matty325

new calipers arrived today mondeo mk3 ,matching them with st170 discs and pads. much better than the standard brakes which might have well have been digestive biscuits.drilled the hubs out a little as the bolts are a bit thicker and gave them a fresh coat of paint

matty325

more work done tonight ive fitted a new fan switch and water temp sensor as the fan wasnt cutting in when i bought the car although it works fine.some pics of the repairs on the door post still a bit to go yet.also refitted the fuel pump and accumulator,strange set up never seen one like this before with both mounted on one bracket at the rear of the car.heater matrix and heater unit reffited,new seal kits and sliders greased up in the new calipers .found a little more rust near the driver headlight hole not too bad was hiding under some bubbling filler rubbed it down and treated it.

matty325

started cavity wax today what a pain in the arse (missus would have went mental if she'd seen the kettle said i needed it for screenwash).horrible sticky crap the 3rd can exploded when i must have kinked the long reach hose in the front crossmember. spent half an hour cleaning up the mess. refitted the sunroof glass greased up all the runners etc works like new.new passenger wing arrived friday so white stonechipped it inside last night and have given it 2 coats of hammerite smoothrite for rust protection.Also got new braided brake hoses and little clips for the brake pipes to replace the ones that have broken off with age:woohoo:

matty325

been busy this weekend bit of a learning curve for me. its the first time ive sprayed a car without rattle cans.using 2 pack diamond white, done the rear panel and the passenger side sill looks ok. wont know until it cures so will check it tomorrow night.still needing to finish off welding on the driver door post and the rear floor footwell just at the seam.my mate thats helping me has been busy with work these last few weeks so im trying to keep working around that as much as i can.

matty325

couple more pics

matty325

:did a bit more the last 2 nights passenger side sill,both rear arches and refitted the rear lights and bumper .this did make me feel a bit warm inside now she's starting to look like a real car again after being a stripped out shell for the last 9 month

matty325

still waiting on some welding being done so progress is a little slow at the moment.treated myself to some of aldis air tools today should make life in the garage a little easier.got some alloy pedals ( i know there ripspeed aargh) on ebay £4 thought they'd tidy the pedals up a little.my old school tin number plates arrived as well like them for the proper retro look .also went to quick fit to get tyres last week and the guy (knowing im a ford nut) told me a kid came in with a focus and new halfords alloys asked to get them fitted and asked the boy to bin these .only a bloody set of 16 in rs 7 spokes,mine for the measly sum of £40 no centre caps but sorted them last night of ebay for £25 . thinkng a nice anthracite grey like the audi rs4's.hopefully i'll have a little more to add next week.

nicodinho

Mate your pictures really are ruining what is a bloody excellent thread. I saw earlier you said you werent sure how to add them in large well the good news is it is dead easy.

Register here www.photobucket.com and upload your pics. Can be uploaded via the Photobucket app for android and iphone too so its dead easy.

Then to the rght of your pictures click the "Direct" link to the right of the photo. This copies the link to your clip board. See image



Then while you are posting on this site just click on the insert picture icon and paste the link that was just copied.

Et voila! Nice big large piccies.

Hope this helps

matty325

cheers, ive registered with photobucket i will try and work it out and update all the pics. it may take some time.im running exactly the same thread on seriesoneturbo forum and the pics are massive so i dont understand why they are so small on here.

matty325

ive done it but its only showing the link and you have to click it to open it up is this right (check the start of the thread) how do you get it so the pictures are already open on the thread.

nicodinho

So when you click on the "Direct" link to the right of the image in Photobucket it does briefly change to "copied"?

And when you are posting you click on the icon that looks like a mountain with a sun "insert image" and just paste.

When I do that the image jumps into my message in full size




Yep did it again

nicodinho

Cheers though I will have a look on seriesoneturbo and re read

matty325

some more work done to day and tommorrow there will be more. rear floor being repaired also painted my fuel tank filler as it annoyed me that it had white over spray on it from a previous paint job.rear seat back was all scratched and scuffed so ive gave it a fresh coat of black wrinkle paint it's come up well.also painted my bonnet stay.once this welding is done this weekend things should start to take off a bit its been holding me back a little.some people have complained about the size of my pics ive tried to use photobucket and not had much sucess. im running the same thread on seriesoneturbo forum with much bigger pics if these are pissing you off

matty325

some more

matty325

more today ,spare a thought for all us scots while you enjoy a little sunshine down south this was my house at 2pm this afternoon.wash my boot carpet it was pretty filthy,started to prep the front end for painting when the wings go back on,replaced the push clip on the fuel line as i wasnt happy with it good old hose and jubillee clips.plumbed some of the coolant pipes back onto the engine,bit more welding building up the curve at the bottom of the door post and will be rebuild the front box section.looks a little rough just now but will be fine once dressed back and painted.also cleaned and re-oiled my pipercross mfi induction kit.

matty325

som more

matty325

really sarting to get my finger out now.been and collected a new windscreen last night and some rear seatbelts .started fitting them tonight also painted and sealed the fresh welding,stonechipped the underside and front floors .will overpaint them tommorrow ,also got myself a new parcel shelf big thanks to passionford member andy_r for that its an mdf one very well made i might add . it hides the speakers under the cloth,i didnt want to butcher my original one incase i ever sell the car.

matty325

seatbelts

matty325

fuel tank going back in ,also handbrake and cables .painted the new welds ,it looks a bit brighter but dulls down once dried.

matty325

fuel lines, front to rear brake pipes, gear linkage ,handbrake and cables,fuel tank and pump re fitted. 4 hrs lying on my back really need a 2 post ramp

marky_g

What size and length bolts did you use on your st170 calipers and where did you buy them need some for mine I have every think except the bolts

matty325

i just took the calipers into a local engineering firm and bought some bolts. not sure of the size they just have shitloads on the shelf and you rake through what you need ,cheers

matty325

rear pipes made up and all plumbed in tonight. just waiting on front discs and pads coming to get the front all set up .

matty325

new discs arrived today st170 items. check the size difference,should help on my track days or avoiding the local suicidal wildlife

matty325

fitted new brakes up front tonight st170 discs and mondeo calipers used a 12mm spacer (read this on another thread) .now my wheels wont fit, series one rs turbo 15's .tried shaving a little of the caliper but still no good.is this conversion only for if your running larger diameter wheels would love some input if anyones got some

beaver rs 88

I thought you had to run 16 inch wheels for the st170 brakes

matty325

Finding out the hardway mate lucky I got a bargain set of rs seven spokes a while back now need another four fkn tyres !!!!!!!

marky_g

Oh mate you gotta run them 16s I missed a set last week think there my 2nd wheel of choice I have a set if 17 rs7 but I don't think ill ever put them on my mk4 lol

matty325

i will be mate £40 from my local quick fit.some kid came in with his 'ripspeed' alloys an wanted them off his focus and binned .i only want to run the s1 alloys as ive bought 4 15in toyo's for them and im strapped for cash trying to get the car finished.as well as 4 16in tyres they need a refurb as well

matty325

its looking like it may be next year for this old girl to see the road again.ive started tidying up the doors and will paint them next week as there is a little rust along the bottoms and the corners.not had time to get much done due to the arrival of this little man .would rather take my time and do the car right than rush to get finished this summer,besides ive a distinct lack of funds at the moment as well

TrevCos

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I've always loved these. These were the cars I used to run around in when I was in my twenties, looking forward to seeing it finished.

matty325

cheers trev,managed to squeeze in a little painting today bottom of both doors and driver side sill ,tried my new aldi's top loader spray gun not 100% about the finish yet ,but it is only the sill and lower doors so probably get away with it.think i'll be back on the devilbliss for the front wings

matty325

new wheels i know its an alfa but it is the ducati corse .175bhp diesel very rare, and will be 220bhp chipped with filter + exhaust. resto stalled due to the arrival of this little man,more coming soon...............

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Have you not worked out how to use photobucket yet.

matty325

not yet i have tried,bigger pics on same resto on seriesoneturbo