Ford Escort RS2000 : Stumped by the amount of work on the inner wheel tub.

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  • In this video we set about trying to get the near side rear quarter panel on but we are stumped by the amount of work it takes to complete the inner wheel tub. The amount of work this took to repair was way more than anticipated so ended up taking a lot longer
    The rust just keep going and going.
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  • @mattkubler5740
    @mattkubler5740 Місяць тому +29

    There's nothing like sitting back after work having a beer and watching a very satisfying episode of Yorkshire restorations.

  • @petesmith1924
    @petesmith1924 Місяць тому +8

    Mk1 Escorts were from the early 1970s, not 1980s weren’t they? I remember lusting after them as a kid growing up in the 1970s!

  • @101088Albert
    @101088Albert Місяць тому +10

    One of the hardest things in life is to make something difficult look easy, this is what I am seeing here. Such a pleasure to watch and admire

  • @MrNurdiboy
    @MrNurdiboy Місяць тому +3

    the metal working skills here is just next level, its a kind of thearapy watching these videos :-)

  • @nicholasviney5975
    @nicholasviney5975 Місяць тому +5

    The RS has come a long way, the amount of hidden rust is just incredible.

    • @justinsimpson7934
      @justinsimpson7934 Місяць тому +1

      Imagine all the hidden rust on these unrestored Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts at car shows. Considering this one was only on the road between 1974 and 1989 😮

    • @nicholaslittle2312
      @nicholaslittle2312 Місяць тому

      Is it easier to build a new car sometimes? 🤐

  • @jeffhammond8969
    @jeffhammond8969 Місяць тому +5

    Love the explanation and close ups of grinding and removing old panels to get back to original metal.

  • @mikeburke603
    @mikeburke603 Місяць тому +1

    Bringing cars like this back to life must be the most satisfying job ever!!

  • @marciabaldwin2506
    @marciabaldwin2506 Місяць тому +2

    Absolutely brilliant Steve totally awesome video and craftsmanship the Rs is in amazing hands.you never leave any stone unturned fantastic work as always ❤

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 Місяць тому +2

    I just love watching skilled artisans do their craft
    It is so impressive
    And the paper template that is just gold

  • @SFXfrank
    @SFXfrank Місяць тому +4

    Although the laser did not appear for a long time, it left a deep impression on me! It's so coooool ! !

    • @AndySomogyi
      @AndySomogyi Місяць тому +1

      I understand those lasers are like $75,000 USD

    • @SFXfrank
      @SFXfrank Місяць тому

      @@AndySomogyi Your idea is so outdated, the laser in the video only $23,000 !

  • @bramvermaat1453
    @bramvermaat1453 Місяць тому +1

    I definitely like your work best. This video also has great presentation, and great information on all you do. You sir, are a metal genius.

  • @georgeclements2742
    @georgeclements2742 Місяць тому +1

    Impressive as always. I feel for the owner as each piece of work shows that the condition of the shell was much worse than it looked. Best wishes.

  • @karenmurray3098
    @karenmurray3098 Місяць тому +1

    wow , that laser thingy is a cool bit of kit steve !!

  • @user-zc5gd8ki3u
    @user-zc5gd8ki3u Місяць тому +1

    Superb welding skills.....a joy to watch.

  • @Nathanmorganmk1escort
    @Nathanmorganmk1escort Місяць тому +1

    I’m doing all this to mine but you make it seem so easy top quality work

  • @mattcurtis6481
    @mattcurtis6481 Місяць тому +1

    Good, clear and decisive instructions, great job Steve easy to follow 👍👍😎

  • @paulchurch5337
    @paulchurch5337 Місяць тому +2

    Great job and nice to see the RS2000 back again ❤

  • @jonnenne
    @jonnenne Місяць тому

    Glad to see you using the laser!

  • @johnvaluk1401
    @johnvaluk1401 Місяць тому +5

    That lazer rust remover must be a god send not having to sand blast those hard to reach areas and all the mess involved with sand blasting

  • @7732147
    @7732147 Місяць тому +2

    Nice one Dad. Lovely work as usual.

  • @noenlunde7028
    @noenlunde7028 Місяць тому

    The skills are from another world

  • @user-zy9en5fv8i
    @user-zy9en5fv8i Місяць тому +1

    Impressed by the work you are doing to restore this fabulous car. Impatient to see the finished car.

  • @jimmcfee3488
    @jimmcfee3488 Місяць тому +1

    Mates rallied these locally in the late 1980's/1990's. i was mainly mechanical(I was a RX3/$ person, not clunky old piston engined cars back then) but my shed had a permanent floor framing jig and permanent pulling points laid out for repairs, amazing how quick you can replace a side, front or back when you are cutting up complete cars for parts. So much wasted. Nothing much rusts badly down here(Tasmania) but escorts were prone to it regardless.

  • @jagracershoestring609
    @jagracershoestring609 Місяць тому +1

    Back in the day, when I was repairing rusty cars for a side job, all the panels were available from Ford Competitions department. I used to have a copy of the AVO repair manual to work to.

    • @Phuc_Yhou
      @Phuc_Yhou Місяць тому

      The easiest way to spot an AVO shell is look in the boot for the axle hump 👍

  • @blimpism
    @blimpism Місяць тому +1

    Very impressive work

  • @allanrichards3752
    @allanrichards3752 Місяць тому

    I've seen those laser cleaners come with a welding head. They are absolute mustard at welding thin metal with very minimal distortion and actually quite quick at welding. Much quicker than picking at it with a MIG. The only thing is that the metal must be perfectly clean and with virtually no gap to fill.
    If you have some spare time with it you could offer a cataract removal service!!!

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm
    @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Місяць тому

    1970 RS 1600 powder blue ! was my twin cam escort ! round headlight!

  • @Rathom
    @Rathom Місяць тому +4

    That Laser cleaner is going to be the mvp of your shop.

  • @philjones3079
    @philjones3079 Місяць тому

    Superb craftsmanship. Wish I could afford to get my old Volvo restored.At the moment it has "patina".

  • @boydsargeant7496
    @boydsargeant7496 Місяць тому

    Loving the new music, very Zen, suits you. Maybe you could remind us which disks you are using on your grinder if they are flap or slit etc. That new machine is earning its keep now!

  • @justinsimpson7934
    @justinsimpson7934 Місяць тому +1

    Great work as always Steve, even though you have made that near side inner tub mint. I would of sent you one if we had known how bad it was. Never mind it’s done now 👍🏼

  • @user-kd3pw6lw8h
    @user-kd3pw6lw8h Місяць тому

    Love watching you guys,so talented brilliant team.

  • @russthebiker
    @russthebiker Місяць тому +2

    This is a joy to watch, you must enjoy your work,because you are so conscientious
    When you have finished this will be concourse
    Watching you replace so many small but important parts, has given me a new appreciation for how well this car was designed in the 60s, compared to its predecessor the Anglia, it is light years ahead,and still a very usable car on todays roads

  • @dirkbosse1786
    @dirkbosse1786 Місяць тому

    A pleasure to watch. Thank you!

  • @matthewgrice6902
    @matthewgrice6902 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the video. Great work Steve.

  • @danielwatson2910
    @danielwatson2910 Місяць тому

    Nice work

  • @msearlam
    @msearlam Місяць тому

    Great video as always! I'd be quite happy to watch these if they were hrs long.

  • @samperras
    @samperras Місяць тому

    Love your work

  • @jesscourt9068
    @jesscourt9068 Місяць тому +2

    The owner just made history. A full video of the extent of the massive rebuild. Even the original is improved. Whatever it is costing, the result is easy sell and or satisfied result. Fantastic job on what most would consider a basket case. I know the effort involved as i had to rebuild two inner arches in sections, and floors and inner sills on my Barchetta. Panels no longer available is the worst reply to any enquiry. So much admiration Steve!

  • @stephenyoud6125
    @stephenyoud6125 Місяць тому

    Steve you're an artist indeed - outstanding work as usual.

  • @tl4ever262
    @tl4ever262 Місяць тому

    Man that's a lot of work for such small area. Love your work guys.

  • @melwilliamson8208
    @melwilliamson8208 Місяць тому

    nice bit of explanation on panel removing big help for people starting to learn keep up the great video's

  • @mclark3874
    @mclark3874 Місяць тому

    New subscriber love your work

  • @Stigsens1
    @Stigsens1 Місяць тому +1

    This is a craft that is fast dissapering, it is only very special cars where it make sense to do this level of work.

  • @davegavin7914
    @davegavin7914 Місяць тому +2

    This will be one solid shell when your finished Steve! Crackin job there bud 👍🏻😉🇬🇧

  • @danijelcar5184
    @danijelcar5184 Місяць тому

    Great work👍👍👍😎

  • @paulwortman483
    @paulwortman483 Місяць тому +1

    Good old British Steel!!! How did any cars survive over there???

  • @colinritchie1757
    @colinritchie1757 Місяць тому +2

    What a Brilliant job Steve

  • @steveworth544
    @steveworth544 Місяць тому

    Brilliant

  • @schrauberkonigsolingen2463
    @schrauberkonigsolingen2463 Місяць тому

    Hello, very nice work. Greeting from Germany City Solingen.

  • @Chiller19902008
    @Chiller19902008 Місяць тому

    very nice smoth soft skills ;) need you for my VW T4 chears, grettings from Germany ;)

  • @as3cs3
    @as3cs3 Місяць тому

    just spotted a Hillman Imp. Will be great if you do a series on that as I'm just about to start body-repairs on mine

  • @chrisstokoe3169
    @chrisstokoe3169 Місяць тому +1

    AHH the rs2000 simpler times

  • @davidmckinney6577
    @davidmckinney6577 Місяць тому +1

    Hello 👋 Steve good buddy 👍 you have pretty much built that car it's going to be like a new car again, do they use a lot of salt on the road over there in wintertime to cause so much rust? They use salt here and also put on calcium and it's severe on vehicles..t take oil and I get under my trucks before winter and I put it in a pump up sprayer and I spray it in every orfice in the chassis on my trucks because usually on those box frames they use on trucks they rust from the inside out .very good video buddy tell captain yorkshire I said hello

  • @pip5461
    @pip5461 Місяць тому

    Steve, your skills & craftsmanship are most commendable...!

  • @lrcb40
    @lrcb40 Місяць тому

    Metal wizards!

  • @DanRoper-ex2vy
    @DanRoper-ex2vy Місяць тому +1

    Top work Steve

  • @levelcrossing150
    @levelcrossing150 Місяць тому +1

    Lovely work.

  • @HarryHewitt-lh8xx
    @HarryHewitt-lh8xx Місяць тому

    It’s more of a replacement, now, than a restoration. Can’t be a lot of the original car left. Nicely done though, by a pro.

  • @TastierBackInThe80s
    @TastierBackInThe80s Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing, thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @davefrench3608
    @davefrench3608 Місяць тому

    Fabulous fabrication and weLding Steve.

  • @wazzazone
    @wazzazone Місяць тому

    Masters at Work thanks Steve.

  • @scottcallis3491
    @scottcallis3491 Місяць тому

    As soon as I heard the word 'Laser' I'm like... Ok...I'm in 🙂

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler64 Місяць тому

    You accomplished quite a bit in this video made some definite improvements on this wheel house.great video,great job.just continue on doing what you do best.😎😎😎👍👍👍

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 Місяць тому

    I am surprised by how much you have to work with they were tissue paper to start with and no rust protection 👍👍🇦🇺

  • @grahamdavies22
    @grahamdavies22 Місяць тому +2

    That welding is brilliant, it’s like surgery. The only thing I ever welded took 5 minutes to do….. and 2 days filing to get the excess crap off 😢

  • @jasperdemann5936
    @jasperdemann5936 Місяць тому

    Yorkshire Car Restoration: sponsored by Safety Squint Welding Accessories and The Invisible Ear Defenders Co Ltd. 😄

  • @philippestrickler3461
    @philippestrickler3461 Місяць тому

    You are so talented to be able to fix all these damaged parts . In France we said that you have golden hands (des mains en OR) .

  • @AndySomogyi
    @AndySomogyi Місяць тому

    When you made that dog leg section, wasn’t the part you cut out a double layer? Did you replace that double layer with a single layer ?

  • @JsyJames
    @JsyJames Місяць тому

    This is like Trigger’s broom! What will the proportion of original metal be by the end?!

  • @isopepe108
    @isopepe108 Місяць тому +1

    Great video and car, ihave 3 mk1 escort mexico.
    What is that silver paint what you use?

  • @hoggmotorsport
    @hoggmotorsport Місяць тому

    Caught up on the full playlist for this one, great work!! Although there looked to be a fair bit of rust pitting in the osr inner tub, plus all the fabrication time going into repair panels ... would it not have been easier to fit a pair of inner tubs as you're this far into it? 🤔

    • @justinsimpson7934
      @justinsimpson7934 14 днів тому +1

      I should of also sent those to him, but it was too late by the time I realised

    • @hoggmotorsport
      @hoggmotorsport 14 днів тому +1

      @@justinsimpson7934 hindsight is a wonderful thing mate, still be an awesome car when it's finished 👍

    • @justinsimpson7934
      @justinsimpson7934 14 днів тому +1

      Yeah exactly

  • @kjeldlarsen912
    @kjeldlarsen912 Місяць тому

    Thank you

  • @stevensmi1167
    @stevensmi1167 Місяць тому

    Loving that laser ooohh suit you sir

  • @ToreDL87
    @ToreDL87 Місяць тому

    American restorers has it easier, way thicker metal on those rods/muscle cars and what have you not.
    Everywhere else we're working on what amounts to nothing more than mallable paper. This channel serves as proof of that.
    Master class as per usual Steve! 💪

  • @peterbockholm3176
    @peterbockholm3176 Місяць тому

    Question: a couple of videos ago you used a special kind of wire-wheel-thingamajig, 10-12 cm wide. It gave a great result with what to me looked like little effort. I was expecting you to use it again on poor pitiful Patches but you used 320 instead, why? Was it in preparation for all signatures at the car show or is the metal too thin? Is thin metal the reason you will only sandblast the inner and undersides?
    It seemed like a great tool for saving time and effort and prevent from inhaling a lot of dust if it can be connected to a shop-vac with good filtration. I've used that system for all my tools since 2003, I finally realized the importance of dust management when I got kids.
    For me, it turns out that it was too late, but Ryan is younger than I was back then so for health's sake, he shouldn't cover himself in dust and whatnot over and over again. There's a limit to how much only a face mask can protect so use both masks and control dust.

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua Місяць тому

    Nice BGM selection

  • @ragnarironspear1791
    @ragnarironspear1791 Місяць тому +2

    I want one 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @leofabbro456
    @leofabbro456 Місяць тому

    sooooooooo easy.....to watch

  • @colnemac
    @colnemac Місяць тому +1

    Mk1's were up to 1976, mk2's from then to 1981

  • @MrGroupA
    @MrGroupA Місяць тому +1

    When you repair and cut out sections, isn't the repair suppose not be visible? I mean seamless so that you really can't tell a repairs been made in the first place?

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 Місяць тому +2

      He's got to save time somewhere or he'll be spending eon's on the simplest of strips of metal.
      On structural it just doesn't matter, add to that all the rust proofing & gravel/chip protection, this repair will be as good as invisible even if you know what you're looking for.
      Quick Edit: Another thing too, 40-50 years down the line when this car is being restored again, it's useful for the next guy stripping this down to bare metal, to see where work has been done previously, just like it is for Steve here 👌

  • @stevenbennett3922
    @stevenbennett3922 Місяць тому

    The GoPro must be an valuable tool in the process as you can demonstrate to customers the money pit they have purchased before bringing it to you.

  • @Kapparie
    @Kapparie Місяць тому

    Whatdo you do for a living? Fighting rust....😄

  • @dacholl2009
    @dacholl2009 Місяць тому

    Might as well start from new panels and transfer in the good original parts

  • @stevenbennett3922
    @stevenbennett3922 Місяць тому +2

    Thought the Mk I was a 60's and 70's car.

  • @russellr1677
    @russellr1677 Місяць тому

    Ouch! That fence post was cracking on Steve! Should the maestro of metalwork switch to metal fenceposts?

  • @desmondharney1185
    @desmondharney1185 Місяць тому

    Can you show us some continuous bead weld at normal speed so as we can see how its done and the sound as well.. please

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 Місяць тому

      It's just "zzzzt", it's not bead welding it's continuous tack welds.
      If you literally don't know how it's supposed to sound I recommend going to welding classes first and foremost, and get an idea how to adjust the welder (though now you can get welders from Kemppi and Esab where you just input steel thickness and off you go).

    • @PompeyMatt17
      @PompeyMatt17 Місяць тому

      sizzling bacon...and they're tack welds to reduce distortion..

  • @rambojazdude3023
    @rambojazdude3023 Місяць тому

    How come they tack weld plate on, then cut through some of the tacks? is it to relieve stress on the plate?

    • @guzziwheeler
      @guzziwheeler Місяць тому +1

      They tack on the new part, which first overlaps the old metal. Then they cut through both parts to match the old part perfectly to the new part by removing excess material from the old part. Got it?

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 Місяць тому

      A.k.a, "Cut'n butt".

    • @steptoeandson3554
      @steptoeandson3554 Місяць тому

      See: Fitzee's Fabrications "Cut n Butt"

  • @fredygump5578
    @fredygump5578 Місяць тому

    now you need a laser that goes around corners. That'd be the ticket!

  • @karlglynn7974
    @karlglynn7974 Місяць тому +1

    It’s mad how much 1970s cars Rot, must be the poor quality steel used or the painting process. Banging job though chap. 👍🏻

    • @Juntasification
      @Juntasification Місяць тому +1

      Not much thought was given to rust prevention back then. Chassis where usually painted after assembly, so the insides never got any paint. I wish to live to see if the modern stuff do any better after 40+ years. 🙂

    • @guzziwheeler
      @guzziwheeler Місяць тому

      @@Juntasification Best rust protected cars were built in the late 80s and the 90s.

    • @karlglynn7974
      @karlglynn7974 Місяць тому +2

      @@Juntasificationvery true, just a shame as all the cars from the era have the most character unlike modern cars. The bonus is there a so few left so the value holds up. Skills like this chap has are absolutely fascinating.😊

  • @jeroenvanraalten372
    @jeroenvanraalten372 Місяць тому

    Sevnties!

  • @jakkimacneill1957
    @jakkimacneill1957 Місяць тому +1

    I'm sure this was an icon of the 70's...not the 80's

  • @johnturner4400
    @johnturner4400 Місяць тому

    With all the replacement metal, this is rapidly becoming a 2024 mk1 Escort!

  • @EnglishTurbines
    @EnglishTurbines Місяць тому +1

    Delightful metalastic surgery....again....Very satisfying.....🤔😏😏😀🇬🇧

  • @chrislewis4830
    @chrislewis4830 Місяць тому

    COSMO COSMO COSMO we need it we crave it

  • @neilmchardy9061
    @neilmchardy9061 Місяць тому

    Would a new shell then modified be cheaper?

  • @g6et_wrx177
    @g6et_wrx177 Місяць тому

    Hopefully the owner is loaded and this project does not make a dent. If not they will be bleeding.

  • @alecfraser1928
    @alecfraser1928 Місяць тому

    I don't like to think of the conversations with the client on this one .....

  • @walterbieniek9802
    @walterbieniek9802 Місяць тому

    min 3.oo wrong way-min 20.oo the rightway and now it lasts a lot longer.

  • @kinross24
    @kinross24 Місяць тому

    Mk1 wax surely 1970’s, 1972-74 for the 2000. Mk2 came out 1975 to ‘77. 1980 to 1990 was the mk111