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90 SPEC RS TURBO RESTO. !!SOLD SOLD SOLD !! 15.10.07

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Old 12-04-2006, 03:14 PM
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Painted c.v joints and dust covers to match powdercoating
Old 12-04-2006, 03:16 PM
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All painted and left to dry.
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Took hubs to work and pressed in new bearing.
Old 12-04-2006, 03:24 PM
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New bearings in.
Old 12-04-2006, 03:27 PM
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Front hubs all assembled.
Old 12-04-2006, 03:31 PM
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Front suspension now completely overhauled and fitted back together.
Old 12-04-2006, 03:34 PM
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Track rod ends were looking a bit past it so ordered these from FORD to complete the front end.Just waiting for brake brackets to finish .
Old 12-04-2006, 03:38 PM
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looking the nuts mate
Old 12-04-2006, 09:28 PM
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Can see light now at the end of the tunnel.Has been off the road 7 months.Should be back on the road for the summer.
Old 13-04-2006, 01:31 PM
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Looking brilliant mate
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Old 13-04-2006, 07:19 PM
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just sat a nd read this full thread 2 words mate



































































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Old 15-04-2006, 02:08 PM
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Track rod ends now fitted,all front suspension bolts tightend and torqued.Just front brakes to finish completely.Will hopefully pick up brake conversion brackets from REYLAND next week.Nearly forgot,wheels will be 2pac painted black in the next couple of weeks.
Old 13-05-2006, 11:30 PM
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Wheels after wet flatted and scotched.Made sure all chips and marks were gone
Old 13-05-2006, 11:32 PM
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Next the inside of the wheels were given a coat of black SHULTZ.
Old 13-05-2006, 11:34 PM
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Then were 2 pac primed and flatted with 800 gritt
Old 13-05-2006, 11:35 PM
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All masked up and put in the oven.
Old 13-05-2006, 11:40 PM
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Then recieved 5 coats of BLACK JAPAN. This is a solid colour that drys to a slightly matt finish and requires no laquer.It,s the same colour used on landrover bull bars and side steps,so won,t chip off easy.
Old 13-05-2006, 11:43 PM
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All de-masked and pumped up.Old centre caps fitted back on,not sure if there staying,what do u think.
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And finally,here,s what they will look like with the red FOCUS RS BREMBOS.Am picking up adapter brackets for these calipers from ZOO MOTORSPORT next week.Will post pics when all fitted
Old 14-05-2006, 07:40 AM
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love it mate new paint always looks the best
Old 14-05-2006, 08:59 AM
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Just read through all the pages, thats a well mint job youve made there.
Old 14-05-2006, 10:08 AM
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Wow, wheels will look great on the car buddy, Black wheels on mercury grey RS's are a must

keep up the good work
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Old 14-05-2006, 12:40 PM
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good work mate
Old 14-05-2006, 02:50 PM
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this looks so cool i hope to get mine mechaniclly sound and then start doing a full restoration like this is proper quality
Old 14-05-2006, 02:58 PM
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Got to say that's mint resto project ....




Old 14-05-2006, 06:05 PM
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Car looks awesome mate, and those brembos will look top when fitted. Great work
Old 14-05-2006, 10:39 PM
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nice one man..
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Wheels look great
Old 15-05-2006, 06:59 PM
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Cheers for comments guys,am really chuffed with the black rims.Silver is soooooo yesterday,black rims are the future. ONCE YOU,VE HAD BLACK,YOU NEVER GO BACK
Old 04-06-2006, 08:43 PM
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Collected brembo brake conversion brackets today from ZOO MOTORSPORT
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Trial fitted them to make sure they fit before i get them painted.
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They fit quite well,will probably need to use 4mm wheel spacers as the rims sit pretty close.
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As you can see,pretty close.Don,t worry about the surface rust on the discs,that will be gone as soon as i,m tearing up the A ROADS.
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Nice one ,good to see them on
Old 07-06-2006, 07:20 AM
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Cracking resto, just read the whole thread

I agree about the Mercury RST's
Old 07-06-2006, 09:35 AM
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Nice work
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Just a small update,painted brake brackets matt black to match the powdercoated hubs.Will fit them and the calipers at the weekend


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