tregath Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Well i have been asking stupid questions on here for a while and thought i better show where all the info is going Its a nz assembled 1968 ford escort coupe - 1300 super. I got it for a decent price with the intentions of rebuilding into a decent weekend toy. I brought myself a mk2 ghia 4 door from the courts as a impounded damaged vehicle im planning on stripping and selling parts from. I am planning on using the mk2 diskbrakes and diff as well as the 1600. The mk1 had a non running 1300 in it and drums all round, and as a old one it has compression bars(??) , which i may replace with the sway bar from the mk2, any recomendations for this? the mk1 is the 4th escort iv owned but is the first time i have rebuilt a vehicle so i have a million and one silly questions!! I have done mechanicals before but this is the first time iv had to deal with rust on this scale so im really flying blind. when i got it home, looks bad The donor / financier floor, should i sand or paint over? spare tyre side, petrol tank side has been cut out completly both guards have some rust, i need to get them off, what a mission getting to repair underneath front panel - brought a front spoiler to hide experimenting with sanding and primer - no idea if im doing it right lol at this stage im not making major plans for it, but im going to put the 1600 in it, try to get a cheap 5 speed off trademe ( along with every1 else on here), fit the mk2 brakes, fit the front spoiler and fit bubble arches, no idea on colour yet but somethign realy bright with mexico rep stickers. But at this rate body work will take 2 years maybe? still alot of things i dont know how to deal with but im learning. I have a family freind who can do the welding for a small fee but i need to get everything ready first. Im am in South taranaki if anyone needs bits of the mk2. Cheers for any feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tregath Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 deleted due to jumbo pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tregath Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 well i have just brought another mk1 shell which is going to donate alot of panels to mine. And have brought a sandblaster. will put up pics tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tregath Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 Well Time for a update seems there are alot of escorts being updated at the mo. Here is the donor car i brought. got it for $500 off TM. I got it for the tyre wells in the boot as they are suitable to be cut out and put into mine. It came with a mint as front grill, mint headlights, wood trim above the doors and a few other good bits i can sell. Also came with rear bubble arches which i have back on TM at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tregath Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 fred flintstones styles! Floors all cleaned up and painted Homemade sandblaster is slowly cleaning the front floors Engine cleaned up with new bearings, Some apparently worked cam with "colt cams" stamped on it. New/old shocks cleaned and painted rear suspension. As its a 68 it has 2 brackets not the one bar like the 70's onward ones Need to assemble front suspension with Disks Bucket-o-bits Still waiting on my mate to start welding, might be quicker to do night school welding and teach myself haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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