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[EUFez]

Progress looks good...

Question though, If you don't mind me asking? How much were the two front wings? Can't be that much, £20-£30 each?

James

[xr2irhys]

£50 posted each


edit , well near to

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-M ... 1e673e67c1

[xr2irhys]

just added a few more things to my ebay buys lol


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tetra-Tetrosy ... _914wt_952


Got this to finish off the underside , i know i started off with grey in the cans but i found the cans was rubbish and dont leave a good finish at all , so 3 litres should be plenty to cover the underside fully and with a gun should leave a nice textured effect to , if any one can advise on running psi pressure ideal for spraying this stuff would be great

[jonyb4]

top work rhys, took me a while to catch up on this thread, quire inspiring

[xr2irhys]

top work rhys, took me a while to catch up on this thread, quire inspiring

Thanks , should be a nice car once done

[jonyb4]

why did it need new wings to begin with?

they looked fine

[xr2irhys]

why did it need new wings to begin with?

they looked fine

im fussy well with this car anyway had a bit of rust on

[xr2irhys]

bit of an update been giving it more of a go at the wings today and they looking fairly promising









the gaps are not 100% in pics as are only bolted on up by the inside of the wings by the door panels , and they will tweek up a bit more closer

[Michael!]

looking good, maybe you should keep them black. looks cool

[jonyb4]

looking good, maybe you should keep them black. looks cool

lol grow up

looks straight to me mate, tacked them down yet?

[xr2irhys]

looking good, maybe you should keep them black. looks cool

lol grow up

looks straight to me mate, tacked them down yet?

not as yet ,

1. my welder desided to play up so i stuck it on ebay for spares or repairs ( needed new torch )
2. im debating if to bolt them on , saves any mistakes if it needs any adjustments once its all welded up

[jonyb4]

dont bolt them , will look wack and unoriginal

could bond it on, glue it under the lip that sits under the bonnet shut line, then botl it behind the side repeater and bond behind thebumper

[xr2irhys]

not keen on bonding them on , could be a bit of a pain , bolting on wont be to bad and all the bolt heads would be painted to match and be as kept as small as possibly , but your right the bolts would annoy me.

i just dont want to have it all welded on and then a wing or something needs moving over and have to drill them off

[Excursion]

I'm converting the wings on my Si to bolt on, the bodyhsop are going to do it to the gen wings I've given them.

I'm using stainless rivnuts and button head bolts.

[Minstral]

bolt on is way forawrd. german stuff been doing it for years, dont see the point in weld on

[xr2irhys]

im geussing the bottom rivnuts sits flush on the inner wing , and you then put the bolt through the wing screwing it down onto the inner wing? are they fitted in with standard rivet gun?

[Excursion]

Here: http://www.memfast.co.uk/shop/Vprod4.asp?cat=2250000415

If you look around the Mk3 shell (or any post 90's car come to think of it) you will see them dotted around for non-structural fixings, they are seriously handy things. I recommend M4 for the wings and if you use mild steel then you won't need a special too;l if you can visualise in your head how the work then it becomes clear how to make your own:


If you want to use stainless M4 or mild steel M4-M8 then get one of the cheaper hand tools like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-633942-Threaded-Rivet-Insert/dp/B000WTJPLO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1319994168&sr=8-3

Anything over M8 then get a decent tool, I got this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-3736-Heavy-Duty-Riveter/dp/B0012MB3RO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1319994184&sr=8-4 ignore the fact it's branded as Laser; I usually wouldn't touch their kit with a barge pole but this a quality item made by another firm, just re-branded by whoever sells it (Stanley and Draper sell the same item).

[Michael!]

i bolted the wing on my mk5 when i got a new one. it was fine and lined up really well!

[xr2irhys]

from what i can see and understand the heads are sqashed down and the head squezes between the sheet you are riviting them too , leaving half of the head on the back of the pannel which leave it attached?

so am i right saying you could use just a nut and bolt , bolt at the top through the rivnut, nut at the bottom to hold it still, and turning the top nut to compress the head?? cant see the need for the metal peice?

[xr2irhys]

well just done a bit of ebay shopping to get the wings all fixed in place, wings will be removed again though to spray and seam seal inside




after seeing this picture noticed i got steel rivnuts so gone for aluminium ones as well

[xr2irhys]

just got the rivnuts and tool today , tool is made by silverline , now i know they are low budget tools and not known for great quality , but they are now offering life time gaurentee on most tools by the seems of things , i have a coolant drop tester from them too and that also had a life time gaurentee

wasnt expecting the rivnuts to be so small for the bolts, M4 , should do the job though

[jonyb4]

nice stuff, was gonna buy that same tool

countersunk screws probably werent the best choice though, you could try and countersunk the wing holes but its a bit thin metal for that

[xr2irhys]

yeah i didnt realise untill i got them in the post

[jonyb4]

says in description

bloody cheap though!

[xr2irhys]

says in description

bloody cheap though!

yep wont be to much of a prob those bolts will just bolt them in place 4 now using them and just change the bolt later on

when i bought them on ebay i was thinking that the heads was completely flat and would sit snug up to the wing lol

[xr2irhys]

found this bit of rust today and its a bit of a strange one dont even think it is rust , its like holes have been drilled through or something



also been going a bit more to the underside , need to get this car finished really so trying to get it done a bit quicker

[jonyb4]

bullet holes!

[xr2irhys]

tried a rivnut out today to see how the wings looked once pulled in a bit and bolted in place , only got one bolt in at the mo but im pretty pleased with how its looking

[jonyb4]

yea thats not bad at all, looks pretty straight and lined up

[Ratspeed]

that looks to be lined up well.

Good job

[xr2irhys]

bottom row of bolts all fitted in

[Fraggle]

Top work fella

ZT on bodies next then?

[jonyb4]

good stuff, try and keep them evenly spaced apart to get a factory look

ruler if need be lol

[xr2irhys]

aim is to have it at fiesta in the park this year , paint work may not be spot on though as will be doing it myself so not convinced on a colour match plus gotta find some where warm to do it cant afford a full respray

[Excursion]

I'm using button head stainless bolts on mine. I was umming and ahhing over whether to paint the bolts or not, but in the end just settled for unpainted stainless.