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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by Stevie View Post
    i feel your pain lol

    No pain no gain
    To be honest, I’m not in pain at all, I’m enjoying it Weird I know

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by 123-lorrydriver View Post
    Great little video...cracking work going on here!! Do a bit then do another bit til eventually there's no bits left.....took me 6 years of little bits!!
    Keep 'em coming mate

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    All about the Base, no Trouble 😉

    Round the back.

    Chassis missing it’s end

    And then not

    Back edge of the boot floor is a bit frilly, so time to make s new bit.

    And welded in.


    Chassis end plates.


    Lower rear panel ready to weld.






    Last few holes


    Does my bumper look big in this.

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    All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Looking good 👍 keep plodding!!

    I completely stripped my mk1, then had it sandblasted to see what we had. Initially thought the shell was pretty good and we could replace steel as we went. How wrong was I!! Plate after plate after patch etc etc..

    Took 6 years of weekends but now have a really strong shell, well protected that should last for a good few years.

    This RS is going to be sweet....

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Thanks for the encouragement
    I will keep plodding on in the same fashion, until I run out of holes to fix

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    All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    That's the plan... then put it all back together... bingo!!

    If only it was that simple 😥

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Work continues, slowly 
    Here’s the axle, not looking too good






    Abit of rust treatment



    Making one good axle case from 2 dodgy ones.






    And some satin black



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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    RS cross member repairs, a bit rusty and battered.


    Replacing the base plate






    New strengthener welded in



    Back on the shell it’s only been a year since I touched it :0










    Building up an RS inner wing.





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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    No rush :-) and smiled at the comment where you hadn’t touched the shell for a year and glad it’s not just me as it’s been over 4 years since it was first painted and still not back together again

    Doing well and keep at it

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Thanks Donnie, time flys and all that

    Time for some front end deconstruction





    For some reason this has gone upside down.


    New inner wing trial fitted

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    all the work pays off eventually m8 keep the pics coming



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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Trial fitting all the panels to make sure it all fits over the new inner wing which is also temporarily attached, before stripping more metal off





    Front inner panel removed for repairs, passenger side chassis leg is still good, but drivers side needs replacing


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    All about the Base, no Trouble 😉

    Cracking project, will be worth all the hard work once completed 👍


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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Nice to see it still progressing Merp0
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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Thanks for your comments
    Front inner panel revival.




    Inner wing on







    A second hand front chassis leg from Escort-tech


    Cleaned up well, I don’t know where in the world it came from, but they liked under seal








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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Coming on a treat

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    Bulkhead repair completed









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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Looking good now Wish I hadn't sold her now as I have 12 bloody weeks in isolation.

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Corne View Post
    Looking good now Wish I hadn't sold her now as I have 12 bloody weeks in isolation.
    But you’d have it finished by now

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by merp0 View Post
    But you’d have it finished by now
    Sure would have but at cost Well done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Corne View Post
    Sure would have but at cost Well done
    I’ve spent less than a grand so far, I’m not tight, but
    Look after yourself Andy, 12 weeks would send me stir crazy :0
    I’ve just brought a pile of bits home to clean up, keep me going

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    A new leg.


    Second inner wing trial fitted


    A bit of wheel polishing. I can work from home



    More cleaning of parts






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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Top work matey, keep going

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Second inner wing trial fitted

    And panelled up again



    Need to retrieve the inner wing strengtheners



    Shouldn’t be to difficult with non-stick welding :0


    And built up



    And some parts cleaned up and bagged


    Or bought

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Sorry about the pics, they appear the right way around on my phone, until I upload them

    More welding




    Front end finally coming back together



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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Front panel fitted


    Bottom edge of front panel notched out for nose cone bottom mount


    Slam panel repairs












    Windscreen removed to reveal more rot




    Chasing the rot away




    Heater bubble off


    Back to upper bulkhead fixing







    I’m not bored of welding and grinding, I’ve just gone in to a trance

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    Fantastic work. Great progress in short time! Thumps up!

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Back to it




    Nose cone mounting bits revived, derusted, new studs welded on.


    On to the flitches. Here’s an old one to copy.


    Looks the same to me.




    And another.


    Sill time. Some small repairs, the other sill is being replaced, I’m waiting on one from Expressed Steel, the Magnum ones aren’t the right shape.




    I tell you what, why don’t we drill holes in a brand new car in the name of rust prevention, when you only need to remove one piece of trim to get in there






    On to this area




    A new sill closing panel repair made



    But first the floor needs a bit of attention



    And we need a new one of these widgets







    Getting stronger

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Going to be a nice one, really like youre work

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Some excellent work going here....and great that you are able to cut out rusted areas/sections only rather than complete panels......PS we getting a YouTube update as well??��

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Thanks mrmk2 and rustyshell

    I know that now so many panels are available it’s become the thing to replace them all complete. I like to keep as much of the original as possible. Plus this way is within budget

    Yes, I’m still on with the YouTube updates. They’re just these pics rehashed in iMovie on my phone with a little bit of video thrown in.

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    All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Brilliant work going on here.... just cutting out and replacing the bad bits. Every bit done is a bit less to do 👌👍

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Looks great Merp0

    What are you treating/painting the panels with to stop them
    Rusting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mexicotait View Post
    Looks great Merp0

    What are you treating/painting the panels with to stop them
    Rusting?
    Thanks mexicotait, the rust is treated with Kurust, I might try something else that actually removes it when it comes to preparing for paint.

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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Coming on and cracking job, wee fiddly bits like jacking points takes ages but satisfying once done

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    Im on doing the same bits on my old yoke. This thread is a good guide on how to do it properly.
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    Re: All about the Base, no Trouble ;)

    Not much welding going on here at the moment, but I’ve started on the engine, the odometer shows 70k miles, I’ve found nothing to suggest this is incorrect yet, so it’s time to have a look in the guts of the machine.

    Engine and gearbox as they have been for many months on the shed floor


    Your taxi awaits, a real load lugger
    Taking the pinto home so I can do a little work on it when time allows.





    Sump off time


    Sump and pick up a bit sludgy



    But journals and bearings show little wear





    Bores have a little wear at the top, a few scores and a little corrosion, but not looking disastrous


    After honing, a little bit of wear is still there. I have no way to measure this wear, so plan on fitting the piston rings back in the bore and measuring the ring gap above and on the wear to see if there is a significant difference, we’ll see


    And more rust killing

    More work soon, I hope

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