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by **RS rob** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:57 pm

oh yes, been saving for a while,
any problem parts have been shot blast aswell,
so i'm hoping to keep the rust away for a few years to come

by **rich_frst** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:59 pm

bridgend_boy :oh yes, been saving for a while,
any problem parts have been shot blast aswell,
so i'm hoping to keep the rust away for a few years to come

nice one mate

by **Sphinx** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:01 pm

Brilliant! That's going to be a minter when it's done!

By the looks of the current cars in that bodyshop, it's in good hands!

by **RS rob** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:19 pm

cheers really appreciate the comments, makes all the bad times worth it,
especially being so close and things really coming together now

by **Ghost** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:20 pm

top notch mate

looking very grand

and .......oh yes

Beauty!

by **heeman10** on Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:15 pm

Good progress happening here!

In these early stages it's starting to remind me a little of Paul's old car. I loved that thing

Back in 2002!

by **RS rob** on Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:16 am

cheers heeman, more updates from the bodyshop this saturday

by **Bridger** on Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:37 pm

I miss that car

by **heeman10** on Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:44 pm

You're alive!

How's the Focus treating you matey?

by **chris-fiesta** on Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:11 pm

loving the update fella, bodywork is gonna be mint!

by **Bridger** on Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:05 pm

Focus has gone mate, sold it about 6 weeks ago to a lad in scotland!!!!

Iv gone german now and brought an Audi S3, in the bodyshop having a bit of a tidy up at the moment though :wink:

by **Brycey** on Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:39 am

Bridger :Focus has gone mate, sold it about 6 weeks ago to a lad in scotland!!!!

Iv gone german now and brought an Audi S3, in the bodyshop having a bit of a tidy up at the moment though

Then we demand pics once it gets out the bodyshop!

by **doggpk** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:38 pm

by **RS rob** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:51 pm

bodyshop update

the smoothed boot trial fit, been rubbed down and checked for imprefections

mmmmmm smooth delocked doors!!

euro style bad boy

my front bumper and splitter
thats going to be done this week, involves alot of cutting, smoothing etc

sunroof and weather strip out ready and inspected for any rust,
but looking real clean fair play to the fez

overall pic of the car, as you can see primer inside the doors, all panels have been properly spot welded in the appropriate places like the window frame, inside the front wings, door shuts etc

spot welds on the wings

this is the other side of the bad boy, as you can see its metal folded properly to give that neat edge etc

other rear arch with cut out for large wheels,

the rear valance is being trimmed up to my finger, will get rid of rust easier lol
also will give more clearance to move my exhaust to suit the new bumper better
this part thats being cut off wont be seen with the bumper on, only really seen on the lower spec fiesta's so does'nt make a difference wether its there or not,

inside of doors prepped, wow the doors feel amazing to open and close compared to before, feels really effortless now

other rear arch with lip rolled back and folded and sealed to help clearance and prevent rust as much as possible, the second pic shows its thin lol

hoping to recieve a few goodies this week, will update when i get them,

also bought a brand new windscreen and seal as mine had a nice chip, so makes sense to change it now while the windows will be out anyway for spraying

by **rich_frst** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:25 pm

nice update mate... looks like its coming on a treat!!!

by **RS rob** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:31 pm

yeah the majority of the big work is done now,
should be in primer for the weekend, :bonkers:

by **rich_frst** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:59 pm

cool, keep them pic's coming

by **Aimee_Si** on Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:41 pm

Looking really good babe!!

by **Sphinx** on Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:14 pm

Looking spot on!!

The fact it looks like thier using weld through primer on the rear valence is a good sign! :aviator:

Also, you might find the reason that the doors are easier to open and close is that thier significantly lighter and there are no rear windows (air can escape faster) :bonkers:

by **heeman10** on Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:11 pm

Good to see progress

It's not half weird having the photo description below the photo! :lol:

by **Xr_Dub** on Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:16 pm

this is going to look wicked man

keep on going

by **RS rob** on Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:57 pm

thanks for the comments guys really appreciate it,

not sure if i mentioned earlier in the post, but i have a esc cossie brake set up,

anyway not liking the look of plain disc's,
so my old man put some grooves in them for me,
really happy with the result tho,
thanks dad

going to strip the calipers down this weekend, have them shot blast then zinc plated with the disc's

by **heeman10** on Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:01 pm

Dude, I need grooves in my discs, badly! The gains made with grooves (and losses without) are quite surprising, and Rally Designs refused to help me out

Any chance of having mine done some time after Ford Fair? They look good!

by **RS rob** on Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:17 pm

i'm sure we can sort something james, catch you msn sometime

by **paradox** on Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:33 pm

if you fancy doing another set after heemans i wouldent mind mine doing mate

by **mike_wall15** on Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:33 pm

Looks like it's coming along well!

Grooves may look good and aid braking, but they don't half make a noise! :oops:

by **chris-fiesta** on Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:51 pm

nice update m8, been meaning to catch up with you on msn but had no luck!

cant wait for the finished product

by **RS rob** on Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:17 pm

another bodyshop update

heres the bonnet in a better state, small repairs and the euro bad boy is done, quite happy with how this turned out, must admit had second thoughts when it had only just been welded,

this is the rear strut in the boot, had a slight ripple from where something in the boot had smacked it hard from a previous owner,
all sorted now tho

heres the back panel trimmed like i mentioned in the last update,
looks alot better, mentioned reasons for this in the last update i think, will have to check lol

heres the turbo spoiler which i took up with me, bought this from a guy on here, sound fella

heres the splitter, its been trimmed, riveted and screwed on and fibreglass etc over the top, not finished yet but looks good already

heres the mcr logo being sanded back and smoothed over

heres the seam for the rear panels, had this smoothed aswell,

a close up of the bonnet

overall pic of the car, put my 17's on as someone might be buying the rs2000 rims off me, not sure yet tho so took them off anyway,
if they dont get sold i'll prob have them refurbed

also recieved some new clear rear lights which i bought from russ_si on here sound bloke, much better condition than mine,

nearly there getting really excited,

by **MAD_Adamski** on Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:46 pm

looks smart mate

by **RS rob** on Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:50 pm

cheers dude, its reading projects like yours thats inspired me to go this far, i love reading projects, even better when its your own

cant wait to have it back

by **rich_frst** on Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:10 am

nice update mate, looks spot on!!!

rich

by **paradox** on Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:28 pm

brilliant progress mate ive enjoyed reading this post.

In fact im contemplating starting a project post for my car

by **Becks** on Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:50 pm

Smart looking Si..

Am i being particularly dense...have you got a 2.0l in that?
If not how did you get it up to 129bhp when it was rolling roaded....???!!

Im sure someone is going to tll me something thats going to make me look incredibly stupid...but hey!

:lol:

by **garyhurn77** on Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:53 pm

looks spot on fella!

the car looks like its in very good hands, work looks of good quality!

by **festa-1.3** on Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:21 pm

Looking better and better matey!

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