I purchased this car in May 2012,I have backdated all the updates to the present day.

16th June 2012

Well I decided today would be a good day to get stuck into the grime under the car.Weather was awful so decided to have a little play.Got the front wheels off,cleaned up the arches and underside of the engine bay,nothing flash just lots of degreaser and wd40,the crap that came off was unreal.The konis were black.I polished the discs up a bit to,brushed down both wheel arches first of all,the dust that fell out was unreal.Put some wheels cleaner on the rear of the front wheels,cleaned up nicely.Finally took my k&n cone off for a clean,got to oil it once it's dried overnight,so should be nice and reddy brown then hopefully.
Anyway here's some pics.











Thanks.Lee.

 

Gave the sump,s/rack,arms,hoses a good de grease and wd40 them up.The rack and the subframe have a bit of surface rust,so gonna repaint them just to freshen them up a bit.I was amazed how much grime had built up under the car,got loads off,nice preperation now for a nice hot steaming and some tfr,degreaser etc to get all the horrid schultz off the floor,hopefully take it back to original factory sealer.







CheeRS.Lee.

 

17/06/2012

This afternoon felt a bit energetic and enthusiastic so I plodded on,off came the rear wheels.Cleaned up the wheel arch guards,they came up a treat and they are solid,the plastic has not disintegrated,brushed all the dust out of the arches first,good degrease,wd40,polished the discs and konis,got lots of grime off so I was well happy.
Moved to the underside then cleaned up the diff a bit and the centre section of the exhaust,coming along well.Finally washed and put some alloy wheel cleaner on the inside of the wheels,again they came up lovely,getting there slowly.
I have been all over the underside and I have to say it's as solid as a rock,I had a good poke around and couldn't see or feel any evidence of the dreaded rot,so that was a bonus.Will take another look once it's on a 4 poster when I visit Dp's for lots of work soon.

HERE'S A FEW PICS.









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No more griming until it sits on the 4 poster in a few weeks time,will have another go then..lol.

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18/06/2012

Had some nice parts back,will keep DP busy..lol.







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22/06/2012

Had some more parts delivered over the past 2 days.here's the pics.









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23/06/2012

No pics today.cleaned all the plastics interior-dash,door panels,grab handles,kick plates and sill covers, plus sunvisors and sunroof blind...all I can say is what a mess they were in,visually looked ok.

It wasn't until I started cleaning with my soft scrubbing brush and my cleaning solution and a damp cloth I realised how hanging the plastics were,beleive it or not the dashboard was the worst,the suroof blind was a challenge to,looks much better now though.
I'm not even attempting the headlining as it will go sag city if I wet it for sure,at present it's all sag free,I remember doing my last 3dr was all fine until I started cleaning it up.
I think I will get the headlining out anyway and have it trimmed in a nice new material.

Thanks.Lee.
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30/06/2012

More parts arrived over the last few days,not much though.



Lots more parts being delivered next week.

I have cleaned and polished around the door jams,door edges, boot floor/spare wheel well and finally the spare wheel itself.I have to say the boot floor and the spare wheel are mint,can't beleive how good the condition of the wheel well is in either.
I will try and get pics tomorrow.

Thanks.Lee.

 

01/07/2012

Cracked on today.Fitted the new tailgate struts,new dealer plates,rear screen sticker and tax disc holder.Removed the washer bottle earlier this week,washed it,bleached it and then into the dish washer,came up superb,so I was well happy,also fitted new washer jets and washer hosing.
Still no pics as the car hasn't been outside due to the dreaded rain showers,I will get pics next week hopefully.

Thanks.Lee.

 

06/07/2012

Had some more parts delivered this week,mostly new.I also purchased a few other parts for spares.

Here's the pics





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07/07/2012

Picked up these today at Combe.





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09/07/2012

Got lots done on the car today.
New spal slimeline fans fitted and new fan loom,AS plenum fitted up,took the bd10 ex cam out and fitted a standard ex cam with new tappets,fitted new poly diff mount,fitted new thermostat and stainless bottom rad pipe.
Fitted new Bayjoo springs and rear camber shims,replaced the front strut brace,modify exhaust backbox and fit new ex clamps along with new Powerflex ex mounts,change fuel pump cradle bushes with poly items,finally a cambelt and tensioner change with all new auxillary belts,a full service including gearbox,diff oils and pas fluid,also cleaned up and painted the diff front cover aswell.

Here's the pics.









More pics in a moment.

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More pics in a moment.

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Big thanks to Dave Pritchard who spent 10 hrs working on my car today,fair play to him,he's a top bloke.

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09/07/2012

A few pics of the finished article plenum,t/bracket,t/body and hose all fitted up.







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29/07/2012

More updates today.
Started off with my trip down to Daves place,got caught in some heavy rain showers along the way.

Here's a few pics.










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29/07/2012

Here's a few new parts that were fitted today.



Dave hard at work rolling and trimming the front arches.





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29//07/2012

Today jobs completed.

1. Fit new rear braided brake hoses,new dot 5.1 fluid and a bleed through.
2 .Fit new fuel pump loom.
3. Fit new longer wheel studs,spacers and nuts.
4 .Roll and trim the front wheel arches.

Plus a few other bits and bobs.
Finally fit my new wheels that I purchased a few weeks back and had them refurbished aswell,hope you like.







Thanks.Lee.

 

29/07/2012

Finally for today,a few pics of the wheels on the car.





Next job is to roll and trim the rear arches back.

Thanks.Lee.
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07/08/2012



Fitted the horns,headlamp bulbs and my mint s/wheel tonight.

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10/08/2012

Had some more parts back.

Here's the pics.







Fitted a new started motor (no pic)yesterday and the battery above,nice square post version.Had my RS500 front splitter back,no pics yet,it looks superb,the quality is top notch.
Got the seat parts back and the blue ovals,taking a bit of shape now,ordered new door moulding aswell today.

Thanks.Lee.

 

14/08/2012

Got my new door mouldings and splitter.

Here's the pics.







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14/08/2012

Took the car for a proper geometry set up this morning,thought I would take some pics.









More pics in a moment.

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14/08/2012

Went onto get some rocket fuel at Shell..lol.





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14/08/2012

Finally took the car for an MOT this afternoon,all went well,apart from the emissions were a bit suspect to say the least,my tester kind of worked around this..lol.

more pics:









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23/08/2012

Got some more parts delivered.

Propshaft bearing and rubber bush,oil filters and plugs,plug leads,bumper inserts and door seals.

Here's the pics.





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25/08/2012

Got some new tyres today and something a little more rare.
Got a pair of 205/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport 3 at a bargain price off my mate,I couldn't refuse and a Goodyear eagle F1 215/40/17 rears.
I managed to source a nice Genuine Ford brand new electric aerial.

Here's the pics.









Thanks.Lee.

 

01/09/2012

Collected my car from NMS today,had it live mapped,I am over the moon with Karls mapping,it's absolutley flying now,AFR is much leaner than previously at cruise and at idle.(to rich by far at idle and cruise before)
Not just on boost but feels nice and smooth at cruise aswell,great work from Karl.









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Big gap here as the car has been sat in my garage for 6 months on sorn.

01/04/2013

Ok a bit of an update,took the car today to my painter,gonna be fully stripped and repainted.
Today removed,front bumper,fogs and indicators plus the original splitter,removed grill and rear bumper.

Here's a few pics,all mint under the bumpers which is a bonus,kit off next,front screen out and rear quarter windows out.









More pics shortly.

Thanks.Lee.

 

01/04/2013







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01/04/2013


Plan is a full repaint and repaint underside of the bonnet.

New parts to be fitted.

1. Front and rear Ford badges.
2. Tailgate decal.
3. front grill seal
4. 500 splitter
5. 500 fog grills
6. paint bonnet catch or powder coat.
7. repaint my inside plastic jack cover.
8. fit new doors and tailgate strikers,gasgets and bolts,re align doors and tailgate.
9. fit front and rear bumper mouldings.
10. fit side mouldings.
11. Machine polish and strip headlamps down.
12. Clean and machine polish front fogs and indicators.
13. Powdercoat tanks,strut brace,cam cover,turbo heatsheild,strut top cups,bonnet stay arm etc etc
14.Paint or powedercoat fuel tank and strap.
15.Maybe having a new windscreen aswell possibly.

More added.
16. Driveshafts and fuel pump bracket for powdercoating.
17. Repair cracks in the dash as the windscreen will be out anyway.
18. Fit new Ford electric aerial.
19. Renew the headlining,it's not sagging or anything just a bit yellow in appearance,due to age I guess.I dare not clean it as I know exactly what will happen...sag city.

I think that's about it for now.

Thanks.Lee.

 

Updates from yesterday,side mouldings off,tailgate upper spolier and lower spoilers removed,rear wiper arm and tailgate lock removed,bonnet rubbed down and vents removed.

Hoping the glass man is gonna arrive Monday to remove rear quarter windows and the front screen.
Side skirts off next and the kit.Will get cracking on it next week,so hopefully it will start to take a bit of shape by next weekend.

Here's a few pics.









More pics in a moment.

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Some more pics from yesterday.







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Couple more pics,that's it for yesterday.









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looks a real good car that, going to be a stunner when painted, ill be keeping an eye on this one

 

Stunning car. Love it on the gold comps. Spent some money on it already

 

Lee, like i said on the RSOC mate, will be stunning knowing you as I do

 

great work you have done.

 

Blimey Lee!! You're certainly giving it the treatment!!

I've got some good memories of this car from when Joe had it, in fact, this was the very first Cossie I ever drove!

It'll be mint when it's done mate!