philsford
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Feb 25, 2015 22:09:51 GMT
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A good story behind the project, looks like its coming along well. Going to be nice to see it progress further!  Regards, Matt Thanks It will go the same colour again, I have enough jobs/projects on the go without giving myself more to do in changing the colour, that is without what I would like to buy and do in the coming year. So a quick turn round is most important. However when I brought it I thought in my head (as you do) it would be on the road by now. I have had futher problems today, I ordered a set of KYB shocks for it only to find out the fronts are not available till mid March! I really carn't belive how hard it is to get parts for these now. |
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philsford
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Well I ordered a mk3 escort battery tray to see what that looked like and the fit is much better than the universal one but I am still not 100%. It just seems to big compared tot he original. Since buying it though I have had a guy contact me who has a tidy original one on a shell he is scraping so I may be in luck.  Next up I took the drivers rear quarter back to metal on the bottom half as there was filer in it and I wanted to see what was hiding. There are a few minor dents nothing major. The front half had a load of glue and silicon on it from the old side moulding so I thought I might aswell take the lot off.  I also needed to remove the paint on the rear panel where we knocked the dent out so it made sence to do it. Also I had the tyre took back off the bad wheel and there was a 20mm crack in the middle of the rim, the wheel was kurbed badly when I got it and was probably a result of this that cracked it. I had knocked the damage out of the rim just after I brought it and we have now welded the crack ground it back and put a smear of seam sealer on for good measure. The result is it now holds air so I just need 2 more tyres now. You can get a pair delivered off ebay the same as the 2 already brought for £78 so I will probably go for them so all the tyres match. |
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Mar 14, 2015 20:52:41 GMT
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Well I had a result with the guy on XRTwo who had a battery tray.  Fitted which signals no more welding.  Previous to this the exhaust bracket got repaired with a kit car type universal thing I had to bend into shape. But 100 times better than the get me home bodge that was on there.  Next up in preperation for the new shocks I had ordered I thought I would clean the arches up. I had painted them all out back in 08 but not exactly looking fresh anymore. So I cleaned them first.  Then gave them a couple of coats of Hamerite. I am not looking for it to be a show car, but want it to look sharp as it goes down the street.  Then after 2 weeks I got my rear shocks! These were the ones that were in stock, its the fronts that are on back order and ment to be in mid March. I can see me seeking an alternative if I hear nothing this week.  Then fitted before the wheels went back on.  It is a bit backward to be doing in the arches before the body but I don't intend to have the wheels off again until its on the road so will mask them up for painting. So I need the front shocks to turn up so I can replace the ball joints and track rod ends, fit the shocks etc in order to get it in the garage to prep it up. |
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philsford
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Mar 28, 2015 22:04:54 GMT
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Well I managed to get some front shocks from a different seller and fitted the front end back together. I fitted shocks, shock boots, top mount bearings would go for the best alternative.  I also got a pair of tyres to match the 2 previously brought. Got them for £78 and it cost me £10 for fitting so not bad at £148 for all 4 fitted.  Next up was to get it in the garage to start prepping which envolved taking the tent down and moving all the cars round.    I am about 45% done on the prep work but have only took 1 pic so far.  I currently have white dials fitted that have gone yellow with age, which look terrible. So I got me a set of clocks off ebay for £20 delivered. They turned upi today.  What a joke. The seller thought it would be a good idea to wrap in 1 pass of bubble wrap and plastic bag! I can still use the dials to rebuild mine and keep my mileage which matches the engine but thats not the point, I didn't buy a broken set of clocks, but I will have to see how I get on with complaining about that. |
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bald1e
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Mar 29, 2015 11:10:13 GMT
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coming along nicely phil.
you must have a very understanding other half.....
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foldy
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Mar 31, 2015 10:52:54 GMT
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This is progressing well.
Good work as always too.
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philsford
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coming along nicely phil. you must have a very understanding other half..... Cheers Roger. My Mrs does let me get away with more than most I suppose. We have been together 19 years so she ain't going to change me now. This is progressing well. Good work as always too. Cheers I am trying not to go overboard as I don't want to make it to good to use every day. I was so tempted to take the tank and beam off and start detailing the underside. |
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philsford
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Couple more pics to bring this up to date. Got some high build on the rear panel.  Then had to turn it round which gave me the chance to get a pic of the side which was the worst of the 2 sides.  Front end waiting for high build primer.  Then got all the bits and wiring off the inner wings ready for prep and paint.  I think the decision is made on the paint that the engine bay both sides and front and rear panel will be painted here by me. I just carn't bring myself to pay someone to do it and be disapointed with the masking and missed areas that will be evident when it returns. If I mess it up I only have myself to blame. |
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philsford
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Apr 12, 2015 22:30:36 GMT
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Well I managed to get the other side of this prepped and a coat of high build on. Just need to clean it off and 800 all areas to be painted and I am getting close to painting. Got a week off in 9 days time so should get a good chunk of it done. Only got 1 pic so far of this side.  Over the last month I have had to get rid of the daily mondeo due to the clutch slave cylinder giving up, with the projects I already have on the go I was reluctant to take it on as I would have had to do it in the street so I brought a Passat B5 1.8T to run about in. It's a nice ride with just 72k on the clock and I managed to pick a set of cheep wheels up so just need to lower it now.  It has kind of cost me a few days on the fiesta swapping cars so I may have been better off fixing the Mondeo but the Passat drives better and has half as many miles on it, should also look better once lowered etc. |
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philsford
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Apr 22, 2015 20:51:49 GMT
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Done a bit today to get a bit closer to paint. First up was to sort out the lack of extraction.  Then on the inside  Then I put this crude frame round it to fix a filter to.  Next up was a good clean up as it was in a right mess in the garage with all the prep that has been done and it wasn't the cleanest beforehand due to the metal work that had been going on with the mini previously.  Hopefully this will cut down on the dust etc floating about and the fan while I don't know how effective it will be, it will be better than no extraction.  I gave the car a sweep off and scotched the front end off so thats ready to masked up for the first stage of paint.    So I hope to get the paint tomorrow, mask up and paint the front end. |
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Apr 22, 2015 22:03:53 GMT
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hats of nice work
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Apr 23, 2015 13:07:49 GMT
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First up was to sort out the lack of extraction. Then on the inside Then I put this crude frame round it to fix a filter to. Instead of extraction if you can have it as supply air with a large bag filter then 'clean' air will come into the space and fall instead of dragging 'dirty' air up. Just my opinion but air handling I worked in for quite a number of years. John |
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envoycdx
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Apr 23, 2015 20:09:01 GMT
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Cracking, just started reading from the beginning.
Nice to see it coming together for you.
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philsford
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Apr 24, 2015 19:49:04 GMT
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Cheers Instead of extraction if you can have it as supply air with a large bag filter then 'clean' air will come into the space and fall instead of dragging 'dirty' air up. Just my opinion but air handling I worked in for quite a number of years. John The fan seems to be doing quite well. I have attampted spraying in a garage before with no extraction and it very quickly fills up to the point you carnt see so this is a vast improvement. I see your method but it never crossed my mind to do it that way as I have never worked in a spray booth that used that method. Cracking, just started reading from the beginning. Nice to see it coming together for you. Thanks |
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philsford
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Apr 24, 2015 19:58:39 GMT
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The last couple of days I have been plodding along with the prep and paint. Fist up I masked up to paint the front.  I was unsure how it would turn out as I hadn't quite got as much space as I would like down the sides when attempting to work on both sides but thought I would try it as the masking would be better if both wings were done with the engine bay.  The engine bay turned out ok but my fears on the lack of space were correct as the wings are far from perfect so will do them again with the sides. I have managed to do the passenger side this evening and its much better with the car over to one side as the space I am left with is more acceptable to work in.  While it is no pro job I have a mop and some 2000 grit paper so it should be all good. |
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envoycdx
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Apr 24, 2015 23:03:59 GMT
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Looks good.
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Apr 25, 2015 17:56:39 GMT
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Good progress, reminds me of an XR2 my mate bought NEW when we we "yoofs", a while ago now mind.
What paint are you using ?
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Apr 25, 2015 19:50:09 GMT
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Great work and glad to hear that I'm not the only one who buys their old cars back (I found my VW on this very site maybe ten years later! It was wrecked  ) this is coming on really nicely, I suddenly want a Fiesta!! |
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philsford
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Apr 27, 2015 20:28:28 GMT
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Cheers I am pleased with how its going and can see light at the end of the tunnel. Good progress, reminds me of an XR2 my mate bought NEW when we we "yoofs", a while ago now mind. What paint are you using ? Lol I had a few mk1 XR2s years ago but never had a genuine mk2 XR2 as this is all XR2 running gear wise I think they drive better than a mk1 but prefer the look of a mk1. I am using 2K direct gloss paint. Great work and glad to hear that I'm not the only one who buys their old cars back (I found my VW on this very site maybe ten years later! It was wrecked ) this is coming on really nicely, I suddenly want a Fiesta!! Yes I wouldn't recommend buying an old car back to anyone, you would be lucky to get one back in better condition than it left you. |
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Apr 27, 2015 20:44:11 GMT
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Last Edit: May 4, 2015 22:55:24 GMT by philsford
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) this is coming on really nicely, I suddenly want a Fiesta!!
