The beige Bomber

[taffr]

got a new project earlier this week, a beige escort estate 1.3L :eek:, she's a two owner car and one of those had it for 30 years and its been garaged for the last 23 years, very original car waxoiled from new too, i've got the original paperwork with the new invoice to the original owner, originally from essex came over to reading late last year then onto me just last week, started to strip her out for a pent job in september so today i've been removing the waxoil and some other parts, gonna have an all over pent job with two new front wings and the engine bay freshly done, here sre some pics to start us off, sorry you did not get a pic with the bvr fitted but i had to rip it off as soon as i got back:D

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[grum]

is that a STW ?

surely the army has too many garage spaces going spare :o

[taffr]

got stuck in this afternoon, everything came off with no trouble at all, when i get the lump out then i can get to grips with the waxoil, but great news about the points that normally rot, rust free, found a sticker up near the offside strut and a tap on the block, its sahara beige but on the original bill of sale it states nevada beige, motorcraft electronic ignition, before i stripped her i got the motor running just to check it worked, sweet as a nut, sounded great with the exhaust it had on it with some original ford stickers, a few more pics of todays graft:cool:

lots of waxoil about, whats the best thig to get the shite off ???????

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[Aled]

is that a STW ?

surely the army has too many garage spaces going spare :o

Well spotted g :D

Taffr......just when we thought we couldnot take th p*** anymore, you go and buy this :D You are a sucker for punishment :freak:

Looks a solid thing though :banghead: :)

[1488ID]

Nice reg:D

[richy c]

you got too much time on your hands:)

[taffr]

you got too much time on your hands:)

need you to fabricate me an exhaust, well adjust a saloon one to fit anyway, the petrol tank is in the way, a fella from the ashley factory is looking into it for me, but i may need you to come up and show me your skills;)

[grum]

need you to fabricate me an exhaust, well adjust a saloon one to fit anyway, the petrol tank is in the way, a fella from the ashley factory is looking into it for me, but i may need you to come up and show me your skills;)

sounds like G wants a 2.5" under the axle jobby Rich :cool:

[hotrs2000]

nice one, get it kitted out as a mini camper for the lakes weekend:)

[fast eddie]

as above gra, nice one!:)

[Nipper]

Why :confused:?

;)

[Andyc]

a thats looks spot on matey does this mean stripey taken a back seat now or all systems go so now you have his and hers biege tubs keep them photos coming i likes it

[Dave1800BDA]

love it:cool:

good luck gra

[Mogsmex]

nice work Graham :D

I missed this when the old couple were selling it in essex by about an hour, rang up and the wife "said oh someones just rang about the car and is coming straight over to buy it and collect" :banghead:

thought it looked a good un then, glad it's ended up with a worthy owner :camp:


so pinto out of the stripey one ?

[Raver1300Sport]

That will make one cracking little "Love Wagon". :D

[Frosticles]

Taff, I use Diesel and a brush to remove Waxoyle. Dead quick and easy although a little messy. :)

car looks great son :)

[wozzy]

nice little passion wagon you got there mate:D

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Nice piece of beige there Graham!

Waxoyl usually stays soft and comes off will parrafine or white spirit etc. It could be a different treatment similar to what I have on mine which has gone hard. Luckily I have not had to remove mine, but it might need a different approach like hot water to soften it up maybe.

Tim.

[dustydog]

nice one looks good similer colour to my pop :bow:

[Amwithers]

nice to see you are geting on with it
soon got it striped :D

[rs new boy]

i had one of them exactly the same15 years ago :eek: it was rotten as a pear weight it in and got £35 and i ripped him of ,not one thing on it any good :D

[paul spence]

when you cashing the tins in,watch out for ruddy he will around with his shopping trolley!:D
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/taffr/beigeestate006.jpg

[lee bishop]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/taffr/estaterestoenginestrip015.jpg





i think this is so you can rock up somewhere and have a quick brew :D no tea bags reqd of course :rolleyes:


looks a great project son, is it getting arched?

[ModenaRS2]

Cracking car, looks a great thing to play with. Wish I could find one like that.

Just a different colour of course:D

[graham John]

Well spotted g :D

Taffr......just when we thought we couldnot take th p*** anymore, you go and buy this :D You are a sucker for punishment :freak:



agreed, imagine if they made RS's in this colour.................:freak:



:D



cheeRS

[graham John]

mmm, some usefull bits to clean and re fix, was the pushbike in the back in case of breakdowns ?



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cheeRS

[taffr]

got to grips with the servo tower today so i could get to all the inner wing areas with the hot washer, most of the waxoil is off in the engine bay, wevrything came off very easily, the servo and master cylinder are in great condition and just need some pent, will get the engine, box and crossmember out in the week, looks tatty in the pics but no rot anywhere

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[Andyc]

great work there boyo at this rate it will be on the rd before the black beastie:eek::D;) ps dont forget NUB will need doing again this winter;)

[RStu]

Just came across this thread Gra. Didnt know you got another lol are you opening a garage? Looks a good one, I had a white 1300 estate t plate years ago, dog food tins now though :o:o

[///Col-Col\\\]

Keep em comin buddie!!!!!!!

[Mick the cabbie]

Looks like a goodun!
Keep us updated

[wiggyrs]

That looks a good un Graham :cool::thumbright:

[Mr Hoarder]

Taff, are you staying x-flow or is it getting a boat anchor in it ?

I've got a couple of bits of new genuine Ford exhaust for Estate/Van models if it's staying x-flow ;)

[fast eddie]

yb it but keep it standard looking gra!;):):cool:

[taffr]

Taff, are you staying x-flow or is it getting a boat anchor in it ?

I've got a couple of bits of new genuine Ford exhaust for Estate/Van models if it's staying x-flow ;)


staying x flow rob, let me know what you've got


yb it but keep it standard looking gra!;):):cool:


no yb, but staying standardish looking with a few sporty mods

[Aaron P.]

that looks sweet graham....glad you got it....:D.....did you get the wings you wanted??? i think you will be doing the right thing keeping this car as standard as possible...will be worth a few quid....would love an estate to join the fleet....possibly the mk1 mexico or rs2000 one :D

[taffr]

after a few weeks of the boil on this one i got stuck in once again getting the thing ready for pent, got the rest of the lump out and then removed the crossmember and front legs, the stack of parts for the powder coaters is growing by the day, booked in at the body shop for the middle of october, got my new wings last night too, cheers to mr curtis, looking for some bolt kits for the crossmember, anti roll bar mounts and engine, any recomendations??

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[Tongy]

Nice one G i will keep my eye on this thread ,dont forget the rep now ;)

[Amwithers]

looking good mate u sure are cracking on with it i ended up buying a mk1 escort keep up the good work ;)

[Aaron P.]

any updates taff?????

[mike77cos]

Looks like a brilliant find

[badnews]

i so want a wagon lol i just love them i have been looking for the last 18mths but i don't think they came to OZ so it will be a van for me out here. very nice little car pal i wish it was mine

[Andyc]

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[Aaron P.]

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TREAD HIJACKER :p....this looks good andy...im liking this....are you gonna make the rear windows any better, they looks to bent :(....get a tread in the resto section on this please....id like to see more :D

as for taff....is the car painted yet????

[dustydog]

Is it finished yet :dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::rolleyes:

[Chesney]

heard it got scrapped :eek:

[Aaron P.]

put out for target practise maybe???? :p

[Frosticles]

heard it got scrapped :eek:

Surely you are confusing it with yours :confused:

[taffr]

she's gone to the organ donors dept at escort tec:o she will be keeping many more old clunkers on the road in the future, :o

[dustydog]

I was looking forward to see another mint estate done :( whats next on your list :rolleyes:

[taffr]

I was looking forward to see another mint estate done :( whats next on your list :rolleyes:

i've got to start some jobs on the rally rep, so something had to give:)

[Andyc]

i've got to start some jobs on the rally rep, so something had to give:)
Surley the Mex should of gone first you man or mouse:D

[taffr]

Surley the Mex should of gone first you man or mouse:D

i don't have a mex andy:confused:

[Andyc]

i don't have a mex andy:confused:
i know but the frow does :D

[rsyoda]

Nice soild runaround you got there Graham
i had a carnival red mk2 estate in 1982 and my dad sprayed it two-tone with a mid grey looked like the the two tone cortinas at the time
sold it to my brother who wrote it off
sure i have a pic of it somewhere
loved that car