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[RS EDDIE]

Jay i didnt waxoil the inside bit because i wanna get the car underside finished first.

If you look in the footwell of the mk3 there are two plastic elongated plugs. If you lift these out then waxoil can be pumped into the chassis rails. Thats what im gna do, but im also gna plug the underside holes with plastic grommets to stop the waxoil leaking out over the underside when done!!

[jayrs]

ah sorry mate, i thought you had finished on the underside and this was just a extra, my bad.

[RS EDDIE]

Nah not finished yet mate, wanna get another few coats of laquer on it yet!!

Anyway a few pics of the chassis rail!!

Just after welding the plate back...







Then a few coats of zinc proof before a light skim of chemical metal...







Then masked up and shultzed over the metal primer...





Just taken delivery of my Brand new Ford Engine mount and Gen For rear drum shoes, but i wont post pics up as you know what they look like!!!

Enjoy....

[RS EDDIE]

As you can see in this pic the rail on the right is before i welded the new piece on,.... the rail on the right isnt as bad as it looks in this pic, its just shadow, and the large dent in the middle-ish of the underside has already been knocked out skimmed and redone!!!

[jayrs]

made a good job of that mate

[ben17southport]

awesome! i want a welder! is it a mig welder?

[RS EDDIE]

Ta for the comments chaps!!!

Yeah mate its a Mig 110 from sealey. Its a mates welder, ive never even tried it before but a few goes on a few pieces of scrap metal does the trick ujust gotta play with with the settings etc!!!

[Fraggle]

Top work Boss..Terrible thing envy.,

[RS EDDIE]

Hahaha!!! When ya see all the powdercoated bits and brand new bits soon, ure gna be greener hahaha!!!
Nah im seriously only doing this for my own enjoyment and to give others ideas etc if they ever wanted to do something similar!!
Ta for the comments....updates soon!!

[nosher]

going great guns there fella.

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks Nosher!!!!

[Fraggle]

Hahaha!!! When ya see all the powdercoated bits and brand new bits soon, ure gna be greener hahaha!!!
Nah im seriously only doing this for my own enjoyment and to give others ideas etc if they ever wanted to do something similar!!
Ta for the comments....updates soon!!

Im already making mr K frog annoyed...
...But im Going to be happier once that jig arrives at my house

No seriously though thats a cracking amount of effort going in there, and your thread is blinding for pups like me to gleen from,,,jus hope you can remember everything once the "Where you get those..??"Questions come flooding in...

Top work boss

[ben17southport]

i know someone with one too im buying a bike soon to commute so i can do more work over a longer period on the car, instead of thinking hmm s**t, got work tomorrow cant do this or that etc. so yeah, nice. looking foward to the update

[Dave G fsi]

Looking awesome eddie

[RS EDDIE]

Ill try again, photobucket has a problem at the min!!!

[jayrs]

pics dont work mate

[RS EDDIE]

Right let me try again!!!

Didnt like the look of these plugs with the underseal over them...



So i outed them...







For 6 new ones of these!!!





These were gonna be put in today, but i wasnt happy with the finish of the undershultzing of the chassis rail and middle part of the car. Where the masking off had been placed and new undershultz sprayed on it was slightly flatter than before.
I made a decision and was up today at 0830!! down to the paint shop and returned £50 lighter and more tins of Merc Grey, and 2k laquer and hardner aswell as another tin of shultz!!!
The result was me undershultzing the parts mentioned again, with out masking this time and a lower flow rate matching the rest. I then re-shultzed the rear arch insides again and painted the whole underside, rear arches in 2 more coats of mercury and then 2 further fresh coats of Laquer, hit harder and closer than before!!!!

I then prepped the bay and hit that with 4 coats of mercury grey, and 4 coats of laquer. Im well happy with the results, as at the min its like a mirror, just gotta wait for it to cure!!...Then its mopping time for a superb finish, unless i burn through the paint!!!

Will update the pics off ma camera soon!!!....

[Excursion]

Ahh that's interesting, I assume that's a bead of wax around the circumference, and you heat them up to melt the wax and seal the in place

[RS EDDIE]

Yeah i think your right mate, me and a pal was thinking the same...how hot i am gna have to heat it before it melts the whole thing is the question!!!

[RS EDDIE]

Heres a few of the painted bay etc...

Turrets before laquer...





Then after...





The rear of the bay, before and after i think...





A few of the arches inners...





The pics are in my garage and the light makes it look alot less convincing than it actually is, ill try and get some more before i mop the whole bay, when its nice and hard!!!

[RS EDDIE]

This ones a bit clearer as to the finish from the laquer...

[Excursion]

That is superb mate. You can't beat fresh paint

[RS EDDIE]

Cheers pal..considering, Ive never really painted before i think is come out well. Once hardened for a few days the mopping should give it the final shine. After that ill post pics up of everything ive had powdercoated ( over 50 items of bay and running gear parts from clamps to springs and beams, brake and fuel lines, jack etc etc!!!)

Thanks for the comments!!

[nosher]

wow , you seem able to turn your hand to anything .
going great guns fella.

[ben17southport]

well said nosher. that's awesome!

is the whole car having a re spray? or is it mint? cant quite remember lol.

if it is, you must be doing it yourself?

[RS EDDIE]

Yes mate the whole car is having a respray and no im not doing it myself!!!

Ive got a few good bodyshops in mind as i want it baked on and a pro to do it whos been doing it for years. Theres alot of people who profess to being the worlds greatest painters and whats right and wrong etc, but im so fussy and i want a guarentee that it aint gonna be f.u.c.k.e.d up. Also ive seen a few jobs people have done and id trust them to do mine!!!

The ££ aint a problem so i dont wanna cut corners and im a bit busy so i dont want it to take up all my time!!!

thanks for the comments...

[simon turbo]

this is one awsome car and would love to be able to to this to mine but wouldnt know where to start or what to do.
You must be well happy i cant wait to see more.
keep up the good work

[ben17southport]

yeah i completely agree. no point doing such a good job up until now and then for it to go funlumps up.

wish the money was no problem for me either good luck with it man.

[RS EDDIE]

Thanks for the comments pics to follow!!!

[HCS PIMP]

Jesus talk about a proper resto I like it

[RS EDDIE]

Right....Just unwrapped 90% of the powdercoated gear that ive had done. Heres a few pics of the most of it, running gear etc ....









Then theres all the brake lines and ful lines aswell...



Close up of the brake line finish..



Then theres the standard springs..



And Jack....



The amount of stuff ive got laying around the house is ridiculous. Theres parts everywhere. If anyone was contemplating doing the same i would strongly advise a lock up in the warm, or yellow storage etc, as ive got gear in every room, and thats without the engine and alloys, exhausts and wiring looms etc!!!

[fezza89]

i bet your mrs loves you

[RS EDDIE]

Its at my mums gaff!!!!

From what i can see at the min ive had the following done...so far!!!!

Wishbones
Standatd springs
Driveshafts
CV joints( degreased)
Gearbox S piece thingy
Master cylinder
Front hub knuckles
Battery clamp
Gearbox brackets
Rear hubs, inner and outer
Fan bracket
Servo brackets
Rear anti roll bar
Eng mount brackets
Coil park brackets
Bonnet catch bracket
Bonnett catch
Gearbox selector fork
Seatbelt brackets
Fuel filter brackets
Servo brackets
Gearbox mount holders
Gearbox cradle
Rear beam
ARB Brackets
Engine bay bulkhead panels
Front ARB
Oil sump
Edis brackets
Standard shocks
Horn bracket
All brake lines
Fuel lines

And theres prob some bits under the fridge or settee ....

[rs_fiesta]

Be good to see it all nicely painted.
I personally hate to see Fords that are buffed/flatted to within an inch of there lives and the paint is dead flat.Ford paint that's original has a bit of an orange peel look to it(see Tony Francis red S2 Turbo,one of the best concours cars imo).That's the look I'd want if I were to have mine done.
Good resto this!

[RS EDDIE]

Yea i make ya right mate. Ive deliberately left the bay as for dwould have done it. Behind the engine bulkhead and the depths of the bay have been painted and left a bit orangepeely without cutting the bollox off of the paint.
The turrets are the only part you will really see so i wanted them really thick and glossy, or it would have been a pointless task redoing it!!