hi mate sorry jus got back! il have a look at the mk 3 now will get the pics of fanimold up aswel cheers for doin that

 

estate will be good mate very cheap base think lewis stil has a s1 bodykit n wheels aswel stick a zetec in it n paint = cheap runner!

 

stuck the manifold on with a few nuts and sat blower on top to see what it looks like










one thing im not sure about the turbo its a turbo dynamics roller bearing md4 something with an ex housing that looks like standard es cos?!! . . . the guy who built engine saythe engine itself is easily good for 550bhp and the same torque if not more believe it or not, with right fueling and turbo. msd aparently said was around 460 when they mapped it (but they have no way of proveing it) but ive read that that turbo has only seen 420bhp max on other engines?? because its high comp will this differ? i know its the torque that matters anyway really and it did pull like a train but very curious!


my new wheels. just need sand blasting n painting in what ever colour i decide. be handy for when i come to move it aswel lol



deflex bushes all round, highly recomended all the sizes are spot on, cheap, look good n great service

 

any idea who does half cages for these?

 

didnt think the red verniers looked rite so stripped them and paqinted, let me know what you think, pics arnt theat great cos of the light in garage but get the idea

 

Nice project m8,black looks better by the way.

 

nice one mate. need reassurance with these things lol do you think calipers should go black or diff colour? think im goin for nouveau with anthracite or silver wheels

 

Mine is a nouvea red,much nicer than magenta when all polished up,as for calipers black or red i think although mine are gold just now.

 

cool! yeah its an amazing colour in the sun! i was thinkin a light goldy silver like factory but think prob black. you had yours long?

 

Two years come may m8,love it to bits.

 

Great read mate

A credit to you keep up the good work

 

Just read the whole thing mate and a very good read indeed, can't wait to see more of the bodywork side of things aswell, It all feels great when you start bolting it all back together.

Keep up the good work.

 

thanks very much for the comments. keeps you goin a bit! yeah should be good bolting everything back together (clean)!

bodywork wise it should be going to my bros in gloucester in jan at some point. check out the blue astra on front page of total vauxhall thats one hes done paint/bodywork etc.

just gona start makeing the turbo damper, will post some pics up later on.

 

baught some steel rod from bnq as it was already the perfect size. drilled it on a lathe so the hole was central and cut them to length. not sure which im going to use and where, going to look at some pics. and how to make it cos i want to stick weld it for neatness but dnt wana wreck the paint on cam cover prob jus weld them individually then at least theyll pivot and cut them/file to length where it meets turbo





got the wheel bearings in aswel, the cups were feckin tight and nothin but a chisel n hammer to hand lol normally jus press them all together, take 2 mins.



1 down!



finito hours later. with only a poxy little fan heater that took 3 hours to take the chill off . . . . until someone opens the door ! ! !

 

Great resto

 

thanks mate but nothing on yours. followed it for a while now its a work of art!!

 

quick vid of my old fiesta now owned by my mate lewis. same engine but hes transformed it to look at, re- built the engine new suspension etc etc it flies!!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...24756412582987

 

Really good read bud be nice to see it finished, only thing i do think is a shame is changing the colour but its your car so make it how you want mate! The finish on the parts looks amazing and will look stunning on RL7's

My fuel pump bracket was mullered too so had a new one made up cost me Ł2 Planning on doing a resto on mine soon. Keep the updates comming.

 

Brian

 

cheers guys! nice one and happy christmas!!

 

anyone know what bhp the standard 4x4 ex manifold is good for?? i believe the 2wd is better for flow? but mine is alot shorter!!

 

Top job

 

axles all built bar the calipers and abs sensors. quite happy with it stil duno what colour to do calipers, nouveau car white rl7s with blue centres, ===?!

get more pics up shortly

 

RED RED RED RED oh did i say RED lol.

 

Hi,

This looks like a thread i'll follow. I'm particularly interested in that rose jointed tca idea. I think it'll be good for strengtherning the weak part of the Sierras. Only thing is, it looks hard to bolt up the roll bar (back) mount with the normal length bolt.
I'd like to see it in place thou!

It feels great to clean up the car like your doing. I'm doing that my self and its a good feeling when its all rust free and gleaming?

 

some more pics of axle etc got all drive shafts finished front hubs etc











gona get engine box n rack etc built up on a pallet so when the shell comes back - get loom in n bolt it all up in theory it could be rollin with a good day graft

 

nice one mate. yeah its all comeing together now. and yeah lookin at it now it does look like it mite be a bugger to bolt up. i wander who made it

 

I dont know but it looks a bit custom! Where'd you get it?
I know the Ford Scopio has been revised over the traitional set up throughout the range and I always thought id have a go at something like that when i finally finish my rebuild.
I see you got your rear beam alot better than mine. Looks real smoothly done. Is it painted or powder coated?

 

its powder coated, im supprised too it looked nackered before i took it dint think it would come bk like it has, what colours yours? when you think it will be finished?

 

does anyone know someone that can make me a signature?

 

I just wire wheeled mine off and painted it black but I plan to redo it once the cars mot'd.

I started mine about a year ago. Started with a 3 door 1.6l and stripped it, chased the rust, installed a 4x4 tunnel as well as a panel in the sunroof hole, then installled a 24v cosworth engine on 4x4 trans,
I recently painted the bay and I'd say its 50% done to date with brakes, more prep & paint,etc...

I'd like to have it done by the summer but i'm possibly optimistic there!
Not a real cosworth unfortunately but it'll have to do for now.

 

cool sounds good 4x4 3 door! a guy down my alley did one years ago when i was young but with a yb. crack on! its so hard to get motivated in a cold garage isnt it

 

Yeah just a bit mate! My main problem's loads of other crap getting in the way thou. Got my daily driver (granny cosworth) broken into so i had to sort that out...

Should start back on the Sierra in Feb.

I'm also in a single garage although that may change if i can find the funds. It was fun trying to paint in it with a standard height ceiling. Came out ok thou for the engine bay but i gotta find somewhere more suitable for when i paint the body.

Im hoping the n/a power will be good on the track if i can sort the handling out well

I like that shift cradle. Mines got a quick shift but i need those poly bushes. They must make a huge difference?

 

i have no idea mate! my mate put them in his ages ago but not asked him if it made difference or not. it will fly mate you goin for coilovers or konis or summit? wanted to do the bottom arms aswel really but i think there should be enough adjustment withg the top mounts

 

Looking good m8

Just one thing,were you planning on fitting the rear beam mounting bushes as you've got them pictured above???????

Pretty sure they are the wrong way around,see pic of mine:



My m8 fitted them like you have got them in your pics,the beam was along way from the chassis,so we are pretty sure they go how I've got them

If you weren't goin to fit them like that just ignore me!!!!!!!!!

 

Gotta be honest i fitted mine opposite to you kev.
Surely the thin polyurethane ring must provide a bush between the body and the beam or itsalmost metal on metal but for the tiny bit on the main bush.
I got a doner 4x4 that had these bushes (not deflex but same bits in the kit) and they weren't like yours.
I can see how it would make the beam lower that way but would be supprised if it were vastly different.

 

hmm, the bush is like a cone shape and will only go in one way into the beam? i must admit the ford bush only stuck out the top 5mm or something and these are more like 10. i also remember reading something in a forum where a guy had 2 bushes left over and pple thaught they went between the beam and the plate that you bolt too it / chassis? need to look into this thanks!!

 

this is what im thinking. not sure how it would even fit any other way as you have to press it in?

 

kev - was there 2 bushes to go in each side? ie the coone one and one that sat underneath?

 

Nice!!