Mk2 Mex Resto (Major)

[M11RF]

Thought i`d put some pics up of the Mk2 Mex that i`m in the process of restoring. Didn`t think it was this bad when i bought it, i thought it just needed a little TLC and Minor welding...

How wrong i was...

So Far, i`ve replaced;

The front 4 floor pans
Both Inner Sills
Back Valance
Plates Galore!! :mad:

And i`m jus in the middle of repairing the n/s/f inner wing, before a new wing is fitted
Same at the drivers side i would imagine!

But as once was said, i`ve started, so i`ll finish :grin:

Heres a pic of the inner wing before carrying out any work, more pics to follow.... :roll:

http://www.fzr1000exup.org.uk/blu.jpg

[Chesney]

Know wot u mean, mines stripped out the mo, requires front floor pans, think the inner sills will be ok. Once u start chopping at the rot it just gets bigger and bigger!!

[M11RF]

You think, oh its only a small hole, a little plate should cover that..

OH NO... It turns out to be a foot square plate! (a bit of an exageration i know, but not far off)

[RS2000CUSTOM]

he he he - I did warn u lot not to start a de-rust a MKII (see my pics)

[Chesney]

lost count how many dustpans full of rusty metal i've swept off the garage floor!!!

[Robb]

Just started mine also ,first job was to clear the dead rat off the floorpan. its going to be a while before its back on the road lots of panels etc :lol: but my welding skills should be quite good by then.

[RSMEXICO]

QUOTE: "I've started so I'll finish..." Be prepared; I ended up replacing virtually everything forward of the windscreen, the underneath.......and ended up virtually a broken wreck (mentally and financially) at the end of it. As Dave once said - "All that Shines, most certainly is not Gold......" Good luck mate with your resto anyway!!!

[GAZ W]

good luck mate ...you know it will be worth it :bounce:

[M11RF]

Cheers guys, i`m loosing heart at this moment in time.
Mind you it is cold!! :brilsmurf:
When the weather takes a turn for the better then i`ll re-start.

[M11RF]

After a brief interlude i`m back on the case! :cheers:

I though i`d never get back into it...

Removed the engine and box today, the wiring is a real mess. I think Stevie Wonder wired it up. So i have all that to sort out. Once the strut top is fitted the wing can be fitted and it might look something like.

Heres a few pics i took today. I should have some more tomorrow. :bigsmurf:

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Garage003.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Garage002.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/Garage001.jpg

[M11RF]

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/nsf_mex003.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/nsf_mex004.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/nsf_mex006.jpg

The strut top is worse than what i thought!!

I suppose the other side will be the same!! :albino:

[Banishit]

jez looking at that ST dont think I would have bothered

[M11RF]

I didn`t know it was that bad until i started...
Ah well... i`ll plod on... :cyclopsani:

[M11RF]

Took the engine and box out yesterday and removed most of the crap under the bonnet. Think i`m going to have to make a new loom cos the old one is all over the place, been chopped and tapped all over.

The strut top and n/s wing have now been fitted...

Start the o/s. Removed the wing today and it doesn`t seem as bad as the n/s, rust wise, but time will tell...

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-04-04001.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-04-04002.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-04-04003.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-04-04004.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-04-04005.jpg

[Banishit]

I'm glad to see it has not put you off, I think I would have thrown the head up looking at that

more credit to you :cheers:

Brian

[Frosticles]

Looks like it's going to be hard work for you. Will be worth it in the end when you're blatting sideways everywhere!!!!!!!!! BTW, Are you going to put the original tops back on?

[M11RF]

Cheers for the encouragement... I need it!!

Yeah i`m planning on putting the authentic tops back on when its finished...

A few pics from today...

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-4-04.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-4-04_ns.jpg

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-4-04_me.jpg

got the o/s wing off and started to plate the rear of the inner wing.
The strut top on this side still needs to come off, but i`m fed up with it for today so that will be a job for tommorrow, or maybe day after! :blackeye:

[dasadrew]

floopin' 'eck M11! Don't forget to change the name of the Vehicle Manufacturer in the log book from Ford to M11RF when you've finished! And I thought MY Escort was the pits...

[M11RF]

Yeah buts when its done - WHEN - It should give me great sense of achievement.
Although, i wont dare drive it anywhere incase something happens to it lol

[dasadrew]

Take heart!

I started in 1991 and am still restoring! The latest bit was a replacement of a part I repaired in 1991 which has rusted during storage before the car ever got back on the road!!

During the resto I built (yes, literally) a house, got married, changed the country of residence twice, got divorced ........

[M11RF]

I hope to have this done before 13 years dasadrew... lol
I`m cracking on with it, but after ripping the strut top off the o/s i`m starting to think that maybe i`d have been better getting a complete front end...
Its bad - real bad!

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/16-04-04.jpg

Can`t do anything else on it today, need to get a turret top early next week.

[Chrisbo]

Not just a turret top but a pan as well by the looks of that, ****ing hell! What is stopping the strut from flying up through the inner wing and hitting the camera lens,You got it on a jack?

Nice tread on the O/SF tyre though :clown:

[M11RF]

|Yeah, course i got it on jack Chris... lol

Got the pan(turret top) and the legs that run down the side today. But after a bit more chopping and twisting, i`ve decided i need to find a scrap mk2 to chop the inner wing out of... I thought the otherside was bad, but this side takes the biscuit! :colors:

New inner wing nearly 300 quid!
I may have to put it on hold while i decide on the next step... Scap yards here i come!

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/18-04-04.jpg

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Buy a cheap as fork 4 door MKII

2 doors are rare and expensive.

4 doors are 10 a penny !!!

Just a thought as they are the same from the bulkhead forward !!!!!

[M11RF]

Hmmmm... Thats what i`ve been thinking of doing Dave. But TBH i dont really have the space to put anything!
I`ve got all the parts from this project filling one garage
I`ve got this car in my garage
:compress:

Ah well... time will tell.

[Chrisbo]

|Yeah, course i got it on jack Chris... lol

Got the pan(turret top) and the legs that run down the side today. But after a bit more chopping and twisting, i`ve decided i need to find a scrap mk2 to chop the inner wing out of... I thought the otherside was bad, but this side takes the biscuit! :colors:

New inner wing nearly 300 quid!
I may have to put it on hold while i decide on the next step... Scap yards here i come!



Don't you mean that side is made of biscuit !!!! :cheers:

Your lucky you can find a Mk II in the scrappies, Since the house prices in Edinburgh went through the roof our scrappies are to POSH to keep "old rubbish like that". No money in it for them. Plus most of them rotted away years ago with our most excellent weather, Even the Stock car boys are using the last of the sierra shells now.

[andyg]

you can have this for £50 if you can find transport or pay postage

cheers Andy

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/parts%200003.JPG

and what it looks like when shot blasted

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/parts%200001.JPG

[M11RF]

Made a start on cutting the rot out the inner wing today.

See how it goes, cheers for offer Andy :drunken:

:dropmouth:

[M11RF]

O.k, the last couple of days have been spent rebuilding the o/s inner wing... :smash:
I was considering getting a new one but i wanted to get on with it... I`ve fitted the turret top cup and the 2 legs down either side too. :help:

So heres the results. Not very pretty at the moment :pukeright:
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/25-04-04004.jpg
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/25-04-04003.jpg

Heres some pics of the tyre again - just for you Chris... lol :jumpy:

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/25-04-04002.jpg
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/25-04-04001.jpg

I start a job on monday so progress will be slower from now on...
I have to wait till tuesday for the 2 outer sills to come in any case.

[Chrisbo]

Heres some pics of the tyre again - just for you Chris... lol :jumpy:


Cheers LOL. Look on the bright side you did at least get a tyre with good tread on it if nothing else. Just make sure you don't end up with a bit welding spatter burning it's way through or that elusive bit of offcut metal stuck into it :cheers:

[Blower]

heyop bro , well i got him into this mess , thou i did mention the floor was a concern .... 5 coats of underseal , or should that be undersale .. :geek: , ah well the weldings nearly done now , so just the arches to fit, a bit of filler , and the bits n bobs to clean up

[M11RF]

Haven`t posted for a while, had a virus on comp and had to format my h/d... been cracking on with the mk2 though...

Both front wings and both outer sills are now on ...

Just pulled the heater matix and motor out today to straighten the bulkhead and do a bit MORE welding... :geek:

Decided that i`m going to have it pained yellow, and i`m getting some forest arches for it... Ordering next week, when i get paid ;)

Got the old man on with some filling, most of the welding is now done, just a few places that need patching now.

Heres a few recent pics.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/704c33e9.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/a370f502.jpg


http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/49f2bb59.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/c4beae49.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/3e4d0702.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/th21-6-04.jpg

[Frosticles]

that looks like too much hard work to me :cat: well done though. should look the biz when finished. Any time scale?

[M11RF]

I will deffo be out for the shows next year, get some hard graft done on it over the winter months :drunken:
I think i`ve set too much on aswell, but i`ve started it now... If i`d have know that i would have had to goto this extent i would never have bought it...

[M11RF]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/25-06-04.jpg
Today was spent flatting/filling/flatting filling... YAWN.

I`ve also removed most of the sound proofing from the gearbox tunell... YAWN.

I`ll be happy once the shell is painted. :flower:

[M11RF]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-6-04.jpg

All off now... Didn`t know it went all the way up the bulkhead :crybaby:
Took bleedin ages.

Ordered my arches today, they should be here tomorrow :smash:

[M11RF]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/28-6-04.jpg

Pained floor just in passenger side to see how it looked with minimal prepping, doesn`t look bad... Going to get some more seam sealer and seal the seams up tommorow, should look o.k when its been sealered primered and painted, now i know i dont have to do that much prep work inside... Thank God :cheers:
Got the arches today aswell, there not as good a fit as i thought, i thought that you`d be able to put them up to the existing arch and they would sit right in the right place... Not a chance...
Need some measurements if anyone has any of how much lower than the swage line they fit, then i can get them in right place :cyclopsani:

[dasadrew]

Keep it going M11! I really feel for you - when I started a basket case like that years back my mates pulled me from the car and forced me to scrap it before I got obsessed! (but then I was actually doing another Escort at the time)

It's a real tribute that you're tackling all the stuff yourself and that's the way I like to do it myself. You must have the patience of a saint, m8!

[Frosticles]

Full of praise for you young sir.

[GAZ W]

Cant wait for the day the major resto will start on mine :geek: hopefully it wont be for a couple of years yet

looks like you got your work cut out there mate

[dasadrew]

Not just the work he got cut out - also a couple of wings, floor panels, A-pillars etc......

LOL!

[M11RF]

Thanks for your support guys it means a lot :cheers:

Having got my new arches the other day, thought i`d have a go at fitting one today... :dontknow:
I know i seem to be doing a bit here, a bit there a bit everywhere at the moment, but hopefully that way it will all come together at the end...
Decided to tackle the o/s/r, a bit more work involved than i expected...

This is before the work started...

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/30-06-04-1.jpg

Just cut the arch off... Hope i haven`t cut too much off :geek:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/30-06-04-2.jpg

Trim back the inner arch, or should i say - inner rust... :tongue3:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/30-06-04-3.jpg

And now its fitted... :pleased: ...

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/30-06-04-4.jpg

Yeah right, i wish... :smash:

Got the inner arch to plate to the back quater, hopefully get that done tomorrow, and get the arch riveted on, with the arch off now it looks like you could get 22" wheels on... :headbang:

Once again, cheers for support. :thumbleft:

[Banishit]

I have to say there did not look alot wrong with the real outer arches ?
seems a shame to chop them off but hey too ate now LOL

the alloy arch where did you end up getting them from if you dont mind ? and how much?

keep up the good work
Brian

PS thers no fear in you is there LOL :drunken:

[M11RF]

The old arch on this side wasn`t too bad on the out side but it was covering 2 rusty dead as a nail arches that would have rusted through give a jam jam full of water, especially when i`ve had it painted too... Dont want no bubbles coming through...

Got the alloy ones from Rally Design. £200 for set, cheapest place i could find.

www.raldes.co.uk

p.s there is fear, but if i fcuk it up, i`ll have to buy a new quarter or do some more plating... more plating... argghhh, best not mess it up now!!!

[Frosticles]

What colour are you going to do it in the end?

[M11RF]

Yellow i think, i`ve seen differnet colour cars with forest arches on and the only few i`ve seen that i think look good with them are white yellow and red.
Yellow is my 1st choice out of those.
But its gunna be some time before its painted so i may change my mind :cyclopsani:

[yellow peril]

top colour choice....... then i would say that...he he he

[M11RF]

Been busy with the inner arch the last couple of days.

Its a lot more involved than i 1st thought... :58_90:

The whole inner arch has to be plated, some thing which i was a bit short sighted about...
But the o/s/r is there now :dunce:
So its just the other 3 to do, although the front 2 wont be half as hard as the rear ones... :stuckin: I hope!!


Heres my new inner arch just being fitted.
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/30-06-04-5.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/1-7-04-1.jpg

Heres it welded into place, put the wheel back on just to check its in the centre :compress:
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/1-7-04-2.jpg
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-7-04.jpg

And the finished article... Ithink some new wheels are the order of the day!!!

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-7-04-2.jpg
What to tackle next???????
Hmmmm.... decisions decisions!!!

[Frosticles]

You really are a brave man. looking good.

[M11RF]

You really are a brave man. looking good.

Cheers mate.

Started the other side today, going to wait while i get the front spoiler before i fit the fronts then i can work then round that...
Took half the spare wheel well away, it was rusted to max... No suprise there then!!
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/5-7-04.jpg
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/5-7-04-2.jpg
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/5-7-04-1.jpg

Only just come in the house... LOL

[vinny]

give your self a big pat on the back m8 - super job

[M11RF]

give your self a big pat on the back m8 - super job

Still a long way to go yet mate...

Finished the inner arch now on the n/s, put a little ledge in to square it off as the battery is going to sit where the spare wheel used to...
Arch should be fitted tommorow and will be looking something like the otherside...
Filler city!!! :brilsmurf:
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/7-7-04-4.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/7-7-04-5.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/7-7-04-3.jpg

The onslaught continues...... :geek:

[Banishit]

youre doing a hell of a job keep it up

by the way what do you do for a job ? panel beater ?

[M11RF]

No, i work in a call centre... LOL...
My dads a mechanic and i`ve always been in the garage from being a young lad, if i get stuck he helps out... :colors:
I`m "letting him" (lol) do all the filling cos i`m not very good at it, and all the panels would end up like bananas... :cheers:

[Blower]

http://img27.photobucket.com/albums/v80/asqc35/bigbananapix.jpg

well at least its yellow :albino:

[M11RF]

Been busy the last couple of days, the o/s arch is now filled and has been primed... looks good too, cheers dad.
The n/s arch is fitted and awaiting filler... :bigsmurf:
Been scaping all the sh1t off in the boot and rear quarters and flatting that down ready for painting, cheers for the help Johnny. I`ve still got the underside to do yet... :geek: That should be good fun.
May be getting some wheels this weekend for it. 5 spoke revos. 15x9s :dropmouth:
Just hope they fit!!
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9-7-04.jpg
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/8-7-04.jpg

[M11RF]

Not done anything on the car today, been to get the wheels and they look f***** awsome!!!
Ooooohh, i can`t wait now!
Need to get the front arch on but i know they`ll fit!!!
:wav:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/6b81cdef.jpg

[Frosticles]

Now, they are nice wheels....................

[M11RF]

Cheers mate, they look brill on the car, will fill the arches out a treat!!
Its really spurred me on seeing them on the car, i can see how they are going to look when its finished...

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9x15s.jpg

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[bigjohnie]

keep up the good work i know how it feels and some encouragement keeps you going.arches look great ,nice wheels.what colour is it going

[M11RF]

what colour is it going

Gonna be yellow Johnie. Got the front arch fitted today, must say they are a lot easier than the back ones!! Offered the wheel up and well... I`m well impressed. The front arch took a tenth of the time it took to do the rears... :cheers:
The other arch tommorow then... :geek:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/12-7-04.jpg

[bigjohnie]

yellow,same as my RS2000 i replaced a lot of metal on mine too. was on the road two years ago but stupidly decided on engine bay clean and well you know the story.im almost there but waiting on some plonker to give back all my bolts has some of Ders as well.keep going your doing great.john

[M11RF]

Other arch is now on. That make the car fully arched!!! :headbang:
I`ve done a bit more little bits of welding today.
Also started scraping the underside of the car :banghead:
What a flippin job!! Gunna take ages!!

Can`t get over how good the wheels look on the car,
Can`t wait to get some Gp4 studs and see it sat on the floor :cheers:


http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2d1dfd5a.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/79005ce5.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/8cc98805.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/1317e1d0.jpg

:clock:

[vinny]

keep em coming m8 - looking good

[dasadrew]

What ideas have you got for the underside? (paint, rustproofing, stonechip, underseal etc. etc.)

[M11RF]

Possibly stone chip but depending on how bad it is when its all been
scraped off, may have to unerseal it... Time will tell... And dont i know
it... :geek:

Fun Times! :drunken:

[paul mex]

Just doing the same to the underside of mine this week,what a $hit of a job :cheese: mines on a spit, but it still a job i hate.
If you have any tips let me know!!! ive tryed everything and still ended up back using a chisel :compress:
and if you need a home for 4 of them rims!! I know just the place :blackeye: they do look the business m8

[Blower]

nice wheeeelss ... i see u still got the air freshner hanging on the mirror

you gunna be keeping it , or you getting a new one ?

[dasadrew]

bit laborious, but I got my underside clean by:

painting on engine cleaner (Gunk type of stuff) with an old paint brush
waiting for an hour or so
scraping off with a plastic spatula (usually available in paint departments of DIY stores)
finishing off the remaining bits with Gunk soaked rag.

It took a while, and I tackled one square foot or so at a time, intermingled with other jobs. This method also enables you to get the stuff off behind those brackets and sections. Any way - it's a mess!

[M11RF]

Just doing the same to the underside of mine this week,what a $hit of a job :cheese: mines on a spit, but it still a job i hate.
If you have any tips let me know!!! ive tryed everything and still ended up back using a chisel :compress:
and if you need a home for 4 of them rims!! I know just the place :blackeye: they do look the business m8

As they say... Many hands make light work... Get someone to help you.
I`ve been using a large pry bar, but lais on your back covered in underseal all day is a pain in the ass!! A good idea like dasadrew says it to tackle it bit by bit... Its a bit soul destroying otherwise...


nice wheeeelss ... i see u still got the air freshner hanging on the mirror

you gunna be keeping it , or you getting a new one ?


Air freshner is for sale if you want it... Ten Bob. :geek:
A mk1 for the next project eh??


Me and Johnny5 have been scraping for most of the day, got most of the sh1t off, but it gets to you after a while...
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-7-04-07.jpg

So started on the BIG gear box housing... Chewed up 3 cutting discs!!
Tis a nice fit though, and its tidied up the engine bay loads...

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-7-04-02.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-7-04-05.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-7-04-04.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-7-04-03.jpg

Will have it welded in tomorrow and get on with a bit more scaping!!! :blackeye:

[Blower]

Will have it welded in tomorrow and get on with a bit more scaping!!!

scaping ...? as in escape from scraping :cyclopsani:

[dasadrew]

Looking at the size of that hole, I think it's "scaping" as in "landscaping"!

[Banishit]

go for it great seeing it come together

[Frosticles]

Considering how it forst looked.............well done

[M11RF]

Got the tunnel welded in yesterday, did a bit more scraping...
And finished the last big big of welding off today on the chassis, dont think there is much left tot do now... :drunken:

Tunnel is a nice fit, the gearbox wont scrape the body work now when its being re-fitted... :cheers:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/16-7-04-01.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/16-7-04-03.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/16-7-04-02.jpg

I`m gunna be lost for things to do soon... :pottytrain2:

[dasadrew]

I told you M11RF meant to say landscaping - look, you can see a shrubbery in the first photo!

[M11RF]

:icon_smile_lachuh:

[M11RF]

Slow progress at the moment... Nothin seems to be gettin done...

Got the front spoiler on, looks nice, the front arches are now being filled, done some more scraping and a bit of rubbing down...

Also removed the roof lining, ariel and sun visors... My new studs SHOULD be here tomorrow so i can get the wheels fitted and get it on the floor :cheers:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-7-04-01.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-7-04-02.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-7-04-03.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-7-04-05.jpg

:geek:

[Banishit]

going well keep it up should be finished for end of the month :drunken:

[M11RF]

going well keep it up should be finished for end of the month :drunken:

End of the month July 2005??? :geek:

Got the studs today :cheers:
Had to remove the hubs to fit them as they are too long to fit when the hubs are in situe...
So one of the front hub bolt on the n/s decides to snap... Brilliant!#
Set me back an hour at least trying to get the stud out of the hub...
Why do you never have any sharp drill bits when you need em, and why do you break the good ones?
SODS LAW!!
The o/s/f some one had snapped a stud before in it and forced another thread in it... So that had to be re - tapped...
Removed the half shafts at the rear to fit the stud, again there wasn`t enough room to fit the in situe...
Not a bad job really though.
Still need to buy some Nuts to match the wheels and hold them on correctly but, i`m using the
old ones for the time being... :brilsmurf:

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/21-7-04-1.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/21-7-04-2.jpg

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/21-7-04-3.jpg

A bit more filling done today too... :flower:
Still need to find a nut to hold the hub on n/s as there is only 3 in, or re-tap it a different thread...

[Blower]

thats looking good keep up the good work :cheese:

[emily]

wot yu done with the rubber front spoiler mate?????? :flower:

[M11RF]

Its in the garage mate... i`ve seen your after one, dont really know how much they`re worth tho... :geek:

[M11RF]

Been busy but not really getting very far lately...
Front susension is off, all arches are now filled and ready for painting, done quite a bit of seam sealing, and the inside was pained today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/28-7-04-01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/28-7-04-02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/28-7-04-03.jpg

Going to get all the suspension bits powder coated when i`ve stripped them down, i also need to remove the remainer of the parcel shelf as someone has made a mess of it before i got it, only option is to remove it... :compress:

[Banishit]

looking good mate keep it up look forward to the painting

[Frosticles]

At this rate it will be finished before mine...............

[M11RF]

At this rate it will be finished before mine...............

Doubt that very much mate... How you gettin on with it now, nearly back together???

Not really much to report, some of the car is now in high build primer...
Anyways i though it would be a good opportunity to introduce a few people... My partners in crime;

My bruv hard at it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/7-8-04-2.jpg

The old man getting some work done for once! hahaha, only jokin dad!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/19-06-0204.jpg

And finally me - hiding in the engine bay while everyone else gets stuck in :laughing6:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/7-8-04-5.jpg

[Banishit]

looking good matie :compress:

[paul spence]

Lookin well mate,keep it up.

[M11RF]

Took the plunge today and out came the old heater bubble...
Good job i did really, the back/inside of the bubble itself was starting to rust a bit and no doubt would have bubbled up... Its sods law!!
Cleaned it up seamed sealed the joint and covered it with zinc primer...
Not going far now!!!
Also managed to get under the front arches zinc primed aswell, ready for stone chipping soon...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9-8-04-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9-8-04-1.jpg

Need a sheet of alloy now to cover the hole, was thinking of getting it engraved too Ford Escort Mexico and the chassis number... brush some paint in the engraving... jobs a good un... what do you lot think??

[Banishit]

looks like a massive eye in there LOL

you dont know what to be doing next hey

[M11RF]

Nah mate, ant got a clue... lol :geek:
Car is now fully primed i`ve just got a bit more under arch and underneath scraping and rubbing to do and then that can be painted...
Nearly there now... the shell is nearly ready!!! :cheers:
Bought a pedal box at the weekend and 2 mex strut tops for it, ordered a strut brace today, that should be here this week.
Used 4 LITERS of seam sealer on the car... It was one of them, i`ll only need 1... oh, i`ll get another... oh, just one more then... and then my dad bought me another one today while he was out... :geek:

Oh yeah, and my bruv got a new camera... :cheers:

This car is skinting me... i can`t afford one!! :laughing6:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/23-08-04-1.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/23-08-04-4.jpg

[Frosticles]

That is looking VERY good. Full credit to you. Mine should be ready to put back together by this weekend :cheers:

[Banishit]

looking great there matie keep on plodding

Brian :cheers:

[M11RF]

Cheers Guys, you know it means a lot for the encouragement :cheese:

Would mean a lot more if came and helped out... But i`m not that lucky
eh? :geek:

Poly bushes are next on the list ready for the rebuild, mind you i`ve got
to get the bits and bobs powder coated first...
Got some rear callipers to come off an XR4x4 that my brother is breaking
so thats handy.
Gunna have to start saving for my trip to Thailand soon tho, so the car
may have to go on the back burner for a few months.

Its cost me a lot more than i ever anticipated... Always the way i suppose...
Still got quite a few pennies to spend on it to, and its no where near yet!
God knows what else i`ll need????

[Banishit]

do the XR4x4 calipers have a hand brake on them ? as I'm looking for some too

Brian

PS I need help too Ive just started rebuilding mine wing rails and top plates fixed wings maybe front panel this weekend

[M11RF]

I haven`t checked Brian TBH, i hope so...

Hydrulic handbrake and £20 hanging out of the glove box other wise eh? :geek:

Shame we all dont live close together and we could have a under car
scraping party at my house... A welding party at yours... And a rebuilding
party at Kevs...

:laughing6:

[vinny]

still cant believe how quickley you've got on with her - great job

[M11RF]

A few pics from Today...
Got the under side Zinc primrd and stonechipped today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-7.jpg

And it deffinetly has to be yellow now... LOL....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-16.jpg

Decided to have a look at how the paint goes on for myself... On the front spoiler, with some left over paint... Has to be rubbed back down... But i couldn`t resist!!!

:geek:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/24-8-04-1.jpg

Getting there now...
Wont be long!!!

Cheers.

[Banishit]

go on ye boy ye keep it up mate thats defo yellow :colors:

resized pic would help though hate this off screen scrolling LOL~}~

Brian

use this program and its free 860kbs http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2192-10021962.html

[Blower]

that looks a bit like my project , but mines red :cherry: :compress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/asqc35/red.jpg

[M11RF]

that looks a bit like my project , but mines red :cherry: :compress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/asqc35/red.jpg

Hmmmm. looks familiar... can`t quite place it though... :geek:

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Got the inside done then today, looks nice, got a bit excited tho and the
dash has a run in it... Will flat out, or if it needs painting again, not a
biggy...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-8-04-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-8-04-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-8-04-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-8-04-1.jpg

The outside next then... Can`t wait...

P.S - hows that for size then? :cheers:

[Mex 1t]

keep up the good work

[M11RF]

keep up the good work

:)

Well... the time has come...

Got the outside of the car done today... Now i`m on the home stretch, its still quite a long stretch... but i`m on it!!

Looking nice too, got some wet and dry flatting off to do tommorow and buffing, but it dont look too bad...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-9-04-13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-9-04-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-9-04-8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-9-04-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/2-9-04-12.jpg


Finally decided that i should paint it yellow... :geek:
Do you think its a good idea?

[Blower]

:cheers: :cheers:

[Banishit]

looking great m8 well done

[M11RF]

looking great m8 well done

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Not a very clear photo as my camera phone aint that good...
But its been flatted and buffed today, well, one side!!
Its looking rather shiney :albino:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/3-08-04-1.jpg

10 points if you can guess what the vehicle is in the reflection :geek:

[nugnah]

looks like a cobra or a mini.

nice work by the way.
keep it up

jason

[RS_VAN]

possibly a LR Disco

think u have done a great job on that car
hope i can do as good on my van when i get around to it lol

cheers
Neil

[morcheen]

do you have a rough idea of the man hours youve put into your car so far? as it must be a lot,dont know how you keep going i would have given up long ago. :salute:

[M11RF]

:laughing6:

Must be getting upto a high number now...

Hard to say exactly... Not really worth thinking about!!

Cheers for ya comments. :compress:

Can`t wait till its out on the track next year!! :cheers:

The car is a Ford Ranger BTW... :geek:

[M11RF]

Not been doing that much lately.

Starting to get the bits ready to start re-building...

Found the cross member was a little weak...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9-9-04-1.jpg

And needed a bit of weld...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/9-9-04-2.jpg

Also been gettin the struts converted to coilovers and bits and bobs painted... Should be re-building this week!!

The front end anyway...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/11-10-04-1.jpg

[Banishit]

looking very well mate well done :cheers:

[Frosticles]

I have a set of those in bits!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shaudy]

That looks the business mate, very impressive.

I see the dash has been left in, are these welded in on mk2's then?

[dasadrew]

Yes.

[M11RF]

THE RE-BUILD BEGINS

Started to put the front suspension parts back on the car today. After
cleaning them for god knows how long... Had my cheif painter on the job
sorting them out!!
God knows how low its going to be... I`ve gone for the 7" springs... lol


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-9-04-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/14-9-04-1.jpg

Should be back on the floor tommorow, waiting for the paint on the hubs
to dry and the steering rack to dry too...
The back end can be stripped down then... :drunken:

[/b]

[Banishit]

excellent Mark you going for the Yellow Blue theme throughout ?

Blue samco hoses

Brian

[M11RF]

When the money allows yeah mate...

You know how it is!!

Yellow and blue, i was sort of inspired by the 199? williams, the one Mansell drove... i`ve always like that colour combo :geek:

[M11RF]

Well, its back on the floor...
Need to get the anti roll bar and steering rack rubbers to fit them on with
tho...
I`ve got the setting on the springs about half way here, i think it may
need to go up a little when the engine goes in. But there plenty of rrom
for adjustment...
I was surprised how well it looked when it hit hit the deck :cheers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-9-04-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-9-04-3.jpg

The back of the car now looks like its on stilts... Needs to be dropped at
least 4" i`d say... Hmmmm... more money, i imagine! :geek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-9-04-1.jpg

[Banishit]

ummmmmm :cheers:

[fasterfords]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/15-9-04-3.jpg


Thats not a very stealth stereo install ... LOL

[Chrisbo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/11-10-04-1.jpg[/quote]

and that choice of engine is decidedly dubious to say the least, How many horse power in that!!

:cheers:
Chris.

[dasadrew]

No horsepower, but just wait 'til the shit hits it!

[M11RF]

Whats this comedy time at the mk2 site? :laughing6:

You guessed what i`m doing now... A Hover Craft pimp Mobile with speakers galore...

Damn, i wanted it to be a surprise!!

:crybaby:

[Frosticles]

That is going to be one hell of a mean machine of yours. Looking foreward to a thrash in it with you when it's done :cheers:

[M11RF]

I can`t wait to thrash it either Kev... It`ll probably break the 1st day...

:nod:

I hope not anyway...

[M11RF]

A Much Needed Update

Been busy lately and not got much done...
Back axel is now painted... And rear springs have de-cambered to lower the car 4"
Dont know when it will be going back on yet, the underneath at the back of the car still needs painting...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/8-10-04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/8-10-04-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/8-10-04-2.jpg

A pic of the front struts built up and ready to be fitted... Gunna have to get some top mounts for them though... MORE MONEY. :geek:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/17-9-04-2.jpg

[Banishit]

looking good mate

those back wheels are abit leaning out on the top ;)

[dasadrew]

Read the can, M11RF! It says "not suitable for automotive applications" ! He He!

Brian, re: camber on an RS rear, Lt. Saavik says; " Camber? An interesting concept - it is not logical"

[Mex 1t]

m11rf coming along slowly but surely dont put a time limit on the job she will be worth it when its done !!!! i spent over 6 months every night and weekend welding my car just ask my misses and boy was it worth it over 15 trackdays and over 4000 road miles every one spent with a smile

when its done it will all be worth it

[M11RF]

Well... she`s back on the floor!!

Not the best of pics, i`ll get some more probs tommorow,,, but its looking good!
Chipped a few bits and pieces getting it back together... Ah well, its not gunna stay new forever ... lol :geek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/239afb71.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/59d50afa.jpg

Steering coloumn and other bits to go on tommorow... The re-build continues!!

[Banishit]

nice one Mark

BTW how much did you get the springs decambered by ?

[M11RF]

Cost me £45 mate.

Could have done with being done a little more TBH.

I`m still having to use the lowering blocks, which i didn`t want to do...

And i would have liked it lower at the rear still, but it looks good. A LOT better than before they were de-cambered.

[dasadrew]

.... how much did you get the springs decambered by ?

.... £45 mate.

ROFL!, PMSL! :clown: :clown: :cheers:

"Can I have £35 worth of decambering, sir?"

[M11RF]

:geek: .... Whoops... I`m sure Brian has Edited that after!!! LOL

I had them done down to a 3" camber Brian.

They have a 5" camber as std. :cheers:

[Banishit]

cheers mark i THOUGHT you had gone mad mate LOL

[M11RF]

Just a quick pic to show how low it is on the back now... :compress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/18-10-04-3.jpg

Another inch anyone?

[dasadrew]

Just put in the glass, seats, carpets, bootlid, fuel, doors etc. - then you'll have an extra inch (and it won't be painful at all!)

[M11RF]

Well, i`m off to Thailand for a month on Tuesday so the car has gone to a secret location for storage :geek:
One last pic before i jet off to the warm weather, i`ve noqw got the bumpers on and the tank bolted in.
The front brakes are plumbed in and bled up and i`ve fabricated a towing eye and braket that blots to the chassis... Which resulted in my dad getting FLASH and going to the hospital at 4am last wednesday morning :o
So, i`ll be posting here again in Sunny December when i return.

:brilsmurf:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/aa99e005.jpg

[Blower]

well he should be back a week on monday from his dirty month away :alien:

so ill have somthing to do with my afternoons

bring it on :boxing:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

looking good there....

when will it be done ???

[M11RF]

Hopefully be done for the summer mate, but you know how these things draw out... :geek:
Back from LOS anyway, will be making a start on starting this week...
All i want for Christmas is a Thai bird :angel13:

:love3:

[Banishit]

Come on Mark get the overalls on, clear up that infection from Thailand LOL with some work

Brian

[Ben Allen]

Just read this from start to finish. God god that's had an amazing transformation!
Not looking forward to my Mk2 if its as rusty as that! I can't weld :brilsmurf:

[M11RF]

Cheers mate.
Haven`t done anything on it now for nearly 2 month... Its too cold :brilsmurf:
Seen your post in Main Forum, you can bet your life it will be rusty!!

Infection? What infection Brian?? :geek:

[M11RF]

Finally made a start on re-starting! lol
Got the engine steamed off and cleaned up some of the alloy bits, removed the rocker cover to paint.
Found its got a nearly new clutch in it, RL21 cam - new spray car and lifters, its really clean in there.
The guy who i bought it off told me it was a 2.1... Suppose we`ll have to just wait and see, but the engine has recently been stripped down and over hauled as the block has been freshly painted so maybe he was telling the truth?
Some one has spent some cash on it at one time... :cheers: glad its not me!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/6-1-05-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/6-1-05.jpg

Going to get the engine sat back in the bay sometime next week!! WAYHEY! :cheers:

[Banishit]

what did you clean the alloy with Mark ?

will be nice all that back in the motor

Brian

[M11RF]

Wire wool and a wire brush... but not a harsh one, quite a mild one.
Theres still a lot more cleaning to do though! It takes ages!

[M11RF]

Finally got the car back down into the the "work" garage today. :cheers:
Got the engine dropped in, got the g/box bolted up to bell housing and
just looking into getting the back g/box mounting fitted... Having to mod it
to fit.
The old girl seems to have fended for herself quite well the past 2 months
i`ve not seen her :compress:
So the build up has started, nothing that fits and everything has changed,
so everything take 5 times longer to put back on!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1280.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1281.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1284.jpg

This is what i`m having problems with at the moment... After fitting the
new tunnel, the back g/box mounting has been cut away too and the
tunnel where it mounts is wider... So there is no mounting holes and the old ones dont fit...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1285.jpg

This is the modded rear g/box mounting i`m hoping will fit... Well after
this pic was took, i nearly got it to fit... Just needs a bit more messing
with and it will be in place... Drill a few holes, twist a few bolts and Hey
Presto!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1287.jpg

[RS2000&MEXICO]

looking good mark

can you ring me about the door cards
i have tried to ring you but no reply..

[Banishit]

looking great there Mark nice one mate keep it going :cheers:

[M11RF]

Been a little steady going but the gear box is now mounted in the car and all bolted up.
Got the prop to clean and paint now and the i think i`ll start on the wiring!! :banghead:
Not looking forward to that!
Didn`t think the engine and box would alter the suspension that much but they have... Since getting them in i can`t get the jack under the cross member.. I had to push it onto 2 wooden blocks 1st... Hehehehe...

It squats really nice now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1291-100.jpg

After this i was getting it out of the garage and turned the steering and the wheels were catching on the Arch :help: so had to adjust the coilovers up a bit, luckily didn`t do any damage!

BUT... there are a few bit on the car now that have been knocked and scraped!! They`ll need touching up later when the car is back together... i`m sure there will be more knocks to come yet!!

[RS2000&MEXICO]

looking good mark.... :cheers:

[Ben Allen]

Gorgeous car... any more news?

[M11RF]

Gorgeous car... any more news?

Cheers mate.

I`m doing all the work in my dads garage and he uses it a lot of the time.
He wants the door shut in the cold weather when he`s using it and he can`t
if my car is in there so once again work has stopped and its been packed
off for storage!!
So nothing really changed since the last post :cheers:
Hopefully be back down in a few week for more work to be done... I want
it done for the summer!!
:geek:

[Stevo21]

I mite be being stupid, but why did you take the heater bubble out? Is it coz of weight?


Ta
Stevo

[M11RF]

It was dinted in mate and i`m not going to put the heater back in anyway, so i thought cut it out...
Going to get a nice piece of polished alloy or stainless to cover it up with a nice ford sign on it and the chassis number :cheers:

[GAZ W]

There was a post on here a few weeks back about dented heater bubbles , and it seems common that most are dented

[RS2000&MEXICO]

someone said to me the other day that its were the engine has been taken out and hit the bowl

lol ... ha ! he hasant got a clue !!........lol

[Chrisbo]

someone said to me the other day that its were the engine has been taken out and hit the bowl

lol ... ha ! he hasant got a clue !!........lol

No but it might have been when Ford were fitting the engines in at the factory!! LOL :clown: :clown: :clown:

:cheers:

Chris

[M11RF]

Been plodding on the last couple of days... Doesn`t look from the pics like i`ve got much done.. But... The rad is on, the catch tank is on, the coil is on, got another towing braket made, the other one was too flimsy, back discs and cappilpers fitted and almost plumbed in... other little bits and bobs done... getting there now!! :cheers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1295.jpg

[paul mex]

Looking good m8 Its always the little things that take ages but make all the difference :cheers:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

looking nice m8 keep it up...

[Blower]

unless ya fingers have got muck ground in , ya aint doing it right :albino:

you cant rush a good job ...

that car in the bakground looks nice :cyclops:

[Robb]

Looking very good, have you changed your camera? latest picture makes it look even better

[M11RF]

It is the little things that take the most time up! Spent ages
positioning the catch tank and then drilling the holes in the inner wing, i
didn`t want to do incase it was wrong, so it was more thinking time than
anything else!
What car in the back ground? :geek: The red shed? hahaha
Its a higher quality pic thats all bob, same camera, but the pics
throughout the resto have been taken on 4 different cameras... thats how
long its took me!
Just come in for dinner, back out after to remove a snapped in bleed
nipple in the back callipers... why didn`t i check them before they went on?? :cwm10:

[M11RF]

Just a few pics to show you all i`m not slacking!!
Still have`nt got the bleeding bleed nipple out of the calliper... bought a
stud extractor and it ate it for breakfast!! So the drivers side calliper is back off... But all the pipes are there for them now...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/ef57ad7c.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/6-2-05-5.jpg

[Frosticles]

Any particular reason for primering the strut tops???

[M11RF]

The car was painted before i got them Kev so i had to fit them after the
paint job, so they need painting yellow again!
I know i should have got them before it was painted... Silly Boy! :laughing6:

[Banishit]

good job Mark going well there mate

Cheers
Brian

[M11RF]

Just a couple of pics here... nothing major... but like i said before its the
little thing that take all the time!!

Bumper on... Seems wied seeing the car WITH a bumper now :laughing6:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1319.jpg

Center console in... spent ages on this, making it fit with the big tunnel in,
and positioning the switches in it... still more work to do on it!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1320.jpg

[RS2000&MEXICO]

mark get some locking nuts put on the rear brake brackets as they will come undone.....

[M11RF]

I`ll put some spring washers on then if you think thats the case Paul...
The thread is a funny one as its threaded through the axel too, so i dont
have any spare nuts to put on...
Would imagine spring wahers will do the trick, yeah?

:bounce:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

na i think locking nuts will be better then you know they will be ok

you don't want that falling of ..... :cheers:

[lee bishop]

or you could wire lock them............drill little 1mm hole through the corner of each nut , you will need to buy proper lock wire and a pair of locking pliers, but you should be able to get a set for £25, the you could go mad and do the whole car.......

[M11RF]

I think i`ll lock them up Lee... a little easier!! :laughing6:
Been busy since last pics.... But not much to show for it... as usual!!
Full exhaust is now mounted on.
Handbrake cable has been modded and is ready to fit.
But this has been my work place for longer than i care to remeber now!!
Bloody wiring! :geek:
Oh yeah and you`ll probably notice the n/s inner arch is all black and smokey... Had to cut it back out and re-weld it... Had a few problems with clearance when the wheel was turned left... it was catching!!!
So cut it out and made more room, so the inside and under the arch needs painting again now... i`ll never be ready for Cumbria at this rate!! :blackeye:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/23-2-05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/23-2-05-1.jpg

[Blower]

not long now , 2 weeks tops , and it should be running :cyclopsani:

gunna be ready for cumbria then ...? :cyclopsani:

[Banishit]

you got love that spagetti Mark

[edd cobb]

Looks brilliant mate, its come along way!!!

given me new hope of making mine nice and rust free!!

[M11RF]

:geek:

Ordered a Viynl Roof from Aldridge Trimming the other week...
And there is no more to say than... :boom: what a stinking pile of poo!!

Basically, its 3 pieces of viynl stuck together - THATS IT! Not even any glue "i`m sorry sir but we aren`t allowed to send that in the post"

No trimming, no nothing - surfice to say, its back in the post on its merry way to Wolverhampton :boid:

Also ordered the windscreen and rear screen seals... On the web site under RS2000... asked on the phone - yes they are the RS2000 ones -

THERE THE BLOODY GHIA ONES! :banghead:

So not a very eventfull week!

Fuel pipe has come and is waiting to be clipped into place...
Done a few more bits and bobs... Its getting there i suppose!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/3-3-05.jpg

[Robb]

So thats put you off a vinyl roof then?

[M11RF]

No mate... i`m going to get a pro in to do the job...
It`ll be the only job i`m contracting out... So to speak :geek:
£160 and he supplies and fits it.
At least it will be done right too... :pottytrain3:

Maybe if i did it, it would have turned out o.k... but its a lot of money to waste, when for an extra £60, its garaunteed... :wav:

[M11RF]

Fuel lines plumbed up, new washers on carbs, and it now runs!!
Was well impressed, i`ve srtipped the loom back to bare basics and made it up myself,
took me ages but now its nearly there, just got the indicator set up to wire in!!
The jobs are gtting less and less now!
Need to get some seats pretty sharpish as the fishnets have long gone!
So if you know anyone with any Cobra Imola 2`s in black and blue let me know!
Cash Waiting!

A pic of my brother filling up the tank the other day... Still need to give him the £4-50
for the juice!! :geek:

WONT BE LONG NOW!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1365.jpg

[paul mex]

Looking good Mate :cheers: Your going to need a bigger fuel can tho to keep that tank full :albino:

[M11RF]

Well... i got myself some seats... Cobra Imola 2s :cheers:
But they didn`t fit too good, so as a bit of an after thought (there have
been a few of these now) i decided that i needed a frame to sit them on,
so i`ve have to weld a frame in for them to sit on and ruin my lovely
floor. :violent1:
But they do look nice in the car :yeah:
Also made some strengthner plate for the gear box and some floor plate
for the foot wells. fuel line and rear wiring in place, still need to wire the
dreaded indicator flasher unit up some how... But i`m not sure about it!!
My brother has bought a mk1 escort and i`ve been doing work on that
with him... So thats why i have`nt got much done!! sin2
A few pics... :geek:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-3-05-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-3-05-3.jpg

My brothers car............................................ :drunken:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/20-3-05-2.jpg

[GAZ W]

looking good mate and them seats are ****in lush

[M11RF]

Cheers Gaz.
Hope to be done for next month :bom:
Waiting on the doors, bonnet and boot painting now.
Gunna hopefully pick up a few bits at Donno this weekend... A dash top,
some door cards(alloy) and maybe some window seals??
Thens its basically ready for M.O.T time... Then off to Sheffield for the
roof fitting.
Oh yeah... The wheels need painting too... i`m sure there will be
something else too!!
Hope to be at Cumbria, if all goes well... Might not be quite "finished" but gunna try my best to be there!! :geek:

A few more pics. Not realy done much though!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1388.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1386.jpg

[M11RF]

Oh yeah... and indicators finally done :cheers:
Dont know what the fuss was about... A piece of Pish :geek:

[Banishit]

Looking well Mark, hope to see you there mate Cumbria that is LOL

[M11RF]

Hey Brian. If the car isn`t finished i`ll still be going, maybe in the Nova though :geek:
If not it`ll be in my brothers 4by.
So see you there mate :salute:

[M11RF]

Well... there is about 4 weeks till Cumbria...
Am i going to make it or not???
I hope so...
Fire wall and rear quarter cards fabbed and fitted today, and some of yesterday!!
Doors, Bonnet + Boot to get painted. and strut tops...
Roof to get fitted, and few bits and bobs! Then up for the M.O.T

... And the inevitable teething problems to sort!!

Its gunna be close! :geek:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

na you will be ok m8 i have got more to do than that.....keep going... :bounce:

[M11RF]

Dont think i`m gunna be ready for cumbria guys... :pale:

A few pics of the progress... made a fire wall and some rear door cards.
Got the drivers door painted.
just stripped the paint off the boot.
Passenger door is ready to paint...
No way i`m going to be ready... probably another month!! :mumum:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1429.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1431.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1434.jpg


Oh yeah... Trail fitted these babies on the other day too... :flower:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1442.jpg

I`m off out now to a bit of paint stripping on the boot!! :geek:

[M11RF]

Boot painted and fitted.
Passenger door pained and fitted.
All thats left now is the bonnet and a few bits need to be done that have been knocked along the way...
Getting there!!! :geek:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-4-05-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-4-05-6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/26-4-05-5.jpg

Cumbria???????????

Hmmmm... would be nice but i doubt it... :cherry:

[Banishit]

go on mark get it finished mate looking great :cheers:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i got the same problem m8 cumbria.....

[GAZ W]

what about stanford hall then ? will you make that ?

[M11RF]

Stanford is a certainty Gaz :iroc:

[M11RF]

Stanford is a certainty Gaz :iroc:

Well... i might make it as a politician with a comment like that... idn`t make Stamford... was no where near! Did go... but not in the Mk2!! :geek:
The teething problems i thought would be quite easy to sort have started to turn into a nightmare!
Had to get a new pair of rear callipers as they wouldn`t hold the handbrake good enough...
I have an oil leak from the top end... fitted new camshaft oil seal and rocker cover... its still leaking...
No matter what i do i can`t get the temp gauge to work...
Car is/was spitting and coughing, and generally running like a bag of shite!
Other bits and bobs that have caused be late nights!!
BUT... taken it up to the test center today for the re-test and its passed!!! :cheers:
Going for the roof doing on Tuesday
In the meantime i still have all the problems to sort out!!
The joys of mk2 ownership...
Its a bit shakey and bangy to drive too... will have to go steady on them bumpy country road with these springs on!!
Will post some pics when the roof is done :bigsmurf:

[Frosticles]

Welcome to my world mark :cheers: Congrats on the MOT :cheers:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

welldone m8 good to meet you at stanford.... :cheers:

[GAZ W]

At least its passed its mot ...another mk2 on the road

[Banishit]

Glad you got it road worthy Mark :cheers:

if you are suffering the same suspension problems I had with really low springs and , I know you had no bumpstops, be very careful, as that spring bound I was getting is too bloody dangerous on the road !!!

[M11RF]

Cheers boys!
I`m thinking about taking the lowering blocks out Brian as i think the axle is too close to the chassis... I`ll see how it goes...
Can`t wait for Tuesday!!!!! :cheers:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

you wanna see mine i carnt get my finger between the bumpstop and the chassis.....lol

[M11RF]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1537.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1538.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1541.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1544.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1540.jpg

Few pics of the car with the roof now fitted... Still needs the trim to finish it off :geek:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

looking good m8 .. :drunken:

[Ben Allen]

Gorgeous!!! :cheers:

[Kel]

Nice Car....... !!!

are you going to Mexico stickers on it

[Chesney]

looks phat with them arches mate, roof finishes it off nicely!

[M11RF]

Cheers guys :cheers:
Undecided weather to put the mex stickers on or not...???
Going to get one for the boot, but not sure about the side.
Anybody any good with PhotoShop and fancies knocking one up for me?? :laughing6:
Whats does everyone reckon?
100% going to be a Classic Ford - Santa Pod... And i`m not talking out of my arse this time!! :laughing5:

[RS2000&MEXICO]

get the mex stripes on it will :cyclops: the nuts mark... :cheers:

[Kel]

you have to have them !!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/alanrcox/2005/0501_RSOC_Aberdeen/DCP_6819.jpg

I'll do a mellow yellow one when I get home..... bloody directors.. fking the mail system

[M11RF]

Best get the strip ordered then!! :geek:

More money!! :boese:

[paul mex]

Kel,s right you have to on a mex :cheers:

[Frosticles]

Looking great there Mark. Can't wait to see it at Santa Pod.

[GAZ W]

****in hell kel that mexico looks the cats knackers

[wiggyrs]

Yes Gaz your right, that dose look mint..

[GAZ W]

Anyone got any more pics of that mex?

[Blower]

a few here

http://www.ianjohnston.com/photos/Aberdeen_1_5_05/imagepages/image30.htm

... well 1 anyway

[Banishit]

http://www.ianjohnston.com/photos/Aberdeen_1_5_05/images/IMG_0802.JPG

[M11RF]

OI!!!!!!!!!!!
Get it outa my thread!!
Must admit, looks well that...
Maybe if he puts a bit of extra work in... one day it will be as good as mine :geek:
hehehehehehe :laughing6:
Took the car to the rollers yesterday, set it up as it was over fueling on the front carb. Made 110bhp at the wheels. I was hoping for a little more, but hey, you can`t have everything!
Looks like an XE is going in for next year :drunken:
Drives pretty well, splutters though below 2.5K, but after that goes like a train!
Its very knocky and bangy.. also noticed the exhaust is starting to bubble the paint on the inner wing, so need to sort something with that before sunday!
... problems problems problems... :la:

[GAZ W]

that mex is simply stunning

cheers for the pics

[Kel]

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/photop/data/500/5167mex.jpg

[Banishit]

Who Did the stripes Ray Charles ?

[paul mex]

:sign5: at Banishit

[Blower]

that does look nice .... :cyclopsani:

:love10: :yeah:

[Frosticles]

Brian you nasty man...................!! Funny though. Mark, That looks great mate. Will see it at Liecester FE on Sun Morning. Looking forward ti it.

[M11RF]

Kel... that is well good mate!
I`m liking the look of it, will definetly have to get myself a stripe kit now
Cheers! :cheers:
Kev... see you at the services, setting off from my house about 7am, so should be there about 8ish... all being well :geek:
I`ll give you a bell :thumbleft:

[M11RF]

Well... i made it to the Pod and Back... :cheers:
Still got things to do to the car but on the whole its 95% finished!
I've bought a cage to fit in it. Wheels need painting AND BALANCING! It
shook me all over on the motor way!
Still got an oil leak and there is a banging coming from the back, i think its
the alloy firewall i put in!

Was a top day out... Some Pics...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1606800.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/12-6-05-1santapod1stshow.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/12-6-05santapod1stshow.jpg

[Ben Allen]

Damnit I was at a Pug meet yesterday, shoulda gone to the Pod instead, looks great!

[GAZ W]

whos the joker that screwed that cover over your petrol filler cap

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i had a look at your car mark she looks good ...glad you have got it on the road now.... :cheers:

[Frosticles]

i love it. What a MK2 should be in my eyes.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i will come and cut your arches of then kev....lol

[Frosticles]

Er, No ta Paul.

[dave b]

Nice work.
If you'd like any more pics of the white Mex let me know....I bought the car last weekend. :compress:
Just getting my head around owning a RWD escort again after almost 17 years.............................Now where's that electric window switch????? :flower:


Dave.
info@v8cobra.com
http://b8.picturehost.co.uk/IMG_2184.JPG

[GAZ W]

yes dave more pics and loads of em please :cheers: :cheers:

[Banishit]

Lush Car Dave B lots of piccies please

[RS2000&MEXICO]

more pics m8 i want more she looks the nuts :bounce:

[dave b]

Here are some more pics. of my Cosworth powered Mexico:-


http://photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2229.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2228.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2226.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2223.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2222.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2230.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2220.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2219.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2218.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2217.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2216.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2215.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2214.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2213.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2212.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/v8cobra/IMG_2210.jpg

First some fun and then a revamp. :cyclopsani:

[wiggyrs]

Love the look of your mex mate, top pics :cheers:

[Frosticles]

Superb car :cheers:

[phantom_r32]

A very nice and tidy looking mexico :)

[RS2000&MEXICO]

thats very nice m8 i bet you love it don't you.... :colors:

[dave b]

It's fun alright. Great for really tight donuts!!!:compress:
Just need to sort out rattles ans squeaks and then give it some more power. Then it's off to the drag strip. :clown:

[GAZ W]

that is a beautiful mex mate and very nicely done :cheers: :cheers:

[M11RF]

Just took a few more pics of the car to send off to the insurance for the agreed value...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1843.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1848.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/M11RF/HPIM1849.jpg

:cheers:

[Frosticles]

Still love that car Mark