i have decided to clean up my 3dr over the winter. i want 2 new wings fitting because they are'nt ford wings.

i've just bought a adrenaline adjustable rear bear and gripper diff but i dont know if i should paint underneath of the car while its stripper down??

if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to clean, prep paint underneath let me know

this is how it looks

 

will be watching this restro with great interest would love another 3dr again maybe one day whats your plans gonna be for it?

 

i bought this as a rolling shell and used parts from my crashed saph

 

very nice mate, will keep an eye on this.

talk to the twins about cleaning and prepping underneath, they've done enough resto's

 

not sure how far to go with it but i have stripped underneath so far, i'm going to steam clean it and see how it comes ups as it is solid everywhere

 

How did you manage that bud? looks a right mess

 

yep from what i remember it is very solid underneath! thats why i got it in the 1st place

 

after getting bits swapped over i found the engine had a rattle. i could never find out what it was but it was'nt there before the crash.

so i decided to build another engine and this is the spec i got the car to untill i wanted it looking cleaner

i have pictures on my other laptop of the engine build but its broke. i'll have to try and get it fixed to add pictures of it

200 block (not the turkish type)
7.9-1 cr
0.5 mahle pistons with valve cutouts
lightened and balance bottom end
arp bigend bolts
ap 6 paddle clutch
wrc headgasket
500bhp spec head done by neil roper
double valve springs
bd14inlet standard exhaust cam
4x4 inlet plenum with 10mm spacer
siemans 83lbs inectors
l8 ecu
t4 turbo
anti lag and launch control
wasted spark
ryan braided engine loom
all just been mapped by stu and msd.

group a fuel pump
uprated breather system with seperator, catch tank and braided hoses
alloy header tank with inspection glass
pro alloy rs500 style intercooler

17" comp mo's
gaz coilovers
ap 330 front brakes
4x4 nearly new rear brakes
adjustable tca's (tracking and camber set up)

polly diff mount
fully polly bushed
braided brake lines

 

racing a bike and i started to gain on him, he then broke, so did i but the car did'nt like my heavy foot and spun me.
the brakes must have been braking different

 

here's some pictures of the underneath

 

Can you still get genuine ford wings?

 

yes my mate picked up a couple for spares very recently

 

Will keep an eye on this,i am helping a mate do his 3 door at the moment have a look on the thread and it may give you some pointers

 

this is what i've done today

remove these


tank is mint



arches and sills are mint







theres a mixture of oil, dirt and wax oil















i gave it a bit of a rub with a cloth and petrol

 

i have bought a brand new n/s wing and a very good o/s wing from paul@nyrs

 

i will keep looking at your thread

whats that rust cure stuff you have used?

 

Is this the car that was having the engine fitted when i came over??

Also do you have a pair of front wings as passenger wings for the mk1 Sierra are non existent

 

car looks like its in very good condition underneath all that muck.
i would underseal it black. dont paint it white as ul spend the rest of ur life cleaning it and wont wanna drive it imo.

 

thats what i have to decide weather to paint it or just black under seal?
it would look better white with black beam and other little bits, than black floor and black parts

my new beam will be powder coated along with other bits and bobs but i don't have time to strip everything right down like drive shafts, brakes etc to look like new.

 

yeah that was the car

yes i have a pair of ford wings.
i bought the a new passager side of ebay about 6 months ago for Ł120

 

dam it wish had kept this car now best of luck with it all

 

what u doin wit the non genuine wings mate?
car looks very solid mate & i bet gaz is kicking himself every time he looks at this thread.

 

i'll be putting them in the bin
they not worth keeping because you can still buy copy wings at a good price

 

last quote i got was Ł90.i thought tha was dear for patern shit.

 

i have just done a bit more on the car today before going back to work

moved these. they took some getting off



i've removed a few bits from the engine bay. intercooler and rad etc.

 

Even new wings. Nice mate

 

Nice one, the rust cure is made by a company called granville

 

yeah the wings that were on bugged me to death because they had'nt been fitted correct and they were'nt ford wings which had a big part in why they did'nt fit right.

 

thanks mate, where do you get it from? any links?

 

i'm going to get a price for painting under the floor engine bay and body. it will save me lots of time and work if the price ok.
then its just engine and box out and a few other bits.

 

Bufty is the black 3 door yours Justin?

 

yeah its mine, its a rs500

 

get some pics of the 500 up mate.so far projects looking good,looks a clean shell mate
nice garage too

 

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can you tell me what size jic fitting it is that you have running from the header tank to the bottom of the radiator please.

 

i'm not sure mate as i did'nt buy it brand new

 

very very nice mate does it get used much??
u got 2 nice cars there mate

 

a 500 and a clean tidy 3 dr lucky man

 

i've only drove the 500 once when i brought it home. i've only just got it.

 

that is a beutifull 3door cosworth well worth ceeping on the rd m8