Sounds like you have been busy mate. Cant wait to see the pictures

 

little update , sent all items to engine builder and id been sent the wrong ARP rod bolts .. so slight delay but all is on track now .my bracket for the brake reservoir's has turned up and needs a slight modification to get right .

 

as said previously I was going to strip the underside and fit new tank and powder coat the running gear and under seal in red buzz weld W.A.R., but decided the engine would be back before I would finish it , so ive wiped it down and will do it over winter as its clean and solid .

 

new Rachem DR25 earth leads made and fitted .



also restored my arch liners ,,bought all new clips and screws .









and the ECU port in the glove box

 

Looks nice mate

 

Thanks Lee mate

 

Well i've started to collect the bits for a future escort project, I just miss my 90 spec xr3i rs turbo rep. With the prices the way they are and the fact I need a LHD importing a bonus or the like and putting everything on it seems the best way to go.

While you have the engine out if its not too much trouble could you measure in the engine bay between both chassis legs as I'm looking into engine swaps and want to see what space I have to work with, i've seen vag 1.8t 20v's fitted before.

Keep up the good work, its your car thats one of the reasons I want another (even if unfortunately it will be a rep and not a genuine rst)

 

Chassis legs 650mm

Bay is 900mm

 

Thanks mate, that will help out loads. Now I've just got to go measuring with a tape measure to see if the engine will fit.

Keep up the good work with yours!

 

No probs at all mate ..owt ya need just shout.. and thanks ill try my best .

 

well had a change of heart Saturday morning .. put the order in with buzz weld for x4 stage 1 W.A.R Shultz in RAL3002 (red) and an FX11 Gun ..I then ordered a new fuel tank and some rear ARB shackles and a set of adjustable tie rod ends and some camber bolts for the rear ..then I decided to strip all the underside ready for it all landing.. today I dropped gear off at the powder coaters. this week ill prep all the underside ready to under seal , I also cleaned my steering rack up .

 

also had fun pumping out 40L of V power, ::

 

Was the tank expensive?

I remember years ago puncturing mine going over a speed bump outside my old school and the hot exhaust clamp put two nice holes in it.

 

I just fitted a new tank to mine. Got it from car parts express. All good but the hose clip that is in between the sender hole and the fill hole as seen in your picture has no fixing on the non ford tank. I attached mine with adhesive and it’s fine.

 

I've gave €74 From Germany for it mate.

Thanks for the heads up I'll have a look and probably do same if so mate.

 

Mat was all this extra work planned or was you just bored?

 

Bored mate .

 

Haha fair play at least didn't throw towel in after engine went bang gonna be mint when dun keep up gud work

 

Did you remove the rear compensator brackets before coating as I assume they will not be required now or just left them in place ?

 

I've cut and removed prior to powder coat mate.

 

Evening, was a good read that. Should have some good stopping power now to keep those horsies in check.
what do you think of the Mipa paint? Finnish looks superb. Your like a human dynamo mate.

 

evening mate , just txt you as well :: yea the mipa is awesome stuff , love it ..aye im busy to get it finished

 

today the new tank arrived which will be 2K painted and lacquered in OE silver . I've also got the paint for the new brake lines. the steering rack dust guard broke so that's going up to Raj @ Autoflock to have one made as you cant get them at al.l also all the brake line clips arrived and the clips and bolts for the arch liners ,I've also bought a turbo blanket to try and tomorrow im going to start restoring the nuts , bolts and washers for all the underside .














Also bought a new water matrix bulkhead seal.

 

Surprised you have any spare time at all mate with all the ladies out and about

Tank looks ace, did you get lucky or do they have more in stock?

 

Btw nice mk3

That guy got some proper stick over that lol.

 

LOL that was funny ..I've got one of 3 they had left mate.

 

few bits arrived today and I've managed to start rounding all the bits I want zinc plating and Raj @ Autoflock came up trumps with the prototype for the steering rack dust covers im having made.

 

today the delivery of the buzz weld W.A.R arrived , so I made a trip up to chirk auto paints and bought the strato silver for the new fuel tank and a roll of masking paper then I started stripping the last bits off the underside and removed the 30 year old fuel / brake line clips.. I managed a good 30mins on the wire wheel but forgot to take pics ,,hoping to get it all cleaned and prepped for under sealing Saturday.

 

What’s your plans for the fuel pipes? Mine don’t look great but it will be next winter now before I touch them.

 

They are mint but dull ..so quick rub down and prep for paint .

 

Wow Matt you really don't hang around. I got mine back from paint December and haven't made as much progress in 3 months as you have in the past 3 weeks!

I have however managed to get hold of the Mipa paint for mine today and ordered all new headlights, full bearings, bottom arms, track rod ends and tie bar links for the underside rebuild so motivation is back on. I have tried to find the clips and screws for the wheel arch liners but god knows where they are in the pile of "spares" i have. Where you get yours from and do you have any pictures of the plastic clips they go into within the inner arch. If you could send a picture of the screws and fixings where you can for the washer bottle aswell please it might help me identify them in the pile i have here.

Thanks pal and keep up the good work...

 

Hi mate ..thanks very much..I'm on a mission .. I'm in the garage tomoz I'll take pics for you of all the bits you need .

PM me your number and I'll what's app the pics over quicker mate

 

Hi mate ..thanks very much..I'm on a mission .. I'm in the garage tomoz I'll take pics for you of all the bits you need .

PM me your number and I'll what's app the pics over quicker mate

 

quite a few things have happened .. a solid 13hrs on prepping the underside so the buzz weld W.A.R.. really happy with .,and raj @ auto flock came to day and dropped my new steering rack dust cover off he's made me on the 3d printer .. a few pics enjoy .

 

A good job well done that mate. When I did mine it was earphones on and mind in neutral.
Peace of mind now.

 

Well done. It took me about 3 weeks to do that on mine.

 

Cheers chaps

 

well no one can say your lazy mate well done!!!!

 

Mint car just got more mint!

Great work Mate.

Out of interest does Raj sell on all these bits he makes?

 

I'm knackered though mate.

Thanks mate , yea he will make and sell anything..if you need one I'm just getting 8 made .