Ford escort mk2 RS2000 ground up build

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First job on todays list was to cut the gear stick hole

Then set the height i want the gear box to sit.
Once i put the mounts up on the tunnel i found that there was a bit of a gap:

So i decided that it would be easier to cut and extend the bolt on mount to suit

Then all was ok

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Rear firewall got done this morning


Then a friend turned up with a block for me



Tomorrow i'll get the gearbox mounts welded into the shell and the hole cut for the gear stick

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Finally got round to getting back in the garage today and made quite a bit of progress.
First of all cut the rear panel skid and rear valance


And blanked off the original holes where the shock absorbers used to go

Then finished off the drivers side seat rails

And now the outer front panel is clamped on ready to weld tomorrow


Its starting to look like a mk2 escort again now

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More progress today




Weldings not the best but i'm still trying to set up my new mig
If anyone needs a drawing with measurements



Moved on to rear valance exhaust clearance

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And the drivers side


Finish this side tomorrow

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Started on the watts towers today, and as boyce24 asked for lots of pics, here we go






Make sure you weld the leg around the bottom of the tube

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Anyone know where this lot goes? Lol

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Got the rest of the inside bare metalled today

And some filler work done in the engine bay

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Managed to get one side seat rail welded in this morning

Then more problems, my mig started to smoke then died

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Now i have a new roll of mig wire i can continue.
So i finished the four link boxes




And the C-post parcel shelf area



Loving these new panels from a small local company

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School boy error made this week in not checking the mig wire i have run out after only 7 tacks today
But anyway i got the 4 link boxes marked out and cut

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Parcel shelf all finished off and bare metalled

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Thanks for the comments guys!!

Time for the rear turrets





Going to finish off the parcel shelf tomorrow