fiestaturbo.com

[hamps]

and to think I give him a drink!

[SEG1]

cant wait to see this finished, well done on bringing a moondust back to life

[hamps]

Little update today in between other RS's in the shop

I drilled out the spot welds and removed the sill and rear 1/4 panel

The inner sill isn't to bad mainly surface crust but I can't get a new one anyway

Seem to be discontinued

Sorry the pics are crap tonight I'm going to strip my iPhone and remove the foreign matter that's lodged itself over my camera lense!

My new 1/4


Who needs mates around the shop!

[hamps]

That's it for today folks

[RS EDDIE]

Cruuusssstyyyy!!!!

Fantastic work tho mate!!!!!!

[hamps]

Its the worst side I hope!

[RS EDDIE]

Yeah i do....I remember pming the fella a few years ago re this car...You just never know whats lurking.....

Gna be an interesting thread mate!!!

[goldengraeme]

Good luck dude I thought I had a lot of rust to sort out. Hats off to you, I like seeing some one keeping an oldie on the road instead of just scrapping it!! Keep the pics coming

[hamps]

Done some more today

Sitting all wrapped up before I start to cut, chop, grind, cut, grind, chop etc



First job was tank out to make safe,,,,,ish.




Then on to this lot



So done some chopping, grinding and cleaning then made this up and used the shrinker stretcher to put the right curves in it





Strengthened up



Welded in



And underneath too



Then I made the face plate bit up and welded that in and started to spot weld it but got late and I was tired so finished up for today

[hamps]

Oh I also got some new bits

2 new sill/step decals and a new fuel cap surround

[frst toady]

thats a big hole

[hamps]

WAS a big hole

[frst toady]

my bad
where you get your inner arch repair bit and seals from?

[hamps]

:lol: my bad
where you get your inner arch repair bit and seals from?

Body Matters Gillingham, just off canterbury street used to be Andrews.

[RS EDDIE]

Did ya get ma PM mate??

[hamps]

Loads done today, like making the rubbish pattern inner arch fit

Cutting grinding measuring shaping etc, I only took two pictures when i finished for the day

The rear 1/4 has been on and off more times than Jordans Nickers

I felt like a train had run over my head today so thats my excuse!

I got a lot done anyways

[hamps]

Did ya get ma PM mate??

Yes mate, I might have some more bare with me

[FRSJON]

great work and i hope this cars a keeper when its finished

[knuckles]

hats off to you for not scrapping it

i wouldnt of been able to sleep at night after seeing the extent of that rust !

[jayrs]

its always the rust you dont see right away thats the killer

shes coming on well though fella

[hamps]

Iv'e broke the back of the worst bit now I hope! cheers for the comments

If I didn't want to use it so badly and had the time it would of been gutted, blasted set on the jig and gone to town with, but as long as I know the rot is cut out and welded properly and strong and its all neat and nice I'm happy for it to be a solid good useable car

[frst toady]

good bit of work there bud,
i'll be up pickin ya brain when when i finally get 2 sort the body work side of it on mine

[RS EDDIE]

Great work, your flying!!!!

Ok mate just let me know!!!

[hamps]

Done a bit more today

Cleaning up and zinc coating then between the inner and outer sill is a strengthening fillet but mine was pretty damn crusty so I made one up

The old



Now the old one had some large holes pressed into it this strengthens it up and stop space between skins sweating up and rusting! Lol didn't work to well mr Henry!

So I decided to drill some holes then I pressed a socket through the holes into a bigger socket to add the strength so it doesn't look original but does the same job and it's not seen so I'm happy with it





From the back




Inner arch all in and zinc coated and filler cap hole all repaired



And trial fitting of 1/4 panel

[RS EDDIE]

I tell ya what......Dont you hang around will ya!!!!!!

[mannion]

Looking the funlumps boycey

[tom9876]

looks really good am dreading taking the quater of mine when i start it

[hamps]

What a ball ache it was today un picking the rear panel but it's off cleaned up and zinc coated ready for back panel





Thanks for looking

[FRSJON]

great work !! you should do this for a living

[hamps]

I got the new back panel ready to fit today and used my spot welder to spot it on as per ford intended

Here are the pics

[RS EDDIE]

fANTASTIC wORK!!!!

[hamps]

Just picked this up

Well happy

[dontpannic]

Did you get that from Garry? (Citrine mondeo?)


Sent from my Casio FX-83GTPLUS

[hamps]

Yes, citrine mondeo, with blue and red stripes, nice guy

[Gus!!]

Like moondust frst's. This also kinda makes me glad i havent bought a mk3 with the skirts and arches as they do seem to hide things really good so far though i think i would've just cried if i saw all that rust