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[jonyb4]

awesome mate, you have so many fresh ideas, and you give me so many ideas too lol, reminded me to get engine flush when its service time in a few weeks

thought that drivers mirror plate looked familier lol

whats next mate?

[fiestasiphil]

awesome mate, you have so many fresh ideas, and you give me so many ideas too lol, reminded me to get engine flush when its service time in a few weeks

thought that drivers mirror plate looked familier lol

whats next mate?

cheers mate , next is to get 2 small plates welded to the runabout, front anti roll bar conversion and si brakes, the 2.0 si order genuine ford head gasket and head bolts then save for roose motorsport hoses in yellow

[Smo]

I might buy some more of your parts so I can see you again.

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Are you only fitting the front wishbone carriers in order to fit the ARB brackets? I don't know what it's like on the MK3.5, but on the MK3, the holes are there, and you can basically tap a thread using the ARB bracket bolts as you do them up - works well!

[fiestasiphil]

I might buy some more of your parts so I can see you again.

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Good work Phil, I like what you do to your cars. I might buy some more of your parts so I can see you again.

Are you only fitting the front wishbone carriers in order to fit the ARB brackets? I don't know what it's like on the MK3.5, but on the MK3, the holes are there, and you can basically tap a thread using the ARB bracket bolts as you do them up - works well!

also want to put on the lower brace as well but hasnt got the right bit, i dont think the holes are there on mine for the arb but im sure you could prob just tap a new thread in like your saying

Good work Phil, I like what you do to your cars. I might buy some more of your parts so I can see you again.

always good to see you mate need to get rid of most of my spares as the white fez is coming off the road for the whole of may as i will be in miami

[Excursion]

Phil, you always react very well to my random outbursts

[fiestasiphil]

Phil, you always react very well to my random outbursts

getting the sills patched up on tuesday then hammeriting it up wish i hadnt rubbed down what i at first thought was surface rust

[TANGO.]

phil come on over, ive just bought a welder and need to practice, lol

[fiestasiphil]

slight upate got the welding done on the xr2i replica



now the spi unit is playing up yet again reving up and down by itself so probs going to have to get another1 or even still a fresher engine due to a oil leak but it will have to stay as it is for now as its coming off the road 30th april for a month and staying in my fiancees mums garage :thumbsup: as the insurance and tax run out and im in america for most of may so going to renew the insurance 1st june

also took my 2 litre si out as the weather was nice so gave it a good clean as it hasnt been cleaned since september and was getting dusty due to being worked on a few months back









then stuck it back in the garage



cant wait to drive it again still got plenty to buy for it when i come back from miami

[95 Fiesta SI]

hey its like being on FSI, you alright guys

[fiestasiphil]

update here

ordered my roose motorsport hoses about 4 weeks ago rang them last week and they are just about to start making them as they have had a lot of orders recently, will get pics of them once they arrive

also picked up a BnM Quickshift for the si.... i love it cant wait to bolt it to the car, once ive painted the floor pan





also painted the back rear heat sheild



going to do the other rear next week as ive got 2 new ones to go on





got new bolts for the rear shocks and when i took the anti roll bar off i noticed that the bolts were different sizes so ordered 2 new ones in and a bolt for the manual alternator belt adjuster and toothed bit




painted the inside of the rear valanceand boot floor and under the rear arches black




and with the anti roll bar i noticed for some season it had 4 of the same brackets on it when there are meant to be too different types thicker one for the shock at the back of the roll bar and the other one at the front






3 new brackets



then i fitted my new poly bushes to it and put it on the car and painted the bar yellow



but have since taken it off and not all the brackets were lining up properly so will have a play with that next week and re paint the roll bar as ive scuffed it :hmm:

[jayrs]

coming on nice mate, how long before complete you think?

[fiestasiphil]

coming on nice mate, how long before complete you think?

well ive got a fair bit too do plan is to get the rear roll bar on properly take all of the other 3 heatsheilds off paint one of them replace the other 2, get gear linkage off paint floor , fit bnm quickshift with new uprated joints on the rods fit heat sheilds back on, polish up backbox, then hopefully by then my roose hoses would have arrived then can get the cylinder head off and while thats off my mates going to do the manual steering conversion on it then head skim, head back on and should be be running sweet again

plan is to get this all done by end september but the car wont be back on the road until 1st april, so if i have some spare cash i will get some bodywork work done there not much just want the rear bumper re painted and the rear valance

[jayrs]

yeah strill a bit to go but dont sound nothing too major mate

why the manul steering conversion out of interest?

[jonyb4]

always a good read phil, i want a pair of leccy mirrors and the accessory rear lights for mine

[fiestasiphil]

yeah strill a bit to go but dont sound nothing too major mate

why the manul steering conversion out of interest?

well the power steering rack has been leaking for a long time, and i use to have a mk2 and i loved it that it had no power steering could really feel the road better and felt more bolted together if you know what i mean plus will save a tiny bit of weight

[jayrs]

i know what ya mean mate and couldnt agree more, just seemed strange to see you talking it off, its norm people after power steering stuff to conver to power steering

[fiestasiphil]

i know what ya mean mate and couldnt agree more, just seemed strange to see you talking it off, its norm people after power steering stuff to conver to power steering

true ok its easier to park with pas but i just loved the feel on non pas i know that fiestas with pas do have a good bit of feel to them compared to nasty vauxhall corsa with lifeless power steering, plus with non theres less to go wrong and less leaks lol except the common steering knuckle joint but just bought a new genuine ford one

[jayrs]

the joints only fail with time due toi wear, its like anything really.
and yeah again i agree, is easier parking with PAS, gott asay, i never noticed hoe heavy the steering was on my RS, driving the work van and the missis galaxy whioch both have power steering you forgot untill you park and think, god fcuk me!

[fiestasiphil]

upate here

finally got a pic of my roose motorsport hoses with stainless steel clips for my 2 litre si



also ordering my genuine ford headgasket kit this week so can start pulling the si apart very soon


ive also been doing a bit of work to the runabout



the starter motor has been slowly dieing so i put on a si one, from a si i broke up a while ago... looks pretty new too



the old one was covered in oil as the front and rear crank seals are leaking but my mates a ford mechanic so will get them sorted and keep it going its on 133,000 miles now

also my front shock were squeeking badly so i bought 2 brand new gmax ones new wishbones and put the anti roll bar on with new droplinks and bushes and new si vented discs pads and cailpers so it now has anti roll bars front and rear but had a problem as the roll bar is catching on the cat so may need to get the exhaust modified a bit some how? :hmm:
also one of the track rod end is has been welded so getting new ones ordered in asap then get the tracking done


also went to the scrappy to get a few bits for my runabout as there were a few bits missing/ broken so got a brake fluid cap and a exhaust manifold heat sheild


sprayed up the heatsheild
pic is after one coat




then i gave the car a full engine bay clean



hopefully the next update will be on the si :lolz:

[jonyb4]

ah Si wheels ont he run around jony approves

thats a mk4 rocker cover

i want Gmax shocks badly


i like the run around its very subtle

[Excursion]

I would recommend removing the kick panel trims, piuercing the bitumen sound deadening and filling the sills with waxoyl.

See the row of spot welds along the sill? That's part of the safety cage that was unique to the 3.5, trouble is, the sills rot out here as yours has done, due to the sunroof drains

Patches cause sills to rot out faster than ever so I really recommend some wax in there mate.

[Tweek]

Yellow hoses FTMFW! They smell so nice new too

[dangerousdave]

how much did the hoses set you back if you dont mind me asking? been looking for zetec ones and only found samcos at just under £200 quid

[jonyb4]

lol wayne, i want some yellow ones soon too

[fiestasiphil]

I would recommend removing the kick panel trims, piuercing the bitumen sound deadening and filling the sills with waxoyl.

See the row of spot welds along the sill? That's part of the safety cage that was unique to the 3.5, trouble is, the sills rot out here as yours has done, due to the sunroof drains

Patches cause sills to rot out faster than ever so I really recommend some wax in there mate.

cheers mark, yeh one of the cars i broke up was full of patches on the sills ... may give this ago do i need the spray wax? if they do rot bad the car would get a new sill eventually... as the cars too good to put in a skip

how much did the hoses set you back if you dont mind me asking? been looking for zetec ones and only found samcos at just under £200 quid

they cost me £250 with all the stainless clips etc and were made to order i was going to buy samcos but they were about the same price in the yellow for £50 ish cheaper in blue

[Excursion]

cheers mark, yeh one of the cars i broke up was full of patches on the sills ... may give this ago do i need the spray wax? if they do rot bad the car would get a new sill eventually... as the cars too good to put in a skip

Yeah, just get some spray wax and pump it in until it starts dripping out of the seams

[jonyb4]

lol litrally

[fiestasiphil]

got a update here my mate sean came down and ripped the exhaust off for me then i stripped all the heat sheilds off and took the gearlinkage off




and so i could then see how the power steering leak had destoyed the cars underseal



most of it just wiped off :hmm: so i then re painted it using hammerite and re undersealed it

also got my new poly bush top mounts



and fitted my si gearlinkage rods one of which has been modified....to the bnm quickshift





then i fitted it to the car




and completed feels really good :thumbsup: is a shame ive put the gaiter over it but looks more finished then





also put my arch liners in with stainless steel washers and screws and clean them before fitting and painted my front brakes black




headgasket kit still hasnt come in at fords yet should be here next week
and now the runabout i mopped it came up so well wish i had done it earlier



but now it has a lot of problems with it a cloncky sounds if i push on the suspension not sure if its a top mount of cv joint :? can hear it as its going along defo not wishbones as there new, the other side has a cv gaiter that has split the boot realease isnt working both crank seals are leaking and the sump is getting pretty rusty, the spi unit is still playing up and its 7k over due a service needs 2 tyres and tracking doing mot due in 2 months and gotta sort the si outs....just ticked over to 136000 miles tho

[jonyb4]

aww man thats one too many issues to keep you happy with a run around, is the Si any closer to getting on the road? if so you can swap the roles till you sort the run around

theyre both looking great though, did i mention this is one of my favorite Si's?

[fiestasiphil]

update here

had a lot of problems with my runabout which my mates sean and jam know about one of the top nuts snapped off when i was putting the proper top nuts on so i had to order another new gmax shock which i was gutted about but..... they sent me 2 instead of one so sean and jam slapped them on for me cheers guys

also had a new cv joint fitted and one new top mount from my si and another water pump grr last one lasted 6 months and had the exhaust adjusted as it was hitting the front anti roll bar, 2 new tyres and track rod ends

got mot within the next 2 weeks cant see it failing on much to be honest fingers crossed


also got some powder coated parts which i bought from jam for the si, also got wishbone carriers and front anti roll bar to come


nicer than the old one lol (ignore the saxo wheel in the background












also the headgasket has arrived now so in the next few weeks in head will be coming off

[jonyb4]

good stuff mate

lol i was gonna say about the paxo wheel


something sounds so dire about "the head will be coming off"

as if it were a person haha

[fiestasiphil]

haha well my dead line was 1st april but im going to the states again in april, so the end of april it will be back... just in time for fitp 2011 ... also getting a mint mallard green si boot coming for it from a mate, as im putting my rs turbo spolier on it, so the pi spoliered boot will be going but that wont be done until its back on the road and that ive sold my shares lol as it would need painting

[jonyb4]

Ah good stuff. I've just got a new job, first pay I intend on having my turbo bonnet put in the body shop for some petrol blue slapped on it, canter wait. Yours is closest to it and yours looks great. It really suits the Si

[fiestasiphil]

Ah good stuff. I've just got a new job, first pay I intend on having my turbo bonnet put in the body shop for some petrol blue slapped on it, canter wait. Yours is closest to it and yours looks great. It really suits the Si

nice1 mate, couldnt believe it when you told me about the bump the day before ford fair rst bonnet will look sweet dude

[jonyb4]

Yea I know I weren't pleased, it was toughgetting it home with the tax leaking heavily as it was,

But it hast got much to show for it, a dented bonnet too to be replaced and a few dents in the slam panel where I was bending it straight