Just ordered my focus/mondeo stereo remote from ebay, so will be fitting that this weekend.

on another note, I need to do somthing temporary with this arch, until I get the money together to get it and the rear arches done at the bodyshop. I cant weld (least not very well)so I was thinking of maybe reconstructing the bottom with some fibreglass or somthing? It looks like somthing has been hit and caved the inside of the arch in at some point, I pulled it out a bit but pulled the wing off in the process, as the whole bottom of the wing had rotted through!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5946691357/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5946691357/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

l will be giving the engine its first real detailing tonight, I had planned to wash & wax the car but the weather has other plans! will post some pictures up!

Water has decided it wants to make its way into my now clean footwells once again and all over my lovley new mats! so its back to the drawing board, think tomorrow im going to remove rubber seal dig out all the previous bodge attempts and seal it up good and proper!

Had another go at fixing the water leak Friday night, hopefully for the last time, if not its coming in from somewhere else:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5971162424/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5971162424/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Removed all the surrounding parafinalia, gave everything a good clean up at the same time:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970599025/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970599025/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Also put silicone behind seal:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970602425/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970602425/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Gave engine a quick detail and clean, oh and I removed the carpet lining and resonator box (for cleaning):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970608323/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5970608323/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5971168978/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5971168978/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

I gave the arches another quick respray as the rust had started to come back through already:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962329110/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962329110/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962330102/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962330102/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961776881/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961776881/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962335400/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962335400/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961777757/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961777757/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961782281/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961782281/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Hope this will hold it off a bit until they are properly repaired

I removed the front panels to check and repair any rust, I knew my front N/S arch was badly corroded but wanted to see what it was like underneath:

first things, I planned to start this wedensday after work, but confronted with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961758339/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961758339/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

luckily the weather was not so bad next day, started removing panels:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961762435/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961762435/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962317580/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962317580/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Here is the state of the front wing, ill be replacing it very soon, but just painted over rust for time being:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961765571/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961765571/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Luckily the sill underneath is in good condition, but the wing mounting plate is a little corroded.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962318450/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962318450/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Gave everything a quick clean up:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962320652/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962320652/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961767519/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961767519/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961768467/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961768467/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Sorted the front sill out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961769291/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961769291/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Touched up rust:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962324330/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962324330/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Didn't find much rust in total, she has aged gacefuly :thumbs:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961771103/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961771103/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Puma has this concoction for an air intake, ford must have put it there for a reason, so i popped it back in:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961772065/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961772065/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

Hiding in her rather messy den:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962327174/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5962327174/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr

the bumper wasnt hanging right after I put it back together, so I had a fiddle and got it like this, quite happy now:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961779501/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/5961779501/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr