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by **RS EDDIE** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:39 am

I bought it off a fella in Herts. He makes them for any car. (mines universal, but has a fez mk3 front a rear bracket made by him aswell).

If you want his number then i can pm it to ya. Hes very good as you can see and dont charge the earth!!!

by **jonyb4** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:19 am

thats looking brilliant mate, funny that you thought it needs restoring, i dont wanna know your opinion of my car, a single rust spot under the car and shabby paint work would kill you it seem

by **mrorange2** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:18 am

Great progress mate soooo wish i could do something like this on mine but i wouldnt know where to start lol.

by **rs_fiesta** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:52 pm

WOW,big update lol.Bet that spork you up!!
Not sure of the colour id do it.
Mine was like a cream primer colour with red overspray before i undersealed it(10year ago),presum yours is the same but grey.Be hard to get it like that though.
Just go with what others do and do the whole floor with stonechip,paint grey.

Matt

by **murfs frst** on Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:40 am

RS EDDIE :I bought it off a fella in Herts. He makes them for any car. (mines universal, but has a fez mk3 front a rear bracket made by him aswell).

If you want his number then i can pm it to ya. Hes very good as you can see and dont charge the earth!!!

Yeah pm me his number that would be grear cheeRs

by **jayrs** on Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:21 pm

cant belive it needed this work done mate, but its gunna be worth it

by **RS EDDIE** on Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:02 pm

Thanks for the comments fellas. :wink:

Just got in from the garage having given the underneath 2 coats of rubberised stonechip. It looks very good if i do say so myself, couldnt wait to put on a bit of merc grey to see how it will look, so applied a few bits like under the front arch, where the liner goes. My compressor makes it sooo much easier and well worth the local Ebay find!!!! Only a year old!!!

In my opinion, it looks shiit hot, and original aswell albeit a bit more consistent than fords did it originally!!!

Updates to follow and when i can buy more underseal.

Many thanks again!!!

by **jayrs** on Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:14 pm

pics mate

by **RS EDDIE** on Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:48 pm

Pics updated tommorow as ive run out of underseal!!!!

by **Fraggle** on Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:09 pm

Evening Jus Wanna Say Shes A Beauty

Shall Be Following Your Thread Closely Truely Awesome Motor An Much Respect For Giving Such A minter a Freshen up

2x Cheekie Questions...

Fancy Sharing The Number Of The Jig Maker :wink:

Where U live In The Land Of The Heels...So I can Risk My Nuts An Try Sneek Them Wheels Away"SECRET SQUIRREL STYLE":lol: :lol:

Want Em BAD :devil:

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:44 am

Hahahaha!!! Take it you mean the Comp THs???....

Sorry mate, theyre staying with me as there not available in that size and offset anymore and from what i can make out very rare now!!!!. Im gna get them refurbbed with high gloss silver inserts in a few weeks....

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:45 am

Pmd re jig maker mate.

by **frst toady** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:36 am

what size ect are they anyway m8?

by **Fraggle** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:20 am

Still aint Said Where in Essex :lol:

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:53 am

The size of wheels???? I take it you mean the Comps?? :aviator:

If so they are 16"/ et38 /7" wide

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:56 am

Fraggle......The wheels are locked away, When theyre on the car there held on with 4 sets of lockers!!!! :devil:

Just think, ul want them more when theyre refurbed!!!!! :aviator:

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:27 pm

Right....Little update with pics....

These are some pics of the underneath how it was for the last few years.

Started to strip back the underseal with a hot gun and pound shop 1" scraper....

The middle of the car isnt too bad to do to be fair...Its when it gets to the outer sides and in the nooks and crannies that it becomes graft!!!!!

Heres a few of the underneath in stages of stripdown. As you can see i tested the Zinc paint and Kurust as i went along, as i was bored of breathing in burning underseal!!! :lol:

A few more to follow in a min!!!

....Enjoy!!

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:34 pm

And before the eagle eyed amongst you start with ya Bitchy comments

......."YES".... I did cut the tiny access hole to the fuel pump, makng it into a Large Square!!!...I did it years about 9 years ago,when i thought the fuel pump had problems, and didnt wanna keep dropping the tank!! Lazy i know, but it was traced to a faulty suppressor anyway!!! :rolleyes:

by **Fraggle** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:33 pm

Soz Bout that,Avin a rant with the stig....Jus messin about with the wheel thing :lol:

If they was mine theyd be in the bank of englands vault :lol:

Got your Hands full there :lol:

by **Dave G fsi** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:36 pm

Awesome progress eddie :aviator:

As for the gaping hole where the floorpan used to be above the fuel tank..... :rolleyes:

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:00 pm

Fraggle....haha!!!

Dave...it aint a GAPING hole....more of a nice slender cut!!! :wink:

The cover that i put over it will be a nice little touch dont worry!!!!

by **Fraggle** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:23 pm

Some Feathers ruffled there me thinks :lol:

...Seem 2tke tings bit percie on here...Its bout The Breed not the Site Runners :rolleyes:

Gona keep Badgering u now for that jig number now :lol:

by **RS EDDIE** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:54 pm

Mate Il pm you the number of the fella.

by **murfs frst** on Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:11 pm

could you you pm me the jig maker's no aswell please

by **rs_fiesta** on Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:42 pm

Coming along nicely mate :wink:

by **- Danny Boy -** on Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:59 pm

Good progress

by **RS EDDIE** on Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:43 pm

Right small update......

Bought myself a compressor and all the trimmings to apply the underseal and base coat...

Most of the underseal has been done here, took about a week, well four days off work and the odd night!!

Just a few niggly bits to go like the wheel holder brackets!!!

The car as you can imagine is quite dusty all over now, but could have been alot worse as most of went into my lungs, as i kept forgetting to take deep breaths :lol:

So....with the last of the underseal taken off i was ready to try my hand at undersealing the ol gal!!!

Enjoy!!!!

by **jayrs** on Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:51 pm

by **Dave G fsi** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:00 am

Nice job so far

by **jonyb4** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:29 am

by **RS EDDIE** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:32 am

Glad ya like so far!!!

After the underseal was off and cleaned in brake cleaner, i gave it a little dusting with the underseal!!!

One coat turned out like this.....

Then i just couldnt resist giving it a bit of mercury just to see how it would look after the next 4 coats of underseal were applied....

Front vallance underside framework...

Up close...

Then the front crossmember thingy...

As saiid previously, its only a sucki it and see, Hopefully it will warm up a bit by the time ive finished the underseal coats, in time for the final paint and laquer. Going to the pwdercoatser and zinc platers to get some samples of bits and bobs tommorow, then back in the garage to apply more layers of stonechip to the rear arches etc and the rest of the underside....

by **- Danny Boy -** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:15 pm

Progress is coming along nicely!! What are you thinking about getting powdercoated/plated then? Or is that a secret?

by **RS EDDIE** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:35 pm

No secret mate....

Getting all the underside metals like hubs, rear beam, wishbones, carriers, springs, shocks, wheel tray etc etc, powdercoated satin black , then any nut, bolt, washer clamp and hangers etc etc zinc passivated, as o.e type spec.

Gna get all the brake lines re enamelled green, with gold connector nuts, then gna try getting the fuel lines redone in zinc..

Then when the engine is back, that will get the same treatment also!!!!

More pics to follow as the underside has had its last coat (4) of underseal and is now ready for the merc grey base coat and laquer!!!

by **Dave G fsi** on Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:39 pm

This is going to be rediculously good when done

by **Jay001** on Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:14 pm

mint little resto mate, looking good.

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