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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby filtra on Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:46 pm

Expensive paperweight!

Get it in! :Q
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:35 pm

More bits aquired lately. Aint got the urge to start working on the engine just yet. :D

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timing belt tensionier

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brand new ford clutch - bargain of the year at £22 :P

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brand new gear selector spacers and springs. should sort out that worn feeling

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I know ive gone a tad overboard here buying stuff but i couldnt help myself :lol:
every single gasket has been purchased including a ford head gasket.

I need to nitromors the crappy blue paint off my engine block then clean the assembly lube off all the internals of the block. Engine build wont begin till the new year i imagine. working 6 days a week now leaves very little time.

updated pics now added.

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby jayrs on Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:03 pm

nice touch with the bits mate, always good when you get bargins :Q
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby HCS PIMP on Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:40 pm

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby rob pace on Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:51 am

clark, where did you get the engine stickers from? i really want some, for the header tank etc.....
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:38 pm

niracka :That looks real nice mate. Hope it proves to be worth the money you'v spent.

Get some pics of the ports up man :)



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pictures of the ports as promised.
its only a mobile so not top notch pics but u get the idea. The inlets are baby smooth and exhaust are slightly rougher.

Rob i got the stickers from a guy on ebay who reproduces them. they were £14 when i bought them over a year ago.

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby jayrs on Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:52 pm

fcuk me, that machining on the face looks rough.
i know it wont (as i am a engineer lol) but i would of thought he would of done it another way rather then use a end mill, or even still, done it in lines using the feed
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby filtra on Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:10 am

I would have thought a random rough finish on any gasket surface would be a good thing? That does just look shinny to me though :oops: !
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:47 pm

its a improvement on what it was like before i sent it off anyways :)

Ive asked ghost to find out for me how much skimming a flywheel will set me back. As ive got 3 of them lying around i wont miss one being sent off to get done while getting on with the block in january.

Has anyone got any contacts on who does it local to london and how much it cost ?

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby Turboboy67 on Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:47 pm

Always nice to see lots of little bags with finis numbers on :aviator:

But, if your going for the original look, you know the Ford badges are wrong don't you.
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:02 pm

Carbonboy67 :But, if your going for the original look, you know the Ford badges are wrong don't you.


they were freebies :lol:
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby jayrs on Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:08 pm

Carbonboy67 :Always nice to see lots of little bags with finis numbers on :aviator:

But, if your going for the original look, you know the Ford badges are wrong don't you.


i was waiting for someone to say there too dark :lol: , should guess you would of picked it up shaun :bonkers:
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby rsonblackwheels on Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:59 pm

looking good

new FORD bits :Q

changing gear selector blocks is a nice greasey n messey job :lol:

good fun

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby niracka on Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:32 pm

Ports are looking lush mate :D

I'm of in the RAF a week today and will be learning welding, grinding and variouse other machining techniques over the next couple lof years so will be doing my own head then. Hopefully mine will look as good as that. :Q

Keep the updates coming in.

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:34 pm

Another new purchase :D :D :D :D

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Been after a new sump for a while, bite the bullet and bought one while the funds are there.

rsonblackwheels :changing gear selector blocks is a nice greasey n messey job :lol: :aviator:


i wont be doing it in that case if its messy. :lol:
i got a good mate who does all that sorta stuff for me. I might spray them red so there to his preference :P

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby Turboboy67 on Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:46 am

What sort of price was the sump Clarke ?

I need one for my on going project :)

Have you added up recently how much you've spent so far? :oooh:

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby jayrs on Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:14 am

knuckles :Another new purchase :D :D :D :D

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Been after a new sump for a while, bite the bullet and bought one while the funds are there.

rsonblackwheels :changing gear selector blocks is a nice greasey n messey job :lol: :aviator:


i wont be doing it in that case if its messy. :lol:
i got a good mate who does all that sorta stuff for me. I might spray them red so there to his preference :P

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nice sump mate

knuckles :i got a good mate who does all that sorta stuff for me. I might spray them red so there to his preference :P

knuckles


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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby Ghost on Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:40 pm

Ahh you can do mine as well Jay,

Well volunteered!!

Yes, yes, all nice shiny new bits! But it means nothing until they are in the car!!

Chop chop!!

You can do my bits while you are at it ;)
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:36 am

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I got sick and tired of looking at 3 holes in my front bumber, So i fitted the xr2i grill.

what do we think ? :)
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby Scott69 on Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:12 pm

just curious how much did them gaskets and bits and bobs come to? if u dont mind me asking of course
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby CrAzY kAyLL on Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:43 pm

Once you take the car off the road and fit all it's new parts ect to make it like the day it rolled off the factory line I hope you never drive it and just dry store it for the next 30yrs !

but then again I wouldn't blame you if you did drive it :lol:

Looking good above by the way :wink:
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby jayrs on Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:10 am

grill dont look too bad mate, can hardly notic it from that pic mate
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby Turboboy67 on Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:34 am

Was going to say I can harly see it :lol: :lol:

It won't effect the cooling to much will it ?

Car looks good btw :Q

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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby knuckles on Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:00 pm

Carbonboy67 :Have you added up recently how much you've spent so far? :oooh:


When i finally get everything together i will add up all the invoices and pm you ... :wink:

CrAzY kAyLL :Once you take the car off the road and fit all it's new parts ect to make it like the day it rolled off the factory line I hope you never drive it and just dry store it for the next 30yrs !

but then again I wouldn't blame you if you did drive it :lol:

Looking good above by the way :wink:


Cheers fella. When its all done i will be using it as a everyday commuting car. I dont have the luxury of a dry garage in London.
I have gave a company called Jenkins engineering a call to see if they would give my Cvh block a look over to make sure the crank, pistons, block etc are all ok and have been rebuilt properly. They quoted £45 labour charge to do all the tests which aint to bad for the peace of mind.

Scott69 :just curious how much did them gaskets and bits and bobs come to? if u dont mind me asking of course


Well so far the clutch,cam,head gasket,tensionier,belt,nuts,bolts,oil pump etc come to well over £350 and thats a rough estimate fella. Not including parts and labour for the head re-conditioning. :oooh:

Carbonboy67 :Was going to say I can harly see it :lol: :lol:

It won't effect the cooling to much will it ?

Car looks good btw :Q

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cheers mate, i havent seen any diffence what so ever since clipping on the grill on. The air still flows nicely. :D
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - Cylinder head rebuild

Postby RS rob on Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:06 pm

knuckles :Image

I got sick and tired of looking at 3 holes in my front bumber, So i fitted the xr2i grill.

what do we think ? :)


thats my new wall paper sorted for a while lol
cant put my finger on it, but really like that pic!!!
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby demonboy7412 on Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:27 pm

Wow :o Ive never seen anyone nearly replace everything on their fez,
Fair play to you lol

Do you work for ford cause my local dealer says alot of the stuff you got they cant get anymore :cry:
Im having trouble trying to get some door pins to stop my door creaking as I drive to work lol
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby M1K3Y_B on Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:42 pm

Clark, out of interest, if your going for the standard/orignal look, how come you dont have a genuine turbo front bumper?

Also does your car live out on the street?

Sorry if the above questions have been answered already :oops:
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby demonboy7412 on Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:02 pm

Whats the difference between the two bumpers M1K3Y_B ?
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby M1K3Y_B on Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:06 pm

I always thought the turbo one didn't have the holes for the grill as the turbo never came with one? :-?
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby jayrs on Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:30 pm

thats correct, the turbo bumper didnt have the holes and it had a small cut out to allow room for the fan
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby knuckles on Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:04 am

M1K3Y_B :Clark, out of interest, if your going for the standard/original look, how come you don't have a genuine turbo front bumper?

Also does your car live out on the street?

Sorry if the above questions have been answered already :oops:


its the only bumper i could get hold of at the time of rebuild. The bumpers are identical as jay mentioned except the 3 holes and the tiny cut out for the cooling fan. When it gets resprayed at one point i plan to fill the holes.

unfortunately being a everyday, commuting car in central London i don't have a garage or even a nice private driveway :cry:

BridgeEnd_boy : cheers fella - i didn't mean to take a good pic. Glad you like it :D

demonboy7412 :Wow :o Ive never seen anyone nearly replace everything on their fez,
Fair play to you lol

Do you work for ford cause my local dealer says a lot of the stuff you got they cant get anymore :cry:
I'm having trouble trying to get some door pins to stop my door creaking as I drive to work lol


Yea i work for ford parts. I'm one of the many that actually know how to use microcat. The door pins are available from fordparsuk i believe. Ford only do the fiesta mk4/mk5 pins now don't know if they differ at all.

A Lot of stuff on mk3 fiesta is slowly being removed from service but serviceable items will be around for some time like engine components , suspension , bushes etc.
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby dontpannic on Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:25 am

Wow! Looks very very nice Clark, love it :)
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby Brammer on Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:06 am

Great work Clark, font bumper looks fine bud.

Nice head work to, i noticed a massive difference when i put my jamsport head on Shauns old car.
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta

Postby Turboboy67 on Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:14 am

Just a bit of info on the door pins, taken from my FRST resto thread :wink:

Carbonboy67 :
Anyway, If anybody needs doorpins then order through

http://www.fordpartsuk.com

part numbers ;

1094449 for the pins
6122626 for the clip retainers


I paid for mine on Monday night and they arrived this morning :Q

£11.70 delivered :wink:

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