Ruddys Resto Corner 'Again'

[RUDDY]

Gents,
sitting at work today I decided to take half a days leave , go and buy a new grinder (wife removed last one) and have a play with the RS.
The inners had suffered from previous MOT patching of the usual style , large repair plate bolted by the three studs and mig welded around the edges , therfore at time of purchase no chassis number was present on the strut top. This did not concern me as all the other plates are present and correct and I have known of the car since year dot.
Anyway ten minutes with the grinder and see pics for result , I also took off the bulkhead soundproof for the first time ever I would say , how brittle was it......very , how many bits is it in now , several ...doh !!
Bulkhead is spot on except for a bit of rot around the drain hole in the bulkhead bulge. So far I am not too concerned with the findings but I bet theres a lot more waiting to go boo ...........

[arron]

Only a bit of grinding then Ruddy !!!

[Banishit]

all that plate shit was ontop of the original plates what a bodge job LOL

keep on grind in them thar hills LOL

[Mr Hoarder]

That top plate will go again with a bit of careful spot weld drilling, an under wing cup and a wing top from Expressed panels and away you go.

I've got a pair of pattern RS outer wings if you need them Paul, £160 the pair ( there's no profit in that for me btw - that's what they owe me)

Looking reasonable for the money, are you going for a complete bare shell sandblast job to find all the hidden nasties or just a tidy up of what you can see now ?

[Banishit]

thats what I did drilled out the original plates only the passender one was too shot so put a new one on the drivers was plug welded after drilling out the spots and a good clean up and reprime

[RUDDY]

Rob,
going for a full job , might as well just do it right first time . Was thinking of using full length inner tops from ex-pressed as the bottom of the original inner isn't too bad. From further prodding today I am not looking forward to whats left under the carpet ie floor . But I should know by now what Escorts are like and I do keep coming back to them.
Might take you up on the outers if I can't find a genuine pair at the correct money. Will probably need the holy grail as well , a good pair of doors ....now didn't I sell someone a pair of these last year .

[topaz]

u got a pm ruddy

[Mr Hoarder]

Paul, if you need to replace floor pans I can recommend the expressed panels full length floors - they are a lovely fit - all the way from the bulkhead join to the back seat strengthener - they have all of the inner sill as part of them too. Cut the floors out completely and weld nice shiney new rust free in :thumbup:

The full length top plates are nice too - I have a nearside that I picked up cheaply "In stock" just in case !

The under wing kits - spring pans and strut turret sides are available from Hadrian - about £20 or so a side, and if you need new strut top re-inforcers - can I suggest "The Custom" as he does them with the stamped in chassis numbers.

The doors you sold to me and Andy are now on two different cars - the nearside is on his Cossied Mk2, and the o/s is on my red one !

Nothing goes to waste down these here parts

[lee bishop]

my top plate doesnt have those groovy stars at each end......i dont think

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Nice to see my top plates are not too far off the original !

[Banishit]

my top plate doesnt have those groovy stars at each end......i dont think

Mine has the stars

[Mr Hoarder]

GCATWL May '79 - same as my white RS2 !

Mine was registered on 5th June 1979 - 25 this year

[Mark M]

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couple of doors for you paul.

[vinny]

Best of luck with the resto ruddy - keep them pics coming

[Banishit]

Slam panel
Front panel
o/s complete sill
n/s complete sill
o/s n/s arches
4x strut tops large hole
2x floor pans
RS servo + master cylinder
roll top recaros need cover
back seat good
bilstien front struts pair
heater box/ matrix
pedal box standard

bits for sale on the RSOC BB