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Work In Progress

Current Projects

Not everything that comes through the workshop is a quick repair. Some jobs run for months. Here is what is on the ramp right now.

1983 Ford Escort RS1600i

In progress

I started this job a few weeks back for a local customer. The vehicle required a lot of attention, certainly much more than initially thought by both me and the customer. The front part of the sills and sections of the floors are badly rusted, the vehicle needed a full strip down, and an excessive amount of self-adhesive sound dampening material had to be scraped off the floor panels, revealing more and more work.

For its age it is still in great shape, but poorly restored by previous owners, which makes this job a bit more challenging.

Both front wings are being replaced for new ones as well, and the vehicle will go for a full respray once I have done all the required welding and underbody treatment. But that is a bit far away just yet.

In Robert's own words.

  1. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 1
  2. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 2
  3. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 3
  4. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 4
  5. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 5
  6. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 6
  7. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 7
  8. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 8
  9. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 9
  10. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 10
  11. 1983 Ford Escort RS1600i restoration at RK Welding, stage 11

Got a project of your own?

Restoration work like this starts with a look over the car and an honest word about what it needs. Whether it is a full rebuild or an MOT rust repair, give Robert a call or bring it by the workshop.

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