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[pauldolman]

looks really good mate sets the bay off really well much better than the blue like it alot

thank you means a lot

[FRSJON]

looks great paul..hope you can sort the RR session so we can see what power its making now...

[pauldolman]

looks great paul..hope you can sort the RR session so we can see what power its making now...

yes would be good jon, but to be honest it does'nt feel as quick as it was before unless the power is right at the top of the rev range

[FRST SILVER]

them hoses look mate...

i do like this car alot... looks very smart

[pauldolman]

them hoses look mate...

i do like this car alot... looks very smart

thanx

[pauldolman]

my custom grs alley rad turned up in the week, well chuffed graham's work is amazing





fitted yesterday and system bled today, all should be sweet now

[Dave G fsi]

Beautiful mate, love it!!

[pauldolman]

thought i'd update this thread it's been a while

since i got my custom alley rad in november it has started leaking, exactly the same place as before so it's been taken out and sent back to grs(on 30/04/10), i don't think he was best pleased with me and started aquising me of not running it without any antifreeze due to a white powder inside the end tanks after a inspection from his core suppliers they've agreed to issue a new core under warentee but graham is still convinced that the antifreeze i've used is the problem, so i've ordered some new stuff that he recomends and hopefully it will sort it, it's only been back in 3 weeks but seems good so far.

also had some rot sorted out on the door pillar and a genuine new front wing as well, all been cut out and done really well, the colour on the wing it slightly off so i've done back to the paint suppliers and they've matched it for me going back to the painters on monday just to put the right colour on, should be a quick job

got some window wind deflectors on there now which i've painted myself and colour coded white i know there not everyones thing but have really grown on me and think they look very kool, and also some stainless rear windown bolts

i've bought a set of cozzie green injectors for it so i can run a bit more boost if i want too, just need to find a company essex bound to clean and flow test them before they go in but i'm struggling to find anywhere at the moment, if anyone knows anywhere i'd be gratefull for a recomendation

few new pics taken today

[FRSJON]

looks lovely paul

[andymcd]

looking good paul

[pauldolman]

looking good paul

cheeRS

[rst-steve]

Very nice indeedy! Quite a few unique touches there!

[pauldolman]

Very nice indeedy! Quite a few unique touches there!

don't know if thats a good thing or not mate but if everyone modded cars in the same way then whats the point hey

[pauldolman]

have'nt updated this for a while, so here goes, over the winter ive had quite a large amount of welding done to make it structually solid ones again, mainly the passenger side front chasis rail was completly rotten mainly due to some bad welding done many years ago, and the inner,outer, sil in the passenger footwell, carpets all been out and floor repainted, ill let the pics do the talking now

piece i got cut out of a car at a scrappy in the snow, this was fun




let the cutting begin


























































seatmount














floor painted before the carpet goes back in







passenger footwell




























seam sealed and painted the passenger footwell where the welding was done


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fezz ecu uprated to a ex wrc p8 ecu with als board, green injectors a new live mapp

[jayrs]

bloody hell mate, that was some rust on that frong leg
nice repair work to it i have to say, although i have to ask, why not cut the complete leg out and replace it in 1 bit?
im sure a jig could of been knocked up to make sure it all went back as it should of

[pauldolman]

bloody hell mate, that was some rust on that frong leg
nice repair work to it i have to say, although i have to ask, why not cut the complete leg out and replace it in 1 bit?
im sure a jig could of been knocked up to make sure it all went back as it should of

the leg was ok jay, and if you look at the pannel i got the holes in the middle looked a slightly different shape and i did'nt want to take the risk of it not being the same shape as the other side, but very happy with the results my welder done a amazing job

[jayrs]

sorry i ment the whole thing, i.e inner wing, although i know thats a lot of work.

still, as you say, hes done a great job, i hope you have waxed all inside the new bits to stop the rust

[Russ FRST]

That's some rust good old fords Top man for sticking with it tis a lovely looking car, also lovin the P8 setup should be able to run some good boost levels with that lot

[pauldolman]

That's some rust good old fords Top man for sticking with it tis a lovely looking car, also lovin the P8 setup should be able to run some good boost levels with that lot

cheers matey

[FRSJON]

looking good as always paul

[chrisxr2it3]

nice to see an update paul was a cold day at the scrappy waiting for them to cut that out cars looking good as always tho mate

chris

[pauldolman]

cheers matey

[pauldolman]

long update so bear with me

i've made a decision to get another frst bonnet as a few people have said that the bb bonnet extension is a bit old now and go for a more standerd look, all still smoothed still just without the extension and so i started looking for a bonnet and these are really hard to come by now, but finally found one and done a deal last weekend which i had to have couried from cardiff, it arrived yesterday and for me only to find out it had been really badly damaged by the courier in transit it's bend one side both skins and is a complete right off, i'm really drunk off about this at the moment just because there so rare and [ERRR] some bloody idiot can't take care of it and the courier company are not refunding me any money they say it's a risk i have to take, i'm really very upsett about this

this was the email they sent me -

"Paul Im very sorry to hear about this but on our website it does clearly state on the booking form and on our restricted items list that due to the nature of the item we cannot give any goods in transit insurance on this product therefore you move it at your own risk therefore on this occasion we are unable to proceed with any insurance claim
very sorry

scott"

new bonnet sourced, a friend is collect it from blackpool for me, from what i can tell looks clean and striaght which is all i ever wanted, it's sprayed in purple at the moment but as soon as i get it i'll completly strip it and smooth it and give it a go and see how it looks

picked up the bonnet from my pal last weekend, spent most of the week stripping the underside came out very well i think











test fit on the car, just to make sure it sits striaght and true, but all seems good


bonnet moreless ready for primer, badge hole has been welded up, swaige line has been fibreglassed and filled smooth and damage in the top corner has been re filled, still not 100% happy with the top corner but i think i need some primer on it so i can see where it needs improving









re flocked a few interoir bits that were looking a bit tired





etch primed the bonnet both sides



few more pics picked the rad back up from the alley welders yesterday after having some new mounting tabs welded on and got it all back together, managed to fit another small fan on the rad too





got the antilag system all finished and working now heres a short vid of the als http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXBPFr9cXYM

[jayrs]

shame about the first bonnet paul, buyt there right, they dont cover body panels at all.
would be interested to see a pic of all the damage on it though, i had a mk2 bonnet shipped down via parcels to go, and it wasnt very well packed (std box packing which left 75% of the under side exposed......) and it only had one conner bit on the front slightly dented in a bit, which is fixable, but i think they took a bit more care of it as they clearly could see what it was, where as others just dont give a damn


replacement bonnet stripoped well, you sure your not going to need to skim the whole front of that bonnet though? when that filler sinks a bit you might see the line through the paint, fingers crossed ya dont though

[pauldolman]

shame about the first bonnet paul, buyt there right, they dont cover body panels at all.
would be interested to see a pic of all the damage on it though, i had a mk2 bonnet shipped down via parcels to go, and it wasnt very well packed (std box packing which left 75% of the under side exposed......) and it only had one conner bit on the front slightly dented in a bit, which is fixable, but i think they took a bit more care of it as they clearly could see what it was, where as others just dont give a damn


replacement bonnet stripoped well, you sure your not going to need to skim the whole front of that bonnet though? when that filler sinks a bit you might see the line through the paint, fingers crossed ya dont though

hi jay, thanx for the comments, the old bonnet was completly unrepairable, it was bent one corner where the hinge bolts to bending both inner and outer skins 90 degrees from what it should have been, was a complete mess.

as for the new one the front has been completly skimmed a few times, it's like you said the filler and etch primer has seemed to have sunk and bits that i thought were spot on have needed redoing after it was all properly dry, it will get there eventually and i would like to get it on for fordfair but its something i need to be completly happy with all the prep work before the diamond white is applied or ill never be happy with it lol

[pauldolman]

done a few more bits today, top side painted in high build primer, trying to get it on for fordfair but i think im gone to run out of time but we'll wait and see





also wired up a double pole switch for the antilag which basicly stops the valve pulsing on startup, which suits my needs a lot better and does'nt annoy everyone first thing in the mornings

[jayrs]

i thought it might of, i had to skim the front of mine.

your be alright for fordfair i reckon mate, i know what ya mean about having to be happy with it, and dont blaim ya

[pauldolman]

few bits done yesterday, picked up a clean dash from a scrappy to be sent away to be flocked at some point, re flocked the door pockets and high build primed the underneath of the bonnet

[jayrs]

looking good mate, you think ya make fordfair?

[pauldolman]

looking good mate, you think ya make fordfair?

yes mate the fezz will be there just not sure if the new bonnet will bw on there yet

[jayrs]

fair enough mate, no point rushing it if you dont need to

[pauldolman]

was'nt happy with that side, did'nt felt quite level last night so a light skim of filler was appiled again, might get there one day lol

[jayrs]

, if your not happy your not happy mate.
i know what its like to spend a lot of time getting it 100% when the 99% it was is plenty good enough anyway, but i wasnt happy, and were talking a slight dip which could be filled with paint and even then it would need flatting back,to near on see through

maybe thats a bit of OCD on my part though

[pauldolman]

got the bonnet painted this weekend, first time ive ever painted with a compressor but all things concidered i don't think it looks to bad, once its properly hardened its needs to be flattened, compounded and polished

[jayrs]

looking good mate.
what the dull bit in the centre between the vents? shadow?