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[ian parker]

Had the car four weeks now, been on axle stands three and a half weeks, spent aprox 30 hours so far on the underneath, going through the ziebart and getting through to the factory underseal and primer, completed about 75%. Havent found any rot at all, both wells perfect, still retaining their factory underseal, and the masked off sections around the petrol tank sender and gauge sender and on the spare wheel bung, inside the chassis rails, around the tunnel, the paint is as good as on the car, outside of the rails where the factory underseal was, has now been removed, up to the edges of the outer seals, again perfect, have now gone right up to the bulkhead seam on both sides and again no rot at all, Today removed the nosecone, came off perfectly, sprayed every bolt with wd40 half an hour before i started, nothing broke, behind the nosecone its brilliant, no rot at all, not evern the light supports, no rot on the front valance at all, better than i could ever have expected, spent two hours on each of the lights taking apart and cleaning, all the interior is now in the loft, wrapped and put into one corner for safe keeping, have now removed rear bumper, spoiler, lights, petrol tank, badge and decals, YES, when i do sus out how to post pics, believe you me, i will, so far so good,

[Banishit]

mail them to me mate brian@rs2000.me.uk

[RS2000&MEXICO]

sounds good ian ...how have you done the seats i hope its not in plastic as this will make them sweat and go all ****ed..?

[lee bishop]

seeing as you have just bought it, shouldnt you be driving it around for a bit first??and not taking it apart?? if its as good as you say, why the bloody hell are you taking it apart????

[ian parker]

Good point Lee, it is as good as i say, however, its not how i want it, its going to be better,, i hope, just a personal thing really, Brian will take some better ones Friday, and post them off to you, thanks for doing it, maybe tomorrow you could call me, talk me through it, ??

[Banishit]

******** the Pictures

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[Tim]

they look like rebuild pics not a restro

[Chesney]

would've used it a bit myself but i know what you mean, if it's not how you want it then things have to be changed.

[vinny]

she looks great :cheers:

[GAZ W]

she looks perfect allready :cheers:

[lee bishop]

please dont think i was having a go ian, it is as good as you say, and it is summer.............hello :geek: do all that in the winter man, when you dont want it on the road!!

[ian parker]

Lee, i value all comments, however its just the way i am, wont be happy till i,ve got it where i want it, i dont mind how long it takes, just happy to own one again,

[ders]

Ian - that looks mint :thumbright:

you would be mental to re-paint that!

cheeRS Ders.

[ian parker]

Ders, its not as mint as yours !! lol. It is very good, however, as i,ve said before, not as i would like it, i want to know that whats below me is 100%, not 99%

[ian parker]

Just a short update, still working on the floor, although coming to the end now, thankfully, havent found anything nasty at all, have now reached right up to the bulkhead, the Ziebart is really thick and sticky here, using a heat gun is helping, but i keep burning my fingers !!, Have spoken to a recommended bodyshop that John Hughes put me onto, he can take the shell, late August, giving me plenty of time to remove the last few bits and the basic engine now that all ancillieres have been removed, She,s looking pretty sorry for herself at the mo, put i,m confident it wont be for too long before she,s on her way back, keep looking at the shell thinking, am i doing the right thing, and the same answer keeps coming back, YES, to take the car where i want to, this needs to be done,

[Frosticles]

Looks a great car Ian. Will be absolutely superb when it's done.

[ian parker]

Spent all day Saturday cleaning out the N-S rear wheel arch, gone back to the primer again and everthing thing a-ok, will try to post some pics soon, i would say the floor is now 90% complete, and no probs at all,

[RS2000&MEXICO]

good job m8 keep the hard work up you will get there we all have these hard times they soon pass and your rs will be on a club stand...you know what one i want you to go on.... ;)

[ian parker]

Hopefully will post some pics of the floor at the weekend, really starting to come on now, got the burns and scars to prove, heat gun, thinners and Ziebart go well together !!, the purchasing dept have started now, secured a brand new ATE master cylinder from Ders, hopefully got a brand new set of black wheel nuts from Ruddy, and have put a list together of all the goodies for ********, car is booked in to Moorland Classic cars for the end of August, beginning of September, which works well with the family and i returning from Florida, it,ll be the first time ive wanted to hurry back from there, 8th time, dont tell the kids though,lol,

[RS2000&MEXICO]

lol......its about time ian ..we need to see pics and loads of them... :cheers:

[GAZ W]

hurry up back mate and get some pics up :cheers:

[Banishit]

been a bit slack here, these are what state ******** is in now well 3 days ago oops

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[ian parker]

Cheers Brian, i know they dont look that good, picking up engine block, manifold, heat shield and downpipe from Camcoat on Friday, will post the results soon after, dropping down into Stoke-on-Trent on the way back, to see the old girl, will take lots of pics,yesterday completed the cable set yesterday with a N.O.S. bonnet release cable, and thanks to Paul now have every clip for the car, brand new, was waiting for the alusive grey clutch clip. Paul came up trumps !! Thursday taking the diff to Coventry to be overhauled, the guy is going to take the diff out of the casing while i wait so i can bring it home to be powder-coated and then off to Birmingham to pick up my sound deadening pad !! sounds a good un, axle casing went to the powder -coaters yesterday, waiting for Gartrac to get back to me with the figures after my meeting with David last week, it was like Santa,s grotto down there !! felt like a kid in a sweet shop !! so all in all moving on towards the end result................., hopefully,

[ders]

Hi Ian,
the alusive grey clutch clip..never seen that one!..if its the one on the chassis leg then thats for the speedo cable.
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cheeRS Ders.

[ian parker]

Hi Ders, i bow to your superior knowledge !! yes it was obvioulsy very ilusive !!, your right, the grey speedo clip, thanks, hows the Mex getting on ?, theres a story about those mudflaps that i,ll share with you when i see you next, just remind me,

[ders]

Ian i will remind you about the mudflaps everytime i see you lol :cheers:

If you break a clip and need a spare you know where to come.

The mex shell is still being stripped down, not much left on it now. There is the nasty job of removing underseal/wax etc still to come. Hoping to get it to the bodyshop sometime in January.
Meanwhile still gathering bits..which is enjoyable in itself, as you will know.

cheeRS Ders.

[ian parker]

Ders, just remind me once or twice, that,ll do, f-cking Ebay, theres always one that spoils it, I hope to have the shell back towards the end of January, then the fun and games begin, i cant wait to put the first clip on, that alone hear the thing run !! I,m aiming for NEC in October, pennies permiting Heres a clue to the mudflaps, do you know anyone who wants a brand new set of mudflaps ?? three have the large Ford emblam, any guesses what the other one has ?? put it this way, i,m on the hunt for a brand new mudflap with the large Ford logo, regards Ian

[Banishit]

on the ball this time LOL more ******** bits, I will let Ian do the speil

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[Banishit]

that block and exhaust came out very well mate :cheers:

[ian parker]

Cheers Brian, thanks for putting them up, yeah the block and manifold look even better in the flesh well pleased, as for ********, looking abit sorry for herself at the mo, took a load of pics again today, only cleaned the inside of the casing so i could get rid of all the sand from the blasting, that should be ready on Monday, need to take the diff casing up there next, then get the rebuilt diff re-fitted, picked up my deadening pad yesterday, pretty pleased with that, now need to do some work !! i would recommend the camcoating if anyone is thinking about it, it was £300 for the block, manifold and heatsheild and "chroming" of the downpipe, went that way to match up with the stainless steel two box exhuast,

[GAZ W]

That looks like it will be one awesome car when its done ian (not that it wasnt allready)

keep us updated mate ...cant wait to see it at a future show

[pushrod]

Spend every penney you have on her.

Looking good

[Frosticles]

Spend every penney you have on her.

Looking good

I think he is.............

Looking great there Ian :cheers: Keep the pics coming.

[ian parker]

Cheers Kev, your not wrong !! and i mean that, i wont be quoteing any silly figures, two of my favourite sayings, "you cant take it with you" and "your only here once", good job i believe what i,m saying !! lol, i hope to go up there just before Xmas,

[Banishit]

right next installment of the shiney bits pictures enjoy

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[Skids]

I bet your misses loves you keeping them in the kitchen.Mine never forgave me for heating the HD TCA rubbers in the oven and forgetting about them and filling the cooker with rancid black smoke.
Oh what memories

[ian parker]

At the mo, i have bits in the loft, the bedrooms, and just about every safe haven in the house, awaiting their time,

[Banishit]

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[Banishit]

not really ******** now mate, looks like orangey brown like rust LOL

[Skids]

Come on tell us where it is then ??
There must be some rot or rust somewhere surely.

[lee bishop]

corr there is some untidy welds there mate!! what was wrong with the car in the first place to warrant all this work?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????
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[Mr Hoarder]

corr there is some untidy welds there mate!! what was wrong with the car in the first place to warrant all this work?????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????
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They look like original factory welds to me Lee.

Lovely shiney powder coating Ian, the axle must have been in really nice shape before it got coated !!

Nice going :cheers:

[Frosticles]

Bling-Black there Ian :cheers:

[ian parker]

thankfully your right Rob, i think the running gear has come up so nice because the car has only done 57k, so, its all the welds nuts, bolts running gear etc etc, very pleased so far, trying to put as much detail in has i can,

[ders]

Looking good :cheers:

cheeRS Ders.

[lee bishop]

They look like original factory welds to me Lee.

i was joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:drunken:

[ian parker]

Update as of 22-12, I knew the car had been d/a,ed so i thought i,d do one of my round robin trips, up to Stoke-on-Trent for 8.30am, i was pleasantly surprised to find very little body filler in ********, a section on the top of the rear quarter, looks like something may have dropped on the car over the years, no damage to the light aperture or lower valance, other little knicks, nothing at all to worry about, wings, doors, bonnet and boot all fine, rear arches very sharp, very pleased, said my goodbyes and drove down to Coventry to drop my diff housing off, that,ll be built up and ready for beginning of Jan, drove down to Northampton to pick up my rebuilt gearbox, the first piece of "hardware" back, suddenly it dawned on me that it is slowly coming together, well pleased with the end result of the gearbox, all new A2 stainless bolts, polished reversing light sender, new gearbox plug, just need my gromits !!!!! Paul Spence you said City Electrics, have you a number ???, everyone have a great Christmas and bring on 06 !! Brian will post the pics, (cheers Brian)

[Banishit]

Defo NOT ******** NOW IAN that is one hell of a good shell, now you can see the metal too


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[RS2000&MEXICO]

she is looking super ian
******** is on its way back.... :bounce:

[Banishit]

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[Andrew T]

luverley juberley!!!
Can't wait to see '********' back together.........Dysentery Beige.....drool!!!

Andrew T

[ders]

that looks MINT..too nice to be hidden in a tunnel :cheers:

cheeRS Ders.

[phantom_r32]

Very nice.

[Trickster]

Ok im lost was this not mint when u brought it and that was the reason u brought it because it was mint????

[ian parker]

Trickster, in my eyes it wasn,t ever mint, they were other peoples words,it was very good, a good base to make mint, and thats what i,m trying to achieve, i,m trying to make every bit, however small, however much detail, as good as i can, i,m only going to do this once, so it needs to be my mint, does that make sense,

[arron]

The level of effort and work you have put in though Ian, could you not have started with a car that was not in such good condition - after all it would not have mattered because all the bad bits would have been covered during the resto plus you might have ended up with a colour you preferred and a much cheaper starting point.

[ian parker]

Hi Arron, yes, your right, i have considered that, although when you think it through, what did i spend my 7k on. I spent it on a car thats done 57k, with every MOT from new, that had been owned for 23 years by one guy, that when stripped down hasn,t required any welding to the floor, hasn,t required any body panels and is 100% structurely, with the advent of Ebay, as you know anything with the letters RS attached to it is spiriling out of control, cars with no history, multiple owners and ROT are fetching alot of money, what additional value would you put on a car with such history ??, and a knowledge that it really hasn,t had a hard life, Also at the end of the day consider, you could end up spending alot more money replacing panels, parts, bits and more importantly still end up with a car with 11 owners, a couple of old MOT,s and a speedo reading whatever, what i,ll end up with (hopefully) is a stunning car with FULL HISTORY, 57k, Every MOT from new and a very genuine, honest car, however, i take your point on the colour !!!!!!!! lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, love it really ????

[arron]

Fair enough - you are going to re-paint the original colour though ?

[Andrew T]

Whats the matter with Beige!!!
Don't change the colour Ian, if your going to do that........I'll swap you OFE for ********!!!

I'm on the look out for another, complete or project.....Beige it has to be :cheers:

Andrew T

[dasadrew]

The level of effort and work you have put in though Ian, could you not have started with a car that was not in such good condition - after all it would not have mattered because all the bad bits would have been covered during the resto plus you might have ended up with a colour you preferred and a much cheaper starting point.

Funny you should say that! I was thinking more or less the opposite - there's hardly a single panel which hasn't got a repair on my shell and some bits are just slightly distorted with the repair panel (notably over the rear wheel arch). This means that, after years of work, I'll finally have basically a patched up and filled Escort! Looking at Ian's shell, I was just thinking how good it looks and, after all, he'll end up with a non-patched up shell when he finishes.

When I started off, the Internet hadn't been invented. It's just changed things sooo much. All of those tricky repairs which I did with self-fabricated bits can now be avoided with a mouse-click and a new panel.

Agree with you on the colour, though!

I guess 20-20 hindsight is on every Escort owners Christmas List!

[Trickster]

But was yours in desperate need of a resto dasadrew??

[ian parker]

thanks Arron, i made the decision sometime ago that it had been that colour for all those years, and i accepted the car in that colour, so who was i to change the colour, it really has grown on me and because there are so few in Tuscan, than it should remain that colour,

[dasadrew]

But was yours in desperate need of a resto dasadrew??

It started out just needing bits and bobs but I had to neglect it due to wife and house-building and it just got worse. If I had my time again, I'd have done a panel replacement job at the start because all the rest of the work (priming, painting, undersealing, parts installation, etc., etc.) remains the same and it just now seems a pity that all that is going on to a patchwork shell.

[ian parker]

from what ive seen, it looks like your doing a great job, unless you have two of them of course !!

[dasadrew]

from what ive seen, it looks like your doing a great job, unless you have two of them of course !!

Ta very much! I'm feeling all motivated again now!

[Banishit]

Next stage of the process for the criminally insane lOL

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[Banishit]

you should get down there Ian and flat that primer back give you a sense of well being :geek:

[lee bishop]

did the car need any repairs?

[Joe]

Brings back memorys guide coating primer. Keep the pictures coming.

CheeRS,

Joe.

[ian parker]

Lee, no panel repairs, there did end up being two very small bits underneath, that i felt needed to be nipped in the bud, as far as i know, thats it, there was a small crack in one of the seat supports, so the plate was taken off, welded, ground back, then the plate was welded back on, and where the outer seal meets the floor there was a small piece about half an inch long that was dealt with, i know now there is NO rust.

[ian parker]

Brian, i think my part was played, laying on my back for four months getting that underneath back to dove grey dont you ??

[Banishit]

lazy git

more updates, body flatted ready for next coat
and rebuilt shiney diff

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[Mr Hoarder]

Why is the scuttle grille off ????

[ian parker]

So they could get all the crap out of there and give it a proper coat of paint ??,.............. or have i just dropped myself into a trap ??

[Trickster]

What sort of trap would that be??? :scratch:

[ian parker]

could be a mouse-t one or a rat-t one or a t-door, or even a t-ese, lol

[Banishit]

t-ist monk, bear t

[ian parker]

Brian, i like your train of thought, very good, how about, the Von family ?? or speed,...............getting bored now, thanks for posting the pics,

[dasadrew]

Just a small tip whilst the grille is off, paint the scuttle panel now. Then, after the grille is back on, you can cut some medium cardboard (cornflakes type) to the width of the grille slit and as long as possible. Then insert that through a slit so it covers the already painted scuttle panel. That way the scuttle panel stays nice and shiny and cleanable and doesn't get the paint spray which blasts past the grill louvres on it.

[Trickster]

Well if there is no inner wing damage there is nothing to worry about mate.

[ian parker]

cheers Trickster, no damage to the inner wings at all

[Darran]

Hi Ian, cars looking good :thumbright:

Have to agree with rob,very strange the scuttle panel is off at this late stage :scratch:

And filler on top of primer :scratch:

Top job thow,look forward to seeing it finished

Darran

[ian parker]

Darren, when i go up there next week i will ask about the scuttle and the filler, thanks for the advice,

[Banishit]

THE SAGA continues , Ian you will have to learn how to do this uploading lark, me ole mate

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[Frosticles]

looks the biz Ian. no dents in the plenum????????

[Tim]

wat color will b been when its done

[lee bishop]

beige with black flecks...........LOL

[ian parker]

Lee, your about right, Kev, its funny, being up there this morning didn,t notice it, but i do know what you mean, i,m going on holiday tomorrow, ive left a message on their answer machine tonight, so they should pick it up first thing Monday, it was definately there, should i be too concerned with the sound pad going back on top ??

[Trickster]

Kev, its funny, being up there this morning didn,t notice it, but i do know what you mean, i,m going on holiday tomorrow, ive left a message on their answer machine tonight, so they should pick it up first thing Monday, it was definately there, should i be too concerned with the sound pad going back on top ??

Its your car!! so are u bothered???

[ian parker]

Trickster, your right, it is my car, there are certain peoples opinions that i value, and if i was that bothered by others, then its fair to say i wouldn,t post any pics at all, the aim of the pics is to show people and for them to make comments surely ?? at the end of the day i would like the car to turn out as nice as it possibly can, and if that means being picked up by someones observations then so be it, i try to view these things positively, not negatively, please, if you see something that doesn,t look right, then tell me.

[Frosticles]

looks better nice and smoothe ian. Was just Ford being butchers as usual why there is usually a dent there. will never know when the sound pad is on. stunning work :cheers:

[GAZ W]

looking like its getting there now ian ...looks a top job up to now :thumbright:

[Banishit]

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[ian parker]

Thanks Brian for posting the pics. Getting the underneath "right" has been a headache, through looking at pics of my car, and other original car pictures and taking advice ive tried to get the look of how I think it should look, its fair to say no two cars were ever the same so its what i call an "interpretation", the most important thing now is that i know the underneath is 100% rot free and is protected. Trying to be a perfectionist, i struggled with the appearance yesterday if i,m honest, i keep trying to imagine a guy in 78' standing on the flow line with not a care in the world loosely aiming this stuff up and underneath the car, that would of been about it i think, once the two colours go on i,m sure it will come to life, theres about four more weeks to go, top coat, dove grey, and detailing the black, and then the fun begins !!

[Frosticles]

Stunning as ever Ian. :cheers:

[james cruise]

There isn't a word in the dictionary to describe this Ian, keep it up :cheers:

[GAZ W]

slowly but surely its getting there ian :thumbright:

[ian parker]

Gaz, you know what this means dont you ?? four weeks, and you can have the "spit" !! lol

[graceloc]

coming on nicely Ian.

[Mr Hoarder]

Gaz, you know what this means dont you ?? four weeks, and you can have the "spit" !! lol

I've heard that about Gaz somewhere before :cheers: :cheers:

[Banishit]

Eh you lucky boy , a sit roast all for you in four weeks, time to grease up

[ders]

looking very well Ian :thumbright:

cheeRS Ders.

[RabC-RS2-77]

very nice lark. :cat:

[vinny]

what he said lark :cheers:

[ian parker]

Lark ??????????????????????/

[RabC-RS2-77]

Lark ??????????????????????/ ASK spence what it means i went through it last-time..... like

[ian parker]

Eh Paul, (here we go) what does lark mean ???, lol

[paul spence]

looking good Ian. :cheers:
LARK in Barnsley means Like and after everything Rab says it ends in Lark! you no wot a mean lark. :thumbright:

[ian parker]

Cheers Paul, you,ve put my mind at rest now !!

[ian parker]

Spoke to Tony at Moorlands today (friday) and the car was being wet-flatted as we spoke, he says theres every chance the car will be painted on Tuesday !!, i need to ring him on Monday to confirm so i can be there to take pics etc, in the words of the King, its now or never,..................,

[GAZ W]

Eh you lucky boy , a sit roast all for you in four weeks, time to grease up

Im greased up ready and waiting :thumbright:

[Banishit]

******** Update

THE PAINT IS ON :pale: LOL

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[GAZ W]

looking good... well the bit i can see does :thumbright:

[Tim]

is it stayin beige?

[lee bishop]

he prefers to call it 'sour nappy'

[ian parker]

Yes, its staying Tuscan Beige. It was the right decision.

[RabC-RS2-77]

"keep it real". .................. lol.

[Andrew T]

whey hey! Tuscan Beige.........me wants!!
Very nice Ian, looking forward to seeing it completed.

[lee bishop]

Yes, its staying Tuscan Beige. It was the right decision.
you are boody right there dude! i cant wait to see it, one of my fav colours, the quirkier the better imo

[Frosticles]

he prefers to call it 'sour nappy'

FPMSL :cheers: (Sorry Ian)

[ian parker]

No probs with that coming from you Kev, i know nastiness is meant.....................................tosser !! lol

[Frosticles]

:cheers:

[lee bishop]

i hope you dont think im being nasty!!!!! i think everyone is equally ripe for a pi$$ take on here........

[Mex 1t]

coming along nicely hope u get the 'right ' finish u were after :cat:

[ian parker]

Lee, i meant to put ISN,T, sorry mate, nothing meant by it at all, having said that, and it certainly isn,t from you, i do believe there is some resentment and DIGGING being done, its a big word, but there is a awful lot of jealously out there, i,ll just choose to ignore them,

[vinny]

dont think you got anything to worry about ain, she will be a stonker when done m8 :thumbright:

[Frosticles]

Agree with Vinny on that Ian, going to be superb, much looking forward to seeing the finished car.

[ian parker]

cheers Vinny, cheers Kev, i value the comments, up to Moorlands tomorrow for some proper pics, car has now been completed underneath and polished on top, just the black to go, going up there with a dozen A4 pics detailing the satin black, thanks Ders, Brian and Gary for the help. should be able to post some pics tomorrow,..........................cheers Brian !!

[Banishit]

ian for god sake make it easier on me and name then the way I do for posting saves me doing it all LOL

ianpictures*** *=latest numbers NO spaces I thank you

[ian parker]

Brian, the good news is i bought a new memory card today, a 1gb card, the guy said its good for about 200 pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Banishit]

keep your 1gb card, I'm now up to nearly 50gb of RS pictures and a few gig of videos

10gb are yours LOL

[Banishit]

******** is NOW Painted Woohoo

Have to say Ian even though its shitty nappy coloured it does look well :thumbright:

BTW I did not post the one with your Chassis number on for obvious reasons :bootyshake:

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[lee bishop]

now that is sweet........... ( ********....... geddit? )

[Frosticles]

Looks yellow to me....... SUPERB :cheers:

[GAZ W]

cracking job ..you pleased with it ian??

[arron]

Seriously now Ian - are you ever going to drive this car ?

Somehow, I doubt it......

[RSkars]

Ian

Very impressive, keep up the good work.

RSkars

[vinny]

wow, looks the nuts m8 :thumbright:

[Tim]

thats stunning ian very nice, where about has the car been sprayed is it local 2u, pm me if u dont want 2 make the location of ur car public

[ian parker]

Gaz, ive got a few more pics to post yet, i have to say, when is saw it in the flesh this morning it looked stunning, it looks better in the flesh, i,m very pleased. The detail is superb. Exactly what i wanted,

[Banishit]

no not more pics :bootyshake:

[garthbtp]

Ian a top job i bet your well pleased with it. Don't worry what others say it only jealousy enjoy it mate.

Cheers Garth :thumbright:

[Banishit]

Ian a top job i bet your well pleased with it. Don't worry what others say it only jealousy enjoy it mate.

Cheers Garth :thumbright:

who Jealous ? who want a shitty nappy coloured car eh :scratch:

[RabC-RS2-77]

looks great,,,, the buzz gets better now putting the rest of the bits on,
i also found that my mobile bill went up at this point! with phoning a mate up everytime i got stuck putting something back on, lol..... which was quite often :geek:

[wiggyrs]

Looks stunning Ian :thumbright:

[Banishit]

NEXT INSTALLMENT !!

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[Tim]

that is truely stunning, take it ur doin rsoc concourse this year?

[Frosticles]

Just gets better :cheers:

[james cruise]

Well wear Ian can't fault it anywhere, superb :thumbright:

[ian parker]

Guys, thankyou for the comments, muchly appreciated, Arron, NO is the answer, if i,m honest to myself it was that all along, Tim, just want to get her home now, in the airchamber, and then take my time, would like to spend this year looking at other cars, looking for detail, then hope to show her in the 07 season, as everyone keeps advising me "dont fall at the last hurdle," and dont build her to a time,

[RabC-RS2-77]

TOP DOLLER that mate, very nice.

[arron]

Arron, NO is the answer

Ian, it's a great rebuild - I admire you for going to the lengths you have but........what's the point if you are never going to get behind the wheel on the open road and enjoy the car for what it was built to do ?

Sorry, the whole concours scene is totally lost on me.

[ders]

Looks fantastic :thumbright:

Well done to Moorland :cheers:

cheeRS Ders.

[FoMoCo]

Looking good Ian.
Watch dont scratch her putting it together.
You might get to sleep at nights now!

cheeRS Gary.

[Aaron P.]

mmmmmmmmmmmm...........looks very nice.........well done.........keep the pics coming :thumbright: :thumbright:

[GAZ W]

mine will have its knackers ragged off it when its done...but im not going to the standard of ian's though ...will be back on the track in 07 with a boot full of camping gear and spare wheels etc :cheers:

[Fraz]

Looking good :)

[Nelly]

Looks fantastic Ian. :cheers:

Take your time putting it back together, but hope your quicker than me - the shell's been back for four months, but still not got the suspension back on!!

[ian parker]

Arron, its just one of those things, i respect everyone for what they do, i think it came down to finding what i considered to be the right car, and as ive touched on before, getting the right car not only meant the appearance but the history as well, i felt i had the right base to make a very good car and thats what i,m trying to achieve. As ive said before i would like to show her for a couple of seasons, see how i get on with the "show thing" and not necessarily the car, and then maybe think again, i like detail in anything, so thats what i,m going for, the detail, the detail just happens to be to a car that i was passionate about, like us all, twenty years ago when i was a kid,

[Kel]

Looking great Ian, Great to see you kept the colour genuine.

[garthbtp]

Moorlands have done a cracking job.

Cheers Garth

[Banishit]

thank **** Dave backed up the server before it went tits up , now I dont have to re upload Ians pictures :eek: :banghead:

[Chrisbo]

BTW I did not post the one with your Chassis number on for obvious reasons :bootyshake:


What, is it a ringer :D :D

Joking apart, Looking great Ian, I'm pleased for you

Chris.:cheers:

[ian parker]

Cheers Chrisbo. Brian, i,m pleased too, !!

[Emo]

Been watching this thread from the start, top job:cheers: looking forward to pics of her going back together.

[Banishit]

more of Ians bits

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[ian parker]

Before anyone posts...............................i know, in my rush to take a pic i put them together the wrong way round, better off knowing now !!!

[Joe]

The car looks wonderful Ian. Can't wait to see the decals fitted ;)

CheeRS,

Joe.

[lathamescortmk2]

that is AWESOME!

ive never seen eye to eye with you bufty lot, but you cant argue the level of detail that goes into these cars, and if it makes you happy then good on you!

as for the colour, its probably one of the best escort colours IMO. hearing aid beige :) :) :)

[RS2000&MEXICO]

well i have just got home from a very long day with ian and his stunning car ....
we have had a good day and got lots done

and i must say that ian's car is one of the best cars i have ever seen...ITS MINT

well ******** is now on all 4 wheels and back at home in the airchamber.
she look as snug as a bug in a rug....well airchamber...lol

top day ian...looking forward to doing the engine with you m8....cheeRS

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[RS2000&MEXICO]

and more....:D

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[Frosticles]

I thought you were helping him Paul?? Looks like Ian was doing ALL the work :cool: Looking the Biz Ian :)

[RS2000&MEXICO]

lol....i was just taking the pics...:p .....lol

[vinny]

what a cracker, ian looks older than what i remeber, must be what doing a full blown resto does to you :D

[RabC-RS2-77]

A very nice, bootiful example can't wait to see for real......:cat:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

see the box ******** come home in ....that cost £10,000.00......wow:)

[Frosticles]

Has he bought the box for ******** then???

[wiggyrs]

At the speed your going Ian you'll be ready for Cumbria.:thumbright:

[FoMoCo]

A good advert for moorlands.
You must be well pleased Ian.
Like the cn36's for moving her around lol.
:eek: move those tins of paint from the shelves.

cheeRS Gary.

[Emo]

Stunning!!!! :cool: Long day traveling for u Paul :p would have been worth it though just to see this car in the flesh, keep them pics coming!!


WOW @ 10k for the trailer :eek: they are some bit of kit though

[ders]

Looks superb..very shiney:D

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Has he bought the box for ******** then???


no just got a ride home in it.....:D

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Stunning!!!! :cool: Long day traveling for u Paul :p would have been worth it though just to see this car in the flesh, keep them pics coming!!


WOW @ 10k for the trailer :eek: they are some bit of kit though

it was m8.....425 mile trip and a full days work on top

i left at 4 am we got there at 8 am and we were done at 4.30 pm and i got home at 9.30 pm.......long day:agree:

i was still very nice to see and work on ian's car.....:D

[lee bishop]

truely stunning!! lovely detail on the overspray underneath.....

[Banishit]

looks superb mate

[GAZ W]

Quality ,absolute quality

I give everyone a virtual pat on the back for work done so far

[ian parker]

Now that i can get back on the board, i,d like to say a BIG thankyou to Paul for the help and general support he gave me yesterday, and not only the 400 odd mile round trip and the unearthly time he got up. Yesterday was a day mixed with strange emotion, the car had been with them aprox four months, and my weekly trips had made it become a habit. Bolting bits on for the first time seemed strange, and to be honest not quite the pleasurable experience i,d imagined, however suddenly i started to get an idea of what it will look like, i do honestly think it looks better in the flesh than the pics taken yesterday, i do honestly want to forget about it for a week or two now, then add some more bits, again thanks for the comments and again a big thankyou to Paul Tamplin for his help, bearing in mind he does live 100 miles from my front door !!.

[RSkars]

Very nice and shiney, keep up the good work.

RSkars

[graceloc]

super looking job there Ian, keep the pic's coming.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

cheeRS ian.....i must say i did have a good day with you and ********....:D ....cheeRS

[ders]

Ian - the front panel has no black on it...did Moorland forget?

cheeRS Ders.

[Banishit]

Ian - the front panel has no black on it...did Moorland forget?

cheeRS Ders.

black for where ? with nose cone on ?

[paul spence]

very nice Ian:D :thumbright:
not been funny,but I found it easier to build the engine and box up onto the crossmember and lift it up into place,a lot less chance of accidents!:thumbright:

[RS2000CUSTOM]

I found it easier to build the engine and box up onto the crossmember and lift it up into place,a lot less chance of accidents!:thumbright:

Heres one I did earlier !

p.s this is not my new engine going in - lol

Just an old piccie

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[ian parker]

Ders, i was told there was no black paint on the front panel. we were going to put the engine in, however ive had second thoughts on the powder-coated sump and bell-housing, so i,m going to change them. i made a promise to myself, that if i wasn,t happy with a particular bit, it wouldn,t go on the car, Are there any other opinions on the black front panel ??

[ders]

LOL Ian i was only joking:D ..bet it got you thinking!

New door handles on ebay..checkout Joe`s list.

cheeRS Ders.

[Joe]

Thanks Ders Im sending Ian some pictures to establish that they are the set for him.

CheeRS,

Joe.

[ian parker]

Cheers Ders !!!!!!, you obviously appreciate my "stable" state of mind at the mo !,lol

[vinny]

more pics needed ian.

have sent you 2 pm's now and you havernt replied ????

[ian parker]

Vinny, havent received a pm from you, please try again,

[bigjohnie]

fantastic ian,i went to see a one owner 59,000 grp1 in glasgow on saturday,it had that orangey brown trim with black dash sidepanels and centre consol and it was tuscan beige too 1979 scottish motor show car,it had been fitted with a brown vynil as per customers instructions and he had all the paperwork to prove,but i didnt agree with his £7,000 valuation so walked away.he has since offered it to me for £6,000 but i think its too steep as per condition not mint and has had arches and spare wheel well done,not to my standard,also large door speakers and rear parcel shelve speakers,unused spare tyre cn36.hope to see you at cumbria mate

[ian parker]

Cheers Johnie, hope to get to Cumbria one way or the other, will be good to meet up with some of the guys, and to look at some cars hopefully, Nothing happening with the car at the mo, wanted a week or two to forget about it, then get stuck in, still require some special bits to finish off, no rush, get it done right,

[Banishit]

At least we/me will recognise you now LOL

[ian parker]

Sorry to disappoint you Brian, with my jet black hair and brown tanned skin and boyish good looks !! lol, my mum says "all her ducks are swans!" !!

[Joe]

Ian how you getting on with ********? Do you have any more pictures?

CheeRS,

Joe.

[RabC-RS2-77]

ian don't go bragging about swans,
you heard about them swans in scotland. LOL........... :jester:

[ian parker]

Hi Joe, thanks for asking, as i put in an ealier post, i wasn,t happy with the results on the bell-housing, sump and mounts so they went back to be re-done. I,m picking them up Wednesday. To be honest, ive been working to replenish the pot and have put the old girl regrettably to one side, the engine will be back this week, Ive been doing little bits and pieces but until the basic engine goes in, i cant really do much more, need to get the wax-oiling finished off into the chassis rails and cavaties and thats about it really, the warmer weather will be here soon so i can really get stuck in, still sourcing little bits, still looking for the door handles, will take some more pics shortly. As for the swans Rab,i,m sure their very happy where they are !!

[Aaron P.]

ian

dont know if these are any use to u

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[ian parker]

Hi Aaron, thanks for thinking of me, to be fair, mine are probably as good as those anyway, i just want a new pair, still thinking about doing something with mine, if all else fails, any suggestions ?

[Aaron P.]

i remember seeing a brand new pair on ebay germany last year, id say try darren moss in escort-tec as he always has brand new gear there....i got brand new boxed flat headlights for my mexico...although they are just spares u never know.... :D

[ian parker]

cheers Aaron,

[Banishit]

Ians Back at it again

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[Frosticles]

That really is going to be simply stunning.

[james cruise]

A real credit Ian mate. Its amazing how much that colour
can grow on ya ;) .

[lee bishop]

looks different in all four pics posted!! all lush though, a credit indeed :cool:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

very nice m8 keep the good work up....

[Joe]

Lets see some more pictures. When are the decals going on Ian?

CheeRS,

Joe.

[RS2000CUSTOM]

IAN STOP !!!!!!!!

I have correct type door membrane and membrane fixing tape

This is for between the door and the inner door trim

Giz a shout if you want some

[ian parker]

Dave, they are the original door membranes, but sure the correct tape would be appreciated, please call me tomorrow on 07789 402221 to sort out, by the way the masking tape was only a temp thing till i found the right stuff, thanks,

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i have got a roll or 3 of that somewere....:p

[ian parker]

Joe, i imagine about a years time !!, they will be the last thing along with all the other decals, you got my door handles yet ?? lol

[RabC-RS2-77]

looking nice that ian, ;) .
DON'T get the silly head on & go rush it at the last hurdle !

[vinny]

stunning m8, now wheres my pics :D

[Aaron P.]

vinny seems like you have stiff competition.......:D ......hows urs coming on?

ian have you bought nearly everything new for the car, ie nuts, bolts, clips, hoses, lights, spioler etc or just get the stuff refurbished??? looks stunning :cool: :cool:

[ian parker]

Aaron, Every single nut and bolt was re-passivated, every clip is brand new, every cable is nos Genuine Ford. Lenses and lights are mint. Because the car has only done 57k and had been garaged all its life its paying me back a little now, spoiler is untouched and very rubbery, all the glass is superb, trim is excellent, when i viewed the car originally i remember from days gone by, cars that had been left exposed to the elements suffered from faded needles on the dials, especially the rev counter, ******** are unfaded also more obvious things like the back of the rear seat, again, unfaded, also the heater strip is unmarked, so little bits, but important in my eyes are as they need to be. Vinny, no excuse,so i aint going to make one, will be with you shortly, promise. Rab, no rush, promise.

[vinny]

Aaron, Every single nut and bolt was re-passivated, every clip is brand new, every cable is nos Genuine Ford. Lenses and lights are mint. Because the car has only done 57k and had been garaged all its life its paying me back a little now, spoiler is untouched and very rubbery, all the glass is superb, trim is excellent, when i viewed the car originally i remember from days gone by, cars that had been left exposed to the elements suffered from faded needles on the dials, especially the rev counter, ******** are unfaded also more obvious things like the back of the rear seat, again, unfaded, also the heater strip is unmarked, so little bits, but important in my eyes are as they need to be. Vinny, no excuse,so i aint going to make one, will be with you shortly, promise. Rab, no rush, promise.


no worries m8, just pullin ya plonker - keep up the good work :thumbright:

[GAZ W]

keep up the good work ian

how did it get the scratch on the rear quarter though?










































:D :D :D :D :D :D

[ian parker]

Gaz, thats not a scratch, if you look very carefully, its the yellow garage door !!, or is this just another windup ?

[ian parker]

Sh-t, ive just realised..............................the smily faces at the bottom, cheers Gaz. pmsl

[topaz]

Keep it up mate, I just wish I had the bottle to do the same to mine, one day.

Congrats for keeping it beige too, it looked fantastic when you bought it and will look amazing when finished.

[Aaron P.]

ian, were did you get all the new grommits? :D

[ian parker]

Aaron Hi, Kev Curtis, last year at Silverstone, his Tel no is 07850 347432, thanks Topaz.

[Banishit]

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very nice mate, keep it up

[ian parker]

thanks Brian.

[Frosticles]

The dogs nads once again.

[lee bishop]

that is very nice, very very nice indeed. was the car cold?? i reckon it was shivering and made your pics blurred.......

[RS2000&MEXICO]

that was my job.....:(

[ian parker]

Paul, all will be explained.

[GAZ W]

Lost for words on how good that looks ian :eek: :eek:

[wiggyrs]

Must say Ian the cars looking fantastic :D

[james cruise]

Beautiful Ian mate as ever.

[RabC-RS2-77]

top job that ian !;)

[vinny]

good stuff ian :thumbright:

[ian parker]

Thanks guys, Vinny, now she,s "back" i,ll do the pics Saturday, again sorry for the delay.

[vinny]

no worries m8

[RS2000&MEXICO]

here are some more pics of ********...she has got more bits on now...:D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures482Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures483Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures484Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures486Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures487Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures489Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures490Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures491Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures492Medium.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/rs1800rally/IansPictures493Medium.jpg

[Tim]

that is truely stunning

[vinny]

looks superb

[Banishit]

looks ****ing ace Ian

[dougster]

that is absolutely amazing ian

cheers dougie