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[Maxwell]

That is probably the cleanest Fiesta RST i have ever seen!!

[rsturbonutter]

Its all coming together nicely now fella can't wait to see it in the flesh at central day. I will go just to drool over this

[Dave5300]

please bring her to ff mate, dieing to see this

[Dave G fsi]

Likewise! And I cant make central day this year, so ford fair is a must!

[tompeteRS]

With reference to the boot liner - if it is 5021113 it is likely to have an 89FB Engineering however I don't think this Accessory was available at the time your FRST was built let alone in 1989. This part has been superceded by 1012287 which looks virtually identical and has an A96FX Engineering number. This part is also suitable for the MK4/MK5 Fiesta.

I've got an enormous collection of brochures and literature and I should be able to use them as a reference point to work out when this style of liner came out (I don't think it is in the 91 or 94 Fiesta Accessories brochures).

[rob pace]

loving it edd, do you know who can stamp the genuine vin plates for me? jyust picked up a genuine brand new spanish one!

[Michael!]

there was a non slip mat available for the 89-93(?) range of fiesta wasnt there? possibly not the tray though. could be a 3.5 accessory that?

[Michael!]

there was a non slip mat available for the 89-93(?) range of fiesta wasnt there? possibly not the tray though. could be a 3.5 accessory that?

[RS EDDIE]

Cheers Fellas.

Im hoping to get the engine over to the builder on saturday. Just gotta finish painting the block and head, bought new oil pump, head bolts, gasket sets, water pumps etc etc.
All the brake lines are painted again, just gna fit them tmrw. Bought a brand new lock set aswell so theyre going on. Gonna use a different lock for the petrol cap aswell, to alleviate the problem of someone nicking the cap and getting a set of keys cut to the car.

All going swimmingly so far, should be rolling within the next few weeks, pics to follow tmrw!!

thanks again.

[Excursion]

Cheers Fellas.

Im hoping to get the engine over to the builder on saturday. Just gotta finish painting the block and head, bought new oil pump, head bolts, gasket sets, water pumps etc etc.
All the brake lines are painted again, just gna fit them tmrw. Bought a brand new lock set aswell so theyre going on. Gonna use a different lock for the petrol cap aswell, to alleviate the problem of someone nicking the cap and getting a set of keys cut to the car.

All going swimmingly so far, should be rolling within the next few weeks, pics to follow tmrw!!

thanks again.

Nice idea for the cap, has that happened then?

[RS EDDIE]

Hasnt happened to me Mark no.
But when i was chatting to my friend he said when he worked at fords in the height of the 90s joyriding era, they always advised customers to do this. Sort of an extra safety feature i spose. Thats why the 3.5 doors had the anti tamper cowling fitted around them to stop blades and rods flicking the clips off by car thieves. Im using 3.5 setup on this aswell, just to hinder people that wanna try this.

Not that the car will be left anywhere out of eyeshot!!!

[Excursion]

Hasnt happened to me Mark no.
But when i was chatting to my friend he said when he worked at fords in the height of the 90s joyriding era, they always advised customers to do this. Sort of an extra safety feature i spose. Thats why the 3.5 doors had the anti tamper cowling fitted around them to stop blades and rods flicking the clips off by car thieves. Im using 3.5 setup on this aswell, just to hinder people that wanna try this.

Not that the car will be left anywhere out of eyeshot!!!

Hmm I might do that then

[RS EDDIE]

Do it mate!!!

[jonyb4]

Clever that

[Dave G fsi]

Never knew about this, but one of the mk3's I have owned in the past had a diferent key for the fuel cap and I often wondered why, now I know!

[Fraggle]

[quote="RS EDDIE"
Bought a brand new lock set aswell so theyre going on. Gonna use a different lock for the petrol cap aswell, to alleviate the problem of someone nicking the cap and getting a set of keys cut to the car.
[/quote]


Mine's already been done, 1 key fits all except filler, completely different type of key..no plastic on it, its all metal


Anyways your doing a STERLING job mate, oh and im digging the overalls..

[RS EDDIE]

Must have been done quite alot as its a bit of a shiiite idea having the filler lock on offer to anyone!!

Fraggle, the overalls are retro to the max!!!

[RS EDDIE]

Small Update.

Fitted the rear spare wheel tray just gotta clean it up. Finishes off the rear underside really well imo!!!





Decided to see how well a piston came up with a large portion of elbow grease...
Next to one which was similar to it before i started to clean it!!







Came out very well....Although it was 5 hours of gentle cleaning so i might get the rest vapour blasted as my fingers are shrivelled and foooked!!!

Oh....And my new ride!!!!



Thats it for a bit. Going to powdercoater again to get crank pulley wheeel coated nice and blue again, and get some other stuff zinc plated.
Might try and take some stuff to the engine builder aswell, but ive missed a few patches of paint on the block, so might wait till in the week now!!

Anyway Ta for now!!!

[rsturbonutter]

How far does this concourse go do they put scopes down

[jayrs]

Great stuff again ed, not sure on the new ride




I'm kidding

[RS EDDIE]

I like cleaning!!!!

Thanks Jay...I can really Fag it up now at local meets!!! 32k heated leather, all the trimmings...Aint a bad little thing to be fair!!!

[chrisxr2it3]

And enough boot space for your hair styling and manicure sets!

[jonyb4]

lovely motor, wont hear me slagging them off!

[Dave G fsi]

Great work eddie

Loving the new ride too

[RS EDDIE]

Bit of a movement in proceedings!!

So...The engine was done for me by my friend who works at Burton. Its had a slight deglaze and hone, with brand new Mahle rings and all new Mahle shells fitted. Got them all from my old work Burtons so got a good deal.

Its had a new water pump, Oil pump, cam belt etc plus a new top and bottom gasket sets fitted, with Standard Ford Head Gasket. Id already acid cleaned all the pistons as well. Everything else was 100% including the crank which didnt even need a polish so that was good. The shells didnt look too bad either.

Was in the garage for most of yesterday with a Pal so i could get all the underside lines finished...Brake lines all repainted in the correct shade of green, hoses fitted and tightened, callipers rebuilt and fitted.









Need to get new braid and blue clips aswell as touch up the floor plugs here...







THESE PICS ARE POOR AS THE LIGHT IN MY GARAGE IS PONY....ITS ALOT BETTER IN THE FLESH!! !!!

Started to build the engine ancillaries up today adding a few bits as i went along. I wont bore you with the pics of the dirty engine and all that stuff as im sure youve all seen an oily engine in bits...but this is some of them before going to the builders...





Scrubbing the block up before painting it...







And how it stands now its been back for a week or so...With bottom pulley coated in the correct blue!! Just got to touch up some bits like repaint the cam cover and a few bits on the underside of the car that ive knocked, crawling around with spanners etc.













Now..... ive always seen CVH engines with silver rocker covers that have been coated and painted etc, but always liked the factory finish...i.e the satin greyish colour, as mine was years ago.

Ive visited many scrap yard to find good condition ones but there are soo many variants as to this colour. I took an original unpainted one to my coater to match on his colour swatch and we saw that the nearest to it looked like RAL 7038 Agate Grey!!! I then took it to get the paint made up in 2k and when applied either the paint shop havent mixed it properly or it aint that colour at all!!!

The top half is a colour test and a million miles away from even the rest of the older colour!!!



So im going back tommorow to see what colours i prefer closer to the grey!!!

Also im unsure as to wether i like the manifolds i painted now, so im trying to get a matt/silk cast metal colur as mine seems a bit dark now!!!

Just gna test a few colours on another manifold save stripping mine back!!



Made up some prototype copies of the original rusty bodykit brackets (x6) which often corrode away and fall off over time...



And going to get the brake bias valves re done in gold and the bracket in silver as well as some other bits!!



Oh and i managed to re do a sticker from the original dealer that i saw on an xr3i a while back at a show!!



Thats it till tommorrow i think...AGAIN...Any comments good or bad welcomed except for " Am i going to paint the brake nuts"!!!....What do you reckon lol!!

[Dave G fsi]

Great work eddie, looking amazing

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks alot Dave appreciate it. Hopefully managed to find the best colour match to the original ford rocker cover today!!

Just about to paint it on later tonight....just gotta wait for the mother to clear the oven out of din dins so i can use it again to paint cure!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Love it!

Surely car parts take priority though?! They do in my household

Good luck, hopefully it will be the right colour

[RS EDDIE]

Rocker cover match is..... WRONG.... Looked at 400 greys today and just when one looks good you look at another and it makes the previous one grey mixed with blue or green then yellow and so on....I think satin silver is gonna be favourite now!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Sorry to hear it bud, I'm sure you will find it eventually. At least it is easily accessible in the 'bay to change in the future if required

[jamesmb2]

Looking awesome Ed-it's really starting to take shape!

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks James....Engine might be in the bay and all connected up within a week!!!

[Fraggle]

She's Looking VERY well Mate

Good to see your finding the time to crack on in between cruising that KA about

[rsturbonutter]

Do you know which company manufactured the rockers for fords Ed

[rs_fiesta]

Very nice Eddie