mk1 rebuild or farmyard folly

[Dave]

Spot weld drill is how I did mine.
Looking good mate
Interested in this concourse comp
I bought another scrap Escort this week, want a race anybody?

[dangerousdave]

Il race you dave

Mofo, its not mint by any means just nice and tidy...plus that was the last time i painted the bay 2 1/2 years back

[alladdin]

Spot weld drill is how I did mine.
Looking good mate
Interested in this concourse comp
I bought another scrap Escort this week, want a race anybody?

not got your bubbled one back have you ?

[lee 1]

Getting there mate

[alladdin]

another day another foot of rain so i managed to get a few hours in

i have taken the the offside strut tower off completely, it will need some small repairs to the bay before refitting.



and the chassis rail will need a little "patch" as well



i modded the top pan the same as the n/s to help it reach the good metal.
cut the creased bit out



and cut some matching 1mm steel to form the extension



held in place with intergrips



welded from inside mainly




and from the front once dressed back



it looks a decent fit in this shot but needs a lot more work to fit properly

[Dave]

Looking good

[alladdin]

cheers dave, it all helps moral

and the phone pics make it look better than it actually is

[Stu.C]

Looks a nice job from over here

[exboyracer]

Been there, done that

Keep at it, you're doing a great job

[grs2000]

looks like its gona be a while before that zetec fires up mate.. keep at it though it'll be worth it.

[alladdin]

looks like its gona be a while before that zetec fires up mate.. keep at it though it'll be worth it.

thats why i did the mondeo experiment

although i do have a secret slightly less rusty weapon

[alladdin]

small update...........
front chassis needed a repair before the under wing tower could go on,





i didnt get one of it chopped out but heres the inner layer going in ....



and all zingad ready for outer plate....



it was nice to bump the amps up and fry the zinga for a change

more tomorrow i hope...................

[alladdin]

managed to get this little bit sewn up

cut some more repair plates



and put the 1st 2 in





made some plates to close the ends off, i liked this one



then dressed and zinga to finish.........




zinga is ideal for putting inside the rail on bits like this, ive run out now so theres another ££££££££ order to frost looming

[dangerousdave]

Nice work as always

Also for the zinga try the bloke i got my last lot from, www.ruststopshop.com i think his name is dennis. Pretty sure he was a fair bit cheaper thats why i went with him

[PERKY]

Looking good mate, some nice repair work there.
What you need now is an ST170 engine for it
Tell Rob to get that garage built, so he can get on with the RS!

[alladdin]

What you need now is an ST170 engine for it

almost bloody had one

and robs too busy tanning to do any work

[Ratters]

very nice bit of work

[Stu.C]

Nice job on those panels Did you get the bends on the fiddly one right first time, or did it take a few visits from Mr Hammer???

[alladdin]

it was easy in practice i guess i got lucky 1st time.
tho to be honest i think its supposed to have the bottom folded out all the way to the overlap but i got excited and snipped it of in my hurry trim the curved bit in

[alladdin]

well ive done a bit but its mostly been cleaning up ive used a s/h top pan on the o/s as its been replaced in the past and it took a lot of tidying up..... then i cleaned up a lot of the under bay while the supports were off, i tried the "halfords wheel" for the 1st time and was v.impressed

anyway, got the one upright on



then 2



then the pan in before time called.


a quick try of the top looks promising

[alladdin]

well the top went on without too much grief, but then it should by this stage





this indent was repaired using the bit i cut out of the other side



all patched in



just needs a tidy up next.......

[Dave]

It's coming along mate.

[alladdin]

the dodgy looking welding above is due to it being done from the back....... honest

last bit sorted, dressed it back and put some zinga on untill i see it again







front of bays and bubble next me thinks, but should i try and repair the bubble or put a nice cutout for a coilpack

[GavinR]

Looking very good

[merp0]

Does look very neat

[rampant racing]

great work !! have you done much since your last post?

[105Ian]

Comming along nicely

[alladdin]

well it would be if i hadnt had 6months off

my mate went in my garage today and had to phone me as he couldnt open the door it was rusted shut

he oiled it and hopefully i can resume shortly

[rallyladgaz]

lookin good there m8 keep up the good work

[PERKY]

well it would be if i hadnt had 6months off

my mate went in my garage today and had to phone me as he couldnt open the door it was rusted shut

he oiled it and hopefully i can resume shortly

If you'd stop collecting Mondeo's maybe you'd have more time for the mk1

[melspec]

look's well keep it going!

[lincolndanny]

I swear i can here this poor mk1 shouting "work on me work on me" even from Lincoln . Pull your finger out and enjoy the mk1 resto bandwagon that seems to be happening at the mo!

[alladdin]

my fault for telling people to read the resto section for inspiration, ive been doing the "quick mk2 4 door resto" . which isnt quick at all but i have to say that the more i do and the more times i manage to get to shows etc I WANT A MK1

[DELBOYCOOKIE]

Top man keep going

[QuIcKrAcK]

Any progress since???

[alladdin]

no tho tbh i only have time for one and at the moment its the mk2 project.
as soon as its usable on the road then im back on the mk1

[evans2822]

no tho tbh i only have time for one and at the moment its the mk2 project.
as soon as its usable on the road then im back on the mk1

Ahem....lol

[Mad Max]

Cracking project, some really good work there. Keep plugging away it will be worth it in the end

[alladdin]

i have bought 2 new inner wings - is that progress ?

[evans2822]

Yes that's progress You been out and about In the mk2 at all? How's It going?