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[knuckles]

im going cancel my pawn subscribtion & just visit here more often !

Top work Ed

[FRSJON]

great work as usual

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks alot fellas!!! Almost light at the end of the tunnel...Well a tiny, tiny bit!!!

[jayrs]

looking good ed

that reinds me, you done the stickers for me yet

[RS EDDIE]

Jay. Im gna get to it first thing tommorow, send you some testers and when you are happy just let me know mate. PM your address again as iv deleted it by mistake AGAIN!!!

[jayrs]

mate what you like

[jamesmb2]

Blimey mate. If I'd known you were going to make your servo look that good I'd have left the replacement you sourced for me with you for the same treatment!!! Great work as usual.

[jonyb4]

mother of god

[RS EDDIE]

Cheers Lads...

[Michael!]

how do you do it mate, this is going to be a fudgekin credit to you.

i love it

[Fraggle]

im going cancel my pawn subscribtion & just visit here more often !

Top work Ed

See why im here so much

[RS EDDIE]

Michael....Do what??...theres not alot to it just trial and error mixed in with a bit of OCD.

CheeeeRS!!

[Michael!]

thats it ed! the constant sarting over again mate - you must have the patience of a saint!

[RS EDDIE]

In actual fact i loose my temper within 2 seconds...but the part of me that cant leave things until im happy, over rules it all !!!

[Michael!]

i just get angry and leave it, hence my awful record with cars

[jonyb4]

no when you get angry you break it

[Michael!]

similar thing

[fiestarsturboblack]

Love it ed, so wen do u wana make a start on mine lol

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks mate!! If you was nearer to me then it wouldn't be a problem!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Great progress eddie, everything is looking top notch!

[RS EDDIE]

Thankyou David!!

[RS EDDIE]

Ok, been in the mixer of late..
Taken everything off the car AGAIN and its all either been re powdercoated satin black or is at the coaters getting done. Took the front knuckles back to my old work place Burton Power to have the bearings and races pressed out so i can get the final pieces to the coater.

Re sprayed most of the brake lines the correct shade of green as i was never happy with the shade the coater used but he couldnt find a close enough match, so i ended up hand sanding them back to get a nice smooth key, then sprayed them in the work drying room (80') and left them to cure!!.

Had a mass clearout of shiite in my garage ( 3 binbags of plastic trims etc etc!! )and as i didnt really have enough space to work on stuff purchased some work benches with pegboards. (classic case of closing the barn door when the horse has bolted!!)



Bit tidier now!!



Took advantage of my heater during this time and it works superb!!! Got the garage up to 46 deg at one point on high fan!! ( comes of the end at 800deg !!!!!)



So, managed to re do the oil cooler..



Front fog brackets...



Cleaned all the light fittings with a tooth brush and white spirit...





Fitted new washer bottle



Inner arches and screws...



Dissassembled rear hubs, beam and brakes...Look at that dust!!!! Anybody??...DUST





Fitted up some of the engine bay clobber that i had taken off ..



Got some more stuff Zincd...



The brake lines can be seen here in the first pic as the difference in colours that i had originally, (right) compared to the original (left)



And the colour match that i achieved with my newly sprayed lines ( right) to the original (left)



Finally so far, i put my newly coated springs etc onto my new shocks, gave them some paint flicks etc...Much better in satin....



And whilst i was at it I bought new top mount rubbers...COMPARE the sloppy old ones (left) to the new tight ones (right) and the cup hole size difference after years of use!!!!....When i offered them over the spring cup the old ones just fell over them whereas the newer ones had to be squeezed over !!!!




Thats it for a bit, just in the process of sorting everything into order and boxes, all labelled (OCD!!)

Any comments most welcome, thankyouplease!!

[fiestarsturboblack]

Looks awsum as always AND THAT DUST IS UNACCEPTABLE! !

[FRS_Steve]

Looks absolutely brilliant mate! Been wondering when an update was coming on this. The brake lines are a massive improvement over the previous colour

Nice touch with the paint marks on the springs and stickers on the shocks, these details will all make this car really special

Garage is looking nice and tidy too

[Excursion]

Beginning to look very special indeed!

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks Fellas, Its slowly coming together....As soon as the coating is back next week ittl be rolling again!!! Just gotta wash the underside and polish it to get the final finish then build her up!!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Absolutely stunning eddie

Ford fair this year then?

[- Danny Boy -]

Very nice Eddie!

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks Dave/Danny....

Ford Fair?? I want to try and make Central Day if poss, not sure about fiesta in the park yet as it might be a bit dusty on the field and the track that passes over the back is very bad....I know what your gonna say "whats the point"!!, but in all fairness. its gonna be sooo hard keeping every nook and cranny free of dust and dirt, and i just dont fancy cleaning it over and over again. (well !!!!)

Although if i can get a trailor i might drag it up there??

[Dave G fsi]

Sounds good, I look forward to stealing parts off it....cough....I mean, looking at it!

[FRSJON]

i see you have also equaled out the length of the wires to the edis as well

[chris316]

WOW!!

I am new here looking for my first FRST as a small project and simply by looking at this thread has highlighted that it doesnt matter how clean and immaculate a car is, there is always rust somewhere!!

[RS EDDIE]

FRS John....Hahaha!!! Great spot!!!! ... Them wires were doing my head in!!!!

Thanks fellas!!!

[tom9876]

very nice will be good to see it when its all back together

[Dave5300]

ill pay you just for a sit in this ed!! pritty please? absolutly love it