My flat front RS build (not rebuild!!)

[south west restorations]

nice update
good progress

[dvdtlf]

cracking thread, well done, looks spot on

[mk1rally]

The car seems to have taken a leap forward recently, Bled the brakes and they are "ok" for the mo. I need to have another play with them but happy for now. Finished off the firewall and then managed to clean up all the glass and fit the opening quaters and door glass properly (oh what fun the was). Ended up taking the winder mech off and dropping the glass into the bottom of the door, re-connecting the winder mech and then installing the quaters. Bit tight but all went well in the end. 2 hrs for the first door, 20 mins for the second!.
Managed to get a number for a chap (Vinny at Warrington Windscreens) and he flirted the glass in without incident. They were some complications with me not having the correct heated screen (it said Mk2 on the box!!) but once swapped over, all was well (I dare not take it out of the cardboard for fear of breaking it). He did comment on the great quality of the rubbers and that it aided the job no end (See Sharks for those, that's where mine came from). So all the glass is in and sealed. Note - make sure if your fitting a heated screen, use a sealer around the glass channel to prevent any shorts ue to water ingress.


glass in by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

Now that the galss was in, I had the rear seat recovered with a kit from Aldridge. I also fitted the harness's to the floor pan between the squabs.


rear seat in by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

It actually fits better than this and clears the brake pipes. I'm going to make up a cover for the handbrake mech and some sort of organiser/pocket thing for the rear seat face. One I can take off in case we need to use the rear seat.

Final bits of electrics (air horns and working out which relay is the heated rear?) and then the carpets to be done.

[LOUIE]

looking fantastic dave and as i said its a credit to you..

That screen wouldnt of gone in as easy if id not lent on it as well

[mk1rally]

Thats what I was thinking too. ;-)

[mk1rally]

Moved unit and Escort had to hold for a while until that was sorted but back on it now. Thanks the Leon's thread on the resistor wire, I've found my niggly issue and in the process of taking it out of the loom (in the car so not the easiest thing to do).

Once this is done, I need to fit the carpet and bolt the seats in as all the dash stuff is done and all works fine. I do need to add a earth to the fuel sender unit as the plastic tank won't let it earth out. That should register then.

Not sure if it's too high but will worry about that later,more important things to do before the Lakes tour!!!


IMG_0851 by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

IMG_0853 by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

Getting close now and it will be 18 months all in.

[cdeane74]

Very nice tidy car

[mk1rally]

The pressures on for the lakes..rebuilt the subframes for the seats as they didnt put me where I wanted to be, but with playing around with chocks of wood and some measurements I sorted it out. I love my welder!!

Cleaned the car out (again!) and drilled a placed in new supports for the seat bases then applied a thermal liner to cover the area inside the car where the exhaust runs under. I had already applied some thermo tec to the underside and so this should help keep the heat inside down. Then cut and stuck in the sound deadening. It's apparently the same stuff they use on Toyota's but I got in a roll. Hopefully it won't affect the brakes too much

Carpet next.

sounddeadening by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

[RS mech]

Corking looking motor!!

[mk1rally]

With a bit of faffing and cutting (around the cage and handbrakes mech) the carpets are in. Need to pin down the back edges of the front carpet and add the ally trims but it's getting there now.


carpets by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

The foot rest is also to protect some of the loom that sits behind it.

[mk1rally]

Seat's and fire ex's in now. Plumbed into the engine bay and connected up the pull cord.

Harness's and rear stowage next. Picking up pace now and it's exciting again. Was a bit down over it all, it's took ages!


seats in by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

[LOUIE]

Seat's and fire ex's in now. Plumbed into the engine bay and connected up the pull cord.

Harness's and rear stowage next. Picking up pace now and it's exciting again. Was a bit down over it all, it's took ages!


seats in by jerrythegerman, on Flickr

Ill bring my shoe horn incase you take me out dave

Looks lovely on the pics and even better in the flesh, she really is a credit to you

[John Savage]

[quote=mk1rally;649429] Picking up pace now and it's exciting again. Was a bit down over it all, it's took ages!

i know exactly how you feel mate, mines has been in primer for ferkin ages and its starting to p me off now!

[mk1rally]

Yeah, I found watching a few old dvd's keeps me going.

A little bit sideways is always a winner!!

So what's the hold up on paint? you or someone else John?

[John Savage]

Yeah, I found watching a few old dvd's keeps me going.

A little bit sideways is always a winner!!

So what's the hold up on paint? you or someone else John?

somone else doing the painting dave, got nearly everything else to 'just' fit ready, was hoping to have it ready for june but i cant see me building it in 3 weeks!