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The golden rule of a DIY restoration is take your time and do the job properly don't rush it by giving yourself deadlines to get it back on the road for the summer it'll all be worth it in the end 👍
Adams been told this by several well known cosworth guys now. You need to do these properly they dont last otherwise and 2yr down the line you are having to strip the thing to get to a bad bit again. Hes doing the right thing by getting it to be a reliable working car but deadlines for home gamer DIY guys is always a disaster. Home gamers you do a bit at a time and only come back to the next bit when you arent scunnered with the last bit taking up 5x more effort than planned. Im on boats now and we have delayed refurbs by up to 6 month because we didnt like the look of something. On one occasion a customer got one back 4 month late because we found a previous owner had sprayed boyancy foam in via a drill hole in a strake and basically lifted the deck sole off of the beam that went over the keel when the foam expanded. The guy was raging as it was his planned "summer holidays" but when i invited him out to see why we made the decision he was so disgusted with himself for getting abusive he brought us about £3k in bevy, expensive whiskies the lot. He openly admitted he was warned numerous times not to set deadlines for large scale jobs on boats by other people he knew not just us. We told him at the beggining it we wont overlook anything thats coming back to bite you within 15yr. I understand why people want their nice stuff to play with over summer but the reality is plan for the next summer after that once you start taking grinders to it.
Massive respect to you mate for the time and effort you put into your cars. What we have here is the north east new wheeler dealers in the making. Keep it coming, loving the videos!!
@@johncoldwell340 I know it’s fake John, I wasn’t making comparisons on how authentic one is in comparison to the other, it’s obvious Adam’s videos are genuine. More of a compliment in that they could and should be as popular. I hope this clears my comment up for you!!
@@patrick2504 I wasn't really replying to you as such, just letting people know wheeler dealers is fake as fuck, sorry if you thought it was a dig at you patrick hope you have a great Christmas
Just a thought. If you replace all the fuel lines and brake lines now, they will need removed to get the floor media blasted. Creates a lot more Labour hours, which you are going to do twice. Why not put the back axle back on to get it rolling and get a few quotes for getting the floor pan blasted properly. The chassis leg welding & patching you should be able to do, straight flat pieces, as long as the metal is clean. Maybe delay the fuel filler repair and try get a temporary patch in there to replace the rot. That bit isn’t structural and is out of view. So again you should be ok to patch it up with the mig. There isn’t an easy way to get Schultz off, other than an industrial blaster. I think you’re better off taking the hit now while you have it pulled down, and forget about your deadline to get it on the road. Deadlines are for work mate, this is meant to be pleasure. And you want it done right. Do it now.
As someone mentioned before don’t give yourself deadlines you’ll be your own worst enemy get all the rust issues repaired first while everything is dropped , 👍
Have my mk3 golf on a spit in my garage. Have been wire wheeling all the underseal off to bare metal over the last few months. Total pain but good to see exactly what is needed…
Don't give up at the first hurdle!! You can fix it! Just concentrate on one patch at a time, do the welding on your back-get a welding jacket if needs be. Also, hot air gun for the shultz then grinder if needed
I did repair those areas from chassis legs in my Mk1 Sierra (which has similar platform than cossie-esc), obsvoiusly it was bit of a pain in the ass to do it on axlestands, but wasn´t impossible task. I did make sort of jig bar to support subframe bush mounting points while welding the right side chassis leg just in case to prevent any movement between mounting points during on welding. Anyway, this is an awesome project and I always love to see FastFords getting back to road so keep up the goodwork!👍
Personally i’d do a full restoration on it strip and dip it the prices are only going one way.. whilst there is of course costs involved in doing this think of the content that you can bring……you’ve got this 💪
motorsport shell reshell it or import shell cos change chassis numbers over swap all bits over and alls legal once got mot take photos of old panel with original shell number and new panel wi new stamp with red cars numbers plates etc ur not ringing or faking reshelling was common ive a 3dr sierra thundersalooon shell mint motorsport shell fully caged floor is 4x4 floor it has xr4x4 running gear and box and cosworth v6 fitted from granada scorpio im thinking of a twin turbo v6 but do i use cosworth v6 or mondeo st220 v6 with 6spd mazda box then twin turbo if use st engine 220bhp out box 155-160mph on motorways very under rated fast car its a dillema what route twin turbo it should light 4 wheels up it was built for track wasnt finished after shell done i bought painted bare shell with mods cosworth and 4x4 parts no door tailgate interior bonnet bumpers i bought 1.6 3door took dash etc door cards in car recaro front seats cant have rear seats as x brace its going on road in next cpl yrs a hooligan xpack sierra 3door in moonstone blue
Great update on the progress, Adam. I know you have set yourself a goal of getting it back on the road by March but please don't rush this part as it's probably the most valuable investment you do with the car by doing the underside properly. Now you have a perfect reason for what to do with the 3 door, use it until you are finished with the Escort 🙂 I had the exact same feeling when doing the underside on my saff years ago but doing everything right the first time is absolutely key. Take your time and set yourself smaller goals underway in the process. Getting parts back from powder coating, ordering new shiny parts etc. will keep you motivated with the shitty work 🙂I know it's frustrating work but well worth it in the end.
I find heating up small areas of the undercoat/shutz with an electric heat gun and scraping it off with a narrow scraper works well. The residue can then be gotten off with some gasoline (petrol) on a rag and fine wire wool .You can then wire wheel and or spotblast the corroded bits and then epoxy prime and top coat the whole thing. Of course it takes time and graft but straight sandblating wont remove underseal , it either bounces off or is captured in the more fresh stuff. Ivedone quite a few cars this way ;(Aston Martins, Mini Cooper S.s , E type jags and Ferraris , Pontiac Trans Ams and when I was alot younger , Escort RS 2000's and Capris .Goodluck, WB, Ontario Canada (the real home of rust)
Hello Adam my be you should look into ice blasting the underneath of the car I have seen a lot of my other people i am subscribed to use it and it is brilliant I love both your cars I was gutted when you sold your other car I love your videos keep them coming many thanks Vinnie
brilliant Adam, you have a ramp thats half the battle. Dont give up yet, give it a go first bud you often surprise yourself when you try things first. Good luck fella
Hi Adam, when I was young back in 80s, I worked on Morris Minors, we used to put them on a side frame, so much more access for a superb result. Sand blast the underside then repair the floor + frame if needed, then zinc paint primer and so on. It will be good for 15/20 years as a daily driver. Good luck with this. Check out the Morris Minor Center in Bath near Bristol, my company subbed work for them. PS if they are still going lol.
If you can afford it, get the underside of that Cosworth soda blasted and primed. Then plasma cut the bad stuff out and patch it with the same guage steel. I think you're making work for yourself mate. I watched Wheeler dealers Escort Cosworth edition and couldn't beleive the work they did on that engine! The Escort Cosworth is quite a weird car which needs state of the art labour to keep it 100 percent. I wish I was in a position to help you!!
Every thing can fixed and restored just have faith and you’ll do it I’ve got the underside of my ST AKA TAZZ to start after xmass as the previous owners never did it
Try a heat gun and paint scrapper, it gets the old underseal off really well. If you have any smeared underseal use brake cleaner to get it off it does the job.
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That stuff if a bear to remove. I used a few different types of tips on the Bacho 625 carbide scrapers. I used Acetone afterwards to remove the residue.
Johnny Smith on The Late Brake Show had a treatment done on the underside of his Japanese taxi, basically like a freeze process that cleans the underside of your car to look like new. It's expensive though.
those section on the chassis legs though they feel solid will be rotten right through and need the sections replaced, been panel beater in rest and collision since 1987, the good thing you have going for you is the replacement panels are available including the chassis repair sections or complete leg/s i got the arse end of the classic car world and ended up collecting and restoring old 1960' and 70's skodas!! 90% of the time its make the panels myself. if you do try to do it yourself and put the car on a spit (i made my own from two engine stands, one either end with some mods to the uprights) if you get it upside down dry ice is a good way to freeze the shultz to break it of without the gooey mess from heat. back in the day i used to just flame it off with oxy acetelyne, smokey as heck but back then that was just the way we did it, hate shultz, much prefer etc then 2k primer, 3m 2k sprayable sealer expensive as heck but its the nuts when its on and then body colour gloss, car lasts for ever like that and its piss easy to keep clean and dirt free, dirt just washes off with shults if its the stick kind its dark and the mud sticks to it then it gets wet and holds the water there for ages first vid of yours i've seen so i'll take a look at the others, best of luck !!!
My ears perked right up when you started talking about upping the power adam , get some 83lb black Siemens injectors a t38 turbo and the correct chip and a nice solid 34psi spike to hold 30 and thats a solid 400+bhp very usable and at least ill be happy then 😂 keep up the amazing content
I know you want it on the road for the summer, fair play I'd probably want the same if I had one. But my sensible head would say sod the summer and get it all done, just think that the rust could get worse by the time the summer has finished. At the end of the day the choice is yours fella, just my two bob worth.
A tercoo wheel would be good to get this off, much better than a wire wheel. Keep up the good work. Dry ice is good for cleaning but not stripping back the underside.
Just keep at it mate forget next summer crack on with the escort. If you struggle with any bits pay a decent welder to do it. You can do all the prep cut the patches. And just blast the 3 door round in 2024 ❤great video
Adam,I've followed you since you bought your sapphire,I met you at the nec,I enjoy your video and you try your best,and I look forward to the end result knowing you it will be right- have a lovely Christmas.
Big big job there mate we have all been there , thinking wtf have I brought 😂, tbh was expected seeing all that undersill obvious hiding something , not the same when welded to death always comes back through in the end unless u blast it 👊
I stripped the underside of mine. It did need some welding but was silly bits. In the end, it was going for paint, so got them to remove the rear beam and get the underside done. Dont lose heart in it. Better to find out how it actually is and get it repaired, at least you know what was done and by whom.
Love watching your vids matey, dont give yourself a dead line or there will always be something you wished you done better, it will be done when its done come the summer you have a lovely sierra you can use if its not done take it easy 😉
I think the third 'fuel' line is part of the evaporate emissions and the tank breather so it not being vented to atmosphere. If you warm the Shultz with heat gun it should soften it it'll will make your life easier scraping it off.
Forget the deadline do it right do the welding now before it gets worse I left it on mine now I regret it it's a big job now and a lot more money. Enjoying the videos like all the cars do this one right you will be much happier when it's all done and you still have the Sierra to drive
Hi Adam, feel for ya mate, it’s hundreds of hours doing it by yourself, or lots of money to get a professional company to do it, you have started, need to finish, and finish to a standard you can be happy with, hoping the price reflects somewhat the condition, I did an older Merc 180 sport last year, but was lucky it was solid underneath, only stripped back the brakes, full needle gun underneath, a bit savage but did the job, certainly removed the rust, treated with rust converter, sprayed the crap out of it with high quality preserves, definitely on of the best preserved cars in the NEScotland ha !
In the same boat as you Adam ! Astra Mk3 Gsi stripping it back to bare metal to get it done properly. So far tried wire wheel, grinding disc, Cheap sand blaster, nitromors! 😅 Just bought these rust grinding discs from toolstation il have to let you know how I get on ! Maybe a car rotessiere would help with them shoulders as you can access the underside easier ? 😂
Great job mate! As soon as you started stripping this I new it would end up being a full on resto, shame to put it together and take apart again go for it now
I did this with a 350z awhile ago and I found using a heat gun to soften the underseal then I used a file that I ground to a sharp edge and scrapped it off. A wire wheel was a nightmare
Get it done properly, you'll regret rushing it. I always worry when Schutz is all over a car. I time served at Bridge St in Sunderland, it was always used to hide where cars had been welded. Heat and a scraper works though. Those holes will be MOT failures though.
Massive respect to you and I love that car, but the seller needs to answer a ?'s even though sold as a project, I'm sure he stated in the video it runs mint
I have the same problem with my fiesta rs turbo I’m about to restore, all original underside but they have put that horrible black stuff straight over the top of dirt ect , my rust is a little bit worse then yours , definitely getting a roll over jig for the job 😅
You should always pull the clips and fuel rails first then pull the injectors mucker and use silicone grease when putting back together with new o rings
I converted a race escort cosworth back to road, it’s a lot of hours , mine went back to bare metal and a lot of new parts and it wasn’t an easy job , this is a year project
Can see this just spiralling from the initial brief as it always seems to do. Fair play acknowledging where you talent stops too, easy just to batter on and ‘make do’
Being realistic to do that underneath you're looking at a full strip down Adam, as although it can be done from underneath speaking from experience its very unpleasant and you'll end up with lots of burns!. If you want to make a nice job of it it really needs media blasting to see what you have and to get rid of the rust and existing body coatings and then put it on a spit to turn it over and repair the rust as necessary. Once that's done you can epoxy prime the metal, seal all the joins and then reapply the spray on sealer that the factory used, (a special gun is available for this which can replicate the factory finish). As you want to use it again soon maybe you'll have to just do a tidy up for now and sort it properly at a later date - maybe try and get Paul Linfoot to help you!. Good luck with the project.
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Didn’t know u were into models. U got any rc’s?
@@TidyRC everyone is into something they are paid to sell.
Fair play to ya chavie at least your having a go that black shix hates petrol but its hard work
Maybe try a Collab with Yorkshire Car Restoration? I've seen them have a couple of RUclipsrs cars in there
The golden rule of a DIY restoration is take your time and do the job properly don't rush it by giving yourself deadlines to get it back on the road for the summer it'll all be worth it in the end 👍
Exactly 💯
Adams been told this by several well known cosworth guys now. You need to do these properly they dont last otherwise and 2yr down the line you are having to strip the thing to get to a bad bit again. Hes doing the right thing by getting it to be a reliable working car but deadlines for home gamer DIY guys is always a disaster. Home gamers you do a bit at a time and only come back to the next bit when you arent scunnered with the last bit taking up 5x more effort than planned. Im on boats now and we have delayed refurbs by up to 6 month because we didnt like the look of something. On one occasion a customer got one back 4 month late because we found a previous owner had sprayed boyancy foam in via a drill hole in a strake and basically lifted the deck sole off of the beam that went over the keel when the foam expanded. The guy was raging as it was his planned "summer holidays" but when i invited him out to see why we made the decision he was so disgusted with himself for getting abusive he brought us about £3k in bevy, expensive whiskies the lot. He openly admitted he was warned numerous times not to set deadlines for large scale jobs on boats by other people he knew not just us. We told him at the beggining it we wont overlook anything thats coming back to bite you within 15yr. I understand why people want their nice stuff to play with over summer but the reality is plan for the next summer after that once you start taking grinders to it.
Your "friend" sold you a right pup there.
Rubbish comment
Massive respect to you mate for the time and effort you put into your cars. What we have here is the north east new wheeler dealers in the making. Keep it coming, loving the videos!!
Cheers Patrick 👍🏼
Howwwdddd ouutttt ya hand
@@johncoldwell340 I know it’s fake John, I wasn’t making comparisons on how authentic one is in comparison to the other, it’s obvious Adam’s videos are genuine. More of a compliment in that they could and should be as popular. I hope this clears my comment up for you!!
@@patrick2504 I wasn't really replying to you as such, just letting people know wheeler dealers is fake as fuck, sorry if you thought it was a dig at you patrick hope you have a great Christmas
Just a thought. If you replace all the fuel lines and brake lines now, they will need removed to get the floor media blasted. Creates a lot more Labour hours, which you are going to do twice. Why not put the back axle back on to get it rolling and get a few quotes for getting the floor pan blasted properly. The chassis leg welding & patching you should be able to do, straight flat pieces, as long as the metal is clean. Maybe delay the fuel filler repair and try get a temporary patch in there to replace the rot. That bit isn’t structural and is out of view. So again you should be ok to patch it up with the mig. There isn’t an easy way to get Schultz off, other than an industrial blaster. I think you’re better off taking the hit now while you have it pulled down, and forget about your deadline to get it on the road. Deadlines are for work mate, this is meant to be pleasure. And you want it done right. Do it now.
Spot on
You've got to go all the way, the car needs to be brought back to a high spec. Your the man for the job.👍📹
It definitely will go all the way at some point in my ownership 👍🏼
Why does it?!
Its bloody hard work doing these underside restorations mate , people think its easy . best of luck mate , a rotissary is defo the way forward
As someone mentioned before don’t give yourself deadlines you’ll be your own worst enemy get all the rust issues repaired first while everything is dropped , 👍
Have my mk3 golf on a spit in my garage. Have been wire wheeling all the underseal off to bare metal over the last few months. Total pain but good to see exactly what is needed…
Don't give up at the first hurdle!! You can fix it! Just concentrate on one patch at a time, do the welding on your back-get a welding jacket if needs be.
Also, hot air gun for the shultz then grinder if needed
Adam, loving your honest chat and the details on job's you tackle.
Informative and helpful too... Paul
I did repair those areas from chassis legs in my Mk1 Sierra (which has similar platform than cossie-esc), obsvoiusly it was bit of a pain in the ass to do it on axlestands, but wasn´t impossible task. I did make sort of jig bar to support subframe bush mounting points while welding the right side chassis leg just in case to prevent any movement between mounting points during on welding. Anyway, this is an awesome project and I always love to see FastFords getting back to road so keep up the goodwork!👍
Loving the videos Adam. Have you considered Yorkshire Car Restoration for the underside repairs. They have a channel on RUclips and do great work.
mate i love your enthusiasm, i’d have been a basket case by now, can’t wait to see it completed, you deserve it, just love your attitude
Just loving watching all u do to this car. Keep at it bro. Imagine the joy it’s gonna bring when it’s all done. 👍🏻
Personally i’d do a full restoration on it strip and dip it the prices are only going one way.. whilst there is of course costs involved in doing this think of the content that you can bring……you’ve got this 💪
motorsport shell reshell it or import shell cos change chassis numbers over swap all bits over and alls legal once got mot take photos of old panel with original shell number and new panel wi new stamp with red cars numbers plates etc ur not ringing or faking reshelling was common ive a 3dr sierra thundersalooon shell mint motorsport shell fully caged floor is 4x4 floor it has xr4x4 running gear and box and cosworth v6 fitted from granada scorpio im thinking of a twin turbo v6 but do i use cosworth v6 or mondeo st220 v6 with 6spd mazda box then twin turbo if use st engine 220bhp out box 155-160mph on motorways very under rated fast car its a dillema what route twin turbo it should light 4 wheels up it was built for track wasnt finished after shell done i bought painted bare shell with mods cosworth and 4x4 parts no door tailgate interior bonnet bumpers i bought 1.6 3door took dash etc door cards in car recaro front seats cant have rear seats as x brace its going on road in next cpl yrs a hooligan xpack sierra 3door in moonstone blue
Thats a very good plan. Use it next summer and then start to restore again.
Great update on the progress, Adam. I know you have set yourself a goal of getting it back on the road by March but please don't rush this part as it's probably the most valuable investment you do with the car by doing the underside properly. Now you have a perfect reason for what to do with the 3 door, use it until you are finished with the Escort 🙂
I had the exact same feeling when doing the underside on my saff years ago but doing everything right the first time is absolutely key. Take your time and set yourself smaller goals underway in the process. Getting parts back from powder coating, ordering new shiny parts etc. will keep you motivated with the shitty work 🙂I know it's frustrating work but well worth it in the end.
I find heating up small areas of the undercoat/shutz with an electric heat gun and scraping it off with a narrow scraper works well. The residue can then be gotten off with some gasoline (petrol) on a rag and fine wire wool .You can then wire wheel and or spotblast the corroded bits and then epoxy prime and top coat the whole thing. Of course it takes time and graft but straight sandblating wont remove underseal , it either bounces off or is captured in the more fresh stuff. Ivedone quite a few cars this way ;(Aston Martins, Mini Cooper S.s , E type jags and Ferraris , Pontiac Trans Ams and when I was alot younger , Escort RS 2000's and Capris .Goodluck, WB, Ontario Canada (the real home of rust)
Hello Adam my be you should look into ice blasting the underneath of the car I have seen a lot of my other people i am subscribed to use it and it is brilliant I love both your cars I was gutted when you sold your other car I love your videos keep them coming many thanks Vinnie
brilliant Adam, you have a ramp thats half the battle. Dont give up yet, give it a go first bud you often surprise yourself when you try things first. Good luck fella
I love your hands on approach to fixing cars, totally reminds me of working on cars when I lived at home with my Dad.
Hi Adam, when I was young back in 80s, I worked on Morris Minors, we used to put them on a side frame, so much more access for a superb result. Sand blast the underside then repair the floor + frame if needed, then zinc paint primer and so on. It will be good for 15/20 years as a daily driver. Good luck with this. Check out the Morris Minor Center in Bath near Bristol, my company subbed work for them. PS if they are still going lol.
Hiya Adam this is a service we can certainly help with, & have the recourses etc to do so… many than
Well done Adam,don’t give up on it mate it’s gonna be mega in the end and worth a few bob too😀
If you can afford it, get the underside of that Cosworth soda blasted and primed. Then plasma cut the bad stuff out and patch it with the same guage steel.
I think you're making work for yourself mate.
I watched Wheeler dealers Escort Cosworth edition and couldn't beleive the work they did on that engine!
The Escort Cosworth is quite a weird car which needs state of the art labour to keep it 100 percent.
I wish I was in a position to help you!!
Just thought I’d mention, the new thing to try is dry ice blasting, might be able to buy/hire one…love the content buddy ❤
Every thing can fixed and restored just have faith and you’ll do it I’ve got the underside of my ST AKA TAZZ to start after xmass as the previous owners never did it
Try a heat gun and paint scrapper, it gets the old underseal off really well. If you have any smeared underseal use brake cleaner to get it off it does the job.
Great time just now getting the car all ready for the better weather - 2024
Thanks again man.
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That stuff if a bear to remove. I used a few different types of tips on the Bacho 625 carbide scrapers. I used Acetone afterwards to remove the residue.
Use thinners, it dissolved the black under seal that someone put on my car, worked with a brush then literally wiped off. Or even try acetone
You need to cover the Sierra adam, all the angle grinder dust will have a field day sticking to it.
Keep up the good work on the escort mate.
Cracking bit of work adam. I play with cars. But you do like it to be right.top bloke😅
Johnny Smith on The Late Brake Show had a treatment done on the underside of his Japanese taxi, basically like a freeze process that cleans the underside of your car to look like new.
It's expensive though.
Give Yorkshire car restorations a call Adam, they've performed miracles with Matt Armstrongs BMW. 👌
Was going to say the same, this will be easy work for them and will give your channel Adam some more exposure.
Love the new escort videos can u do a review on ford puma ST 170 DCT ive just got one and its magik
A genuinely heroic effort Adam, youll get there in the end 👍
those section on the chassis legs though they feel solid will be rotten right through and need the sections replaced, been panel beater in rest and collision since 1987,
the good thing you have going for you is the replacement panels are available including the chassis repair sections or complete leg/s
i got the arse end of the classic car world and ended up collecting and restoring old 1960' and 70's skodas!! 90% of the time its make the panels myself.
if you do try to do it yourself and put the car on a spit (i made my own from two engine stands, one either end with some mods to the uprights)
if you get it upside down dry ice is a good way to freeze the shultz to break it of without the gooey mess from heat.
back in the day i used to just flame it off with oxy acetelyne, smokey as heck but back then that was just the way we did it,
hate shultz, much prefer etc then 2k primer, 3m 2k sprayable sealer expensive as heck but its the nuts when its on and then body colour gloss, car lasts for ever like that and its piss easy to keep clean and dirt free, dirt just washes off
with shults if its the stick kind its dark and the mud sticks to it then it gets wet and holds the water there for ages
first vid of yours i've seen so i'll take a look at the others, best of luck !!!
Have you had a word with Paul who sold you escort.?
My ears perked right up when you started talking about upping the power adam , get some 83lb black Siemens injectors a t38 turbo and the correct chip and a nice solid 34psi spike to hold 30 and thats a solid 400+bhp very usable and at least ill be happy then 😂 keep up the amazing content
Only one way this is going, full strip, acid dip & start from scratch. Once you start digging you will never stop.
Mate you need to cover that white cossie as all that metal filings etc are going to want to stick to the paint.
Hi Adam great video, personally you have the ramp best use it , shipping the car out will be costly,if you do it you know it will be done right.
I know you want it on the road for the summer, fair play I'd probably want the same if I had one. But my sensible head would say sod the summer and get it all done, just think that the rust could get worse by the time the summer has finished. At the end of the day the choice is yours fella, just my two bob worth.
Huge respect to the level of detail your going to, you are doing a amazing job future proofing it 👍
Love this mate wish you were up in Scotland would be more than happy to help you out
Blimey Adam u do cause yourself so much work Fairplay 4 taking it on your alot braver man than me mate
A tercoo wheel would be good to get this off, much better than a wire wheel. Keep up the good work. Dry ice is good for cleaning but not stripping back the underside.
Interesting fact. Me and my brother scanned the original 72d up at Classic Lotus for Pocher/Hornby to make this model!
I’m allways in the mind set if I replace a part, I have to go upgraded or modified so might aswell get a few goodies for it.
Adam I love watching all your videos mate keep it up mate your a legend
Lots of work, but I admire your dedication Adam
Just keep at it mate forget next summer crack on with the escort. If you struggle with any bits pay a decent welder to do it. You can do all the prep cut the patches. And just blast the 3 door round in 2024 ❤great video
Fair play to you,nadgers like coconuts,nothing phases you..brilliant stuff !
Use a dull chisel on any flat surfaces and it’ll take strips of the undercoat off easily. Did a good portion of my old skyline like that
I’ve just been watching Yorkshire car restoration working on Matt Armstrongs bmw. He’s awesome at this sort of stuff.
Adam,I've followed you since you bought your sapphire,I met you at the nec,I enjoy your video and you try your best,and I look forward to the end result knowing you it will be right- have a lovely Christmas.
Big big job there mate we have all been there , thinking wtf have I brought 😂, tbh was expected seeing all that undersill obvious hiding something , not the same when welded to death always comes back through in the end unless u blast it 👊
Im 5 years into restoring a focus rs, done my own welding, get it on a spit and ul b surprised how easy ul find it once u get going.
I'm doing a supra mk3 atm. Made my own roll over jig and it saved so much hassle. Although car needs to be a shell In my opinion.
I stripped the underside of mine. It did need some welding but was silly bits.
In the end, it was going for paint, so got them to remove the rear beam and get the underside done.
Dont lose heart in it. Better to find out how it actually is and get it repaired, at least you know what was done and by whom.
Love watching your vids matey, dont give yourself a dead line or there will always be something you wished you done better, it will be done when its done come the summer you have a lovely sierra you can use if its not done take it easy 😉
I think the third 'fuel' line is part of the evaporate emissions and the tank breather so it not being vented to atmosphere.
If you warm the Shultz with heat gun it should soften it it'll will make your life easier scraping it off.
The boys at F.c french connection do these all day every day adam😉
Adam these clips are like early Christmas presents! Keep them coming,love the car
Forget the deadline do it right do the welding now before it gets worse I left it on mine now I regret it it's a big job now and a lot more money. Enjoying the videos like all the cars do this one right you will be much happier when it's all done and you still have the Sierra to drive
Hi Adam, feel for ya mate, it’s hundreds of hours doing it by yourself, or lots of money to get a professional company to do it, you have started, need to finish, and finish to a standard you can be happy with, hoping the price reflects somewhat the condition, I did an older Merc 180 sport last year, but was lucky it was solid underneath, only stripped back the brakes, full needle gun underneath, a bit savage but did the job, certainly removed the rust, treated with rust converter, sprayed the crap out of it with high quality preserves, definitely on of the best preserved cars in the NEScotland ha !
Adam it's Jason I have been watching your videos for a long time I have just getting a FTX. Nitro car I'm buzzing with it
Adam lad you have done a good job underneath the car mate
Cheers Adam great video mate. Any”classic” you have to do it properly just for your piece of mind 🌲👍👍
I feel for you bro'! Been there, done that!
Maybe you could rent a dry-ice machine? Makes the job much much much easier 👍
That valve with a ball on it is likely an anti gravity fuel valve for when/if the car rolls over!
Professional fix mate... Not doubting your ability but it's an expensive motor son....💯
Hi Adam Redish Motor offer a under carriage restoration usually on M3s, you never know they make take it on.
Keep grinding away buddy hard work pays off
Have you looked into dry ice blasting? It deserves a full refurb, with more power
In the same boat as you Adam ! Astra Mk3 Gsi stripping it back to bare metal to get it done properly. So far tried wire wheel, grinding disc, Cheap sand blaster, nitromors! 😅
Just bought these rust grinding discs from toolstation il have to let you know how I get on !
Maybe a car rotessiere would help with them shoulders as you can access the underside easier ?
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Great job mate! As soon as you started stripping this I new it would end up being a full on resto, shame to put it together and take apart again go for it now
I've heard that heating all the underseal up with a heat gun before using the multitool helps alot
And here he is at the top of a very, very slippery slope….. 😂😂
I did this with a 350z awhile ago and I found using a heat gun to soften the underseal then I used a file that I ground to a sharp edge and scrapped it off. A wire wheel was a nightmare
Get it done properly, you'll regret rushing it.
I always worry when Schutz is all over a car. I time served at Bridge St in Sunderland, it was always used to hide where cars had been welded.
Heat and a scraper works though.
Those holes will be MOT failures though.
Thanks for all the great videos in 2023 fair play to ya 👍👍👍
Massive respect to you and I love that car, but the seller needs to answer a ?'s even though sold as a project, I'm sure he stated in the video it runs mint
Top work Adam, personally would get it blasted, do it properly now rather then twice
I'm starting my underside at weekend I've bought a roll over jig. see what suprises I find
I have the same problem with my fiesta rs turbo I’m about to restore, all original underside but they have put that horrible black stuff straight over the top of dirt ect , my rust is a little bit worse then yours , definitely getting a roll over jig for the job 😅
You should always pull the clips and fuel rails first then pull the injectors mucker and use silicone grease when putting back together with new o rings
Love Adams videos. If that was my car I would get it done while it's stripped down. Keep up the good work mate.👍
I converted a race escort cosworth back to road, it’s a lot of hours , mine went back to bare metal and a lot of new parts and it wasn’t an easy job , this is a year project
Awesome vid as always. Would like to see a vid with your model collection. Ive done a few tamiya ones myself
Can see this just spiralling from the initial brief as it always seems to do. Fair play acknowledging where you talent stops too, easy just to batter on and ‘make do’
Absolutely astounded at the effort and dedication you put into your car work.
Seriously man, I can not stress just how much I admire you're talent.
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Thanks Nik
Being realistic to do that underneath you're looking at a full strip down Adam, as although it can be done from underneath speaking from experience its very unpleasant and you'll end up with lots of burns!.
If you want to make a nice job of it it really needs media blasting to see what you have and to get rid of the rust and existing body coatings and then put it on a spit to turn it over and repair the rust as necessary.
Once that's done you can epoxy prime the metal, seal all the joins and then reapply the spray on sealer that the factory used, (a special gun is available for this which can replicate the factory finish).
As you want to use it again soon maybe you'll have to just do a tidy up for now and sort it properly at a later date - maybe try and get Paul Linfoot to help you!.
Good luck with the project.
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Fair play mate, that underseal looks like a right trauma! Don’t put yaself under too much pressure and have a great Christmas 👍
That model looks epic and I love the Iconic JPS "Japanese pig s*** " Livery