htwn-escort-boy Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 hey guys, ive been looking threw most of your build ups and there been sum impresive stuff so i thort id add sum of my own build in here. this is the escort sitting on the ground with the 2lt cortina sitting in it, just to see what it gonna look like, may look high in the foto but that deffently wont be the case when finished. it was then out with the engine and tym to strip it down to bare metal. then off to the panel beaters. when there the panel beater had to repair this rust spot, was the worst part of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 with the new engine i thort the orginal drums wernt cut it for brakes so me and my dad got some bmw disks machined and fitted them to mk2 escort hubs. ive got more photos of the build up intil now so ill post them wen i get the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 just took sum photos of my brake capplipers, they are off some type of volvo, no 100% sure, but could find out. to make them fit i needed to elongate the whole and put a spacer in. should put the esky on the spot pritty nicely, haha also bought sum 15s for the esky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 more photos, went to the painters 2day, looking pritty good i must stay. all the seams have been filled except for ones between the frotn gaurds and the body cause they follow the lines of the doors. the hinges have also been molded with bog and filler so they look like the are one piece with the car. this is the rear seam. above the gaurd hinges, kinda hard to see will get a better foto next time im there. the front seams also been filled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 opps. here the front seams the whole front just looks mint a reakon cheers for looking, thats all for now, will post more az it happens, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 2day we put the final coat on the the crossmember, struts and anyother front suspension things, also painted the block, and the engine is getin put back togetha, progress = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 final coat of prima on the body 2day, ova the next 2 night we will sand it, and the weekend should mean the colour will finaly be on. put the front legs together just waiting on my new wheel bearings and the spacers for the callipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 1st coat on blue has been put on, looks gud, really happy with it, looks really straight aye, fotos to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 heres the paint fotos finaly me= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 finaly got the clear coat on, needs another one tho, so ill take sum piks afta dat, would be end of this week but the guy painting my car is going down new plymouth i fink it is for a hot rod thing, still lots to do keep ya posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 howsit, sumone has asked how i my brakes wer modified so i took sum fotos, every thing pritty much explained in the fotos, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 well i finaly got my hinges back, they look pritty mint aye, been a slow week in the build(mainly due to me fuking about and going to O-week) but heres sum fotos of the hinges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 finaly painted and finished with the paint, the paint took 3 goes to get it right, 1st time the painter sanded the blue, put clear coat on and we coudl see where he sanded, so we sanded it back and resprayed the blue, put the clear on and the clear fuckin reacted, = more sanding, then blue again and couple of clears and the painting is finished = me supa happy now, wota mish tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 hows it painted the engine again 2day, was black but, thort that was shyt, so we got sum engine enamle made up az the same colour az the car, looks good, got another rocker to get cromed, but if anyone has a mint one for sale, pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 bita progress, my hoodlinig in, nice a white white on blue all tinted windows are in my sticker enough for now dnt wana give 2 much away, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 hey guys, was up 2 11 last nyt workin on this, and this is the result i got, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 ^^^ those red extractors are now things of the past, got them back from HPC today, i fink they look choice, photo does no justice. more photos after the weekend, huge car building weekend, hope to be drivin it monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Up Date: ok been very busy since last nyt posted here, easter sunday i fired it up, the monday i just put more interior in, seats, doors cards , also put the radiator in and plumbed that it, on the tuesday it was time for the exhust so we put a 2 inch exhust wit a coby and a dumpy, then i got to take it up the road for the 1st time, wednesday it went to p and h for a wheel allignment, then was up till 11 finishing it off, cert last thursday = fail, on booster needing another bracket made and installed, u-bolts been to long, drive shaft loop needing plates on the inside of the floor and hand brake needing adjusting, so was up till midnyt finishing that for re-check on friday, since then i been relaxing an just installing sounds, and few other little things, and the car is now stickered, pics to come, will post them during the week when there a decent nyt for photos, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 drove her to work today and thort what a lovely day... ill take some photos. so enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwn-escort-boy Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 hey guys, its not an update, just some photos of the esky when i first got it on the road, and high az a kite, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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