well my powder coating has been delayed, so no pictures of that yet

but a few more parts arrived

firstly parts for the rear suspension
including rear anti roll bar brackets





as theres two different types of clips for the anti rollbar
i even got my hands on the ones which are no longer available from fords





a while ago i got hold of a RS 4spoke steering wheel





was a little worse than i thought, also the pictures did'nt show this





so ever since i've been looking for a better steering wheel, in the end i decided i wanted an RS accessory steering wheel
finally got hold of this on german ebay, very happy with the condition and its more rare than the other steering wheel

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really good project mate you know with the rear anti roll bar brackets? the ones that you cant get any more .... what can you do if one snaps if there not avaliable any more?

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

Looking really good mate.

I had a nightmare trying to get those anti roll bar brackets for my FRST but ended up finding some old stock in a ford dealers miles away. Bought two complete sets so I have a spare set too

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looking good mate!

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

well collected some parts back from powdercoating,
very happy i am aswell

from this





to this





some more







and a quick update of how the underneath is looking

nearly finished the shot blasting thank god,
then on with the welding
repairs here and there
then SEAM WELDING

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Looking absolutely brilliant mate!

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This is an amazing project mate

keep it up

well time for an update on progress

i've stripped the front knuckle, hub and rear disc brake setup ready for shotblasting clean and powdercoating
massive thanks to wolze for pressing the hub and bearings out for me aswell as dismantling the rear shoes
as its going to be powder coated he also mentioned it would be a good idea leaving only the outer race of the front bearings in the knuckle
as it leaves the bearing surface untouched from shotblasting etc






next as i'm still doing the fiddly bits underneath the shell
the rear support under the boot floor was quite wide and stopped me attacking the rust and grime under it
so i've highlighted to show how thick it is originally





you'll notice the difference in the width of what i've highlighted in red again
i took the top piece back and shaped it nicely around the welded supports in the middle so it does'nt look out of place
quite happy with the shaping of the corners, it gave me the access i needed to clean up





much better now the rust is gone, you'll notice the pitting because it was quite rusted
but not too bad because otherwise the shotblasting would of blown holes through it





the rear arch more or less done, few awkward bits of sealer left to scrape off
as its too awkward to get any air tools in there





heres the front arch nearly done aswell, the masking tape is covering the factory holes to try and prevent the sand getting in,
even though it still finds a way, it gets everywhere!! !!





brake flexy fixing point looking free of rust aswell now





a few more parts came in for me, all for the fuel tank this time
including fuel pump/sender unit seal and lockring
springnut and bolts to secure the fuel tank in place
and insulators which were'nt on my car when stripping but ordered them anyway when i saw them on ECAT the fords parts system

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lol the discs are on the floor and resting against the jig behind it,
had me looking twice now you mention it haha

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Hmmm. Nope definately floating.. Maybe it's because the stuff behind it's small, but looks like they should be big? And the discs don't look close enough to the ground to be on the ground it's so wierd

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you was happy with the powdercoating then??

you having anything else done down there now then?

if you go back down tell em to sort my rs2000 wheels out lol!

its looking brilliant as usual mate!

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

Really getting there now mate

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they do look like they are floating lol.

Fantastic project!

well i've kinda made a decision to sort every little thing i was never happy with
basically i'm looking to take the sideskirts and arches off due to bad fitment/second hand bodykit,
the front wings are coming off because it will give better access to seam weld the front chassis legs completely
aswell as shot blasting every part of the legs clean,

so i've managed to source some rare parts,
i picked up the first two bits last sunday, the other remaining parts will be coming later this week from somewhere else


original ford xr2i / fiesta turbo sideskirt and arch pre-painted ford diamond white
still in the factory wrapping with part numbers etc until i took them out for pictures
they were made in 1990 going from another sticker on the kit







its really wierd having such old parts in factory condition
few more pictures for any old ford fans





studs came with covers





still like new





factory double sided tape and part numbers inside the sideskirt




so the rest of the bodykit pics to come, hopefully so more progress aswell

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Not jealous of that kit...................much

Well done finding that mate, this car will be better than new once done!

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Your car is going to look so nice mate!
I really appreciate people like you who put alot of effort and care into things.
Expecially the mk3 xD (Best car ever made)

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She's still alive! -23/02/2017

i'm not jealous

that kit is mint

my parts through work are in worse nick than that

well to ensure the engine bay is fully seam welded,
also was'nt too happy with how the wings and front arches had been trimmed previously

so decided to take the front wings off, drilled the spot welds etc





also had some photo's from ian to show how the engine is looking,
although he's itching to finish it, but i'm not in a rush for it.

anyway i'm mega happy how things are looking

heres how the block looked before





after being acid dipped clean





new bearings to go with the polished crank





heres the block after its first coat of black paint

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