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[fiestasiphil]

been spending some money this week

bought a recon alternator for my 1.8 xr2i front bracket got it from motor parts direct for £120 exchange it look the same as my si one i exchanged it for but its slightly different to where the manual adjuster bolts on to



also i went down to a powder coaters yesterday about 10 miles away from me with all these parts plus the exhaust hanger brackets which bolt on to the lower strut brace



im having the radiator fan surround, coil pack bracket done in the black chrome finish same to my gearbox cradle, and having the front mount and front engine mount bracket done in silver and the exhaust hangers x2 and battery clamp done in satin black
it came to £50-60 plus VAT at 20% oh well not too bad
pick them up in 2 weeks cant wait

also took the front bumper off the si and cleaned and polished behind it although i forgot to get a pic of that, but i also removed most pas stuff from it minus a few pipes at the back and the rack



also i tried the vinegar trick on the rear exhaust bracket which bolts up on the rear axle it was really rusty and flakey, but it came up like new after leaving in the a small tub on vinegar and scrub with a tooth brush then i painted it hammerite smooth



also spent £16 on all new bolts for the alternator and front mount bracket and rear anti roll bar ones gotta wait till next week to pick them up

thats it for now but on the 15th january the cylinder head is coming off then to be skimmed and have new stem seals fitted all with genuine parts

its all starting to come together now

[jonyb4]

looking good mate

its your cars shade of pertol blue i like, or is it just the new paint fromt he respray?

looks greeny/blue where as mine is more blue

thats alot of money on painting them bits few ppl will see
not my cuppa tea

[RS rob]

its called doing things properly without cutting corners,

his car, his choice
good on you phil

[FiestaBen]

mmm I love power coated parts, especially engine parts!!

Was thinking about getting similar parts on mine done but no places around here that I know off!!

Going to look smart, every bit makes a huge difference!

[fiestasiphil]

looking good mate

its your cars shade of pertol blue i like, or is it just the new paint fromt he respray?

looks greeny/blue where as mine is more blue

thats alot of money on painting them bits few ppl will see
not my cuppa tea

its not petrol blue mate its mallard green

ive owned the car for 6 and half years never plan on selling it and really like the look of the other powder coated parts i already have, so thought why not it will last a lot longer and look nice too

its called doing things properly without cutting corners,

his car, his choice
good on you phil

cheers mate

mmm I love power coated parts, especially engine parts!!

Was thinking about getting similar parts on mine done but no places around here that I know off!!

Going to look smart, every bit makes a huge difference!

thanks, i wasnt sure where the nearest one from me was i know there are a few around southend way i just did a search on google for the nearest one and wasnt far away and have a decent website...result

[FiestaBen]

Can I have the link please? Essex isn't far from me so if worst comes to worst, I'll use the same one as you

[jonyb4]

its green?!

jesus lol its very blue for a green

[fiestasiphil]

mallard green is pearlescent sometimes looks blue and sometimes even purple at night. Fiestaben will post up the link for you mate tomorrow morning

[fiestasiphil]

Can I have the link please? Essex isn't far from me so if worst comes to worst, I'll use the same one as you

http://ctc-powder-coating.co.uk

[fiestasiphil]

well yesterday i took the cam cover off, the cams were full of mayonaise



it was really bad, the engines going to need a full oil flush out once its all done and back together

also heres a pic of some of the stuff thats been taken off, most of it is pas stuff but thats no good to me now
i also gave the cam cover a polish but it didnt come up very well, so im thinking about getting it powder coated in the black chrome colour, although im not sure atm if it will match :?



also collected all my new bolts for the xr2i 1.8 alternator mount new rear anti roll bar bolts and new top front engine mount bolts and in the pic is the mk3.5 manual steering column grommit



also bought a new pillar cover for one side, havent managed to get the other side yet but going to fit this when my rs turbo pop out windows are in

also got a brand new fog light switch and some new exhaust clamps



im really looking forward to getting the cylinder head off on saturday

[Excursion]

Ouch - has it been stood like that for long? You've may have corrosion on the bearing surfaces if so. As you're removing PAS anyway, you may as well remove the sump (easier without PAS!) and check one of the main bearings before you run it up.

[fiestasiphil]

Ouch - has it been stood like that for long? You've may have corrosion on the bearing surfaces if so. As you're removing PAS anyway, you may as well remove the sump (easier without PAS!) and check one of the main bearings before you run it up.

a year a 8 months, i ran it up in september 2010 sounded lovely, but was guzzling water and puffing white smoke out the exhaust

[fiestasiphil]

update here

well on saturday my mate took the cylinder head :shock:



cylinder 1 failed on the head gasket :doh: explains the water being burnt off



also drained and took the sump off, when the sump plug was undone water came out first then the oil :hmm:
which was all brown and mushy


with the sump off it needed a massive clean as it was soo gunky and sludgy, also going to take the pick up pipe off and clean that at the weekend

and while it was off i decided prefect time to give it a freshen up

before



after



also bought some stainless steel bolts and washers for the sump



also my mate took the pas rack off and its now gone down the tip!



just the front anti roll bar left now



also painted the exhaust manifold, im not sure if it will last but i used heat proof paint for up to 500 degrees :doh: but not to bothered about it



also painted the throttle bodie as i real liked how my mates came up so thought i gotta give it a go i would have had it polished to go with the rest of the engine bay but i can't afford it, but this way cleans it up nicely



thats it for now, but at the weekend the steering should be pretty much manual

[jonyb4]

you probably could have gotten a few bob for that rack if its in working order


yuuuk im glad oil didnt make its way into the water, or vice versa in your case when my gasket went, i was lucky tht only the water got into the bore, or id be having to spend a small fortune on oil changes and flushing fluids like your going to have to

id say two changes and the much should be gone, give it a good warm up before changing it too

[fiestasiphil]

you probably could have gotten a few bob for that rack if its in working order

it was pissing out

yeh got plenty of oil for 2 changes 2 oil filters and 2 cans of engine flush

[jonyb4]

sound sliek its sorted then mate, the turning point is here, everything is bolt back up after this

you should come to combe, id love to see this out on track

[fiestasiphil]

sound sliek its sorted then mate, the turning point is here, everything is bolt back up after this

you should come to combe, id love to see this out on track

yeh its a good track that, hoping to take it on the track at ford fair this year

[fiestasiphil]

got some more powder coat stuff from my mates si, wishbones carriers, front and rear anti roll bars and front brackets



rear one has a few marks on it but should clean up



and a mint boot with rs spolier , to replace my boot at some point prob wont be for a while yet to be honest



also took the steering wheel off ready for doing the manual conversion




and my speedo stopped working on the white fiesta runabout so after some advice from dan, i took the the dials out and check the cable all seemed ok then took the other end of the cable off the top of the gearbox and it was broken





got a new one on order from fords so should be doing that at the weekend typical tho it snapped when i joined the A14 on saturday which is average speed camera capital

AND IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN! (7th time)

dodgy alternator one minute it charges then it doesnt so gotta buy another asap

[Ratspeed]

Love the powdercoated stuff!

[jayrs]

coming on well with the fez mate

bad luck with the white one though, wouldnt have that prob if it were red though

you get the bit of speedo drive out the speed sensor ok?

[jonyb4]

sad about the issues with the 1.3

the coated bits look good, good choice of colours, i got bit of a thing for yellow myself

[fiestasiphil]

coming on well with the fez mate

bad luck with the white one though, wouldnt have that prob if it were red though

you get the bit of speedo drive out the speed sensor ok?

cheers mate, yeh it came out really easily got a new genuine one coming in from dagenham should be here tomorrow

[jayrs]

thought it would, but you alway6s get 1 that wont, ive had some people pm me in the past asking how to get it out and some havent been able to.

what they con you for a new speedo cable then? £30?

[fiestasiphil]

thought it would, but you alway6s get 1 that wont, ive had some people pm me in the past asking how to get it out and some havent been able to.

what they con you for a new speedo cable then? £30?

yeh i thought it was going to be an arse,i used one of those screwdrivers with a point at the end not sure what there called, got it for £20 some on ebay secondhand go for that near enough

[jayrs]

i know what ya mean mate

yeah i know mate, ebay is a ngithmare sometimes, and some people will pay way over the odds, i mean do they not shop around...

[fiestasiphil]

well yesterday i picked up the engine bay parts i took down to the powder coaters

really chuffed with the results











and at the weekend my mate sean is helping me out with doing my manual steering conversion

[Excursion]

Very nice Phil. I might get my parts done.

[fiestasiphil]

Very nice Phil. I might get my parts done.

cheers mate

[jonyb4]

oh yes i like them, even the lumpy cast iron mount come up well, looks very fresh

i demand more pics fo the car going back together

[Phil Si]

Very nice Phil. I might get my parts done.

I cover my parts with powder when I get out the bath

[jonyb4]

[Excursion]

Very nice Phil. I might get my parts done.

I cover my parts with powder when I get out the bath [/quote

I bet Tash loves that

[Phil Si]

Very nice Phil. I might get my parts done.

I cover my parts with powder when I get out the bath [/quote

I bet Tash loves that

Snort it off my sack baby!!

[fiestasiphil]

fixed the runabout put a new alternator and speedo cable on it all good

what a pain getting off the old alternator was though mainly because of the power steering pump being in the way and so the only option really was to take the exhaust manifold off and one of the 3 studs snapped off where it meets the downpipe :doh: , luckly my mate was fixing his jaguar at the time so he sorted the stud for me with a nice new one

new alternator



speedo cable




also got genuine ford head bolts and cam belt for the si





and zetec inside steering rack limiters




and then on saturday i removed the si's pas column and seannysi and me fitted the manual one with the new steering knuckle and recondition manual steering rack

it all fitted nicely but wasnt without problems, and manual steering grommet was being a pain to get in place then with it all bolted up there was a grinding sound which turned out to be the spring on the column.



then today when i was fitted the interior parts back together more problems the surrounds for the steering wheel wouldnt fit, i was like noo!!! its the wrong column but i had fitted the column too far down in the steering knuckle the other end doh! but finally sorted it



hoping to be getting the cylinder head back on the car on saturday

[jonyb4]

nice progress

woop shall be running soon then

take it easy for 200miles or so after the new gasket