muz

Yeah, they just clear on the rear with 205's. The arches have been trimmed right back, though. But yeah, it does all fit...just!

tockwell

Wow! This car is fantastic. You have certainly given me some ideas!

muz

Got the exhaust wrapped.







The floors finally finished, again! Not got pics of all the work as I lost my phone a few weeks back with some of them on.



















Also got some bits in paint. Refreshed the TCA's



And the Coilovers as they were looking a bit bashed, not sure I've made the right choice with the colour, though.

Stripped bare.



And painted the same colour as the suspension arms.





I do like the Leda Blue colour but felt there was too much going on with the colours, yellow callipers, blue shocks, green ARB etc.

Still got the rears to do...

RsS2daz

Looking fantastic muz! Will this be at central day really want to see it in the flesh!

jonfoc

Loving the car but IMO the dampers need going back to blue or satin black

muz

I'm not sure about them either, Jon. I'm going to spray one met silver tonight and see how it turns out

Glenn_

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Looking good.

muz

Redone the shocks in silver and am happier with them. Still think I prefer them blue, though...
Got some new Decals coming from Leda, cheers, Jon, to finish them off.

Beach

Cars looking good as always mate cant make my mind up on my 17's lol!!!

Glad you took all the paint off because Leda told me its lead based. Reminds me i must give them a call tomorrow. Need some rear strutt tops miss placed all mine cant even think if i took them off the car lol!!!

Nightmare

jonfoc

No no no no Muz, those dampers look terrible. Get the buggers rover Henley blue like they should be.

muz

I'm not painting them again.... Well, not yet...



You not using your home made jobs, Chris?

Beach

Sold them

Got to collect one of my mate on sunday and try and make some more, nightmare really didnt wanna start drilling the shell again. Plus they might not be as easy to do now the cage is mounted where the bolts for those rear ones fit. They were a bitch on my old shell for very little gain tbh!! Look good though. Trimming 1.5mm off the top of my compbrake front ones so the bolts fit the shell better.

Deffo need to make some more of those rear ones especially now

muz

Yeah, I want to make up some rear jobs, as well. My fronts also don't fit quite as well as I like. Going to get them on the lathe while its apart, I think.

Beach

Ill get 4 made and send you 2 mate all you will need is bearings and split nuts from compbrake then. Hope to have them done by next weekend so ill be in touch for an address

muz

Yes, mate, I'd appreciate that! I'd square you away for the trouble, no worries.

Beach

Dont be silly work can assist us both there! Pick the mount up sunday ill have it at the machine shop by monday ill get my mate on these for a rapid turnover. See how much the bearings are from compbrake. Exactly the same size as the front top mount so if you get 4 of those plus 4 m12x1.25 split nuts we will be laughing.

Ill send you a pic sunday eve, hope to have them back for friday

muz

Finished my front tie bars with a rose joint link to the ARB.





Fitted up. Seem to do the job.

JoshXR2

muz how did you refurb your tca's? Just i have the same ones and have play in the ball join and dont really want to pay Ł70 for a replacement. i think its giving me issues with my tracking and well i brassic so i wanna try and get the play gone

muz

Hi, mate, mine were in good condition, thankfully. All they needed was a lick of paint and some new grease and boots. I think the ball joint is replaceable on these, though...

muz

Few more bits done. Bolted up the new front brakes and clipped the looms away.



Then decided, as it was nice outside, to roll her outside, wash her down and do my sanding in the sun.
So, a few random pics I took as it looked nice.














New silver shocks

Rob_DOHC

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This is going to be such a weapon!

Although I did kinda like the Leda's in grey

Rob,

Beach

Looks so good mate.

Still not had chance to go and get a top mount ill try and remeber to go and see the bloke today, just a little drive to his house.

Love all the new work you've done mate

muz

No worries, Chris, I appreciate it.

Got an action-packed day sanding down the high build filler primer on the interior today.

RsS2daz

When's it going in for paint to do the interior bud? Any chance it be at central day?

pjv7771

Awesome work

muz

I'm not sure when the topcoat will be on. I have the materials here, just trying to find someone who will spray it. It's in primer, at least. Lechler Ti Filler 2k high build. As I applied it with a roller I couldn't get in everywhere, hence the grey, and in some places, yellow high build can primer. Bare metal etch primed In guide coat and started the seam sealing before I ran out of sealer.

Its a long old job rubbing back with 600 wet. So far, I've flatted one door X bar lol.

RsS2daz

Looks awesome. What colour you going?

muz

It's very similar to Renault Storm Grey, just slightly darker.

RsS2daz

Will look very nice mate. Would be good to see it at a show this year . Very special car

muz

Won't be at Central Day but I might trailer it to National Day. Thanks for the nice words. It's coming together now.

Glenn_

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Its looking mint. Fook sanding the floor,put the carpet back in.

muz

The floors the easy part, it's flat! Lol. It's the cage which is the hard bit.

nigel b

its looking good

Canada1

I love this build!

Also fantastic to see a CVH in the engine bay.
A 3rd or 4th generation escort doesn't look as good with a Zetec under the bonnet.

Keep up the unreal work.

Cheers

muz

Cheers, Perry. It's a ZVH, but at least it looks right.

Finished seam sealing.

Masked up.







Sealed







De-masked and flatted









Still needs a bit more flatting, as you can see, but it's nearly there. Topcoat is penciled in at the painters for a week on Saturday. Fingers crossed it gets there.

Beach

Looks ace mate i cant wait until we can make some expensive cars look silly!!!

Im alwways going to class my engine as a 2lt CVH yanno, its still a CVH to me. I want to break this ZVH mould its just a modern CVH

Love how we have the same cage yet they look totally unique to eachother too!!

muz

Spent another few hours prepping the car. Re priming the sand thoughs and priming the seam sealer. Can see a few of the test patches on the boot floor and tubs of the top coat.





The I figured, the primer went on well with a 4inch roller, why not the top coat...

Mixed some colour



And rolled on the first layer.







Obviously needs another coat as this is just one and I didn't have time to finish it, but it's come out surprisingly well!

I've got a little bit of solvent pop here and there so will probably 1000wet and cut the final coat to tidy it up, and get an aerosol or two made up to get into the places the roller can't, but so far, I'm happy.

muz

I have managed to do some bits to it, but I've been so busy at work ive had to just do bits as and when. I also had a drama with the gearbox leaking it's fluid which turned out to be a diff seal (even though they were brand new Ford jobs!) which meant taking the front end apart which led to me re-painting the driveshafts etc as they got a bit scratched

Well, the paints finished.


Excuse the wiring, that's what I'm currently working on.



Slowly starting to fit parts



The carbon foot tray needed chopping up to fit but I'm happy with how it turned out.





Had to extend and re angle the throttle pedal then make a new door plate for the pedal to fit to.



Refurbed gear selector on.



And the bonnet is pretty much ready for paint.

I forgot how much of an arse Aerocatches are to do properly!







And a little more playing to get the lines right. (Bonnet corners sit better when actually bolted to the hinges!)

Rsmat

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Awsome car ..Credit mate

Tev

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I've been following this thread for ages the car just gets better and better!!!

Just out of interest how much have you actually driven the car??

I seem to remember reading it's only been on the road for a short time??