Escort Mk2 RS2000 Custom resto

[prs]

yes Robert i used to work for a company at Stansted airport making parts for VC10, Nimrod, Hawk, and Boeing aircraft.

Last job i was on there was making the air intake ducts for the new nimrod roughly about 5 foot in diameter by about 8 foot long. Two years ago the Nimrod was cancelled hence me doing what im doing now.

Ahh, hard to beat the old areonautical training
I did 21 years with Aer Lingus, started on 707's & BAC1-11's ,overhaul, Line maintenance & finally Engineering. All commercial aircraft. Left in 2004.

you're doing super work - keep it up. I'm fitting the seats & inside trim to mine now. Glad to be past the cutting & welding.

Robert

[south west restorations]

found the template i made...


didnt have time to measure it today but i will tomorrow.

nice one m8

[SHIFTY]

very tidy work, well done

[redwizz]

Do kids ever go to school? Had my son most of the week so didn’t get much done. Few more pictures of the re worked floor pan.

Then welded into place.






Finished of welding the bulkhead side shields and primed.



This car had a five-speed box fitted so the gearbox mounts have been drilled off and the mounts moved back and bolted back in. Unfortunately the holds left were only covered with some kind of heavy-duty tape so might explain why the passenger floor was so bad. Anyway the mounts are welded in now and the hole filled.

Little tip for anyone needing to fill holes in thin steel with a mig welder. Get yourself a piece of copper (thinker the better) and lay this behind the hole to be filled. Then just use your mig as usually to fill the hole. You will find it a lot easer.





Also new cross member arrived so I had to bolt it in and take a picture lol

[redwizz]

[lynx]

Cracking work!

[mike77cos]

Looks fantastic

[enduro]

hats off mate,quality work and attention to detail.

[redwizz]

Cracking work!

Looks fantastic

hats off mate,quality work and attention to detail.

Its getting there just a few more weeks

[mk2ddc]

Crackin work there mate

[south west restorations]

looking good m8.
nice work also

[matt cooke]

have to ask is really viable? hats off to you though for for your skill/ comitment

[redwizz]

Crackin work there mate

looking good m8.
nice work also

thanks chaps

[redwizz]

have to ask is really viable? hats off to you though for for your skill/ comitment

It has been touch and go with this one that’s for sure Matt but because this is my first escort mk2 resto and im an honest sort of a chap I only charged half price for my labour. It as been a huge learning curve for me and I have learnt a great deal with this car lets face it I think I know every place these cars rot now but at least she will be a strong solid car once I’ve finished with her.

[Leckypete]

Excellent work you are doing there!

Great to see another RS brought back from the grave.