Mk1 build
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Thanks for the warning @Cass3958 but apart from crash damage repairs this has never been welded, obviously it will be welded as front floor pans need repairs
this is a mk1 escort we are currently doing so I know lots about rust 😂
my guy will charge approx £1500 to soda blast and prime and will go on a roll over jig!
this is a mk1 escort we are currently doing so I know lots about rust 😂
my guy will charge approx £1500 to soda blast and prime and will go on a roll over jig!
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Try phoning K Blasting and ask for a quote. There web site is https://www.kblasting.co.uk/
Even if you had the shell transported down it might be cheaper than what you have been quoted up country.
I was lucky or maybe wise to buy the best chassis and shell I could for my S type project but as per your escort I have a Ford Anglia in a similar condition which I am struggling to motivate myself to continue. So much to cut out and weld back in. Chalk and cheese to the S type. At least the panels for the Escort are available and relatively cheap. The Anglia panels are rocking horse and bloody expensive if you can find them. Over £700 for two floor panels..
Even if you had the shell transported down it might be cheaper than what you have been quoted up country.
I was lucky or maybe wise to buy the best chassis and shell I could for my S type project but as per your escort I have a Ford Anglia in a similar condition which I am struggling to motivate myself to continue. So much to cut out and weld back in. Chalk and cheese to the S type. At least the panels for the Escort are available and relatively cheap. The Anglia panels are rocking horse and bloody expensive if you can find them. Over £700 for two floor panels..
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its a guide coat, you block flat the primer and any imperfections show up as the black will be lower in the primer, you can then get the primer 100% flat
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Ah, Thanks for that. I've been Youtubing and now I'm a guide coat (armchair) expert. I've googled it a few times before, but because I didn't know to include 'Guide Coat', the results weren't what I was after. Cheers...
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Wow you and Voucher Boy sure power on with the jobs. I am frustrated to have to wait so long to get anything done. The car goes ( I hope ) to the body shop for rust repairs which are beyond my expertise. By then the covid 19 restrictions should be eased and our Men's Shed should be open and I can look into fitting the new aftermarket brake booster.
Please keep the posts and photos comming.
Regards,
David Bruce. Australia.
Please keep the posts and photos comming.
Regards,
David Bruce. Australia.
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