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[pixy379]

This fieta started life as a 1.6s but was bought to re-shell my other very rotten 1.6s into but after putting 4000 miles miles on the 1600 i rebuilt with cam, headwork and twin dcnf's i decided i wanted to make this one a turbo instead If im gonna do it i wanna do it properly so another engine rebuild and complete shell restoration required then, but i want to be differnt and not do am RS rep so im using a FRST bottom end which im rebuilding with a worked xr2 head, part of a turbo technics kit but using a T3 turbo and sierra cosworth intercooler I know im going to run into a couple problems along the way as its not as straight forward as going efi but ill overcome those as i reach them.

[pixy379]

all the progress so far has been over the last few months, unfortunately i can only work on it when i have spare time which is hard to come by at the mo. I have set myself a target of taking it to ford fair next year as im doing all the work myself except the paint job which a mate is doing for me

[FRSJON]

good to see the progress mate keep us updated

[Dave G fsi]

Awesome project, done a brilliant job there!

[pixy379]

Cheers, it wasnt intended to go this far in depth at first but i got a bit carried away once i got started I'll post pics any updates as and when they happen but im only doing bits here and there when i have the time at the but im not rushing it so hopefully should be pretty nice when its finished Next step is to make & weld brackets in for to mount the rad, oil cooler and intercooler in as they are only placed in just to mock things up. I want to get this done pretty soon so that i can take the old engine and box out and push it into my mates spray booth next door for its respray, while thats being done i can get rebuilding the new engine

[jonyb4]

looks good mate, good progress

[Sphinx]

Nice bit of seam welding there while the wings were off , good thinking.

[pixy379]

A few pics of a bit more progress ive had this weekend monting the radiator & oil cooler (unfinished in pics - did more adjustments & finishing touches + extra mounts after i took them) and what i thought would be a quick repair on the sunroof that turned into replacing much more than first intended

[pixy379]

for some reason the pics are coming up in reverse order but you get the idea anyway

[pixy379]

Next step is to get the old engine out and do a bit of seam welding around the engine bay and finish a few silly bits off. Then off to the body shop she can go

[jayrs]

some great work there mate.
so your using the TT kit on what carb? R5 one?

question about roof, as it was that rotton, why not take a compete roof from scrap car, dill the spot welds and replace the complete skin rather than chop a section like you done?

[pixy379]

No I haven't got a R5 carb, I've got the TT xr2 carb. I honestly didn't realise the roof was that bad, there was no bubbling or holes on the outside of roof skin but there was on the inside under the sunroof lip and I cut the sunroof out of a scrapper and just had enough of the other roof to replace the rusty section. I agree with what ur saying about replacing the complete roof and wish I did now but it was Sunday and I did the best I could with what I had. I may end up cutting it out and changing it now tho if I can find a decent one that isn't rusty too!

[jayrs]

ah i see, no need to redo it if it doesnt need it though mate.

the TTxr2 carb, is just a standard xr2 carb, the conversion on the xr2's work well, but the R5 carb is a lot better so they say.
i only had a xr2TT for a short time, well i say "had" it wasnt mine, i done the conversion for a mate years ago and even with the xr2 stuff it was great fun and fast
i still have the xr2TT specs somewhere if your intrested in seeing them.
mind you, if your not running a dizzy then it prob isnt going to be much help to you

[fiend]

Never seen an F reg Mk3 before! Must be one of the first, I always thought the earliest Mk3's were on G reg plates.

[Dave G fsi]

Doing a brilliant job mate!

[pixy379]

Cheers, it's the first resto job I've done but been on the spanners for a bit I've only seen 2 1.6s mk3's on an F plate and I own both of them lol, have seen a couple of other mk3's on an F plate but yea they are very early so not many about. Interesting about the R5 carb - I'll look into that and yes I am running a dizzy too. The sunroof is completely rust free now and should look fine when fillered but if it don't look right then I'll replace it

[FRSJON]

looking good mate

[pixy379]

just a few more pics of my recent progress

[pixy379]

intercooler piping is very tight but isnt right yet so still gotta sort that again

[pixy379]

ive probably gone ott on the seam welding but i want it strong lol. some of you will probably moan at me for painting the underneath waxoyl instead of paiting it the cars colour but i want to try and prevent more rust

[jonyb4]

loving the work mate, makes me wanna do something like this, or just restore my mk4 shell

keep at it mate will go like f**k when its done

[jayrs]

nothing wrong with the underside black, mines black, im like you, more interested in protection rather then the look

[FRSJON]

looking good mate ,not long till paint

[shaunrs]

very nice

[pixy379]

Cheers for the comments, yea I'm definately more worried about protection rather than looks but it should look pretty nice when it's done yeah jon paint is ogetting pretty close..... Thank god for that cos I've really had enough of all this repair work now lol

[shaunrs]

yeah im fed up of all the repair work, welding sparks down you ears and down you boots
its all worth it though.

[jayrs]

you know its just clicked, this having "DL" on the end of the reg means that it came from the isle of wight

[pixy379]

Yes it's an island registered car and I also live on the island lol. Jon has seen the fez in the flesh a few times too

[jayrs]

Yes it's an island registered car and I also live on the island lol. Jon has seen the fez in the flesh a few times too

well fcuk a duck, you know what mate i didnt even know you were on the isle of wight , shows how much attention i pay to the info on the right dont it

[FRSJON]

Yes it's an island registered car and I also live on the island lol. Jon has seen the fez in the flesh a few times too

well fcuk a duck, you know what mate i didnt even know you were on the isle of wight , shows how much attention i pay to the info on the right dont it

[jayrs]

cheers jon , if you had ya MSN working you could of warned me before i made a c0ck of my self

whos doing yua painting btw ?

oh thats a point, have ya finished with that spray gun yet jon? will prob need it within the nexr 3-4 weeks mate

[pixy379]

llama!!! A mate of mine is doin the paint for me - colin brodie, don't know if u know of him?

[pixy379]

Meant to put llama, not llama - bloody corrective typing!

[pixy379]

L m a o. It bloody did it again!

[jayrs]

llama!!! A mate of mine is doin the paint for me - colin brodie, don't know if u know of him?

brodie..., i know the name but dont think ive met him.
he painting in a booth or the unit the cars at out of interest?