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[lawrence]

So then guys, thought i would make another project as im doing some work on this at the moment

Shes a 2000 reg Ford escort mk7 which a got for a steal at only £500 with full service history and one family from new
ive had her for a few months now but spend nothing on her accept petrol, 2 wiper blades and a wing mirrow so cheap running!
deicided she needed sprucing up tho now so got her a set of alloysfor only £35, win
rubbed one down and masked it.

then painted in rustoloum white (left overs from mini)

shes had a hole on the front bumper since i had her, something to do with a cricket ball and the previous owner well it didnt lok good and let her down
so filled and sanded

primed

painted

reassembled with her new pressed plates, looking rather nice now

now todays work
scuffed and cracking in 3 places

cracks veed out

filled


thats all today so far.
hope you guys like my other car
lawrence

[MaxAndPaddy]

Bargain!!!

I remember when the roads were littered with these

[lawrence]

last update from today
sanded down and primed and masked the front bumper

a few coats off lovely red later

painted another alloy

and the two front aloys are now on and the bumper given a quick polish

looks rather nice now i think she still needs a good clean tho! and a bit of lowering and maybe a bonnet bra haha
Lawrence

[samperks]

clear side repeaters and de-trim the doors would look quality. nice job so far looks like a right little bargain! especially those wheels

[lawrence]

thanks for the replys guys
im thinking doing the side repeaters but hadnt really thought about de trimming it, think it may look a bit weird?
think im going to respray the handles body coloured and possibly the front grills silver but not sure yet.
any ideas from people would be nice, i just cant afford any mods over about £30 as most of my money goes on mini!
Lawrence

[conlad]

Hi mate, how did you get the cracks out the bumper?

You mentioned 'veed' - but what is it? And what tools do you need?

Got a front bumper I gotta do and just wondering

PM me if you want pal, might be easier

[lawrence]

so then, done a bit more work on this as its cheaper than the mini haha
started by wire brushing the front passengers side suspension and painting the calliper red

then i moved to the back where i encountered an unwanted problem.
in jacking up to replace the wheel with an alloy there was a lovely crunching sound and the top of the trolley jack dissapeared into the back of the sill
it looked only as bad as the front with a few bubbles so i was rather shocked. im not sure if this a mot fail but i wanted it fixed anyways!

so i cut away some of the outer sill to assess the damage fully, and well it was rather crusty and looked like alot of work.

i then discovered a was out of gas so slapped some gaffa tape over it to get to town and back
then the work began.
rust cut out and first panel in and welded

second panel made and welded, i have no idea how it was originally as it was all holey haha so i welded it a strong as i can

third panel made, with some added plugs to try and strenthen the area

and welded in and painted.

Its not perfect i know but this is my run aroundand its protected for now. It needs work round the arch lip anyways so i will finish of the work sometime next week. hope you like this update. shame i couldnt do any work on mini today tho
Lawrence

[Artful Dodger]

thats going to be a big fat MOT failure.....


rust hole within 30 cm spherically of a suspension part.

[lawrence]

yh thats what i though too! its all fixed now so its fine just needs a little grinding down and a light skim of filler and noone will tell its been done. jobs a good un.

[Artful Dodger]

good man looks like a good job well done, shouldnt have any issues with that repair come MOT time!

[M J W J]

They are notorious for rusting around the rear suspension mounts (bit you've repaired) and chassis rails. Mine failed the mot on these.

[lawrence]

hello again people, i think its about time for another update for the escort :), as i was at a loose end today and wasnt sure what to do on the mini i did some work on escort :)
she had got a couple of spots that let her down at the moment so ive done some remeding work:
first on todays agenda:
the rusty front of the passengers side rear arch---- i hamerited it a while ago but i was bugging me because its rusty
as it was

rust ground back, it wasnt too bad, needed some new metal tho

krusted the lip and then zinc primed it, made a new panel to replace the rusty old one

tacked it in

welded it up

ground it all back

skim of filler as this area is in view


whilst the filler was drying i had a look at the sill repair i did in november, i didnt leave it in the best of ways and just sprayed red over the metal so its a bit rusty again

ground back all the welds and rustyness

krusted the patch

filled

primed and painted


then made a start on the last alloy to paint
primed

painted,

it was then fitted once dry, the brake drum was hemerited red of it would let the car down! :0

and an overall picture of todays work, doesnt look like much but its made me a bit happier knowing this side is finished and all looking nice n tidy

and an overall shot of the car in all her glory, just need to sort the stone chips on the front bumper and bonnet now


hope you like the work today
Lawrence

[MINI WILL]

Hey nice car would look nice lowered and with some cosworth alloys, could get some DMB Graphics bage overlays..

Escort Mk6 Gel Overlays

£13.00

http://www.dmb.uk.co...ort-mk6#colours


Iv got some for my fiesta zetec s its a cheap mod and it looks good.

[lawrence]

thanks mini will, think i may get some of them next paycheck and treat her :) its a set of 3 too so thats not too bad a price.
i agreee it does need lowering, im just keeping an eye on some cheap springs but im in no rush to get them :)

[MGBailey007]

looks good, something to keep you busy