The Recaro Fiesta - the rebuild begins

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Postby knuckles on Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:45 am

Look what arrived this morning :o

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It was like Xmas all over again ripping that wrapping off :lol:

4 weeks waiting isnt bad to make them from scratch. Had no idea burton would send them next day delivery to me as well. :D
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Postby Choosey on Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:05 pm

Looks good mate. Now go fit them! :wink: :lol:
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Postby Ghost on Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:40 pm

well thank fook for that!

The car will be back on the road before mine :cry:
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Postby Brammer on Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:03 am

Ghost wrote:The car will be back on the road before mine :cry:


And me, and his started as a shell :cry: :D
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Postby jayrs on Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:00 am

focking hell :o :o :lol: :lol:
still next day-ish (plus 3 week 6 days) isnt a bad postage time :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

dont like the black with the white car, they would go far better on a red frst, one thats just had a nice fully rebuilt engine put in a nicely painted engine bay, and is owned by a diamond geezer on the isle of wight :oops:
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Postby knuckles on Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:32 pm

Update !!!! :bonkers:

I got cracking today and did some more even though it was pouring down.

New spark plugs NGK copper core spark plugs were 1st on the agenda as they took 2 minutes with a handy spark plug socket.

Finished connecting up all water hoses and also fitted the hose joiner to connect the water to the T2.

The EFi inlet was bolted up with a new oil cooler hose from ford, as i didn't have the right hose. There is literally no space for your hand or a spanner behind once its all bolted up. Found my self climbing onto the front bumper and reaching behind giving me loads of cuts :rolleyes:

Fitted the fuel line from fuel filter to the fuel rail. I had to remove the throttle to line this up properly on the fuel rail. Cheers stoke7up for sending this so quickly and jayrs for being on the blower to help me do fit it with ease.


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The air box and amal valve was then connected up. I will add a k&n induction kit at a later date. There is again not alot of room to do up hose clips etc once it is all in the bay. Couple of samco's managed to see the light. :P

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The header tank had to be replaced as i couldn't see liquid through it. Be rude not too ! :D

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I Fitted a blanking plug to the head where a distributor used to be and then bolted up the coil pack with new bolts.

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The stainless hose clip literally touches the vacuum pipe on the T2. So i had to squeeze the vacuum hose in place with a retaining clip.

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Getting there me thinks..... next the rad and cooler will be fitted and then i can fire it up :wink:

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Postby MarkRS2K on Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:38 pm

good stuff, coming along nicely dude :)
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Postby Xr_Dub on Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:44 pm

indeed, getting there :aviator:
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Postby jayrs on Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:47 pm

getting there mate :)

no worries with the call, sorry, calls, ya just stopped me working on mine :P :bonkers: :lol:

and get ya self a focking hammer :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby onslack on Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:02 pm

:o

comming along nicely :Q
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Postby XRMike on Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:43 pm

Not far to go now :D
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Postby chris-fiesta on Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:02 am

nice one mate, nice to see it coming together and all looking very neat!

keep up the good work :Q
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Postby heeman10 on Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:14 am

Go Clarky, it's your birthday!
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Postby ~nomad~ on Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:33 am

looking good mate, i have to take the engine out of mine on sat, so will be at the farm (last time i would think :() wanna come grab the breather?
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Postby Ghost on Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:25 am

yep, does look a bit dandy.

Had a gander myself earlier and was suprised to see it all done! :P

Oh....and you didnt do all that today :P :lol: :lol:

and it doesnt rain in a garage :wink:
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Postby ianFRST on Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:25 am

i have a load of nice white powdercoated bits from my engine that would look nice on it :Q
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Postby Brammer on Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:38 pm

Coming along nicely clark, orange indicators :Q
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Postby rob pace on Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:12 pm

oi!

wheres my mention? :(
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Postby knuckles on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:23 pm

Thanks for all your replies .....

Ghost wrote:and it doesnt rain in a garage :wink:


Well my tools still got fooking wet ! :lol:

h196jne wrote:orange indicators :Q


oh yes :P

rob pace wrote:wheres my mention? :(


My next update was gonna be when i bolt up the starter motor along with the exhaust .... patience my boy - rome wasnt built in a day :bonkers:

Ghost wrote:Oh....and you didnt do all that today :P :lol:


Shhhh ! stop giving away my secrets :aaah:

Last few odds and sods to do before its ready for a spin round the block....

Fit exhaust system
Fit rad and intercooler
Re- fit gear selector
fit rear brake shoes and brake hoses - bleed brakes
tiny bit of soldering on the battery wiring
fit starter / alternator
fill with water/antifreeze
Start it up :P
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Postby jimmyesh on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:26 pm

Good on ya mate! :wink: It's really coming on now, looks SOOO clean too :)
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Postby knuckles on Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:47 pm

Update :(

I too have had my problems and did not succeed in starting the rs.

Thank you rob for quickly sending me a starter motor. Diamond geezer :D

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The whole exhaust laid out - i think i got it wrong.

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Trial fitted the magnex down pipe then couldn't fit the starter motor as it is too big .... off came the down pipe and on went the starter but this being a diesel starter motor it is a whole inch bigger in length compared to the xr2i motor. It also has a mounting bracket on the end which needs to be cut off before i properly fit it. :rolleyes:

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That brackets got to go.... :lol:

I'm a bit concerned about the starter getting hot as the down pipe flange is only 10mm from the starter motor. it will get hot quickly and i may need to get the smaller item and wrap it in heat shrink or buy a ford heat shield for it.

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Finally re-attached that handbrake cable , sort of ... :oooh:
Need a c-clip for one side before i can do the rest.

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This fuel neck needs changing for another one also as it has been cut to accommodate the mocal fuel filler flap. I may just smooth the bumper and forget about not having a rear tow eye as it will be a nightmare to weld a new one on.

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Cut up on the inner so cant go back to the old ford cap.

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More cable ties :oops:
Jayrs has kindly aquired a new filler pipe for me along with the mount for the bonnet catch as that is missing too.

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This section of wiring needs to be cut and re-soldered as it seems to have melted through to bare wire.

On the plus side i fitted my cosworth 82 degree thermostat with no problems :)

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Final pic of the day before i packed up tools :)
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Postby jayrs on Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:06 pm

and the bits WILL be on the way to you this week.

the filler panle does look a bit mashed but should take the filler neck sort of alright from the looks of things, although it could do with a paint first though :)
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Postby j7aoc on Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:14 pm

Nice work :)
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Postby jayrs on Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:14 pm

oh and yeah, the exhaust is set out wrong, thr second to last box is the wrong way round
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Postby Brammer on Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:22 am

Looking good clark, i see a small amount of welding is required the get the whole floor waxed fella :wink:
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Postby heeman10 on Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:53 am

jayrs wrote:oh and yeah, the exhaust is set out wrong, thr second to last box is the wrong way round

Yep :)

That blue/black wire that's rubbed through is the switched live to the starter - was it you who said you had issues with the starter switched live not working, or am I muddling you with someone else?

If it were me, I would be having a tow eye put on. You never know when you might need it. There isn't really anywhere else you could tow off without beind the rear bumper sadly.
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Postby jayrs on Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:59 am

not me, unless you mean that time it was just a dry joint in the connector.

clark if ya want a tow eye i will get you one
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Postby knuckles on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:14 am

h196jne - yes that will be on the agenda once its road worthy - could i simply grind it back and treat it with kurust and then under-seal it for now ?

j7aoc - thanks mate, im not a professional but i try :)

sheman - no that wasn't me you was on speaking to b4 - i may get it put back on once i get hold of one and if i can get someone to weld for me.

JayRs - i would love a towing eye in white if you can :P
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Postby knuckles on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:25 am

Also to add :

the chrome under the bonnet of the Rs is begining to bug me. :lol:

bonnet stay , bonnet hinges , strut brace -

i think im falling in love with the standard Rs turbo look.

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Postby jayrs on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:41 am

well remember me if ya get rid of the bonnet stay :)
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Postby rob pace on Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:32 pm

looking good mate, yes when i packaged the motor up i was wondering if that bracket will need to be removed.

why not just unbolt it mate? :-?
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Postby heeman10 on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:32 pm

You don't need to weld wires together!
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Postby Ghost on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:59 pm

coulda told you, you got the exhaust the wrong way around :P

coolio, get it started and away we can drive! :bonkers:
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Postby purple_fiesta on Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:12 pm

Only thing id do when your near finished is remove the recaro stickers :oooh:
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Postby knuckles on Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:56 pm

rob pace wrote:why not just unbolt it mate? :-?


I tried that but when i undid the nuts the long bolts came out with it which holds the motor to the housing. Really need to get them on a vice and whip off the nuts on the end.

heeman - weld wires together - Wtf ??? :-?

purple-fiesta - half of me wants to but the other half somehow wants to keep the fame that came with this car :P

Jayrs - sort me out with those bits and you can have the chrome bonnet stay - good riddens. White bonnet hinges will be added later this year :wink:
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