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[ianFRST]

my poor car as it stands 2day


poor engine bay

im having the engine bay fully sanded back and resprayed before the engine goes in, i just need 2 get a compressor 2 wack the suspension off and ill get on with stripping it. ill also be doin the inside of the arches aswell also trying 2 replace everything in there, like horn, washer bottle, header tank, all new hoses, new arms, acc/clutch cables etc etc

the 2L 16v mondeo engine that will be goin in

will get more pics up when i put all the chrome bits on it

Bernie stage 2 box & alcon 6 paddle clutch


decided 2 buy a new clutch ratchet thingy aswell, thought i was getting new everthing else so y not this aswell

EVERY single bolt in engine bay and engine replaced (theres easily 100+ ive bought) all from ford aswell


freshly L&B skimmed flywheel with new bolts


roll cage that needs 2 be put in


so all i need 2 do is sort out the inlet

which is now in the hands of ian howell 2 modify for me

im going 2 be taking the engine off the stand tomorrow, and ill be putting the engine all together this week so i gota wack the flywheel on, torque the nuts up, then do the same for the clutch and plate and then wack the gearbox on aswell

hopefully aim 2 have the car on the road again this summer cant wait

**APRIL 21st 2005**
spent the past couple of days working on the car, ive cut the front panel off for the grs cooler. good old gr4inder power helped out alot

ive nicely managed 2 make it look quite professional, instead of a wonky ege the grinder would have left. i heated the metal up, and gently beated it to a nice curve kinda thing



the rest of the time ive been prepping the engine bay, sanded back all the flaking rust (even little chips have been sanded back) 2 bare metal and given it 3 / 4 coats of primer. and then wet & dry'd ready for paint, well i hope anyway




got a bit more 2 do in prepping the bay yet, 1 more patch ive missed. HOPEFULLY it will be all sprayed this weekend (fingers crossed) even the arches have been prepped, so they should be done aswell

also started 2 clean the underside what a messy job that was not looking forward 2 peeling all the old wax shyte off



thats the middle bit of the underside. no rust at all

more updates 1 day next week

*UPDATE JULY 19th*

fiesta has taken a back seat for ages, but i eventually got round 2 prepping the engine bay properly this weekend, and wooooop, it was sprayed on sunday night well happy with the outcome. few runs in it, but thats [ERRR] of my crappy prep work




even managed 2 spray the inner wings sanded back all the scabs 2 bare metal, 2 coats of primer, then 3 coats of that antichip paint. then a final waft over with diamond white




on the whole im well pleased. and thanks 2 my mate for doin it, and not even asking for a penny

**update 27.7.05**
woooooop. fitted the roll cage last night. thought it would be easy oh how i was wrong

took about 3 hours in the end. trying to line it up, then getting the side bars in, then realising the front roof bar should go in before the side do, blah blah. so ment taking it out about 3 times, then had trouble getting bolts in to bolt it up etc frigging nightmare




anyway, looks really good now its fitted. even managed to bolt (albeit only 1 out of 3) of the rear cages feet to the floor

oh yeah, also got my inlet


and also got some water pipes off streetdragster. cheers dude




steadily getting there

********august 5th 2005*******
the car is now officially a shell took off the rear beam yesterday along with the wheels and suspension. those arches look a bit dirty, so i though id give em a goin over



rear arches have now been painted




a good 15 minutes underneath with a jet wash, then about 10 mins of hand washing with engine degreaser, followed by another blast of jet washing.

the rusty bits at the bottom of the arch sanded back to metal, primered up and sprayed. then whole arch given a nice coat of hammerite will give it another coat before the beam and wheels go back on


also got a few bits powder coated the ford rs blue colour well pleased when i picked them up.



im now gona get the rear beam, petrol tank and front hubs done. they are gona do my wheels aswell

********august 13th********
more parts bough - 4 new cv joints. more bolts. more bits. £70odd spent at ford again


more powder coated bits - cam cover - inlet etc


car also had a clean 1st time in over a year. poor car


********september 13th***********
got the dash board in now, also got the rear seats in aswell. (no pic im afraid)

got a few more bits powder coated zetec s rear beam, front & rear strut braces, engine mount, both gearbox mounts, alternator arm and hanging bracket



engine is mow about complete, need to get a couple more nuts and bolts ive missed, but all looks good




got me a set of new focus rear disks and pads still aint got stub axels or calipers yet tho


also got a new set of wiper blades, wiper arms and nuts bolts (£59 )


*******september 15th*******



now i just need to do these


**update** december 2nd

sadly ive not touched the car for ages spent soooo much time gettin rid of that clio it was unbelievable.

also spent the post 3 weeks clearing out the garage so that the car can get tucked away for the cold winter so hopefully, it shall be nicely away this weekend.

i totally 100% recommend this car cover. £40 from argos, its the best ive ever had. breathable, and keeps the car totally dry. even keeps the car damp free inside


went to see mr ford today, 1st time in months 2 new front wheel bearings, 16 new wheel nuts, 16 new wheels studs, new bodykit rivets, and rear beam bolts. all that came to over £100 again


the old rear beam will be going back on tomorrow, so that we can pull the car into the garage then lift the car up, and lower it onto the engine

the one major thing, the engine is now ready to go in, may even go in this weekend but thats only because i have no where else to put the foooker


**update 3.12.05**

well what a knackering day if any1 has ever removed a rear beam on there own, just think how hard it is to put one back on your own. took me absolutely ages my back kills

had to put the old beam on so the rear could roll back into the garage

oooh, 1st time the wheels have seen the car in ages crap pic i know, but the black wheels look really good on the car


dragged the fooooooker into the garage



and here she is all tucked up lol


********january 12th********
fitted the grs front mount today and yes, the radiator is held in by the screwdriver i need to make up some brackets for it, so the screwdriver was just temporary




6 centimeters of clerance for the fan and the bonnet catch to fit in


and the view from the back.


also need to find some decent nuts and bolts to fasten it properly

*******january 21st 2006*******
**SHOCK HORROR** 21.1.06

after 3 hours of fiddling this morning, the engine was ready to go in, and so it did





now all i need to do is choose a filter ithink i might opt for the 2L zetec item over the smaller renault 5 turbo one. might see if i can get a clio 16v one, that would be inbetween the 2? i think there is enough room for the 2L item




also go tmy ZS rear beam all fixed up




********feb 01 2006*******
samco full water hose kit / roose motorsport ERST bottom boost hose, 2 90degree bends for the top intercooler, and the straight reducer was suppose 2 be another 90degree bend for the throttle body, but was sent the wrong bit



(not in picture) the water pump > radiator > header tank hose is off being modified at the local hose place to accept the larger diameter zetec waterpump

not done alot else really, as this lot cost me just over 250 getting kinda skint now

****update**** 10.2.06

parts off H707 DEG will live on

picked my parcel up from nottingham (man what a long story that was ) that andy sent me on the 27th of january, on a 48 hour parcel force thing. any way, ive eventually got my hands on it

avo coilovers, need a clean but will do me


also got the spal radiator fan, and a pillar pod to go in my car

also i sorted out the top radiator hose yesterday


more pics on sunday when the suspension and the zetec s beam go on

[John_bonus90]

[Statey]

Lovely

Cant wait to see it on the road good luck with it all mate

[luke eversham]

good luck with it ian, you got more work to do to your car than i thought lol. at least you have most the bits there

[carlos]

Looks great!! replacing every bolt now thats attention to detail!! can't wait to see it when its finished!!

[andyhardy]

Looking great Ian - glad to see some pictures of it all coming together at last

Well actually - it's good to see any pictures of it full stop! Lazy beggar

Cheers,

Andy

[heeman10]

Good man Ian...another name change? So many to keep up with these days! It always seems like a huge amount of work, replacing all the bolts and wires and hoses and blah blah..it really isn't huge though, just a case of keeping up momentum and it all gets done surprisingly fast. It shocked me just how quickly I got things done in the one week I had over easter, there isn't much to our wee Fiestas! Keep it going matey

[Max M4X WW]

This is dude_sweet yea?

[heeman10]

Yep!

[dannyboy]

Good to see it all coming together Ian, all the best with it What kind of power you aiming for?

[Gregory]

Its looking a thorough job mate (all new bolts n that) its refreshing to see (not that anyone is slack on this site) can't wait to see the next installment.

[StreetDragster]

Looking great, another ZT on the way!

Thanks

Matt

[ianFRST]

cheers guys

[Al]

its always good to see progress dude!

[ianFRST]

spent the past couple of days working on the car, ive cut the front panel off for the grs cooler. good old gr4inder power helped out alot

ive nicely managed 2 make it look quite professional, instead of a wonky ege the grinder would have left. i heated the metal up, and gently beated it to a nice curve kinda thing



the rest of the time ive been prepping the engine bay, sanded back all the flaking rust (even little chips have been sanded back) 2 bare metal and given it 3 / 4 coats of primer. and then wet & dry'd ready for paint, well i hope anyway




got a bit more 2 do in prepping the bay yet, 1 more patch ive missed. HOPEFULLY it will be all sprayed this weekend (fingers crossed) even the arches have been prepped, so they should be done aswell

also started 2 clean the underside what a messy job that was not looking forward 2 peeling all the old wax shyte off



thats the middle bit of the underside. no rust at all

more updates 1 day next week

[InS@nE]

fcuk me the shells moved

[Al]

Wow, thats clean!

[[SAM]]

Something tells me this is gonna be a rare beast when its done...

Sam

[Xr_Dub]

nice work ian....

white fiesta's ARE always the best and the fastest

[RS rob]

looking awesome dude,
what did u paint the block with? lovely and silver

[ianFRST]

looking awesome dude,
what did u paint the block with? lovely and silver

hammerite paint mate

[ianFRST]

******UPDATE********

fiesta has taken a back seat for ages, but i eventually got round 2 prepping the engine bay properly this weekend, and wooooop, it was sprayed on sunday night well happy with the outcome. few runs in it, but thats [ERRR] of my crappy prep work




even managed 2 spray the inner wings sanded back all the scabs 2 bare metal, 2 coats of primer, then 3 coats of that antichip paint. then a final waft over with diamond white




on the whole im well pleased. and thanks 2 my mate for doin it, and not even asking for a penny

[Brycey]

Wicked stuff!

Glad to see you havent forgotten about her.

[Xr_Dub]

Good to see ure doing her once in a while

looks good man.... hope to see the finsh artcile soon then we can have a race when myns done aswell

keep on going

[chris-fiesta]

looks like uve done a good job m8ty top notch

[heeman10]

Well done for taking a few more steps Ian. It can be good to take a bit of a break, but if you take too long away from it it can be a bugger to try and motivate yourself to keep on going! Looking good

[Jay]

Very Nice!!

What mirrors you going for!? I see your m3 ones are on ebay

[ianFRST]

yeah they are mate

ive got a set of mk3.5 mirrors 2 go on

[Jay]

Nice one... probably the best Mirrors ford ever made!

[Mike B]

hopefully aim 2 have the car on the road again this summer cant wait

Hmm where I have I heard that before looks like your actually getting somewhere now though, i wont critcise as i shall require lifts

[ianFRST]

woooooop. fitted the roll cage last night. thought it would be easy oh how i was wrong

took about 3 hours in the end. trying to line it up, then getting the side bars in, then realising the front roof bar should go in before the side do, blah blah. so ment taking it out about 3 times, then had trouble getting bolts in to bolt it up etc frigging nightmare




anyway, looks really good now its fitted. even managed to bolt (albeit only 1 out of 3) of the rear cages feet to the floor

[Al]

sweet

[Sphinx]

Awesome! Thats the kinda cage i want

[chris-fiesta]

lookin good m8, keep it up

[RS_Rawli]

can i pay to watch you fit the dash now