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[jonboisescort]

sounds good atleast it was a simple fix

[Xr_Dub]

nice one mate whats the handling like

[corrupt_panda]

looks well on the track, keep up the good work

[rsonblackwheels]

corrupt_panda - thanks dude will do

Xr_Dub - handles quite well on trac, not as under steery as would be expected with 221hp but i think the Quaife ATB helps that, awesome mod for FWD the more you put you accelerate the more it turn's in. should be better after the winter going to get soem area6 lower arm's on it and i could do with some new front amd rear tyres, so should be able to find some more grip.

up-date coming soon, just got the gearbox out for the paddle clutch and few more lil jobs

[Dave G fsi]

Looks and sounds awesome on track mate

Glad to hear you got the problem sorted too, I've never heard of that before either!

[rsonblackwheels]

bit of an up-date, as the weathers taken a turn for the worse its up on axle stands for a bit




and in bits



dropped the gear box out to do the paddel clutch and a few other lil jobs



the slipping clutch




mmmmm technie clutch

fly wheel in need off a skim


box cleaned and ready for paint

and after the 1st coat


clutch arm and support bar thingy getting some 'ammerrite


got some area6 lower arms coming in the post (if the postman ever comes off strike ) so removed the hubs and drive shafts



took off the roll bar links to freshen them up on is knackered and the other didn't wanna come off with out a fight, both need replacing now. also removed the roll bar bush's to replace them with polybushs and gave the roll bar a clean up


also recived my flo-flex front strut top mounts to day

flo-flex on the right


old - they pretty much fell out



new - lots of fun to try and squeeze in, even made me sweat!!


sooo tomorrow when i finish work got to clean-up the Spax, spray the roll bar clamps and then some more cleaning



then got to go collect the AP paddle clutch and pollyflex bushs from TOTD on wednesday

[Minstral]

top work as always.
when u put the top mounts in did u cut them on one side. would've been easier that way.

[Turboboy67]

Good work fella, You'll be painting the underside next

[Dave G fsi]

Good work mate, your doing a brilliant job there! I love everything about this car, its almost like my idol lol!

What did you paint the gearbox with? Is it just silver hammerite?

Keep up the good work mate

[knuckles]

Nice work fella
you will be pleased with the 4 paddle ap clutch but be warned it does make a wine in 1st gear and reverse
put a new clutch cable on while its all out. Makes the pedal nice and soft. My old cable was so stiff in comparison ...

is that a plastic hose joiner dude ?
if it is i advise you swap it for a alloy one or some copper pipe.
I had a plastic hose joiner going to my turbo coolant pipe and it split on me as it gets hot and cold over and over again and ends up becoming brittle and eventually cracking.

knuckles

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks for the comments guys, going to hold off cleaning the Spax as Dom's got the spring compressers and hes on holiday in Cornwall (lucky git)

minstral - nope didn't cut them, didnt think of that just swore lots and struggled instead. Got abit of a technique after the 1st side though

carbonboy67 - yeah its crossed my mind ecspecialy when you see some of the projects on here, like yours and Dave G fsi's lots of insperation

Dave G fsi - thanks dude, its not hammerite its some stuff i found in my local motor factors made by CarPlan, just called alloy silver paint i think i'll check tomorrow though

Knuckles - i was thinking about doing that while its out and theres abit more space, i take it you used a genuine Ford part? any idea how much one would set me back? well spotted with the plastic joiner too dude, its been one of those temporary things thats kind of got forgoten about i've got to get it sorted befor it goes back on the road now

thanks again people

[Dave G fsi]

Dave G fsi - thanks dude, its not hammerite its some stuff i found in my local motor factors made by CarPlan, just called alloy silver paint i think i'll check tomorrow though

Ah rite cool, looks really good! I'm going to do my gearbox the same as that before I refit it

[rsonblackwheels]

spoke to TOTD today and they said AP Racing have just released a Hi-Tourque version so no need for a Paddle so i'm going to try it out and see what happens, it can deal with 285 ftlbs of torque so my current 222 should be no problem

some pics will follow when i have it

[Dave G fsi]

Sounds good mate, look forward to the pics

[rsonblackwheels]

collected the new clutch from TOTD on wednesday morning




not sure how well this will show up but it even says AP on the rivits
also picked up the pollybush front roll bar bushs too and found the ACT gauage i've been meaning to fit for ages



got they fly wheel at the same time and finished painting the roll bar clamps too



and these turned up in the post, thanks scott


did a bit more yesterday afternoon and got the fly wheel on with new bolts



in the process of tourquing up the bolts i fort i snapped one off in the crank but turns out it was a cheap tool shuold of just put the 1/2 inch 17mm straight on but couldn't see it at the time



after finishing work today went and collected the new ball joints for the lower arms and then fitted the clutch, i'll get some more pics up soon

[jayrs]

you used a 3/8 drive to touqe up
still if its a halford pro adaptor take it back for a new one free of charge

[Dave G fsi]

Looking good mate. Bet you were pleased it was the socket and not the bolt that sheared!

[FRSJON]

all good mate... keep the updates coming...

[rsonblackwheels]

jayrs - affraid so dude it was the one that came in the box with the tourque wrench too

Dave G fsi - oh yes mate, very pleased. i was all like then saw the adaptor and was like

[jayrs]

it wasnt a argos one wqas it by anychance

[rsonblackwheels]

no wasn't argos mate got it when i was still an apprentice at Renault/Hyundai the technican who i worked with for a year donated it to me

also found this the other day



oh dear crack/fracture/split in the Scorpion system. must be because the down pipe hasn't got a compensator in it any more so going to get it repaired & have by a flexi joint welded in

got the gear box back in when i finished worked on Sunday afternoon with help from RS1800dom, cheeRS dude, got it bolted back in then called it a day so we could watch the Grand Prix (Button Champ09 )

i'll get some more pics up soon

[jayrs]

well it was a freebe so its all good then

[gcodin]

Great work mate...well impressed with your hard work!
Keep us posted

[rsonblackwheels]

been playing down the garage again this weekend

bought one of these a while ago





TiAL MVS external wastegate 38mm, very nice bit of kit

so bought another escort manifold off ebay and got TOTD to modifie it for me, Allen did a wicked job



and some other bits and pieces


had a quick test fit this afternoon






with the screamer pipe/dump tube heading for the drivers side of the front bumper the turbo cooler will need fitting somewhere else so i was thinking





one of the mounts needed grinding down to make it fit but my fun was rained off b4 i could get it finished but will carry on tomorrow, so will hopefully have some more pics up then

[knuckles]

Knuckles - i was thinking about doing that while its out and theres abit more space, i take it you used a genuine Ford part? any idea how much one would set me back? well spotted with the plastic joiner too dude, its been one of those temporary things thats kind of got forgoten about i've got to get it sorted befor it goes back on the road now

i got my brass hose joiner from work - it was a air line joiner

but ive noticed yours is a 3 way joiner. so maybe look around a hard ware store or even plumbing supplies may have something simerlar to suit your needs.

What does that swirl pot do anyway ? excuse my silly question ... its been bugging me for a while what that extra bit is for lol

TOTD are awesome arent they !
im hoping to go down there this week and get mine set up - May wack the beiges in with the 195 chip before i go

[jonboisescort]

nice one screamers are awsome

great work mate

[rsonblackwheels]

cheers dude

Knuckles: good idea mate, i've seen 3way joiners on ebay, fuel pipe joiners . swirl pots are used to get any bubbles/air out of the cooling system, they should have 3 conections, an inlet near the top, a vent at the top and exit at the bottom normaly at diffrent angle to inlet. as the coolant comes in the inlet it swirls around to the outlet and any bubbles/air should vent out at the top back to my header tank. they are also used in fuel tanks too to stop fuel surge or any bubbles going up your lines

TOTD are fantastic, i've been using them since they opened and won't take my RST, MK5 Zetec-S or Civic VTI any where else. gr8 blokes heard mixed views about beiges and 195 but i'm sure TOTD will help you out dude

[Dave G fsi]

Nice one mate, keep up the good work

[mrorange2]

Looks wicked look forward to seeing this finished

[gcodin]

Looks great fella!
Keep up the good work and keep us posted

[- Danny Boy -]

Looks ace! The cooler might look better suited of the inner bit of the bumper was black too, other than that, would look cool

[FRSJON]

looking good mate.... can i ask how much the wastegate mod/piping cost from totd?.. cheers...

[Sphinx]

Don't know how I've missed this thread! Looks like a really clean project, I like how you clean/paint things before they go on the car
Get a video up of the screamer pipe if you can

[Ram]

Gwaaan with the screamer pipe! get ready to melt your bumper

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks for comments guys

Danny Boy - the inner bit will be painted black b4 it goes back toghther as will the the other side, not sure what to put over there yet

sphinx - i'll get a vid up as soon as mate

Jon - got the wastegate of internet for just over £200, can't remember labour cost at the min but will let you know

Ram - oh yes mate, the bumpers ready and willing, i seem to cut more and more away of it every year thinking about a carbon fibre suround maybe that will help

more pics soon hopfully