mint...

 

25/2/12

THE RS SEES DAY LIGHT!!!

Got the car out of the garage this morning after fitting the front wheel bearings and hubs ect. Looked so good in the sunlight!
Its back in the garage now ready for fuel and brake lines and fitting if the fuel tank.
Front ends abit high due to no engine weight! also front bumper was just placed on

 

Spot on

 

 

Looking absolutely fab mate!

 

cheers guys!!

 

Made a start on the brake pipes today. Got most of the front ones done and ran the two to the rears. Im just unsure which connection the lines run to from the front, theres a side and top connection on the rear compensators which one do they connect to? anyone know?

 

Much neater than mine haha, looks good

 

Hi all. got a few new parts for the car this week. managed to track down a mint fuel pump cradle and pump for a good price, Also got two brand new Ford steel fuel lines ( wont say how much i payed for these lol :rlmao: ) so i got those fitted along with the rear brake lines. Lines just need a good finishing off to look spot on. i got a front mount intercooler all brand new in the box for 200 quid which i thought was a bargain. Last but not least i piked up a set of chrome seat belt anchors for 14 quid so was pretty chuffed with those, got one fitted and they look real good. Wont be any updates for a week now as im off to scotland. pics arnt great as had to use phone!

 

Nice finds mate like hens teeth as the old man said on the life of brian "you lucky bastard"regards paul

 

Coming on well now! Take it you figured out your brake lines in the end then?

 

Yes mate got it Sussed now

 

Looking lovely mate, reminds me of when i did mine. Touch on finding the new fuel lines!

Rob,

 

cool, going down to start some strip work on mine tomorrow and was gonna have a look for you, glad you sorted it tho

 

thanks for the offer there chap!

 

coming along nicely what's the state of play now...

 

Looking good mate

 

keep up the good work mate

 

hello, just a quick update on some new goodies i have for the car. First up is a mint brand new headertank the type the car left the factory with not the later clear jobbie. Sump gasket and crank seals, Baileys swirl pot, Braided Oil hose, Chrome pulley and chrome rocker cover which needs a good clean lol. cant wait to get all this fitted. building the engine up this week so will update later!

 

shiney bits

 

Very Nice !!

Brother, where you bought that sticker escort rs turbo? Would pass the address so I can import to Brazil?

Hugs!

 

What a topper

Makes me wish id never sold mine got half way through restro then got to busy to finish it

Never Mind Im sure I will find another hopefully Got my son to help me now

 

Loving the work mate. Doing the same to mine so I know how much work goes into it. I guess it must be me but the front end looks a little high compared to the rear a part from that, I am really jealous.

 

the front end has no weight in it due to no engine ect hense it being so high lol. cheers for the comments

 

Of course. Feel pretty blond now. lol

 

just a quick update, got a new light ford badge fitted to the tailgate so thats finished off now. Also received my new sump so will get that fitted asap, just popped a quick pic in of how teh bottom end is going together. Ordered a cam today so should see that friday!

 

Finally got round to fitting my header tank today, very pleased with the result! picked some new washer jet pipe clips up too so got those fitted, looks nice and tidy now.
The bottom end of the engine is now almost finished, very happy! I got a new cam and pulley so the head is now being built, Piking my flywheel up from the engine centre tomorrow hopefully as iv had it refaced. Engine should be in very soon all going well!!

 

So clean, nicley done mate

 

Now i want to do my sump after seeing yours.... bloody clean that is!!

Is that powder coated or sprayed?

 

yea im happy with it. its a new sump so whatever they use when they make them. i have a powdercoated one for sale tho

 

got the engine built up on friday night ready to put in today, heres a few pics of the build. see next post for more engine progress

 

finally dropped the engine in today! very happy to finally see it in the bay! time to build the rest of it up now!

 

brilliant, looks ace mate

 

looks great mate keep up the good work

 

just a quick update got a few more parts fitted to the bay now, also mock fitted up the front mount intercooler. hoping to have most of the engine work by the weekend!

 

very very very nice mate.

 

I'm gonna have to call round to see this... Looks awesome mate!

 

Looking great...

 

updates!!

Jut a few pics of whats been happening. Engine bay is almost done just a few more bits and pieces to fit and abit of wiring ect. the intercooler is all fitted up now so the bumper will be fitted asap.Got my interior door handles refurbished and im really happy with the results! the interior is all in and has just a few little jobs that need doing to complete. going to clean up the exhaust system this weekend and get that all fitted. so not too much more to do now! getting my new refurbed wheels some rubber fitted to them tomorrow so after iv done all the brakes il fit those. more updates soon!!!!

 

hi all, been slow on the updates. got my new tyres put on my new wheels. got a nice set of refurbed wheels at a nice price. got my exhaust system cleaned up and fitted too. also got round to fitting some new headlamp fixings as the old ones were rusty. bumper is all fitted nicley now as is the bonnet catch, had to mod it slightly tho as it caught on the intercooler, all sorted now. just a few more little jobs to do now and im taking her for an mot. YES I NEED A NEW BONNET STAY LOL