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[RS rob]

well its been sometime since i've updated, money has been tight etc

also basically nearly had to get the car out of the bodyshop
but thats all sorted since i'm now personally dealing with the owner

with that in mind i've been looking into storage for it, as its not fair having it at home
as if it got damaged i'd end up chucking my teddy's out haha
so got a secure location sorted about 5mins drive from the house
more on that later

onwards and upwards
heater cover with new cut out allowing access to the tps sensor on the throttle body




as the dash in roughly in place, i wanted to relocate the LED from the toad alarm to make way for the heated front screen switch




major fail when i removed the blank,
when the alarm was installed years ago, the guy cut my heater surround bezel when putting the LED in




so at the top of the dashboard theres a cover for one of the bolts that holds the dash to the bulkhead
ideal for the alarm LED, just need to drill that out




more new parts for the collection
4 way tailgate contacts




tailgate trim




tailgate lock




new door striker next to the old one




new dark blue bonnet badge as i have'nt yet sourced the proper light blue version
that came originally on the car, its not a big priority at the moment




two new boot lamps

[FRSJON]

looking good rob,i have the tb for you sat in a box here will get round to posting it somewhen or ill bring it to combe as thats not long now

[Excursion]

Good to see an update!

It looks like your car was fitted with Mk5 strikers:

Mk5 left, Mk3.5 right.

If you've got Mk5 locking motors fitted also then your new strikers won't work mate.

[jayrs]

i got a few dash panels like that thats broken from the led fitting, if you need a new one fella

[RS rob]

mark - i'll keep that in mind when building up the doors

jay - thanks mate got a few things i'm after, so will do a proper wanted post soon

[RS rob]

got some more updates

firstly the pectel t2 engine harness being done by paul cheshire is nearly done
just waiting to recieve the main connector to the ecu so it can be finished

here is an early pic




95% done




onto bodywork
i bought a new rear bumper some time ago
anyway as the front bumper is smoothed, so the same has been done to the rear
also got rid of the rear towing eye recess/hole and the seams on each corner of the bumpers




heres the smoothed front bumper which has been cut out for a grs evo intercooler




you lose some of the locating holes for the spot/fog lamps, which is fine




this side must of been cut for an oil cooler
but i'm not trusting my brand new spot/fogs on one screw




so got hold of a donor bumper and cut out the section needed




the result, much happier

[knuckles]

nice fabrication

[MR2 Guy]

good stuff rob, love seeing your new bits pile grow

where do you store them all?

[The Stig]

good stuff rob, love seeing your new bits pile grow

where do you store them all?

jonyb4, we all know its you, you have been banned, and all new user accounts will also be banned

[jayrs]

some nice work there mate, i like the way you have repaired the bumper, most people would of binned it for a new one

[niracka]

Has Jon been kicked off or something?

[Michael!]

Outstanding as usual rob!


Yeah, jony got banned!

[niracka]

What for?

[knuckles]

being jony

[niracka]

Lol so everyone finally got fed up then.

Not going to be much to read on here nowadays then

[RS rob]

firstly got hold a FRST thottle body in great condition for a bargain low price on ebay
was suprised how clean it is




my german accessory rear lights had the usual embossed markings aswell as a few marks and scratches




after wet sanding them completely, going up the grades of sanding discs and a final polish,
i got rid of the markings and all scratches




been prepping most of my panels with 320discs and scotch pads
heres the tailgate




some panels dont come with any sealer from factory,
so sealed the tailgate to the same standard i did the engine bay etc




minimal but enough to do the job without looking messy, half done here




quick picture of one of the doors prepped for primer




been having a tidy up of parts
and came across a spare t3 turbo i have, quick comparision next to my t38

[djvandeflow]

hey!

can you tell me, what grades of sanding discs you used for your backlights? my puma headlights are a bit worn off, so i want to sand them, too.

greetings from germany

florian

[RS rob]

320 / 500 / 1200 / 2000 / 3000

then machined polished with 3m products

[djvandeflow]

thx! really nice project you've got there, following every advance!

[- Danny Boy -]

Looking good

[FRSJON]

looking good rob i have that throttle body sat in a box here ,was going to bring it to combe pm me anything else your after and if i have it ill bring it up

[RS rob]

you got pm jon

[RS rob]

more updates on the prepping

had the rear wiper hole, rear washer hole and tailgate lock removed on the new tailgate
with a plate welded first, then lead filled
no problems with cracking etc later on

heres the tailgate lock and wiper motor hole nearly finished
with a stick of the solder used




closer look for you, as you can see the minimal amount of filler is needed to finish off




heres where the rear washer jet hole was




the doors have been blocked to find minor imperfections
using stopper etc, high build primer is next before being blocked again




handles and mirror covers and petrol flap which is the only thing left in the old choice of colour, evo electric blue




heres the bonnet, as you can see even though it was brand new
there was still a few press marks when made that we had to sort




here you can see on of the press mark problems on the bonnet
the black bit is the low point after being sanded back with a d/a
this would show up after paint otherwise




you can see the low point again on the tailgate,
nearly gone




heres the main edges of the bonnet sorted

[RS rob]

firstly been doing a bit more to the cam cover,
as the factory oil breather position is mega close to the fuel rail on ian howells inlet manifold
so decided to reposition it, was also going to go bigger in size but after a quick chat to ian,
theres not much point as the block breather is the important one

so heres the old oil breather position




and after some time with the belt sander its gone






inside the cam cover the oil spray will have to be extended to make sure the new breather location is covered from oil spray




with the oil spray shield removed or whatever you call it
this ridge needs to be removed also




the result so far




the prepwork continues




after a few coats of high build primer and blocking inbetween to leave us with a finish ready for painting






decided to put the old aperture seals on the two doors and tailgate opening,
as i intend to fully wetsand the car in the future, so going to keep my new seals off until the messy stuff is over




this should hopefully be the last photo of the car like this,
panels should be on soon




trimmed the archs of the front bumper equal on both sides






one more thing...............
heres pics of the main panels with some ferrari rosso corsa red on them
and 3 coats of lacqeur

[FRSJON]

looks bloody lovely rob!

[jayrs]

very nice mate red and white thing aside, you just gotta love freshly painted red

[RS rob]

very nice mate red and white thing aside, you just gotta love freshly painted red

i'm a big fan of both colours

[RS rob]

looks bloody lovely rob!

thanks jon

[Excursion]

Looks fantastic

[Michael!]

ive said it before
and im certain this wont be the last time i s say it

just wow.

[emblem]

Stunning............And it aint even finshed yet, I cant wait for that.

Really good work, you have come a long way, i take my hat off to you.

Craig

[RS rob]

thanks alot, means alot

[RS rob]

more bits been painted
so the shell should be complete soon

new tailgate hiinges




aswell as this little lot, which includes the full brand new bodykit, bonnet hinges and petrol cap flap

[RS rob]

today it was panel time,

a sight i've not seen for some time
i can now call it a car rather than just a shell on wheels haha








doors held shut with masking tape for now




strange feeling having a bonnet




new ford bolts of course, decided to leave them unpainted




bumpers in primer before they have a final prep before paint

[jayrs]

aint gunna say nothing apart from