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[niracka]

forget windmill blades man is it any good to sniff???? lol

oll

There's always one idiot





Nice work Jay keep it up

always one who can't spot a joke

[jayrs]

you could sniff it if ya want mate but it dont smeel nice, gave me a head ache after 5 mins in the shed.

no updates for the min and not till im back on line at home, after last time i was on i shut the pc down and it went mental on me with lights flashing etc and i had to pull the plug, not it dont boot up, mother board or processor i was told so my insurance man is dealing with it so i wont be online really till its sorted, fixed or replaced its gunna be a couple of weeks so updates when im back on.

lucky my hard drive was fine so i could download it

[niracka]

unlucky mate. Iv had a similar problem with my pc. I turned it off and now its just dead. Tryed changing graphics card, motherboard, ram still nothing. Got a new processor to go into it soon so that should sort it then i will b back online more often.

look forward to seing ur progress man its been a while

ollie

[jayrs]

insurance company still havent fixed my pc so im not happy, but a big up date coming when it gets back to me.

soz for no updates but this is first time ive been able to use a pc for a while.
2 weeks im told before mines back so fingers crossed chaps

[jayrs]

update coming within a couple of days.

no updates due to me having to wait for my pc back at lat its back
shame it came back with 480mb of ram when it went off with over 700 though

[jayrs]

right not been online for a while due to breaking my pc but now at last the insuance company got it back to me all fixed.

anyhow, not gunna do too big write up, the following pic's are of work so far, there is more done than what the pic's show but i run up the memory card in my mobile and could download it till i got my pc back, so more pic's to be added within the next few days.

im hoping to have it driveable soon, it only really needs a days work on it if that to have it drivable but my wifes just had our 4th child so time isnt with me, but im hoping for it to be this weekend and then run it down for a mot within the following 2 weeks, but we're wait and see for that.

as your see my nipper wanted to help 1 day so i gave him a little job, it lasted 2 minutes before he got bored and focked off

second pic down is off the front shock thrust bearings, i decided to renew these after i fitted the shocks, lol, but it was a easy job anyway.
the red pipe is hard vac pipe, i borrowed from a place i used to work from

also for those of you that spot the tap in the block, its not cause the thread had had it, i was cleaning the threads out

last pic shows my dad welding the filler repair panel in, the pattern part one was focking dog $hit so went to scrappy and found a diesel mk3 fiesta and the panel was sopt on apart from a tiny dent on the corner, soon cut that off and got it home, not bad for a fiver, and best of it was that once the panel was off the dent was knocked out real easy
i painted the inside of it with a oil based paint to added protection, hence why its black on the inside, then once welded on i sealed it from the inner arch side (where the filler neck comes up) and blasted the inside and round where the welds have gone with loads and i mean loads of that wax, so it wont be rusting out in a hurry thats for sure.

gotta say, top work to my dad, without him i would be a stuck.


as said, not got a pic of it welded in as i ran out of space on my phone but i'll get one to put up


i also sorted the wiring, i had a issue with the wiring to the spot lights, when i was 18 i cut the plugs off to fit the spots that are in the cossie bumper, young and dumb i guess as ive now replaced it with new stuff, well s/h wiring that i got from a guy on here, sorry cant remember the name of the guy now but he chopped off the wiring that went down the drivers side inner arch for me and i brought it from him and cut mine out and replaced it all and finished wrapping the loom.

[Brammer]

GREAT update, engine bay looks

[jayrs]

ta very much. gunna do a little today (if it dont rain) as im over my parents for dinner, ill get some updated pic's to add also.

oh had a phone call from fords at 8.40 this morning, them loom clips that i ordered have come in. not bad seeing as i ordered them about 3.30pm yesterday

unfortunatly i think its way to cold for painting now, but if i can get the paint and some heaters i will make up a make shift spray booth in my uncles work shop and stick the car and heaters in there and see if i can get the car and the area warm enough for painting, if i can fast thinkers and fast hardner will be got and the job done.
if not, then the car goes under wraps in a grage till its warm enough, or i have the money to pay someone with a oven to paint it

[Sphinx]

Brilliant progress mate!! Looks great!

[jayrs]

cheers dude cant wait to get her back on the road.

just a shame the insuarnace has gone up this year on it even though ive had no claims or anything

[heeman10]

From what I can tell, the wee dude is using body filler to fill in your grooves and drilled holes! You should be more careful about leaving things lying around!

Good update, are you aiming for FITP 07? Can't remember what sort of time scale you were hoping to cover all this over Everything looks so much tidier painted up black - the hub carriers always look grotty as hell

[jayrs]

lol, na then 2 tins are old body filler that we had laying about but its gone manky so was there to be chucked.

the nipper is wire brushing the disc, i knew it would only last a few mins before he left it

yeah the hub carriers did look toss.
1 thing i should of done and thats not used black hammrite, ive now found it to be utter cr@p, so some of the other bits were painted with another black which is oil based and doesnt chip as easy as hammrite.
no matter, lesson learnt i guess, only thing i might have issues with with being in hammerite is the rear axle, but im gunna play that by ear, if it looks all cr@p next summer it will come off again and be powerder coated, but apart from from that the rest should be fine.


the date for it to be finished has been and gone mate mainly due to lack of money and time, and the weather playing a big part too as the car is out side i would like to think itwill be on the road for xmas but im not holding my breath

[heeman10]

Christmas isn't the best deadline is it? I didn't realise you wanted it done for the summer...just take your time and have it out in the nice weather eh? There can't be much of a hurry now (impending ice and salt!) so get all those fiddly bits done you were going to skim over eh? I must say, jayrs jnr looks as though he's the type you'd walk out of the house to find washing your car with a handful of steel wool and a bucket of water, just like the advert!

[:: blade ::]

jayrs jnr looks as though he's the type you'd walk out of the house to find washing your car with a handful of steel wool and a bucket of water, just like the advert!

looks identical to him, the mini jay

oh and finally an update, best be finishd for when i come down,

:: blade ::

[jayrs]

lol, na his not that sort, but he is the sort to ask for cash up front (good lad)

blade, tbh mate, dunno what the state of play is gunna be for next year but cant see a prob....well not yet anyway

[JohnBoy_DIY]

Child Labour ...

[knuckles]

simply awesome

Look how fresh and Brand new the hub , wishbones, anti roll linkage are.
Engine bay is mint.
This will look like the one i saw at Ford fair which was concours with mirrors under the car.

[jayrs]

no child labour about it, I DONT PAY HIM

simply awesome

Look how fresh and Brand new the hub , wishbones, anti roll linkage are.
Engine bay is mint.
This will look like the one i saw at Ford fair which was concours with mirrors under the car.

the whish bones, drop links, bushes are all new mate, the hub and hub housing are painted.

the track rod ends are also new but i used the same rack just gave it a freash coat of saitin black

[jayrs]

right had a couple of hours today so i fitted the front arb bushes and drop links, fitted new injectors seals and fitted the inlet, didnt complete it as it was getting dark ish plus i was doing other little bits like connecting fuel lines, re-wrapping the injector loom wireing (not shown) so happy with what i got done today.

picked these up this morning










all wrapped up again till next time

[jayrs]

just thought i would do a before and after just to show the drastic change....ish.

[chris-fiesta]

looks awesome, must feel great being able to make everything nice and mint on her for '07

[Ollybee]

Nice project. I love the arches fitting advice - great stuff!

[adz]

excellent stuff mate, looks really good!

dont you just hate exhaust manifolds though

[turbodaily]

nice to see people doing things properly maybe heat wrap that manifold?

[j7aoc]

Good to see you back on line and the car looking so good mate

[jayrs]

cheers guys, i did thinkof heat wrapping that mainifold cos it does look nasty but then i do have a nice brand new (3 years old, ) stainless heat sheld to go on , and tbh i can be assed to take it off again

oh by the way it doesnt really show but i brought a pack of 50 brass M8 nuts to used on the manifold studs as i dontwant standard nasty ones rusting on

Good to see you back on line and the car looking so good mate

good to be back on line mate.
btw i still got ya timing disc here mate, not used it yet though
your have to pm me your address so i can get it sent back mate

[jayrs]

Nice project. I love the arches fitting advice - great stuff!

glad ya liked it mate.
still got 2 arches to do

[j7aoc]

Good to see you back on line and the car looking so good mate

good to be back on line mate.
btw i still got ya timing disc here mate, not used it yet though
your have to pm me your address so i can get it sent back mate

Don't worry mate let me know when you finshed there's no rush

[jayrs]

will do mate

[jayrs]

went out parent place again to do some bits,but first i had to take a look at the fiesta lx that im using as a run around as it was making some weird noises but thats all fixed now

anyhow, biggest thing that can be seen (and was a focker) is the exhaust is back on.
i took it off in 2 parts but had to break it down into the 3 parts to fit it again and them powerflex exhaust rubbers are a waste of space, focking things have like these O rings in them which catch the arm when your trying to slide it in oh the fun, no matter its all on there now, apart from the 2 U brackets, this is back 1 is rusty and the other wore away so much a small bump in the road saw it tear off and slide down the road and i never replaced it (all that time ago )
shame the exhaust is manky looking, lets it down, but then again its over 5 years old now

cleaned and fitted alternator and starter motor, i also painted the starter motor as it was a bit of a let down, it dont look real good now-ish but it looks a lot better than it did

done some other little odds and sods also.

few random pics,







the old clamp, (still got pics in my photo bucket)

[XRMike]

Looking great mate.Some really hard work going into that car, Well done

[niracka]

alright m8 looking really good. not been on in ages as my comp is still broken. all i need to do now is get more ram then i'll b an everydayer again lol

keep it up man

oll

[Excursion]

That's looking really good!

[Excursion]

That's looking really good!

[Excursion]

That's looking really good!