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I started work on the escort last monday, so a week has passed since I finally got my hands on a camera (luck had it I broke mine a day before taking the car apart :  anyway, since last sunday, a few things have happened.. first off the interior is finished    that took me up to monday, started on the engine bay wednesday, what started off as a bit of a prep through ended up as new strut tops, gusseting, new front panel, new wing rails etc. from:  to:   its in the bodyshop wednesday, before then, the list of things to do are: weld new strut top reinforcement plates (which havent turned up yet! bloody bank holiday weekends and the postal service  ) oh, and cut new holes for the 110mm eccentric topmounts weld strut brace on (also, hasnt turned up yet, in the post) grind off the welds from the new o/s wing mounting rail seam seal various things give it a coat of high build primer (my bodyshop guy is going to do what I cant) oh, then theres the donor ;D ;D ;D   once its back from paint, the engine is going in, plus a load of other gubbins, the bbs are getting tyres tomorow all ready for when its finished....then its tax and mot time before I put it back to the bodyshop for the rest of the car to be painted. ill be updating this in a slater/blownimp manner for the next 2-3 weeks, as thats the rough time scale for me to get it done ;D  |
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slater
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good work so far! have fun getting the engine out of that heap! ;D
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i had a look earlier and it already has engine lifting points attached to the engine ;D make me wonder if ford designed them there because they think they will need to be taken in and out often  |
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finished the day with the engine bay in primer, the seam sealer on, the anti roll bar off and the TCA's relieved of there bushes (not a nice job) and painted. tomoro - the welding mentioned above, a bit more prep and a load of grinding cant wait for the henginey bits to get cracking with ;D |
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The interior looks great...modern, but not out of place - really impressive. Are you going for a 'cleaned' engine bay? Is there a modern plastic cover you can use?
Can't wait for more! ;D
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Mike
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2-3 weeks! hope it all goes to plan, should be great when its finished. Bet your neighbours love you  |
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using a powder coated blue zetec one I found lying about at work, not going mental with the detail, but it should be pretty tidy as theres no washer bottle and ive hidden the header tank, plus throttle bodies get rid of most of the gubbins. I'm not going to the extent of hiding all the cables and all that, its a daily driver at the end of the day. I'm keeping the colour a secret until its finished though the neighbours - meh ;D theyve learnt to live, ive had worse |
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Apr 10, 2007 17:21:31 GMT
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got the top mounts done today, had fun with the hole cutter first though   peter lloyds panels lining up perfectly I see  tacked  and as easy as that, done ;D ;D   tomoro - bit of paint, then off to the bodyshop  - thats if the strut brace comes tomoro :X |
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Apr 10, 2007 19:11:24 GMT
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Lots of neat work there. I like the welds. Sexy Scar too..... you can tell the birds it was one of the PIRANAH's when you were cleaning their tank out that had got frisky. Crocodile Dundee. |
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Apr 10, 2007 19:46:17 GMT
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;D ;D i was gonna come the 'ravaged by a pitbull' line myself finsihed the day like this:  the front of the house looks like this:  even managed to get the TCA's finished  ok, i lied, but all the bushes are in now |
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berendd
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why do I need 3 keys for one car?
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Apr 10, 2007 21:16:23 GMT
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mmmh jealous... some nice work you get done in limited time! |
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Apr 10, 2007 21:57:51 GMT
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beauty welds, nasty scars! is it a gas welder or a mig? goona be top this when its done. |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Apr 10, 2007 22:46:37 GMT
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cuts keeping me awake early start tomoro hopefully by midday there will be one less car on the drive! |
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tigran
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Looking ace. On another note how did you attach the interior? Drill/tap new holes in the metal of the car or use existing holes and persuade the existing runners to fit new seats?
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Apr 11, 2007 14:58:43 GMT
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You make the transformation from manky inner wings to minters look so easy!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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Apr 11, 2007 22:09:03 GMT
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that other mk2 looks the tits!
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Apr 12, 2007 19:22:15 GMT
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Looking ace. On another note how did you attach the interior? Drill/tap new holes in the metal of the car or use existing holes and persuade the existing runners to fit new seats? welded some brackets to the original seat runners to fit to the original seat holes, ill get pics next week sometime as the fronts are coming out for new bearing houses. |
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Apr 12, 2007 19:31:33 GMT
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sooooooooooo, yesterday was a bit uneventful, strut tops were finished and that was about it today, took the car on the road, as the man from the bodyshop was coming to pick it up, which didnt happen, its going to be tomorrow now ah well, at least its going to get done    you try getting a car off a drive and parking it on the pavement with a car with no steering rack ;D ;D and on your own too the post come  ah well, nothing to do in terms of prep work i turned my attention to the mundano  an hour later   it took me about 1 hour 20 to get frustrated with something and whip out the angle grinder  thats the driveshafts taken care of ;D ;D  quite a big bloody thing with the gearbox and the rest of the 'tat' attached  whittled it down to the bits that i need  front garden resembles something off steptoe and son, tomoro morning itll be completely carless   the mundano - RIP tomorow - a day down the bodyshop OR a build up of the zetec, we will see |
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Apr 12, 2007 19:57:17 GMT
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front garden resembles something off steptoe and son, tomoro morning itll be completely carless now that is a proper front garden.. good project , good work |
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Apr 12, 2007 23:38:58 GMT
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dude you have my total respect for pulling out an engine on your front yard. makes my excuses for not sorting out the car sound sissy....
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) oh, and cut new holes for the 110mm eccentric topmounts
- thats if the strut brace comes tomoro :X
