Yea mate .. just a few jobs I want to get out the way now then I'm ready ..just waiting to hear over a date for mapping .

Things to do .

Set solid lifters
Change oil and filter
Back the front master cylinder off as I'm lightly binding .
Remove engine mount and modify
Fit the rest of the rear Bush kit now its arrived and the new adjustable tie rods.

And I'm ready mate .. yea the little one loved the drivers seat .

 

Got bord earlier so checked my underside out

will get my list of jobs done Thursday night and Friday night .

 

Cars booked into MSD on the 18th of June.. for mapping ,variable boost and boost by gear ..then once back on the road I can input with help from Mark the Traction control .. feeling happy now.

 

great news mate going be amazing once done

one thing i can say is if you think this car is good via the pics on here then its even better in person, an absolute credit to the attention to detail and quality of work carried out

 

Going to get the last little jobs done tonight ..engine mount to Mod and see why my clutch is smelling when I reverse it out or in the garage..I've a feeling I've not adjusted the gearbox folk arm right as my last arm sat further towards the cross member than this one ..so hopefully that .

Brakes I'm just going to leave and see if some mileage will ease them off a little .

This is how they are at the moment with new pads in .

 

They don’t free wheel well tbh with the lsd... I’d say the brakes are normal

 

Thanks Chris mate ..feels fine when driving so I'm happy to just get some mileage on it .

 

Well the days are closing in ..I'm currently sat in Spain grabbing a bit of RnR as im physically and mentally tired , so out the kitchen I've come , ..on return I've got some bits coming ..

● New Adjustable ARB

● Adjustable TCA's

● 4 pot Adjustable boost switch

● Adjustable tie rods .

And its booked in to MSD on the 18th of June... so MOT after and start getting some seat time and adjusting the car .

 

Car is looking great!

 

Easy for you pal, i might have a drive across to you before we go away on 15th june. Then if you need a hand with anything I can help no drama

 

Thanks mate .


Top man .

 

Well most of those jobs ticked off today ..lifters are getting quitier with time and she is nearly ready for her trip to MSD.

A little walk round .

 

WOW matt ,looks amazing .

i would be interested to here how you find the new brake setup works out mate

 

Thanks mate ..it takes some getting use to with it not being a servo but the brakes work well so far .

 

brilliant news mate, guys if you think this car looks good on pics/vids then wait until you see it in person absolutely unreal motor

 

fitted my wing welts today and filled her up ready for mapping with 99Ron .









Also had some rear shackle bushes made in the colour to match my super pro.

 

last of the rear end bush kit fitted and modded the engine mount as it started to foul the master cylinder when pulling off in the car

few pics.

 

top work mate, car is looking spot on as always.

not long until msd now

 

only grabbed an hour on it today .. but i'm going through all final checks before MSD on 18th .

all lifter gaps set







Then decided to mount my 4 Pot switch in the speaker selector .







Does anyone know how this comes out ,,I've taken the two screws from under dash but still doesn't want to budge .



Also can you buy a 90 degree fitting for this brake bias valve ?

 

hi mate was there much adjustment needed for the clearances?

 

Yes mate ,all 8 was low .

 

oooooh getting close to crunch time Matt should see some good power and i gotta say tbh if i was going back to a older RS would be a rst over a cossie all day every day ! You have done a great job mate

 

Thought so mate it will make a huge difference now. How long did they take you to do in the end?

 

Thanks mate .. yea its nearly time. I spent 12 months looking at cossies but the urge for a turbo was stronger .hopefully everything comes together now .

 

Looks good matt, you going to fit a toucan monitor?

 

No mate , I've got a zietronix monitor what alarms and lights up .

 

I've loaded the video to show ya mate ..yea they was just a bit lol

 

Getting there mate, won't be long now.

Its been years since I took out the speaker adjustment thing so unfortunately I can't remember how it comes out. I wouldn't have thought it would be much as there ain't much holding the dash in normally

 

This car is awesome. Love the attention to detail.

 

Yea I'm sure if I have a better look i can suss it out mate .

Thanks Jim mate.

 

there ya go mate, it will be bang on now you have adjusted them

 

Put it all back together tonight after having a bit of time away from it .

To say I'm happy is an understatement.. its miles Quieter now ..camera doesn't help but it's so QT stood at the side of it and this was cold start..it got even better.. exhaust note even sounds nicer .

 

It's nice when you find a problem and you can fix it for no cost well done mate 👍

 

Totally agree Ian mate .

 

Glad you sorted it mate, was looking through the pics and seen you’ve used an aluminium adaptor on your turbo for your oil drain, are you not worried that it might warp with the heat and cause a leak? Just curious.

 

Thanks mate . No I'm not worried I've used these on my last 3 builds and have been Great tbh .

 

Fitted a Newmans cam to my mate cars with solid lifters and the tappets kept coming loose.. ended up swapping to a kent cam with kent solid lifters

 

Matt she is looking stunning mate really looking forward to seeing what mad can do to it next week

 

Ended up taking the clocks out to remove the joy stick and install my variable POT switch .. on taking the clocks out I dropped my mechanical boost gauge and fucked ..










yesterday I started to replace a few bits I wasn't happy with for newer items ,










bought myself a Ifor Williams trailer for taking the escort up to MSD on Tuesday

 

I remember the pain of trying to find a decent heater controls surround without the tabs behind the dials broken. I had a few in the past including I think it was possibly a nomad one with the triple gauge holder which used to heat the gauges up from the vent

Shame to see the boost gauge damage, try contacting stack and see if they will fix that for you. I'd have thought they would be able to.

I'm still in the collecting stage of bits for the three fords I want in the future. Got nearly everything for a rs turbo I will need, few bits for a 3 door and sapphire but I think the rs turbo is the one i'm most keen to get going. I do like them in red!