RAX 83F Rebuild

[mike77cos]

Looking great

[mk1GTstu]

Looking great

cheers! I'm really pleased how the paintwork has turned out. It does have a few small imperfections here & there but i can live with that as it won't be a concours car & will be driven regularly. Cant wait to get it back on the road!

[mk1GTstu]

here's a few more pics of the new paint job,

[mike77cos]

Looking forward to the build up now

[mk1GTstu]

and one with my mk1 1300 sport which will be my next project.

[Jonathon]

really nice

[Aaron P.]

im surprised at myself for not seeing this earlier.....

love this car...its completely different to whast the usual mk1....

are the steel wheels 7"? ive got 2 of them here at home which have been banded but were done in the early 80's....they look mint on the car....

was the shell already fitted wih the front compression struts...would like to do this on my van....can the kit be got handy enough

[mk1GTstu]

im surprised at myself for not seeing this earlier.....

love this car...its completely different to whast the usual mk1....

are the steel wheels 7"? ive got 2 of them here at home which have been banded but were done in the early 80's....they look mint on the car....

was the shell already fitted wih the front compression struts...would like to do this on my van....can the kit be got handy enough

Hi, think the steels are 7" but not sure, i've only got 2 of them & they're not banded ones so not sure what they're off.. yes this escort has always had compression struts as its an early 68 car, they were only fitted to 1100 & 1300 escorts for the 1st 6 months of production,
cheers, Stu

[mk2ddc]

Looking good there

[mk1GTstu]

another update. Had a nightmare trying to sort out the wiring loom, old one had been chopped about & had scotchlocks added over the years, I managed to pick up a couple of secondhand early looms off ebay & make a decent one out of them all, soldered, cleaned them up & new tape on them & ready to fit.


Also managed to get a NOS early type fuse box.

[mk1GTstu]

sprayed the scuttle grille & quarterlight posts,

and stripped down front indicator units, cleaned up & fiited new gasket set.

[south west restorations]

nice paint job m8 there.
cracking update .
when it going on the rd ?
keep up the good work.

[mk1GTstu]

nice paint job m8 there.
cracking update .
when it going on the rd ?
keep up the good work.

cheers! hope to get it back on the road by spring/summer.

[mk1GTstu]

Made a start building it back up. Fitted master cylinder,brake & fuel lines.


and fitted rear lights & bumper back on,


and made a start fitting the wiring loom.

[mike77cos]

Won't be long now