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footey

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  1. Next step was extending and hiding the loom, I dinit get any photos and this was a very tedious task,i installed oil pressure gauge and a accurate water temp gauge aswell, first few photos are of a custom dash I had made and then last photo Is of the engine bay as it stands today the loom comes in beside the gear box then under the gear box as I couldn't go around as of extractors.
  2. Next order of business was a engine, I pulled out the orginal 1300 from its resting place after four years put new plugs, electronic ignition extractors that was about it, was a strong motor when I pulled it out. I clean the gearbox and engine and proceeded to slip it back to where it belongs I installed a new clutch while I was at it aswell
  3. Right so now I had a month left to build a whole car, the list was huge as it was not just all put back how it come from factory, I had to reout all the loom extend the loom and locate battery and washer in the boot aswell as reconstructing the front suspension the list went on First order of business was the front struts, I put new inserts new 2 inch lower springs new bearings, new rotors and new pads.
  4. Right so into the paint shop First photo shows the first spray going on The paint is a pearl blue with a metallic absolutely love this colour Lets say everyone was very happy after this haha Ive added a few photos to show the pearl in action
  5. Right next was onto prepping the body and getting ready for its top coat, this was about 4 years down the track lost intrest got frustrated so on as all projects have a toll, I had just over two months to paint a car and put everything back together and then be on a ferry to nelson in the new year, this is how it went So after a month of sanding,skim bogging repeat which near drove me to insanity my little puscort was ready for her new coat of paint
  6. After getting a little more of a urge we pulled the engine out and decided to smooth the eninge bay and remove the battery tray this was one hell of a job how many spotwelds do I have to fill and sand =P was well worth it in the end super smooth and clean
  7. next come the big shock after probing at the front end we found it was pretty much shapped out of bog, yes this poor escort somewhere in its life hit a wire strung fence post as there where wire marks wrapped around. If I knew better then I would of replaced the whole panel but this was early on in the piece so we did what any normal person would do and reskined the front and creating a new bottom lip aswell At this point I measured the chassis which was still straight so it was worth carrying on
  8. After driving the car both me and my dad agreed the front was having a party and very spastic, after further investigation we found the struts had unwound and let all the oil out which deemed them useless, idea was to simply fix this and be on our way, but as projects go it got out of hand and we ripped into the car finding more weight reduction on the way (rust) I don't have photos of this but I do have some of the repairs we attempted to fix as this was a first for both as you can see in the photos we filled the air vents and made a complete new gutter out of various bits and pieces and cut alot of bad steel out, we also replaced all the sills and repaired around the bottom of the windowscreens
  9. Discuss //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/51814-footeys-1980-mk2-escort-shinanigans/ Right lets make a start, I brought a 1980 mk2 escort back in late 2011 for 900 as a runner rough but legal (somehow) standard 1300 thought it was all dandy, these are the only picture I have of it back then lovely amber orange (puke)
  10. I have a bright mc hammer jump suit =P im acutally going to try and find a bootlock poor escort is open for behind rape at this present point, I could help with some glitter paint sparkles n shit
  11. Im sure ill see you guys there new to nelson area just moved from hawkes bay keen to meet like minded people I daily drive my mk2 escort built it from the ground up
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