my first mk2

[Lee R]

Brilliant thread this one

[south west restorations]

good to see more progress
always great to get near the end .

[13sport]

well found some time to get the door and bonnet hung properly so i can try and make the wings fit before the spray sealer goes on the spurious wings arent a great fit so they will need messing about with a lot


still i feel better knowing its getting closer all the time.
Also managed to pick a few bits up at the lakes, managed to pick this 3 piece manifold up at the lakes but looks like i might have to mod the crossmember slightly to fit it and possibly the servo tower???Anyone come across this?

And couldnt resist a pic with the carbs on


Hoping i might get back on with it later in the week as got a few jobs to finish off on the wifes fiesta, had to borrow my mates ramp to fit a new driveshaft seal last night lol

[13sport]

Well as much as i hoped the car would have been sealed and painted ive started creating some more room in the garage at home so i can move the mk2 out of the unit once its painted so i can play with it here and keep the missus a bit happier not being away from home so much lol

The garage roof has been built over the top of the existing out building so its going to come out, made a start on the brickwork and lintel on the corner which is the old coal store, only downside is the concrete roofs going to be a pain in the arse to break up and i have to strip the poorly fitted roof in order to break it up (note how far apart the roof joists are )
will gain quite a bit of space tho.

Getting a bit worried about being on top of the concrete slab breaking it up as ive heard horror stories of the slab dropping with people on top of it!
Hopefully can get the slab off and get some new timbers in place and roof back on over the weekend then i can drop the brickwork whenever i get time quite easily, got a load more acro's on their way and hopefully some volunteers.
That will just leave me the floor slab to break up and fill in the fllor to same level with new concrete

Must remeber to move the honda before i start with the breaker lol
will make the garage this wide at the back and get more natural light in the the windows and doors

[rikb80]

make sure you wear your hard hat

[redhf]

nice work ,what colour is that block and cam cover?

[kas750]

You are doing some really nice work on this car and thanks for posting the pics.I know myself that when your car is in bits sometimes the last thing you want to do is mess around using a camera.

[13sport]

nice work ,what colour is that block and cam cover?

Its blue wheel caliper paint from halfords, just thinned it and added a bit of 2 pack hardner and applied with the spray gun. Not sure if they are supposed to be that colour but i liked the look of it and it should hold upto engine temp ok if its made for brakes.

[13sport]

You are doing some really nice work on this car and thanks for posting the pics.I know myself that when your car is in bits sometimes the last thing you want to do is mess around using a camera.

Thanks mate, the reason i post so many pics is beacause i like to see what everyone else is upto so think think that some people might want to see what im upto lol.

[13sport]

had the night of demolition and thought id spend a bit of time on the escort. Got the heater bubble and scuttle blasted so gave them a coat of etch and then re fitted the bubble


The scuttle just sat on at the second, need to tack it in place then check the alignment with the rear edge of the bonnet before welding fully. Also fitted another bonnet i came across

, very nice bonnet, still in factory paint doesnt require any repair or filler work, bargain at £40.

Did a bit more on drivers door, dressed the welds up where the factory trim holes had been (not the origional doors for this car)



Then welded the spare handbrake cable bracket on i had incase i decide to do a disc brake conversion and cable upgrade in the future



Possibly some more after the weekends demolition if the weather holds up.

[HarrierTony]

Nice work as per usual mate, bubble and scuttle panel look well. Is the bonnet a gold one ? there was one on the bay for sale that looked mint but was too far for me to go to get it, so im still after one for kermit.
I still have to start on my garage but its going to have to wait a little longer.

[13sport]

Thats the one tony was on ebay at barnard castle, just up the road from me, got some bits of the guy before, real nice chap but wanted £100 for it last year (thats what he paid for it) but just wanted rid now and took £40 for it
Real nice bonnet, doesnt require any filler work at all which is a bonus its still wearing its factory paint . My old bonnet was totally rust free but had holes for bonnet pins which i could of welded up however some useless cu*t had fitted it with the wrong bolts through the hinges at some point in its life that were to long and made 4 high spots on the bonnet skin, would have fettled up easily but wasnt worth the effort for £40 plus i have a good spare should anything bad happen in the future. Just wish i had the money to get it painted now i feel im nearlt there!

[13sport]

This is it, not sure what happened to the pic in the post before

[HarrierTony]

That looks like the one alright, very tidy bonnet. I have one in its original beige thats in really nice condition that im saving for my harrier.

[13sport]

So 2 days of stihl sawing breaking and sledge hammering and the sheds down, all rubble should be gone sometime soon, a friends wanting to use it as hardcore so saves on the price of a skip so bought the sealer and paint for the underside of the car with the money I saved lol