ZETEC TURBO TIME for ERST!
20-01-2005, 12:59 PM
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ZETEC TURBO TIME for ERST!
Hey peeps...not too sure howmany of you remember back in 2003 (if any 
) when i was preparing my car for GTI international (the Scirocco) but that time has come again but for my escort 
the Scirocco went a bit like this:
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21636
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=44368
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46343
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49188
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=57659
all the various progress stages of my Scirocco...from beginning to end
now its time for the Escort to recieve the same treatment
but some of u may think...WHY?! its mint!....and i do agree:
however, i want it looking different
never happy am i :bonkers:
with it being a Ford...once the kit came off...i kinda thought..OH NO! RUST!!!
havent got any close up pics...but the passenger side was not too bad...driver side was fairly bad....so i got these
those are being put on while we speak as well as the sills being patched up a little towards the rear arches....all in for £180 :aviator: :Q cant beat that quote!
the car has been sent off to the welders in this state
cant wait till its back so i can crack on with the body mods
will keep u all updated
bassboy
) when i was preparing my car for GTI international (the Scirocco) but that time has come again but for my escort the Scirocco went a bit like this:
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21636
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=44368
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46343
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49188
http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=57659
all the various progress stages of my Scirocco...from beginning to end
now its time for the Escort to recieve the same treatment
but some of u may think...WHY?! its mint!....and i do agree:
however, i want it looking different
never happy am i :bonkers: with it being a Ford...once the kit came off...i kinda thought..OH NO! RUST!!!
havent got any close up pics...but the passenger side was not too bad...driver side was fairly bad....so i got these
those are being put on while we speak as well as the sills being patched up a little towards the rear arches....all in for £180
:aviator: :Q cant beat that quote!the car has been sent off to the welders in this state
cant wait till its back so i can crack on with the body mods
will keep u all updated
bassboy
21-01-2005, 11:00 AM
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will do peeps and thanx for the comments 
am still waiting for the car to come back from the welding place so i can crack on with the body mods...
rang up Fords today and they quoted me £50 each for wings and thats not trade so by the time i get trade should be about £40-45 each which is sorted 
also should be picking up my new badges for the rear of the car and a few other bits and peices some time next week
rear bumper will recieve some work hopefully today...but i have a question...
when i am smoothing the back, do i have to remove the current black strip in the bumper or should i filler straight over it?
adam, will need to speak to you regarding the underside hopefully this evening
bassboy
am still waiting for the car to come back from the welding place so i can crack on with the body mods...
rang up Fords today and they quoted me £50 each for wings and thats not trade
so by the time i get trade should be about £40-45 each which is sorted also should be picking up my new badges for the rear of the car and a few other bits and peices some time next week
rear bumper will recieve some work hopefully today...but i have a question...
when i am smoothing the back, do i have to remove the current black strip in the bumper or should i filler straight over it?
adam, will need to speak to you regarding the underside hopefully this evening
bassboy
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21-01-2005, 07:56 PM
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quick update....just spoke to the welders...the arches are done and just waiting for the sills to be done
the bumpers will be smoothed for DEF
heres a pic of what i want the front to be like
bassboy
the bumpers will be smoothed for DEF
heres a pic of what i want the front to be like
bassboy
21-01-2005, 09:10 PM
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Remove the strip and 'score' the recess so that the fibre glass resin has something to key to.
Keep the pics coming
Personally id ditch the badboy bonnet idea but your choice m8
Keep the pics coming
Personally id ditch the badboy bonnet idea but your choice m8
21-01-2005, 09:30 PM
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bad boy bonnet is only subtle....think ive gone a bit mad in the pic LOL...i just wanted to close the gap around the tops of the headlights...might have another idea in mind though
i heard fibre glass would be a bad idea as it could crack when the bumper goes back on as it needs to be pulled slightly?
bassboy
i heard fibre glass would be a bad idea as it could crack when the bumper goes back on as it needs to be pulled slightly?
bassboy
Just using filer will defoo crack mate
22-01-2005, 01:58 PM
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i have never used bumper filler mate sorry. I used fibre glass when i did my old s2 rear bumper to match a illusion bumper i had on(yes i know shit lol) and it never cracked
22-01-2005, 08:28 PM
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thanx casper cant wait till its complete 
lee - hmmm...decisions decisions lol...i think ill try bumper filler and see how it goes...any trouble and ill just try to sort it out or worse comes to worse ill just buy another bumper and use fibreglass as youve said...
will keep you informed
Spoke to the welders again today and they said that the arches are done but the welder rang in sick today so no sills got done today
looking at early next week now...think ill go start the bumper now though
bassboy
cant wait till its complete lee - hmmm...decisions decisions lol...i think ill try bumper filler and see how it goes...any trouble and ill just try to sort it out or worse comes to worse ill just buy another bumper and use fibreglass as youve said...
will keep you informed
Spoke to the welders again today and they said that the arches are done but the welder rang in sick today so no sills got done today
looking at early next week now...think ill go start the bumper now though bassboy
23-01-2005, 04:49 PM
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hey there peeps...am currently working on the rear bumper and am running out of bumper filler typical so am just wondering for the rest of the bumper...only the long straight bit...is it ok to use normal filler? or will ir not be so good as i have used bumper filler from the ends of the bumper through till just past the corners so just have the middle section left...
or do i wait till tomo and buy some more bumper filler
thanx
bassboy
typical so am just wondering for the rest of the bumper...only the long straight bit...is it ok to use normal filler? or will ir not be so good as i have used bumper filler from the ends of the bumper through till just past the corners so just have the middle section left...or do i wait till tomo and buy some more bumper filler
thanx
bassboy
23-01-2005, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Wait...cos if it cracks when its done you wont know which filler to blame.
just an idea any way so i can go most of it tonight lol
thanx for input though
luke i have heard the fibreglass can crack when the bumper goes back on as you cant really stretch and bend fibreglass as well as bumper filler...i could have been told wrong though so im not too sure hence me attacking the rear bumper before the front LOL
bassboy
23-01-2005, 05:25 PM
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oh i get ya now ill wait till tomo then im just impatient and in the mood to get it out the way lol...been putting it off for 3 days and the heater in the garage has run out of gas so got the heat gun out
lee is your car radient red?
bassboy
ill wait till tomo then im just impatient and in the mood to get it out the way lol...been putting it off for 3 days and the heater in the garage has run out of gas so got the heat gun out lee is your car radient red?
bassboy
24-01-2005, 12:41 AM
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hey there peeps, just a quick update...began work on the rear bumper today...everything was going ok...then i ran out of filler sods law aint it!
but this is how the day went:
Picked up the bumper from the garage and gave it a quick was with fairy liquid....fookin amazing howmuch that stuff foams had 1/4 of the bucket with water a bit of fairy liquid and the rest was foam
then wiped the water off with a cloth and let it dry for a bit...its the last time the bumper looks like this :devil:
after a bit of aggro and convincing with a screwdriver i finally got the black strip off...then had missions getting the glue/double sided tape that was left on the bumper
once the sticky stuff had gone, i attacked the bumper where it was to be filled with 80grit paper and roughened it all up
started applying the filler and then ran out half way across the bumper LOL...TYPICAL!
also cleaned the inside a little...you think i should paint this or am i being too fussy now?? :bonkers:
back at it nice and early tomo want to get all the sanding and re-apply another layer of filler and get it ready for tomo...and HOPEFULLY the car should be back monday or tuesday
bassboy
P.S lee think your sig has persuaded me to go for radient
sods law aint it!but this is how the day went:
Picked up the bumper from the garage and gave it a quick was with fairy liquid....fookin amazing howmuch that stuff foams
had 1/4 of the bucket with water a bit of fairy liquid and the rest was foam then wiped the water off with a cloth and let it dry for a bit...its the last time the bumper looks like this :devil:
after a bit of aggro and convincing with a screwdriver i finally got the black strip off...then had missions getting the glue/double sided tape that was left on the bumper
once the sticky stuff had gone, i attacked the bumper where it was to be filled with 80grit paper and roughened it all up
started applying the filler and then ran out half way across the bumper LOL...TYPICAL!
also cleaned the inside a little...you think i should paint this or am i being too fussy now??
:bonkers: back at it nice and early tomo
want to get all the sanding and re-apply another layer of filler and get it ready for tomo...and HOPEFULLY the car should be back monday or tuesday bassboy
P.S lee think your sig has persuaded me to go for radient
24-01-2005, 06:14 AM
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yeah mate radient red....covered in dust
Bass,
Looking good mate!
Keep up the good work! 
I'll drop you a txt 2day re: petrol tank
24-01-2005, 03:53 PM
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sorry about the tank m8 i tried but no one does them...if you have no luck just in case anything goes wrong...let me know and ill fone around a few more places for u
oh well better go back to the garage and sort the rest of the bumper out lol
bassboy
i tried but no one does them...if you have no luck just in case anything goes wrong...let me know and ill fone around a few more places for u oh well better go back to the garage and sort the rest of the bumper out lol
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24-01-2005, 04:00 PM
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No probs mate. Got two places that can supply one now....question is are they correct, as they seem to think all the "petrol injection" tanks for the mk4 escort are the same, but as I have been told the rs turbo has the swirl pot inside it where as the 3i don't? So not sure, need to confirm that with them first....
24-01-2005, 05:54 PM
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adam all injections did have a swirl pot, its there to stop the fuel pump starving.
Bassboy. Radiant red is really erm ''radiant'' lol. Shiney
Bassboy. Radiant red is really erm ''radiant'' lol. Shiney
24-01-2005, 10:58 PM
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lee...the pics were taken with different camera perhaps thats something to do with it...i know the car was mint...even if you look at the top pics it was outstandingly clean for the year and ORIGINAL paintwork...
however...the parts that needed replacing were rear arches, front wings...and there were a few dings on the doors where someone has opened their car door onto it...so i thought, its only the boot, bonnet and roof left so might as well do it all lol...also found that the passenger side door was fading as well as the rear spoiler but you could never tell (one of those things only the owner realises lol) and as posted in another forum...apparently im a perfectionist
also wanted to make the car stand out from the norm hence me doing quite a few things to the exterior...and the rest of the spec list should be pretty impressive if all goes to plan
peteh - i THINK rosso red is darker and 90spec escorts came with heated front screens, variable intermittant wiper speed, air ducts in the front bumper, different lighter interior, wrap over style rear spoiler and cant think of anything else
bassboy
however...the parts that needed replacing were rear arches, front wings...and there were a few dings on the doors where someone has opened their car door onto it...so i thought, its only the boot, bonnet and roof left so might as well do it all lol...also found that the passenger side door was fading as well as the rear spoiler but you could never tell (one of those things only the owner realises lol) and as posted in another forum...apparently im a perfectionist
also wanted to make the car stand out from the norm hence me doing quite a few things to the exterior...and the rest of the spec list should be pretty impressive if all goes to plan
peteh - i THINK rosso red is darker and 90spec escorts came with heated front screens, variable intermittant wiper speed, air ducts in the front bumper, different lighter interior, wrap over style rear spoiler and cant think of anything else
bassboy
25-01-2005, 11:34 AM
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well, yesterday i managed to put the rest of the filler on, sanded it down...left with a million sections that needed filling again, so put the second layer on and will finish sanding that today not too sure howmany layers ill need in total but im off to maccess to get some more filler soon just in case
rest of the bumper with filler
sanded down the first layer
applied second layer which ill sort out in a bit
glad with the progress of the bumper...cant wait till its done though lol and when the car comes back
welder has had a spark hit his face or eye or something and has left him with a swollen face so is taking some time off so i dont really know when ill get my car back now
bassboy
not too sure howmany layers ill need in total but im off to maccess to get some more filler soon just in case rest of the bumper with filler
sanded down the first layer
applied second layer which ill sort out in a bit
glad with the progress of the bumper...cant wait till its done though lol and when the car comes back
welder has had a spark hit his face or eye or something and has left him with a swollen face so is taking some time off so i dont really know when ill get my car back now
bassboy