Mk2 Escort stood since 1993

[HarrierTony]

Lol Davey, I could do with a few night shifts on it.

Yes mate im using 2k on it.

Small update, spent today cleaning crap off the underside of the innerwing and turrets, eventually I was happy enough to get some stoneguard on

[bigbadsquare]

As ever Tony an awesome job , that's what I want to do to the underside of mine, wouldn't know where to start.

[top ghia]

Isn't it a transformation when you get some colour on even if its only stonechip?

BTW mate i have decided against that Copper car, I would love to do it but its a leap too far for me, I think it would end up bogged down going nowhere. I have to face facts i dont have the skills or the balls to take it on.

[Lee R]

Coming along quick this

[HarrierTony]

Thank you for the comments , Im trying to get as much time on the car as poss at the min, got a little further today, finished welding the N/S sill on and made/welded a piece to join the sill to the A post, another job off the list. N/S is about 95% welded underneath now and O/S probably about 80% done, a few good evenings and a weekend should see the bottom ready for some colour at last

[HarrierTony]

Forgot to add my pic lol,
Cleaned up this area where i had to do some welding and repairs due to more tin worm, seems to have come out really good.

[HarrierTony]

Not had much time on car lately, but getting back on track again,

Put some primer on the floor at last, starting to look like a car again


Plus, making a start on this too, once this wheel arch and under tank area are done I only have a bit on the rear valance to sort and the O/S chassis leg to repair in a few places and then the underside will be welded at last

[java green]

Keeping it going Tony, Hat's off to you mate! Must catch up soon. Jason

[13sport]

Nice one tony the transformations taking shape now

[south west restorations]

good to see a wee update m8

[bigbadsquare]

Coming on very nicely mate, what stone guard do you use? And is it tins or spray gun?

Cheers

Paul

[HarrierTony]

Bit more done this evening, cut the rot out from the O/S rear inner wheel arch and welded some new metal into place, so much stronger now, just needs cleaning up and finishing off.


I use 'U_Pol gravitex plus' textured overpaintable stoneguard Paul and you use a shultz gun to apply it.

[gazza66]

Thanks Guys, im getting there slowly.
Finished off the rear N/S inner arch the other night but forgot to take any photos lol, will get some taken and posted up.
Today I concentrated on sorting out the N/S chassis section that had rotted away, took me about 4 hrs to do, I started with this

There are 3 layers of metal here, so I made up 3 repair plates

First plate going in

second plate in position

second plate being plug welded into place, the small hole without weld in it will be the jacking point hole when I drill it out to size

I put plenty of weld around this middle plate

Cleaned up the weld a little so that the top plate could go on, also sprayed some weld through etch primer on the second plate

Top plate now going on, screwdriver was keeping the jacking point holes aligned

Clean up the welding

Bit more etch primer, and it doesnt look too bad does it ?

Another view showing how flat it now is, will need a thin skim of filler to make it spot on

Then when I spin the car over, I have this to sort out lol

Lovely bit of work there, I hope your spraying Kermit back to his original green

[Lee R]

Getting through it nicely

[HarrierTony]

Thanks Guys, as for colour Gazza, kermit was originally venetian red, I am currently thinking signal orange
Got a little more done, this time where the petrol tank sits, and as per usual, cut out the rot and put some new plates in



While sorting this out, I might as well catch up on the wheel arch and wheel well at the same time seeing as they all join together

This is how it presently stands, with the bit in the corner left to sort out hopefully tomorrow evening and then clean it up before covering it in stoneguard, must remember to drill new petrol tank mounting hole first lol