A Kiwi Rebuild

[147racer2010]

Hi All
I am Peter and I am currently rebuilding a mk 1 2 door race car. I have a blog up and running so you can see what I am up to at

http://mk1escortrebuild.blogspot.com/

However what I am intending to Build is a road legal Bubble arched 1700 711m powered through a type 9 5speed into a LSD english axled 2 linked and turreted rear end. The car was purchased as a rolling shell which looked not too bad however when I started to scratch the surface well check out the blog. I am expecting the rebuild to take 18 months to 2 years. A lot of stuff needs to come out from the UK, replacement panels from expressed steel, drive line parts from Burtons etc etc etc.
Cheers PK

[alancdavis]

Keep up the work ,,,,

[147racer2010]

Hi all
Happy New Year to everyone I hope santa was nice to you. As for me well i had a nice vacation spent too much, ate too much and drank too much. So now it is back too work and back on to the project. I have updated the blog but not done too much the next big job is to get the old girl soda blasted and Primer painted so that i can see what might be hiding under the old underseal. Hope the year is good to you
PK

[147racer2010]

I have finally found an area that is not rotten. Also just got a quote for replacement panels the freight alone is 390 GBP by the time you convert it into NZD I am looking at a reasonable chunk of change but it needs to be done. The latest update to the blog is up now

[mike77cos]

Great project

[south west restorations]

hi

somework going on there.keep it up m8

[147racer2010]

Another weekend down some small steps forward in one area and a big step back in another
Enjoy your week I need to make some money this week to buy more parts
Pete

[Hoogi]

Keep at it Pete......where in NZ are you ?

My Dad's in thew South just outside Christchurch.....very lucky to get away with no damage after the Earth Quakes !!!!

[147racer2010]

I am in Auckland. Your dad is lucky I have friends and family down there some have lost everything one family I know has not been able to return to their home it has now been demolished and another is living in her home of 60+ years and that will be demolished soon Fortunately part of the house is OK and she still has a bathroom, kitchen, lounge and a couple of bedrooms to live in and running water, power and sewerage. the extention that were put on the house as the family expanded over the years are the damaged parts.

[SHIFTY]

jesus!, that was some load of cataloy on the rear quarter

fair play mate she's coming on well

[147racer2010]

Thanks Shifty I am making progress, the R/H bubble should be on tonight and Hopefully I can get some more work on the rear 1/4 at the weekend. I did some last night and it is not as bad as it appears so I may be able to salvage it yet. Next weekend I am going to the Annual Intermarque Concour's here in Auckland I was asked by my painter to take his freshly restored RS 1600 mk1 to show for the Escort Car Club so I jumped at the chance. I will post some photos of the event in a couple of weeks. Should be fun

[147racer2010]

Hi Guys the latest update is up now. It is mainly photos but there is a link to my facebook page which has a heap of photos from The Classic car show at the Ellerslie Race course yesterday.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=32280&id=100000757592809

If you can open it here it is I will post some on here as time allows and will attend other shows as time allows to keep the photos coming
PK

[mike77cos]

Work block it, but i will have a look at that at home later

[SHIFTY]

Work block it, but i will have a look at that at home later

x2 facebook and porn are a no no at work......

[147racer2010]

I am doing this at work thats why i havent put the photos up on here. However here is the direct link to the photos if you dont belong to facebook

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32280&id=100000757592809&l=8c7e255b13