Coming along well Danny

 

someones being bummed there then, I paid just over £1200 when i was 19 for the silver bonus with all turbo running gear(declared), 2 years ncb and 6 points.

 

thanks Dave

 

any more work done today!

 

right been attacking the car again today Got the metering unit all in, fuel lines and all electrics connected up, gear linkage in and adjusted(with 4 speed gear nob on )clutch conected, speedo cable connected, starter motor in and wired up, alternator brackets in(left my alternator at the unit though ) basically got quite abit done in the engine bay



then got stuck into the n/s suspension/brakes. Ripped all the bonus crap out, bolted up the Apex Dampers and springs, new RS Turbo discs and pads, popped the driveshaft in and also my bargain £10 RS Turbo callipers They even came with Black Diamond Braided hoses and the mouning bolts
Sadly though, the original steelies dont fit over the brakes so it will have to stay on the voodoos Talking of the voodoo's i managed to purchase a full replacememnt set of brand new Nankang NS1's this morning from a tyre warehouse for £136 for 4 fully delivered! They are whats on the car now, and i like them as they have a rounded shoulder which helps with rear arch clearance Bargain


aso, been getting the 434 layers of paint of the rocker cover slowly today with paint stripper Keep applying it while i do a job then come back and scrape it off, and then repaeat while i do the next job....
Its takeing ages but its getting there


more tomorrow

 

Nice to see an engine in it now Rather than paint up the rocker i have a nice white powdercoated one and black charge carrier if your interested

 

its so nice not worry about cleaning and painting etc this time, things come together so much quicker and i wont be afraid of driveing this one hard a little comparision for you...

This build...


My silver bonus build

 

Thanks for the offer Luke, but that ,means spending money

 

okay m8 no probs

 

Mate put Orion pepperpot ghia alloys on her

there 14'' and should fit over the disks

 

Coming along well there, bet you still end up doing a similar job as the silver one its just it might take a bit longer!

 

how big are the brakes? mk6 fiesta steelies are 14inch so might clear, if you want a proper sleeper.

 

nice work....

i see your old silver bonus on pistonheads for sale...

 

Top work Danny. Amazing what a difference you can make for the effort put into it in a short spce of time if you can get the parts.
Well done.
Agree on changing the wheels tho..not because I don't like them..purely from a sleeper point of view.

 

eclispe mk4 escorts have 14" steels to

looks mint

oh, and pub 406 run 6x15 steels

 

cheers for the positive comments guys, im sure one day i will sort out the steelie situation

 

top work there
most mondeos run either 14 or 15 inch steelies so you shouldnt struggle to find some to fit over your brakes

 

Well what a crap day
rubbish weather=no work on car
so decided to pop into the shed and get the dam rocker cover sorted. After what seemed like forever with the paint stripper finally got it bare metaled....



a splash of filler primer...


then had a hunt around to see what aerosols i had for the top coat. I didnt want to spend any money at all on this so searched out a can which had enough paint left and the only one which did was the Plastikote i had used on my brake lines on my last build so the colour of my rocker cover is......














Green


has tidied it up nicely(a bit too nice if im honest) and the whole process cost me fuck all.Result

 

Just won a nearly new rad as well for a great price

 

do you want my standard bonus door cards you pay for postage and you can have them mate wot have you done with the lowering kit that was on the car befor you put the apex ones on do you wany to sell them

 

coming along a treat

 

coming on nicely

 

Stembo buddy, you have pm

 

The Apex springs were already on the car when i bought it and the matching dmpers were in the boot

 

What exhaust are you going to use??
Big bore would give the game away.

 

i know this is my dilema, would prefer a stainless for the burble though

 

TART!!!!!!

 

looking awsome if u want to sell the voodoos can i have first dibs please very nice and would suit my car a treat i think could sort some form of a deal out with my wheels if youd be interested?

 

Looking good mate, the car has cleaned up really well, impressed with your little spending but great results! i will look forward to your updates.

 

blimey there are alot of people getting these now!
reminds me of my 17k miles f plate bonus;

now looking like this;

 

oooooh shes nearly there, off to pick up the last bits i need this weekend all being well
otherside suspension, brakes, driveshaft is all on, Rocker cover is on with new gasket, turbo is on with new manifold gasket, studs etc plus new oil feed. New dizzy fitted etc




also my bargain tyres have arrived, off to have them fitted in the morning


its getting so close to starting her up


hopefully a really good update by the end of the weekend

Danny

 

 

coming on well

 

cool m8 got a black bonus turbo my self, not quite like your thow, but it does have 218 b.h.p

 

Spot on mate, wouldn't change a thing, sits just right on those wheels

 

Almost there!

 

just a little note to say she coughed her first breaths tonight. need to fiddle with the dizzy position and she will be running smoothly.full update soon

 

top work there

 

Nice one!

Just one question, Why have you got the registration of the old bonus on the new one? Was it to see what black and silver plates would look like on it?

 

yes andy just to see how she looked with them on