

[Banishit]

its called Lead loading you get the dent out as much as poss then heat lead sticks with a blow torch and flow it into the dents and the sand/ grind them smooth then prime and paint mostly used on vintage cars on aluminium, theres an art to do it right but then you can say there is NO filler in this car :cheers:

pics example from http://www.classicjaguar.com/projects.html

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0221bk1.jpg

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0221bk5.jpg

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0221bk6.jpg

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0221bk8.jpg

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0214bk2.jpg
Lawrence uses a wooden paddle to
apply the lead

http://www.classicjaguar.com/0214bk4.jpg
Then a file to remove any excess

[M11RF]

you can say there is NO filler in this car

Thats something i`ll never ba able to claim Brian...

LOL :laughing6:

[dasadrew]

Frost Auto Restoration Techniques (F.A.R.T.) do a good starter kit - you just need a blowlamp and gas. The 'tinning' done before the lead creeps into the nooks and crannies and then the lead itself sticks like shit to a blanket. The surface is then all metal and avoids the tell-tale signs of filler which sometimes show through in certain lighting conditions even after many coats of paint.

I thought it would be a tricky science but, after two or three attempts, I now actually find it easier to produce a non-porous, blended in surface than with filler.

[lee bishop]

im sure a body work pro could sort that out really easily, a bit of localised heat here and there and it could be transformed, obviously gonna cost a few quid, but once its done....................

[vinny]

get rid of the vinyl, if it was standard and came fitted from new i would say keep it.
You will have to do just as much prep work before you get new vinyl fiited so you might as well get it painted.

i like the idea of leading and will give it ago now i have finally got my mex.

[RS1800]

she needs to be white
then you can play with the Mr's
:albino:

[Blower]

the misters dont come out to play much though .... do they
cant blame you really

although ive heard thats about to change :albino: