Amazing to see Daves mk1. The sheer effort and work put in is incredible. Definitely a car that will get a lot of attention 👍

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

That's amazing. The time and effort that went into this, just amazing. Looks brand new 👍

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

It is brilliant and so motivating as a MK1 owner

Must be lovely working on a car that clean !

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

no dirty fingers here 100%

Dave really has went to split the atom on this resto, it's the definition of a nut and bolt rebuild, I'm really looking forward to seeing it in May at the meet and hopefully we'll get a few pics of his and mine together

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see this car either!

Nice!!!

Mate your cars epic. When u get it out of hibernation it just needs a proper good clean

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

It'll be getting the full detail judging from everything I see!

That looks like a nice one mate

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

it's one of the best I think, it will take some beating.

@alseeineye

4 ай бұрын

@@usuallyfixingtinkering I’ve got a feeling not many mk2 ST will get scrapped and survive quite well - I don’t like them personally, especially orange ones - things like this silver will be quite a rarity I would imagine - looks lovely cleaned up

this being the air con model, which mine is not, have thought about retrofitting aircon, getting professional to check it over and regas but id be looking at 4-600 quid for that i believe yours is alos non AC with the PS in place of the compressor

@usuallyfixingtinkering

18 күн бұрын

My advice is to really not, the amount of work it takes will take it beyond your figure and I'd really just get one with air con! Some parts are only available 2nd hand like most of the pipes themselves tbh!

I’m in the states and just finished a mk1 fl st, svt restoration if you wanna check it out

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

please send me an email!

Have you ever tackled piston rings ?

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

Nope never needed to.

"Cross member", do you mean slam panel Andrew?

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

Yes that's what I meant

What would you use to clean the grease and dirt from locks and hinges before applying gt85

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

Any degreaser to move the muck away and dry with some towels before GT85.

@Joe-ug1vu

4 ай бұрын

@@usuallyfixingtinkering thanks. I want to clean and lubricate the bonnet lock on my mk2 as the mechanism is filthy. I was watching your tc Harrison car show meet and seen the k reg escort. The mk5 came out as a J reg then the k reg had a facelift due to the bad press. These cars left the factory with hardly any soldering on the fuse board so cars where having problems with heater blowers fuel pumps ford would not recall the cars so people had to foot the bill for new fuse boards. My mate had his bypassed so he had blowers and fuel pump working. Also they had left the factory without much sealant bonded to the front screen making it easy for windscreen fitters to change the glass 😂

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

MK5 Escorts and electrical problems are like chalk and cheese - what a good work around!

And no bud I didn't use WD40 lol

@usuallyfixingtinkering

4 ай бұрын

Phew!!