I think this would look good as a sleeper mate!! 90 spec front bumper but do it wrinkle black to match the bonus rear bumper!! Think of all that fun away from traffic lights!!!

 

Coming along really well mate!!!

Do it do it!

 

 

cheers people Well i think ill put the cossy bumpers to one side and run the bonus bumpers until i am ready to put some new bumpers on it. Ill decide later what to do but i recon i will go 90 spec with s1 arch kit with no rear spoiler. I think that will look

 

Agreed! 90 spec, s1 kit and no rear spoiler - but what wheels are you going to use?

Really impressed with the detailing on the underside so far - keep up the good work

 

cheers that man! Im going to get some azev A 17" and probably toyo R888 rubber later on this year

 

thats crackin mate , must have spent some time on it now but it,ll be well worth it in the end al look forward to seeing it finished

 

very nice, keep it looking as standard as pos m8

 

that looks amazing mate, love the underneath and the arches. wish mine looked like that

 

Excellent Job !. Chris

 

Bin the cossie bumpers and go for a sleeper.

great project there bud

 

cheers ppl Thanks for the comments your giving me Dont worry about the cossie bumpers as they are definaly not going on I will do some more pics on the weekend to show you where im up to now. My main priority in the text couple of weeks is toget her back on her wheels and get it running

 

Great transofmation top job you have done there.

 

Well i havnt done an update for a while cuz i havnt realy got around to doing much for a while. First of all at the end of november i writt off my astra sri when i hit a dear on the way to work So i bought myself a new motor before christmas, see pics.
My ex motor

My new 323i

As for the turbo car iv managed to finish off the underside of the car for now so its back on its wheels. I am now getting stuck into the engine but i always seem to take 10 steps back before i make any progress on this project. Everytime i start fitting something i seem to start ripping a shit load of other bits off for powdercoat, paint or renewal For example today i was sorting out the turbo ready to fitt and iv ripped off the starter motor for replacement, removed the alternator for ether refurbishment or replacement. I just dont know where to stop

If you where wondering why exhust looks like its sitting really low its because it isnt fully intsalled yet LOL

 

Really tidy shell there mate, great base to start from Looking good so far!

 

looking stunning mate....i would keep the standard mk4 bumpers though!!!

 

very clean

keep up the god work

 

LOOKS THE TITS MATE

 

That shell looks like a mint base for your project mate, with the S1 kit and 90's spec bumpers it'll look the dogs danglies Keep up the hard work, its paying off already pal.

 

stunning well done

 

makes me wanna restore mine....but thats never gonna happen lol

ive seen them engine colours somewhere before

 

Is that an authentic 88' trim bar stool ??????
Looks a great shell you got there mate

And loving the attention to detail, totally agree with the 1 step forward 10 steps back as i'm going through exactly the same process with my S2.

Stick with it mate though, and along with numerous other superb resto' threads on here, you'll not only end up with a cracking car but also enjoy the fact that you inspire others to keep these ol' Fords on the roads for many years to come.

 

The bar stool is on loan from my local pub Cheers for the kind comments guys

 

looks amazing, will be a stunner when its finished

 

After alot of thought i have dicided to go straight into the efi conversion that i had planned later down the line. it seems another step back but i think in the long ru it gonna make m life easyer. I want to run a fiesta turbo management system while running in the engine and then look for somting a little diffrent later down the line. here is a couple of pics of bits iv colleceted over the last couple of weeks.
A new reconditioned sierra alternator for the coversion


A new fuel accumulator as it came up at a good price


new boost hoses as the old ones where looking a bit tatty


the sierra alternator braket which i didnt realize i would need when i removed the cps gear so i had to go back and get it


fuel rail and throttle body polished up by myself i recon it will look realy good against a matt black manifold




Another efi inlet manifold which i bought for a braket and sensor

 

well iv pretty much stripped the engine of all the parts for my efi conversion and i now have a big pile of parts for the powdercoters Its all going matt black, crome and polished aluminium. The white rocker and thermostat housing is going to be replaced with a 90 spec rocker in matt black . Still i have a few parts to get like a new gasget set, some aroquip hosing and fittings for the fuel, fuel pressure regulator, throttle cable. Its all going slow but coming on nice


Some more bits i polished up



Starting to take the loom out




the old crap i ripped out



my new efi loom and ecu


old inlet manifold off


oh and i found this ill get that replaced when i drop the engine



My purchase at the donny show

 

Turbo on with some heat wrap

 

absolutly love this car, please please please leave her looking exacly as she is

 

MINT great work mate

 

Looking good

Keep up the hard work


Brian

 

Sorry bud but im gonna have to go for the 90 spec front and rear bumpers, no spoiler and s1 side skirts. I just love that look

Love what you are dong with yours at the moment Looking forward to seeing it with the new lump in You cant beat a good rot free bonus!

P.S Thanks everyone for your comments

 

Iv had all this week off work so i managed to get some work done on the motor. Unfortunatly i had no camra through the week so iv only got pics of where im up to today. Iv had loads of bits done at the powdercoaters and iv got to say the finish is top notch

Note that all the polishing was done by my own fair hands!



Pully and alternator on. Alot easyer than i thought it would be


New engine mount

 

spanking

 

Keep up the good work bruv!

 

nice work there matey . just wondering how you polished all your bits n bobs. also where about in norfolk are you .? you may have seen my orion rst around.

 

Thats proppa spot on, fair play.



As for the looks department, 90 spec front, wrinkle finish, standard rear, no kit, no spoiler.

Sleeper is the way forward

 

Very nice, but would have to agree

 

Hello m8. all my polishing was done on a converted off hand grinder. I bought myself quite a few wheels, soaps and cutting compunds. Works a treat and as good as any professional can do it with the right wheels and finishing soaps I done a little research into what i needed before i had a go and the results speak for themselves . I live in a village about 10 miles from bury st edmunds so i probably havnt had the pleasure of seeing ya motor yet

 

cool cheers for that info ill get some stuff together and give it a go . ahh if you ever come to yarmouth ull be sure to seen mine prowling the streets lol . its also in the resto/project section. if you fancy a look . "mk2 orion turbo"

 

Cool ill give it a look Probably come down to yarmouth when there is a good cruize going on Ill have to keep an eye out for it Nice to see others projects!