Thanks a lot Craig I’ll get some ordered up 👍👍

Your Car Is a Absolute Credit to You Craig,The Many,Many Hours Days,Months and Years Has Paid off With a Car You Should with Good Reason be Very Proud off. It's Been Great To Have Seen You at The Shows Recently Showing Your Pride and Joy,Hopefully See You Again in The Not Too Distant Future Craig...🧡💛👌

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Keith and thanks very much for the amazing shots you have taken of it so far 👍

@keithjames36

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 Your Very Welcome Craig It Has Been a Pleasure Doing The Photos,You Have Put Your Passion and Hard Work and Many Hours into Building Such a Beautiful Car And it Shows,Now You Can Really Enjoy Driving and Admire Your Hard Work and It's Been Great To Have Shared Most of Journey on KZread Through Updates,Keep up The Great Work and Enjoy your Cars...👌

That is certainly a magnificent achievement Graig and one beautiful escort well done mate I’ve enjoyed every minute of this build thanks for having us along and letting us share the experience with you I’m glad you’ve accomplished what you set out achieve 👏👏👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much and huge thanks to viewers such as yourself for the amazing comments and encouragement 👍

When you restore a car yourself you can appreciate the work that goes into building them, the escort looks stunning in this video.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely true Dan. You really need to have done it to fully understand the crazy hours, as you well know. Still, once there done it’s an amazing feeling. Cheers Dan 👍

It’s stunning and I’m so jealous right now having sold my mk1 escort 2 years ago to fund my car trading business 😢I never ever forget the day it left on the back of the trailer. But we have to keep on moving forward in life we never know what tomorrow brings. And since then I have bought a few more classic toys that I do plan on getting started on very soon. Keep on with the projects.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much and best of luck with the business and future classic builds 😎

You’ve put your heart and soul into the car and you deserve all your enjoyment from it and all that comes with it, and very well said from you thanking all your true friends and helpers

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much David. Much appreciated 👍

@MaXpeedingRods_Coop

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 how could we have a talk ? hope to work together

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

@@MaXpeedingRods_Coop Where are you from / Based??

@MaXpeedingRods_Coop

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 we have manly local warehouses

I couldn't have put it better myself, You hit the nail on the head when you talked about the pride you feel in achieving your goals. I have to admit taking a wreck of a vehicle and turning it into a better than original car is a magical feeling. If you get a chance please take a look at my E Type Jaguar and XK 150 builds plus I have a few Minis. The Escort is simply stunning and it‘s a great credit to your Skill & Patiences. Cheers Dave

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. I will do as I’m a big fan of the E type jag. Love them. The only jag I really like actually and obviously I have a big interest in the minis too 👍

@ClassicCarCave

Жыл бұрын

You may want to start with ( Jaguar E Type restoration 4 years in 4 minutes ) it will let you see just how bad the car was. Cheers Dave

An absolutely beautiful car. a real credit to you & your hard work. Job well done. PS, I'm jealous.😎

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

🤣 Thanks very much 👍

Fantastic job you did and enjoyed the journey of this build 👍💯

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John 👍

Great video Craig, I'm overdue a motivation boost and this video was it! The worst part is when you've finished metalwork by which time all the parts have been in boxes for many months, or years lol, and the thought of digging everything out and doing a dry build before paint is soul destroying, especially knowing you'll have to do it all over again after paint.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 and pleased it helped with the motivation. Absolutely, I hate having to do jobs twice too. Too easy for new parts the get damaged or become tatty too

I so miss your regular videos… one of my KZread highlights. You and your car are a true inspiration! Now, I’m sure I speak for everyone else - you should dismantle the car and rebuild it again! 😂❤️

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣that would do me good on the revenue front too 🤣🤣🤣

@simodthebod4256

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 😂

So proud of your commitment mate. You've done such a stunning job. I can't stop looking at your achievments. If I ever have the opportunity to do something similar, I will, without a doubt, be calling on you to give me advice and motivation.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Really appreciate the amazing comment and il be happy to help wherever I can 👍

Stunning build Craig, you must be so proud. 👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry 👍

Absolutey outstanding video and car, as all your videos!

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍

This car is absolutely amazing and I'd love to see it at my favourite show of the year, the AVO national day, 👌😎

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

This is a show I really must attend Jeff. It looks too good to miss out on

I loved the word you spoken and a so ture. Took me 4 years to rebuild my land rover.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 It’s hard to explain how much work it takes but when you have done it like yourself, it’s easier to understand the scale of it.

Hi Craig the AVO national day at Hatton park is a good meeting all Mk 1 RS2000, Mexicos plus other RS’s

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

This is a show I would love to hopefully attend next year Chris 🤞🤞🤞

Nice update been missing seeing that beauty was expecting your dog to gate crash the post still no pipe on the radiator overflow I see 😊

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. No this is something I’m going to do this winter, along with sun visors, spare wheel and rectifying a few minor teething problems, such as a small Diff oil leak from the rear driver side brake assembly, which just needs re sealed

@richardfranklin1495

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 Christmas video then nice one

Watched from day 1 pal. And as a southern lightweight I’m still impressed. Your hard work skill and ability are outstanding. Good luck with the car. What’s next? 3000s Capri?

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍. I’m not sure what’s next but whatever it is, it won’t be for a while until I recover financially 🤣🤣

Well done champ 🤙🤙🤙🤙stunning

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott. Hope your keeping well 👍

@tat2dpom

Жыл бұрын

@@performanceclassics1986 yeah mate good thanks 🤙

Car looks mint mate,what you building next lol,both cars look fantastic,respect.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t got any plans to do another project yet mark. Ive got a few ideas for the future but I would imagine it will be a good few years away yet. Mainly due to time and money

Thats ended up really sweet, well done.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom 👍

Awesome video

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam 👍

Damn that’s a beauty

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍

At Whitehaven harbour in Cumbria lovely Escort Mk 1 Marra 😎😎😎😎

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right Neil. Thanks 👍

Escort looks gold as ever, having just started driving my classic around now I can confirm the hard work pays off.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. It really does 👍

thanks for the time and effort you have put into making these vids many a time i have come home from work buggered sit down watch one of your vids and got the motivation to go to the shed and carry on with my mk1 , thanks for the inspiration

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

That’s absolutely fantastic to hear because that was the main aim of the videos. Really pleased to hear they have at least worked as intended 👍 Thanks for the great comment

Done a fabulous job on the Escort, all those days buried in the shed pay off in a way that not many understand , epic result 👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marty 👍

Ayy up Craig long time no see,Your Escort is a cracking car would love it in my Garage.😊😊

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig 👍

Amazing job Craig it’s a credit to you pure perfection 👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Patrick 👍

It's been a pleasure to watch your journey achieving your goals and what an amazing achievement, I have learned something's watching you and being in the North east I hope to see it in person one day, well done and enjoy

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin. I’m sure our paths will cross at a show somewhere

Lovely words and very true, your heart and soul in that car, what an achievement mate 👌🏻 perfect everywhere you look. Very well done sir👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Mick 👍

Mark the car looks absolutely stunning the blood sweat and tears you have put into the restoration is second to none. Well done mate, will we see the car at any RSOC meetings next year ?

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris 👍. I’d love to go to the RS national day next year. The only one I made it to this year was the RS Show at Grasmere which was definitely my favourite show this year 👍

Amazing build mate enjoy the car I’m doing similar with the engine etc and will be referring back to videos to help me along 👍👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neal. Hope the videos do help along the way

Hello performance classics! where are you from/ based geographically? ;) BR, LEon

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I’m based in Cumbria within the northern Lake District of Great Britain. We are not far from the border line of Scotland

Hi Graig just wondering what fitting you used on the fuel tank as the return was it mild steel any pics of it cheers

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Hello Neal, I basically used the original screw in fitting and chopped off the original nut fitting, removed the internal tube and filter, drilled out the outlet hole to around 13mm then silver soldered an M18 fine pitch 1.5mm nut onto the original screw in fitting to accept a banjo type fitting that produces much better flow. Hope that all makes sense. Motorsport tools now produce and sell something similar for a better flow output from the tank.

@nealthomas5943

Жыл бұрын

Hi Graig thanks for the reply but what I ment was the return to the top of the fuel tank the fitting you used there many thanks 👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

@@nealthomas5943 sorry yeah, I miss read your message. For the return I just mig welded a steel 8mm hose barb fitting into the top of the tank in a location that had plenty of room but was out of sight. Basically chop the treads off the hose barb, sit it flush onto the tank surface, mig weld all the way around and then drill through the center of the hose barb and through into the tank. Seams to work really well Neal

@nealthomas5943

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Graig that’s great I’ll do that 👍so with winder on the doorstep had you put the car away, I’m hoping to had my shell back soon so I can crack on with rebuilding it 👍👌

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

@@nealthomas5943 yeah it’s away for winter now Neal. Some small jobs to do on it over winter and a good polish up ready for the shows again

Sorry Craig got your name wrong.

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

👍 no problem. I’m terrible with names so I totally understand

@chrisperri7224

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully see you there Craig 👍

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisperri7224 All going well Chris 👍

That's right. So why anyone mess with this junk?

@performanceclassics1986

Жыл бұрын

Junk??? Show me something you have better?? I will wait a very very long time