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[Excursion]

how easy is the St manifold to fit? and what prices are they going for? or is it just best to get a four branch from burton power etc?

It cost me £40 and it took two afternoons welding/cutting to get perfect; I have retained the cat which meant a lot of messing around adjusting the hangar brackets and moving the o2 sensor. if you can buy one off the shelf then it's probably worth the extra for the precious time you save, although the ST primaries are much larger than the atermarket ones I've seen to date.

[jonyb4]

any idea how much these could be from ford? im not expecting them to be cheap

im not sure if ill need any modding done or not, did the pipe under the sump point reletively straight towards the back of the car?

[Excursion]

It will need modifying for sure.

[RS rob]

any idea how much these could be from ford? im not expecting them to be cheap

im not sure if ill need any modding done or not, did the pipe under the sump point reletively straight towards the back of the car?

they aint cheap enough for you mate
cant remember the exact figure

[RS rob]

so any more progress on this mark?

[rs-tom]

any idea how much these could be from ford? im not expecting them to be cheap

im not sure if ill need any modding done or not, did the pipe under the sump point reletively straight towards the back of the car?

140 plus vat

[Excursion]

I'm fitting new rear quarters and front wings this weekend. I did the sills already.

I'll need another weekend for prep and primer, then another for paint. I'm aiming for the end of July

[knuckles]

excellent project and handywork as always mark
its a real good read

[jonyb4]

any idea how much these could be from ford? im not expecting them to be cheap

im not sure if ill need any modding done or not, did the pipe under the sump point reletively straight towards the back of the car?

140 plus vat

ah cheers, if you can get the modifing out the way for cheap its still cheaper than an ashley four branch for zetecs

[matty872]

what saab was the exhaust down pipe off as I'm going to be modding one for my escort gti project?

[Excursion]

what saab was the exhaust down pipe off as I'm going to be modding one for my escort gti project?

Not sure, mate...I browsed Saab downpipes on eBay and chose one that looked like it would work best.

[RS rob]

looking forward to your next update mark

[Excursion]

I've booked off next Thurs and Fri to (hopefully) get it finished and painted by Sunday evening

[jonyb4]

cant wait to see the update mate

[Excursion]

Small update, managed to get a weekend on the Si:

The car was manual locks/manual windows. I'm adding:
Passenger Airbag, Mk5 Drivers Airbag, Ultra-rare leather steering wheel for 'thumb notch' type Airbag,
Electric Mirrors,
Heated Front Screen,
Deadlocks,
Ford Alarm

I stripped the rest of the interior out:

Perfect floors and rear turrets:

Interstingly - the O/S turret is Mk3.5 but the N/S is Mk3 - Ford must have been using up old stock!

Dunnel cams:


As it stands:


I have Thursday and Friday off to carry on. I've tracked down some more new genuine panels - this time doors, door skins and quarters, which I will collect on Wednesday evening. I now have enough to 're-skin' this one and keep a complete set spare, so I'll choose the best are and use them. The Genuine Ford replacement panels (front wings excluded) are literally half the thickness of the original parts - it's pretty shocking TBH given that sills and rear quarters are structural! (In fact some of the pattern part panels I have are probably thicker). A re-skinned car is never going to be as good as an original one! Still, the Quattro shell is 100% original so that's all the matters really.

I have bought a lot of sound deadening (non-bitumen type) and every piece of trim is going to be backed with a deadening sheet, and trim mounting surfaces will be finished with a 1mm layer of RTV to prevent noise.

[Smo]

Your work depresses me, Mark

[Sphinx]

Your work depresses me, Mark

Same here

[Ruishy1]

it doesnt depress me, it just amazes me the dedication you put into a runaround

HOWEVER i still think your spending far too much time on this and not enough on other projects

[jonyb4]

it doesnt depress me, it just amazes me the dedication you put into a runaround

HOWEVER i still think your spending far too much time on this and not enough on other projects

psh prioritise things to get a better outcome i say!

awsome mark, mental how stripped this si is atm, id be wary how to get it back together

[MattPym]

Excellent work. It's good to see such good work being put into a non RS fiesta model. Should be a keeper when it's done

[jonyb4]

ahmen to that

[Excursion]

Few things going on today:

Gen Panels to go on, including a pair of new door skins:

My Dad has taken a day off and he's helping me by re-skinning the doors:


While I make progress on the shell - and make a few minor repairs:




Got some brand new genuine headlamp protectors also

[fiend]

Woah, very impressed!

Where did you find the headlight protectors?

[Excursion]

Woah, very impressed!

Where did you find the headlight protectors?

eBay on Monday, £65

[fiend]

Woah, very impressed!

Where did you find the headlight protectors?

eBay on Monday, £65

That was a bargain! I'm sure it was last week a pair of used ones sold for £105.

[jayrs]

how you get on reskining the doors mate? did you buy the tool for it or use a rubber mallet?

[jonyb4]

awsome mark, you've litrally got a whole new up the side panels for her

will be a stunner done

[Excursion]

Cheers chaps.

Jay - the skins fit like a glove, the worst part was removing the old ones. Just used a rubber mallet mate, and a sat the skin lip in a nice bed of tiger seal.

Some more re constructive surgery, this time on the rear panel (the gap is supposed to be that wierd shape):


Rear edge of door reveal (the bit that usually rusts)


The complete door skin process:






Rear inner arches

[jayrs]

thought ya might of.
yeah removing door skins is not nice, its a pain tbh, i helpped take some off years ago, steady hand with a grinder all around to thin the edge to the point you could almost break it off by hand, didnt like doing it then, and never have done since, and if i can help it, wont bother again

[Excursion]

The rubber mallet/block of wood method for fitting the door skins is not good, I wouldn't recommend anyone does it that way. My Dad sourced the correct tool from someone her knew - we did the whole skin in 10 minutes flat!


The Mk3.5 has an extra sill section - an intermediate sill that is spot welded to the bottom of the outer sill. This is the sole reason Mk3.5's tend to rot out so badly in that area. I chop off the bottom section, and bend up 'L' shape pieces so I can weld it directly to the inner sill.

This retains the additional rigidity of the Mk3.5 but minimises the amount of lap joints in the sill area.


New inner arch on the N/S


And the car is ready for panels:



It doesn't look like much has changed, but any corrosion is now gone. It's taken hours to get this far and do it well.



O/S Full Sill and rear quarter on

[MattPym]

Wow....That is cool, Nice work.

Was it tough changing the door skins? Do you reckon it should be left to the Pro's/Body shop people or could be tackled by someone handy with a spanner using the correct tool?

[Excursion]

Wow....That is cool, Nice work.

Was it tough changing the door skins? Do you reckon it should be left to the Pro's/Body shop people or could be tackled by someone handy with a spanner using the correct tool?

It is pretty much straight-forward, no harder than changing a quarter

[shaunrs]

I do them every other day realy, and seen enouf ruined.i use a toe dolly and a planishing hammer.
Gently go round bit by bit tapping and making sure that dolly is mega flat on the underside, else it will be rippley and have to fill all round the door, all you should need is a light body file round. Happy days
I dont realy recomend the door skinners as the ruin the underside of the skin, just my appinion.
Doin a geat job.

[RS rob]

brilliant work as usual mark

[happypaul]

Awesome work

What panels did you use for the inner rear arches? and where from?