MK1 Escort RS2000 - Replacing the inner structure ??

In this video we continue to restore the inner wings on the front end of the RS2000, including hand fabricating the upper inner bulkhead and start to get the opposite side structure in place.
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[@vikassm]

THIS is what separates a repair shop from a restoration shop!! Beautiful work! 🙂

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

Nice work Steve. Those AVO spec strut tops/towers aren't easy to get right. But you make it look soo easy. That under scuttle corner is a work of art. Warm regards from Ireland as always.

[@davefrench3608]

Something hypnotic about watching a craftsman at work. This car is going to be better than factory.

[@miguela.morales255]

It's getting better and awesome every time that you put some hrs on it. Thank you Steve is a good learning time for me.

[@pbysome]

Great vid as usual, non stop content no repetitive talking and class work, cant wait for the next one.

[@marktyler2396]

great vid only thing that scare me is when you weld without using a mask

[@jamesward5721]

Was welding on yet another vehicle today - T4 Transporter. Was paying it zero attention, just filling holes, cutting rust, doing what I do. 2 pals who are mechanics walked in for a chat - start oohing & aaahhhing over the repairs like its some form of magik. Can't say I paid any heed whatsoever to what I was doing, certainly wasn't stressing me out or causing me worry. Just another rusty vehicle to work through. They both work in main-dealer places where nobody touches rust - here, we see nothing but rust. Not sure what my point is - just that they were both amazed at what I regard as absolutely normal & routine. Guess fixing rust has become an uncommon skill a bit like cooking. MasterRust. The Great British Rust-Off. Jamie Olivers Transit Sills. Quarter-panels with Marco Pierre White... :-) It's only metal.

[@davidmckinney6577]

Extremely good job Steve that ford will be better than new when you get through with it

[@colinritchie1757]

There must be ford production workers watching these videos and nodding in appreciation at the level displayed in putting this Exhort back to as new condition - Beautiful work Steve

[@billywhizz98]

I am a retired Fords Halewood production worker of 40years

[@colinritchie1757]

@@billywhizz98 So howvis Steve doing then?

[@billywhizz98]

@@colinritchie1757he’s a pro I wouldn’t hesitate to get my car restored by him because you know it’s going to be a good standard of top quality workmanship

[@justinsimpson7934]

I think the problem was a lot of bare metal inside panels, which rusted from the inside out

[@colinritchie1757]

@@justinsimpson7934 Very true, a friend of mine used to work on MGBs and he lost count of the sills he removed to replace that were unpainted from the factory . Nice looking cars , pity about the build quality!

[@lesgaal4017]

Just gotta luv an Escort especially a genuine Mk1 Rs 2000 great work Steve cheers. Australia.

[@Garffey]

Lovely to see this come on Steve....I drove a few Mk1 & 2's into the ground in the 70's so nice to see you redress the balance!...😂😂

[@julias-shed]

Good to see alll the rust traps going back in! My first car was a mk1 escort 1300XL and I used to get wet feet every time it rained due to that top corner being missing 🤣

[@wajidnazir2585]

A perfect way to unwind after work.... Watching this with a fresh brew☕

[@ToreDL87]

Been looking forward to how you tackle those A pillar>Wing repairs, or, "A-wings" as I call them. The deeper they go the worse they get, this one wasn't too shallow either! Bang-on job as per usual, all the compound curves allowed you good control on heat too!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Enjoyed the scuttle repair, very creative....🤔😳😏😀😀🇬🇧

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you :) 👍

[@ianforeman4377]

Very nice. I don’t remember the brace from the top rail to the turret bowl. But then when I did mine it was 35 years ago 🤣

[@rainrainwebdesign]

awesome workmanship its a real treasure to watch - nice that you can see what's going on some people are so "good" at their editing these days the thing flashes before your eyes it's the modern style meant to be interesting but I keep on rewinding but on your channel I can actually get to relax a bit and watch the pros at work - so thanks for that. Are you blinking then for every time you pull the trigger or how are you not getting flash without a welding mask - just wondering not trying to be the safety police

[@2512MaTHias]

The bodywork magicians… 😮😮😮

[@user-rh7ps8tg2g]

Euch Verrückten bei der Arbeit zusehen,einfach schön.🤗👍👍👍🔨🔨🔨

[@BigPaul62]

A masterclass Steve!

[@escortmexico6909]

All I can say is "awesome" Mate ! ......you and Ryan are definitely masters at your craft ! Seriously Steve I could watch these videos clips alnight without talking too our lass !

[@davidbeaumont4455]

It's a freakin work of art Steve! Bless ya mate!

[@amxen1]

See the mini is being painted Yay

[@stephencarpenter9690]

Nice work again, and i loved the longer video

[@bobstacey9311]

Heard you talking to “hold your hand” softy Southerner the other day great collaboration opportunity, the channel has the same vibe as early top gear, should be a long term relationship

[@geoffh2560]

My first car was a 1976 mk2 so this is super interesting.

[@GT380man]

Ditto! Mine was an estate in white, with one black front wing and lots of minor rust. I had it for about ten years iirc. I gave it to a student friend with a years MOT, but no charge as it’d just broken a rear leaf spring a couple of days before I was to hand it over for £200!

[@Kapparie]

Great show again. very entertaining, and of course great skills. :-)

[@davetheglidingbum]

elegant reversal of time.

[@robleary3353]

Bril!. Make it look soo easy!. 🙂 Great job! a work of art!. Shame it'll be hidden from view!. Nice one, Nuff said. 🙂

[@ColinBarrett001]

Great job as always Steve!

[@richardhartley7094]

High end fabrication and attention to detail hope your skills are past down to future generations 👍

[@esatuominen7035]

I'm glad you have given a nice new purpose for those not anymore so much needed adult film musics from the 90's

[@GT380man]

When Steve first introduced this vehicle, I thought it would be a swift one, because it was already down to a primed shell. Oh dear. But, there is a big pile of what look to be well formed panels available.

[@thomasteigen2793]

Wonderful work, just a joy to wath. 👍😊

[@timflanagan2292]

Just brilliant work 👍

[@anthonybrand6137]

Very impressive! 👍👍

[@colinsvid]

Someone must love this old ford to go this far , the ship of Theseus comes to mind , They have all but gone to the god of rust and people like me who thought they could drive fast at 18 and smashed it beyond economical repair, still if it floats your boat, most of the fun with the old squash courts was racing other stuff like 3 litre capris and mini coopers , my mate has still got a mk1 super speed with the Essex v6 swaymar heads triple webbers zf gearbox 9 inch NOS last time I drove it the front got really light at 110, no speed cameras in those days

[@garymucher4082]

So easy to tell you really enjoy your job... Thumbs Up!

[@neilbarnes3557]

Aaah, thanks! I've been waiting for that windscreen base fix :)

[@matthewgrice6902]

Thanks for the video.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Fantastic that Steve 👍🏻

[@davegavin7914]

Another cracking repair Steve 😉👍🏻🇬🇧

[@rickwilliams1505]

Excellent video, you make it so easy

[@justinsimpson7934]

Another quality step forward and great fabrication of the upper bulkhead Steve 😎 The front end is really taking shape now 👌🏽

[@romeldphillips3146]

great job

[@1954307]

brilliant job steve nearly there..

[@craigshagey9999]

Nice work 👏 👌 👍

[@batnrs1]

All I can say is "awesome" Mate !👍

[@Kaskader464]

Excellent craftsman what a precise job...❤

[@anthonykinrade8642]

Top notch!❤

[@Dazzaman-66]

i can see Alex's E30 in the background ,cant wait to see you start on that.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

alex and colin furze e30s.

[@rogerfenton5210]

Have found using card board from cereal packs good for making patterns

[@RichardArblaster]

7:58 I spy the furzemobile 😆😆😆

[@boydsargeant7496]

Nice job! You are very lucky you don’t get arc eye, I do if I just close my eyes, so I have to use a mask.

[@birdy356]

beautiful work ;-)

[@michaelhomer5155]

I assume you threw the welding mask away 😂

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Yes Iv had filters install on my eyeballs 😁

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Fantastic channel guys 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@jonbray4729]

Great video as always, quick question on UPOl, I see you use a lot of it. I’m doing the underside of my 205gti at the moment and was wondering if you prefer gravitex or raptor for the underside? Cheers

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Definitely raptor in my opinion :)

[@stuartsharples9520]

Great work, but why did you not but right up to that fresh piece of steel you put in earlier along the top of the Wing..

[@stevengriffin7873]

I've watched a number of these videos,one thing I think is why doesn't the aftermarket make products to protect these vehicles.For example how about plastic arch liners like you see on modern vehicles.

[@roger2612]

👍👍👍

[@tomswindler64]

Very nice as always 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@christiandivers407]

Like the new music Steve

[@zarkonikolic2127]

Ispirativno, majstore pozdrav iz Srbije 👍

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@andrewwood8706]

love the mk 1 my top car

[@sylvainflecheux1814]

Magnifique travail

[@ralfgrundinger1961]

Daumen hoch, gute Arbeit.

[@Mercowod]

Очень круто!!! 👍👍👍

[@gerardvanengelen375]

Is there any reason you guys don’t have a spotwelder? Would be nice if you can give it that OM shine!

[@nigelweaving9045]

Class!

[@georgeclements2742]

More progress. Best wishes.

[@ST1VO]

Hope that's weld through sharpie... ;))

[@andrewburridge5573]

Awesome ❤

[@JeanMichelMoal27091950]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ianwilkes4434]

Art work

[@steveworth544]

amazing

[@mrshawnwilliams1]

This has moved on since I saw it last with my Drone 👍

[@jurgengebhardt6876]

cracking repair

[@chrisgoldsmith3120]

Why wasn’t the white label removed before the strut top was welded in place over it?

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

I forgot no harm done :)

[@stevengriffin7873]

Nice,but why would you leave a paper label on the inner skirt then weld a panel over it.

[@GT380man]

I expect he disregarded it it will be immaterial, perhaps?

[@CheeeseToastie]

I wonder when you weld in panels that nedxto be clamped in, does it not set up inherent stresses in the structure?

[@CheeeseToastie]

Lovely job, BTW.

[@ToreDL87]

Depends on the application, and there's a bit of legal jumbo to it. You know most of this, but, for instance, this panel is hidden from view, so they have to be cost effective and do it quicker (without shying from safety). The heat relieves the stress and makes the panel compound and fit like a glove, rather than spending 2 days hammering the one and same panel for good fitment, when nobody outside a bodyshop is likely to ever see it again. And that doesn't mean it's an unsafe weld, far from it, the more heat (without cutting through) = The better the bond. You can actually even see this heat process in a lot of their sped-up welding footage, especially on large/entire floor sections on the disaster Porsche. On stuff like that it's checks and balances, important that it matches where clamped up, say, with inner rockers, rather than spots that aren't even mentioned in a cars body manual when it goes for geometries, like, "oh this rolled bead on the floor is 1mm out of alignment when measured up to the corner of the roof vs the one that was in it before" vs, in that same scenario "ok, this seat bracket is exactly 1840mm from the same corner, exactly per the body repair manual for this make & model". That's also why they brace the cars up with box section on the inside. Where you want to be careful is external panels, a.k.a bodywork, like wheel arches, quarter panels, roof, etc, the stuff people see, because the heat from welding will make the metal shrink along the seam/bead. That's when you might want to use air to help speed the cooling process to save time, but you will always get shrinkage, and if you don't, chances are you're not putting enough heat through for a good bond. Trick is to keep heat down as much as you can to minimize how much warpage you get, the difference is in a few tenths of an inch bodyfiller, or 3mm (which was legal limit max bodyfiller thickness for most cars when I last checked). Mind you, cooling a weld does nothing to stop warpage, in fact it might even cause slightly more warpage as you start welding, because now the temperature difference is higher. If you want a non-filler bodywork you then have to go through with slapper (modified file)/hammer & dolly. That's why a lot of professionals who shy from bodyfiller and gives channels like YCR a really hard time in comments, because they rather do entire quarter panels instead of just wheel arches, it means they'll be doing mostly spotwelds, and the odd seam is done with CISU wire (Bronze-silicone) which is industry standard on modern cars (forbidden to use on structural elements with older cars), doesn't induce so much heat as to cause metal shrinking around the seam/bead welds.

[@markblacklock588]

Great job again Steve your some guy

[@bat6225]

Steve, I have noticed you dont wear a welding mask or welding glasses.. why is this?

[@edensfortniteadventures]

Please take this down and blur the chassis number out. Or come next year there will be 2 or 3 running round on the same number. Ps Love your work

[@jean-marcheu7428]

Hey! why didn't you include the translation? I love English and I'm still learning but not to the point where I can follow the comments you add to the video. So please,....

[@johnturner4400]

One day I’m sure you are just going to weld that ruler on instead of cutting out some metal….

[@OlegPetmanson]

👍👍👍