Cossie Helen

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All I knew was he was taking a section off the exhaust, however I will encourage more working on the Cossie

BigErn

Been doing a little more now and then....


Fuel pump cradle






The whole lot was like this


And cleaned up to this before etch priming










Could do with a new one really but this one will be useable for now. Once the car is done Ill find another.



Gearbox cradle cleaned up ready for etch







Solid diff mount





Diff











Fuel tank











More to come as and when I plod on.....

-beefy-

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ern how do you find it comfort wise with the solid diff mount fella ??

alot of vibes ect ?

BigErn

Ill tell you when Ive fitted it on the car mate..... I have 2 standard ones on standby

Tbh Im not arsed as long as its not a total boneshaker as its only gonna be a plaything from now on.

fezzajsy

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Glenn_

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Top work Ian glad you have the cossie bug back again.

RS SHAUN

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Top work mate! And you call me a bufty! Lol
Cheers shaun

scottyrs

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good progress mate keep it up

Fiddy

bit at a time ian, i look forward to seeing it back on the road in 2017


getting there buddy

BigErn

Shaun people who know me will tell you it will only be pretty and clean once its back together and that will be the only time it'll be like that

Glenn and Scotty, cheers chaps

Fiddy, you just be shush. 2017 is a little optimistic

BigErn

Under side of tank, obviously been blue in a former life


Cleaned up, bared back, etched, stone guarded and satin blacked



I got a little bored of all the recent painting malarky so thought Id attack the back box to see if it would clean up






Still needs a good going over with the Autosol but looking better already



Back to painting again and now its the gearbox. Degreased and jet washed off the other day.












Box needs another coat of silver but ran out of time tonight so will get it done tomorrow.





More to come this week no doubt

BigErn

Well had another day in the garage today and got a bit more done.......


Tank strap was the next thing to get the paint treatment.











Found this while I was raking around the garage too, I wondered where it had gone



Gave the dizzy a lick of paint too





Little bit of mechanical progress has been made too.

I dropped the bottom end off to my mate Gordon to get machined for its new pistons and while he had it he put the pistons on the rods with new little ends, fitted the rings and put them in the block. He put the crank in and a new oil pump too while he had it.



So it was time to try and remember where all these went





Got a few bits bolted on today too















More to come soon

RS SHAUN

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Looking good mate!

PHiRe

Nice work m8 gonna look stunning when its done, BTW BigErn you wouldnt happen to own a reg plate very similar to ya name and have it on a little blue transit connect van???

-beefy-

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well done fella !

BigErn

Cheers chaps.... feels like its getting somewhere now.

No mate thats not my van.... are you not thinking of Irv's Connect??

PHiRe

Aye, must be m8 seen it driving round hylton castle and town end farm thought it it may have been you. Ya sapphire is gonna be stunning bud.

BigErn

I think he's from that way on somewhere.

My shell looks a bit shabby at the mo, 2 years sat on the drive has took its toll, so wont look owt special on the roads when it comes back out. Once the engine and under side is sorted then Ill start saving for a full shoot

Glenn_

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Looking good Ian,top work.

What did you use to get the exhaust nice and shinny.

BigErn

Elbow grease mate.... took ages lol

BigErn

Spent a bit more time in the garage today after having a little bit time away from the car cos I was getting sick of the sight of it all.

Anyway I went in the garage to have a look at what I broke in my old R1 and found this


Thats confirmed fucked so aborted any further fannying about with the bike engine.


After a bit of a tidy up I stood looking at the bottom end and thought "Ill just tinker"....

So I got the exhaust manifold out and checked it over to make sure it was ok and noticed it had a gasket in the middle that looked a bit wrong


Someone had put this gasket in


Where it was originally inted to live



Dug the head out from under my bed, where its lived for the past god knows how long. While it was on the bench I measured the ports, wether I done it right or not I dont know









Then I thought "fuck it Ill bolt a few bits on"




It almost looks like an engine now

Ignore the greens, they are just there to fill the gap till I order my new ones.

Glenn_

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I bet lol so did you use a buffer or just a it of polish on a rag.

Glenn_

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Is there nothing you cant break lol.

How did you nack you bike then lol.

BigErn

A soft wire wheel in the drill was used on the pipe, can see the marks from it but Im not bothered about a mirror finish. The box was just autosol on a rag till it buffed up nice.

BigErn

Well, you know me fella

Bike died on the way home from work a couple month ago, with only a little spirited riding, and I only just got round to looking at the motor.

coswurv

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Looking at your hard work Ian reminds me of just a year ago when i was just doing mine, hard to believe its all gone now. Got to be honest i dont miss the agro and paranoia of the bloody things. When i was at ford fair sunday they brought it all back with smoke out the exhausts and pipes hitting the floor lol, but then the love may come back one day.

BigErn

Lol I know what you mean mate, thats why its took me 2 year to get this far with it.

Im surprised you hadnt got sick of them sooner tbh cos you used to just get stuck in straight away whenever yours went wrong or needed something done. I always spit my dummy and just let it sit for a while till the urge comes back

What you got lined up next mate??

coswurv

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Well to be honest mate nothing at the mo, busy with work and that little kit car you saw me post about a while ago. That should keep my need for speed going for a while as were going to use it on some track days, so something to look forward to. Good luck with what your doing and what is the turbo etc your gonna run ?

BigErn

I take it work has picked up since we spoke properly last time?? Hope so.

Kit car looks good fun

Gonna run my T4 on it mate.

Mk2 Escort for me next I reckon

damien roe

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going good mate

what power yu aiming for and did you long stud the block for the t4

BigErn

Not aiming for any figure in particular mate. I always wanted a T4 powered Cossie cos I love lag then an almighty boot up the arse, lol. Its not a track car or quarter miler, its purely for road use and generally having a giggle and enjoying driving it. At a guess it will be in the high 400's I suppose.

grunter

what you need fella is a white fuel tank lol seriously though its looking good just make sure you get a proper map on that engine

BigErn

Sod white bits, Im not into lying on my back cleaning

Engine is gonna get its head kicked in so Ill be behaving until its mapped

BigErn

Because the weather has been shit today I stepped into the garage again.....

and took a couple more pics of the engine cos its been a long since I seen it assembed and Im almost a little bit excited





I was never happy with how the cam cover turned out when I painted it last time as it was a rushed job and it always looked a bit flat. Plus the metal work round the lettering had dulled right down again. So..... out came the paint again.

I've decided to paint round the lettering instead of having to keep it polished up all the time. Thats how anti-cleaning I am






Forgot to take any more photo's during painting it.



You can see me waving to the camera, lol


Not too shabby a finish for aerosol









Then I dismantled the throttle body for a bit of a spruce up to be done tomorrow



Thats all for now, hopefully I remember how to put the throttle body back together

BRAMMER

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Good work, engine looks proper clean - hoping to get mine over to Gordon within a month.

How did you get the screws out the flap in the throttle i tried for ages and they wouldn't budge so gave up in the end

fezzajsy

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looking good

BigErn

Cheers chaps.

Chris I knew Id be taking it apart so soaked the lot in WD for and let it stand on the bench for a couple of days, then when I come to do it everything just came apart as it should. Gordon is away for a fortnight from next week so dont rush it cos he wont be around

Cossiemainful

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Excellent work!

Fordmad!

Loving this thread keep the pics coming!

rst-g

lookin good lad