jr
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[quote="Lee @ Fusion"]Few pics for you , finally got round to doing some serious hours on the shead ,
Bought as a semi started project but when i got it back to the workshop i found thet absoloutley everything was pissed , rotten or very badly made , so in the end i have actually done twice as much work needced to do a conversion like this , but ive saved another S1 even if its not for the purists ,
when finished itll have 300BHP of Focus RS engine , on cossy running gear , coil overs and a full colour change to moondust silver,ATB diff , Apexi boost controle , T4 , External wastegate, Gaz coilovers and NOS
as i bought it
bit of a shead
Made a spit
Rot and shoddy workmanship allover the place , Angle grinder time !!
The underside , complete new floorpan fabricated , not cut out of a siera , its also 1.5 inches closer to the floor which will be nice for handling and track use
Time for a fron end blast
etch primer
and another
seam sealer
Gravitex , so it lasts another 20 years
and the inner wings
inside floor pan
start of the paint base coat
Going into work today to apply the clear coat , including underneath .
Then its onto the rear , everything is in but waiting on a pair of new rear wings , fully weld it up , then paint the rest and start to bolt everything in , shouldnt be to long till its done , maybe out in it at the end of summer , Then start my Mk 1 escort [/quote="Lee @ Fusion"]
 nice project IMO
[Edited on 02-06-2005 by jr]
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Demo
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very nice project 
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Andrew
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Nice 
Those MK1s are really hard to find now 
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Mattb
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3 pugnut  mk3
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jr
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think he means mk1 rs turbo matt 
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Ian
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Series 1?
Mk3?
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Mattb
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he should have said series 1 then 
looks mad tho
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Carr
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Looks good.
For some real speed he could buy that Mig plane an put the engine out of that in
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Mikorsa16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
3 pugnut mk3
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Marc
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Seems like a pointless exercise to me, that escort was a wreck in the first pictures. Surely it would have been better to get hold of a better condition base car.
Should be good when finished though.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Series 1?
Mk3?
if you wondering is a series 1 a mk3 escort then yes 
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Seems like a pointless exercise to me, that escort was a wreck in the first pictures. Surely it would have been better to get hold of a better condition base car.
Should be good when finished though.
thing is the majority of it is being cut away as its becoming a RWD zetec turbo, it would be wrong to cut up a mint one
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Skipz
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It's a MK3 Escort but i very much DOUBT it's a Series 1... I have seen a S1 Stripped down and the Full shell was Diamond White and it had never recieved a Lick of paint as The owner was My uncle from brand new!! ... So Why has that got Blue all over the place???
[Edited on 02-06-2005 by h18_oab]
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jr
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yes technically there all diamond white, this is a S1, but i cant explain why some bits have been painted blue
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Skipz
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
yes technically there all diamond white, this is a S1, but i cant explain why some bits have been painted blue
Not technically they ARE It's Name of the Paint for them
Blue bits are strange can understand the Tailgate cant understand the inside
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myke
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and the grille isn't an s1 grille is it?
can't see why someone would go to the trouble to put a normal sheddy mk3 grille on it.
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jr
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well no, as there is the datapost red one that was taken from the production line, and taken back to the paintshop where it was painted red
also there is a black one that princess di had and a mercury grey one
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
and the grille isn't an s1 grille is it?
can't see why someone would go to the trouble to put a normal sheddy mk3 grille on it.
very true, i will ask the question
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myke
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didn't di have an xr3i ?
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PainZ
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When I went to lee he had this to one side on a jig,
It was seriously rotted!!
I cant belive after looking at them pics how good it is!!!
He really is such an amazing craftsman... Its crazy watching him work with metal
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jr
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she may have, but deffo had a black s1
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Skipz
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
well no, as there is the datapost red one that was taken from the production line, and taken back to the paintshop where it was painted red
also there is a black one that princess di had and a mercury grey one
According to Ford the MK3 Escort Turbo Series 1 was only ever available in Diamond White on the Series 2 Came in different colours and the Three Colours you have mentioned.. Rosso Red, Mercury Grey and Black were all available on S2's
Cant See why ford Would take a Series 1 and paint it another colour tbh
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Skipz
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
didn't di have an xr3i ?
i think She did actually
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jr
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they deffo did, its well know mate
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Ojc
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I've seen this, this bloke is so talented.
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