MK4 RS escort estate

[thecrewkid]

Decided to have a play with Fords again so grab the closest escort estate i could find.
And it just happened to be a unfinished RS project engine, loom and running gear all fitted and running. 90 spec interior and front bumper. Cossie front brake conversion, Samco boost and water hoses and full stainless exhaust.
So this is how i got it just needing a bit of finishing and painting..
And she bloody solid as well which is a bonus. It's still got MOT as well..





























I got offered a set of 16" mondeo si alloys and tyres so i've fired them on now.







Then masked her up and got a couple coats of primer on.







Then this evening i removed the doors and bonnet preped the shuts and inside the doors and bonnet and got some primer on them too

[thecrewkid]

Got the shuts and inside the bolt on panels in diamond white this evening..

[thecrewkid]

Not done much this evening but I did get the bolt on panels back on and the car guide coated ready for flatting back.







I must say progress has been a tad slow, been really busy with work and trying to get the house sorted. But I did get a couple hours on her last night .

So i've de-locked and de-wipered the tailgate and smoothed the bonnet badge out..

Got the whole car flatted back, the tailgate and front edge of the bonnet and a couple other bits need repriming. Also the door mirrors and bumpers need 2k priming.. Rear bumper got a couple coats of plastic primer last night as well..














Picked up a big front mount intercooler for £40 so got that fitted and then cut the back of the front bumper out and trimmed the top for clearance and cut the centre lower bar out aswell.











Also I picked up a S2 kit yesterday.

[thecrewkid]

Well haven't got a lot done in the last week or so, so i got out the unit on saturday and reprimed a couple bits then wet flatted the whole car and started masking it all back up again.

Then this morning i finished the masking, panel wiped it and got some paint on her, got a few runs that need flatting out though but shouldn't be too much hassle..









The rear bumper and the mirrors also got painted as well..

[thecrewkid]

Dropped my daughter off at school this morning and got out the workshop to get cracking on with it..

Got on pretty well with it i think.. Haven't done this to a escort or any water cooled car about 10 years come to think of it..

Got all the wiring, pipe work, rad intercooler ect out the way. Then disconnected everything else and whipped the engine and box out..








So then i dug out my roll over frame and got it bolted on ready.



Then got all the glass, interior ect out of the car and set about rolling it over. :shocked:





It only took 2 hours to get it to this stage, well happy with myself thought it would of took me all day as it's been along time since touching one.. :top:

Then off with the exhaust, gear seletor, fuel tank, pipes, pump and brake lines. And started cleaning the underneath up ready for painting..






So tomorrow i'l be whipping the O/S suspension off and finish cleaning the underside..

Bit gutted really got out there yesterday a there was a tiny rust bubble on the back of the drivers sill so had a look and it was rotton and ended up having to chop a section out a let in some fresh metal. Just needs priming and painting now..











After that i stripped out the drivers side suspension and cleaned a bit more of the floor and chassis..







Not sure if i'm going down the powder coat route now as i've got enough 2 pack met black and orange left from myold T4 to do the running gear, tank ect ect..

[thecrewkid]

I'm back on the estate as of yesterday. :DD: :DD:

So heres where i'm at..

Yesterday i finshed cleaning the floor for stonechipping and got it all white stonechipped..





Then today got a couple hours in and preped the engine bay and primed it.





So the weekend i'll be spraying the floor and engine bay diamond white..

I sprayed the floor and the engine bay diamond white on sunday after work.. I can see it coming together how i want it now..







Got mine rolled back over now. :grin:





And rest of the suspension off and has now been sent in for powder coating :DD:



And the back end my workshop has it is now. Bit of a mess at the mo..
:wall:

[thecrewkid]

Not got a lot done really, but did get the suspension picked up from the powder coaters yesterday so need to press some new bushes in then get it all bolted back together..