Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)

[deankxf 20,266]

is that including a new locking strip? the gemini one on rare spares site i think is $36.. but the tool to buy to fit it is about same on ebay.. (windscreen mob should have this naturally)
BGDAVs quote for the XE rear window reseal was much less coming out to his house.. but he didn't turn up.. so even if it was $10.. a no show doesn't fix it..

[SPArKy_Dave 8,865]

Have you got any of those massive suction cups?

[2redrovers 21,391]

I'll get you the number for the guy Matt uses tomorrow, see if you get any better from him.

[Panko 2,480]

I think it was including fitting it Dean. 
I told him i will supply rubber and locking strip. the escort ones are $25 from Yesterford in Bayswater. rubber is $100

I had an issue with Novus never showing up to my place to pop the glass out of the wagon a couple years back. 

[Panko 2,480]

no Dave, no suction caps. 

its not the whole lifting the glass out thing that bothers me, I'm just not confident "breaking the seal" per say, actually getting the glass to come away from the car. 

[2redrovers 21,391]

I'll get you the number for the guy Matt uses tomorrow, see if you get any better from him.

Better late than never

Quality fit windscreens
0439 037 417

[Panko 2,480]

cool ill give them a call tomorrow. Im working half days the last few days, so i only get from about 2pm to do anything. so progress is slow on anything haha 

[Panko 2,480]

@2redrovers that windscreen fella you gave me details for is the go. he's on his way to my house now to pop the screen out. thanks mate. 

[2redrovers 21,391]

No worries mate, they are good fellas and will do the job right for you.

[Panko 2,480]

haha done. they were quick. Paul was ecstatic that he was working on an Escort lol. 

[Panko 2,480]

I've been playing with front door speaker setup. Im trying to fit 5" speakers in the doors (up from 4") so i cut out a template of the front half of the door card to test fit the speakers in, before i go and make the existing holes in my door cards larger. its tight, but its going to work. and with the speakers set back behind the card, i won't have issues with the window winder hitting it every time it passes like it did with the old speakers. 

Plenty of room  

I found this on the inside the door card  
whats funny about that is, I posted this photo on FB on the RSOCV FB group, and someone else commented with a photo and the comment, "gee that Teson guy gets around". kinda cool to find someone else who's car has been inspected by the same guy at the factory  

OK so I got the windscreen popped out today. thanks again to Rod for the recommendation. great guys to deal with, and good price. 

[2redrovers 21,391]

Did you just get him to rip it out for now or fitted and resealed as well?

[Panko 2,480]

just ripped out for now. 
i have a tiny bit of rust which ill need to clean up and treat, thankfully hasn't gone through the metal, just some minor pitting. and I still need to go get the rubber and locking strip, which i should be able to pick up this afternoon. 

[Panko 2,480]

I got a bit more done today. Cleaned the parcel shelf, and vacuumed under the back seats. 42 years of dirt and dust lol 

cleaned up, treated and brushed on some black paint over the bit of pitting that had appeared in the bottom corner of the windscreen. 

cleaned, and hit the parcel shelf with armourall. i know armourall isn't the best stuff to use, but it was pretty dry and badly stained with water marks from the leak. 

just as i thought it was time to knock of for the night, i forgot to clean the glass up from the old sealant  

the car is now ready to for the glass to be fitted in the morning. the guys are coming first thing tomorrow morning to have the glass re-fitted. new rubber and locking strip ready to go. 

[deankxf 20,266]

interested to hear how you go with the reseal. wonder if i would find rust..yes, pretty sure i would..

[Panko 2,480]

the guys doing the screen are pretty confident they will fix it the leak. I'm not 100% the locking strip is the right one, but ill find out as soon as they go to install it. 

They put me onto a place in Hallam, Oz Auto Moulds and Rubbers, so thats where i went, and saved me about $35. but now I'm not sure its the correct width locking strip. will find soon enough though. 

[deankxf 20,266]

if it ends up being a gemini locking strip and they won't change it.. let Me know.. My wagon doesn't even have a rear locking strip fitted.
 

[Panko 2,480]

Well the screen is back in. 

The locking strip was ok in the end. Its a little narrower than the original, but looks ok. 

I think it is the same as a Gemini one. I have about a meter left over if you want to test fit it @deankdx

[Panko 2,480]

all done  will have to do the front one day though. 

[2redrovers 21,391]

Sweet

[deankxf 20,266]

looks nice, did you see the process on sealing it?

as in, was there anything in the channel the glass sits in, did they run a bead of goop on the steel lip etc before fitting?

i'll grab that locking strip for test if you don't mind, are you going to anything like penlink etc any time soon? what did that cost? Rare spares lists the gemini ones at $33 from memory.. (not by the meter) i hadn't looked at the fitting cost(or if i will buy the tool and do it myself)

 

[Panko 2,480]

ok i need to fix the fuel gauge. it was bound to happen eventually, and today was the day...i ran it out of fuel hahaha  

yeah i watched him do it. he fitted the rubber to the glass, then roped it into the car. once it was in the car, he then went around with the corking gun, and put sealant from the outside, between the rubber and the body, and then went around and did it between the glass and the rubber. so outer edge of rubber, then inner edge. 

i can get down to PenLink whenever. just not in the escort while the interior is out lol. 
it cost me $10 for a generous 4m (5m in total) 

[deankxf 20,266]

cheap as.. seeing i need to do the 4 windows i'll definitely be getting that locking strip there.. Yesterford is only 10mins away, so i'll just drive up with the gemini and show them. let me know when you want to catch up.. i'm paying the diesel gems rego, so it will be on the road when you are ready...(if he esky is faster, we can rematch in the petrol wagon.. "before and after" )

[Panko 2,480]

I got it from Oz Moulds in Hallam. Yesterford is too expensive. 

Id expect the wagon to be faster. Its got a bigger engine lol 

[deankxf 20,266]

hmm, going to Cranbourne tomorrow, i should see if i can pop in there on the way..
gemini's stock carby has tiny venturies.. nothing like a weber.. the 32/36 webber is on the list though..