Zip project

[zip]

Hello,

Here is my escort project:
(Please be nice to me as this is my first escort ever. And it`s the first time I`m restoring a car )

Got this car back in july 2005. It`s original an 1300l, 1969 model.

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My plan for the car was to put in a 2l engine. Get some bubbels on it and paint it.
The car was stored away and taken apart (what was left of it)

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It did`t look that good. So we made a "turn-over-jigg" for it.

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Find some rust on it. So it was decided that it had to be sand blasted.

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Startet to put on the rear bubbles.

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[Gmac]

Keep up the good work - looks cold

[Dave]

I think you have used too much sand, the whole field is covered in it.

[zip]

Keep up the good work - looks cold

Thanks.
Cold???? That is just a question of cloths

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Rust and some changing in plans made it to be a lot of welding job. So I sent to someone to help me with the welding.

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Inside the workshop

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New frontpanel and slampanel. Wings back on.

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And some strengthening was done.

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Front bubbles on.

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[rallyladgaz]

nice project keep the pics comin

[Stringpants]

Looks great....

Mine is on here..just about to go to paint...

What colour are you going to have and what size and type of wheels?

Russ.

[Kevmk2]

Looks like a pretty clean shell from what i can see

[zip]

Looks great....

Mine is on here..just about to go to paint...

What colour are you going to have and what size and type of wheels?

Russ.

Thanks.
I have seen your car, looks nice.

Regarding colour and wheels...... pics will come.
(the pics that I have posted now is old)

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Here are some more pics of my car.

Rear scuttle plate changed

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Turret

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4 Link and watt link

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4 link boxes and some rust welding on the floor

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And some more space for the Atlas

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[105Ian]

Great project you got yourself there , keep up the good work

[zip]

Great project you got yourself there , keep up the good work

Thanks.

Some more welding pics.

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Gear tunnel. Floor is`t that nice!
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And some more space for the watt link
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Now the car was finished at the welders place. This was back in 2007.

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Car is back at my fathers place.

Seat and cagemounts are fitted in.

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Engine was trail fitted. New gearbox mounts was made.

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Then some parts where blasted and sanded down.
And covered with epoxy primer.

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[zip]

Are you bored with pics now?

The car was sand blasted (again ) and sanded down to bare metal.
And of course covered with epoxy primer just after.

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It`s my brother that at spraying on primer.
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Thats it!
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More pics will come tomorrow. The car is further down the line.

[Stringpants]

That is looking fantastic...I hope mine turns out as nice...

Russ.

[Kevmk2]

Good work

[PIG]

lovely looking car m8,more pic more pics please

[panelbasher]

nice car & good work mate

[zip]

More pics.
Put on some filler and pudding

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Put in some "grease-sticky kind of thing"
I dont like rust!!!
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Epoxy primer on doors
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Underneath was sprayed with some sort of "bodymass" (I`m not sure if that is the correct name)
Underneath ready for paint!
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My daugther find it funny with some holes
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Engine compartment ready for finally filler and then paint
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At this stage I had finished building a garage at my place. Moved the car from my parents place to my own garage.

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[MK2 Pete]

Coming along nice mate!! well done!!

[impreza]

cracking job mate!! well done

[Ratters]

beautiful mate

[zip]

Thanks for all your kind comments.

After alot work with sanding we made a plastic tent inside the garage.
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And then my brother start mixing some paint.
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And start spraying. Underneath are going to be red!
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Engine comparment also red!
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Inside also red!
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And then put some wheels on it for transport.
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Off to the painter
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At the painter
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Some progress pics at the painter
(The painter used a LONG time on my car)
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When the car was at the painter, I painted most of the front suspension at home.
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I`m not sure how exciting there is with pics from the painter? But I will put them here. I like it

First the car got painted black. Just to see if it was straight.
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And then sanded down again
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Prepered for paint
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Pushed inside
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Painted a stripe
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What kind of colour it got, I will post tomorrow.

[Wessie]

you boys know how to build awesome cars your car looks like its gonna be a stunner i noticed that awesome big powered orange mk1 in one of your photo's, thats also a top motor

[RS Yod]

Looks wicked mate, I see the big cut out on the inner wing... What engine are you going to run?

[dobuy]

brilliant, lots of hours gone into that

[PaulAlex]

What a fantatstic looking shell - I bet some serious hours have been put into that so far

[Retromotorsport]

I see some masking going on there ... red with a gold top???

[exboyracer]

Superb project, I can't wait to see the final colour choice!

[dangerousdave]

Looks wicked mate, I see the big cut out on the inner wing... What engine are you going to run?

Looks like the export shell battery cutout to me yod not anything fancy!


Lovely looking project though, the finish is great so far i wonder what the outside will look like if the underneath and inside is that good!!

[zip]

you boys know how to build awesome cars your car looks like its gonna be a stunner i noticed that awesome big powered orange mk1 in one of your photo's, thats also a top motor

Tanks,
The orange car is Fredrik Halvorsen`s. It`s sure a nice car. He is building a new one now, that is even nicer.
(Fredrik is the guy who help me with most of the welding)

[zip]

Looks wicked mate, I see the big cut out on the inner wing... What engine are you going to run?

Thanks,
As dangerousdave says, this is the original place for the battery.
I`m only going to use and 2l pinto (almost standard) in the begining. Here in Norway it can be, sometimes, hard get it proven with an new and bigger engine. So the pinto is the first step.

[zip]

brilliant, lots of hours gone into that

Thanks,
That is really true.

[zip]

What a fantatstic looking shell - I bet some serious hours have been put into that so far

Jepp, a couple of hours.

[zip]

I see some masking going on there ... red with a gold top???

You are so close Gary, but not completly right