BLACK 2wd Sapphire Cosworth Restoration (FINISH 26/11 PICS)
02-02-2004, 06:59 PM
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BLACK 2wd Sapphire Cosworth Restoration (FINISH 26/11 PICS)
Hi guys, finally started my Saff rebuild, as you can see from the pics of her now iv'e got my work cut out!! Plus as if that wasn't enough i can't bring myself to let the RST go so im keeping that too!!! 
Anyway here she is an 89 2wd Sapphire cossie totally standard apart from Air filter which i put on oh yes and boost hose, nice colour i know!!!
So over the next few months im gonna make her new again, not gonna put a spec because things never end up as you planned, as long as its close to 400 bhp i'll be chuffed, Start it properly next week as im gonna remove all the interior!
Anyway here she is an 89 2wd Sapphire cossie totally standard apart from Air filter which i put on oh yes and boost hose, nice colour i know!!!
So over the next few months im gonna make her new again, not gonna put a spec because things never end up as you planned, as long as its close to 400 bhp i'll be chuffed, Start it properly next week as im gonna remove all the interior!
08-02-2004, 07:07 PM
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Did some work on it today, managed to remove all the rear interior and boot material until the heavens opened and i had to give in!
21-02-2004, 04:03 PM
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Ok guys had some time today so dived in a bit deeper, Dashboards are a pain in the arse especially when theres wires all over the place from some dodgy previous alarm fitter! 
But all the same its going well can't wait to start on the engine side of it!
So heres todays efforts
But all the same its going well can't wait to start on the engine side of it!
So heres todays efforts
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14-03-2004, 05:02 PM
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Ok had a session with it yesterday and managed to strip the last of the interior out! Don't particularly like the idea of sorting through all those wires to check for wear but i'd better just grin and bear it!
Then decided to start stripping off the outside and its starting to look more and more sorry for itself! Also i'm getting a bigger picture now of how many panels are gonna need replacing!
Then decided to start stripping off the outside and its starting to look more and more sorry for itself! Also i'm getting a bigger picture now of how many panels are gonna need replacing!
You wouldn't say that if you saw it!!! 
14-06-2004, 09:04 AM
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lol i feel for ya i had to buy mine in bits though couldnt afford a decent saff in one bit lol.started off with a smashed crystal blue 2wd brought a shell off of ebay x feature car in pf at xmas,but aint ebay a wonderful place managed to get koni adjustables complete spec r gear for under the bonnet 
built all the rear up again with poly bushes the motor is stage one at the mo just guna fit light greens and a bit of laughin gas mabey next year go for a proper build,glad to see some one else havin a go i can get sum insperation now lol
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cheers jay good luck
built all the rear up again with poly bushes the motor is stage one at the mo just guna fit light greens and a bit of laughin gas mabey next year go for a proper build,glad to see some one else havin a go i can get sum insperation now lolhttp://img63.photobucket.com/albums/...s/100_0110.jpg
http://img63.photobucket.com/albums/...s/100_0111.jpg
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cheers jay good luck
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Been keeping busy on the old girl the last couple of weeks, managed to lift the engine out
And also the gearbox.
Then i decided to have a go at removing the loom from the engine bay.
Found a Very rotten battery tray, Unusual for a Ford
And also the gearbox.
Then i decided to have a go at removing the loom from the engine bay.
Found a Very rotten battery tray, Unusual for a Ford
10-07-2004, 02:17 PM
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Ok, iv'e finished stripping everything i can do at home, the rear and front beams will come off at the body shop as it's easier that way, Fuel tank bolts are spinning so they'll have to be ground off at bodyshop.
Well these are the last pics you'll all see before it goes to the body shop!
Well these are the last pics you'll all see before it goes to the body shop!
12-10-2004, 04:29 PM
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Ok, should have some more pics soon. Usual story been fooked about by a bodyshop, made me wait months to put it in then decides they have too much work on!
So the car is still as it was in the final pics sat on my drive, But the good news is another Bodyshop is quoting me on the job, so now that I've broke the RST for spares we can get the ball rolling again!
I have been collecting stuff to, RS500 cooler, strut braces etc!! Cheers for all the support Guys!
So the car is still as it was in the final pics sat on my drive, But the good news is another Bodyshop is quoting me on the job, so now that I've broke the RST for spares we can get the ball rolling again!
I have been collecting stuff to, RS500 cooler, strut braces etc!! Cheers for all the support Guys!
21-10-2004, 05:22 PM
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Ok, original bodyshop fooked me about, so now i've got someone decent on the job! I'm so behind schedule now, but i'm facing a dilema that i need advice on.
The car is a black 2wd saff on the log book and you couldn't get them in black unless you ordered them specially, but with the amount of parts i'm gonna replace the bodyshop owner has suggested i reshell it with another cossie. I think this defeats the point in what i was planning!!!
so far i'm gonna be replacing
-Both body sides
-Rear panel
-Both front wings
-Front cross member
-Rear chassis legs
-Doors
-Bootlid
It's going in next saturday, suggestions please!
The car is a black 2wd saff on the log book and you couldn't get them in black unless you ordered them specially, but with the amount of parts i'm gonna replace the bodyshop owner has suggested i reshell it with another cossie. I think this defeats the point in what i was planning!!!
so far i'm gonna be replacing
-Both body sides
-Rear panel
-Both front wings
-Front cross member
-Rear chassis legs
-Doors
-Bootlid
It's going in next saturday, suggestions please!
22-10-2004, 09:02 PM
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i say stick with it won't al be genuwine if you reshell and people will really appreicate the work you have gone into and if you ever sold the beast it would go really quick due to the work to keep her straight
well done and you stick to your guns
well done and you stick to your guns
24-10-2004, 05:36 PM
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Well this is the reason i asked my previous question, took the rear beam off today as the car is being transported to the bodyshop on Saturday for the first stage of bodywork, and this is what i didn't want to see, Rotten chassis rails!!!!
The O/S rail isn't quite as bad as the N/S
See what I mean?
The O/S rail isn't quite as bad as the N/S
See what I mean?
