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reborns1

In answer to your question rich, it is coincedence, but there is more than 1 series 1 being built in sidcup right now.... lol

reborns1

many things have changed over the last few Months Carl (owner) is now a daddy and can only spare limited time to the re birth (pardon the pun) of the s1 and on top of that I also felt it was tme for a change and changed jobs and found myself working a different end of the day so now I can devote a little time to the real things that matter in my life ie my family my home and my spare time. in that order, spare time of course means a little time to progress the series1.

current situation



As mentioned earlier anti roll bar and adjustable tie rod assemblies are nicely powdercoated and back in place. final tightening will take place once car completed and geometry checked to make sure caster and toe is correct.



Doors are gapped, as is bonnet. Bodykit is fitted. plus as you can see I found the box with the door handles and locks in it



Engine and gearbox is in though still lacks a few bits to make her run so we will be turning our attention to that in the not too distant (hopefully) future.





Interior is still quite bare at the moment but I intend to change that this week.

Sun roof is in, Roof lining is in, handbrake is in and working, steering column is in (less steering wheel for the moment)

We will be mainly concentratiing tomorrow on seat belts and interior quarter trims and possibly rear seats, but we may leave the rear seat base until after the carpet is in and fuel pump and guage is working as we have not had a battery to test systems with.



Exhust has been refitted but requires some adjustment (probably due to the use of a slightly beefier turbo, but its out of the way for now as it was sitting under the car and was getting in the way.



Front grille, headlights, indicators and driving lights are all on the car, though the grille will be coming back off for satin black detailing.



Rear light clusters are in place and number plate lamp wiring is run and fingers crossed will all work (mutimeter says so)

So in a nutshell not too much left to do

once the bumpers are back on and a bronze windscreen sourced that will be the cosmetic side of things sorted for now, though I'm still not 100% on the tailgate gaps, thats gonna bug me so i might have to look at that.

I will have a big bite of the interior work tomorrow and will update again soon, but for now my bed is calling take care people thanks for staying interested...

fezzajsy

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reborns1

Been at it again tonigt we now have rear seats, seat belts, interior carpet. 1/4 trims and finally steering (momentus occasion, have not had proper steering since it was stripped for paint.

we had to manhandle the wheels in the direction we wanted to go, lol

Having a few days off it now an will be back to it next week.(fingers crossed)

ROBnoTOP

Awesome S1......

Awesome rebuild and no expensis saved to let it look like this...
You're a persistent chap to keep working on it that long....

Keep us posted on the progress, mate...

reborns1

Thanks for the comments. persistent yes also slightly barmy but I can see the end in sight now so it just makes us want to get her done.

I've said it every year since 2006 but were aiming to be at fordfair this year (fingers crossed).

ROBnoTOP

If so, I will be over to see it IRL.....

Just Get on with It then ! !

fezzajsy

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nice one

reborns1

Alright alright, I'll try my best lol.

Not gonna double post so I'll leave a quick update now.

Carl phoned me earlier today slightly excited.

When we took the car apart the stuck on trims up the A post (screen pillar) and up the B post were in poor condition to say the least plus the drivers side one had a boost guage pod fitted and had screw holes in it.

It seems he's managed to source some replacements in what the seller describes a good condition so. we await those then we can refit the capping to the top of the 1/4 trims them move onto the doors and dash. he may also have some decent footwell speaker pods though not too sure on the condition of those. we also need the sunroof handle recess trim, because, as usual the screw inserts broke out when we removed the sunroof.

Will be working on the car tomorrow so hopefully more updates to follow soon.

reborns1

sorry all. been lazy again going over this week

vroooom ptssssh

Hows it goin mate, I just noticed you'd replied on my thread on January!

I've still got mine, can't bear to part with it although seriously tempted

Your ones coming on lovely, I wont give you grief 'cos it aint finished as I know how hard it can be to find time/enthusiasm to get them finished!

Looking top notch tho keep it up!

reborns1

Cheers Davy, glad to hear u not sold it would I be right in assumingu've gone to the jap side..lol

my mate has a nice s14 just right for summer arse end out action.

you couldn't do me a favour and let me have some detailed pics of how the battery cables route down to starter could you i need to know what clamps i need to make/ buy to keep them away from the turbo as our original ones have got far too hot at some point also there is a device linked to the coil if i could have a picture of that too. I think it may bolt under the coil bracket but want to be sure.

In your own time mate, no rush would be a big help, take care

reborns1

Please accept my apologies for a double post

More progress has been made
The inside is starting to look like a car again, since my last update we have now finished the doors with trims on so it's also feeling a little warmer inside while I sort out the dashboard, column and centre console (yet to be fitted) rear seats are in as are seat belts and the cappings on the rear 1/4 panels.

Sadly the guy breaking the s1 that got Carl excited didn't come up with the bits we wanted so the search continues.

I've been busy under the bonnet too.

Restored and rewired the washer bottle, made final connection on driving lights and front fan, plumbed in the cooling system, wired the sensors in the plenum chamber and tidied the wiring up along the bulkhead.

My next mission will be clutch cable and quadrant connection and speedo cable, then I can finallly move onto the dash.

More updates to follow next week guys along with pictures.


thanks for staying interested

danny13

oi phill, hurry up and get it done.... then i can sweet talk you and do my mk1

whats the new job?

reborns1

alright dan, hows life ?

working where mark used to occasionally work and where tony works now

Whats this about a mk1. I'll crown u if u've got a mk1 "tina" with a cossie lump cos I'm saving that for l8r. giz a buzz and we'll catch up

danny13

you not seen the fiesta yet? i got it stuck on a speedbump saturday

reborns1

Here you go guys, updated pics













Plus now we have a working clutch, throttle, brake pedal and washer bottle.

still not running yet we still need to sort the return and oil feed to the turbo and actuator plus route the battery cables down to the starter any advice anyone can offer or even better pictures as to how they run would be very much appreciated. cheers

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Good work mate!

vroooom ptssssh

Hi mate, Yep i've bought an S14, although it's seriously trying my patience at the mo with niggly bits breaking

I dont have detailed pics to hand, but next time im near the car i'll grab some (its at a unit a good few miles from where I live but visit it now and again). Im sure you can buy brand new battery and earth leads on ebay for like Ł20, genuine ford...comes with all the right bits, sure its just one P clip that goes onto the top gearbox bolts.

I dont have any pics of the resistor that goes beneath the coil, I dont recall my car having this but I do know the S2's have them. Remember my cars converted to EFI so has wasted spark now!


It's getting there

COLEYST200

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looking very nice mate

fezzajsy

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reborns1

Cheers Davy, I reallised after I wrote that you were efi. don't worry about it . I'll go down the ebay route for the cables...

We're still hoping to get to ford fair this year so finger out time... wish me luck

reborns1

Now most of the interior is in, we had a dig around in the loft in search of the dashboard and controls.

My heart sank when the two were reunited







Not Good


Then, ebay came to the rescue












Et voila...... One near perfect dash.

I've been working on the wiring under the dash too, the car was fitted with two alarms. both mis-matched and poorly fitted so they boh came out and the wiring reverted to standard. this, hopefully wil minimise potential immobiliser faliure when we actually do get round to firing her up for the first time in almost 4 years.

Dont worry, suitable security will be fitted the moment she runs.

plus on top of that the wiring to the fuel pump relay has ben butchered so weve made use of the donor loom we came in posession of to make everyting niice and as it should be.

Hopefully not long to go now before she starts up but were still waiting for a few niggly bits to finish the engine off.

I will keep you posted

fezzajsy

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good progress mate,well done

Hezz

good find with the dash

Seriesonersturbowady

Dash is lovely, i found one like this for my old S1 on ebay, could not do without it these days.

reborns1

cheers for the comments guys, going over tomorrow to play with the dash and finish off the wiring, will update when done....

woolford

very nice looking car very well done

TurboTuffy

Any updates , wanna sell my old car back to me

Nick.W

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Top Work!

vroooom ptssssh

Any updates mate? I'm going to rebuild my engine over winter and get it out next year

turbo_king69

Wow absolutely stunning s1 mate!

reborns1

Ha Ha Rich I love ur style... rememember mate It's not Mine to Sell lol but she's still not finished many reasons will do update post now.. how u doin these days I left there so rarely get the chance to speak.. take care fella.

reborns1

Hi Davy, I see you've been busy again. remember i told u bout my mate with the s14... he pushed it too far and lost it.. B.E.R. gonna have to talk him into bying a 3 door I think

reborns1

Thank you for your kind comments

reborns1

My apologies for a sustained absence from here, first and foermost my home pc became so slow doing anything became a drag. Secondly the finishing touches we are waiting for to finish the car are a little slow in turning up Thirdly Carl now works nights so weekends it is which stops weeknight progress and finally I am going to be a daddy again. all of which has seriously slowed progress on the project but in November this year It will be 5 years since the beginning of the rebirth and High time we finished her.

There Isn't a lot left to do. We cannot get her running without the oil return union that goes to the sump once we have one of them we will try and fire her up. wish us luck.. This should be this week sometime. we are waiting for James, a top bloke to know who has one and is coming over to help me with one or two niggly bits under the bonnet but he's a busy man and will fit us in when he can.
We have a windscreen for it though as yet I am unsure if Bronze or clear

And I belive Carl has finally got a front bumper for her..(our first choice was not as good as it seemed so ended up junk) we have a decent set of overriders for that waiting to be fitted.

My biggest concern apart from the fuel pump housing is with the braking system being dry for so long I wonder if everything will work as it should. we will endeavour to get brakes on this working in the near future.. will update with pictures once progress finally made..

Elfonzo

nice project! love the mk3! never could find a good one over here..or else i would have one.... yours looks great, almost there keep it up

trusty xr

good work phil cant beleive you still doing this one. this rolled in as mine rolled out i beleive!!!
i look after one of these for a customer ill get you some pix

reborns1

you do that Rob. theres a couple of nice ones floating around here its probably one of them. was the xr3 really 5 bloody years ago.. how time flies it still looks fresh I see your pics haha I must've done it properly