bluntys1rsturbo

great bit of an update

yesterday turned out to be rather productive and we really are not far off from starting the car up now

gearbox was all cleaned out internally and a quick clean on the outside, battery tray was welded in properly as it was loose.
Gearbox was then fitted to engine and engine lifted into the car, we then plumbed all the engine in but fount one of the connectors to heater matrix had perished and crumbled away (better to find now than when out on the road). We also fount passenger side wheel bearing was shot.

jobs left to do are refit drive shafts and new cv boots, plumb in amal valve and dump valve, fit new heater matrix, fill with oil and coolant and get it started for the 1st time

anyway heres a few pics for you all

Fordmad!

This is going to be one nice sorted Fiesta

gcfcos

Great progress there mate, bet u can't wait to hear it fire up now. Love the rear of the car and that exhaust tailpipe looks spot on

bluntys1rsturbo

cheers pal we are trying our best thats for sure.

thanks fella. Oh yeah cant wait for the first start up hopefully it goes well haha.
have to agree on the rear/tailpipe just looks so much more at home there.

Rsmat

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Brilliant work lads ..massive leap forward .

bluntys1rsturbo

Cheers Mat got to agree i honestly didnt expect for us to get so much done, got more bits arriving this week

1374lee

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Coming along very nicely indeed, your not to far away now.

Thanks. Lee.

bluntys1rsturbo

cheers lee we are really happy with how its turning out. Hopefully have it running this weekend

bluntys1rsturbo

another little update got a few more bits that have arrived this week, namely an earth strap as we noticed the one on my gearbox was a bit worse for wear and also a brand new heater matrix.

the more important update is that me and my good mate karl will be working on the car this saturday and hope to have it running for the 1st time im hoping the wife is around so she can get a few vids etc

RSmark84

You taking the dash out for the heater matrix, Or dropping the undercover off and sliding up and in?

I gotta do mine at some point, the matrix undercover clips look brittle, I tried one and it snapped.

bluntys1rsturbo

100% dash out, dont think its even worth trying the other way as its not that big of a job to whip the dash out on a mk3 fiesta.

RSmark84

one of the good things about older cars, Several switches, Steering wheel a few bits of trim air vents and the whole thing would come off. I gotta do mine at some point as my matrix snapped under the bonnet doing a hose change.

bluntys1rsturbo

so the day finally come 1st start up on the rebuilt engine, sounds a bit tappy but more so on the video than in person, also always going to be a bit more tappy due to solid lifters.
we have got good oil pressure and certainly has cured the massive smoking problem.

bluntys1rsturbo

Just wanted to add i cant thank my good mate Karl3dr enough for all the long hours that have been put into this we are so close now to finally having a healthy engine and sorted car.

got a few jobs left to do which are

refit driveshafts and new cv boots
new passenger side wheel bearing
fit new heater matrix
fill the gearbox up with oil
mount and fit the oil pressure and boost gauges
weld bung into downpipe for afr gauge
mount and fit afr gauge

1374lee

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Excellent news, engine sounds sweet as.A few bits and bobs to finish now then as above.I bet you can't wait to get out and about now.

Thanks. Lee.

bluntys1rsturbo

cheers mate yeah its not that far off at all now been a long road but hopefully all be worth it.

Oh yeah already have a few things planned for when it gets a fresh M.O.T im going have make sure my weekends are more freed up for sure

Rsmat

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Happy days mate ..sounds sweet as a nut.

bluntys1rsturbo

cheers matey cant stress how happy we both were with it.

and as via many times on fb thank you for all your help/advice along the way

Rsmat

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Anytime mate ..glad to see it all going well .

bluntys1rsturbo

your a star pal, and likewise with your amazing build

bluntys1rsturbo

Alright guys have a little bit more to update on.

we are going to be fitting driveshafts and filling gearbox with oil this thursday evening. Then at the weekend we will be fitting new heater matrix and fitting boost/oil temp gauge into the centre console.

But the main update has to be iv got the mot booked for 9am sat 28th April. I really cant see any reason why it would fail but we will see haha.

gcfcos

Awesome good luck for the mot mate

bluntys1rsturbo

thanks alot matey much appreciated

Rsmat

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Awesome news mate ..

bluntys1rsturbo

oh yes mate bloody cant wait now

bluntys1rsturbo

had a nice couple of deliveries off the postman

omp front and rear strut braces


and my favourite one this genuine a pillar panel with gauge mount mooulded in



ill be fitting my aem afr gauge into that and happy that i wont have to butcher any interior panels to fit any of my gauges

RSmark84

Those a pillar pods are a good fit. I have one fitted in mine, from before I bought it. It had a chav chrome boost gauge fitted which i removed for a more period TIM gauge instead.

I thought about fitting strut braces aswell, But didnt want to drill away at the car and cut the foam covers in the boot.

bluntys1rsturbo

yeah it does seem a proper little bit of kit i bet they are pretty thin on the ground as well.

yes we will be fitting boost and oil pressure where the centre vents go. Iv bought an already drilled out oe panel to go in there.

i was a bit dubious about drilling but i can soon sort it out if decide to remove them. With regards to the rears i might either remove the foam bits all together or buy another couple and cut them up.

bluntys1rsturbo

last night we got the drive shafts fitted with nice new boots on there , gearbox was filled with nice fresh oil, wheels were refitted and the car was finally back on the deck for the 1st time in ages.

we also noticed the fuel hose from the regulator had seen better days and luckily i bought some a while back as fuel was firing out of it, so new hose was fitted and all sorted

i did also go and get 5ltrs of shells finest 99 octane earlier in the day and will be doing the same tomorrow morning, just wanna make sure we have decent fuel in there as the other stuff around 1/4 tank has been sitting for some time.

so the next jobs are now to get this new heater matrix fitted, fit boost and oil pressure gauges into centre console, possibly fit front and rear strut braces and fit a new set of plugs as we think the old ones have got contaminated when stored.

bluntys1rsturbo

bit more to update on, over the weekend i pulled the car out to give it a clean as its not been done in a good while, whilst out i also popped the rear strut brace in.

on the sunday new plugs were fitted plus boost and oil pressure gauges were fitted into centre console.

sorry i didnt get any pics but will do at some point

so the plan for this weekend is to go for the mot at 9am on saturday then get the car back here to fit new heater matrix and plumb in the aem wideband gauge.

Iv got the car booked in at GT Motorsport in stoke to have it set up properly on 11th May as its certainly in need of a good tune up, once this is done ill be getting some miles on the old girl

bluntys1rsturbo

well it was the day of the cars mot and im glad to report it passed with not even one single advisory

the tester was very complementary about the car which is always a nice thing i think

anyway i got a few pics whilst there for you all







really am over the moon with it, now its just to fit heater matrix next weekend andget it set up on 11th may and were good to get a few miles on it

Karl 3dr

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So glad it passed mate, looks mint, soon be out tearing it up pal 👌👌

bluntys1rsturbo

and me mate and it was great to hear the tester say just what a solid car it was.

as you know absolutely none of this would of been possible without all your hard work/help cant thank you enough

We will be out soon pal got lots planned for us fella

Rsmat

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Awesome lads ..cars a credit ..looks so well.

bluntys1rsturbo

thanks alot mate really appreciate that, me and karl were saying yesterday just how far its come since feb 2016

RSMK4TURBO

Cant beat the feeling of getting through another mot with no advisories on these old RSs, looking good.

bluntys1rsturbo

yeah it is pretty good, especially when a 28 year old car goes through without 1 advisory

cheers mate out of interest have you seen this little classic car show thats on in norton green 19th may? iv got my car booked on would be good see a few more classic fords there

RSMK4TURBO

I haven't will look into it,can you just turn up on the day?
I lost a bit of interest in the scene lately would have done a few meets and shows by now any other year but got car out last sunday gave it a blast and really enjoyed it, so will have to get my arse into gear.

bluntys1rsturbo

hi mate yeah you can just turn up but theres also still time to register your car via this link
http://www.leekrotary.co.uk/

i know exactly what you mean about losing interest in the scene as such, these are the only sort of shows im interested in, also be at breakfast at the brewery in stone on 20th may.

bluntys1rsturbo

bit more to update on, front seats are removed from the car ready to fit new heater matrix this evening.

the car then as said above off to GT Motorsport to bet set up, cam timing fine tuned etc then i will be happy to start using the car.

Iv got the car booked on at a local car show on 19th May and hopefully will make it to another local show the day after so as long as the cr is ready for then ill be happy