Wardy ZS

Few pictures to keep you coming back for more:

Rear arches primed:



Front end removed, wings off and in the booth getting ready for the inside to be painted:



Thats it for now, more to come this week I hope!

1223456

bloody hell your not doing things by halves!!!! gonna be a great weapon once done, keep the pics coming

Wardy ZS

Your not wrong Raj! Hoping to get everything the best I can, hard to believe its the same car you saw all that time ago!

I'll be in contact in the near future about some powedercoating and other bits when I get the car back if you can assist!

1223456

Always a pleasure, never a chore!!

just give us a shout when you are ready matey, we have moved to our new premises so you may be a little suprised when you turn up

Wardy ZS

Updates? Why ever not...................

Got these through from Brett today, was very excited I must say

Masked up, ready for paint:





So then for the colour coat, all white, yesh!









Am I excited? Hell yeah I am, I'll get down this week to get a better look of it.

Wardy ZS

Got a text from Brett today, asking me to come down to the bodyshop to have a look at the interior, he was a bit unhappy with it, and wanted to get my views on it all, pictures do more justice mind:

The interior has been done Frozen White, and its fair to say it is very bright:











Engine bay has also been painted Frozen White to match it all, and really looks the part:

Wardy ZS

We then offered the wing up, just to get a an idea of how the two colours will contrast:



And a better shot of the wing of the light:



Then put the skirt back on to give it a "fuller" view:





Finally, Brett flatted back the rear arches briefly, just to give me an idea as to how it will be shaped when done:





And lastly, a few parting shots to give an idea as to the overall finish:





I just cant wait to see all the body painted, carbon roof skin bonded on, and the new carbon bonnet all fitted in place.

Brett highlighted to me a few defects in the paint, however the overall finish of the inside is very good, first time he had painted a car with a cage, he told me never again either!

Massive thanks to him mind for his continued hard work.

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Awesome work

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Looking good


Brian

Luca

iTrader: (2)

Looking good so far

Wardy ZS

Thanks again for the comments guys, I know it's not the usual thing on here, but will give some of the cars on here a run for their money!

Wardy ZS

Few quick pics as she arrived back with me:













Will get some more up soon, just putting her under cover!

Wardy ZS

Time for a few pics now she is back on the drive:

Wardy ZS

Now for some of the roof:









I'm chuffed to bits with it, still a few bits to finish, front panel, bumpers, mirrors, spoiler and tailgate, however now I have the shell I can crack on while I wait another week or so for other bits.

First job is to get it all water tight before it becomes a pond again!

Appologies for the poor pictures, I got a bit too excited and forgot to change any of the settings on my camera!

Wardy ZS

I decided to crack on with getting it water tight, so started off with the rear 1/4 windows:

Was a pain to get the seal on, after wrestling for a while this is all I got:



Solution - bucket of hot water!



And on they went:



I'd never fitted windows before, so was an experience for me, tried the string method and got some of it done, however was difficult without any helping hands, but I made it in the end, although my finger tips now hurt:



Then managed to find out my front rubbers and get them in place, tried the front polys in place and they slipped in, and stopped in place when they were pushed into the seals, so will leave them like that for now, until I figure a more perminant solution:





And thats as far as I got!
Thanks for reading.

Maxwell

i couldnt work out if you smoothed in the rear arches or not.....going by the front wings, you have...so its a fail! a track inspired car shouldnt have them blending in imo!

other than that, its a lovely touch on that car and love the colour scheme and that cage is awesome!

Brian

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Looking good


Brian

Colin-Tempest

This is a real cool build, I'v just purchased my first Fiesta Zetec-S as a daily drive so its really cool to see a track-ready car being build!

Love to see it finished, keep it up!

Paget

looking sweet

zetec-Sam

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Unsure how it's a 'fail', it's his car, his choice, and it looks bloody awesome!

Wardy ZS

I wouldnt call it a fail, I dont really believe in "pigeon holing" a car, and having those groups definining how a car will look, they are bonded to the car, not smoothed in, but are shaped into it, as they werent a direct fit. Its all to be finished outside, and will have a bead of sealant between the arch and body once its all donr.

Thanks Brian!

I'd love one as a daily again, I miss my old one, was a great everyday drive, this wont fit for that unfortunatly, the cage put pay to that.

Cheers stranger, miss you

Thanks Sam, appreciate your comments.

Wardy ZS

Thought I'd add another update for those that choose to read:

Tackled the wiring loom yesterday, with the help of my old man, so a big thank you to him!

Started out with this:



Removed all this:



I have removed the heater panel, all boot wiring, interior light, radio and door looms, still suprised by how much is left!

Also fitted the engine mounts and wiper motor, ready for the engine to be mock fitted this weekend, I will be removing it all however before a final fit out, to be powdercoated and such!



Next update to follow on Sat!

Wardy ZS

Update time, with lame pictures for good measure!

First up, I threw the wings and bonnet on to have a look, didn't get any decent pics, so they will have to wait, but here's a teaser:





And one of the roof:



We then prepped the engine by bolting on the box, no clutch or fly, as it'll be coming out for it to be painted:





Within 10 minutes, it was in:



Next job, we fitted the brakes on passenger side, drivers side will have to wait as 1) The bolt for the bracket has sheared and is siezed in 2) I had to drill out a bolt on the other caliper, as head was rounded 3) I am now a bolt missing, but good to see they fit:



Glad I didn't go 300's as it's a tight fit with 280mm:

Wardy ZS

Wiring loom was then fitted behind the dash, and clocks and switches fitted in, although this is still subject to some modifications, nice to see it car like again:



My mate who helped today, is big into his VDubs, so he suggested running the loom down the sill channels for a cleaner look, after some fiddling it was done, and I'm very pleased with the results.

Front drivers side:



Rear drivers side:



I should probably have explained better, I've removed all wiring that went to boot lid, and also to boot light, and for solenoid, as it's made installation easier, looks neater and saves that bit more weight!

Not bad progress for a days work :woot:

Enjoy!

andy130

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thats really nice boths colours work an the carbon just finishs it, best luck with it

Colin-Tempest

Oh sweet mother of... CARBON..

That looks so cool!

RichieST

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Looking great

zetec-Sam

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What's your address mate? Cos I'm gonna come have the bonnet off you

whizzisat114

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Nice car

i bet it's a right pain in the ass to keep climbing over the roll cage whilst building it up

will be a great car when finished

Wardy ZS

Cheers guys, I'm kinda getting used to the cage, gives me practice for when it's back on the road.

Carbon

wess-rs

That looks very good! good luck with the rebuild!

Wardy ZS

Now time for an update, the front cross member is bolted back on:



And with the engine in, it leaves me with a slight issue:





The ITB's are quite long, so I either need to drop the engine lower, or go for shorter trumpets, think my only option may be the shorter trumpets, as I dont want to risk smashing the sump. I'll have a head scratch over that one anyway.

Now with the engine in place, the bay looked like this:



So I added some hoses:

Wardy ZS

As I wasnt running a heater matrix, the pipes were left like this:



So with some choice cuts, I managed to come up with this as a solution:



With the hoses going on, the rad also went in. I will more than likely be running something different, as this one is small, and also falling apart:



Ideally I will go for one with an inbuilt header tank, as mine is sat here due to the cage and top mounts:





I do need to work out if I need the return coming from above the coil pack, or if this can be blanked off (answers on a postcard please)

Wardy ZS

Then made a start on the engine loom, removing this so far:



I may well end up removing all the engine sensors, and running the engine as a standalone on the OMEX ECU, need to speak to Jon about he, and see what he thinks.

I then did a bit inside, and added the wiper stalks etc:







And gave the roof a quick clean for some cheeky pics:





I'm off now to go tinker with the pedal box, not bad so far for a days work!

Zetecfiesta

i would probably look at getting some silicone pipes fitted instead of all the standard pipes! looks really good though, nice paint work.

blue oval 24v

unreal lad good work

zetec-Sam

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Looking really good Can't you just bridge the pipes across and remove the heater control valve completely?

chalky.

That's changed since I last saw it! Looking good!

Hope you're well mate.

Wardy ZS

Silicon hoses are a "would like", need to decide if it's worthwhile buying a kit, as most won't be used. Still alot to research.

Next job I'm going to look into is brake lines, anyone care to provide some advise?

wirralphil

On your header tank problem could you not use a MK2 Astra GTE header placed near the nearside of the engine bay and use a good quality radiator? Of course all dependent on cost.