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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:30 am

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ok so all the soundproofing is gone but some remains left to get rid of

bang and the dirt is gone........................

also made a start on the engine bay
heres the old rusty battery tray

and where it used to live, to tidy things up i planned to trim the metal back to the red line

also decided to remove the bracket which holds the wheel jack

where it used to live

and after a bit of tidying will all come together soon hopefully

i plan to have alot of parts sand blasted and powdercoated
noticed the lower crossmemeber had alot of deep scratches etc
so spent a small amount of time with the DA to smooth it all out for a better finish later on

few more bits i've been buying
- fiesta turbo throttle cable as the one specific for my car is no longer available from fords
so with the helpfull advice of people on fiestaturbo.com i found out theres a small difference in size but would be fine
- the rear timing belt cover which bolts to the block and main bottom pulley with guide as ian had trouble getting my lower pulley off

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:31 am

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well some bad news

well the fuel tank was'nt looking brilliant as it had alot of rust

so decided to see if it could be saved, DA'd the top surface and alot of rust went and started to look good

but the rust on the sides was going nowhere
so i've decided to look for a new fuel tank

once again fords have come up top trumps again and its no longer available
so going to have to do some research as i dont fancy a patent copy fuel tank as i've heard a few bad stories

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:32 am

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ok so as i've been strupping either sound proofing or seam sealer off
the obvious has happened and i've come across rusty sections
the plan is to cut it out, new steel plate welded in with a finish that does'nt look out of place
regardless if its covered by carpet

so the first obvious hole is the passenger front inner arch

the passenger top of the bulkhead, normally hidden by the dash

been stripping more seams in the engine bay

on this support inside the shell, just under the windscreen was two supports
just incase they were hiding any signs of rust they were taken off

support taken off, more access to strip seam sealer and prepare panel joins for seam welding

rear beam stripped down as i want this shot blasted clean and powder coated black

i gave the rear beam plates which bolt to the shell a quick sanding with the DA
as there was a few layers of paint, so wanted to make sure its clean
before and after

heres the top bulkhead support with seams back to bare metal for seam welding

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:32 am

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how the inside is looking now, with nearly every seam i plan to weld back to bear metal

been stripping the rear arches back aswell

new clutch cable and speedo cable

my new FRST fuel tank arrived
heres the underneath, seems to be zinc plated or something
anyway i plan to have it all silver

the top of it, the ford label shows it was made in 2008

and next to the old rusty tank

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:33 am

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ok time for an update which is a bit different

connected the front end of the car-spit

in the end after playing with the jacks with no joy as they would'nt go high enough,
i got the engine crane out and lifted it up high enough so that the car is now on the spit 100%
its very wierd being that high off the floor
you can see how much higher i needed the car from the gap
between the axel stands/jacks and the car

after a clear up

something i've been wanting to do for ages

cheesy moment for the memories!!

something you don't get a chance to do everyday

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bridgend_boy

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:34 am

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more progress of the fez on its side

first thing to do with the better access was to remove the brake lines to the rear and the fuel lines

under the boot floor is the spare wheel carrier
i've not used it for years and was taken off some time ago
so while i'm here i thought i'd remove the brackets

one bracket gone

much better

overall progress of the stripping the underneath so far

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:35 am

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done some panel modification to for the new alloy rad/intercooler setup

the front panel needs cutting to allow for my big GRS intercooler
so marked out where i want to cut for now, left a bit incase of any accidents and cutting too much

front panel cut out

heres underneath the front panel before trimming, lots of surface rust in places

and here it is now after taking it back to metal, much better

along the bottom of the front valance panel (or whats left of it) had small signs of rust
so i decided to trim this back as its hidden by the bumper anyway
i used masking tape as a guide

even with the piece trimmed above the edge of the maskin tape
i can still bolt the edge of the front bumper inside the wing

job done

and how the front end looks now
gave me better access to the main front crossmember aswell and makes no difference when all built up as the bumper covers the lot and i've less chance of rust coming back

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bridgend_boy

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:36 am

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a while ago i got a bumper from a fiesta turbo with swage line smoothed like my current bumper
also its been cut for the big grs intercooler i have
also have a brand new lower rubber splitter ready to go on

also as i plan to take the powersteering off,
i've got myself a fiesta turbo manual steering rack as its the only mk3 fiesta with the quickrack option
3.75 turns lock to lock

bought myself new lower arm carriers aswell, as mine had rusty seams which i did'nt think would be saved from shotblasting clean

after two weeks of hunting i've sourced a front zetec engine mount from a non powersteering model
with this i'll be able to run a simple 3 pulley aux belt setup

plan is to have this looking like new before bolting on the new engine

heres the current powersteering setup on my old engine i'm ditching for the new setup

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meilack

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:12 am

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looking good

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onslack

Post subject: Re: Diary of my Si, "JPH"

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:14 am

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your cracking along at a good pace :shock:

do you do this on your lunch breaks?

keep up the good work buddy :thumbsup:

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Mattyboy Esq

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:37 am

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Smashing work as ever. :thumbsup:

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rob_fiesta

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:20 pm

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cars getiing that fast now mate

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bridgend_boy

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:39 pm

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bridgend_boy

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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:40 pm

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some more progress

the underneath has been stripped back to metal in most places

been trimming metal back again
on the rear of the back wheelarches is a fold of metal which i planned to trim back

heres the view from under the piece i planned to cut off
as you can see plenty of surface rust to be sorted with not much access

heres the piece cut off with the edges smoothed
had a quick tidy up of the rust, but will go back to finish that another time

heres some surface rust i plan to sort with the shot blasting
panels seem solid as i've tried my best to poke holes through as i'd rather sort it now properly

taken a few parts for powdercoating to a company called castle coatings,
very nice to deal with, chris said normally a week turnaround for shotblasting clean and then powdercoated

stripped my escort master cylinder back for painting as it had drips of brake acid and blobs from a previous paint job by the looks of it, taken the parts off, then blocked the holes ready for sanding

in the end it was completely sanded back to metal as there was small bits of rust starting under the two layers of paint and primer, all sanded out though thankfully

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DANIELP1991

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:25 am

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my best mate matt with the zetec s said he had a bit of chat with you earlier down castle coatings..

its where i used to work mate. julian and chris dont mess about mate they`ll do a proper job of it.

i duno if you have seen my rocker cover but they done that and its looks the nuts!

my cars going down there 4 paint tuesday. doing my rs2k wheels aswel.

did you see the collection of mk1s,2s etc...?

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bridgend_boy

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:09 am

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yeah did speak to your mate,
chris has been mega helpfull on the phone before going down,
he's ringing me back on monday with prices
chris showed me around a little aswell,

ordering new gaz coilovers monday and
few more new bits from fords for the suspension

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Jam

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:46 pm

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for the nooks and crannies. try a die grinder with a ro-lock disc attachment its only a small hand held air powered thing..but it gets into alot of small places very easily

Progress looks good too

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Dave G fsi

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:22 pm

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Doing an awesome job mate, keep it up :thumbsup:

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:02 pm

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keep up the good work

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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:02 pm

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