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[Tweek]

Saw this today mate, looking sweet as! Shame I didn't get to meet you but car's definitely looking good, be proud of all that hard work

[BigUKG]

Had my first lesson today on the same day as Ford Fair , hopefully I'll be there next year to see the RS Jay!! Would be good to see some pics from FF, I bet it looks fantastic! nice one on all that work.

[jayrs]

cheers guys, i have a few so will upload them now

[jayrs]

well as some of you will know, i made fordfair today with no problems, well a vac hose popped off just before going in, but thats fcuk all as it was back on is 2 seconds

she drives mint, i really have missed driving her, and ive also missed the power, not that i can use it due to running it in but she just wants to get on and you just know its there, well i should i fudgekin built it after all

right some pic's

just after the MOT



washed it and hoovered it at parents place, manily due to things had to be left to get it to MOT and i went back out that way to finish things off as parents only live a mile from where it was being done up, but you can see its getting dark and dew was forming on the car so decided against trying to polish and wax it, but still didnt stop me doing bits when i got home at 10.20pm, came in at about 12.30am, and got to bed at 1.15, i know see what everyone is on about wth the rushing sorting thngs before the shows and not having enough time etc





these are the only 2 pics i got of it at ford fair, didnt really seem to getmany pics over all tbh, but if anyone took any pics of me car please post them up, the phone cam is a bit crap and its ment to be 5MP




was good to see the people i spoke too, and sorry to the people i missed, will catch us next time, and hopfully ill have time to give it a bit more TLC before the show to get it up to scrach as i wasnt really 100% happy with it today, but it was there i guess.

[niracka]

Well done on the MOT mate

Glad to hear she drives well again. I bet wou can't wait untill you can properly open her up again. Does it still need a set up or is it ready to go once its run in???

ollie

[jayrs]

i cant wait mate.

set up wise, i will get it done at some point but i see no reason why it "needs" one, its chipped with a 195 chip, beiges, uprated fuel pump, actuator, intercooler, only thing thats different from the last set up is the fact its has .5 over size pistons, not that that will make any differenace, but it now has a kent cvh35 came, where as i had worn standard one in last time, but tbh i cant see it making up difference running it now withough a set up, but as i say ill get it done, i'll get her giving me every pony power shes got

[hb69]

Looked wicked today I was well impressed with the paint finish. Didnt see you around though Jay

[Brammer]

Car looked great Jay, well done for getting her on the road and to the show

[jayrs]

cheers guys, was well chuffed i finished it in time.
sorry i wasnt on the ft stand for long, wanted to wonder round and have a good look about, was some blood nice stuff about, the cars wernt bad too

[Luke1990]

Only got the one pic, but i couldn't quite believe it was there

Also i was relieved to see it was a very radiant red unlike the strong pink it acquired in your progress pics excellent work mate

[jayrs]

nice one mate.
yeah i think that was the thought of most, fcuk me its here

[JamieFRST]

Nice to meet you briefly as you left, car look spot on. Well done for getting it done in time.

[Sphinx]

Congrats on getting it all done for the show! Says a lot that you did everything yourself (I wish I could paint!) You really should be proud of the end result!

[jayrs]

yeah sorry mate, tbh i couldnt remember what some people looked like so could well of passed them in the day and not known , but yeah good to meet ya mate.

Sphinx, cheers mate, im very happy it was finished in time, i feel a bit lost now though, got up this morning thinking of what was needed to be done then though, hang aboput, its on the road

its not finished, and needs a bit more, im sure i can bring that shine up more and theres odds and sods that need finishing off, and i will get onto that engine bay and have it like it should be, and how it was before the spraying happend.
if i can do national day i will do, but i will make sure its in another show this year, got the isle of wight ford enthusiast day on the 21st september,

anyone wanna come to that?

[onslack]

congrats J, i saw her on the FT stand

she looked good

[jayrs]

cheers dude

[Turboboy67]

Good effort fella, nice to see you make it,

perhaps one day I will get my drink off you

Car looked good considering

I will be at the IOW show in September, let hope they got a bar there

[:: blade ::]

looking good matey, glad its nearly there

[jimmyesh]

Well done Jay, top work getting her on the road - wish I could say the same thing about mine!

[jayrs]

shuan, i had a bottle of coke for ya but you wasnt around so i drank it

blade, cheers dude, just some bits to finish off, when there done im putting in for a mag feature

jimmy, what ya got left on yours mate?, saw the manj at the show, but bonnet was shut so couldnt have a good look about

[knuckles]

hows that pic ?

i wish mine had a paint job half as good as yours is. Well done for getting it to ford fair. All that hard work paid off in the end.
All the little bits your unhappy with can be sorting in your own time now its back on the road

just dont take 4 years when doing the xr2

[jayrs]

thats spot on mate.
pics i took came out crap, bloody phone ment to be 5mp too

as for the xr2, well, erm, i dunno when ill start it, but now i have a job to start time is very limited, as its not shift work, but varied time and will be on call after i been in it for a while, but were play the xr by ear i think.

and it wasnt 4 years, just er, 2 and a half

[rsonblackwheels]

looks stunning mate

keep up the good work

[jayrs]

cheers dude.
few bits to be getting on with and im not happy with front and rear bumper so there be re painted at some point.

will be getting it up in the air over next couple days, something dont feel right, think one of the brand new bottom arms could be faulty, which wont help as i cant take it back asi got it way back last year

[niracka]

That would be typical. It could just be that something needs pinching up a little more if your lucky thaugh. Or it could just be that paranoid feeling you get when you have just mended your car and it "doesn't feel right" if you know what I mean.

Hopes you get it sorted.

The car looked stunning on those pics by the way.

ollie

[jayrs]

i think it might be the old, take the arm off, put it back on and its fine thing.
i know the rule of thumb is put them on, leave them loose, put car on deck then tighten but ive not done it that way and never had a problem.
well i did on a mates car when i done it like that and that sort of behaved the same as my rs but far worse, and i took them off and put them back on, again without lowering to the floor and it was fine, which is what i think needs doing to my RS, now they have had time to be "used" they should seat right, but dare i say it, there not ford arms, nor are they QH arms (which as just as good as fords) i forget the make now, but if i didnt trust them they wouldnt be fitted i asure you

i'll get the tracking checked at some point just to make sure its still ok, but ill sort the arms first, few years back i had a gen ford FRST arm that didnt even last a week due to a fault so will check it fully out, but i know nothing is loose as i checked everything before MOT

[black2]

Quality work there sir shes looking really good.

Well done.

Gareth.

[muz]

The paint on it looked very good Jay. Can't help but say though it really does need the standard front bumper on it, especially as its still green striped.

[BigUKG]

The paint on it looked very good Jay. Can't help but say though it really does need the standard front bumper on it, especially as its still green striped.

IMO that would rip the whole heart out of the car. Gives it so much character and makes it stand out, in a good way.

[Luke1990]

The paint on it looked very good Jay. Can't help but say though it really does need the standard front bumper on it, especially as its still green striped.

IMO that would rip the whole heart out of the car. Gives it so much character and makes it stand out, in a good way.

see i think its the wheels that make it stand out

[BigUKG]

The paint on it looked very good Jay. Can't help but say though it really does need the standard front bumper on it, especially as its still green striped.

IMO that would rip the whole heart out of the car. Gives it so much character and makes it stand out, in a good way.

see i think its the wheels that make it stand out

Valid point!! So agreed the wheels n cossie front then? With an XR/RS front bumper it would just be another Radiant Red *cough* RS.

[niracka]

Yea hopefully will just be the take off and re-fit job mate.

I would say the cossie bumper makes this car stand out from the rest. I do think it will look better when you get the mondy alloys on and it just happens that the ones on at the moment look better on the xr2 anyways IMO.

Have you given any more thaught to fitting green stripes to the cossy bumper in some way, shape or form???

ollie

[BigUKG]

.... when you get the mondy alloys on ...

Will the RS wheels be going on the XR2 then?

[Ram]

looks great

cossy bumper makes the car, and will look even better once the mondys are on

[niracka]

.... when you get the mondy alloys on ...

Will the RS wheels be going on the XR2 then?

I believe the alloys currently on the RS will be going on the xr2 yes