newbie16v resto

[scunnydaz]

Photo0283.jpgnew to this so will see if this works , bought myself a 16v to restore , knew it needed a lot of work but then that is the idea , keeps me busy and somewhere to get some peace.have always done escorts but fed up with silly prices and very rotten shells so used to have a c reg 8v gte always wanted a 16v so thought was good time for a change, will try to post pictures as i go

[scunnydaz]

Re: newbie16v resto

have stripped down and started on welding arches gone in usual place

[astravanmk2]

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winner, looks great i'll keep up to this

[scunnydaz]

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new repair arch repair fitted , blended and primed and temporarily sprayed black to check imperfections

[scunnydaz]

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cheers , this is the state of the floor should be fun,

[scunnydaz]

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ready for new wings, bonnet etc , strut tops repaired one sill done , one side of floor welded just n/s to do next

[astravanmk2]

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wow you seem to be moving fast on this mate, momo arrows are an awesome wheel too

[scunnydaz]

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few more picsfloor repaired
bulkhead
new sill
rear bottom quarter
n/s strut top and inner arch repair
good way of remembering whats next

[scunnydaz]

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yeah do like the wheels have lipped the inside of the new rear arch to give room for them to fit , also sealed up the lip and shultzs so hopefully wont allow water and dirt to rot out in the future, lots to do but just crack on when not too busy at work and manage to knock off early, all welding to do , dash and interior to refit , body to prep for paint ie all repairs to make right sort any small dints etc and then flat the lot off and hopefully i will paint next summer , then start on engine , noisey tappets to sort, cam belt , oil leaks at least it has a nearly new janspeed full system on it , sounds well nice

[scunnydaz]

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weather to poor to do owt to the car at mo so a few pics of my old 8v instead

[Astra Pete]

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hey there love your old 8 valve looks smart m8 good luck with your rebuild

[scunnydaz]

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cheers m8 think it`s been scrapped now , 16v should look bit more standard when its done , got a bit carried away with the spray gun on the 8v

[tjshill82]

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Is your black GTE 256L colour code? looks the same as mine. Great colour

[scunnydaz]

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no its mystral grey, started on n/s , floor repaired, new sill and on with arch repair now

[scunnydaz]

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new arch welded in , need to fill and tidy up hopefully can get as tidy as other side, need to seal the welding up before waxoiling , and there is a lot, moved on to an astra cause was fed up welding old escorts but to be honest this astra has needed more welding than most of the fords i have done,nearly as bad as the last mini i did, least it will be faster, got leather interior to pick up next week , couple of pics of my other restos [IMG