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[jayrs]

It is indeed mate, will fund the xr2, if I ever get back on it lol

I'll ipdate this thread somewhen, I'll get a bit more done first

[knuckles]

Lol na back into refigeration, back on stand, by one in two.
I did take a week off to get some done but had a bit of a set back on the binnet and that wrote off 2/3rd of that week so yeah didn't get much done that week, but its all good, it will get done

Works work, moneys money mate so feck it its all good, no slacking off staffing duties though

Tell him hurry fxuk up this forums too quiet, we gotta keep going on these and keep
The breed an forum going!!

I'm still here !
May not be posting alot lately been doing alot to the property I've purchased back in July. The cars have taken a slight back seat whilst paying for decorating , carpets , plumbing , electrics , fridge etc. It's never ending moving in to your own place for the first time.
Cutlery , sofa , bed, furniture and so on.
I'm hoping to get a long weekend planned to go over to the iow early mid November to do a few bits to the Rs.
In the middle of applying for a new job atm too as I now have a Hgv class 2 licence to my name.
A lot going on in such a short period of time
Regards
Clark

[Fraggle]

Well a big congrats on it all going well Mr C, HGV2 hey...lucky baxtard I'm saving hard for mine too.

As for the house point, I know all tooo well bud

And as for the rs...sell that sierra, and put the doe into the fez

[knuckles]

I love my Rs to bits but it has nothing on the sierra when I put my foot down

Such a monster of an engine. Proper engineering -

[Fraggle]

100% agreed, its that noise on spool... Its lush.

Tbh I adore the frst for what it is, you cant compare the two, both awesome in their own right.

Trouble is ive an ST and cant imagine how slow the Fez is going to feel in comparison
Much like yours probs will compared too the saff lol.

Mind its going to be in serious s**t if I get my mk2 frs I'm planning on,
Although a saff or 3door are pipping that one even more ffs lol

Either way get ya turb done, shame too let that paint go flat...

[knuckles]

It will get done - come to far to break it now I'm afraid

[niracka]

Bloody hell I'v gotta say I'm running out of patience now so I hate to think what you guys must feel like!!

once finished this car will be sooooo worth it though!!!

I know what you guys are saying about frst being good but other things being quicker lol I have been looking into getting a E46 M3 SMG but I just have to own a frst for a little while first as I have wanted one for getting on 10 years!!

Really can't wait to see an update from you guys on your progress!!.

Olly

[knuckles]

If it wasn't in the Isle of Wight I would of been down there every other weekend doing something.
Bloody water in between causes so many headaches

[jayrs]

Lol mate if I had the time to do what I planned at the start of the year, you would of been driving it to fordfair and it would of been done long before that!
How dare a job get in the way of out hobby LOL

[jayrs]

What did you wanna update?

[knuckles]

Well it's been a while but the news is I finally have found a bonnet worthy of going on this car.
I went over to iow and me & jay spent a long time on the prep. Overkill don't come close to the amount of time spent on rubbing down , degreasing etc - masking up too. As we painted the underneath first.

I will let the pics do the talking...



























Bonnet has not been wet flatted or compounded yet - only needed a few minor dings filling on the front - and no dents in the middle

Very pleased with the outcome & glad I waited to find a bonnet that didn't need a tub of filler on top to make it presentable.

[jayrs]

Lol and what a bloody nightmare it was to find a decent bonnet!
Glad we did and it's painted

[dontpannic]

Two years.

Two years and you've done the bonnet.

Come on, get your finger out

In all seriousness, great work, looks like a very nice job!

(first post in god knows how long, I got an email notification of a reply to this thread. Had to take a look in case there was an update )

[jayrs]

Lol
In fairness the delay is on my part, I just haven't had any time to do anything to it, think up until Clark came over I spent about 2 weeks at the workshop this year.

And die to something happening with works, that's out of my control, looking at the foreseeable future, I might not even get much more than one more weekend down there this year

[NeoMagic]

This post is still here! A lifetime has since past! How are you Jamie?

[knuckles]

My recent Isle of Wight trip saw something amazing happen

The Rs began to be rebuilt

I will let the many pics do the talking



The mountain of parts


Heater matrix replaced







New cables going in - pedal box refitted with new bushes



Jay refitting the brake bar & servo










All old parts were rubbed down to remove rust & imperfections




Followed by etch primer & satin black






Even the brake lines got a coat of green




Wipers repainted & rebuilt - fitted


Loom was a headache - needed a lot of repairs






Tank refitted





One big job was refitting the repainted lines to the car with the new ford clips - a few hours at least to get this right.






Zetec s rear beam fitted




Trial fitting the exhaust heat shields - some of you may remember I had jay weld studs to the underside of the car to fit the late style shields.





Now the Zetec s beam doesn't acomodate the fixed brake lines that the mk3 has so jay fabricated new brackets & flared new brake lines to fit perfectly. Thus meant I didn't need to buy new longer rear brake lines.







Rear brakes built up - all new ford Zetec s parts , cylinders , shoes & bearings.









Rack refurbished - refitted , & column back in



Loom testing took place - to make sure everything still worked after repairing various bits.



Engine bay loom laid in place




The last job I started before I came home was strip down the engine do this point to degrease it ready for black high temp enamel paint. I will be renewing the cambelt , tensioner & water pump as a precaution since its been sat since 2012.

[pauldolman]

looking good, well done

[jayrs]

It was good to see it start going back together I must say lol

Needs them few extra bits sent over though Clark

[AdrianFRST]

Amazing work! Such attention to detail.

The loom was a mess even before I got it. Had various types of alarms and immobilisers fitted over the years, and a fairly substantial ICE install at one point. I did make it worse though (sorry!) with fan override switch, ignition cut etc.

Are the clocks the originals with the white Lockwood kit removed?

[knuckles]

Shortly after I rebuilt it the first time round I bought a donor set of Frst clocks and dismantled the dials and swapped over the mileage counter to retain correct mileage. As the Lockwood dials had painted needles.

Loom is going back to original as much as possible. Found a scrap yard mk3.5 that I robbed a few sections from like the original ignition relay holder in the fuse box & original ford radio wiring loom connectors.

I even re wired the ford speaker wiring back to how it should be plumbed up

[Xr_Dub]

ah nice! makes me miss mine!

[Excursion]

Great work. The fun bit now!

[jayrs]

Indeed it is mate.
Currently going through small bits prepping and painting besides that go back on, as well as waiting in a couple new bits to arrive, then it will come together in a short time.
Got a lot of new and freshly painted bits to go on now

[Fraggle]

Stunning as usual lads....hope ya both well

[jayrs]

All good Mr frag, will be an update coming soon

[knuckles]

Certainly been a while with no update but there is some progress.
Mainly a mechanical update - a lot of parts needed cleaning stripping & repainting / replacing in some cases. Nothing is being overlooked as it's come this far now





Engine & box are back where they belong - jay worked hard getting all the yellow paint off the block , cleaned up the sump which had began to rust after being left for years with no use. Gearbox again got a strip down to metal and a fresh lick of silver enamel high temp paint. Block received the black gloss.







Rad had the clean up treatment I'm replacing the escort Rs cooler with a fiesta Rs item - this is being modified to fit the T3 turbo. Jay has changed the angle of the bottom hose outlet.






New anti roll bar bushes & genuine Ford brackets fitted.



Jay polished up the scorpion t3 system with some 3m scotch pads on a mini air grinder came up a treat





That was all fitted too



Brand new drive shafts from France fitted , refurbished Ford shocks with new Pi springs fitted. Brake calipers cleaned up painted gloss black enamel , discs cleaned up refitted. New drop links




Eddie kindly got my spare rocker cover blasted & powder coated in the standard Ford grey
This will replace my yellow cover for a more standard looking bay.



There was some rust showing through under the front of the car. Even sat inside a dry workshop rust still comes a knocking. Jay cut this offending piece out even though this wasn't there when car was painted.



You would never of known it was there
Welding ninja

Over the next few months when we get some nice warm weather - painting the front bumper , spoiler & few other bits then it's the final reassemble when I can next go over to the IOW

CheeRS
Clark

[pauldolman]

great progress chaps

[jayrs]

I have proper dragged my feet on this the last couple of years, has been for different reasons, but it's close and as clark says, with the warmer weather coming, it can progress quicker.
For those that don't know, my workshop is cold, even on the hottest summer day, you would think someone has air con going, which is great, unless you need to paint colder months are a ball ache as it's not just cold, it's dampness, not a great combo for painting, and the lack of space unlike when I done my rs, has mean bits painted then moved later, to make room for more parts, other wise I could of done kits and bumper etc, all at the same time a mistake on my part with the XR in the way, but a mistake I won't make when the XR starts getting some attention, in fact I might just prime it and farm that out for spraying yet.

But as for the recaro fez, she's close, and with yet more changes at work, I might actually get a bit more time to be able to complete this, donmynien thing, and keep the wife happy

[niracka]

Bloody hell Jay, about time you finished this off now isn't it?

Olly

[jayrs]

Yeah, it's Nearly done though mate, unfortunately, I don't have no where near enough time as I once used too to the point I have even considered doing away with the xr2, as I just don't have any time anymore

[knuckles]

Is there another way of uploading pictures other than photobucket ?
I want to update this thread but refuse to pay hundreds of dollars to allow ppl to see my pics

Years ago blue yonder gave me web space but times have changed

[pauldolman]

Is there another way of uploading pictures other than photobucket ?
I want to update this thread but refuse to pay hundreds of dollars to allow ppl to see my pics

Years ago blue yonder gave me web space but times have changed

try using flicker(https://www.flickr.com) think it should work through there