Having bought a partially restored 16i last year thought i would share some photos with you all. Car has been off the road for approx 10 years benefiting from rot removed and a full repaint.
Car was bought nearly complete, just needing finishing

Pics from previous owner during resto


Car then sat in storage while work commitments took over. Any way after buying a few things namely a new engine /wheels/ brakes etc i thought it was best to crack on.

Konis ready to be painted Sunburst red to match standard shocks

Engine removed ready for new one

Engine out



New engine in, think the rocker cover might need some modding

How its currently sat

More updates to follow.

 

love 16i's pal keep the pics and updates coming

 

i think your ment to have calipers on the front brakes thats what makes it stop mate

 

very nice, wish mine was in that condition

 

Well had another day at it so suspension and brakes today.
First of remove all the old gear

Fit painted arms with proflex poly bushes with rebuilt rear hubs

New 4x4 cosworth calipers and discs at the rear



New 300mm discs and refurbed st170 calipers at the front

Will be running Braided hoses front to rear, need to get some pics
Underneath all sealed


Bit close to the wheel but they fit.

Hopefully more updates tomorrow

 

love the passion your showing with the rebuild keep it up

 

looking good m8 wish mine was as well on as that!!nice 1

 

Cheers for the comments will hopefully get it on the road this year. Still haven't drove it since buying it!

 

Looking good so far. A real classic gettin what it deserves.

 

looking very nice

 

very nice!

 

lucky fucker.... very nice mate..... good mods to.

i think mate of mine space the efi inlet. where you put the middle gasket.. took gasket to machine shop.. made up a steel spacerabout 8mm..

 

Thought about a spacer , but was concerned in case it made the inlet too tall and caught the bonnet. Have also been looking at modding the 16i cover to make it fit ( I have 2 in case it goes wrong).

 

i looked at this car almost exactly a year ago when it was in the ford garage,beautiful colour and a very very clean shell.will be really nice when its finished!good luck with it,make sure you have a fire extinguisher to hand when its 1st fired up!

 

looks fantastic

 

Not much of an update lately unfortunately. However as I couldn't get the 3 inch bore mongoose to sit correctly I decided to remove it and fit a 2.5 inch instead. So spent most of the day fitting it to sit correctly then heatwrapping the complete exhaust.


Also fitted my red and smoked tinted lights but not sure.

 

great work so far steve, looking lovely

 

as usual....... Cracking job steve!

 

like it and will be a cracker when finished

 

Nice, love 16i's

 

nice, i love these

 

Just need to get it finished LOL

 

Very nice


Brian

 

Wow this is mint.I love these cars.

 

not really an update as such. Needed to get the car out for pics for the insurance company so thought it could do with a clean.
wash/ 1 coat of polish, 3 coats of wax and a coat of sealant later. Still need to finish the clean and the small matter fo getting it on the road.

 

That's a loverly looking car

One question though, why is the exhaust wrapped all the way back?

 

really nice looking car that mate

 

Stunning stunning car mate!!!

 

Well, got offered good money on the diamond cuts so gives me a chance to put my other wheels on. Lenso BSX

 

they will look spot on mate

 

car looks awesome, although think i prefer the diamond cuts.

One of my fav 16i colours

 

mint!!! im liking that a lot

 

Lovely car, rare colour too! This colour and caspian blue are my faves

 

Stunning. . . Keep the pics coming

 

New wheels fitted today. Just need the suspension to settle

 

Well slowly it is getting there. Finally got time to get my flocked parts in.

 

Nice

 

Looks very nice

Rocker cover is a nice touch

 

Thanks, rocker cover was a bitch to do and I'm still not really happy with it.

 

Lenso alloys look nice, project is taking shape