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[FiestaBen]

Love those callipers

[muz]

They look even better now they are re built and stickered up.

[rsonblackwheels]

look awesome dude

love the colour

[muz]

I probably wouldn't do a smoothed bay if I had the option again. It just takes so so long to do and I'd hate to pay the bill if a bodyshop did it!



Picked it up Saturday night.



















It's not perfect like Daves (twins), but then again, I didn't expect it to be. What I paid for it to be finished barely covered the materials used, let alone labour. I might re do it at some stage if I keep the car, but for now, I'm more than happy.

[rsonblackwheels]

that looks stunning mate, so smooth.

i would really like to do something like this in my bay, sounds like you had lots of fun doing it

this is going to be an awesome ERST

[jonyb4]

looks great mate, id be worried about not being able to see most of this work once its got the engine back in

[MAD_Adamski]

nows the best bit the rebuilding bit love that bit

[muz]

Cheers guys.

I love the rebuild to, Ad. Just a shame I'm working in London till Thursday which only gives me this a thursday and Friday night, Sunday all day and mon, thurs and fri nights next week to completely build this car to trailor to Ford Fair! And fit the girlfriends birthday in somewhere there as well. Tall order.

[jayrs]

looks spnking mate

[MAD_Adamski]

you wanna trailor it to FF ??

WTF never understood that s**t it if aint ready dont take it LOSER! Gayest thing in the world that i know lets trailor a car thats half done, just so people can see it!?

THEY CAN SEE IT WHEN ITS READY!

like me saying my cars half done i'll take the car engineless and take the pistons and rods for people to see

HOMO!

[FRSJON]

looks lovely muz

[muz]

Cheers Jay and Jon. Adam... You are a bandit!

I know what you mean. But, the car will be built, engine in, brakes on, interior in etc just won't be MOT'd, taxed and mapped. Won't be there engineless. I can see what you mean, it is a little sad, but I was hoping to have it done and bought tickets, be a shame not to turn up.

[MAD_Adamski]

GO in class turn up in a micra!

[muz]

Had a few hours today to crack on with rebuilding the car. Even if it is just dry built so I can get it to Ford Fair.



The seam welding has burnt away the stonechip and paint in the inner arches so I re stone chipped both sides. I'll re paint these after Ford Fair when I'm not so rushed.











Then while that dried I started to put the braking system back in place. Compbrake pedal box, brand new stearing rack, rose jointed top mounts, wiper assembly and all the other bits. However, I can't for the life of me think where I have put the plastic bushes So they can wait. So glad I took the time to spray everything properly this time, looks so much better.











Then put the brakes and suspension on. I still need to sort brackets out for the calipers, but again, this can wait until after Ford Fair.















Jobs for Sunday are to get the engine and interior in then we should be good to go.

[jonyb4]

looking fantastic mate, im gonna have a good nose round this at ff, specially that engine!

[muz]

looking fantastic mate, im gonna have a good nose round this at ff, specially that engine!

Lets hope I can actually get a lowloader sorted then! Otherwise I'll take the XR3, get it on track and kill it

[davemartin]

come on muz crack on n get it done

[muz]

I've got all day tomorrow, Monday night and Friday night to get the engine and interior in. We should be fine. TBH as long as the engine is in the bay, and the seats are all in I don't care. It wont be running and I can whip the engine back out anyway so don't have to worry about timing it up etc, but if I can get it done I will.

You coming up in the Fiesta, Dave, or in that chaps FocRS?

[davemartin]

Won't b in the fez mate still got loads left to do, mite trailer it to national day tho if it's still not sorted, were goin in my other mates orange focus st

[muz]

Got a little bit more done today.



Got the engine all builts up and put in with a little help from Conor and Paul. Fitted all new oil jets, got the bottom pully all timed up etc, just waiting for my camshaft woodruff key to arrive and I can put the cambelt on before Ford Fair. Aalso got all the front anti roll bar etc all fitted up. Bonnets also on and a few little other bits and peices.























Only got tomorrow night and Friday night left to finish little bits off, but as long as the interior is in and the intercooler on that will do for now.

[FRSJON]

looks tidy mate

[MAD_Adamski]

Your a ignorant BELLEND! Called you today i was round the corner @ AH picking my stuff up!

[muz]

Your a ignorant BELLEND! Called you today i was round the corner @ AH picking my stuff up!

I didn't realise that was you. Haven't got your no in my phone? It's irelevent anyway, as if it had flashed up as you calling I would have ignored it anyway

Hows your AH gear anyway?

[MAD_Adamski]

ok hes gonna post the last bits too me, engine being put together now and gearbox still on its way from sweden so gonna be a month or 2 i recon

[Dave G fsi]

Geeting there now mate, keep up the good work

[Smo]

If only it could be left looking as simple as that It's coming on lovely though

[muz]

ok hes gonna post the last bits too me, engine being put together now and gearbox still on its way from sweden so gonna be a month or 2 i recon

That gearbox is going to be mental

Geeting there now mate, keep up the good work

Cheers Dave.

If only it could be left looking as simple as that It's coming on lovely though

To be honest it won't look much different when its running. The battery is going in the boot, fusebox under the dash, looms routed through the inner wings and out of a gommet at the back. Map sensor, ignition amps and coil mounted behind the heater box, so all you will see when its complete is a gearbox, header tank, heater box and the brake lines

Bit more done tonight

Got the intercooler on.







Fitted the front bumper.











And I've thrown the interior in. Dash is held in by 2 bolts, front seats one bolt each etc, oh well, at least it looks ok lol.











I'm happy to take it like it is now. Will put the sunroof in Wednesday, wash and pilish it friday and we're set.

[jonyb4]

th interior looks fudgekin stunnign mate!

growing on me the insides of the mk4


which do you prefere? mk3 interior or mk4?

never been in a mk4 myself but i do liek the mk3, although its a bit square here and there, and i dont get the grill looking piece on the top in the middle

[muz]

In clean standard condition I actaully like the retro-ness of the MK3. The MK4 is a little bit plasticy and harsh.

The grill in the middle of a MK3 dash? It's to access the dash warning light ECU The MK3 had so many more safety lights than the MK4. Low brake pad level light, low oil, screen wash level and

[muz]

Finally got my handbrake callipers on!

I made some mounts out of 4mm steel and welded them to the existing calliper brackets. Very pleased with how they have come out and they work perfectly.





Knocked up these little shim washers

















And as if I didn't have enough width on the back end with the 8J rims. The bells on these rear brakes give me a further 20mm or so






Also done most of the wiring loom, but how interesting is a loom :roll:

[jonyb4]

Looking good, handy bit of fabricating going on there, its an odd way to have a handshake, but it seems that method is far superior to an integral drum, less to go wrong, is it still cable operated the handbrake?

This car will be one unique and sweet mk4 once finished

[RS rob]

those brackets look awfully skinny mate

[knuckles]

those brackets look awfully skinny mate

i thought the same thing
quite alot of force goes through the hubs to stop the car. Vibration alone could crack the best of welding on them especially at 4mm of metal.

on another note

love the blockbuster recaros

[jayrs]

rob, clark, them brackets hes welded on will be plenty strong enough, its a caliper for the handbrake and handbrake only dont forget, it wont be stopping the car, it will be holding it

[jonyb4]

rob, clark, them brackets hes welded on will be plenty strong enough, its a caliper for the handbrake and handbrake only dont forget, it wont be stopping the car, it will be holding it

thats what i was gonna say, unless he goes doing some harsh handbrake turns it should put up with it, its only a hand brake after all