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[Ratspeed]

Looks great Dave, the bay is mad clean.
Be careful or you will turn a bit bufty........oh.......wait..

[Dave G fsi]

Looks great Dave, the bay is mad clean.
Be careful or you will turn a bit bufty........oh.......wait..

Cheers dude

And yes, you know me too well it would seem.....

[Dave G fsi]

Not driven the RS for quite a while, but made a mini holiday out of the ford fair weekend around the cotswolds. Was so good to be out and about in her, and had forgotten how many admiring looks these cars get!

Anyway, here are some pics from the weekend:













RS Parking



All comments welcome

[Dave5300]

Now thats a proper parking space! Looks mint dave

[Ratspeed]

Looks amazing mate.

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers guys, means alot

[Dave G fsi]

Well its a special day today, the RS is exactly 10 years old, registered on 6th September 2003!

Heres to the next ten years

[Dave G fsi]

Well, #2422 is off to demon performance centre in Crewe (Mk1 FRS specialists) on Saturday for a bit of work as follows:

Cam belt
Drive belt
New sump
Oil and filter

Also, I won a free vehicle inspection there at the FRS Anniversary meet last September, so getting that while I'm at it

Will be good to know all these jobs are done, and it will be off for the MOT on the following Tuesday aswell, a big feew days coming up!

[Dave G fsi]

Well all went smoothly at the weekend and Demon Performance centre did me proud!

Cam belt done, drive belt done, sump changed, oil and filter changed, car inspection carried out!

Next up is MOT tomorrow, then off the road after that ready for a winter full of work

Some pics from the weekend:









Beadage:





The only main issue I had over the weekend was the fact that it was throwing it down every time I drove the car, was spinning up in first, scond and third. Makes life more interesting though....

[Dave G fsi]

Well, I am delighted to say it passed the MOT with flying colours today, not bad for a 10 year old car

Well pleased!

Thats it for the year now, off the road as of now, winter of work begins at the weekend

Job list:

Strip the whole back end down, replace all the bushes, powdercoat it all, do any de-rusting on the car itsself, change the front brakes and shockers, and fit my new front slam panel aswell

I'm feeling inspired to get stuck in now, so can't wait to get going while the inspiration is there

[jayrs]

Nice mate, and yeah, strike while the irons hot

[Dave G fsi]

Nice mate, and yeah, strike while the irons hot

Cheers Jay

And yes, got quite a bit I want to do this winter, hence me starting earlier

[Dave G fsi]

Time for an update on this thread

Well, after passing the MOT on Tuesday just gone, thats it for the RS for this year. Now off the road until the spring, got some jobs planned over the winter as follows:

Strip the whole back end down, replace all the bushes, powdercoat it all, do any de-rusting on the car itsself, change the front brakes and shockers, and fit my new front slam panel aswell

Made a start yesterday, got the old front panel off and my new genuine ford item ready to put on, ran out of paint so am waiting on some more just to paint up the bolts and brackets so it all looks nice and fresh

Also got it jacked up and wheels off to strip brakes down, but my ratchet wasn't long enough to get the calipers off, so a breaker bar has been ordered

Anyway, some pics from yesterday:

Old vs. new:



Open 'bay:



Floating panel-free focus:



All comments welcome

[Excursion]

What was wrong with the old panel, Dave?

Out of interest, did you read the 'future classics' piece in the latest Evo?

[mikeymikeyp]

Ratchet not long enough get a deep socket on an extention and slide it over the end or the ratchet
There you go a breaker bar lol

[Dave G fsi]

What was wrong with the old panel, Dave?

Out of interest, did you read the 'future classics' piece in the latest Evo?

It had bits of surface rust on it where the plastic and metal met, and a new genuine one came up cheap on ebay, so decided the best form of attack would be to put a nice shiny new one on. My OCD wasn't allowing surface rust on show in the engine bay

And yes, had a read in the Evo magazine, nice little article, makes all the money I spend on mine seem more worthwhile

[Dave G fsi]

Ratchet not long enough get a deep socket on an extension and slide it over the end or the ratchet
There you go a breaker bar lol

What I meant was the ratchet handle itself was not long enough to give me enough leverage to shift the bolts, so a two foot breaker bar was ordered to give me the leverage I needed

[Dave G fsi]

Another update

Got some more work done on the RS on Saturday

Got the new slam panel fitted, very pleased with it, really finishes off the engine bay

Then removed the front brakes and shockers ready for replacement

Next up is to fit new front brakes, new front shockers (after painting the ABS bracket and springs), and new ARB drop links too, then its time to strip the back of the car down to restore

Pics:

New front panel:







Shockers and brakes removed:





All comments welcome

[Dave G fsi]

Another update!

Spent another day on the car today, getting all the suspension and brake components ready to put on

I will let the pics do the talking:

New boots, bump stops and droplinks:



Discs before high temperature paint:



After:





Front suspension legs before strip down:



During:



All components de-rusted:



And Painted:



New genuine shockers and droplinks laquered to keep them from ageing:



Next up is to put the suspension legs back together, then fit it all!

Let me know what you think

[Dave G fsi]

Well its been another busy weekend working on the RS. Really pleased though, as all the work planned for the front is now completely finished

Will let the pics do the talking:

New droplinks vs. old:



Fitted:



New shockers re-assembled:



And fitted:





Disc comparison (+ rouge foot!):



New EBC discs and performance friction pads fitted:











Front grille and air deflector re-fitted:





Next up is to remove the rear subframe and refesh/renew everything and get it all powdercoated, and also remove any surface rust from under the car at the back whilst I am at it

Let me know what you think

[FRSJON]

great work dave

[Turboboy67]

Looking good Dave

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks guys, its getting there slowly but surely

[Dave G fsi]

Another update

Been at the garage again today and got some more done on the RS

Best to let the pictures do the talking:

Got it back down on its wheels, running, and out of the garage to turn round. Gave all the fans/A/C etc a run whist I was at it too:

On wheels:





Out (good to see it again!!):



Turned round and back in:



Bumper and wheel arch liners off:



Impact bar removed to de-rust and paint, and panel cleaned up:





I then started to remove the bolts holding the rear subframe on to take it off then strip it all down, but ran out of daylight unfortunately

Getting there anyway!

[Turboboy67]

Looking good mate

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks mate

[Excursion]

Excellent work, Dave. The suspension is impressive.

[Dave G fsi]

Excellent work, Dave. The suspension is impressive.

Thanks Mark

[Dave G fsi]

Another update

Got the afternoon off work today, so decided it would be the perfect oppertunity to carry on with the RS

Well pleased, managed to get the other rear brake off, then remove the whole rear subframe

Now all ready to strip down and refurb

Was working till way after dark under LED light only, but was worth it

Pic:

[Dave G fsi]

Another small update

Had a bit of time spare this morning, so de-rusted the rear discs and rear impact bar and painted them all as part of the rear end freshen up. Funny the difference a lick of paint can do!

Will let the pics do the talking:

De-rusted vs. not de-rusted:





Fully prepped:





Painted:





Rear impact bar before:





De-rusted:





Painted:



Let me know what you think

[Ratspeed]

Great progress Dave, looking very fresh.

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks mate

[JasperJ]

Dave stop fannying about with it and drive the foooking thing

you know you want to

On a serious note, nice work m8 shame you'll end up leaving it in the garage for another 6 month

[Dave G fsi]

Haha, cheers mate

Wish I could, think there is something wrong with me. I buy a car to drive, then decide it is too good to drive, and in turn spend endless money on making it like new

Not sure if there is a cure.....?!

[JasperJ]

Simple m8.................buy a new 1 for a change lol