Dnk Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) It's a mates truck and yes its mint condition and no i don't want one Stuffing the wiring back in should be fun it will be done with far more care than the person or persons that fitted it at LR, we shall use proper cable wrap for starters and not masking tape. Hopefully by the end of next week we'll have a rolling chassis Edited October 17, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Happy days mate, it's definitely not a project I would been keen to take it looks a right Pita but it's coming along very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 making great progress! Shame about the additional rust and budget..... what budget, we dont need no sticking budget!! Fancy doing some work on my spare escort? Looks like you enjoy this sort of thing! Yes what budget lol I'm not doing that much on this to be honest, the major fab work i'm letting Lloyd do, i just do lots of crappy stuff and point at what to attack next and hand over wads of cash Today cost me £420 in vat to strip & galvanize the chassis plus £100 to take it to Howells and collect it when its finished, plus Lloyds wages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Happy days mate, it's definitely not a project I would been keen to take it looks a right Pita but it's coming along very well! Cheers Kaan, it's actually in quite decent condition compared to a lot of them, there was an MSB coloured one in for some bits and bobs last week and the back end from behind the front seats is pretty much scrap !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yes what budget lol I'm not doing that much on this to be honest, the major fab work i'm letting Lloyd do, i just do lots of crappy stuff and point at what to attack next and hand over wads of cash Today cost me £420 in vat to strip & galvanize the chassis plus £100 to take it to Howells and collect it when its finished, plus Lloyds wages You tell me The blue one.... http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?313524-Ford-Escort-MK1-rolling-shell-project-car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yes i saw you doing that, to think i had 4 of these in the late 70's early 80's, fantastic classic, good luck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Front and rear axles are pretty much built now and just waiting for the chassis to return Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Great attention to detail Dunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Great attention to detail Dunk Thanks Kev, it's the only way to do it Going round the shell now cleaning up the whole thing, engine bay first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'll have to spend a bit of time reading this thread - looks great, mate. I'm now fully involved with Landys these days (Defenders in this instance) and I'm loving every minute. This will be quite spectacular when finished. Good luck mate, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Thanks Andrew, it's coming along nicely and once the scuttle is sorted i think we're pretty much done welding wise, fingers crossed. Really looking forward to getting the chassis back tomorrow and cracking on with that. How have you got on with the woodland you were looking to buy ? Edited October 12, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Chassis came back yesterday, a fair bit of prep is required drilling out mounting holes etc it will be scotch brighted everywhere and then sprayed with 3M body Shutz Edited October 14, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Very impressive, I know your going for an OEM look but I do like it looking all shiney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Very impressive, I know your going for an OEM look but I do like it looking all shiney Would look wrong on a Classic leaving it as it is. Hopefully once we've scuffed the chassis up the body Shutz will stick to it nicely, it seems to stick to just about everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Would look wrong on a Classic leaving it as it is. Hopefully once we've scuffed the chassis up the body Shutz will stick to it nicely, it seems to stick to just about everything else You are probably right, but it does look good shiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Be different, leave it shiny! Let's face it, there's not much original about it anyway, you've replaced most of it Are there many tapped holes in the chassis itself? They can be a bit of pain to clean through, depending on long they dipped it for. Has it taken properly within the box sections? At least it should not rust any more now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Afraid its going back to be re done FOC I'll explain later with photos i've just taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Oh dear, sorry to hear you have another set back. PITA, at least I am guessing it's fixable. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraP-Z Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Great progress on this Dnk, will be a brand new car once you're done with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) The boss at the galvanizers agreed with me it should never have left in the state its in, it should be fine after a second dip in the acid to strip it then back in the galv tank A few photos of the contamination, fingers crossed for the second dip But it's costing me another £100 in transportation At least their having it back no arguments, shit happens just a shame the guy doing it didn't say anything to his boss and i'd have saved £100 !! Edited October 14, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 What was up with it? Too much plating, with runs and sags, and blocked up through holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Sorry, I replied before you had the photos visible. From past experience those missed areas are caused by oil and grease contamination not getting removed. Even the acid bath has trouble getting through grease. A literal *STEAM* clean would have helped before they dipped it in the acid baths. A second run through should hopefully sort it, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 No problem Chris, it got steam cleaned by us before it left the workshop. I've read that double dipping is required to get a clean finish on an old chassis, the first blows out any rust etc in the seams which is what i have now, a second acid dip removes all the zinc and corrosion blown out the joints etc so when it goes back in the zinc it should be much better, fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 It'll lighten it to compensate for all the zinc you're adding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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