Ford Escort MK1, Crash repairs. Car Restoration.

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  • Опубліковано 18 лис 2024
  • Ford Escort MK1 Restoration Project, serious door repair
    Throughout the project we will build tools to help us along the way, the custom tools we build, we will upload our how-to videos
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    🛠️By the way: Ade (a.k.a Adrian) also has a UA-cam channel for random DIY builds, check it out: / @adeoftrades
    #FordEscortMK1Restoration #DavesGarage #AdeofTrades

КОМЕНТАРІ • 88

  • @micktuck5377
    @micktuck5377 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic job again Dave. Lick of filler isn’t a bad thing mate. Well done sir

  • @tonynightingale4400
    @tonynightingale4400 Рік тому +1

    Excellent workmanship and fabrication Dave 😃😃😃😃

  • @robinstewart4729
    @robinstewart4729 2 роки тому +2

    great work dave.a few quid saved there

  • @article21gdpr
    @article21gdpr 23 дні тому +1

    nice guy really hope your channel blows up

  • @TheDaf95xf
    @TheDaf95xf 2 роки тому +1

    Morning Dave. Just caught up with this one 👍🏻 Lot of work on the door but it’s has come out really nicely 😀

  • @patrickhostler5939
    @patrickhostler5939 Рік тому +1

    A little ‘English wheel’ would be useful in that fabulous work shop of yours!!!❤

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  Рік тому +1

      On my tools to build list

    • @patrickhostler5939
      @patrickhostler5939 Рік тому

      @@DavesGarageuk have you seen Dominic Chinea’s (The Repair Shop) Ranalah reboot. He has a very good UA-cam Channel

  • @markstevens6002
    @markstevens6002 2 роки тому +1

    You have gained a new subscriber today! Just going back and forth and watching all your Escort Videos :)

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Mark, welcome to the channel, I hope you enjoy the content 😊

  • @richardmitchell2274
    @richardmitchell2274 2 роки тому +1

    I liked the way you built the replacement subframe on the manta, 👍

  • @markopolo9421
    @markopolo9421 2 роки тому +1

    Another challenge executed, nice one Dave 👍

  • @roystorations366
    @roystorations366 Рік тому +1

    I'm lking the repairs Dave, well done. 👍

  • @karlkerkhof7966
    @karlkerkhof7966 2 роки тому +3

    Hi dave just a tip for all your external body panels that need filler firs skim them with fiber fill as filler is not waterproof love the work keep it up

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому +1

      Yes, thanks for that tip, I saw that on another channel recently, I think it was Karl from Japhands customs.

  • @retiredtruckersgarage.7606
    @retiredtruckersgarage.7606 2 роки тому +1

    your right there mate,my motto is save all tin,and for the younguns its all valuable practice making templates,shaping and butt welding,the door will look like new at the end pal,it wont take a lot of shallow filler to make it good,again dave a valuable hour of experience from you for the newbies.

  • @willallen7757
    @willallen7757 2 роки тому +1

    I've been wrenching on cars since 1983, and I learn from every one of your videos. I've only ever begrudgingly done body work, but I'm about to straighten out and paint my 1998 GMC Safari so I'm trying to get as much knowledge as possible. Your stitch welding skills are about the best I've seen, I'll be re watching those segments over and over.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Ah thanks, very kind of you 😊

    • @willallen7757
      @willallen7757 2 роки тому +1

      @@DavesGarageuk I just came from a car show in the Villages, which is a huge retirement subdivision near me here in Florida. A guy had a really nice rat rod T-Bucket, and you could see any patch panel added thru the primer, if it was primer. It made instantly think wow Daves welds are pretty, hard to hide anything under the mid-day Florida sun though lol.

    • @willallen7757
      @willallen7757 2 роки тому

      @@DavesGarageuk And we have no vehicle inspections or horsepower limits, so you see some wild stuff. :)

  • @mikego18753
    @mikego18753 2 роки тому +1

    Dave,just got to the end of your vid;i only watch about six different channels on you tube & your,s is one of them.(because it,s good).
    Cheers mate.

  • @mikego18753
    @mikego18753 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant.Thumbs up.
    Thanks mate.

  • @robertthornhill4379
    @robertthornhill4379 2 роки тому +1

    nice job dave great work as always (bob)

  • @geoffreystevens8999
    @geoffreystevens8999 2 роки тому +1

    Good work dave put some chopped fibre glass filler on before any filler as its not porous like filler you may already know but just thought I would mention keep up the good work british fitz

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Thank you Geoffrey, a few have mentioned this. Ta.

  • @mk1zetec
    @mk1zetec Рік тому +1

    Just subscribed to the channel, and I have been catching up on your content. Good save on the door. I like to see cars being repaired rather than having full on concours restorations, using 1000's of pounds of new panels to do so. The reason the wing has a less defined swage line than the doors and rear 1/4s is that it is a circa 1980s pattern panel. they were renowned for it.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  Рік тому

      Thanks for the sub Clive 👍makes sense, I guess the machines stamping out the panels were getting worn out.

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 2 роки тому +2

    Well done again Dave, (quite a tedious repair working to recreate the swage line and beautifully done sir!) in addition, being able to avoid spending an additional £250 on a replacement skin is a great result. (I always think that just fitting new heritage panels to any old classic is an obvious time - saving option but also a big cop-out if the old car just ends up as mainly brand new ha ha!) Big respect and thanks. 👍

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks, yep, it'll still be mostly original Escort 😊

  • @jamesjimjames1
    @jamesjimjames1 Рік тому +1

    great job done

  • @davidbellerby7084
    @davidbellerby7084 2 роки тому +1

    Well done dave on. Subscription numbers great video again

  • @nigelhenfrey2366
    @nigelhenfrey2366 2 роки тому +2

    Great work dave 👍

  • @bobfrankish8883
    @bobfrankish8883 2 роки тому +1

    Great job again Dave. Just reading some of the other comments, This is my (not necessarily correct!) take on fibre loaded filler. There is a common technique that I see used by the crash repairers where the welded joint is left deliberately low, then skimmed with fibre glass filler before finishing with ordinary filler. The only reason I can see that this is a better job is that it takes care of any pin-holes in the welds, which are the only things susceptible to moisture problems. Your welds are perfect as far as I can see and will not have any pin holes. Fibre glass filler will give you a worse end result because it does not feather out and always leaves the repair high. When it comes time for paint, just strip off all the weld through back to clean bare steel, sand it to at least an 80 grit scratch, apply the skim of filler, work it to shape and epoxy prime any bare metal left. Job's a good 'un.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Brilliant thank you, I did wonder how well it would feather out.

  • @jasonprice6919
    @jasonprice6919 2 роки тому +2

    Love watching your series on the Mk1 Escort. My first car was a 1972 1.1L which I bought for £100 when I was 17. Still dream of owning a mk1 RS2000 but not many of those around in Australia now :) Keep up the great work. I’m learning lots from following your videos. The way you tackle each problem is interesting and inspiring.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Thank you Jason, it's amazing how cheap MK1's used to be!

  • @talesfromthescrypt
    @talesfromthescrypt 2 роки тому +1

    New subscriber ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 keep it up

  • @hohocc1349
    @hohocc1349 2 роки тому +2

    Great work as always Dave, nice presentation too. Thanks for the effort videoing it.

  • @sidpf1972
    @sidpf1972 2 роки тому +1

    Top job 👏

  • @deanmarskell1518
    @deanmarskell1518 2 роки тому +1

    Well done Dave brilliant results just shows what you can do when you try love the contents of your videos and MK1 escorts 👍👍👍👍👍👍♥️

  • @neiljarvis8911
    @neiljarvis8911 2 роки тому +1

    Dave, congratulations on reaching 2000 subscribers, though given the quality of your work and your videos I can't understand why it's not 200K! Another brilliant video, as you say when you have nothing to loose and no fear of failure, it's amazing what you can achieve with fairly simple tools. Have you seen that bending device that Fitzee uses, comprising 3 different sized tubes welded together with a small sheet sized gap between them for putting a curve in a repair panel. You could do with a scaled down version about a foot long with a tab welded on the bottom to fit into your vice. Though you made a pretty good impression bedding over your knee. Really excellent work....... I bet you were pretty impressed too!
    Hope the 100E auction makes really strong money to help finance further projects, whoever wins that one will have one superb car that will give another 50 years of fun and the knowledge that it was expertly built. I really could have watched those door repairs in real time and was disappointed when the video was sped up and bits were skipped....but understand not all of your viewers are as sad as I am.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Thanks Neil, yes I've seen his tube bender tool, on my to do list to make one.

  • @bantampop3532
    @bantampop3532 2 роки тому +1

    great well done AAA+++

  • @thumperstu
    @thumperstu 2 роки тому +1

    Good effort :)

  • @GG-im1cb
    @GG-im1cb 2 роки тому +1

    When skinning a door (or making a skin repair) always bed the skin onto the frame with a bit of body sealer (sikaflex / tiger seal etc) this helps keep water from getting between the various layers and rotting from the inside out. You were also right about the weld through primer, but it was still a decent repair 👍🏻

  • @jamespaterson5041
    @jamespaterson5041 Рік тому +1

    Lovely dovely

  • @kevinfitzpatrick2913
    @kevinfitzpatrick2913 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Dave,
    Delighted to hear you have hit 2k subscribers and are making and few quid for your effort. I have been following your channel for a good while now. Your videos are great and I always learn something. Thanks for taking the time to make such brilliant content. Top man!

  • @mjm7187
    @mjm7187 Рік тому +1

    Been binge watching your repairs, your mig welding results are excellent. Yourchannel is sure to bring more subscribers Dave. Thanks for sharing your skills!

  • @Oldrobbo
    @Oldrobbo 2 роки тому +2

    Nice job I have a question did the welding mask come with the torch/light or is it one you have attached.

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому +1

      That's my addition, got fed up of not being able to see the weld properly.

  • @sidsxr3irestoration
    @sidsxr3irestoration 2 роки тому +1

    Top job Dave 👍

  • @jimmoore8943
    @jimmoore8943 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely job dave 👍

  • @nealthomas5943
    @nealthomas5943 2 роки тому +1

    Great job Dave another step closer 👍👍 my mk2 in the pic bare shell at the moment 👍

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Hi Neal, thanks, just getting started on yours then? Are you filming it?

    • @nealthomas5943
      @nealthomas5943 2 роки тому

      Well I bought it last November it’s bare shell at the moment waiting to get it sprayed st 170 going in should be fun

    • @nealthomas5943
      @nealthomas5943 2 роки тому +1

      I’m not filming it Dave but taking loads of pick they’ll probably come in handy for when I’m putting it back together lol

  • @davidbryant5881
    @davidbryant5881 Рік тому +1

    That's a steep driveway bet it's a nightmare in winter

  • @1945gmc353
    @1945gmc353 2 роки тому +1

    Did you not consider lead loading instead

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому +1

      I didn't, but I'm not a fan of working with lead, it's pretty toxic. But I have respect for those that do, the results are usually amazing

  • @jeff3175
    @jeff3175 Рік тому

    The best thing about giving it a go with the old door is that had you spent the 250 quid on the skin, theres no guarantee the fitment would be perfect anyway. I think you acted wisely👍

  • @christopherjohnson6056
    @christopherjohnson6056 2 роки тому +2

    £250 to spend elsewhere Dave ,👍

    • @DavesGarageuk
      @DavesGarageuk  2 роки тому

      Indeed 😊 no doubt I'll need it 😂

  • @michaelgiglio1571
    @michaelgiglio1571 Рік тому +1

    YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO HARD, WHY NOT JUST USE ON PEICE. YOU CAN BEND STEEL YOU KNOW.