Well after four years my car is now all bar its final mapping its been on the road for about a month now and apart from the idle speed control valve sticking open touch wood every thing is ok, so i thought i would put some pics up.

This is what it was like before i did the resto




and after rhe resto















and after it noly being on the road for one week i was bored of the wheels that i had been looking at for a good few years so i took them to my work and got painting them i think they look a lot better now,I wanted a red lip round the egde of the wheel but i am not a fan of using tape so i panited it on as its the best way ell in my eyes anyway.





these pics was took the day before ford fair












and some from ford fair and the first pic has got to be my favorite one of the car so far








Thanks for looking and what do your lot think good and bad comments welcome
(i just now some will say something about the bonnet lol but i like it)

 

looking good ,you should put some before pics up aswell so people know what it was like then

 

that looks well cool love the wheels

 

I really like that, loving the rear diffuser aswell...nice touch

 

Looks like you've put a lot of effort in, good work! Interior looks smart.

Bonnet is shite though IMO. I say make it 100% and get rid of the 'bad boy' bonnet.

 

escos is nice

 

Looks REALLY good mate. I'd swap the bonnet but thats me.
Twins twin in a way!
Whats the engine spec and when is final mapping?

 

Looks really nice m8 and i know most people dont like bad boy bonnets but it def suits the car and the wheels looks better now you have sprayed them to nice work m8

 

proper looking car m8 i can imagin the work that,s gone into that difuser but i dont like it sorry, rest is awsum though

 

Cheers mate add a few pics from before

 

Thanks for the comments so far

And i will be re-moving the spare wheel well over the winter as well as i do not like how it looks at the moment should have done it before i put it on the road but waiting four years was long enough as i just wanted to drive it again

 

cheers mate i did put a standard bonnet on it but i did not think it looked right with how the rest of the car looks

Spec:
L8 cosworth management
wasted spark
low comp bottom end
polished & ported head
piper cam
stage 3 t3 turbo
green 803's injector

and final mapping should be done with in the next month i hope

 

Stunning m8.

 

Cheers pal

 

some nice touches there
yeah i like it !!!!!

 

you have done a very nice job there mate

 

Its like seeing SOY again, but with a twist.
I normaly hate big mouth and bad boy bonnet, but its right on this motor, its the soy-factor.
I think the interior, it by far the best part, really like that!

 

Cheers lads

I always loved the look of SOY and as that one is no longer around I thought I would make my own lol but with some different touches

 

 

Personally.. I like most of it. Well, all except one bit, but on the whole, yeah, like it I'd drive it!

 

thats one nice rs top work the the look of the rear bumper.

 

Nice car but bonnet looks too chavvy.

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Looks mint mate

 

love the back bumper! wheres the exhaust though? is it well hidden or am i being blind? lol

 

That does look spectacularly good, but get some of the main restoration pics up of the shell

 

Like this!

Let me guess... Magnecor HT leads for Escort MK5 CVH CFI?

 

Stunning bud, was eyeing this up at FF and loved it, im also no fan of the open front and bb bonnet but as said it looks right on this car, aggressive and mean looking great car love it.

 

That looks fantastic. Just wondering how you went about fabricating the rear diffuser?

 

Ask Twins

 

Cheers pal and yes the exhaust is hidden it still sits where the standard one does but i had a new back box's made up

Not the best pic but never mind lol

 

Cheers mate and on the i got a renault back bumper and diffuser cut it up and cut my escort bumper up and then i plastic welded the two together

 

that is stunning. i have the same wheels on on one of our cars and tbh, i dont like them. after seeing this im really considering painting them black with a red rim. they look 100% better.
love the whole car mate good work and i hope it all runs wll.

 

Then to the rollers? Sweet.
What box have you gone with?

 

Thanks mate and yes they are magnecor leads but they are for a rs turbo and i have removed the dizzy ends and replaced them with coil pack ends

 

stanard box till it goes which will not be long i guess and then mtx75 from a rs2000 mk5

 

thanks mate

 

I tried later spec twin coils with dizzy cables and also new plugs. Worked fine for about one hour, then I lost one and then two cylinders...

Maybe I'll give it a try again

 

thanks mate

thanks pal and i would put a link up to my resto but i do not no how to lol and if i start putting resto pics up i now i will get carried away

Thanks mate

 

mine are fine mate and i have done about 500miles on them now and every thing is all good