MVS13P

[rs2000_gb]

Hi all, ive lurked around for a while now and have finally found a rs worth doing something with. She was born December 1975 and christened in April 1976. making her 30 in December fingers crossed when i hope to have finished her. She has had 8 previous owners and the last stripped her and put on the new panels of which it has inner wings, outer wings front panel, rear panel, chassis rails front and back , gussets ,floor pans, bulkhead plates, a panels and rear quarters all have ford stickers and come with receipts.But there is loads of stuff missing. The plan is to get it in a good useable condition and do her concoarse in a year or so. Im also collecting a base model rs this week end that i bought a few months ago but was unable to store, alas the guy had lost all the paperwork, vin plates and numberplates. ive sinse managed to remove the underseal that had been plastered on to the top plates and now have a vin number and engine number so hopfully dvla will be able to reissue a new log book for it , but ill keep you posted on that.
Cheers for now Graeme :newb:

Big Thanks to Brian for posting the pics :thumbleft:

[Frosticles]

Good luck with them. Keep the pics flowing over the cold crappy winter months :cheers:

[Banishit]

Had a few tech probs this end took longer than I thought to get the piccies up but here we go Grahame, good luck with it mate

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/mvs13p017.jpg

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[Frosticles]

That looks like it will keep you busy. (Hope you're not married with kids)

[rs2000_gb]

married two teenage daughters thats why i bought it,no more being dragged around the womens clothes shops :cheers:

[Frosticles]

You lucky man. I still have all that for another 15 or so years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[racingsnake]

no more being dragged around the womens clothes shops
LOL
good luck with the resto

Stevo

[bigjohnie]

good luck graeme

[pushrod]

Good luck.
Try keeping track of the amount of time spent on it. That would be really eyeopening.

Michael

[ian parker]

Good luck Graeme,

[wiggyrs]

Good luck with it mate :cheers:

[dasadrew]

Good luck.
Try keeping track of the amount of time spent on it. That would be really eyeopening.

Michael

No, don't! It's all evidence that will be used against you during the divorce proceedings!

[paul spence]

das is rite! good luck with the project. :cheers:

[MalcolmRs2000]

Graeme...the 'VS' plates used to belong to the Greenock (West Scotland) area but I think around your reg it went to Luton area. Have you started tracing owners?

[rs2000_gb]

Thanks for the good wishes guys, gonna need all the luck i can get.Going to town on her this weekend and have the front off as the wings aren't welded on as yet .Has any one got a roll over jig for sale /rent?Can pick up no probs.
Bought a propshaft off ebay for £20 thats been shortened and balanced for a five speed box ,which i thought was worth having for that sort of money. So it looks like ill be going down that route,but does the gear lever sit close to the seat? Saw a pic on ebay some guy selling his seats but the gearstick looks really close to the seats.
The last couple of owners have been around the Kent area, but would be interesting if it came from Luton, as i was bought up there.Rs 2000s where the car of choice for being stolen I lost two while living there, both never found.One i only had for a week.
Keep you posted on her and thanks for the warm welcome
Graeme

[paul spence]

a few mods it will fit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-MK1-ROLL-OVER-JIG_W0QQitemZ4579116991QQcategoryZ27377QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[rs2000_gb]

Cheers Paul spotted it and watching,quite local too. :bounce:

[rs2000_gb]

Now thats a lot of dollar for a rollover, maybe its rollover turn you upside down and empty yer pockets jig. Shall be going to parkers steel this week and diy!
Graeme

[Banishit]

thats maddness

make your own mate

http://www.neilfletcherracing.co.uk/the_spit.htm

[rs2000_gb]

Thanks Bri saw the link on one of your old posts,going to be a hybrid of all the roll overs ive looked at. Ive also started rustproofing the inner wings with some stuff i found in the builders merchants. Ive done a coat of red oxide and a coat of this roofing sealer :cyclopsani: 100% silicone so will stop any stonechips , going to spray a further coat on with a texture gun followed by primer and topcoat so it will have a ziebart sort of finish. Will try and get some pics up later.Got the day off work tomorrow so going to try get at least one wing on.
Graeme

[rs2000_gb]

just deleted a load of pics :cussing: Is there an easy way to post pics please? Please explain getting :snipersmilie: :computer: putor rage
Cheers Graeme

[Banishit]

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/

put your user name, your home email

then click the browse button and browse to the picture on your PC, then click upload, it will only do 1 pic at a time, then the links will come in an email a few seconds later, all you do is copy the whole link and paste it in to you post , or wait for 4 to arrive and copy each into the post

make sure you click the return/enter key after each link otherwise the pictures will be next to each other instead of in a row downwards

[rs2000_gb]

Good Man Bri , went sure if that link worked :cheers:
Stay tuned for an update
Graeme

[paul spence]

bloody hell £255, :drunken:

[paul spence]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mk1-Escort-roll-over-jig-Nearly-new_W0QQitemZ4580954918QQcategoryZ27377QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

[RabC-RS2-77]

like to see how your going on with the car.......:)

[Troll]

Good luck with the project. Is your RS Carnival Red ? I used to own a P plate Carnival red one and its such a nice rare colour :-)

M@rk

[rs2000_gb]

Rab, MVS went to live in Aberdeen late last year, last I heard off her she was going V*****ll powered:( . Which is a bit of a shame as was a real early manufactured one according to the Vin number a couple of months before their launch, cant remember the exact details now:confused: .She was 30 years old in December:cyclopsani:

[RabC-RS2-77]

thanxs 4 the reply, mate.;)