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RIP Ben. Gone but not forgotten.

SportKA - I've driven one and its deffinately a Girls car

Ford Fair 2010 0-60 7.45 secs Trek 4100

Save the trees, wipe your arse with a Cosworth

so the boot floor plugs and spare wheel carrier bracket hole have been welded up




the otherside of the welded rear turret passenger side




the rear drivers side turret welded, which i cut quite alot out of




inside view of the same rear turret as above




seam welded along the rear inner panel i trimmed to ensure no strength was lost
you'll notice the hole in the rear chassis leg, its where the rear towing eye was
my fault kept belt sanding to get it dead flat ....... opps (got a new chassis leg on way to sort it)




and the same panel otherside of the car




the fuel filler kneck panel replaced aswell

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onto the engine bay
i've circled the holes i want welded up with black pen






also seam welded along the top of the bulkhead panel





heres the otherside of that panel, after belt sanding and then running over it with a 180grit on the DA





also welded the holes left from the self tappers used to hold the bodykit on previously





after tidying them up and running the DA over them, they blend in nicely

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had a delivery in the week,
solder paste and 3 large solder sticks
as some things that need smoothing are going to be lead filled,
as it wont crack or sink like filler





got the car in the booth for two coats of etch primer aswell as 2k primer after that in some places
very happy how the floor is looking now







rear turrets looking much better





this is the turret which had a fair sized piece cut out





underneath has had some etch primer and 2k primer over the top





heres the front suspension turret in the engine bay, with holes welded up and smoothed
then primered

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looking good, some hard work going into this

pretty mint shell

looks good

well after messing the rear chassis leg





got hold of a no longer available genuine ford repair panel for the chassis leg





drilled the spot welds and cut the old piece off





here it is after being covered in primer, much better





got myself a new fords alternator cable aswell





also a new servo pipe, brake line securing clips and non power steering rack bolts





new brackets which hold the sunroof





new tailgate hinges next to the old ones,
the old ones hold in what ever position you put them, compared to the new ones which are completely smooth

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you should be proud of that m8 top car awseome work

Spot on as ever

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RIP Ben. Gone but not forgotten.

SportKA - I've driven one and its deffinately a Girls car

Ford Fair 2010 0-60 7.45 secs Trek 4100

Save the trees, wipe your arse with a Cosworth

when do estimate to have it finished?

looks relly good mate getting there now

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RUST IS LIGHTER THAN CARBON FIBER

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Absolutely stunning work mate

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Well its time for a catch up
things have been a bit slow lately due to loosing my enthusiam
but starting to get it back again


after selling quite alot of parts recently to get my funds level back up
mainly things that are no good to me which my change of plans
as basically this car wont look the same as before,
more factory looking with subtle touches


firstly my new black samco hoses for the mk3 fiesta with zetec engine
(the kits only been released a few months ago after all these years)





spark lead clip, new washer jets, clips to hold the wiring in the boot, and tailgate grommet





brand new hubs to go with the knuckles i have'nt picked up from the powder coaters yet





new rear license plate lamp on the left, compared to the old yellow on the right





the metal shim that goes between the block and gearbox, no longer available new
so straightened mine up, sanded back to bare metal as it was a little scabby
etch primer and few coats of satin black, JOB DONE





also the panel gap below the rear light i've had lead filled, so basically its slightly flexable and wont crack





heres how the shell is looking
basically seam sealer is being put on only where its needed and nowhere near as thick as it comes from factory






recently while in the london area, i went to see chris todd @ torque of the devil
about mapping, wiring and management
very happy to leave the car with them in the near future

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in the engine bay i've decided to move the ecu and its wiring
so the factory hole is useless




so it was welded up, grinded back, then a some filler over the top
also had the last few holes welded up which hold the factory fuel filter and abs on other models of this car aswell




after being sanded back




and in primer




inside of the arch was smoothed aswell




to reseal the car back up i've been using a fords sealant,





from inside the shell, under the bulkhead you can see the plate welded over the location for the factory ecu
aswell as the sealant i've been putting in the panel gaps





i've sealed up the same places as done originally, except i've not putting it on so thickly
just making sure it's pushed into the gap and looks neat

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well next up was more sealant,
just applied a different way,

the mk3 fiesta was known for water leaks mainly on the front bulkhead,
so with this in mind i'm making sure cover all the seams well as i dont want a leak when its all built up



the choice of sealant,





how i'm going to apply it with an airline





a test section on some cardboard using masking tape for edges





test section with the masking tape removed, happy days!!





the important bits were masked around the bulkhead and sprayed with sealant






a close up after the masking tape was taken off






how it looks now, much better coverage of sealant without looking messy

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well the sideskirts that were fitted previously catched the bottom of the doors and rubbed the paint off
so that being done 3/4 years ago i have a little surface rust starting
so that needed to be sorted


stripped both doors down completely





while i was there, i had to see the how bad the rust was,
thankfully with a small d/a it showed clean metal behind, so that was a big relief ! !





next was a test fit of the panels, any adjustments made before the car is ready for paint
so doors were fitted first to line up from the quarters,

while i'm catching up i'll show a picture from weeks ago, i did'nt post up because it would show my newest idea,
but while the front chassis was bare, it was the perfect time to get some paint on before the wings go on
as you dont get much access when the wings are on





it seems the last it was at the other bodyshop washers were used and parts of the hinge grinded away to allow the door to sit higher
so rather than replacing the hinges which seemed fine apart from the washers,
we used new washers and welded them on, so would look a better job





then with the belt sander the welding was tidied up





so with the doors on properly, the wings and bonnet were test fitted






so with the wings in the perfect place, the metal was prepped for spot welding

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then spot welded on by a pro, its a lump of a machine





heres the wing after spot welding





then where the front valance meets the wing was welded





while we were test fitting, the skirts and arches were trimmed to fit nicely
aswell as being trimmed for my big wheels




also the wings were trimmed back to make more room for the 8"wide cossie wheels aswell

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had some more parts back from the powder coaters
front hubs, another front engine mount and the back plates for the rs2000 rear disc/drum setup





recently tried cleaning up the brake bar which runs along the rear of the engine bay,
after lots of scrubbing it was'nt getting any better, so it was a choice of having it recoated, or a new one

so bought a new one along with new bushes and springs





some bump stops for the bonnet, screws for the bonnet hinges and bonnet
also nuts for the front and rear bumpers





new upper and lower steering cowl's





new plugs for the floor





new seal which holds the rear glass in the tailgate





new washer bottle





two new door seals and tailgate seal

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new door hinge bolts and clips
one of the new door strikers aswell





got hold of an RS accessory part i've not seen before,
its a light dimmer relay basically rather than the on/off switch





also another accessory, the credit card style spare key





the panels under the rear lights which were lead filled,
have been finished off with a skim of filler
before





after sanding

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