4x4pete

Had this car for over 10 years. it started life as a 2wd but in 2005 i went over to 4x4 running gear. but keeping the 2wd rear diff
Just a few bits on the car im not happy with! so over the last few weeks iv set about getting it how i want it.

Starting with the underside Yep another saff getting a bit of love





a few years back



ford fair




one of my things to do list is move the oil cooler over



rear end dropped and ready for stripping for its 2nd powder coat of its life



lower arms had been cut for bilstien coilovers one of the bits im not happy with




rear arm all done



ready for powder coating well after iv used my mates press



diff needs a clean up



rear brake caliper before paint





and just got the wheels back today

Eigdoog

Looking very nice! Just a pity a scaffolder was in the back

james kiely

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best of luck with tha resto pete ,nice to see saffs getting a bit of love

4x4pete

keep thinking to put it all in a escort shell and ment to be going to the ring in 6 weeks so dont know how far im going to go yet?

Gav Diamond

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Coming along nicely Pete

Least you know it will be done right this time and be safe.

Get that fat wallet of yours out for a 6degree rear beam...

Sticky.

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You big BUFTY

Nice to see it getting some attention Pete, always a great car to see in action especially those drifts on the bottom corner of Brunters,

4x4pete

Wont be doing any drifts with them toyo 888s on the car yeah gone all Bufty watch this space

Nick Mexi-cos

Nice Pete , the old girls going to come out gleaming and i must note """" SAFE """" in saftey terms not croydon street slang , Glad you like the wheels fella they sure do a good job , Now next time you can start making the coffee's

4x4pete

Little up date keep gettting told its a track car so just get it back together, but hey if your going to do something do it right.

so heres a few pics of some new bits iv got and bits iv sent off

been cleaning up the backend







where the fuel tank has been taken out



the rusty tank





new tank not yet powder coated







going to cut these off and wed jic fittings on



some of the bits iv taken to get cleaned and plated

Twins

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Good to see another getting the treatment

Gav Diamond

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You have been busy Pete

4x4pete

Gav only been doing a bit at weekends so taking a while. But been getting all my bits sorted. The next two weeks should see it come on loads as iv got more time.

jason_nike

Nice work there mate, lots to do, but will be great when done, good luck with it

fezzajsy

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nice one mate

4x4pete

Thanks for the comments guys only doing the back at the moment. so once all my bits are back from plating and powder coating. i think iv got a day more of cleaning it up under there,
Iv gone for that mastic 121 in red iv got a ltr of it so hope that will do?

Then bolting it back up and sorting out a swirl pot and fuel system. ohh and brake pipes

4x4pete

running around today dropped 2wd manifold and turbo housing off to Zirotec in Oxfordshire so they can ceramic coat it, no more glowing turbo i hope

post pics before and after when they send it back

also dropped drive shaft's off and diff, a few alloy bits, beam and lower arms to platers to do there magic

pics will be posted when i get them back

when i asked for rear beam and lower arms to be shot blasted, then powder coated, the bloke said i should have it shot blasted then zinc coated then powder coated ? Anyone herd of this before?

tosh

If you don't mind me asking what are they charging for doing the rear beam and arms and were are you getting them done? as for zinc plating it as well, sounds like a good idea it can only help to keep them rust free for longer but depends on how much extra it will cost as to wether it is worth it or not.

crumpet

looks like neil callans old car on the oz's, Shame it was converted to 4x4 imo

4x4pete

Yeah no worries i was thinking it was going to be about Ł80 as thats what i paid a few years ago, well i dropped off drive shafts, lower arms, beam, anti roll bear and brackets, and the bits that bolt to lower arms that bearings fit into hubs, and he said Ł150 Ł30 less if it wasnt zinc coated first

he also told me to get the shafts done in a other finish cem black? so i will wait and see.

where are you based as there not far from me?

4x4pete

i used to go to santa pod a lot so thats why i went 4x4 then had to get new diffs and gearbox and dont think id go back now fella

id end up killing myself lol

not a lot to put it back to 2wd as still got all the front end and rear end is still 2wd setup, whos neil callan? got any pics? still got the oz wheels but bigger brakes they wont fit

crumpet

il find some, was back in the early 2000's and iirc saw it last in pf 2005, He used to be a nutter in it at brunters, was nippy to and i think it did a high 3second to 60 and low 11 1/4!

had black morettes, monte wheels, was mageneta and 4x4 obviously lol

4x4pete

i think it might of been 2003 i went 4x4 at found a timing ticket from pod my car was in PF around 2005 i will look for the mag but im sure i ran a low 4sec to 60 then

my morettes were black when i 1st fitted them i was told i was a nutter as well lol

nice to see pics if you can get them

Car wise has just come into my mind is that the same car?

if it was the car wise car? i was at the daddy thrash with him when his sunroof come out on a top speed run.

never knew he had the same wheels tho?

tosh

Ł150 don't sound to bad I had Ł200ish in my head, I'm in Northampton so Croydon is a tad far will try and find somewhere more local,

How do they protect the areas that can't be blasted or powder coated like on the hubs and drive flange spigot etc ?

ram

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Nice work mate

4x4pete

if it had the monte wheels im sure that would of been my car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cotxD8CxBHQ

4x4pete

iv seen a lot of people paint them with cans! im having them blasted and then done in chemical black. I should have all the bits back at the end of next week so i will post some pics

tosh

Nice will look forward to seeing them

crumpet

yea thats the one, in pf they called you neil callan though ( i can remember as my 1st names callan and i liked the look of it) lol

4x4pete

ha ha i still got the mag car wise was there but had probs with the car and the sunroof came out on the top speed run

i will have a look for dont think the cars got mixed up tho as i was good mates with ben and nick and mel when they worked for the mag

sticker paul was there that day

dave cos4x4

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looking good Pete.

hope you are doing well, been a long time sice i last saw you.

4x4pete

yeah im good fella. I did see alot of people at santa pod did you go ?

wish id left the car as it was, As it seems never ending getting that paint off

4x4pete

Haven't done much still getting the paint off from under the car, going to to a bit more Saturday.

Got some bits back from the platers. still waiting on getting the beam back,

so for now some nuts and bolts and a pic of the swirl pot in the new std tank













had a little sort out of the bolts i think i know where they all go















loads to do now as beam will be back next week

Nick Mexi-cos

You love it pete looks ace mate , Looks like my cortina will be coming to bits when its back again for a refresh of some nut and bolts , You bufty you lol

Gav Diamond

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Looking good mate

gcfcos

looking good mate! seems a lot of work for a track car you thrash around track but fair play to ya!!

4x4pete

i dont do that many track days and wishing id never started now but there you go. got most of the bits back now, so just got to paint it under there and blot my bits on

4x4pete

Little update got a few bits back pics of before and after

i tried to clean it up myself a bit



no good so i got it blasted

when i got it back









how the turbo looked before it went off to ZIRCOTEC







When i got it back it all looked good apart from the bent arm im sure it will bend back

Gav Diamond

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Looking good Pete
Should start coming along quite well now

dingla rs

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you got a pick the rear shafts built up mate ?

tosh

Rear beam & trailing arms look nice I should get mine back from the powder coaters on Friday, I wasn't sure whether I made the right decision going for gloss black but looking at your's I think I have, Nice Work