Nice job on the facia panel mate.... Nice bit of welding or did you use some resin?

 

Plastic welding mate, its well easy.

 

I know lol, thiough I'm guessing by looking at it, you used a urethane "cold" kit, as opposed to heat and "sticks"

 

No i used heat (hot air gun) and sticks (strips of plastic cut from another panel ), then used a flattening tool on a soldering gun to tidy it up.

Matt.

 

Very neat.... I did some on my dash panel for my SECS, also did some on Tony's (ssccchhhh) I dont normaly worry about what it looks like from behind lol

 

Hold on.... I knew my radar was picking up something


Looks fucking wicked Matt I am not keen on the black stripes around the body kit though

 

superb

 

I was trying to get that tiger stripe affect.


I've actually got the body kit finished off now, will post another update next weekend when i hope to have all the dash finished off and my T34 and new head gasget all finished off.

Matt.

 

amazin is an understatement Ź!

 

Very impressive mate

Keep up the good work

 

MINI UPDATE

Been working on my new turbo this week.

Its a large Escos T34.
Needs a bit of re-working to get it to fit properly and i've had to make up a new actuator bracket for it,

A few pics so far


Standard Escort RS Turbo T3 on the left.....New T34 on the right.















Tomorrow i hope to get all the interior of the car finished so hopefully by the end of the weekend i will have a BIG update.
And if my head gasket turns up i will have a MASSIVE update.

But you know how it goes, it will probably rain and i won't get any work done


Matt.

 

wow thats a monster turbo

 

Very nice

I don't think your paint will stay on there long though before it flakes, especially with ALS

 

cars mint should be mad when its done

 

Not done anywork on the car myself this weekend, instead i sent my girlfriend out to work and this is what she got done ------>



Interior is nearly all finished off now, just have to put the door cards on and finish some wiring off.












Got my new head gasket on Saturday.
Copper with stainless steel compression rings, should be able to run some big boooooost now.









Head back on and new turbo in place, have more room between the turbo and rad as well now as the Actuator sits under the turbo rather than to the front.









Car could be ready for National Day if i could get it MOT'd.


Matt & Louise

 

tooking top mate!!! well done!!!!

 

that car is, just
WOW you really are pretty good at this stuff anit ya,
that is 1 monster turbo you will make scooby drivers go home and cry! the engine bay looks pukka as well, ive seen so many s2 rst and other cars in general that are build to great spec, lots of shiny stuff but even when its a concorse car many dont make under the hood look neat and tidy, but you have so your car is as near perfect as it can get, only 1 car is better and thats a series leaf sprung landy like mine

Good luck with the rest of the build, and pray to god you dont introduce it to a tree or the arse end of a my landy, got a heafty chunk of steel there. then again that turbo is pretty big could do some damage

this is my landy
http://home.btconnect.com/cossierep/Lara_3.3.04_3.JPG

thats what she looked like when i got her, she is slighty different now, no seats in back or aerial on wing but thats about it

 

is that head gasket the new farriday item and can i ask what you were spraying on you block is it copper grease

 

Nice bit of progress Matt (and Louise)

I hope you didn't take offence to my flock jokes in the week, I was just fucking about mate Still no news on the thing from the bloke that does the stuff yet

Will get on the case 2morro

 

Yeah its the new Ferriday gasket, i believe i'm the first to get my hands on one and i know for sure i'm the first to use it with Stainless Steel compression rings, its a really well made gasket ~ lets hope its up to te job.

The stuff i was spraying on the gasket is "copper head gasket cement", due to how hard the gasket is it is very difficuly to seal minor imperfections in the block face or head so you have to use that stuff, its really really sticky, like super glue.

 

No mate of course i didn't take offence, although that price was a bit offensive!!!.

Yeah if you could ask the question i'd be most greatful, would be great to take it to National Day.


Matt.

 

Yeah I know, lol. And that's not me adding anything on either "for my trouble" lol

 

i really really like that

the only thing i would change is the wheels

back to some nice S2 rims (if they fit over the brakes)

where did you get the seat covers from?

i got some recaros for me fez yesterday and i really want them leatherd!!!

keep up the good work!

 

Trouble with wheels is its difficult to be different and not spoil the look of the car etc, i'd of liked a set of OZ super-T's but everyone has them.

I had to have 16's or over for the breakes as well.

I got the covers from www.car-interior.co.uk and fitted them myself.

 

cheers matey!!!

what about some RS7 17"s????

 

Toooooo popular for my liking, although i do really like them.

 

Looking good matey keep it up

 

You want to have a set of MO's then

When I got them, hardly anyone had them on their cars, now look at them

 

MO's do look the fooking nuts though mate.

I was just after something a little different though.

 

loving them seats

 

so that copper spray do you have to pay for that seperate or does it come with the head gasket

 

Na had to buy it seperatly. Was about Ł7 a tin.

I also had stainless steel compression rings which were Ł9 each.

Its still a new product and never tested before, however its what is used in real high power turbo and nitrous cars, is also used a lot in drag cars.

I'll keep people updated on how well it holds up

Matt.

 

love in the hole car m8t the interior just looks amazing

 

Smart as fook. What Recaros are they i.e. which car

 

Looking sweet Matt, whats the deal with the MOT then?

 

Escort Recaros with leather re-trim

 

Car is not ready for MOT yet, got problems with the brake hoses not sealing and the Servo has gone, got to get the exhaust sorted out for the new turbo as well before its ready.

Looks like it will not make national day now

 

what paint did ya use for the turbo exhaust housing and do ya expect it to last?

 

Was just a tin of Halfords Exhaust Manifold paint.

Doubt it will last very long at all, but its worth a try to stop if from going rusty and horrible.

 

That is quite simply the bollox init