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[BigUKG]

Whats with all the greenery Jay?

[niracka]

Unlucky mate. At least you have another one to use. I'm not one for the sunstrip but they look ok on some cars I guess.

Kewep it up mate

[knuckles]

i know some people love them others hate them, clark made his thoughts known when on phone to be today, 90's, c@hvy, $hit were just some of the words he used

i have my views on sunstrips that is correct

i liked my recaro sunstrip until i saw the error of my ways. They suit modded cars tbh. it really didnt suit my car when more and more parts became standard.

shame about the screen. i payed £57 for a screen on the french rs only for that to happen banging in the last bit. gutted aint the word... Had to go out and buy another for £57

Good progress - i cant wait to see this at ford fair fella all back together

[jayrs]

cheers dude.
ive decided to leave the screen in, for a few reasons.
1 being the sunstrip
2 being its out of view etc and guy at MOT station asures me it will not effect the MOT due to its location and size (as best as i could say on the phone)
and 3, when the tax disc is fitted it will cover 3/4 of it anyway.

so it will do for now, i want to put a heated screen back in, so ill change it when i find a good fully working heated screen or untill i get windscreen cover

[jayrs]

Whats with all the greenery Jay?

i done like people to see what alarms and imobilisers i have and where they are


niracka

i never liked them, but fitted one years back, mainly due to the fact i couldnt get hold of a top tint, but it was a red strip which looked crap, and i mean crap, how i left it on i really dont know

this ones black, it dont take up much screen and doesnt show up that much.

ill get a pic tomorrow.

will update tomorrow too, cant be arsed to do it now, plus i havent got any pic's

[Turboboy67]

£57 for a windscreen, Clark you were ripped off man

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=023

[Brammer]

I know the screens for a mk3 fiesta are cheap as i had one in i think the second white on and it was £20 fitted, my new screen in the cosworth was £60 due to it having a tinted bit at the top.

[jayrs]

bloody hell thats cheap.

i will be looking to change it after the show, cant afford the time pi$$ing about at the mo

[jayrs]

update time.

first up im not counting my chikens before they hatch, but progress is looking good

been doing all the little odds and sods last coulple days, not done any compounding ot what as it bores me to death so ive used my time to do other things.
my dad has been up helpping me also.

the pics do most of the talking but to give ya a little run down.

rear calipers have been painted again just to freshen them up behind the newly painted wheels, fronts will be done sunday.
had a mare with the spare wheel tray, it came from a mk3 from the scrappy but i never give it a thought that it was from a 1.1, hence the FRST spare didnt fit it , so i had a rusty one from a xr2i and the hook parts were cut off that and welded to the newer one and it now fits nice and after 7 years i have a spare wheel again

hand brake spacers were fitted that a FT memebr msde up for me, nice touch done the job spot on and the hand brake was adjusted up.

erm, what else,

oil cooler is fitted, left my dad in charge of making a bracket etc for it and he done a spot on job so happy with that.

more work inside, headunit is in etc.

and also, ive put a power point in the boot.
the wifes galaxy has 2 in the boot and though yeah thats a good idea, for little fridge for ford fair, or more to the point, if i need to plug little wheel compressor in or what ever,

ive done plenty more odds and sods but i lose track of whats going on and i only remembered to take pics at luch time, didnt get no more before i left.

pics though, some of the sun strip, i know its a love hate thing but it will do me for now till i get top tint.








and found this in the shed the other day, may as well use it

[Brammer]

Great progress Jay, looks like you lads have been working hard

[hb69]

Progressing nicely, 7 days till ford fair

[jayrs]

cheers dude.

7 days, yeah tell me about it!

[niracka]

Bloody hell you are cuting it close.

Good to see the lack of time isn't stopping you from attending to every little detail. Alot of people I know would just be rushing it now and missing little things which would undoubtably piss them off at a later date. So good on ya for that mate.

Nice to see the dash end all done

ollie

[jayrs]

cheers mate.
funny you should say about detail, i put the vin tag, colour plate and couple of decals on the slam panle too today

[jayrs]

well there are updates but not right now, i have no pics, and TBH cant be arsed to write out anything at the min, but progress is good, im not gunna say if i will make it or not, im not gunna jinx anything but its looking good.

[niracka]

Nice one man. Hope you get her done in time.

I won't be attending ford fair unfortunately as I am real skint at the moment but make sure you get some good pics of her when you DO go.

I'm a little dissapointed not to be going really because it would have been nice to see a few people again and meet a few others including yourself and your little red car

Oh well maybe next time (Not the first time thats been said in this post )

ollie

[jayrs]

lol, cheers dude, no its been said a few times, but we wont say to much.
1 thing i will say and i really hope im not jinxing anything is i took out, well wife done it online in her name , AA cover monday
i thought it best be safe than sorry, i cant see any reason why it should break down, i done all the work to it i know every inch of my car and i have every faith that everything will be fine, however, that said, "should" anything go wrong, i.e the engine hasnt even done 5 miles since being built!, aint even done 1 really , i dont want to be stuck on the motorway with no means of getting it home.

i will do a update tomorrow, will be late when its done though, but if all goes well tomorrow, it will just be odds and sods to finish off, nuff said for now, im going bed, wanna try and get out there for 6.30am, $hit, thats in 4 hours

[Chris 2i]

good stuff Jay, keep up the hard work

[niracka]

Yea always good to take breakdown cover. I just payed the extra £45 or whatever it is on my insurance for flux breakdown cover. I drive a focus that I'v been looking after sooo well and very much doubt it will break down but just incase it did, I know I am covered for it.

ollie

[knuckles]

£57 for a windscreen, Clark you were ripped off man

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=023

believe it or not down in London that's the cheapest screen available. i had a quote off auto glass for £150 ! for non tinted and non heated....

i went to masters windscreens. and they had them for £57. heated was near £115

In London everything is more expensive

[jayrs]

not gunna do a write up



needed somewhere to put the vents to dry before compounding



saw this was split so had to chnage it














a boot lock clip, was modded to make a nice bracket for the oil cooler pipes, forgot to get a pic of it fitted

[Brammer]

Great progress mate, keep plodding away fella not long left

[jayrs]

no mate, pics are from last few days, i know not much looks like tis been done but compounding etc, plus time looking for bits and bolts etc as i wont just whack anything in, its gotta be the right bolt for the job
but a lot of little bits been done, things fitted or changed/made etc

will be calling insurance compnay tomorrow to get insured on it for friday, booking mot for friday (no reason why it wont pass as everything new or maintained) then its tax, just hope i dont have to wait till saturday after noon for MOT or post office will be shut and im fcuked for taxing it
at least insurance company emails my cert so i can have that within a hour

[Brammer]

no mate, pics are from last few days, i know not much looks like tis been done but compounding etc, plus time looking for bits and bolts etc as i wont just whack anything in, its gotta be the right bolt for the job
but a lot of little bits been done, things fitted or changed/made etc

will be calling insurance compnay tomorrow to get insured on it for friday, booking mot for friday (no reason why it wont pass as everything new or maintained) then its tax, just hope i dont have to wait till saturday after noon for MOT or post office will be shut and im fcuked for taxing it
at least insurance company emails my cert so i can have that within a hour

Tax it online mate, the only thing you can do in a situation like that. The police would know if the cars taxed before they pull you up but if you explained the situation then most would let you on your way with one of those typical gay police speeches about how bad you been, all this coming from a boy 5 years younger than you you'll be right though mate, you mk2 tanks are in the car ready

[Ram]

great to see this coming to ford fair hopefully mate. i been working my arse off all week getting mine done. its finally running sweet. got my m.o.t on saturday so thats both of us cutting it fine lol. mines not even on the stand but i wanna enjoy driving it up and stick it in the car park.
good luck mate will pop over and say hello when i come look at the stand

[jayrs]

cheers guys.
i did think about taxing online, never done it before, whats the score, do i get a ref number or something untill the disc arrives?

ram, why aint ya putting it on a stand?

[jimmyesh]

Loving the creativity with the boot-lock clip Good luck with the MOT Jay, bet you're itching to get back out on the road for a blast

[BigUKG]

great to see even more progress on this Jay!! demands respect all the work you've done all this car, its a proper restoration project!! sure itll fly through the MOT mate.

cant wait to see some more pics

[Turboboy67]

Good work Jay

I love putting all the bits and pieces back on a car after work has been done on it.

See you Sunday

[Ram]

cuz i never got a stand pass in time mate. didnt think id actually get it finished! il make sure i get the trax one in time though

il be taxing my car online too mate.. http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/

[niracka]

Ram - I think AW3K has a spare stand pass but not sure if you will be able to use it on the FT stand or not as he is showing with fiestaguides.com. Worth a try thaugh

Jay - almost there now man. Looks sooo much better not you'v got those arches on

[Ram]

niracka - cheers pal. managed to get my m.o.t moved forward to tomorrow morning so as long as it passes (bit scared bout emmisions!) il be dropping him a pm and joining u guys as long as the pass can be used for ft stand

[jayrs]

cheers guys, it will be well good to have her back on the road.
a couple iof bits will need attention after the show due to rushing nothing majour but im not happy with it, like the front bumper, ive not had time to sort out that bad bit on the side with that black paint, i would of loved to as people will prob think it looks $hit, but i couldnt spare the time to sort it, so thought best leave it incase it goes funlumps up, the old ford fair curse

yeah should fly though MOT, everything is new, ball joints, mounts bushes etc etc, but one rear caliper used to play up on the hand brake, ive had to give it some attention last week, hope it will be ok, after the show its being replaced, but im sure it will be fine, but apart from that, nothing else should be wrong

it does mate, passanger side is done, wheels on too,
gotta still do drivers side skirt and put wheels on.

a few pics i took random from this morning, not really worth posting but i got them so might as well.
the car is further on than the pics show, but tbh i didnt give getting pics at 9pm tonight a thought

oil cooler pipe bracket i made up as said yesterday



made a bracket up for air filter, didnt want it rubbing on inner wing



just some random pic's




brand new weather strips putting them on just showed how fcuked the old ones were, nice tight fit, just as it should be

[niracka]

Ram - I'm not going to this one mate but hopefully the next one.

Jay - keep it up mate.

Liking the door linings. Alot better than that plastic s**t they come with

Will you be building a bracket for the old Stella fridge in the boot???

ollie

[jayrs]

cheers dude, yeah the old stuff is crap, to brittle.

nope no bracket in the boot, i dont have a fridge, but a mate has a snap on one, another reason for putting the power point in the boot before the show rather than waiting till after