one of the first jobs is to fit a breather to the engine.



rocker cover is in the shop today getting the breather fitting welded in,also getting -6 fittings welded on the turbo cooler


also cleaned up the actuator and bracket ready to go to powder coaters.



will update when more works been done.

 

should look good what colour you going for?
p.s I personally would put a new actuator on looking at that.

 

going for black and silver/chrome,greg theres nothing wrong with the actuator it holds the boost,it really only needs cleaning up,will be powder coated black will look better than new when done,ive got some levers off my mates r6 at the coaters at the minute,will be taking my bits down when i collect his.

 

black and silver engine bays look the tits

 

same as yours by any chance james?

 

lookin great will bit some tool wen it aw dun ol boy

 

well i done bits and pieces today,first job was to replace the front drivers seat,ive had this sitting in my bedroom for years

this is why its being replaced

not the worst seat ive seen,so started taking the seat out and i bet you can all guess what happend next

thats right one bolt snaps in the floor,so thats a job for next week.
next job was to change the steering wheel for a rs four spoke,this was in my escos about ten years ago so the boss needed changed
these two bolts were rounded off so needed some work to remove it

with the boss removed if changed to ring on the back that operates the horn and but it on the car look much better i think

 

nothing ever goes easy ..... but its,looking good, i would of kept original seat in til it got worse, but its your car mate.

 

i here what your saying mate but im quite fussy,, it would have just bugged me,im on the lookout for a decent cover for the front seats,seen them ones on ebay but dont want to pay 43 quid per seat.

 

this turned up today its in great condition just need a quick clean


also managed to drill that broken bolt out so seats are ready to go back in.

 

got rocker cover and turbo cooler back from the shop today, heres some pics,not 100% happy with the rocker cover as they welded it on the outside instead of the inside like i asked,but its done now.



just got to get it powder coated black now,hopfully some day this week

 

Good luck with it mate

Moonstone is the best colour

teve

 

good work

 

been to collect my stuff from the powder coaters tonite,heres the pics










strut brace now fitted


also removed the boost gauge and oil pressure gauge,these will be replace with ford racing gauges in the near future.

 

Looking good.

 

Looking good jeff, glad your looking after the old girl

By the way wot did you do with my old head unit coz i will have it back if you dont want it?

 

ive just put it in the shed was just going to stick it on ebay when i could be bothered

dont suppose you have a standard one with the amp lead do you

if you want the head unit make me an offer.

 

It did have one init when i brought it but i took it out, it must be in the garage somewhere, i will have a look for you tomorrow

I will give you Ł30 for the head unit, i brought it when i had my xr2 so its gotta be over 6yrs old now

 

Nice little project fella.Keep up the good work.

 

ok guys not added to the thread for a bit but ive done a little bit on the car over the last couple of weeks,mostly just taking bits off and cleaning them up,re-taped the harness under the bonnet re-routed a couple of wires to clean up the bay,also came across this when i pulled the stereo out
.
wires for the stereo had just been wrapped around and not soldered on so these got some heat shrink added.
starter and alternator is off and clened up,going to split the alternator to get it coated


while i was under the car decided to remove the radiator and intercooler,radiator has seen better days so was put in the bin,got a 60mm airtec rad on the way.fans going to be replaced aswell for new items


thats it for now will update soon.

 

Sorry bout the wiring jeff

Have u got the indicators yet?

 

Some nice work going into this project mate.
Any pictures of the car?

 

lol!was that your handy work mate?have you put the stereo in your escos ?

yes the indicators arrived thanks mate

 

just for you mate

 

lol cant remember m8 to be honest, i know i put the stereo in and after that i didnt even bother looking at the wiring for as long as i owned the car

The escort has the original stereo and cd player so im keeping that in there and the stereo i got back off you has gone in the fiesta with a sub and amp

 

Looks nice


Brian

 

Car looks great matey

 

small update
a parcel turned up today this is whats inside,60mm airtec radiator.



next time you see this it will be painted satan black along with the intercooler and turbocooler.

 

its been a while since ive updated so heres what ive been up to,basicly still taken items off the car and cleaning painting or powder coating,going to try and drop the engine out to get the under bonnet painted soon,heres some pics.

60mm rad,intercooler and turbo cooler now satin black.



also had the rocker cover powder coated and im very happy the way its turned out.
from this:

to this:


got the car up on axel stands last weekend,its the first time since buying it back in april to have a good look under it,and so far im very happy with the condition of it.




this is the only part that i could see that need attention,nothing major though

and the reason for painting under the bonnet.

thats it for now ill show you more later.

 

Rocker cover looks superb fella, that shell looks bloody clean...

Keep up the good work matey...

 

Very nice

 

Looking good jeff

I knew there were afew bits that needed doing but couldnt be bothered to do them as i just wanted to drive the thing!! So regret selling it now

 

ok guys its been a nice day today so spent most of it working on the car,its pretty much ready to drop the engine and box out,just got to disconnect the fuel lines and thats it.
going to get it ready to paint the bay,looks like im going to have to replace the front wings and slam panel as these are the only places that are showing signs of rusting,heres some pics of work done last week first.
trial fitted the strut brace and drill the holes.


all the loom is disconnected now,the front coilovers,tca's,and steering rack are all off,ready to be cleaned up.

some stuff been powder coated.


and this is the reason for changing the wings and slam panel.

more updates soon

 

thats looks mint mate lovely 3 door and that rocker cover looks the nuts how much did that cost thats the colour i want to go if i keep mine

 

stunning car mate!

 

is it kept outside all the time?

 

yes mate its kept outside,bought a caravan cover for it to try and fend off the british weather.
ive not updated this for a while so i guess ill bring you up to date.
took the engine out and put it on a stand,the plan was just to replace all of the seals,replace the manifold studs,new sensors and replace the thermostat.




one empty bay.


collected some parts from the powder coaters.



gave the block and head a coat of vht paint.

manifold studs replaced.

as it stands the engine is pretty much ready to go,me brother said i can use his garage once hes cleared it out to do the underside,a job im really not looking forward to.

 

Nice project

Got to love a moonstone 3 door

 

looks lovely on the comps mate. What power is she runing???

 

Looking good mate!