Escort Mk2 RS2000 Custom resto

[redwizz]

Hi,
After being made redundant in 2009 in decided to start working for myself. Lucky I already had a workshop that I used to tinker about in doing my own projects so I was all set. I rebuilt a few engines for people and done the odd service here and there then In August 2010 I was asked to restore an Mk2 Escort RS2000 custom, which was described as being one step away from being broken for spares.

This particular vehicle had been brought as a project to restore by the pervious owner but unfortunately due to other commitments he never found the time to give it the attention it needed. So for some fourteen years this car stood under a lean-to with the passenger side exposed to the elements before the current owner stumbled across it and decided to bring it back to its former glory.

I hope you enjoy the pictures

Arrival

I took delivery of the RS2000 Custom. It arrived on the back of a transporters and at first glance didn’t look to bad so it was pushed into the workshop for a closer inspection.

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Initial inspection

Once under the lights of the workshop it was easy to see which side of the car had seen fourteen winters and fourteen summers. I removed some of the outer panels to find the shell was in bad shape with the worst of the rust on the passenger side but lucky the chassis rails were in surprisingly good condition. After I report my findings I was given the go a head to start work but I could see that this was going to be a major restoration inside and out.

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Strip out

The vehicle arrived at the workshop has a complete car and with a boot full of spare parts the pervious owner had collected over the years but had never fitted. The escort was stripped down to a bare shell and a list of replacement panels and parts was made.

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Engine Bay

It was decided that the engine bay was the worst part of the vehicle so that’s where I started. Due to the availability/lead time of some panels I would have to replace what I could with new panels and fabricate the rest. I removed the wings, front panel, slam panel, battery tray, radiator mounts and front cross member. Apart from the tops and front edges the inner wings seemed to be in good condition so replacement tops panels were ordered.

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The front suspension mounts and chassis rails also looked serviceable but sadly this could not be said for the bulkhead. The top of the bulkhead on the passenger side had rusted through and the drivers side had some poor repair work carried out at some stage this will require and new or second-hand panel.

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Once all the old panels where removed a jig was made to relocate all the new panels and hold everything square.

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Front bumper mounting lugs and front edges patterns were produce using my CAD system. The patterns were transferred to mild steel cut out, formed and welded into position.

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more to follow...

[redwizz]

Some more pictures...

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A second hand A post was supplied. Not in the best condition but I’ve got a welder and a big hammer.

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Now get graft it in to the car

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[redwizz]

Next was to remove the bulkhead top panel and start patching the bulkhead and gearbox tunnel. I wanted to make it look as original as possible and not like a patchwork quilt.

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A goodish bulkhead top panel was found but needed a lot of prep work to fit.

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Then a test fit of the outer panels just to make sure everything is still straight.

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[redwizz]

Bit more done today.

The bulkhead supplied was cut from a donor so some repair work was need on the edges and then it was welded into place.

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Test fitted the bulkhead splash panels a found that one was shorter than the other! More work…

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Lucky the donor bulkhead supplied had a dashboard in good condition still attached but because it was out of a ‘lesser’ Mk2 I had to cut out a hole for the glove box. lol

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e9defb01.jpg

Finished of by making a corner patch for the passenger floor.

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more tomorrow…

[redwizz]

Bit more rust replacement management…

Fitted the corner patch for the passenger floor. Still needs a bit of grinding..

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More patch work. The passenger side of the bulkhead was really bad.

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Couldn’t find anyone supplying the ‘Z’ section reinforcing brackets that attach to the bulkhead splash shields so made my own…

Old one
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New one
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Spot-welded to the panel
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Panel cut in and tack welded into position
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one more patch to make tomorrow to finish the passenger side.

[redwizz]

Bit more done…

One more hole to fill in the passenger floor
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Template made
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Patch cut out
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Angle of the floor section checked
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Bending to suit
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Trimmed and welded in place
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[redwizz]

Bit more done to the old girl.

A bit of a rethink on the near side inner wing. On first inspection of the near side suspension struts all seemed salvageable but after dressing the inner wing to remove some dents it was found that the reinforcing plates fitted to the bottom of the struts had rusted beyond repair and sections of the inner wing needed attention so quickest way would be to remove the lot and replace with new steel.

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I decided to remove a large section of the inner which got rid of most of the rust and a load of unwanted holes someone had drilled to mount an alarm system. Luckily the chassis rail and all its inner strengtheners were in good shape.

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Rust treatment

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More patches…

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Had to put a bit a form into the next patch to match the inner wing profile.

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Finished of by drilling the holes of the brake lines and a little paint to stop the rust before spot welding.

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Finally tack welded in place.
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Tomorrows job is to fit the new struts…

[redwizz]

Had a bit of a mission fitting the new struts and reinforcement angles today so its been a long day. First thing was to tidy up the struts themselves i.e getting rid of the ripples on the flanges.

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Then getting the struts to fit the profile of the inner wing and making the reinforcement angles to fit the struts.

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Then spot weld the whole assembly together.

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Then fitted into place ready to weld to the car.

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[redwizz]

Took a few weeks off from the Mk2 resto to catch up with some other work I needed to finish so now that’s all done lets get this Mk2 back on the road.

Finished of the n/s/f suspension strut and completes the work on that side of the engine bay.

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Now for the other side. I cut out some sections of rust in the inner wing and found the inner chassis rail strengthening was in poor condition so all this had to be replaced.

I made the replacement strengtheners from 16 SWG steel, bent a flange on each edge and welded it in.

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then repaired the inner wing.

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The body strengthening kit turned up in the post so I made a start fitting the parts.

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The old girl is really coming together now and the shell has regained its structural strength so the next job will be to weld the front end on and mount the shell on the rollover jig so I can start on the floors.

The primer, etch primer, stone guard etc has been ordered together with 5 litres of midnight blue. I am really looking forward to seeing the car in paint.

[redwizz]

Quick update on the RS2000 resto. This week I have been concentrating on getting the metal work finished on the bonnet, boot and doors. The boot has been replaced with a good second hand part, which only needed a small dent removing and a quick DA down. The bonnet need a bit more work mainly around the inner frame and the underside of the bonnet skin. The driver’s door has been replaced with a second hand part, which needed the bottom corners repairing, and a new door skin fitted (forgot to take any pictures). The passenger door has been replaced the second hand part also but needed a little more TLC.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/b83857ff.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/ec7a04c5.jpg

Seems this door had a nice coat of white paint on it but unfortunately it was the kind of paint you would put on your skirting boards not on your car!

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/10bb856d.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/eadcbb3e.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/7e09db97.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/c0f49101.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/ed9f2c8b.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/68d8b3dc.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4059a7f1.jpg

The repairs..
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/838e1564.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e8db3411.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d2c279e5.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/68de0ed8.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/2e4d62ae.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/2eb518ba.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/84b23581.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/1fbc5440.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/b34810f7.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/3779f827.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4045eb47.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e521865c.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0136a053.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/cdfd5d9b.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/fe17c567.jpg

Put the car on the rollover jig so will be starting the underside next week…

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/eed69b00.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d9ef1d86.jpg

[lynx]

Fantastic work more please!!

[prs]

Wow :eek::eek:

You have done beautiful work so far, very neat sheet metal & welding:cool:.
The only one thing Ford were consistent in was rust! ,all rotted in the same places.

I thought my resto was bad before I started but thats taking some work. :eek: I took the easier option & replaced the front end.

Keep up the work and keep us posted. look forward to this progress.

Robert

[wetandwindy2]

got to agree thats some serious but very neat work going on there

[jimmer]

Thanks very much for uploading all the photo's. Some highly skilled work there, agreat job being done;)!

[Oldbloke]

Astonishing work. Great respect for your workmanship. Please feel free to come and give me a hand ....;)

[Troll]

Some nice work going on there, glad mine wasn't that bad...

Keep the pics coming, I will look forward to seeing yr progress.

[merlinr1]

Coming along great keep it up :thumbright:

[rs new boy]

saw this on old skool ford, hes good :thumbright::thumbright:

[samh]

very tastey work so far.you sure do have the gift in metal work

[mk2ddc]

Amazing work there mate,:cool:
keep the pics coming :thumbright:

[graham John]

lovely resto thread and look forward to seeing the outcome

great read:thumbright:


cheeRS

[RUDDY]

Excellent, I would say your work is some of the best I have seen, have a brew you've earned it son.

Paul

[grum]

:cool:

been pinching some of your photos for reference one day ;)

[redwizz]

:cool:

been pinching some of your photos for reference one day ;)


feel free mate saves a lot of time having some good ref pictures :thumbright:

should be updating with some more progress later today

[redwizz]

Been working on the underside of the RS this week. I found a few holes but nothing too major (he says!!!).
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d16bfc58.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/39fb6fbe.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/edface65.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/70144a15.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/3b6a292c.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/3485c47e.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/acca432e.jpg
so first job was to degrease the underside.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/223fb912.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/eefc2e41.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/85dbe112.jpg
After a good clean we can see that the underside is in fairly good shape considering how the car was before so a bit of good news there. There are some minor repairs to do by the spring hangers on both sides and replace a few sections of chassis rail but all in all not as bad as it could have been.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0252d870.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/730848b2.jpg

I brought a plating kit a few years ago so I thought I would see if I could clean up a few bits what do you think?

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/42d0a829.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/b2c0e7a4.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/34fe02d6.jpg

[mk2ddc]

Looks good :cool:

[andym]

Looking good, Keep up the good work..

[prs]

looks like a full "in-house" resto here, plating etc.:cool:

Keep the pics coming.

Robert

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Great seeing this poor rusty car brought back to it's former glory, this is an excellent quality restoration. I've got great respect for your work where nothing seems to be a problem, just fantastic reading and looking at your pics, I'm just loving this thread, keep it going.:)

Tim

[bluevan1]

a bit of work there to do.
keep us updated m8..
am sure it be a minter when its finshed.

[mike77cos]

Excellent work, love how its progressing

[Andyc]

Outstanding work well done matey

[Skids]

Just read this thread ,very impressive pannel work and fabrication ,I would have given up a long time ago ,a credit to you sir ,keep the pics coming .

[RStu]

Wow this is what I call a resto, exceptional work :thumbright:

[Groupcracer]

great work there. very inspiring.

:thumbright:

[hommer]

stunning work going on there mate how did you do the clock pod so neatley have you used a template ,need to do this on mine

[redwizz]

Looks good :cool:

Looking good, Keep up the good work..

looks like a full "in-house" resto here, plating etc.:cool:

Keep the pics coming.

Robert

Thanks Chaps ;)

[redwizz]

Great seeing this poor rusty car brought back to it's former glory, this is an excellent quality restoration. I've got great respect for your work where nothing seems to be a problem, just fantastic reading and looking at your pics, I'm just loving this thread, keep it going.:)

Tim

Thanks Tim im looking forward to seeing it in paint so :)

[redwizz]

a bit of work there to do.
keep us updated m8..
am sure it be a minter when its finshed.

Excellent work, love how its progressing

Outstanding work well done matey

Just read this thread ,very impressive pannel work and fabrication ,I would have given up a long time ago ,a credit to you sir ,keep the pics coming .

Wow this is what I call a resto, exceptional work :thumbright:

great work there. very inspiring.

:thumbright:

The rollover jig makes it a lot easier and well worth the money.

thanks chaps

[redwizz]

stunning work going on there mate how did you do the clock pod so neatley have you used a template ,need to do this on mine

which part do you mean bud? i've made templates of most of the parts i've made so could help you out.

[mrwatt]

Crackin Job there, you are very skilled at the old metal fabrication.
You could easily sell bits like the Z strengthner plates.
Keep up the good work :cool:

[Terry Kellaher]

brilliant work can't wait to see more. Now I know why I bought one already restored full respect to you:thumbright:

[vlv991v]

which part do you mean bud? i've made templates of most of the parts i've made so could help you out.

Everytime you post I'm more inspired and impressed! I think this is what hommer was referring to...

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e9defb01.jpg

[redwizz]

Crackin Job there, you are very skilled at the old metal fabrication.
You could easily sell bits like the Z strengthner plates.
Keep up the good work :cool:

I have thought about suppling the parts. I think i will put a list together a put it on my website

Thanks

[redwizz]

brilliant work can't wait to see more. Now I know why I bought one already restored full respect to you:thumbright:

lol. sad thing is that its not my car :(

[redwizz]

Everytime you post I'm more inspired and impressed! I think this is what hommer was referring to...

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e9defb01.jpg

thanks bud i'll dig out the template today.

[hommer]

cheers vlv991v thats what i mean if i only knew how to use this computer:confused: thanks

[Mogsmex]

sone very high class work there, look foward to watchng it progress :thumbright:

[rsjohn1]

You have the skills that that some of us would love to be blessed with!!!

Getting someone to do work to that level is very hard, im sure you will get plenty work off the back of this thread.

Watching and loving what you are doing mate

Regards John

[redwizz]

cheers vlv991v thats what i mean if i only knew how to use this computer:confused: thanks

found the template i made...
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/938e1776.jpg

didnt have time to measure it today but i will tomorrow.

[redwizz]

sone very high class work there, look foward to watchng it progress :thumbright:

You have the skills that that some of us would love to be blessed with!!!

Getting someone to do work to that level is very hard, im sure you will get plenty work off the back of this thread.

Watching and loving what you are doing mate

Regards John

I really hope to do this for a living so fingers crossed.

arent all restoration done like this then? :)

Thanks chaps

[RSi]

Awesome......!

[redwizz]

This week has been spent working on the floor pan of the RS. After removing the surface rust from the floor pan and chassis rails we finally got down to some solid steel. This was then treated with a rust treatment, the odd hole patched and then etched primed ready for the stone guard. Next was to start on the passenger floor pan and inner sill. Unfortunately the inner sill and front floor repair panels were brought with the view to repair the floor rather than rebuild (i.e. the repair panels that are designed to be fitted over the seat rail) but like life things change so we have to make the most of what we got lol.

First I flatten out the flanges of the inner sill and front floor repair panels that were meant to fit around the seat rail and removed the old seat rail from the car. Next I pinned the inner sill to a length of box section to give the panel some rigidity then G clamped it to the A post and rear quarter and started welding the cut out.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/82ed027a.jpg

Made a patch to fill in the hole in the inner sill.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d0f37cb9.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/58e99c80.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/26e3b06e.jpg

Next I adjusted the front floor pan to fit, trimmed the bulkhead side and extend the swages in the floor pan.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/199ab903.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/51a7e08f.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/a9c4d060.jpg

should get some more pictures up next week…

[vinny]

fantastic work :thumbright:

[Frosticles]

Awesome job. What are the little "Yellow men"?

[redwizz]

fantastic work :thumbright:

getting there lol

[redwizz]

Awesome job. What are the little "Yellow men"?

there called 'skin pins' very handy for pinning sheet metal together before you weld/rivet it.

there come in different sizes for different size holes as follows

red 3/32, yellow 1/8, blue 5/32, black 3/16 and white 1/4

[prs]

there called 'skin pins' very handy for pinning sheet metal together before you weld/rivet it.

there come in different sizes for different size holes as follows

red 3/32, yellow 1/8, blue 5/32, black 3/16 and white 1/4

"skin pins" , do you work on aircraft by any chance?? We used to use them all the time when I worked on aircraft. Never seen then anywhere else.

Robert

[redwizz]

"skin pins" , do you work on aircraft by any chance?? We used to use them all the time when I worked on aircraft. Never seen then anywhere else.

Robert

yes Robert i used to work for a company at Stansted airport making parts for VC10, Nimrod, Hawk, and Boeing aircraft.

Last job i was on there was making the air intake ducts for the new nimrod roughly about 5 foot in diameter by about 8 foot long. Two years ago the Nimrod was cancelled hence me doing what im doing now.

[mk2ddc]

Cracking progress there mate :thumbright:

[prs]

yes Robert i used to work for a company at Stansted airport making parts for VC10, Nimrod, Hawk, and Boeing aircraft.

Last job i was on there was making the air intake ducts for the new nimrod roughly about 5 foot in diameter by about 8 foot long. Two years ago the Nimrod was cancelled hence me doing what im doing now.

Ahh, hard to beat the old areonautical training:D:D
I did 21 years with Aer Lingus, started on 707's & BAC1-11's ,overhaul, Line maintenance & finally Engineering. All commercial aircraft. Left in 2004.

you're doing super work - keep it up. I'm fitting the seats & inside trim to mine now. Glad to be past the cutting & welding.

Robert

[bluevan1]

found the template i made...
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/938e1776.jpg

didnt have time to measure it today but i will tomorrow.

nice one m8

[SHIFTY]

very tidy work, well done :thumbright:

[redwizz]

Do kids ever go to school? Had my son most of the week so didn’t get much done. Few more pictures of the re worked floor pan.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/668073ef.jpg
Then welded into place.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/2e72dcd0.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/654b85e8.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/f1507b11.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/87203309.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/a629e870.jpg

Finished of welding the bulkhead side shields and primed.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/f4d76778.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/49c374b2.jpg

This car had a five-speed box fitted so the gearbox mounts have been drilled off and the mounts moved back and bolted back in. Unfortunately the holds left were only covered with some kind of heavy-duty tape so might explain why the passenger floor was so bad. Anyway the mounts are welded in now and the hole filled.

Little tip for anyone needing to fill holes in thin steel with a mig welder. Get yourself a piece of copper (thinker the better) and lay this behind the hole to be filled. Then just use your mig as usually to fill the hole. You will find it a lot easer.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/3e03b2fa.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4401087c.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/e6e23d74.jpg

Also new cross member arrived so I had to bolt it in and take a picture lol

[redwizz]

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/ad2fafd0.jpg

[lynx]

Cracking work!:D

[mike77cos]

Looks fantastic

[enduro]

hats off mate,quality work and attention to detail:cool:.

[redwizz]

Cracking work!:D

Looks fantastic

hats off mate,quality work and attention to detail:cool:.

Its getting there just a few more weeks :thumbright:

[mk2ddc]

Crackin work there mate :thumbright:

[bluevan1]

looking good m8.
nice work also

[matt cooke]

have to ask is really viable? hats off to you though for for your skill/ comitment

[redwizz]

Crackin work there mate :thumbright:

looking good m8.
nice work also

thanks chaps :thumbright:

[redwizz]

have to ask is really viable? hats off to you though for for your skill/ comitment

It has been touch and go with this one that’s for sure Matt but because this is my first escort mk2 resto and im an honest sort of a chap I only charged half price for my labour. It as been a huge learning curve for me and I have learnt a great deal with this car lets face it I think I know every place these cars rot now :laughing3: but at least she will be a strong solid car once I’ve finished with her.

[Leckypete]

Excellent work you are doing there!

Great to see another RS brought back from the grave.

[Groupfour]

Very impressive fabrication work well done.Im sure you will have no end of work after this thread.:thumbright:

[bobmk1]

some beautifull work there, keep the pics coming:D

[redwizz]

Excellent work you are doing there!

Great to see another RS brought back from the grave.

some beautifull work there, keep the pics coming:D

thanks

should be updating this thread soon...

[redwizz]

Very impressive fabrication work well done.Im sure you will have no end of work after this thread.:thumbright:

Thanks

better get this one finished then lol

[redwizz]

Some more progress on the RS mainly on the passenger side. Again the chassis rails are good so it’s mainly floors and sills. Had to make most of the parts apart from the rear door aperture infill that was cut of a donor panel.

Enjoy the pictures..

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0f44cde9.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d3eac388.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/276d627e.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/55ba8dd5.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4ebf9b34.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/bc1009bf.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/cab9fafc.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/7f26151c.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/69a22dcd.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/2cd1ad31.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/2c317033.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/d4ba908b.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/99cf4640.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/06c648a7.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/124414b6.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/23d071c6.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/b5b05949.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/1b26568f.jpg

What weld ?

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/546d9ecf.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/357784e4.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/dd2427c4.jpg

[samh]

very tastey

[prs]

Very impressive fabrication work well done.Im sure you will have no end of work after this thread.:thumbright:


If you dont get enough work , you could set up a school for fabrication and welding :cool::cool:

Robert

[wetandwindy2]

that is mightily impressive well done to you

[redwizz]

very tastey

that is mightily impressive well done to you

thanks chaps

[redwizz]

If you dont get enough work , you could set up a school for fabrication and welding :cool::cool:

Robert

thats a good idea :D

[lynx]

come on redwizz

don't leave us hanging it must be finished know

:)

[RS2000EXPRESS]

come on redwizz

don't leave us hanging it must be finished know

:)
Yeh can't wait!;)

[bluevan1]

nice progress there .tidy work again

[redwizz]

more updates soon...

[Lee R]

more updates soon...

Cant wait :D Top work!

[Lee R]

How soon? :D

[essy]

It stuns me how people with your ability....and patience, find the time to take pictures as you repair, but I'm glad you do.

[coskev3]

Wow,awesome work:cool:

Poor old car was a state to start with.:(

Must be a open cheque book resto the amount of hours you are putting into it;)

[dasadrew]

What a transformation! Absolutely all hats come off to you - not just for the technical expertise, but the sheer diligence and patience. Fantastic!

Drew

[paul mann]

brilliant work mate,well done after looking at this thread i would have no hesitation to send my car to you,great work :D

[bluevan1]

looking real good m8
some major metal work going on.
keep up the good work

[RS2000&MEXICO]

thats looking well good m8..it looks so much better when you start cutting the rust away :cool:

[redwizz]

I guess you are all wondering what’s happened to the RS resto? Well, I’ve had a few other jobs to finish and now there complete I can continue the final push to get the RS ready for the body shop.

We still haven’t been able to get hold of a rear quarter panel so the only option is to repair it. Most of the rust on the rear quarter is at the edges and can be cut out and covered by the outer sill, rear inner and outer arch and spare wheel well panels. There is a few patches of rust by the C post and top part of the rear quarter by the boot but I have second hand parts to replace these.

There was also a lot of work the do on the boot floor and chassis rails so I will make what I can and use some good used chassis rail to replace the rot.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/41378cb8.jpg
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[BIGYIN77]

Fantastic work :cool: your making a great job there, cant wait to see the end result :D all the best Wullie :cool:

[wetandwindy2]

amazing work again ,loving this resto thread

[prs]

Love looking at this fabrication work. Top class.

Keep the pictures coming.

[bluevan1]

cracking work there nice update there .
a see ur takening ur time the only wae to do work to a stander .
keep it up m8.

[lynx]

stunning work glad to see updates still coming

[redwizz]

Thanks guys

Its getting there and should soon be back on it wheels and heading for the paint shop.

[wayne m]

Very impressed, some of the best work I've seen in ages.

Well done!

I too think you will be busy doing many more escorts!

Keep the pics coming.

[redwizz]

Time has come to start on the driver’s side. Not as much work to do as the passenger side and once done will only leave a hand fully of job left to complete the metal work on the old girl. On the driver’s side we are looking to replace the inner and outer sills, inner and outer rear arches, repairs to the rear jacking point and a few repairs to the drivers floor pan/bulkhead and bottom of the A post. I’ve been able to get most of the replacement parts but some parts will have to made. Enjoy the pictures.

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Rear arch
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Jacking point
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Bulkhead/floor
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Decided to remove the drivers seat rail and it was a good job I did!

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Forgot to take pictures of the sill finished so I’ll add them later. I reason I forgot was because these turned up!

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/676f0fd3.jpg

I tried to ignore the new wheels and front struts sitting there in the corner but I couldn’t resist a test fit lol

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[87cos]

crack`in work there m8:cool:

[wetandwindy2]

very nice nearly there now

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i'll tell you what that looks so neat and tidy that work very very nice...do you do it for a living ? if you do then i may need you to do some work for me ;):D...keep up the good work :cool:

[redwizz]

crack`in work there m8:cool:

very nice nearly there now

yes not long now.

Thanks

[redwizz]

i'll tell you what that looks so neat and tidy that work very very nice...do you do it for a living ? if you do then i may need you to do some work for me ;):D...keep up the good work :cool:

Im a fine limit sheet metal worker by trade and I took this job on as an example of my workmanship. I will be booking in more work when this RS is finished.

Thanks

[wetandwindy2]

Im a fine limit sheet metal worker by trade and I took this job on as an example of my workmanship. I will be booking in more work when this RS is finished.

Thanks


I donnt think you should have any problem getting work judging by the workmanship you can see in them pics

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Im a fine limit sheet metal worker by trade and I took this job on as an example of my workmanship. I will be booking in more work when this RS is finished.

Thanks


can you pm me your number then please

[lee bishop]

Lovely work there. Just read this post start to finish, dunno how I missed this till now.

Nice to see high quality aviation skills transferred to a rusty old escort

[redwizz]

I donnt think you should have any problem getting work judging by the workmanship you can see in them pics

all i need now is the recession to end lol

Thanks

[redwizz]

can you pm me your number then please

PM sent

[redwizz]

Lovely work there. Just read this post start to finish, dunno how I missed this till now.

Nice to see high quality aviation skills transferred to a rusty old escort

...and at a fraction of the cost my old company use to charge lol

[RS2000&MEXICO]

PM sent


no pm...???? :confused:

[redwizz]

no pm...???? :confused:

PM sent i think lol :D

[RS2000&MEXICO]

lol got it :D

[ModenaRS2]

Cracking work, nice to see a fellow Chelmsfordian with the Escort thing.

[Hoogi]

Stunning metal work............jaw dropping :dropmouth:

[redwizz]

Cracking work, nice to see a fellow Chelmsfordian with the Escort thing.

Stunning metal work............jaw dropping :dropmouth:

thanks chaps

[RSGB]

Out standing work,
would like to know which company do you get your repair panels from?

[redwizz]

Finished up the drivers floor and spot welding around the door frames this week just two repairs left to do by the rear jacking points.
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first coat of stone chip applied
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Put the car on its front wheels this week to fit the front panel and finish of the engine bay metal work and add a few weld nuts.

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[mike77cos]

That looks spot on

[bluevan1]

that will be a very nice rs when its done.at least it wont rot for a very long time.

[bigjohnie]

thats what i call a restoration your workmanship is first class and up there with the best i have seen keep up the good work mate

[NORTH YORKS RS SPARES]

Im totaly blown away buy this resto

fantastic quality of work :)

[redwizz]

That looks spot on

Its coming together.

Thanks

[redwizz]

that will be a very nice rs when its done.at least it wont rot for a very long time.

lol i hope not.

Thanks

[redwizz]

thats what i call a restoration your workmanship is first class and up there with the best i have seen keep up the good work mate

That's very high praise indeed and i thank you for that. :D

[redwizz]

Im totaly blown away buy this resto

fantastic quality of work :)

The car is coming along well and im looking forward to seeing it painted.

Thanks

[mk2ddc]

Thats looking fantastic mate :cool::cool:

[pinto 2.0]

Now where did i leave my jaw:dropmouth:

Incredible work done there, The quality is to die for, cant wait to see it in paint, What colour will she be going?

[redwizz]

Thats looking fantastic mate :cool::cool:

Thanks

[redwizz]

Now where did i leave my jaw:dropmouth:

Incredible work done there, The quality is to die for, cant wait to see it in paint, What colour will she be going?

As she came out the factory Midnight blue with a beige interior.

Thanks

[bigjohnie]

As she came out the factory Midnight blue with a beige interior.

Thanks
i used to own a mint midnight blue with beige trim love the combination

[Aaron P.]

you make it look all so easy man....one of the best resto jobs/ treads that ive seen :D...keep the pics coming....

[redwizz]

i used to own a mint midnight blue with beige trim love the combination

Yes should look good but we are having a nightmare trying to find a company to supply the beige beta cloth used to cover the seats.

you make it look all so easy man....one of the best resto jobs/ treads that ive seen :D...keep the pics coming....

Thanks mate im glad your enjoying the resto :D

[redwizz]

Finished of all the metal work and stone chipping this week and got the old girl ready to go of to the paint shop.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/915ba3c3.jpg
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[GraemeJ]

Looks stunning mate :cool: Are you fitting the strut top strengtheners

[redwizz]

Looks stunning mate :cool: Are you fitting the strut top strengtheners

yes they went on but i didn't get a picture of it.

Thanks

[mike77cos]

Very nice

[KelvinS1965]

"Finished of all the metal work" I bet that feels good to write. :) Lovely job there. :)

[lynx]

This has been a stunning resto, huge pat on the back time. one question did you bolt or weld the front wings on :):)

[wetandwindy2]

would agree with the above gentleman ,is a stunning resto one of the best for a while ,hope it doesnt end here

[ModenaRS2]

Great work. Who is doing the painting?

[Chesney]

your doing a real top job there.

[redwizz]

Very nice

Thanks

"Finished of all the metal work" I bet that feels good to write. :) Lovely job there. :)

you said it! but its been very enjoyable.

Thanks

This has been a stunning resto, huge pat on the back time. one question did you bolt or weld the front wings on :):)

The wings are welded in place together with the bolts down the A-post

Thanks

would agree with the above gentleman ,is a stunning resto one of the best for a while ,hope it doesnt end here

Its not my car im doing this for a customer but i hope to finish the car at my workshop.

Thanks.

Great work. Who is doing the painting?

I have a paint shop next to my workshop (Result!). I've seen the work they do and its very good so the car will be painted there.

your doing a real top job there.

Thanks

[bluevan1]

good to see it altogether now m8.
cracking job.

[bigjohnie]

Its good to see someone who can restore a car to this standard and there is only a handfull able to do this out there.first class job cant wait for the next one:D

[redwizz]

Well, the RS is close now to get its paint job applied and I cant wait to see it! Will post up some pictures once its done. I have now opened a facebook page here Autoresto (UK) Ltd - Automotive - Chelmsford, Essex | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Autoresto-UK-Ltd/130324060379145) and have loads of unseen detailed pictures of the RS being done that you haven’t seen before so if you have a facebook account please feel free to have a look and don’t forget to Like it lol.

Merry Christmas everyone

[SteRB5138]

Keep up the good work, be great to see it finished.

Shocking how rusty it was, looking at the photos at the start of the thread.

[Davecos4x4]

excellent work being done. :)

what price roughly would the work you have done to the car above cost?

[redwizz]

excellent work being done. :)

what price roughly would the work you have done to the car above cost?

roughly around 7.5K so far + the paint work.

Thanks

[lynx]

Is that parts and labour if so i'd say good value for money if you want quality, which is surely what this resto has been. :)

[Jethro]

Amazing work so far. :cool:

[redwizz]

Happy new year to you all

[RS2000&MEXICO]

happy new year m8...that come along well nice:cool: keep up the good work....new year and spring is on its way...get her in paint :D:D:D

[Groupfour]

Amazing what you have achieved here considering how bad it was, very well done.:cool:

[redwizz]

The filler work and primer should be done by the end of the week so she should be in her final Midnight Blue over coat by next week.

Not long now.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i see the light..:cool: keep going almost there:D;)

[redwizz]

i see the light..:cool: keep going almost there:D;)

Thats what my customer said lol

[redwizz]

Well, after a long wait for a slot in the bodyshop things are finally moving along now. Went to see how the old girl is getting on today and I am very pleased with the results so far. The shell should be ready for collection mid next week and then the fun part of putting it back together.

Enjoy the pictures.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/172f3115.jpg
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[bigjohnie]

boot paint looks a bit dry :cool: dont let the painter spoil your fantastic work mate

[mk1GTstu]

Looks Lovely, superb work!

[dustydog]

very nice indeed love the finish:salute::salute::notworthy:

[Hoogi]

Love the Midnight Blue...........

[bluevan1]

comeing on there

[redwizz]

Tis painted ! :)

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/74dc459f.jpg
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[Hoogi]

Bloody, blooming WOW..........that looks superb !

[bluevan1]

looks good m8

[Groupfour]

Very very nice indeed.:)

[fox2fox]

Looking lovely:D:D:D I do love midnight blue,it looks as good as deepest blues mk2 rs2000,love that car aswell;););), how you getting on with the trim?? Any luck with it??..Carn't wait to see her finished!!!..:cool::cool::cool:..

[jezerams]

very impressive

[KelvinS1965]

That looks lovely...I bet you can't wait to have a drive of the finshed car. :cool:

[mk2ddc]

Looking lovely that mate :cool::cool:

[emily]

Looks fantastic , looking forward to seeing her complete .

Well done;

Tim :cool:

[redwizz]

Hi Chaps.

Just like to say a big thank you to all of you who have liked my facebook page so far https://www.facebook.com/www.Autoresto.co.uk . As you may or may not know I am starting up my own vehicle restoration company this year and I really appreciate the support from this forum and its members. I've had a few enquiries to date so I'm looking forward to putting some more old classics back on the road.

The RS has had some delays in the body shop but I have been told this morning she will be ready for collection the early part of next week. I will get some more pictures up soon.

I have also been busy reproducing some hard to find replacement parts which may help someone who is restoring a MK2 Escort. These are now available on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150783431333?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649#ht_500wt_1156
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150783435937?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649#ht_500wt_1413

or you can get them from my website.

http://www.autoresto.co.uk/products.html

Martin

[Oldbloke]

Martin. This is fantastic work you've done. I'd like to ask one thing that has been niggling me - in the paint shop, the top bulkhead was painted without the heater bubble and grille - and then it mysteriously appears in the next photos. Did it have to come out of the paint shop to be welded on? Is this the way it's usually done :confused:

[redwizz]

Martin. This is fantastic work you've done. I'd like to ask one thing that has been niggling me - in the paint shop, the top bulkhead was painted without the heater bubble and grille - and then it mysteriously appears in the next photos. Did it have to come out of the paint shop to be welded on? Is this the way it's usually done :confused:

I got the guy to paint the bulk before the heater was fitted because i was concerned about the overspray through the grill vents if that makes sense? I fitted (spot welded) the heater bubble after masking of the grill from behind then removed the masking tape once the car was painted.

Im not sure if this is the way to do it but its my solution and it has come out very well.

[redwizz]

Haven’t posted for a while as ive been busy with other projects but he are some pictures of the RS going back together.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/f1b056fc.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/1693d5d2.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/ffd26f1a.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0a0cd218.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0f89d204.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/af5eddba.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/9b775762.jpg

[mike77cos]

Looks brilliant, I can't wait to see it finished

[redwizz]

looking forward to MOT day for the RS and waiting for the phone to ring for next project :)

Thanks chaps

[prs]

I got the guy to paint the bulk before the heater was fitted because i was concerned about the overspray through the grill vents if that makes sense? I fitted (spot welded) the heater bubble after masking of the grill from behind then removed the masking tape once the car was painted.

Im not sure if this is the way to do it but its my solution and it has come out very well.


I'd say 10 times better than they were done by Ford.:cool:
well done.

[rikb80]

My mate suggested we did that when he was doing mine, meks sense dunnit while you can get to em. :bow:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/rikb80/MINIEBAY007.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/rikb80/MINIEBAY005.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/rikb80/11122010670.jpg

[redwizz]

Great minds and all that lol

well done fella

:)

[Lee R]

Awesome work mate :D

[bluevan1]

looking good now.
be very mint car when its finshed.

[redwizz]

Well, the RS had to go back to the bodyshop for some rework to the the paint work but is now back and things are really coming together.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0a492ee6.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/18295389.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/8cce3778.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/5c358ca1.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/370d8351.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/29fa3266.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/683ace96.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/f4c407d9.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/bfa097c9.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/af8cf607.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/ca6ba287.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4c54845f.jpg

[marky4]

getting there looks great:cool::cool:

[redwizz]

getting there looks great:cool::cool:

Thanks mate :)

[taffr]

lovely, the blue on the engine is a really nice contrast with the body colour, very very nice:cool:

[mike77cos]

She really does look good

[bigjohnie]

lovely, the blue on the engine is a really nice contrast with the body colour, very very nice:cool:not for me but everyone to there own:(.love this resto one of the best ever glad the paintwork is sorted looks great. i salute the workmanship on this car superb mate;)

[redwizz]

Some more pictures of the sound proofing going on

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/824ff139.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/76dc4128.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/cfb47087.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/29b85ac0.jpg

[vinny]

lovely work :thumbright:

[procky]

Where did you get the sound proofing pads from they look the proper job.

[bluevan1]

lovely job this.

[ATR477V]

It's going to be better than new.

[redwizz]

Few more pictures before she heads of to the trimmers next week.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/4be89ff6.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/aa6e530c.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/0b828667.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/c95ab6c5.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/6e75e40e.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/5c44fdaf.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/b7db6b53.jpg
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab201/zedwizz/Escort%20Mk2%20RS2000/7d62ac6e.jpg

[mike77cos]

I can't wait to see it done, won't be long by the look of it

[Moose]

Whats the red on the inside face of the rear wheels?

[sidney]

Whats the red on the inside face of the rear wheels?

That would be red brake drums.

[bigjohnie]

That would be red brake drums.they have to go:eek: surely

[Moose]

they have to go:eek: surely

Have to agree they spoil a great looking car.

[redwizz]

lol yes brake drums are losing the red :)