Doyle 4-5 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Hi all. I signed up a little while back, so thought it time I said hello. I have an early mk5b Si which I've owned for about 18 months. The car grabbed my attention as it is loaded up with options, Recaro seats, full length tonneau cover, premium sound system (2008 & 2040 CD player) and power hood. It was built in 1993 but not registered until over 12 months later, making it a late 94 L reg. I have been do a bit of digging and found it was retained by Ford after being built, but after going around various departments within Ford, I've been unable to find out why they kept hold of it for over a year. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 nice car, rarely see them these days, same as the mk6, hardly any about! just needs the proper wheels on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Already got the alloys sorted - picked a set up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Welcome m8 , looks a nice tidy car , keep it original my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ollie Posted November 13, 2016 Admin Share Posted November 13, 2016 looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 See you are quite local to me m8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Thanks for the welcome. I would be about 20 miles from Bedford, so pretty local. The current wheels are the only non standard item on it. I sourced a decent original set today that will go on shortly after they have been refurbed. As the car was first used by Ford, I have decided it will become a long term keeper and invest in a full on restoration. In two weeks time it will go into the body shop to be returned to its former glory. I'll probably be looking for some trim parts during the rebuild, so I may be asking for a few bits and pieces. Once I start stripping her down, I'll start a resto thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Try ford first,main parts warehouse is daventry,but unless you know anybody who works there you will have to go to local dealers parts dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Welcome mate cab looks clean can't see it needing much work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Thanks. It is pretty clean. The only rust I've found is on the o/s rear arch. It has a bit of lacquer peel on the front bumper and some git has keyed the drivers door, I've therefore decided to spray the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianxr3i Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Thanks for the welcome. I would be about 20 miles from Bedford, so pretty local. The current wheels are the only non standard item on it. I sourced a decent original set today that will go on shortly after they have been refurbed. As the car was first used by Ford, I have decided it will become a long term keeper and invest in a full on restoration. In two weeks time it will go into the body shop to be returned to its former glory. I'll probably be looking for some trim parts during the rebuild, so I may be asking for a few bits and pieces. Once I start stripping her down, I'll start a resto thread. I am currently breaking a early MK6 & some of the trims may fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Make sure you check around the rear shocks area,they tend to suffer badly there for corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 That was the first area I checked when I went to view the car. I've been caught out before, with a GTI that had 13" of chassis leg missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Nice Car Defo better standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Booked the day off work today and took the Escort over to the bodyshop. Stripped the car down myself and brought all the parts back home for some intensive cleaning. With the bumpers and doors off, I was expecting to find some hidden rot. There was nothing! It just goes to show that garaging a car pays dividends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 That's good news,many a car finds out the worst when they come off.( body kits are the worst) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) I popped into the body shop this morning to strip the remaining parts off the doors. The bootlid, mirrors, rubbing strips and bumpers are now in primer. The rear bumper had a notch cut out where a previous owner had fitted a towbar. This has now been repaired with a new piece of plastic bonded in. The repair is brilliant! Even looking from the back side of the bumper its invisible. This concerned me slightly as I tried to find a replacement bumper but struggled. There's plenty of mk5 & 6 out there but no mk5b's. It wasn't until I got home I realised I hadn't taken any pics. Edited December 18, 2016 by Doyle 4-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Easily done,done it myself many times. Look forward to seeing the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 A few progress pics. Thankfully no nasties have been found so far. The bodyshop are quite impressed with it and said, it shows that it has been garaged for the majority of its life. So it seems the only rot is on the O/S rear arch. According to the previous owner, this is due to a poor repair following some vandal damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good news then.keep pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Great news on the rot. Are they keeping the windscreen and glass in? Looking forward to seeing the finished result. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Doors are off, glass is out and screen is due to come out this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle 4-5 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Things seem to moving on quite quickly now. Pics taken yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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