1983 Ford Escort RS1600i
In progressI 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.