The new project begins. Gonna get the body work upto scratch then get it ready for the drag strip

Presently a 1800ZVH with cossie management soon to be a 16v'r

 

What's wrong with that engine??? Looks good to me, ok can't see the inside Got any plans for the body? Or just the original shape?

 

Bit of a monster

 

looks a nice one
ditch the rear lights tho

 

Too fooking right!!!!
There not even clear anymore they look yellow

 

My mate built that car years back,last i heard he sold it to a guy at r -tec

 

Thats the one, Gadgets/ Gadgets bro in law built it, I just bought it from Gaz at R-tech.
Lifted the carpets today who ever fitted that dynamat needs shooting! It's fooking everywhere!

 

Yes gadgets bro in law Glen ,the guy he got it off put all the dynamat in there ,is the boot lid still like bench pressing 500lb down the gym,when you open it.(well Gadget did most of the work on it)

 

Fuck yes! I opened the boot yesterday and couldn't believe how heavy it was! esp as it doesn't have any gas lift struts!!

 

nice waan good to see another S1 gettin the works

 

is this gonna have the full adjustable suspension etc..
gonna try to beat your old fiesta

and what a good choice of car

 

I can try beating my old fezza but thats gonna take some beating now!!
Its deffinatly time to get the series 1 in the 12's thou, like my fiesta thats the aim!

 

Yep, that my brother in law's old car. wghen he bought it about 4 years ago, it had just had a full paint with all new glass, lights and all the rubbers. it was completely standard on the outside except the rims were diamond cut!
dynamat everywhere
when my brother in law got it, we stripped everything out of the engine bay and he had it all painted to match the body work, we fitted cossie front and rear brakes so he'd have much better stoppers but still keep the series one rims on. all the brake pipes were binned and replaced from the master cylinder back with braided items.
new ford rad, grs chareg cooler set up, cossie 2wd turbo and .48 housing, big valve head and the 1800 zetec bottom end. it's got quite a long ratio box in it, koni's and spax - 3omm springs. it'd had a little bit of welding underneath but nothin major.
we had a running in chip and setup done at grove garage then i ran it in for him, i think he drove it once or twice then sold it and bought a cossie and a new BM!!
It was / is a lovely car but the bloke at R tec i think bought it then couldn't afford to run it / get it fully set up as it just sat there forever!

Good luck paul, will be a beasty!! fuck your luck though getting all the sound deadening out

 

Thanks for the info really needed all that!
That tail gate weights a fucking ton I'm determined to get the dynamat out! going for a another respray soon. Need to source some front wings and bumbers.
Thanks Paul

 

The work has begun.

Started stripping down the front:- (dynamat under the bonnet )



Lifted the carpet to find the worst of it, mainly surface rust but will still have it all cut out!




The bloody dynamat starting that tomorrow

 

Blimey you dont waste time,good luck in that boot floor make sure that boot lid dont come down on you

 

fookin hell, theirs loads of it!!!!

 

Heat gun and scraper to the ready!

 

Oh by the way does anyone need and small series one interior parts as I'm binning most of it (no seats or door cards) Happy to give bits away postage paid

 

More like a club hammer and chisel!!

 

Paul, i desperatly need one of the blanks that fills an un used switch hole in the series one dash for my escort cossie centre consul! would be really gratefull if there is a spare?? the one that would blank the fog light size switch

 

Gadg I'll take a pic when I get home i'm 99% the blanking switch had a cliiford valet switch in it

 

Gadge let me know if you can see what your after, I think its the one with the Clifford switch.



Heat gun was great for getting the dynamat off, got a crazy blister thou from the scraper (ah my soft hands!) even got the missus to do a bit



Even managed to get most of the original ford stuff off.
Was a little disheartened when I discovered both the fucking doors are covered in dynamat aswell

Twins, can you get those light hole/surround things for series 1's?

 

JESUS!!!!!!!!!

So you didn't go in after i left........................

Bet the feelings are running through your veins again!

 

Yes the power of the blue oval is back!
I don't think the wedding is gonna be as plush now
Hmm choices 16v conversion or feeding 30 odd greedy long lost relatives that I don't even know

 

So the wedding it'll be then............Sadie's good




BUT NOT THAT GOOD!!

 

congrats on the new car paul! hope its gonna be as quick as or quicker than the last

whats the plans for the car then? more hp than the last? suspension mods? EFI? etc etc lol

bassboy

 

bassboy my intentions are to have another 12 second RST, so whatever it takes
I have so many plans that I don't know where to start.... er yes I do.. transform this shed to a Series 1 first lol!

 

Ah damn it!!! yep, it's the one with the clifford valet switch in it!
Thanks anyway mate, i'll keep on searching!

Gary

 

Done plenty in the last couple of days. Kits off, 75% of the dyna mat/orignal ford deadening is of. Dash is out. Lights out.
Gonna start making a shopping list of parts needed then start getting quotes for the body work.
Bastard car is so fucking low with cut springs got the jack stuck twice now any one got any standard springs???

 

Looking a bit sad for its self at the mo,cant wait to see it finished

 

Looking very sad for its self
Hopefully it will look great again....soon!

 

Thats looking suspiciously like your old fiesta does at the mo. Take a look at my gallery on FT.com.

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/pho...gallery&u=1877

 

paul i have a set of 25mm (if that!) lowering springs for the s2 i think if you want those?

brand new aint been used...well the fronts have but that was for about 200miles before i realised they werent low enough for me lol

bassboy

 

its all on the inside of the bonnet as well

 

Its everywhere! in the doors, in the rear quarters under the bonnet.
Getting sick of it!

Picked up the new front wings yesterday and the new front panel will be arriving shortly.

Need to source an off side front bumper end cap and front bumper.

Pretty sure I won't get a roof skin minus sunroof now so I quess it will be up to the skills of the body shop

S1 my old shell is getting the works ... maybe we should swap PF usernames Paul R <-> S1 lol

 

Thanks for the offer mate but I've got my eye on some new coilovers, rose jointed everything, rear four link kit etc... too many sexy parts availible for Series 1

 

WOW there's a lot of work needs to be done for sure! Hope you got the right tools yourself and you can handle them... That would make it a lot easier I think...

GOOD LUCK!

 

errm I've got a halford tool kit

 

don't diss the halfords tool kit, got the 150 piece one has everything you need