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[Dave G fsi]

All looking very good so far eddie, bet youre well happy its all coming together

[Excursion]

Nice one Edd, this is the exciting bit

[rsturbonutter]

I can't wait for this to be painted and its not even my car wtf. How long next week I bet your itching for it. I am anyway can't wait for the update when its all shiney in the best colour

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks Chaps...

Hopefully the bodyman will be doing his stuff on saturday, and then continuing it through next week. I am looking forward to seeing a fresh merc grey car again, with a "proper" paint job on it. Im 100% confident that their work will be to the best of their ability.

The workshop is always full of vans and cars having work done to them, in ultra clean environment. The owner, who was recommended to me by a friend in the Essex RSOC, always drops what hes doing to come over and shake the mitt, and show me to my fez, parked up in the special resto zone!!!!

The bodyman told me that he wasnt happy with my welded bits that i had done, so he re did them in his own time and has done a pukka job so far......

Updates to follow fellas!!!

[Fraggle]

Thanks mate.... Will update soon...

Been tinkering for half hour aswell to see how i can try and replicate some tyre stickers for the shows!!! This one looks about right so far.. (If anyone has got any original pics of the stickers then thatd be great).......

Looking lovely

[RS EDDIE]

Cheers pal..

[Dave G fsi]

Sounds like a properly good bodyshop you are using eddie, nice one

[Fraggle]

Enjoy, p.s dont ask me where i found this pic, but it took 4hrs to do so,my eye's are burning

[jonyb4]

thought RS's xrs and Si's come with P6000 standard, mine did atleast

[Dave G fsi]

Good work eddie

[rob pace]

BEUTIFULL!!!!

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks chaps....

No mate FRSTs came with p600s as standard....fraggles post above shows..( its an original unused tyre that he sold me )..

FRAGGLE....You are a legend son!!!! ( now im gna have to try and make that sticker at once!!!! )

[RS EDDIE]

Ive now tried to replicate the sticker that Fraggle posted for me....Not sure what the colour sequence is, but from what i can make out, i produced this other sticker....



Looks a bit more original but ill wait on the correct colouring ( i think it might all be yellow without the white ) then try and get it bang on!!!!

[Fraggle]

Thanks chaps....

No mate FRSTs came with p600s as standard....fraggles post above shows..( its an original unused tyre that he sold me )..

FRAGGLE....You are a legend son!!!! ( now im gna have to try and make that sticker at once!!!! )

Getting closer mate...but...

Me a Legend, hmmmmmmm,no, but i am special yes

PM en-route...you'll love it, esp check the font thickness out, propper OE lushness, and the yellowness of the erm yellow

[rs_fiesta]

What show are you aiming for Eddie?

[RS EDDIE]

Hmmm...Hard to say mate. Poss Ford Fair and National Day and the Essex regional Show i hope, depending on how things go!!!

Fraggle....Im getting closer to the correct sticker now...Just gotta touch this one up!!!



God Im bored tonight!!!!

[jonyb4]

nice, trimming is a bit messy though

[RS EDDIE]

Its only a tester!!!!!...

As if my OCD would let me suffer messy edges!!!!

[jonyb4]

[Fraggle]

Its only a tester!!!!!...

As if my OCD would let me suffer messy edges!!!!

Thats pretty s**t hot that

try doing it straight onto plain white paper fella..and try abusing it abit, give it some age/pattina, just needs a more matt finish..
the original one deffo looks paper thin and would have been glue pasted..

need to learn Italian then give em a ring see if got any originals lying around, that'll keep the OCD busy

[RS EDDIE]

Yeah im gna try that mate.

TBH the flash has made it a bit ultra clear..Im gna print onto matt sticky paper to get that original look.......But the Pirelli phone call might be a new line of enquiry!!!!!

[Excursion]

You've done a cracking job as usual! Did these definitely come on Ford supplied cars though? I thought stickers are only on retail market tyres, not OEM/showroom vehicles?

[RS EDDIE]

Cheers Mark,

I doubt the cars came with the stickers on the tyres, the reason im putting them on is merely due the fact that these are for the car tyres when at shows ( as they will never be driven on )
It just promotes the fact that ive managed to get hold of 5 original unused tyres that the car would have been wearing when new.

More of a subtle touch than anything else. All the oldskool concourse boys do it so i thought id follow suit...

[rs_fiesta]

Any pics In prep or paint Eddie?

[Excursion]

Cheers Mark,

I doubt the cars came with the stickers on the tyres, the reason im putting them on is merely due the fact that these are for the car tyres when at shows ( as they will never be driven on )
It just promotes the fact that ive managed to get hold of 5 original unused tyres that the car would have been wearing when new.

More of a subtle touch than anything else. All the oldskool concourse boys do it so i thought id follow suit...

Gotcha! Makes sense. Will look forward to more pics mate.

[RS EDDIE]

RS Fiesta, im going to update tommorow as im popping down the bodyshop to see the progress a week after i last went, and ill get plenty of pics to show where its at!!!

I hope its not too far off, but i need a bit of time as my garage is going through a bit of a refurb for when it comes back!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Let me guess, carpets by any chance?

[RS EDDIE]

Carpets!!!! Yeah you guessed it Davey boy....

My mates ol man gave me some brand new carpet 20 ft x 10ft to lay down. Just smoothing out the floor and gna put some damp seal down in case then roll out the carpet!!! Its a nice bright green with a grey floral pattern...proper retro and funky!!! ( beggers and choosers and all that) Ill see how it looks but i might get some black carpet if it looks sheeeite!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Haha, brilliant, thought as much!

That should stop the damp attacking!

Have you thought of a dehumidifier too? Or even a carcoon?

[RS EDDIE]

Gna look into a carcoon when autumn time comes mate!!!

[jonyb4]

are you going to sleep there when the missus gets the hump with you?
be nice and cosy

[RS EDDIE]

Oi....The car is my missus!!!! hahaha

[rs_fiesta]

Is it going in a carcoon/permabag when done?

[Dave G fsi]

Check a couple of posts up mate, I just asked that

[rsturbonutter]

Ed I know you like your stickers and an original car
Just wondered if you have though about the little gel type stickers on the inside boot kind of triangular shape. I have just got myself a good condition mk3 boot and only noticed the stickers when stripping the glass etc out and immediately thought of you
With the way your going about your restore you have probably already sourced them but if you haven't I thought I would mention them.
Where's the progress pics