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Post by jmartin on Apr 22, 2014 21:52:42 GMT 1
Some of you might know i have been rebuilding an escort mk2 rs2000 1978 model over the last few years, the car has finally come out the garage now and took to the road for the first time in 32 years ! . . . went to a local show on monday to see how the car got on and to see what the purists thought of the car. Well all went well until i was "talked into", entering it into the show, to be judged. Something i have never done before, never really built the car for that but, after all the hard work, sweat and tears ( well nearly tears), i agreed, well it was my 11 year old son pleading with me. So after a few hours, judges came and went, viewed my car, all went quiet for 3 hours. When it came to presentation time, all was well . . . best in class on its first run out . . . . over the moon, all the hard work has paid off! anyhow, here are a few before and after pics, and one of when the car was last used , on the road in 1982.        |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 21:57:38 GMT 1
Looks great my mk2 rs2000 was lime green with a black vynyl roof
Well done on doing her up
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Post by tout on Apr 22, 2014 22:02:30 GMT 1
Oh I like that Sir !
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Post by jmartin on Apr 22, 2014 22:02:43 GMT 1
Cheers for that, long long slog !
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Post by stfocus on Apr 22, 2014 22:28:58 GMT 1
That bring back good memories very nice lot of time and money as gone it to that every credit to u
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Post by billbott on Apr 22, 2014 22:42:40 GMT 1
Very very nice!
More pics please!
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Post by rsvr1000 on Apr 22, 2014 23:21:38 GMT 1
That bring back good memories very nice lot of time and money as gone it to that every credit to u Luv escorts, well done on this one looks stunning some more pics would be nice  had a MK2 1600 sport and MK2 RS2000 in Rivera Blue/Black vinyl roof. Just the sound of them is mega, got MK1 ST170 at the moment future classic i hope. |
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Post by Eyrey1 on Apr 22, 2014 23:37:56 GMT 1
everyone our age has memories ,and good times
spent driving ,getting up to mischief
working on mk1 and mk2 escorts
we all wish we still had the mexicos harriers ,avo's
we had or could have bought back in the day ,
well done on keeping it and getting it done to such a great standard
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Post by iang1 on Apr 23, 2014 8:23:06 GMT 1
Very nice car mate, credit to you.
Just one question why was it taken off the road at 4 years old and what kind of mileage was on the car?
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Post by crash on Apr 23, 2014 8:29:52 GMT 1
Nice!i always wanted a green mexico Mark 2.
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Post by muzz350 on Apr 23, 2014 8:46:06 GMT 1
That looks mint well done.
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 12:37:58 GMT 1
Cheers for great comments. Family life. Baby arrived hence the car being taken off the road. The guy could not afford to ruin the car. It's was 1982 so thing were not too great I suppose
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 12:39:20 GMT 1
Cars done just 60 k. He used it when it was on the road. In all weather's !
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Post by JonW on Apr 23, 2014 13:26:00 GMT 1
Fantastic work, well done!
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Post by messer on Apr 23, 2014 16:50:44 GMT 1
Brilliant, congratulations and nice to see another classic ford owner/restorer on here! The car looks lovely and I can appreciate all of the hard work that goes in to restoring these, its the hours and hours you have to spend getting the minute details correct that makes all the difference.
Are you going to classic ford show at Santa Pod? im showing mine there this yr..
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Post by Roofmonster on Apr 23, 2014 16:56:10 GMT 1
Very nice - good to see more '80s vehicles being looked after.
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Post by foxyjohn on Apr 23, 2014 17:35:29 GMT 1
Nice quality rebuild credit to you
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Post by gilly66 on Apr 23, 2014 18:23:07 GMT 1
Top job mate, look great |
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 18:25:20 GMT 1
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 18:30:40 GMT 1
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Post by crash on Apr 23, 2014 18:36:41 GMT 1
you could eat your tea off that engine bay!
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Post by Roofmonster on Apr 23, 2014 18:37:29 GMT 1
looks good - did you paint it yourself?
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 18:44:42 GMT 1
Her you go, my father worked as a mechanic at our local rs dealer, he had a rs2000 mk1 as a play car that soon become my oldest brothers, hence from the age of about 6 i had rs bug, the noise, the seats, right down to the smell of the interior . . i was hooked. At the age of about 11 i helped (well he might say otherwise!) my brother build a very very special motor for the mk1. It worked and it worked well. When my dad left the rs dealer he had the option to buy a rs2000 mk2, early car, infact a very very early car as i now know, a broadtripe 76 model. Rough as hell, been battered to hell. The would have been about 1988 so the car would have been 12 years old approx. Me and my brother set about rebuilding it to a super standard. And this went on to be a concourse show car. My brother was is the accident repair business, within the next 6 years i would say along came a damaged, escort rs turbo, these were the cars which were all new for my brother . . .driving wheels at the wrong end !. Anyhow once repaired he never really took to the way the car handled so it was stripped, had the floor pan removed and was replaced with an escort cosworth modified item. Lots and lots of work later the engine was also added. The engine was far from standard, and the performance was mind blowing, well for me at the rough age of 19 - 20 ish ? . I had a few fiesta xr2'2 mk1 and mk2's,. but the cosworth was something else
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Post by copper99 on Apr 23, 2014 19:16:09 GMT 1
Wow...what a motor...lovely addition alongside the LC..Did you see "classic car rescue" on Sunday?
They did a Mk1 up, that was a beauty as well, the programme is well worth a watch, CH4 I think it was.
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Post by daglad on Apr 23, 2014 20:06:27 GMT 1
Fantastic job, there is something special about them. We had a group of about 5 lads back in the day with them obviously known locally as the rs boys. They were a couple of years older than me so by the time I could afford one I had a nearly new mk1 XR2, still wish I had bought an rs
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Post by rdbuzz on Apr 23, 2014 20:34:51 GMT 1
Very nice that , very nice indeed. If I had the space I would love to do a car. escort mk1. enjoy it!
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Post by artie on Apr 23, 2014 21:18:35 GMT 1
Absolute credit to you mate stunning car I can see you,ve gone to town with the detailing which is nice to see,had a few RS,s,Dolly Sprint,XR2,s and 3,s back in the day,great thread  |
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Post by scott on Apr 23, 2014 21:28:07 GMT 1
very nice m8, the kid i work with loves old fords. he's just comin 18 and he has completely stripped and rebuilt a B reg fiesta and done a cracking job. he is from gornal/ sedgley. where was the show you took the car to?
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Post by jmartin on Apr 23, 2014 21:46:58 GMT 1
Weston park, nothing too far for its first trip out ! . . . . you need to love the job of working on them otherwise dont even start it !. The same with the lc's, many many times everything seems to be going wrong, so its down tools and in the house to moan at the mrs ! cheers for the comments, glad you all like it. Strange how we all seem to like the same thing, from the same era ? ? ? ? days long gone now, shame really, people used to think we were bad pissing about in the cars, burn outs, dragging off the lights e.t.c . . . . i bet the do gooders of this country wish they could have us back instead of the scum bag rapist's, kiddy fiddlers, and smack heads !
Sorry im off again !
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Post by butchers on Apr 23, 2014 23:09:41 GMT 1
great build and first class, hats off to you,its take a lot of effort and determination to carry out a build of that quality  |
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had a MK2 1600 sport and MK2 RS2000 in Rivera Blue/Black vinyl roof. Just the sound of them is mega, got MK1 ST170 at the moment future classic i hope.
