Guest mk4stu Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 hi all, seems as it was a nice day today i made a start on stripping the cab. when i pulled the carpets out i was expecting the floor to be quite rusty along the sills and where the seats bolt in, surprisingly they are basically mint along with the rest of the floor. the happy and pleased mood didnt last long though when i removed the dash, under the battery tray, fuse box and heater blower is well rotten. o well at least the floor is sound. will try and get some pics up but cant do them at mo. size is too big or summit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Rust under the battery tray is common on the MK3 and MK4 mate, it will be all worth it in the end. Stick up some pics when you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Pics ASAP M8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 http://img200.imageshack.us/i/picture001ha.jpg/ http://img3.imageshack.us/i/picture002jy.jpg/ http://img225.imageshack.us/i/picture003p.jpg/ http://img43.imageshack.us/i/picture005kr.jpg/ http://img225.imageshack.us/i/picture006l.jpg/ http://img200.imageshack.us/i/picture007jq.jpg/ http://img200.imageshack.us/i/picture008db.jpg/ http://img200.imageshack.us/i/picture010vs.jpg/ http://img225.imageshack.us/i/picture011p.jpg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 sort of got pics on now. each pic is seperate link, when you get imageshack up the big pic is mine but the little ones dunno what they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 See what you mean but Looks repairable m8 Has it been welded before on the battery tray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Yeah at some point but it's just been overlaid. A quick bodge of a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thats not helped That may have caused some of the rust if not finished/protected properly Give it a good clean after welding and use body joint seal to stop the rust coming back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I, will do bud. Sure I will find plenty more bodges by previous owners as I go along. Can you buy one panel that replaces battery tray, heater motor and fuse box areas insted of seperate pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Don't think so m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 There some big holes mate, i'm supprised it didn't whistle when you drove it lol !!! :happy001: At least you have made a start bud, just a matter of getting all the panels together and putting them in !!! Are you doin the repair work yourself as I can recomend a place for you !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Don't think I will attempt replacing the panels as I have never welded before. Already had a price for work to be done also there is a mobile welder working on me bro's mini at the moment who is doing a good job. Where do you recomend then mate? Can keep me options open on where to go then. Who are the best quality suppliers of oe panels other than genuine ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richie29gt Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 cor blimey hope u got all the mice out as there is sum holes there :happy001: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Does anybody know if you can buy the heater blower panel (pic 3) or what the propper name for it is? Can't seem to find it on the web. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Got the heater blower panel today, from the scrappy though. I emailed a few panel companies and apparantly no one makes them. Off to the cab 2moz weather depending. Will get a few more pics up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 well i have finally worked out how to put pics up properly so here are some of stripping last weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest mk4stu Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well not been to the cab for a few weeks as still waiting for me bro to finish his mini to get cab in garage. Money is really short too so was thinking about doing the welding myself. I have never welded before so does anyone think it's a good idea? On the positive side I do have the time and patience to do it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well not been to the cab for a few weeks as still waiting for me bro to finish his mini to get cab in garage. Money is really short too so was thinking about doing the welding myself. I have never welded before so does anyone think it's a good idea? On the positive side I do have the time and patience to do it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stally08 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 What you thinking about doing with the petrol cab? i have the same problem with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Well I can't find the proper panel new on the Internet but they are on eBay. Ordered one myself they are cut off a car but mint, a bit pricey at £30 but already spent £10 in petrol driving around scrappys. eBay item number:140344281267 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stally08 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ah yeh i saw that if you email the seller he has panels for the mk4 as well if you needed one for the mk4, when you do change the petrol cap would you be able to put up some progress pics so i can get a bit of an idea how to do it myself. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stally08 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ah yeh i saw that if you email the seller he has panels for the mk4 as well if you needed one for the mk4, when you do change the petrol cap would you be able to put up some progress pics so i can get a bit of an idea how to do it myself. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah will do bud. Gonna take pics off the whole build anyway. The mk3 and 4 fuel filler are the same anyway. I am getting my other pannels from a company called Beevers auto panels, they are cheap and use Hadrian panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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