My 2wd flint saff restoration.Fast ford cover car this month.
02-04-2010, 08:23 PM
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My 2wd flint saff restoration.Fast ford cover car this month.
Purchased my 2wd saff cossie in my favourite colour in feb 2006 for the bargain price of £2300.Needed a bit of tidying up but was a nice useable fairly standard car.Been wanting a cosworth since i was a kid and owning one at last was as good as id always expected. rebuilt the engine in august 2008 with a bit more power.Due to being out of work for a few months took it off the road in march 2009 for a light restoration which has now turned into a full restoration! Its cost me £1000's so far but its a keeper and il never get rid or break it so doing it once and hopefully it will last for years!
Some pics before i took it off the road.
Some pics before i took it off the road.
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02-04-2010, 08:52 PM
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First job was remove the rear beam to do an underside resto.Heres the dirty,rusty,oily mess of a rear beam when removed!
Found a bit of grot in the o/s rear chassis leg.
Which after a bit of grinding and cutting resulted in this.
after approx 100 hours of grinding, welding and cleaning the rear end finally got it stonechipped ready for paint and cut out and fitted new section into drivers side lower arch.
getting there at last! have now used 1 litre of celly 1 pack spray painting it and a litre of laquer so far,more updated pics to follow when the weather dries up!
Found a bit of grot in the o/s rear chassis leg.
Which after a bit of grinding and cutting resulted in this.
after approx 100 hours of grinding, welding and cleaning the rear end finally got it stonechipped ready for paint and cut out and fitted new section into drivers side lower arch.
getting there at last! have now used 1 litre of celly 1 pack spray painting it and a litre of laquer so far,more updated pics to follow when the weather dries up!
02-04-2010, 09:03 PM
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very nice car dude.... couldnt you find a big enough turbo that fooker is huge..
give us a low down on spec please..
its all about the flint grey i tell you lol
give us a low down on spec please..
its all about the flint grey i tell you lol
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nice work mate
02-04-2010, 11:28 PM
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Thanks for the comments.Got loads more pictures to put up and some updated ones to take when it dries up! spec is,low comp accralite pocketed pistons,balanced,hp oil pump,bd10/14,t4 with gt35 compressor houseing,air/air,500 cooler etc.now have a new 98 cast 200 block,unground crank,big wing sump,water injection etc to go one and a new rs500 inlet with genuine cooler/hoses to go on it plus loads of other bits,than a live map and see what it does! Trying to finish the rear end first then make my way to the engine again!
03-04-2010, 02:00 AM
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its not bad mate, just needs a turbo or two lol oh and a new flywheel lol.
good luck with the 500hp fella, i feel sorry for the roads in your area when its finished lol.
that was a great result with your 4i on the rollers aswell
good luck with the 500hp fella, i feel sorry for the roads in your area when its finished lol.
that was a great result with your 4i on the rollers aswell
03-04-2010, 07:58 AM
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Ive said it before and ill say it again, absolutly love flint grey! I reckon with that much power you should think about putting a modded rear beam and diff in as its all up in the air. Thats what Im going to do when Ive finished my engine.
03-04-2010, 08:55 AM
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Love it, you leaving the tinted lenses on or going back to ambers??
in the first pic it sits great, how much has it been lowered by??
Mine is still at standard height but sits too high at the back
Keep us posted
in the first pic it sits great, how much has it been lowered by??
Mine is still at standard height but sits too high at the back
Keep us posted
03-04-2010, 09:07 AM
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hi, lee2cossies.
This was my old car i owned it about 8/9 years ago.
so miss selling it but i had my reasons at the time.
pm me if you would like to know some history it would be interesting to know where in the uk you bought it aswell.
This was my old car i owned it about 8/9 years ago.
so miss selling it but i had my reasons at the time.
pm me if you would like to know some history it would be interesting to know where in the uk you bought it aswell.
03-04-2010, 10:02 AM
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yeah good result we had with the 4i,just got to refine the nitrous now and get a decent exhaust for it,its a good fun car,skint at the moment though spending it all on the cossie!
03-04-2010, 10:05 AM
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Cheers mate.Got a spare rear beam im going to have a play about with and going to get a decent rear diff or a bmw m3 diff and mod that to fit eventualy. For now iv replaced everything i can with new apart from the diff,cv joints,bushes,seals,boots,drop links etc.
03-04-2010, 10:09 AM
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Iv got all new genuine ambers for the rear and front im going back to original as i prefer it.Got a mountain of new parts for it il take some pictures. I did consider going back to completely standard with the wheels aswell,but due to the power increase need bigger wheels for the brakes.
lol will look awsome once its finished will keep an eye on this
04-04-2010, 10:59 AM
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me too,i always wanted a flint saff with super t's1 I was liucky just after i bought my saff my mate sold me his set.I know have 18" revolution milleniums to go on it but am refurbing the super t's and changing them over when i get bored!
04-04-2010, 07:06 PM
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New rust free,de dented doors fitted.
New section welded into arch to replace rotten part.
New genuine 500 inlet to go on.Number 516,and water injection tank.
genuine 500 cooler and new hose,still searching for the turbo to cooler hose! Group a breather tank,turbo cooler and satin black header tank.
New 18" revolution milleniums.Had them 2 years now,still not fitted.
And my other cossie! Patiently waiting until the saff is done this is my next project.
New section welded into arch to replace rotten part.
New genuine 500 inlet to go on.Number 516,and water injection tank.
genuine 500 cooler and new hose,still searching for the turbo to cooler hose! Group a breather tank,turbo cooler and satin black header tank.
New 18" revolution milleniums.Had them 2 years now,still not fitted.
And my other cossie! Patiently waiting until the saff is done this is my next project.
