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Old 19-03-2010, 06:49 AM
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as the engine is going to have a full revamp
ian / area six gave me a list of things to get
so i can take them when i drop the engine in for inspection and to discuss a plan of action

also i've bought bits which will help the engine to look new

all i can say i'm very thankfull for employee discount
some pics


sump bolts,
stem seals (inlet red - exhaust green)
flywheel dowels x3
focus rs spark plugs x4
zetec headbolts x10
flywheel bolts x6
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sump gasket
camshaft seals
rocker cover gasket
oil pump seal and gasket
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inlet manifold gasket
and then two head gaskets
one being a focus rs headgasket as i read this would be needed about a year ago
only to learn once speaking to area six its no good for my engine
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water pump and gasket
water pump pulley
oil pressure switch
cps sensor
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middle and bottom parts of the timing belt cover, as i have a clear top section
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ford timing belt kit
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heres some parts i have ready for the new engine aswell

my spare cam cover sprayed the same colour as the car, with the letters polished then laquer'd over
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fiesta turbo ofab ecu
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wiring loom, looks scary
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S2 escort turbo T3 manifold
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rover turbo M16 inlet manfold,
adapted to fit the zetec by area six
fiesta turbo throttle body
fiesta turbo iscv
ahmed bayjoo spec injectors
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area six spec cams
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area six modified zetec head
head taped to fit S2 escort manifold
ported by area six
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Old 19-03-2010, 06:51 AM
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heres some pics of the block, excuse the colours, not my choice at all

heres the block upside down on the engine stand (front breather blocked off)
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standard zetec rods with arp bolts
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the forged pistons
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sump back on, you can see the oil return from the turbo on the sump
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the back of the block, showing the breather pipe relocated here also the oil feed for the turbo
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heres the van packed for the trip up to area six
you can also see the flywheel on its own







well the trip to see ian howell or AREA SIX
went really well, stripped the engine further and discussed plans
confirmed if parts were what i was told they were, such as cams being his spec etc



The overall plan is to freshen the engine up to a very standard
heres some of the things being done to the engine

- new valve guides as some of the originals had wear meaning the valve had play in the head
- new tappets , again signs of wear
- clean the valves up
- rehone the bores, possibly a rebore if needed depending on what ian's machine shop say
- crank is being polished
- all new bearings for the bottom end
- head having a fresh skim
- block is also having a fresh skim
- acid dipping the block
- adding an oil drain to the sump
- putting the whole engine back together with all new seals, gaskets, water pump etc
- also timing it up


decided to build the bottom end to a good spec incase i want more power in the future
so i'm having new forged pistons and steel rods with arp bolts (ian's spec of course)
so awaiting what happens with the bores first before the pistons and rods can be oredered

discovered the head has been machined for cossie plugs which is a good thing as they have a much wider range of spark plugs for the cossie lump, which means we can choose a better suited plug which runs at a certain temperatures which is suited to certain boost/power.

ian also had a look at my loom which i was dreading as it looked a nightmare, much to my suprise he disconnected the bits i did'nt need and helped me lable all the connectors

the loom went from this
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to this, much happier
the parts with the green and yellow tape are not needed as their either diagnostic ports
or parts from the fiesta turbo loom which basically just are not used
i plan to tidy the loom up later on, but before i cut anything i want to make sure the engine runs first
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also my car spit arrived in work, which will allow me to have my car on its side
making it easier to prep the underneath
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Old 19-03-2010, 06:56 AM
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right so my plans are to have the fiesta bay stripped and painted
also got a few other plans aswell such as relocating the battery to the boot to make more room in the engine bay

so the old engine
originally a 1.8 16v 105 ps engine
rs1800 130ps spec throttle body, cams, ecu, maf sensor
only thing i was missing from the rs1800 was the 'HO' inlet manifold (high output - stamped on the back)
but still made 129bhp the last time it was on the rollers, i think it could of been more with the proper inlet

heres a pic
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so the stripping began
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beefy cossie wheels
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inlet off, rear firewall out, engine loom out
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rad out, thermo stat off, power steering rad out
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so the engine was ready to come out,
was very happy to see this come out, its been a good engine to me but
its time to move on to better things
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always wanted to have the legendary photo in the engine bay
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my old man was helping me at times, so had to get a picture with him haha
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alot more room, but still lots to take out, but wanted to leave it so that i can still steer etc
as i have to move the car for the next stage
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wiper linkage and motor out, heater fan unit out
taped up the hole so nothing falls inside the heater unit for now
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Old 19-03-2010, 06:57 AM
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so i was up early to make room at work for the fiesta
was bloody cold as you can see my breathe

while i'm on the subject of the weather, i definutely did'nt pick the best week to take the engine out
as its been freezing everynight this week and even started snowing at one point.
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new home for a while
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later on i had the car picked up from the house
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much better with more space, warmth, tools etc
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cover over the top as its a dusty place

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more parts including the following
-cossie spark plugs (ian told me which ones to get)
-thermostat housing bolts
-thermostat gasket
-crank pulley bolt (still waiting on a new crank pulley)
-waterpump pulley bolts
-timing belt cover bolts
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:01 AM
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right i've got quite alot of parts ready for this new engine
aswell as the engine itself,

so let the pics begin

Cossie group A airfilter ( bulb was the only thing i could find, to help show the size)
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brand new ford rear engine mount
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series two escort turbo lower boost pipe (samco)
new fords loom for between the alternator/starter/battery




clear zetec top timing belt cover to go with the other new timing belt covers
(to show my vernier pulleys)
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gauges, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, boost, air/fuel ratio and volts
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newly refurbed starter motor
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fiesta turbo GRS intercooler
planning to have this pressure checked and re-polished
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grs alloy rad with kenlowe slim fans
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when i bought the engine i had a few extra bits aswell, silicone hose, metal pipework etc
(custom pipework from the throttlebody to the intercooler is at the bottom middle)
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13 row mocal oil cooler
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front strut brace with bracket holding the edis module and map sensor
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rear strut brace with bracket holding a battery kill switch as i plan to move the battery to the boot




close up of the kill switch
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false floor with ford battery tray to hold the battery in the boot securely
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sealed optima redtop battery for the boot and the ford battery clamp to hold it on the battery tray
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distribution block on a bracket for the engine bay, basically needed to relocate the battery
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some rare brand new original ford headlamp protectors
not sure wether to use these or not
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:04 AM
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well the week before christmas i've been doing the odd hour on the fiesta after work
when i've had time,
so thought i'd post up some progress on the stripping

engine bay looking a little more bare
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some parts removed from the bay,
winscreen washer bottle, power steering rack and pipes, anti roll bar complete, rear engine mount
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got the carpet and near new underlay out
(i had brand new last time the car was put back together after the bodywork)




trying to make the car as light as possible for the car spit
so doors off, windscreen out, tailgate off etc
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also put my car spit together ready
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loom out, battery out
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steering wheel off and whats left of my clockspring
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rear quarter trim,seat belts and opening 1/4 glass taken out
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dash nearly ready to come out
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engine bay stripped alot more with brake servo out, brake bar and firewall stuff
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front lower arms and brackets off
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front suspension off
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front arch looking empty, you can see previous attempts with smooth hamerite but will all be coming off
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dash out, what a mess lol
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airbag ecu, fuel filter bracket and windscreen washer hose
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dash, wheels and quarter glass
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brake servo and master cylinder, battery and whats left of the firewall/sound deadening infront of the bulkhead
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and how i left it
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:06 AM
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all the loom is out
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heres the mess of wires with just the fuel pump still connected
as the tank needs to be dropped to gain access
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steering column is out
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less the side air vent pipes and steering column
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the parts piles are getting bigger, aswell as my garage, the attic, the conservatory and now work lol
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the last time this car is going to touch the floor on its own wheels for a while
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down with the fuel tank, and filler kneck
still emptied 1 and a half green petrol cans from the tank even though the red EMPTY light was on
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rear coilovers off
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rear beam off
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not looking too bad, i've seen alot worse
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how i left it at the end of the day
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:10 AM
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been trial fitting the ends of the car spit
the front end is lovely and solid as its basically on the chassis leg ends


but the rear is bolted to the rear panel and had alot of movement when bolted up
so tried bigger washers which made an improvement
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so looking to strengthen the back as i dont want to damage anything,
noticed the hole below the bumper mount
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looking underneath, the hole is part of the rear chassis leg
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so i opened up the hole with a belt sander and trial fitted a piece of boxed steel bar
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so the plan is to use an existing hole in the rear chassis leg to bolt the metal bare securely
and weld another piece of box section steel to make it all secure
i've used red lines to show where the other piece of steel would go
this should really firm it up
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as i plan to seam weld the most of the front end of the car,
the factory sound proofing inside the shell needs to be removed, lucky with the cold wether its coming off quite easy with a hammer and chisel
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and i've come across a problem,
ordered a brand new fords crankshaft pulley as everything else on the engine is brand new

it arrived in a horrible primer, as all the other pulleys come in a smooth black finish i wanted them to be all the same.
so after ringing around other dealers to find out theirs are the same
even a good mate clark the other side of the country searched his dealership to find them with the same primer finish

so i'll probably have to paint it myself
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tonight with the good help of a work mate adrian,
the jig was sorted at the rear of the car to make it more secure and solid,


as we started before
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after the hole being opened up with a belt sander to reveal the inside of the rear chassis leg
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dimensions were taken, metal cut to size, and placed fire mat's over the car appropriately as we're about to weld
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a close up of eveything ready to weld
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job done, nothing pretty to look at but does the job we want!!
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a nut was tacked inside the new tube before welding to the jig,
so that the metal tube is tight inside the chassis leg,
using existing factory holes in the rear leg the nut and bolt work well
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heres the jig connected to the front, which did'nt need any modifications
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stripped back alot more sound deadening and even the seam sealer (will go more into that another time)





heres a close up of the floor plug i've removed, as one was a little loose when removing the factory sound deadening, so i plan to remove them all and weld them up!
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my last engine had a small oil leak which i never got around to sorting, but it had blown all over the engine bay
so alot of things are quite dirty,


using a parts sink cleaner i cleaned up my vibratechnic uprated gearbox mounts, gave them a good clean
will probably rub the metal surfaces back and give a lick of paint to freshen up
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also cleaned up the coilpack bracket, not sure why its gone a funny colour, but its clean and one of the many things i plan to have shot blasted and then powder coated





my vernier pulleys arrived, which accurately allow the cams to be advanced or retarded
and also look nice ha
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got hold of an msd coilpack (has a higher voltage and not supposed to be used with standard leads)
so on the search for a set of them, unfortunately its an american product so the seach is'nt going to be easy
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got myself a new header tank aswell
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my new crank pulley which i'm going to have painted black to match the water pump pulley
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:12 AM
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ok so had to remove the remains of the rear towing eye to be able to tighten the bolt which holds the spit in the rear chassis leg,
the towing eye was chopped to be able to fit the zetec s rear bumper years ago
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hour and a half later of grinding as the welds are all the way through
but allows me to bolt up tight now
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been cracking on with stripping the sound proofing
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suprising how heavy that lot is
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bulkhead panel now soundproofing free aswell,
so when seam welding underneath i dont have to worry about anything melting,
also with the age of the car it could be hiding rust
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alot of the seam sealer has looked like this





until you strip it back to find small scabby bits like this
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Old 19-03-2010, 07:18 AM
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ok so all the soundproofing is gone but some remains left to get rid of

bang and the dirt is gone........................
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also made a start on the engine bay
heres the old rusty battery tray
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and where it used to live, to tidy things up i planned to trim the metal back to the red line
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also decided to remove the bracket which holds the wheel jack
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where it used to live
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and after a bit of tidying will all come together soon hopefully
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i plan to have alot of parts sand blasted and powdercoated
noticed the lower crossmemeber had alot of deep scratches etc
so spent a small amount of time with the DA to smooth it all out for a better finish later on
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few more bits i've been buying
- fiesta turbo throttle cable as the one specific for my car is no longer available from fords
so with the helpfull advice of people on fiestaturbo.com i found out theres a small difference in size but would be fine
- the rear timing belt cover which bolts to the block and main bottom pulley with guide as ian had trouble getting my lower pulley off
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well some bad news

well the fuel tank was'nt looking brilliant as it had alot of rust
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so decided to see if it could be saved, DA'd the top surface and alot of rust went and started to look good
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but the rust on the sides was going nowhere
so i've decided to look for a new fuel tank
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once again fords have come up top trumps again and its no longer available
so going to have to do some research as i dont fancy a patent copy fuel tank as i've heard a few bad stories
Old 19-03-2010, 07:19 AM
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ok so as i've been strupping either sound proofing or seam sealer off
the obvious has happened and i've come across rusty sections
the plan is to cut it out, new steel plate welded in with a finish that does'nt look out of place
regardless if its covered by carpet



so the first obvious hole is the passenger front inner arch
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the passenger top of the bulkhead, normally hidden by the dash
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been stripping more seams in the engine bay
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on this support inside the shell, just under the windscreen was two supports
just incase they were hiding any signs of rust they were taken off
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support taken off, more access to strip seam sealer and prepare panel joins for seam welding
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rear beam stripped down as i want this shot blasted clean and powder coated black
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i gave the rear beam plates which bolt to the shell a quick sanding with the DA
as there was a few layers of paint, so wanted to make sure its clean
before and after




heres the top bulkhead support with seams back to bare metal for seam welding
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how the inside is looking now, with nearly every seam i plan to weld back to bear metal
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been stripping the rear arches back aswell
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new clutch cable and speedo cable
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my new FRST fuel tank arrived
heres the underneath, seems to be zinc plated or something
anyway i plan to have it all silver
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the top of it, the ford label shows it was made in 2008
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and next to the old rusty tank
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ok time for an update which is a bit different


connected the front end of the car-spit
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in the end after playing with the jacks with no joy as they would'nt go high enough,
i got the engine crane out and lifted it up high enough so that the car is now on the spit 100%
its very wierd being that high off the floor
you can see how much higher i needed the car from the gap
between the axel stands/jacks and the car




after a clear up
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something i've been wanting to do for ages
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cheesy moment for the memories!!
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something you don't get a chance to do everyday
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more progress of the fez on its side

first thing to do with the better access was to remove the brake lines to the rear and the fuel lines
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under the boot floor is the spare wheel carrier
i've not used it for years and was taken off some time ago
so while i'm here i thought i'd remove the brackets
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one bracket gone
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much better
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overall progress of the stripping the underneath so far
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done some panel modification to for the new alloy rad/intercooler setup

the front panel needs cutting to allow for my big GRS intercooler
so marked out where i want to cut for now, left a bit incase of any accidents and cutting too much
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front panel cut out
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heres underneath the front panel before trimming, lots of surface rust in places
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and here it is now after taking it back to metal, much better
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along the bottom of the front valance panel (or whats left of it) had small signs of rust
so i decided to trim this back as its hidden by the bumper anyway
i used masking tape as a guide
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even with the piece trimmed above the edge of the maskin tape
i can still bolt the edge of the front bumper inside the wing





job done
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and how the front end looks now
gave me better access to the main front crossmember aswell and makes no difference when all built up as the bumper covers the lot and i've less chance of rust coming back
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a while ago i got a bumper from a fiesta turbo with swage line smoothed like my current bumper
also its been cut for the big grs intercooler i have
also have a brand new lower rubber splitter ready to go on
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also as i plan to take the powersteering off,
i've got myself a fiesta turbo manual steering rack as its the only mk3 fiesta with the quickrack option
3.75 turns lock to lock





bought myself new lower arm carriers aswell, as mine had rusty seams which i did'nt think would be saved from shotblasting clean
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after two weeks of hunting i've sourced a front zetec engine mount from a non powersteering model
with this i'll be able to run a simple 3 pulley aux belt setup
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plan is to have this looking like new before bolting on the new engine
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heres the current powersteering setup on my old engine i'm ditching for the new setup
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i'm slowly getting parts ready for powdercoating
heres a few bits i've cleaned in work using the part washer sink,
(master cylinder brackets, front engine mount in bits, rear engine mount bracket)
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you can see the rust more now its been cleaned
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bought a shotblasting kit for blasting clean a few scabby bits on the floor of the fiesta
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and some aluminium oxide to be used for blasting
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some new clips for under the car, they hold the fuel and brake lines
most of mine broke when taken off
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recently sold my avo coilovers and zoo motorsport adjustable lower arms
i think it would be a shame to have everything new or looking new with rusty coilovers
so i plan to buy some new ones along with some adjustable lower arms from area six


so bought a few things to freshen up the front suspension setup
top mounts, suspension cups, bearings etc
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some more p
rogress


the underneath has been stripped back to metal in most places
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been trimming metal back again
on the rear of the back wheelarches is a fold of metal which i planned to trim back
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heres the view from under the piece i planned to cut off
as you can see plenty of surface rust to be sorted with not much access
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heres the piece cut off with the edges smoothed
had a quick tidy up of the rust, but will go back to finish that another time
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heres some surface rust i plan to sort with the shot blasting
panels seem solid as i've tried my best to poke holes through as i'd rather sort it now properly
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taken a few parts for powdercoating to a company called castle coatings,
very nice to deal with, chris said normally a week turnaround for shotblasting clean and then powdercoated
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stripped my escort master cylinder back for painting as it had drips of brake acid and blobs from a previous paint job by the looks of it, taken the parts off, then blocked the holes ready for sanding
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in the end it was completely sanded back to metal as there was small bits of rust starting under the two layers of paint and primer, all sanded out though thankfully
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small bits and bobs

got a non powersteering steering column and UJ
also a thermostat controlled sandwich plate for the oil cooler
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gave the master cylinder a good sanding all over in the end, then gave a quick coat of spot primer for now
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the shotblasting seems to be working
from this





to this
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directly were my finger is pointing you can see its been blasted clean,
above it shows the small bits of rust etc
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so been getting my fuel tank ready
new on the top, old on the bottom
you can see the small difference on the bottom right of each tank
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had a trial fit and was a bit tight on one corner
as the new tank had an extra piece as you can see marked with the red line below
so this was trimmed off
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then DA'd the whole tank ready for metal primer
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heres some pictures after i had it sprayed metallic silver in work (thanks lads)
i'm very happy with it
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after not being able to find this bonnet latch support before i went to the powdercoaters
i admitted defeat and ordered a new one instead, well found the old one........................ nevermind
new vs old
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a progress picture of the shot blasting, its taking a while but well worth it!
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also prepped the zetec crank pulley which i could only get from fords in a horrid primer
so sprayed it myself satin matt black
from this
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to this......................... chuffed with the outcome anyway
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yesterday afternoon i had some time off from working on the fiesta
i went to see a guy i've been recommended by a few mates
i'm sure a few of you will know who it is from the pictures

basically had a chat about options for my interior
was nice to meet someone else mad about fords

heres some pics of his awesome cars
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an examples of his work
this is trimmed with vinyl to match his theme with the mk1 fiesta
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and the sample of nappa leather i'd be going for
black matt leather (as i dont like it to shiny)
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well my powder coating has been delayed, so no pictures of that yet

but a few more parts arrived

firstly parts for the rear suspension
including rear anti roll bar brackets
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as theres two different types of clips for the anti rollbar
i even got my hands on the ones which are no longer available from fords
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a while ago i got hold of a RS 4spoke steering wheel
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was a little worse than i thought, also the pictures did'nt show this
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so ever since i've been looking for a better steering wheel, in the end i decided i wanted an RS accessory steering wheel
finally got hold of this on german ebay, very happy with the condition and its more rare than the other steering wheel
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well collected some parts back from powdercoating,
very happy i am aswell

from this
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to this
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some more
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and a quick update of how the underneath is looking

nearly finished the shot blasting thank god,
then on with the welding
repairs here and there
then SEAM WELDING
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sweet write up mate... should be a cracking car when done...
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Cracking build youve got going on good luck with the rest of the build
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WOW top progress you have been buying plenty of parts lol.I will be keeping a eye on this project.Keep up the good work.
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been looking at it on ft.com aswel great work mate, makes mines look like shit, whats that tool you have for removing the under seal?
have you still got the black top head gasket mate? pm me if you do,
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Originally Posted by M16NTE
sweet write up mate... should be a cracking car when done...
thanks mate, been alot of ups and downs just hope its all worth it!!


Originally Posted by xrmalin
Cracking build youve got going on good luck with the rest of the build
thanks mate its going in the right direction anyway



Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
WOW top progress you have been buying plenty of parts lol.I will be keeping a eye on this project.Keep up the good work.
yeah tell me about the spending, if i can get it new from factory i end up ordering it!



Originally Posted by andy130
been looking at it on ft.com aswel great work mate, makes mines look like shit, whats that tool you have for removing the under seal?
have you still got the black top head gasket mate? pm me if you do,
you got pm!
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well time for an update on progress

i've stripped the front knuckle, hub and rear disc brake setup ready for shotblasting clean and powdercoating
massive thanks to wolze for pressing the hub and bearings out for me aswell as dismantling the rear shoes
as its going to be powder coated he also mentioned it would be a good idea leaving only the outer race of the front bearings in the knuckle
as it leaves the bearing surface untouched from shotblasting etc
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next as i'm still doing the fiddly bits underneath the shell
the rear support under the boot floor was quite wide and stopped me attacking the rust and grime under it
so i've highlighted to show how thick it is originally
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you'll notice the difference in the width of what i've highlighted in red again
i took the top piece back and shaped it nicely around the welded supports in the middle so it does'nt look out of place
quite happy with the shaping of the corners, it gave me the access i needed to clean up
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much better now the rust is gone, you'll notice the pitting because it was quite rusted
but not too bad because otherwise the shotblasting would of blown holes through it
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the rear arch more or less done, few awkward bits of sealer left to scrape off
as its too awkward to get any air tools in there
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heres the front arch nearly done aswell, the masking tape is covering the factory holes to try and prevent the sand getting in,
even though it still finds a way, it gets everywhere!! !!
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brake flexy fixing point looking free of rust aswell now
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a few more parts came in for me, all for the fuel tank this time
including fuel pump/sender unit seal and lockring
springnut and bolts to secure the fuel tank in place
and insulators which were'nt on my car when stripping but ordered them anyway when i saw them on ECAT the fords parts system
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well i've kinda made a decision to sort every little thing i was never happy with
basically i'm looking to take the sideskirts and arches off due to bad fitment/second hand bodykit,
the front wings are coming off because it will give better access to seam weld the front chassis legs completely
aswell as shot blasting every part of the legs clean,

so i've managed to source some rare parts,
i picked up the first two bits last sunday, the other remaining parts will be coming later this week from somewhere else


original ford xr2i / fiesta turbo sideskirt and arch pre-painted ford diamond white
still in the factory wrapping with part numbers etc until i took them out for pictures
they were made in 1990 going from another sticker on the kit
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its really wierd having such old parts in factory condition
few more pictures for any old ford fans
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studs came with covers
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still like new
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factory double sided tape and part numbers inside the sideskirt
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so the rest of the bodykit pics to come, hopefully so more progress aswell
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well to ensure the engine bay is fully seam welded,
also was'nt too happy with how the wings and front arches had been trimmed previously

so decided to take the front wings off, drilled the spot welds etc
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also had some photo's from ian to show how the engine is looking,
although he's itching to finish it, but i'm not in a rush for it.

anyway i'm mega happy how things are looking

heres how the block looked before
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after being acid dipped clean
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new bearings to go with the polished crank
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heres the block after its first coat of black paint
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Old 19-03-2010, 09:32 PM
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the new eagle steel rods in their new home
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the head back together after being acid dipped clean, skimmed, new valve guides, recut seats + valves
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the block was rebored again aswell
original 2.0 zetecs have a bore of 84.8mm making them 1998cc or 2.0
then this block was rebored for the first set of forged pistons at 86mm making it 2047cc or 2.1 as most know
ian decided to have it bored out further for me to make it 87mm - 2098cc
then he ordered new forged pistons and rods with my new measurements


heres my favorite pictures showing the cp pistons, freshly decked block and bores after being bored out and then honed
i love the reflections in the bores
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Stunning work mate

What a excellent read going to be mint when its down


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looks like a ace car amte, colour looks amazing
proper atention to detail there
Old 19-03-2010, 10:33 PM
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really like your car mate looks a very good little fezza!
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unreal work! the car has always looked great but its gonna be amazing when done. im well jealous.
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great work mate and a great thread so far so keep up the good work , and iam 100% sure your engine is in the best hands thats for sure and i think it will make a solid 300bhp so should be a great all round car

cheers paul
Old 21-03-2010, 08:22 AM
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Top job on this! Really nice looking Fiesta, and the work is really good! Top job!
Old 21-03-2010, 08:27 AM
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Nice project there, loving the colour and the wheels, looks the tits! My computer shit the bed for about five mins trying to load all them pictures up lol
Old 21-03-2010, 05:36 PM
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Mate seriously hats off to you thats some serious dedication and car love right there and a truely stunning job you're doing well done, Must admit i quite like the look of your 1.3 fiesta aswell

May i suggest that you never ever count your reciepts though as its clear to see where your money's going but well worth it woth a result like that,

Actually do work just pay you in parts???

Fantastic car mate
Old 21-03-2010, 06:22 PM
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Fook me mate you dont mess about.Keep up the good work.
Old 21-03-2010, 08:24 PM
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absolutely cracking work mate, really like this a lot!

will be reading this with a LOT of interest!
Old 21-03-2010, 11:35 PM
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thanks for all the nice comments, really appreciate it
was'nt expecting many on here


UPDATE
well i recieved the rest of my new skirts and arches kit,
also still brand new in ford packaging etc
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so i have a full kit now woohoo
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as i'm having new rose jointed lower arms and the rear beam bushes are powerflex,
i've been ordering more powerflex bushes
polybushes for the front and rear anti roll bar
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my new steering wheel was becoming a bit of a knightmare as it use's a different steering wheel boss to the more well known
rs 3/4 spoke steering wheels
after lots of searching, i've sourced myself the right boss
so i'm mega pleased!!
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fitted to the steering wheel
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Old 22-03-2010, 12:41 AM
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Nice work . . .

If you want your 4 spoke retrimming give me a PM


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