mk2 mex resto.

[Troll]

remember finding this car in deepest dorset with Kev C

nice to see it looking alot better eh vin

cheers dave

Looking good there Mark.

Where was it from Dave ?

[Dave1800BDA]

Looking good there Mark.

Where was it from Dave ?

do you know what...i couldnt tell you name of place, but it was down some long lane with a load of pikey vans then some prefab huts. KC would know

[grum]

sounds like Wimborne to me

[filipvdv]

what white colour did you use for the shell-paint ?

what type and what brand ?

thanx

[Mark M]

what white colour did you use for the shell-paint ?

what type and what brand ?

thanx

used many litres of ford diamond white. 2-pack. cant remember brand, was from my local panel/paint supplier. can look through my recipts and find out if your that intrested?

[filipvdv]

if you want i would appreciate it. This is the exact white as i want mine to be thanks already !

car looks fab.

[Mark M]

if you want i would appreciate it. This is the exact white as i want mine to be thanks already !

car looks fab.

it is a standard colour. ask your local paint supplier for ford diamond white. every brand should be the same shade.you will also need the 2k activator too.
anyway, my recipt just has a part no.(a352-1)diamond white 2k. on it. i remember it had "pro-paint" on the tins. was from the bmf group.(hadrian)
get some pics of your car up then.
cheers.

[filipvdv]

thanx a lot !

here is what i'm working on atm.enjoy

http://filfil13.100webspace.net/

[Frosticles]

Some serious work you have done there Keep it up

[RabC-RS2-77]

looked a very good shell to start with, keep the good work up !

[Mark M]

just about finished her now. last few little jobs done...........all the trim is now finished, just needs a bit of a clean up. i made another bracket for the exhaust, as the peter lloyd systems dont have a bracket in the middle. was only held on by the manifold and the back box. so made one up for the middle to give it a bit of support.
fitted washer bottle, thought about moving it inside or to the boot, but it ment stripping back the wiring i had re-taped up, so inner wing it went....


fitted breather tank.................


got a sticker set from pj graphics. wheel arches and bonnet stickers all pre-shaped and wernt too bad to fit............





all thats left to do is the front brakes. will have to wait for them until funds allow. have had a little drive on my road to check everything works
(back brakes working), all seems ok, engine sounds very healthy on them carbs.
roll on next spring.

[RabC-RS2-77]

look'n nice that !
treat it to some 7's next spring..........

[Mark M]

as its now 99% done, i will finish this resto post off.
there are a couple of bits on the car which i am not 100% happy with. its never going to be a show car, it will be driven and used as much as possible. i wouldnt of done all this work to leave it sitting in the garage.
looking back to when i first got it, i didnt know what i had let myself in for. but there was no way i could afford to buy a good finished one the way prices have gone. i have spent a fair chunk of cash on it, but i was able to buy bits each month as i went along, not shelling out thousands in one hit to buy a finished one. i have kept a track of what i have spent, and i havnt done too bad. everything on the car has been done by myself and my brother. he saved me alot by painting it, and helped with the welding.
i have never welded in anger before, but its not to bad once you get the hang of it. jobs i was dreading wernt that bad. like the wiring, didnt have a clue but it all just fell into place.
the car was done on a budget, looking for bargains second hand where possible.
if anyone out there is thinking of doing one, go for it. have a go yourself and save yourself thousands these restoration places charge. its really not that hard.
finally, a big thanks to all who supplied parts at non-ebay prices...some who gave me parts for free.!(you know who you are )
roll on spring.

[vinny]

shes looks fantastic mark, glad you made such a good job m8
Its nice to see her finished and in good hands.

[Frosticles]

Congrats. Looks superb. Like the engine bay mods