marky_g

Thanks buddy the look crap up close but good enough lol

marky_g

Right new more bits today getting it ready for its trip to karlos_g



New expansion tank and pipe on just gotta get an nice autospecialists one not and get the inlet polished or powder coated undecided yet

marky_g

Dropped the car off for management today

gup

iTrader: (1)

Did you manage to get it all up and running then dude

marky_g

Nope that's why Karl's got it lol

gup

iTrader: (1)

Did you put a new head on tho wasn't this the one with the snapped cambelt
Looks good tho

marky_g

Old ofac unit and new OFAM D3 unit

marky_g

Yer this is the one with the snapped belt I just changed the belt and took it to Karl he's gonna go a compression test, I have a head just in case just need it skim and valve oil seals

marky_g

Detox C doing the biz on mondeo calipers

marky_g

Been detoxing the calipers



Quick paint

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turbo m

iTrader: (2)

Callipers look oe in the gold,is it smooth or hammered finish???
Is it up and running yet?????

marky_g

Tin says smooth but because it's bare metal it looks like galvanising but is more resistant to corrosion I guess lol

Nope still with Karl at Frenzy performance

turbo m

iTrader: (2)

Did you strip the pistons out of the callipers or just dunk them in???

marky_g

Straight in says it Dose not effect rubber which it hasn't by the looks of it bloody good stuff

Just picked up a puma linkage too

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

The calipers look really well.

marky_g

Cars at Karlos_g's workshop

New fuel pump ordered at old ones packed up


Hopefuly it'll be a runner soon

IanC

Calipers have come up well were is that stuff from?

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I love the look of escorts with escos wheels on them.

marky_g

It's from a company called built hamber it's called detox c

marky_g

Good....ish news from Karl today new pumps in and rewired the car tuned over coughted and farted abit then the CPS dropped out so another New CPS and also have that rewired

marky_g

More news from Karl and frenzy performance

New CPS and wiring





Nice thick heat proof wiring fuel pump also needs the same treatment

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Tip top....

marky_g

it runs

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Shes alive.... top news.

marky_g

Right had a little play with it yesterday, news a new alternator and where the gearbox has been sitting with no oil in it then run it's noisy as fuk! So that's gonna need a rebuild..... More pics soon

marky_g

new battery and alternator fitted this evening

few tidying up jobs to do and checks for MOT then when the chassis rail comes it can go off for welding

purchased these for the princely sum of Ł51 16x7.5 tsw imolas


this is the plan for them


but with polished center nuts

marky_g

Fuse box repair panel

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

The wheels were a bargain.Im glad it runs now.

marky_g

Replacement indicators

marky_g

Few more bits had a play with the wrinkle coat today actuly used a heat gun this time too!



Fan for turbo cooler


Gave the AS header tank a polish still unsure weather to powdercoat it black like the rad and cooler


Replacement cam cover (as mine has a hole in it now) I though this was original color but it's been painted so I maight wrinkle coat it


New brake cylinders to rebuild rear brakes that won't bleed, although the shoes have not turned up yet!

marky_g

Also going to try make some rear bulb holders

marky_g

Decided to wrinkle coat the cam and pulley covers




Decided to strip down the puma linkage to buggy it up and out of curiosity

marky_g

Had a go with the polisher in some of the alloy autospecalists parts


Think I might still powdercoat tho

Dazts1

Good job on the lights , what did you use to do the red ? i have a set thats faded to orange .

marky_g

They always seem to fade when you don't garage the car, I've used E-Tech this time it's on eBay, I've not put them on the car yet as it's still living outside lol

marky_g

So after abit of inactivity and a lot of time being spent on my house it's game on again for the 3i

Pulled the interior out as its gotta go for abit of welding

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Found a local restoration company to take on the MOT related rot repairs before its tested then back of the Karl and frenzy performance for setting up

The imolas are now gold, and I've put it back almost all original out side, kept the clear indicators and gone back with a black rubber spoiler



cars off next week so hopefully I have have it MOT'd this time next month and use the bloody thing!!!!

marky_g

Well the cars due back from what turned out to be a shit load of welding tomorrow while it was there it was pointed out that all the rear bushes, one the trailing arms were fooked, the hand brake didn't work, and the brakes were spongy 😕

To top things off the had to cut off a fuel pipe specific to the efi xr3i and was a sod to find a replacement

Anyways with the 300mm conversion ready to I ordered some bushes for the rear arms, despite what I'd read I ordered some flo flex bushes



Once it's home I can crack on with a jobs, put the interior back in and hopefully get an MOT lol

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Was the welding that bad. The 300 mm upgrade is cool. I did this conversion on my Puma.

marky_g

As I got it back early ish decided to put it in its new wheels



Need some spacers on the front as they touch the shocks lol

And here's the welding in all its glory

















As you can see quite a few areas also a bit under the fuse box that I've not pictured above

Got a few jobs to do for MOT time hopefully it'll pass with no interior bar front seats as I'm not putting the carpet back down until i cover the flow with new sound deadening

marky_g

Hers some of the before