Hi guys just thought i'd show all the work that i've done to my much loved mk4 estate over the past few months...
I'm a big ford lover and had many in the past, i saw this on ebay and had to have it. have also got a fiesta turbo locked away in the corner of my workshop.
The price on these has shot up as i sold a diesel one a few years ago and only got £170 for it. Ended up paying just under £600 for this and it was almost out of tax
its a 1.3 and has done 82k.
Its my daily drive so my plans are to replace all old parts and make it nice a tight drive - turbo diesel - maybe power steering and just anything else i can think of to make it nice to drive everyday. Am going for the full s2 arches - 90 spec bumper rs bonnet - rs interior
I have 99% finished the car and have taken lots of pics in the meantime so will upload them in stages with a brief rundown on whats going on.
Anyway on with the pics.. here it is the day i bought it
I've decided on mondy 16" alloys for it, Found a set not far from me in need of a refurb so picked them up and spent the weekend getting them mint and painted them in ford frozen white.. also fitted with 4 quality new tyres
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The bodywork wasnt to bad at all on the car just a few small rust patches and a few small dents. I work in a busy bodyshop so dont have much spare time, I got 1 maybe 2 panels done in the evenings and primed them individually (as you may see in the pics)
Had to try the wheels on to see how they look
The front panel had already had some plates welded with the slam panel meets the wings and it looked abit shabby so grinded it right back - welded some new plates in then smoothed both sides completely in. Then got abit carried away and though i'd go for the smooth slam panel look and welded all but one of the sqaure holes up.
I let the primer sit for 10 days so it hardend right off as i didnt wanna paint it then find a few bits had sunk. Also smoothed the passenger lock off (properly done - welded then filled)
I'll leave it there till tomorrow and will update abit more then..... Any comments welcome - thanks for looking