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[jonyb4]

hey, after the XR project going down so well (really not!)

ive been upset, and went comfort shopping

put a deposit on this, was located 50miles away in Abergavenny, whats more they will deliver it for £40 on top, cost me that in petrol to go view it,
which is the main reason i want a diesel run around, the si is too much on fuel just going to work, £30 each week atleast, and im only doing 15hrs a week, its just not on


its a silver t reg 1999 Ford Escort Turbo Diesel finesse estate, 136k on the clock,

bad points it needs atleast 1 lowerarm/wishbone, during the test drive it pulled /swerved on gearchange and the turning was quite wobbly, suspect the bushes are franked

i noticed the drivers sill needs 2 or 3 plates welded in as they have holes in it and some rust spots

both rear arches by the doors are rusty, but its not deep thankfully, i can just treat and spray

needs a pair of front tyres, and is missing a backbox,

apart from that it needs tax and test and im laughing

all this and ive got a T reg diesel estate workhorse for less than £400 :thumbsup:


pics








good points, apart from the wabble, it drives really well, plenty of power on tap, pulled off with my foot down and come 3k the wheels were spinning

interior is in good condition (roof lining over the rear seats was sagging a tad)
pas, central locking, electric windows, Turbo diesel with intercooled model 90ps/89bhp with far more torque than its equivalent the 1.6 zetec, with far better fuel economy too
foglights, tacho and half a tank of juice!

will be getting delivered by thursday


ill fix it up in the garage as its still SORN, weld some plates in, hammerite the sills, if its a close colour match (you never know!) ill do the arches while im there, do the wishbones and fit a backbox and put it in for a test then tax, adn the si will come off the road for some TLC

shes not going anywhere thou
(if anyone has a estate backbox performance or standard get in touch!)

[jonyb4]

little update on it, for 136k it drives very well, it was waiting for me on a delievery truck soon as i got home, give him the rest of the £240 notes and the log book was signed

after playing witht he fact its an estate, got her skirt up, it needs either a new driver sill, or a rather lengthy sized plate welded in, ill check prices of sills and will decide

a passengers wishbone as suspected, the brakes are quite shot, so ill pop a spair set on that i have, same 240mm's nothing fancy

and a repalcement backbox as ive got nothing but the pipe it was connected to

someones disabled the aircon, removed the pully and used a non aircon belt,b tu the pump and pipe work remains

needs new coolant as it looks dry, plenty of rusty colour grot in there too

and the pas fluid is low, the engine could do with a service, even a timing belt as i hear theyre popular faisl on these, and i aint risking it for the sake of about £20


once these are done ill put her in for the mot and tax her if shes passes


pics of the work to come







and please before anyone states it, yes the exhaust has been FULLY paid for now

[EUFez]

Horseradish

[jonyb4]

thanks ill use that inspiration while fixing her up

ordered a pair of wishbones with the 6 nuts/bolts

will pick up the backbox ive seen tomorrow after work, thats if they remove it in time
fit my two front Gti wheels for the mot

then after i sort the sill ill boot it in for a test, then if passed tax it and swap the insurance over, which incedently is of no extra cost, i love Quinn


once its on the road, might actually leave the standard 5000 radio unit in, its a good unit with ford cd changer compatability

might get one of them:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120704122939&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_500wt_949

followed by the monitor and ps2 fitted for camping, and a boost gauge tapped into the intercooler
15psi/1.03bar standard boost, to keep an eye on things


some pics
various history with it, upto 2005 ford service history, im owner no. 3, first owner sold it may 08, and its been local to abergavenny from new, untill me

[knuckles]

you like a good old shed dont ya jony

[dontpannic]

Looks OK jon, but you bought this in order to save on petrol in the Si?

Surely petrol in the Si is cheaper than insurance, tax and diesel for running a second car? Might just be me though.

[jonyb4]

you like a good old shed dont ya jony

your wrong about the old bit, newest car ive ever owned

[jonyb4]

Looks OK jon, but you bought this in order to save on petrol in the Si?

Surely petrol in the Si is cheaper than insurance, tax and diesel for running a second car? Might just be me though.

everyone keeps saying that to me, but no it wont be

ignoring the fact what ive paid for already, the tax and mot will just wither on the Si, it will be used now and then and for car shows, but apart from that no it wont be used so im not paying for two cars at all

and it wont even be insured, the insurance is getting swapped onto the escort


hasnt anyone ever had a second car before?!
fiestasiphil comes to mind, 1.3 run around si in garage

[jonyb4]

pair of wishbones with a set of bolts/nuts, and new backbox ordered, will do the sill tonight/tomorrow and its soon ready for the test

[dontpannic]

it will be used now and then and for car show

For which it will need to be MOT'ed, Taxed and insured, surely? Unless you transfer the insurance over every time there's a show, which means a £20 admin charge...

[andymac]

I think he said somewhere the swap was for freesies ?

Either way yes, I run two cars and the insurance on the second is murder as it's a brand new policy.

[jakerowles]

ill fix it up in the garage as its still SORN, weld some plates in, hammerite the sills, if its a close colour match (you never know!) ill do the arches while im there, do the wishbones and fit a backbox and put it in for a test then tax, adn the si will come off the road for some TLC

shes not going anywhere thou
(if anyone has a estate backbox performance or standard get in touch!)

if its moondust silver hamerite is an ok match but wouldnt do the sills unless its a part that you cant see as you can see the diference from a mile off. whats the plans then ?you doing anything proformance wise ? id just bodge the sills up hamerite em then get gti side skirts and alloys and replace that tailgate other than that it isnt that bad but it is showing how many miles its done

[hb69]

anyone ever had a second car before?!
fiestasiphil comes to mind, 1.3 run around si in garage

Me, Steve, smo, wayne, chris....

[Ratspeed]

anyone ever had a second car before?!
fiestasiphil comes to mind, 1.3 run around si in garage

Me, Steve, smo, wayne, chris....

me

[jonyb4]

it will be used now and then and for car show

For which it will need to be MOT'ed, Taxed and insured, surely? Unless you transfer the insurance over every time there's a show, which means a £20 admin charge...

, the si has tax and mot, was both done in feb, so the tax runs out end of sept, aka end of show season 9minus some combe track days i believe)

and no the insurance can be swapped free, its a phone call away, used to do it with my old green mk3 when i was doing the engine convo on the mk4, kept transfering it every 2 week intervals, in the end i had it covered for almost 2 months, its free of charge and doesnt change the premium, but the escort will be the main policy covered car now (well the only)

but if i miss the si or bored of driving slow i can just ring and ill have cover from the next quarter of the hour, simple as that

quinn ladies and gents

[jonyb4]

ill fix it up in the garage as its still SORN, weld some plates in, hammerite the sills, if its a close colour match (you never know!) ill do the arches while im there, do the wishbones and fit a backbox and put it in for a test then tax, adn the si will come off the road for some TLC

shes not going anywhere thou
(if anyone has a estate backbox performance or standard get in touch!)

if its moondust silver hamerite is an ok match but wouldnt do the sills unless its a part that you cant see as you can see the diference from a mile off. whats the plans then ?you doing anything proformance wise ? id just bodge the sills up hamerite em then get gti side skirts and alloys and replace that tailgate other than that it isnt that bad but it is showing how many miles its done

sadly im next to near doing that, ive just finished cutting the worst of the rot on the sill, its about a metre long of a cut out now, ill copy it to new metal and weld it in

the inner sill seems to be a bit corroded, ive applied kurust, but thats the best i can do without going nuts and replacing the inner and outer sill, which aint really viable atm


performance wise, it has the 0-60 time of a 1.25 mk4 or not far off a 1.6 Si so it should keep me happy enough

if i do get bored, i can turn the boost up on the turbo and turn the fueling up, pre boost and during, but it will smoke more and add stress to the turbo

further more id consider a mondeo ST tdci intercooler to be moved to the bumper, apart from that theres not much i can do, unless i try to find the very early turbo and bosch fuel pumps they had, but phased out quick so theyre rare


im fitting a boost gauge soon, the take off nipple has already come through the door, found it needed a drivers outer CV gaiter, so got that from work, ill fit that when the wishbones come (they did but i werent in)

i may fit gti skirts, but i dont wanna do that sorta stuff to this, it will only make me want to do more



sorry henry, yea you all do, but id of been ages with a big list of people lol, what do you do insurance wise?

swap or do you have cover on both? any vehicle?

[Ratspeed]

Thats a right ball ache really, If you want to go for a quick blast one night, or out one weekend you cant just jump out one into the other

[jonyb4]

update soon, pics uploading

[Ratspeed]

Insurance wise for me, its cheaper for me to insure both cars fully comp for me and the misses than it was for me Third party f&f on my old RS
I couldnt be arsed with the constant phone calls to swap it over if i just wanted to go out for an hour.

[jonyb4]

Thats a right ball ache really, If you want to go for a quick blast one night, or out one weekend you cant just jump out one into the other

i wont want to, if i want it for a weekend, i just ring them and swap it, takes less than 10mins, and i can have it swapped for upto 2 weeks then it will go back to the escort

its not the best way, but its far cheaper

[Ratspeed]

Out of interest what is the inurances on both cars?

[jonyb4]

what both covered?

dunno not tried, probably something stupid, ive heard multicover on under 25s is something else


i know most dont think its the best way to it, but it works for me, and im happy doing so

[Ratspeed]

what both covered?

dunno not tried, probably something stupid, ive heard multicover on under 25s is something else


i know most dont think its the best way to it, but it works for me, and im happy doing so

If it works out best for you matey, fair play.

I just wondered what the seperate premiums were thats all

[jonyb4]

i can find out when im swapping them over, should be tested on friday if all the repairs go well


anywho, update

two new part-worn tyres as one was slightly bald on the shoulder, didnt want to risk it




some new bits to go on


first mod, i had this knob from ford fair 09, i finally know what it fits



boost take off


anyone want to buy a knob?


then tonight i started on the swapping of bits
new calipers next to the old, left escort, right puma (fiesta also)



knackered gaiter, im struggling to remember how you get new ones on, doesnt the driveshaft have to be removed from the hub then the spider unions taken off and slot the gaiter over? and repack with high velocity grease?


completely shot discs, worn down, and very odd uneven wear front and back, bak has mountains on it!
stil cant understand how it can be caused, i always swap the whole setup to avoid it (including calipers)
passengers werent soo bad, but discs were both seized on the hub


new from a puma


on but not bled, interesting fact, the banjo fitting escorts use works on the fiesta/puma/ka calipers, but if you have 13" wheels id not recommend it as the pipe coming off it goes straight up and would confer on the wheel, the 15" wheels hits has is more than fine though



battery is now disconnected ready for the welding, the bad rot ont he sill is cut out, the inner sill has been reust teated, i know it aint the best way but it will have to do, i might squirt some crude/used oil over the insides of here, but im scared it will ignite when im welding

not many pics to show you as im not particually proud of this method

cutting



cut out in once piece for coping


(thats not rust in the above pic around the cut, a reflection of the orange carpets)

kurust was layered on all visible rust/bubbling ill eave that work over night, ive also grinded back where the welds will be going ready for tomorrow

more of this tomorrow

[Ratspeed]

Easiest way to do the boot Jony is to get a stretch boot and a cone.

Ball joint out, hub nut and habd the driveshaft to the side. Then cut the old one off, turn the new one inside out,plenty of engine oil on the cone and just slide it over. 15 mins tops

Here you go,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-BOOTK ... 20b19d2d46

[jonyb4]

meh ive already got one now mate, maybe i can use a funnel

[jakerowles]

meh ive already got one now mate, maybe i can use a funnel

last time i watched someone do one they cut the end off a cone and used that . it was on a van tho

[jonyb4]

oh you mean a traffic cone lol

aye guess that would work

[jakerowles]

oh you mean a traffic cone lol

aye guess that would work

ye so somewhere around stockport theres half a traffic cone

[jonyb4]

the brakes are sorted, put the old calipers back on with the new discs, bought new pads from work, bargain! were £25.99 trade knocked down to £10.79

will paint the calipers up while doing the wishbones, which come today, still waiting on my new exhaust, need to sort the horn, hoping its something silly like the fuse gone

ive also got my gaiter to put on while im doing my wishbones


sorted the sill today, welded it all up, and now undersealed it, it aint pretty but it works
giving it another coat tomorrow

[jonyb4]

update,

wishbones done, C.V gaiter done, was a Bic™ this, used a plastic cup in the end haha, with loads of vaselin to slip it over the joint (sex jokes anyone?)

brakes are good, stop me well and responsive, two new tyres on the front, sill plated up nicely and undersealed, even got a cd6000 headunit to put in if i fancy, but if i do i cant use my ipod, ive been using one of them cassette adapters so far, and the system is bloody good considering its all standard, might add my sub to the deal if my dvd player goes in and it should be great

took it for a brief spin to see how the car drive with new wishbones, bloody goes like a dream, its very fun considering its a diesel estate, and it has got some poke too, nimble and quite

ive choosen right with her

just need to get the tracking done, the horn isnt working, ive had the wheel off checked everything including the tracks on the back, fuse, nothing, must be the horn itself or the wiring looks bad down there.
and need to adjust the aim of the washer jets, and shes ready for the test which is booked in on friday afternoon

all for now

[jonyb4]

picture update to coincide with the above

O/S lower arm removed







with the two wishbones and the gaiter done, this arrived this morning




coudlnt for the life of me get the old pipe off the mid section while on the car, hammering the hell out if it and it wouldnt budge, even penetration fluid wasnt helping

so had to take the whole midsection from the cat back off




back on the car





all done with that, not that it was loud without it, but its nice and hush quite now

pictures of the sill repair, it will get a new sill one day as this is temporary, i know crappy welds, but its the best i could get out of my crappy mig, even with gas!




also replaced the fog light bulbs



ive sorted out the washer jets, the tube was blocked, a spare tube/hose is fitted and is much better, the jets aint all working, but 2 our of four will do, each side is working
also aimed them right

then began topping up the fluids, coolant and powersteering fluid




in the middle of sorting the horn, after checking the fuse, button behind airbag, connections behind them, and the runner behind the wheel itself, nothing all fine, then checked the wiring under the wing, rust earth cleaned still nothing, tested horn itself, knackered, so if i can get another in the morning before work good stuff, otherwise ill have to try and use the fiestas one for the test untill i can sort one out

all the cars ive broken for sapres and no bloody spare horn, gonna gather loads from now on!


MOT is booked for 4pm tomorrow, so wish me luck

[Rhinopower]

What you are planning to do is illegal and the dvla will fine you £1000!

If you have a car thats taxed, it HAS to be insured, and any car without insurance HAS to be SORN.

[jonyb4]

Aye I've geared about this new thing, apparently it isn't in effect yet though

[Fraggle]

Lookin good...Crackin through it fella,,,Good luck with the mot t-rex