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[bassboy]

Hey peeps...not too sure howmany of you remember back in 2003 when i was preparing my car for GTI international (the Scirocco) but that time has come again but for my escort

the Scirocco went a bit like this:

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21636

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=44368

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46343

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49188

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=57659

all the various progress stages of my Scirocco...from beginning to end

now its time for the Escort to recieve the same treatment

but some of u may think...WHY?! its mint!....and i do agree:







however, i want it looking different never happy am i

with it being a Ford...once the kit came off...i kinda thought..OH NO! RUST!!!





havent got any close up pics...but the passenger side was not too bad...driver side was fairly bad....so i got these



those are being put on while we speak as well as the sills being patched up a little towards the rear arches....all in for £180 cant beat that quote!

the car has been sent off to the welders in this state





cant wait till its back so i can crack on with the body mods

will keep u all updated

bassboy

[housey]

lol your crazy

loved the scirroco back in the dayz

[JamieFRST]

The scirroco looked mint whenthat was done, im sure the RS is gonna look sweet, what mods are you gonna do? smooth the bumpers?

[chumkila]

Whatever you do don't chop the front up.

[bassboy]

plans are

smoothed bumpers
one off front bumper (not seen one like it ) but its just a modified 90spec one lol
different colour
DTM Cup mirrors
new lights all round
new front wings
rear 1/4s are already pop outs
new front screen
smoothed bonnet
escort rs turbo metal badge on back
new transit ford badge
maybe a slight bad boy bonnet
etc etc

mainly things that were like on my Scirocco...keep it looking as standard as possible (minus the colour) yet have enough mods done for the enthusiast to notice

bassboy

[bassboy]

chum...now u know that aint gonna happen lol

bassboy

[chumkila]

RSpec'

[bassboy]

still waiting for the car to come back

bassboy

[bassboy]

quick update....just spoke to the welders...the arches are done and just waiting for the sills to be done

bassboy

[1992FRST]

that is one nice Escort, i think it looks PERFECT as it is

[bassboy]

thanx 1992frst...

heres the proposed front of the car



but im still not sure about the badboy??

bassboy

[TomRS1800]

Very sweet car imho

Go with what you feel happiest Bassboy

[nick.king]

Drop the badboy, leave it standard, put the original wheels back on, you get noticed nowadays for not turning your car into a chive's dream

[bassboy]

Drop the badboy, leave it standard, put the original wheels back on, you get noticed nowadays for not turning your car into a chive's dream

first time its been called that and i aint one to follow the sheep! i make my own route! look at my Scirocco to understand!

original wheels are a no go as the big disk brakes require 16s min and i dont fancy cossie brakes or rst brakes with over 300hp under the bonnet

each to their own

bassboy

[TomRS1800]

each to their own

bassboy

Fair but true comment


stick with it!

[Superal]

do the bonnet i like the way they look on escorts

[sleeky]

Shes gonna look good dude, can't wait till shes back

Lee.

[javablu]

Looks top mate

Why would someone want to put standard wheels on their car??? Obviously looks better than standard.

[bassboy]

cheers for the comments again

sleeky...cant wait either got next week off to work on the car solid hopefully get alot done in that time...need to speak to sprayers as well to see when they can book it in for the paint

flip...standard wheels help with the purist look....i DO like the way standard turbos look...however, walk around ANY RS/Ford show and see howmany cars look alike...with the only thing seperating them is the inetercooler and the wheels the majority of them look similar...as much as i love this, just like with my Scirocco, i want people to actually stop and think...thats out of the ordinary..nicely done and VERY subtle...i only want the true RS heads to realise what been FULLY done to the car...for example the rear pop outs...everyone misses them but when pointed out they are speechless and another thing which seperate my car from the rest are the rims i knew of only one other RST with the same rims

bassboy

[SimonT]

I'm liking that a lot!

[bassboy]

hey there peeps, just a quick update...began work on the rear bumper today...everything was going ok...then i ran out of filler sods law aint it!

but this is how the day went:

Picked up the bumper from the garage and gave it a quick was with fairy liquid....fookin amazing howmuch that stuff foams had 1/4 of the bucket with water a bit of fairy liquid and the rest was foam



then wiped the water off with a cloth and let it dry for a bit...its the last time the bumper looks like this



after a bit of aggro and convincing with a screwdriver i finally got the black strip off...then had missions getting the glue/double sided tape that was left on the bumper



once the sticky stuff had gone, i attacked the bumper where it was to be filled with 80grit paper and roughened it all up



started applying the filler and then ran out half way across the bumper LOL...TYPICAL!



also cleaned the inside a little...you think i should paint this or am i being too fussy now??



back at it nice and early tomo want to get all the sanding and re-apply another layer of filler and get it ready for tomo...and HOPEFULLY the car should be back monday or tuesday

bassboy

[Xr_Dub]

change the colour......




were u geting sprayed from?

[bassboy]

might not change the colour now...see how it goes

not to sure whos gonna paint the car yet...will find out whos free and when lol

bassboy

PS fordunit, is your mate with the black mk3 golf interested in selling some bits off the car as i saw its been in a bad smash?

[paradox]

When you fill the swage lines in your bumper is a good idea to drill a chain of holes in the recces this will give the filler a good key and its less likely to crack.

[Max M4X WW]

What filler are you using mate? Really need to get mine done!

Dont change the colour!

[adz]

lookin at this pic i would say bumper filler


cant remember the make, isopon or something?

[bassboy]

thanx for that tip paradox...ill give that a shot for the remaining bits of the bumper or the front lol...cracking is the main reason y im using bumper filler as its less likely to crack when the bumper goes back onto the car

max - yes mate its bumper filler still not too sure about colour though

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Colour changes are gay unless you take everything out IMO. What colour were you thinking of?

Is the bumper filler flexible then? Can you rub it down

[Sphinx]

Its bumper filler, nice and brown good stuff tho (i hope)
As for spraying the rear of the bumper......i would, a nice black....for example

Oh and max, yes you can sand it down just fine, just make sure you leave it to dry thouroughly. you can see how flexable it is when you try and get the remains off the the plastic speader bassboy will understand

[bassboy]

max...like sphinx said yes its flexible and sandable so it should be kool...thats the reason im using it as i know bodyfiller and fibreglass dont flex as much and hence cracks

colour wise im gonna stick with red but maybe a different shade...unsure what shade though...i think Rosso Red is nice but its a bit dull...every after market car i have seen it sprayed on dont shine as well as what mine did

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Ok cool i will get some of that then. Two tubes for each bumper? And your just using that, sand, primer and paint?

[bassboy]

hi max, i used 4 for one bumper so far...have a little left over but have another 2 tubes just incase because the filler will sink down yet while drying...so once its fully dried, ill sand it down and then reapply a few more layers filling any air bubbles or holes that need filling...

once its fully smoothed, ill prime it and then sand again then paint later on

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Cool, Will get some of that then. Cheapest place Halfords? How much roughly?

[bassboy]

£5.19 a tube from halfords the next lot ill be getting is from maccess lol

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

From where? I may as well pay a bodyshop for that price!!