Le Mans MK1

[RUDDY]

Few pics of this weeks progress, picked the car up on Monday from Escort Tec, Tuesday we had the doors/bonnet and boot off , Wednesday saw the axle and springs out and back half onto frame, Thursday front xmember and struts out, today got her onto the frame and rolled over, also a delivery from xpress panles, bubbles look decent quality and quick delivery. Start cleaning the underside off next week in preperation for the type 49 strengtheners.

Sorry about pic quality, had my phone with me, axle stands are not taking any weight, front is on turnover frame, thanks to Geoffers for a bit of muscle on the job today.

cheers, Paul

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[kelps]

crikey you dont hang around:eek:

[OZZYMC]

No messing about there.At the rate you are going at she will be on the road in a few weeks.

[Martin]

Will be ready in time for Xmas :)

[RUDDY]

Will be ready in time for Xmas :)

The plan is to have the shell arched, strengthened and painted by Xmas, colour as yet undecided ....:argue:

[lee bishop]

The plan is to have the shell arched, strengthened and painted by Xmas, colour as yet undecided ....:argue:


errrr ---- lemans green :eek:


car looks cool as, nice trolley jack

[mk2stan]

MAKE IT MEAN AND KEEP IT LE MAN'S GREEN ! :cool:

[spellersarc]

:D is it for sale yet?!!!!!!!!

[graham John]

when will it be for sale ?

:D
cheeRS

[escortrs2]

MAKE IT MEAN AND KEEP IT LE MAN'S GREEN ! :cool:

got to agree keep it green :)

[paul mann]

ahhh my favourite colour,looks a good shell:D

[oldskooljoe]

looks well:cool:

[Mogsmex]

got to agree keep it green :)


I agree with Gary, Le mans is the best for a mk1 :D

much better then white ;)

good going Paul, are you going to cut up the Mex wings for bubbles :eek:

[styut]

white's a very nice colour ;)

[RUDDY]

:D is it for sale yet?!!!!!!!!

Not my car Jon and the guy says he wont sell it

when will it be for sale ?

cheeRS

as above GJ , I'll talk him into it when its finished :D

ahhh my favourite colour,looks a good shell:D

it is a cracking shell, one of the best left


good going Paul, are you going to cut up the Mex wings for bubbles :eek:

sure am Glyn, drew on them today ready for Mr Grinder or his cousin Mr Plasma Cutter

[Tim]

much better then white ;)


oo you bitch :p

[escortrs2]

I agree with Gary, Le mans is the best for a mk1 :D

much better then white ;)

la Mans green is ok as long as you have a pair of these :p

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[Mogsmex]

oo you bitch :p


t'was aimed squarely at Gary ;)

it's a long running colour argument thang :clown:


no offence to other white mk1 owners (only Gary :p )

[Tim]

i bet gary white 1 will see the road before your green 1 :p:D

[Mogsmex]

i bet gary white 1 will see the road before your green 1 :p:D



dont be so sure, i actually opened the door of the Mex this week and looked inside it :D

progress :clown:


Paul is it not worth taking the wings off and sticking some std ones on before mr grinder comes to play, set sold on the bay a couple of weeks ago for £1600 !

[docscars]

nice one Paul keep up the good work :D

[Charlie Chisholm]

cracking shell mate, keep up the good work

If you want any templates your more than welcome to pop over , oh still got orignal front wings of big wing your welcome to, i certianly needed them to make sure front bubbles were in right place. Can take measurments if you want ???

[Aaron P.]

your moving quickly along paul...the le mans looks savage on em....keep the pics of each stage up :D ...will be keeping an eye on this build

[RUDDY]

This was a few days ago, underside is very nice, got the media blaster coming Saturday to do the full underside and the engine bay, doing it indoors so will be a bit of cleaning up to do afterwards. Left my camera up at the unit so will update after blasting, some phone pics.

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[Aaron P.]

your client got one minty mint shell....what about soda blasting the shell? whats the composite of the media blasting? does the guy put the base undercoat primer on for you as well?

[Hoogi]

Paul,

One solid looking shell there.........very nice :D

[mk1zetec]

Not alot wrong with that!

[RUDDY]

We had the media blaster in today, no horrors discovered, just a week of sweeping up dust ............:o

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[Mogsmex]

looks like a top shell Paul :salute:

[kerry]

Looks roten as a pear, best you give it to me paul! ;)

[oldskooljoe]

looks well Paul:)

Keep at it

[RSi]

wow.:D

[whoopty]

i think i got the wrong car off you :D

[Martin]

Looks well Paul.

I will be calling him up to do the same to my shell soon :)

[Darran]

If anyone else whats mk1/mk2 shells like this just give us a shout;)

[Aaron P.]

wow how clean is that shell...nice :cool: feck all welding to be done there but alot of cutting :(

[Hoogi]

You don't find much stronger looking shells than that Paul........Fantastic :D

[trialscort]

Aye, mustn't grumble:D :D :D

[RUDDY]

Small update, tramp brackets from Roy Nunn, excellent quality and fit , highly recommend.

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[giovinazzo2]

nice work on it :occasion5: :thumbright: :yeah:

[BIGYIN77]

Great job Paul , where did you get the skid reinforcer sections for the chassis , are they express by any chance ? , cheeRS Wullie :D

[RUDDY]

Great job Paul , where did you get the skid reinforcer sections for the chassis , are they express by any chance ? , cheeRS Wullie :D

Skids are from Roy Nunn and are well made.

Got the skids and brackets fully welded in now, after blasting the front floor pans had tiny wee pin pricks off light showing through in one or two places, the decision was made to put a couple of invisible repair sections in.

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Front of tunnel had a couple of holes where it joins the bulkhead so it was taken out at the factory joins and a new panel from expressed panels installed, a very well made panel that fits spot on, not welded at rear as this will be modded for gearbox install.

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[Aaron P.]

Great work paul, how much were the brackets?....might get some for my van :thumbright:

[RUDDY]

Been at the MK1 again today, got to admit this was a bit that I was not looking forward to, cutting a big lump out of a mates car. Anyway, the bubbles come from express with quite a bit of excess metal that needs trimmed off and dressed, after thats done its a case of several trial fits, lining up the swage lines and the side bumper hole in the wing, once I had it clamped and stood back the swage lines flowed well, checked many many photos of original factory/dealer/team fitted wings (thanks everyone who supplied them), then I called my mate in to agree the fit prior to cutting, when he said he was happy we marked around the panel, removed the bubble then marked a second line about 40mm down from the first, the wing was then cut and cleaned, the bubble was then slid up inside the wing and clamped ready for spot welding around, got to say I am happy with the fit.

First of many trial fits on the outside

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How much are these mk1 wings selling for now :o

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Bubble slid under wing ready for spotting

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[paul spence]

looking good son

[Dave1800BDA]

agree looking good, another 3 to go:eek:

[vinny]

your a genius m8, wanna restore my mk1 :eek:

[oldskooljoe]

well:salute:

[lee bishop]

looks awsome paul, with a bit of filler and a lot of paint, noone will know youve fitted a rear arch on the front ;)

[Stringpants]

What will you do underneath the car...I see its undersealed...will it stay that way?

Russ.

[Aaron P.]

cant believe you cut up mex wings :( ....but the job is looking good...so whats happening with the off cuts? and the white escort

[trialscort]

Can't believe it either:( . I would think that it has probably made the car worth less too. It was such a straight one:confused: . Have to say that it looks a stunning job though:)

[Darran]

Glad you cut the mexico wings mate:D :D

Standard wings very hard to get at the mo.

[RUDDY]

cant believe you cut up mex wings :(

Can't believe it either:( . I would think that it has probably made the car worth less too. It was such a straight one:confused: .

I hear what you are saying guys but the owner has always wanted a bubbled MK1, it was perhaps unfortunate that this car had been retro fitted with a pair of 1300E wings, however at the end of the day it is his car to do as he pleases. I wish that when I did my last MK2 I had stuck with my original plan to flat front and arch it, had I done that I would still own it, instead I listened to what others said and built it back to standard then sold it.

Oh, we still have the little grey MK1 but shell number 3 is being picked up as we speak, bit of work on for the grinder over the next few months ..........:D

[fox2fox]

ruddy my son,have you sorted out any nuts and bolts ??:)

[BB49Twink]

When fitting the arches I have been told 3 different ways are right!

1- Outside the wing

2- Inside the wing

3- Butt weld and grind flush.

How did Ford do it?:confused:

[BB49Twink]

When fitting the arches I have been told 3 different ways are right!

1- Outside the wing

2- Inside the wing

3- Butt weld and grind flush.

How did Ford do it?:confused:

Sorry, I shouldn't have asked on this thred, I have posted in technical queries.:)

[RUDDY]

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[paul mann]

your doing a great job there mate,spot on:D

[oggie snr]

nice job paul you will be on Chop shop next :D

[hotrs2000]

bloody good job there Paul:) , why o why did I ever sell my mk1 all those yrs ago:(

[steve1]

I hear what you are saying guys but the owner has always wanted a bubbled MK1, it was perhaps unfortunate that this car had been retro fitted with a pair of 1300E wings, however at the end of the day it is his car to do as he pleases. I wish that when I did my last MK2 I had stuck with my original plan to flat front and arch it, had I done that I would still own it, instead I listened to what others said and built it back to standard then sold it.

Oh, we still have the little grey MK1 but shell number 3 is being picked up as we speak, bit of work on for the grinder over the next few months ..........:D

Arguably you can't beat flat front & arches, but personally i'm glad you listened to "others" then sold it to me:cheers:......your workmanship is A1......keep up the good work.:wink:

[topaz]

he is quite knowledgeable, I wonder if he's ever thought of becoming a registrar :D

[RUDDY]

Been a while, all bubbles are finally spotted on

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Inner wing strentheners

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Rear tubs

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Trim holes welded up

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Tank platform bolted in, removable for paint

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Fabrication should be finished this week, then prep underside for paint/stoneguard , then up to bodyshop for prep and paint in Jan

[graham John]

coming along well Paul,

have you done something like this before.........:D



cheeRS

[paul spence]

cracking job that son:cool:
you must have a roll of seat covers now:D

[RUDDY]

have you done something like this before.........:D

cheeRS

Your a funny guy GJ, got another to do after this then I think its time I did another for myself ...:rolleyes:

[Aaron P.]

looking really well paul....are ya doing the other mk1 or the mk2 in your garage??? i hear grp 4 mk2 will be on the resto pages next year...:p :D

[Banishit]

fantastic work there rudders ;)

nice when its all pented

[lee bishop]

really nice work coming along there, awsome

[RUDDY]

....are ya doing the other mk1 or the mk2 in your garage??? i hear grp 4 mk2 will be on the resto pages next year...:p :D

Arched MK2 next, works colours I think for the same lad who owns the bubble, the grey MK1 will be sold on shortly after a few items have been reserved for the bubble shell.

cheers, Paul

[Aled]

Great work Paul :wav:

[taffr]

very good job paul :cool:

[SHIFTY]

Really nice work there mate! :cool:
The shell is a cracker!...is it a british shell?
We got a mk2 from malta like that, but its nice to see a mk1 in that nick...before being restored! :)
Do you have a finish date in mind?

[RUDDY]

The shell is a cracker!...is it a british shell?
Do you have a finish date in mind?

Its a British shell, alledgedly 13k miles from new.
Would like to think it will make the Lakes Tour :rolleyes:

[hotrs2000]

top work fella, looking real good:)

[Mogsmex]

good work paul, coming on lovely going to be gorgeous base to work with is it staying Le mans now ? :cool:

[SHIFTY]

Its a British shell, alledgedly 13k miles from new.
Would like to think it will make the Lakes Tour :rolleyes:
Great! would love to see it on the tour next year!....mines should be ready by then aswell :rolleyes: lol

[Deepest Blue]

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[paul spence]

north-west,north-east or teeside :rolleyes::o

[RUDDY]

north-west,north-east or teeside :rolleyes::o

missing one son :rolleyes:

[RUDDY]

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Now thats funny son , I'll have you know they are long lasting ..........they have to be :o

[paul spence]

sorry http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSEA_en-GBGB291GB291&q=morecambe+lancashire&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

[RUDDY]

Underside has now been acid etched, under the front and rear arches have been spray seam sealered, then a very light coat of overpaintable Teroson which dries to a nice satin finish. Colour of the car may now be changed to Modena Green but this is a debate that takes place daily !!

cheers, Paul



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[Martin]

Looking good Paul :cool:

When am I booking mine in to be finished off ;)

[RUDDY]

When am I booking mine in to be finished off ;)

After Oggie, Frosty, Topaz ..........:evil3: :D

[fox2fox]

looking nice that ruddy;)i see that you have put all the right bits on to make it a type 49 shell:D,but where are the bolts in the boot floor,for the rear stone guard???:confused:

[RUDDY]

looking nice that ruddy;)i see that you have put all the right bits on to make it a type 49 shell:D,but where are the bolts in the boot floor,for the rear stone guard???:confused:

We discussed this but as we are at no point gonna try and pass this car off as anything other than its original 1300L identity we felt there was no point drilling holes for a stoneguard that would never be fitted. The brackets that have been fitted do add something to the strength of the shell whereas the above would merely be to possibly deceive someone at some point. The strut top strengtheners are also of the Gartrac type as opposed to the longer factory original ones.

cheers, Paul

[SHIFTY]

Lovely car this! cant wait to see it in paint! :)
Mmmmmm MODENA! :cool:

[RUDDY]

After the xmas break we moved the shell from the unit and up the road to the owners bodyshop

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Plan was that the lads in the bodyshop would now take over whilst I start on the mechanical side of things ready for the painted shell coming back, due to the amount of work coming in tho I am now serving my apprenticeship in the bodyshop until there are spare hands to take over.

I have made a start bare metaling the majority of the shell, well a bit at a time so as not to leave too much exposed metal.

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One rear bubble has had an initial coat of a substance called fibrefill, its a cross between fibreglass/resin/filler, this will prevent any flexing or cracking if simply filler were applied straight away .........or so I am told, I know one thing it sets like concrete

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Also took the opportunity to move the doner car down to the unit to remove some parts we need before it gets put up for sale

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[topaz]

After Oggie, Frosty, Topaz ..........:evil3: :D

yay! i'm 4th :eek:

[Chesney]

frosty's will take some time up i'm sure :rolleyes:

[lee bishop]

looks ace ruddy, funny that a body shop owner is getting you to sort out his shell :D

[RUDDY]

looks ace ruddy, funny that a body shop owner is getting you to sort out his shell :D

Thing is Bish he has 25+ guys work for him but its one of the busiest bodyshops in our area, does all the insurance companies and main dealer work so they never have a spare minute, plus if they are working on the boss's car they aren't earning him any money .

[mk1gaz]

We discussed this but as we are at no point gonna try and pass this car off as anything other than its original 1300L identity
Too right fella , modded "L" models are always faster and in better nick than "rs" models anyway !!!!!!!!! :D

[dandibo]

cracking job there paul

watchin this one it looks the dogs

still say vista is the way to go:cool::cool:

[Aaron P.]

kerry is looking for a nice mk1....cracking work paul...is the car going to be a road or rally car? if the latter why seal the bubbles? interesting stuff though....keep them pics coming.....:D

[RUDDY]

paul...is the car going to be a road or rally car?

Purely a road car Aaron

Rear bubble now had a coat of filler and sanded back, took very little as the bubbles were a nice tight fit to the quarter panel.

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Started sanding of the rear panel, all good , no nasties to be found

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Front bubble and wing took to bare metal

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[Aaron P.]

lookin good paul....liking this very much....le mans green it should stay...

[Aaron P.]

i take your doing the shell prep work as well then Paul? what are ya using to strip the paint of it?

[fox2fox]

ruddy any updates on this sweet motor?????;)

[RUDDY]

ruddy any updates on this sweet motor?????;)

Been working down the drivers side taking the shell back to bare metal, colour choice is down to Le Mans or Modena, will try and get some better pics this week as my phone ones are poor.

If I can leave the shell prep to the bodyshop there may be a start on the MK2 arched shell, as well as a certain white one coming to visit soon, not to mention stripping the grey one.

The owner has decided to keep the little grey one as well, until this bubble is finished, no doubt he has something up his sleeve.

cheers, Paul

[RUDDY]

Lads in the bodyshop drew straws and the shortest got to work on the mk1 today :D moved onto front wing, it had a couple of dings in various places but is blending in nice, gonna re hang the door possibly tomorrow to ensure a nice fit is achieved.

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[Aaron P.]

savage work Paul....the mk2 is that your own car?

[RUDDY]

savage work Paul....the mk2 is that your own car?

No, unfortunately not, its the same lad that owns the bubble

[oldtimer]

looks like its been snowing in there paul :D

[RUDDY]

Its been a while basically due to the amount of customer work going through the bodyshop, however some overtime is now being paid and the lads stayed back last night and came in this morning to continue the prep. There were 6 of them on it this morning :eek: , hopefully be in primer this week and maybe pent at the weekend, need to get it moved as a MK2 Mex is waiting its turn in the oven :rolleyes::D

Apologies for the poor pics

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[SHIFTY]

Lookin great!
Cant wait to see her all finished! :cool:

[paul andrews]

nice work:)

[johnrst]

looking good

[matman]

This is going to look amazing!!!

[paul mann]

looking good,cant wait to see it finished :D

[RUDDY]

Been busy with Steves Mex for the last few weeks so the MK1 took a bit of a back seat, plus the original spec has now changed from a pinto to a turbo'd cossie, been on with a bit of a dry build, trying the block in, fitting the rad/intercooler package,also trying to make any additional bracketry look factory'ish ie spot welded on, any additional holes etc drilled before pent.

On these pics I trimmed the large metal rad area away from the slam panel and folded a new piece to sit in its place, spot welded in (yet to be filled smoth), this has doubled up the metal in this area and gives greater support for the rad brackets, there are also some little brackets below the rad coming off the cross member.

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[vinny]

some lovely neat work there paul :thumbright:

[lee bishop]

cossy turbo!!! what a shame, could have been such a nice car too with an 8v between the wings :(

[graeme milligan]

:DPaul i popped up to see the car but duncen was busy so i didn,t get to see the car,i told him if he needed a hand ,to give me a ring ,dosen,t it look superb ,i think you sould leve,it le mans green,:D

[Jason.Mk2]

Ruddy thats a cracking job so far, following this one on the edge of my seat :p

[paul andrews]

aesome work ruddy,proper fab work on there and a proper engine now as well,excellent well done guys:)

[SHIFTY]

Looking great, cant wait to see her finished and in paint :cool:

[RUDDY]

Having another play with the motor install, borrowed a turbo just for mock up, and plugged in a loom just to get position of a few ancileries so that we can position a few brackets pre pent. Had a lad round who does M-Sport harnesses for the WRC cars and he is gonna build us a harness and fuse/relay board. Working out position of electric pumps etc in boot to make everything as neat an install as possible, this will all be incorporated into the new harness.

Got the Fostek lads putting together a disc/lsd back axle at the moment and also looking at a Quaife box.

Deffo not gonna mek the Lakes but our spare one might :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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[npikey]

Cant beleve ive missed this thread, it'll look the dogs when its finished if the work so far is any thing to go by :cool:

[ASHLEY]

Going to be a nice toy when she's finished. Nice work..

[mike77cos]

Great work

[wetandwindy2]

nice work going on there should look and go the biz when ready ,think le mans green would look good on her

[RUDDY]

Final stages of prep today, sealing the seams etc

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Then into the booth

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A couple of hours later, and only about 1 hour before this post, the first coats of primer and white were applied, this white coat is simply a guide and will be flatted back before the final colour is applied. Up until yesterday the car was going Modena Green, the paint was infact already on stock, then a change of heart has seen the final colour choice of Ermine White.

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cheers, Paul

[grum]

:thumbright:

[Nipper]

I love it Paul :bounce: :slurp: :cool:

[Martin]

Looking good Paul :cool:

[taffr]

very very nice, i think the change of colour is a good choice;)

[Joe]

Looks great Paul. I think you might a good decision with white.

CheeRS,

Joe.

[rs new boy]

looks great whites great but green would have been better :D

[docscars]

nice one PAUL looking very well :cool::cool:

[toddy]

nice job ruddy but nowt like putting the pressure on me now with painting the shell with all this lot keeping an interest on it,with a bit of look i should have it painted next week and then theres just the doors,boot and bonnet left,,,,,,,until you bring the next 1 in yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[RUDDY]

Well Toddy got his finger out over the last couple of days :p and got the Ermine White applied, cracking finish as well :thumbright::thumbright:

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Then this morning after consulting the oracle, cheers Kerry, and BigJohnies resto pics to work from' Toddy applied some satin black in the crucial areas, then it was delivered back down to the unit for the rebuild to begin

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Also had a few deliverys from the powder coater and a few parts on the shelf

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[mk1gaz]

Top stuff , looks the nuts :cool:

[SHIFTY]

Looks well smart Paul :cool:

[Martin]

Some nice bits to be added on there :cool:

[Nipper]

looks fantastic Paul :cool:

[Aled]

Looks great Paul....ermine white is always classy :cool:

[lee bishop]

too many white ones, lets have some tuity fruity ones !!!!!

[topaz]

ignore lee bishop he has no taste

and he is crap at mario kart

[wiggyrs]

Looking very nice Paul :cool:

[hotrs2000]

looks nice in white but green would of looked minty mint:)

[RUDDY]

Masked the body up and satin blacked the underside


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Added some sound deadening to the florpan/bulkhead and started fitting the heater box and pedalbox back in

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Some new fangled black box thingys :confused:

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Dropped this in and its a tight fit

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Have been getting on with the back end, but quite a few of the supplied polybushes don't seem to fit so waiting of some others coming, until I get the leaf springs hung I can't try in the Fostek axle casing which needs trial fitting before sending back to them for final assembly. Also the UNF/UNC bolts/nuts are doing my heed in :mad:, constantly running about trying to find new ones. Cossie engine is in the machine shop at the moment should be back this week, alloy sump is at Pro Alloy getting modded and extended oil capacity to clear Escort xmember. Various other alloy components are away geting bead blasted.

Cheers, Paul

[Andyc]

looks the dogs Paul;)

[Tim]

what sound deading stuff did you use? dynmat stuff?

also hope the bonnet and wing tops are going black:cool:


looking good so far

[paul andrews]

very nice m8,the map sensor should be upside down as well bud.lovely looking car tho:)

[RUDDY]

what sound deading stuff did you use? dynmat stuff?



Tim, just a generic Dynamat type stuff off the bay of plenty, we likes our quiet cars cos we is get'n old :D

[wildman]

Tim, just a generic Dynamat type stuff off the bay of plenty, we likes our quiet cars cos we is get'n old :D
ive been looking for something like that can you tell us where it comes from please ;)

[gazzamk2]

Lovin how this is coming together, top quality workmanship fella, will be an absolute stunner.

Hope his bank manager is understanding tho.... ker-ching!! ;)

[mk1gaz]

Top stuff fella , looks a great machine . :cool:

[SHIFTY]

Lookin real nice Paul, :cool:
How was the pro alloy kit to fit?
What stage of tune is the cossie lump? :)
Lookin forward to seeing the finished artilce :cool:

[RUDDY]

How was the pro alloy kit to fit?
What stage of tune is the cossie lump? :)


Pro Alloy kit took a bit of remodelling of the slam panel and the rad supports had to be cut back, really well made piece of kit though.

Cossie will be in standard tune to start off with then maybe aim for a stage 1 :confused: after running in.

Got some more powder coating back so starting laying a few things out in the boot to figure out wiring and fuel runs.

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[Banishit]

is this a zebra mk2 thing going on then

[grum]

is this a zebra mk2 thing going on then

good god, please tell me this isnt another - be a herd of them soon :o

[Aaron P.]

looks very very nice...big change of heart on the colour i see :p....suits it though :D...some nice parts being fitted...should be well sorted when done :)

[RUDDY]

Although been working on the car most days a lot of stuff is fit 3 times to check how it goes together and then put it on the shelf for when its needed, however today we set off bright and early for a run to the North East to pick up the Fostek axle and Tran-x gearbox , got to say what nice lads the Fostek guys are and the quality of their products is spot on. Anyway nipped back home and popped it onto the car for a trial fit, will be in and bolted up on Monday.

I have also been building the bottom end up, this took a while as we were waiting for a few parts but all is back together now (I know the pic is upside down), head is ready to pick up so hopefully some major moves forward over the coming weeks and a few updates on the BB.

Oh put some lights in as well :D

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[graham John]

. Anyway nipped back home and popped it onto the car for a trial fit, will be in and bolted up on Monday.




you could do it Sat / Sun, its not as if you have anything else happening up that way this weekend :D


cheeRS

[RUDDY]

Still plodding on with this un ...:o , hope to get this lot lifted in this weekend and see if it all fits :confused:, I know theres still a few loose bolts on it for the nit pickers :D

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[DWpieter]

:eek:

[fox2fox]

pm sent!!!;)

[Andyc]

paul do you want to swop for nub thats the car i want NOW fab job matey

[Frosticles]

Although been working on the car most days a lot of stuff is fit 3 times to check how it goes together and then put it on the shelf for when its needed, however today we set off bright and early for a run to the North East to pick up the Fostek axle and Tran-x gearbox , got to say what nice lads the Fostek guys are and the quality of their products is spot on. Anyway nipped back home and popped it onto the car for a trial fit, will be in and bolted up on Monday.

I have also been building the bottom end up, this took a while as we were waiting for a few parts but all is back together now (I know the pic is upside down), head is ready to pick up so hopefully some major moves forward over the coming weeks and a few updates on the BB.

Oh put some lights in as well :D

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Make sure you fit the top gasket........:rolleyes::o:D

[Dave1800BDA]

Make sure you fit the top gasket........:rolleyes::o:D

pmsl:D think ruddy can read tbh;):rolleyes:

[RUDDY]

Make sure you fit the top gasket........:rolleyes::o:D

pmsl:D think ruddy can read tbh;):rolleyes:

Maybe you two had better refresh my memory :confused::confused:

[Frosticles]

Maybe you two had better refresh my memory :confused::confused:

First line of the instruction sheet Son. ;)

[RUDDY]

Now that the engine/box are in, complete with top gasket Frosty ;), we fitted front coilovers and let the car down onto its wheels for a looksee, no arb as yet, deffo needs some adjustment in ride height, couple inches at least front and rear. Wheels are 8" all round, 235 rear/215 front . Tony Laws have been contacted re an exhaust, brand new turbo on the way, having another one off intercooler fabricated as the pro alloy package meant cutting too much original panelwork away from the front.

Wiring harness has been measured up and is being made at the moment, all the looms will be as per WRC with modern connector blocks, even the little looms from the headlights to the main loom are being remade with modern fittings. The wiring for the leccy fuel pump in the boot etc will all be incorporated into the new rear harness so should all be plug and play. New fuse board is being made, again modern blade fuses, this will mate the original dash harness to the new front loom and ECU.

Kev Curtiss came up trumps with N.O.S lights right round, yet to be fitted as they are too nice to use.

cheers, Paul

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[taffr]

looks good paul, what make tires are you running on the 8" wheels?

[grum]

:cool: as ever

[mr freeze]

very nice paul .........:cool:

[Dave1800BDA]

looks good on the deck son,

cardboard cooler was ace btw;)

[RSi]

Wow.:)

[RUDDY]

Started fitting some of the wiring harness, as stated this has been made up by ex M-Sport guy to WRC spec, aircraft wiring apparently, multipug that joins front loom to rear has obviously been changed to this modern connector, harness is covered in a braided type material and is very thin, almost lays flat instead of round.

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All needs clipped yet, just a trial fit

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Its getting there slowly :o

[grum]

Started fitting some of the wiring harness, as stated this has been made up by Grum to WRC spec, aircraft wiring apparently, multipug that joins front loom to rear has obviously been changed to this modern connector, harness is covered in a braided type material and is very thin, almost lays flat instead of round...........



.............. All needs clipped yet, just a trial by fire :(

i have my uses ;)

[Dave1800BDA]

i have my uses ;)

will it start:)

good work paul

[RUDDY]

Frosty sold us a wheel cos it looked gay on his .........apparently :D, not sure what dash we are running yet, rev counter will have to be a modern one to run with Cosworth ECU , apparently the original runs closed loop or summat :confused::confused:, want a black faced 6 clock dash, anyone got a mint one ?

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First trial of seat, will be mounted on those multi holed, multi adjustable bkts .......... and hopefully sliders so that I can tek it for a spin as well :D

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cheers, Paul

[kerry]

I have a mint 6 pod dash mate, give me a ring!

[Frosticles]

Frosty sold us a wheel cos it looked gay on his .........apparently :D, not sure what dash we are running yet, rev counter will have to be a modern one to run with Cosworth ECU , apparently the original runs closed loop or summat :confused::confused:, cheers, Paul

Wheel looks tops SON :D:D:D

A closed-loop control system is one in which an input forcing function is determined in part by the system response. The measured response of a physical system is compared with a desired response. The difference between these two responses initiates actions that will result in the actual response of the system to approach the desired response. This in turn drives the difference signal toward zero. Typically the difference signal is processed by another physical system, which is called a compensator, a controller, or a filter for real-time control system applications





Cosworth L8 & P8 Closed Loop Lambda Control Software for Weber L8 ECU's.

What exactly is “Cosworth closed loop lambda control software?”

Many of you will know that the Marelli system is Map sensor based and the map sensor’s role is to tell the ECU how much air the engine is using so that the ECU knows where to look for its fuel injector “on times” in the fuel map. If the map then says "open injectors for 2ms" that’s precisely what the ECU will do, even if that means lean running or bore wash the map based system cannot and does not change, because it quite simply is not intelligent enough to know any better, it just does as its told. The lambda control adds a 4th dimension to the existing system and helps to control the delivery of fuel dynamically.

The lambda sensors input to the ECU tells the ECU how much fuel is being used via exhaust gas monitoring. It’s a bit like having an MOT station CO machine built into your ECU and the ECU constantly reading from it and tweaking your mixture. If it’s rich it will reduce the injector duration itself, if it is lean it will increase the injector duration itself, and it will do this constantly, making many adjustments every second to keep the air fuel ratio maintained at our specified levels regardless of engine load and throttle input. Its job is simply ensuring the fuelling stays at the chemically correct ideal ratio of 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel. This ratio is known as Lambda 1. This constant monitoring and adjustment cycle is called "Closed loop lambda control" and it is a very basic form of “Electronic intelligence” for the engine management system.

This type of closed loop system came into operation worldwide in early 1992 (Many countries had utilised it for over 10yrs at this point) with the introduction of catalysts to mainstream production cars. The catalyst requires the fuel mixture to be chemically correct at 14.7:1 AFR so it doesn't’t get poisoned and this is why the lambda sensor and closed loop operation was devised for domestic motoring applications. We have now refined this system for use with far larger injectors than originally intended by Ford or Marelli and then retrofitted the system into cars with management systems that were never originally equipped with it.

When will my Cosworth ECU run under Closed loop Lambda control?
These are the key conditions we decided upon for closed loop operation:
If the following parameters are met or exceeded, the ECU will revert to conventional mapping at all times.
1) Rapid throttle movements.
2) Throttle angle above 60%
3) Overrun conditions.
4) Boost pressure above 4psi.
5) Engine speed above 3800rpm.
6) Coolant temperature below 70deg C.
At all other times the fuelling will be under complete lambda control for best emissions and fuel economy.
So as you can see above, although our new lambda control feedback system will keep everything running fine and as economic as possible for you, regardless of engine wear or fuel used, once you are running hard, your ECU will revert back to 100% conventional mapping techniques and control methods just as they always did in days of old.

Is it worth having if I don't care about fuel economy?
This is a common question and I always advise the same. Yes.
Closed loop operation means you only burn teh petrol erquired to make combustion perfect. This means less wasteage which is good for teh wallet, and less oil dilution with fuel which is good for your engine. It also lowers carbon deposits inside the engine dramatically. Why anyone would want to throw more fuel in their engine than it needs is beyond me.


What cars can be done?
Anything at all with a Level 8 or P8 Ecu. (Most our Cosworth P8 chips are closed loop as standard though)

Cost?
High Quality Bosch Lambda Sensor = £60*
Installation of Lambda Boss into downpipe. £40
Wiring of Lambda, heaters & signal into Ecu. £50**
Hardware Encryption Key for ECU software. £100.

All that is then required is either an off the shelf closed loop Map for £150 (Up to 803s) or £250 inc Vat (400s, 403s or large Siemens) Or a Live mapping session at £500inc vat. (Advisable from 83lb Siemens upwards to 1600cc)

[paul spence]

cheers for that frosty!:sleepy1::sleepy1::sleepy1::sleepy1::D

[Dave1800BDA]

cheers for that frosty!:sleepy1::sleepy1::sleepy1::sleepy1::D

:(took helen ages to write that paul

[Chesney]

kev get a bloody job you boring nobber :eek:

[Frosticles]

Took me ages to dictate that to Helen. ;):D

[toddy]

ruddy how longs this taking to do pal,im gona have them mk2s and your tr-allegro painted by the time youve finished this 1

[RUDDY]

Just a couple, fitted N.O.S rear lights today, thanks to Paul K for the fasteners :thumbright: , starting to look more of a car than a bare shell. Had the alloy fabricators round for a trial fit of the custom intercooler, hopefully that will be done tomorrow and I'll get some pics up, Ford sent the wrong handbrake cable and when queeried said that the Cosworth cable is no longer stocked.

Had a full set of brand new green glass manufactured, this has taken a while but it arrived a couple of days ago, top tint for front screen.

Just about to order all the new trim, boss's card is gonna take another hammering :D

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[mike77cos]

Looking great

[trialscort]

Full set of green glass:eek: Dare we enquire how much:pale::)

[wozzy]

Thats looking fantastic
does it not make you want another escort Paul?

[RUDDY]

Full set of green glass:eek: Dare we enquire how much:pale::)

I didn't hang around for that conversation, left that to the gaffer and the supplier :D


does it not make you want another escort Paul?

Might have something in the pipeline eventually ;);), if I can save up enough :o

[trialscort]

[quote=RUDDY;409824]I didn't hang around for that conversation, left that to the gaffer and the supplier :D
Probably the best option:D

[paul mann]

stunning car this,a real beauty :D

[Stringpants]

I may well be a little biased here but....that is fantastic,

Russ.

[Stringpants]

I may be a little biased here but.......that is fantastic,

Russ.

[Aled]

What was that Russ?

[RUDDY]

Rad/Intercooler installed today, rad runs below intercooler, may have to get the inlet pipe on the intercooler to throttle body modded to give it a bit of angle. Ordered some parts from Graham Goode today, new turbo, coil etc.

cheers, Paul

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[Banishit]

some pennies going into that machine, looks great

[Aled]

Mint.....looking ace :cool:

[graham John]

lovely



cheeRS

[gazzamk2]

Stunning machine that, really sweet.

Keep up the good work

[RUDDY]

Pulled the cover off this today :o, got a new fuel rail to fit so had a quick look at that, roof lining is semi-installed, got most of the new trim now from Aldridge and its good quality, not over pleased with some of the repro rubbers from EKT but we may have to live with them, the green glass that was made new is sh!te so its not going in so now thats holding the job up a bit, loom is still an ongoing job that has grown a bit as now we are having a full dash loom made out of the WRC stuff as well, push button start, cut offs, relays etc

Turbo took some finding, everyone wants to sell you a rebuilt modified one, try finding a brand new original unit, like getting sense out of Spence !!

Next on the shopping list is a new original fuel regulator that goes on the front of the fuel rail, Weber part I think, not had much luck so if anyone can point me in the right direction, for a 2wd rail :confused: so I am told.
That control valve on the inner aint fitted there it was just left there :o

If we are very lucky we might make the Lakes ........

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[lee bishop]

rather see a x-flow or twink lump in there, but coming along nicely :)

[Fat Cat the Rat]

Pretty looking car, nice one.:)

[rstwincam]

:dropmouth: :eek: what a nice car mate,
lots of work done to get it to this stage
lets see more pic,s :cool:

[escort new boy]

rather see a x-flow or twink lump in there, but coming along nicely :)


there like "boat" anchors though :rolleyes::D

[BB49Twink]

Where have the pics gone?:confused:

[trialscort]

Where have the pics gone?:confused:
Vanished, like an old oak table............................................. .no, sorry, that's varnished;):)

[tonynic]

just some pics i had on my phone people:sign3:

[tonynic]

last one ha ha

[tonynic]

found the starting pic

[toddy]

lot of work me any tonynic put into this car,wheres the picckys gone ruudy,it should be nearly finished by now ruddy?tonynic you got any pics of your escort on yet

[RUDDY]

Pulled the cover off this project for the first time in months, fitted bootlid , problem is the wiring harness guru has been on the job for must be 6 months now and isn't delivering the goods, but we are at a bad spot, if we kick him into touch we are no further foreward, we have some bits off him and they are superb but still waiting for main engine bay harness / fuse board and relay pack / new dash and harness etc . Rang him and texted with no response, several deadlines have come and gone with him but how much leeway do you give someone ?? :mad::mad:

Gonna press on this next week with lots of other jobs to get the enthusiasm back.

Deadline is the Lakes and we hope to have the Harrier there as well .................or the TR7V8 :D.

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[RUDDY]

Well we got the engine bay harness semi installed last week, a couple of connectors still to fit to it, got to say the quality is spot on, just the time its took thats annoying. Have found position for ECU and new fuseboard/relay board which hopefully wont be too intrusive. Started running battery cable to kill switch and also had another guy round from MSPORT to look at making up some fuel lines.

TBH I think we might not make The Lakes :(:(


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[Mr. Escort]

Looking very nice indeed....can't beat a white bubble arch mk1

[RUDDY]

Found a few pics on disc of the car when we started as all the other early uploaded pics got deleted .

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[Dave1800BDA]

now you know wayne where rrr the green mex went:D

looks good paul:cool:

[Darran]

Found a few pics on disc of the car when we started as all the other early uploaded pics got deleted .

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We do surply the best shells:D

[bluevan1]

looks good mate .keep up the good work...:D

[mike77cos]

We do surply the best shells:D

Yes you do...one day ;)

[RUDDY]

So boys, these MK1 6 clock dashes worth much these days, chopped a minter up today on the owners orders,only needed some of it to make a custom dash with retro-modern dials :o:o:o

I know I'm a :winka::winka: :D


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[grum]

quick, someone post them on avo site :D

[Frosticles]

Heathen :eek:

[paul spence]

nice parker son:cool::D

[BB49Twink]

That does look lovely and a nice shell you started with as well!

[RUDDY]

Small update, had the rad and intercooler back out for some mods. The intercooler needed a bit of an angle added to the outlet to mate with the throttle body and the inlet side needed a few angles added and reduced to give us a chance of getting a hose on and meeting the turbo. Now I know some will say that the chopping and mitre'ing will reduce efficiency but its only running standard bhp anyway.

Been trying in vain to get a new standard fuel regulator that fits on the end of the fuel rail so have temp fitted a billet type regulator to see if we like it, at least the colour matches the vernier pulleys.

Also had some movement on the wiring front, guy who does the harness has been busy back at MSPORT on the Fiestas but we have progress and its coming on.

I strongly doubt we will be at the Lakes with it :(

Cheers, Paul

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[mike77cos]

Looks luurrrvly

[RUDDY]

Earlier in this resto you saw a pic of a nice 6 clock dash being sacrificed for the surround, been working on this again, trimmed a piece of alloy and bonded into original cowl/surround, quick splash of satin black and then the new gauges.

I would have liked to keep the original look of the 6 clock layout but couldn't find gauges of the right size to allow this, so we have a 5 clock dash :D

The gauges are Racetech but the voltmeter looks slightly out of place because of the red bits, it is however the right gauge for this set. The others are a split water/oil temp and a boost which I dont think the original clocks had :eek::o

The little holes are getting LED's for various functions.

Cheers, Paul
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[mk2ddc]

Looking well nice mate :cool:

[Magic Roundabout]

Those clocks look superb :cool:

[RUDDY]

No steps forward and 5 steps back ........:(:(:mad:

Stripped out again this afternoon to identify a small oil leak

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Lakes Tour next year ................. or the year after :o

[bluevan1]

cracking car comeing on well ........
a few pounds spent ???????:D

[Aaron P.]

minor problem for you paul :D...its coming along nicely....what else are you working on besides your own wedge

[SHIFTY]

Love it Paul, looks like its running a bit of power too eh?
Whats the spec roughly? :)

[RUDDY]

Love it Paul, looks like its running a bit of power too eh?
Whats the spec roughly? :)

Engine wise its been rebuilt completely standard spec, even a brand new standard turbo, the owner isn't looking for ultimate power, the car will be very rarely used. Gearbox is Tran-X and a Fostek rear axle with cossie calipers.

I'll be glad when its finished.....

Cheers, Paul

[SHIFTY]

Sounds good Paul, when I seen the pulleys and blue injectors I thought a fair bit of poke but just realised there dark blues and not light blues :rolleyes:

Will be plenty poke in an escort for sure tho! :D

Doin a grande job there mate! :cool: