BillyCabrio

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Wicked Orion, got me lusting after another one now....

Have you got any high-res pictures of it on the Comps at all? Looks amazing!!

slammedorion

Washed it sunday so took a few quick pics. . . wheel refurb plus a changed of wheel colour soon.

Forked out for 4 new tires a couple of weeks ago. . .
4 tires for £200 quid, cant complain

BillyCabrio

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slammedorion

That a no then? lol

slammedorion

Thats the best I can do for now

slammedorion

New gearbox mounts fitted over weekend have stiffened things back up under the bonnet. No knocking now when giving it some stick. But its moved the engine back over slightly to the drivers side which is causing the lump to vibrate on the inner wing. great, its booked in for a dyno run Sat. Should be a good day. Will take some pics and hopefully video the run. 8) 8) 8)



Tonight I have sorted the mount issues out. . . Spent near 2 hours on it tonight but got there in the end. . .
No more rattles. . . Gearbox sounds alittle noisey with the new mounts on though long as it still goes not gonna worry to much

crumpet

what rear springs are on thiis dude?

slammedorion

Lol. . . Its near the beginning of the thread. . . Its on 40mm lowering springs with another 3 coils lobbed off the front and rear springs.

crumpet

epic win!

fezzajsy

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looks stunning

slammedorion

Tried my new mop out on it today to get it mega clean for the rolling road meet tommorrow, a few pics for now 8)

xrt-mart

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Car looks nice mate. Have a good day tomorrow, I would of come but Im working in the morning. What time is it on till?

slammedorion

Its been on the Dyno. . . :mrgreen: its survived 8)
Before I mention the dyno figures, I changed the Rear Tie Bar to Wishbone Bushes again last week. . . I had them off the other week to change the tie bar to chassis bushes and since then at speed the back ends been all over the place.
So another set for £15 quid was ordered and fitted, it hadn't been anywhere until today omg, the back end seems to be sitting lower and the wheel sits further back on both sides, now it did catch alittle before but f*ck me its sat on the arches.
Had to drive to the dyno meet with it like this, had no time to do owt with it. . .
A quick video of it sat at 40mph, notice the cabin filling with tire smoke

slammedorion

On the DYNO

joe s

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Nice looking Orion mate. Reminds me of my old Ghia i. I had problem when I decked it with the inner edge of the tyres rubbing on the shocks because of the camber!

Twins

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AndyKam

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looks really good mate, what size tyre are you using?

slammedorion

Graphs Dunno what the crack was, he did moan about it not having a rev count
Does feel abit flat higher up the rpm in 5th, maybe dodgy maf???

slammedorion

195/45/16's . The Comps are 16x8's et25

slammedorion

Sunday I moved the car out from under the carport, I had a dopey moment with the weight I use to hold one of the doors back and tw*ted the front bumper with it. . . !



So tonights job was to undo the damage I'd caused
After a few flatting sessions and a few light coats of paint it was looking like this 8)



So with all the paper and tape removed it looked like this



And with a new piece of black tape over the bumper trim it looked like this



Tommorrow nights job will be to flat and polish the blow in area. . . looks good I think, not bad for rattle cans. . . If im not 100% happy with it tommorrow night I'll wip the bumper off for full paint



I've also order some brand new 60mm lowering springs, should be with me soon :mrgreen: ( don't worry they won't stay 60mm for long, they'll just want modding so it sits just right without the rubbing :twisted: )
So for now so I can use the car again tonight I've chucked in a pair of spring assitors. Had these for a while now and not bothered fitting them. . .



To high now imo but will do til I get time to mod the new 60mm springs :mrgreen:

slammedorion

I've started rubbing the front bumper back for full paint tommorrow night, although the finish was perfect the blend wasn't and will bug the hell out of me till its all one shade of tractor red again

slammedorion

Tonight as soon as I got through the door it was back on the Orion, first job was to remove the bumper. . . then used a old workmate bench thing to rest the bumper on. . .
I've wet flatted the whole bumper off with 800 grit, wiped with thinners ( run out of pannel wipe )
Scotched the bumper again all over then used a tack cloth to get rid of any dust sat on the bumper.
1 1/2 rattle cans later the bumper was painted under the carport and then moved into the garage carefully and placed in front of the heater. . . :mrgreen:










Don't worry about the finish for now, gonna refit the bumper tommorrow night and leave it until weekend to give it a quick flat with 2000 and 3000. Then will give it a light machine polish all over :mrgreen: Will look as good as new

slammedorion

Link to FastFord feature pics


https://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/393958-my-orions-in-julys-fastford.html

Brian

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Got my new issue today in the post i see your cars in there, will have a read tonight at work


Brian

rst-g

the cars look amazin in ff mate well done!!!!

slammedorion

Picture taken at sunday's Orion Register/ Mondeo National day held at Wicksteed Park. . .

slammedorion

A few more from weekend

whizzisat114

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Car looks sweet

Ade

That looks so good!

Best looking Orion I've seen for ages.

slammedorion

It's had abit if tlc today. Only a meguirs quick detail, followed by some blackfire all finish paint protection. All windows polished with autoglym, tires dressed with blackfire.

MrCapriScort

Love the look of this orion, looks a really deep red in the last shots. Spot on matey

RSandy

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so what suspension set-up do u run on the rear to get it sitting so low? dont worry, i have no problems with cutting coils, its just i upgraded to coilovers to get the back end down, and all they have done is cause me aggro fitting the wheels! scrubbing like a bitch! also, if u run mega low with chopped coils, wot do u do to hold the springs in place when u jack it up n stuff?

GINGExR2 T

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Love this car, look so nice on those wheels




Ginger

ontheway

i think he's got the springs zip tied lol but either way it looks fooking awesome

sti555

nice job on both orions

rs1072

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Mcgarry

you shud of worked for ford years ago lol

slammedorion

Na not zip tied in, have tied the coil rubber mounts to the springs, keeps them sitting right

slammedorion

Just chopped 40mm springs on this one, my other one runs coilovers

If the spring falls out, just place it back in and hold it in place while lowering the car back down

Daveysaff

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Looks superb

RSandy

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how the hell do u get it sitting low on coilovers? i know they can wind down as low as u want, and mine even have custom top hats to get them lower stil, but my problem is the wheels foul the springs, then spacers and the rear disc conversion help to clear the spring, but then it just sits on its arches! and thats with the arch lips folded and welded flush! maybe time to swap my 205 40 17 tyres for something narrower? its on 17x7.5 comps btw

plus, my coilovers seem to touch the inside of the turret towards the top, not sure how bad thats gonna make things lol

if i cant get this working, im chopping up a pair of 40mm springs, refitting my konis, and doing things your way