Black beauty s2 erst restoration project
19-10-2010, 10:20 AM
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Will it ever end !!!!!!!
As for the black the wishbones, brackets, drum backing plates, hubs all done in black powdercoat - cost me £80 all in to have all items from the car done.
The tie bars are new items - not worth refurbing given they are about £45 a pair
The fuel pump carrier was too rotten to refurb so new one from Autospecialists and the rear arb links are new items as still available from ford.
19-10-2010, 10:29 AM
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Will it ever end !!!!!!!
Had trouble a little fitting these wishbone to hub ones and had to trim a bit and pursuade a lot but they are good enough for fast road car.
Decent value for money and so far so good.
19-10-2010, 05:14 PM
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might go floflex then i think.
cant justify the £180 that other companys want when floflex is £80 for the rear.
Was gonna just use original rubber ones but cant find wishbone to hub ones anywhere.
can get the inner barrel one but not the 2 outers.how daft is that?
so i think polys it is.
cant justify the £180 that other companys want when floflex is £80 for the rear.
Was gonna just use original rubber ones but cant find wishbone to hub ones anywhere.
can get the inner barrel one but not the 2 outers.how daft is that?
so i think polys it is.
19-10-2010, 05:16 PM
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did you specify black ones when ordering as they are orange in the pics?
and does the barrel shaped inner wishbone bush come with the metal casing around it like the originals or do i not use that now?
and does the barrel shaped inner wishbone bush come with the metal casing around it like the originals or do i not use that now?
20-10-2010, 07:28 AM
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Will it ever end !!!!!!!
As for the inner wishbone bushes they come with an inner sleeve and are ready to fit and there is no need for the outer. All the bushes I had came ready to fit.
27-10-2010, 07:39 PM
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quick update.
been busy sanding underneath of car ready for underseal.
also stripped back to metal all rear components,suspension,springs,wishbones,drums,arb, tie bar etc etc .
had following powder coated black.
fuel pump cradle
rear arb
arb brackets
link bars
springs coated yellow
painted some parts myself with hammerite black smooth spray in a can and i can honestly say its the best gloss black can paint i have ever used and i cant reccomend it enough.
no need for primer,just direct to metal and it looks better than the stuff i had powdercoated.
im no pro,but it looks like the parts have been to a spray booth.well chuffed.
i hammerited tie bars,wishbones,servo,fuel tank strap.
zinc silvered the tie bar washers,bias valve bracket and brake pipes.
getting welding done next weekend then i should be able to underseal car and reassemble rear end,put fuel tank back on,and have a moving car again,till i move on to the front for stripping
following welding to be carried out.
both outer sills.
edges of inner floor.
hole in front floor.
hole in boot floor
patch in rear valance
rear chassis legs
scuttle panel
slam panel
dont you just love old fords????????
heres a few pics of stuff i painted with hammerite smooth
been busy sanding underneath of car ready for underseal.
also stripped back to metal all rear components,suspension,springs,wishbones,drums,arb, tie bar etc etc .
had following powder coated black.
fuel pump cradle
rear arb
arb brackets
link bars
springs coated yellow
painted some parts myself with hammerite black smooth spray in a can and i can honestly say its the best gloss black can paint i have ever used and i cant reccomend it enough.
no need for primer,just direct to metal and it looks better than the stuff i had powdercoated.
im no pro,but it looks like the parts have been to a spray booth.well chuffed.
i hammerited tie bars,wishbones,servo,fuel tank strap.
zinc silvered the tie bar washers,bias valve bracket and brake pipes.
getting welding done next weekend then i should be able to underseal car and reassemble rear end,put fuel tank back on,and have a moving car again,till i move on to the front for stripping
following welding to be carried out.
both outer sills.
edges of inner floor.
hole in front floor.
hole in boot floor
patch in rear valance
rear chassis legs
scuttle panel
slam panel
dont you just love old fords????????
heres a few pics of stuff i painted with hammerite smooth
07-11-2010, 05:39 PM
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cheers guys.got ns chassis rail welded today and ns floor to sill.
also had hinge welded on tailgate as it had snapped a bit.
just gotta seam seal the near side and then underseal.
more welding coming thursday.ooooohhh yeaaaahhhhh.
also had hinge welded on tailgate as it had snapped a bit.
just gotta seam seal the near side and then underseal.
more welding coming thursday.ooooohhh yeaaaahhhhh.
07-11-2010, 10:43 PM
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s2turbszvh- that looks stunning, did you do it all yourself?
stevealien- well done so far mate, your making good progress.
to you both, did u have trouble getting the bolt off that holds fuel pump cradle to the chassis? think i might have to hack mine off, cant get to other side of it as the suspension is all in, and when i turn the bolt it just keeps going round and round.
stevealien- well done so far mate, your making good progress.
to you both, did u have trouble getting the bolt off that holds fuel pump cradle to the chassis? think i might have to hack mine off, cant get to other side of it as the suspension is all in, and when i turn the bolt it just keeps going round and round.
08-11-2010, 06:05 PM
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s2turbszvh- that looks stunning, did you do it all yourself?
stevealien- well done so far mate, your making good progress.
to you both, did u have trouble getting the bolt off that holds fuel pump cradle to the chassis? think i might have to hack mine off, cant get to other side of it as the suspension is all in, and when i turn the bolt it just keeps going round and round.
stevealien- well done so far mate, your making good progress.
to you both, did u have trouble getting the bolt off that holds fuel pump cradle to the chassis? think i might have to hack mine off, cant get to other side of it as the suspension is all in, and when i turn the bolt it just keeps going round and round.
if you have no choice then hack it off with a grinder chap.
08-11-2010, 06:09 PM
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rear chassis rail all welded up now on near side and inner floor to sill done too.
seam sealed it all this evening ,looking pretty good now.
gotta take dash out this week to weld patch behind it which is a real pain in the arse but you gotta do what you gotta do.
getting bloody cols now too i know that.
gonna have a alloy header tank cutom made next week,ordered a alloy screw thread and cao from ebay and my good friend is gonna fab me a one off tank.
more updates soon
seam sealed it all this evening ,looking pretty good now.
gotta take dash out this week to weld patch behind it which is a real pain in the arse but you gotta do what you gotta do.
getting bloody cols now too i know that.
gonna have a alloy header tank cutom made next week,ordered a alloy screw thread and cao from ebay and my good friend is gonna fab me a one off tank.
more updates soon
12-11-2010, 07:59 PM
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managed to re assemble rear end tonight.fitted fuel tank,tie bars,wishbones,bias valves,springs,shocks,hubs,brakes etc etc.
i have a rolling shell again.
removed dash and windscreen to reapir scuttle.found some hidden horrors,big holes hidden by screen rubber.
pics to follow
i have a rolling shell again.
removed dash and windscreen to reapir scuttle.found some hidden horrors,big holes hidden by screen rubber.
pics to follow
12-11-2010, 08:42 PM
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now the car can be moved again i gotta turn it round to do wellding on other side cos tight for space in my unit.then i can start stripping and painting the rest of the underneath as ive only done rear end.im hoping it should be a bit easier to do the middle.
heres a pic with dash out now.
heres a pic with dash out now.
