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[sjoyce666]

Cheers for the comments guys

Is that Rams old steering wheel or is there now a third one to be known of ?

Looks very nice

Scott

Nah mate, its a momo wheel (you can see it in pics further up the thread). Looks gash but dont worry, standard wheel will be going on shortly

Thought it might have been the RS Accessory wheel that I have and that Ram used to have on the FRST he has recently sold

Scott

[Dave G fsi]

Yea, thought thats what you meant mate. Remember you saying a while back that you had one.

Headlight protectors will be going on her soon too mate, thanks again

[jonyb4]

absalutely stunnign mate, bet your very proud!

im going to be having a good nose around this come Ford fair, would be nice to finally meet you to dave

[Dave G fsi]

absalutely stunnign mate, bet your very proud!

im going to be having a good nose around this come Ford fair, would be nice to finally meet you to dave

Cheers mate and likewise, would be good to finally meet you!

Which fez you going to ford fair in then?

[jonyb4]

oh that reminds me i need to opt for the drop out list of ford fair tickets

i didnt pay intime for the stand passes so i wont actually be on stand unless someone does drop out

but it will be in the Si hopefully

makes me want to get another set of headlight protectors my last set were destroyed in the crash trust me i looked all over that crash site for them

mind me asking how much you payed for the pair?

[FRSJON]

looks awesome dave and the comp's finish it off will be good to see it and you at siverstone

[jimmyesh]

Fantastic work - it's looking amazing. O.E parts are the way ahead

[Turboboy67]

Excellant attention to detail Dave,

Are you swapping wheels studs when the Comps go on ?
its just that the standard ones are not long enough with spacers fitted,

Best place is Burton Power for them.

I assume thats my old knob being put to good use

[Ratspeed]

Its looking absolutely beautiful buddy

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers guys

Excellant attention to detail Dave,

Are you swapping wheels studs when the Comps go on ?
its just that the standard ones are not long enough with spacers fitted,

Best place is Burton Power for them.

I assume thats my old knob being put to good use

Yea mate, studs are already long enough to take the comps

Gearknob is already on, thanks again, really finishes off the interior!

[jonyb4]

says it all mate, love this car

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers dude

PM'd you about your question too mate

[Dave G fsi]

Another update

Been doing more work on the RS getting her ready for ford fair. Still got to change the sump gasket as it is leaking and put my samco coolant hoses on but apart from that she is ready for the MOT

Booking her in for Monday so fingers crossed she passes!

Anyway, here are the progress pics:

Standard side repeaters fitted:



Brake caliper brackets cleaned up and painted to match the new calipers:



Ford racing pillar pod guages fitted:



Dealer sticker fitted:



Caliper brackets fitted:



Standard steering wheel fitted:



Also changed the boot decal as the one it had on was the wrong colour:

Before:



After:





Also changed the sunroof as the one it had in had an rs turbo emblem on which I didnt like. Has anyone seen one of these before??



And finally a quick vid of how she is sounding : (click on it!!)



Comments welcome

[shaunrs]

sounds fantastic

[Ratspeed]

Perfection buddy, bloomin brilliant!!!

[jonyb4]

perfect mate, you should take a trip to that dealer and show them, they'd be landed to see one of theyres in such great condition

[Ratspeed]

perfect mate, you should take a trip to that dealer and show them, they'd be landed to see one of theyres in such great condition

Thats what i did with the surf bus. they told me to f**k off

[jonyb4]

LOL!

[FiestaBen]

perfect mate, you should take a trip to that dealer and show them, they'd be landed to see one of theyres in such great condition

Thats what i did with the surf bus. they told me to f**k off

[rsonblackwheels]

looks fantsatic mate and sounds gr8

can't wait to see it @ ford Fair

[rob pace]

what exhaust is that? sounds nice

[RS Joe]

Looks great with the all the little touches done, love it on those comps

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers for the positive comments guys, means alot! Makes all the effort seem worthwhile

perfect mate, you should take a trip to that dealer and show them, they'd be landed to see one of theyres in such great condition

Yea, was thinking that. Problem is people who work at dealerships dont seem to have any real care for fords heritage/older fords any more. Well thats what I've found with my local dealers anyway, they all seem to have the attitude of not caring and they are only there because they have to be to earn money

what exhaust is that? sounds nice

Cheers rob. Its a scorpion full system. Sounds just right imo

Looks great with the all the little touches done, love it on those comps

Cheers joe. I love the comps soooo much, best purchase I have ever made I think. Cant wait to get them fitted now, waiting till after the MOT on monday incase they damage them in the garage

[jonyb4]

Cheers for the positive comments guys, means alot! Makes all the effort seem worthwhile

perfect mate, you should take a trip to that dealer and show them, they'd be landed to see one of theyres in such great condition

Yea, was thinking that. Problem is people who work at dealerships dont seem to have any real care for fords heritage/older fords any more. Well thats what I've found with my local dealers anyway, they all seem to have the attitude of not caring and they are only there because they have to be to earn money
till after the MOT on monday incase they damage them in the garage

aye but yet again mate, this is a RS dealership, as it said in classic ford mag they were specially selected with the enthusiast in mind, enthusiast workers who can relate to the customer

so it reckons lol, but still it aint no ordinary dealer, give it a go, if they shrug theyre shoulders at you least you can have a look at the Rs models eh

[Dave G fsi]

True mate, think you may have persuaded me. Might be winging my way there soon then...

Anyway, bit of an update, she wont be doing anything atm as a result of a leaking sump.

Was leaking quite bad so I changed the gasket yesterday which was a right ball ache to say the least, had to remove the exhaust, crossmember, starter motor, alternator, drive belt, exhaust mount and clutch cover plate to get the sump off

Anyway, all this effort, got it all back together and it still leaked but in a different place

Took it all off again today and am picking up another new gasket tomorrow to try again. Have to cancel the mot which is booked for tomorrow too now

Fingers crossed she wont leak after tomorrows efforts.....

[jonyb4]

swear clark and jay were on aobut using some sort of sealant when putting the new gasket in, check on clarks thread and have a gander, hes recently had to replace a sump gasket on his project RST

[Dave G fsi]

Well she is fixed now. Did the gasket again today and it was still leaking in the same place. Had a closer look and it turned out it was leaking from the oil pump just above the sump. Turned out the bolts were'nt tight on it! Tightened them up and now she is fine!

The gasket was leaking originally tho so it was worth doing

MOT is tomorrow morning at 11am, feeling nervous but at the same time im very excited about driving her. First time actually behind the wheel of a FRST!!

Wont be getting much sleep tonight

Fingers crossed for tomorrow

[jonyb4]

mate im happy for you, im sure it will pass flying colours good luck

[shaunrs]

How did the MOT go?

[Dave G fsi]

Well she failed!

Not much at all tho. Handbrake needs adjusting slightly which I have done now but the main thing was the front shockers.

Basically, the springs were moving within their carriers so it failed on that. Took them apart when I got back to see if the bearings had seized and it turns out the numpty I bought the car off hadnt put bearings in!

..........hence the springs moving within their carrier! Ordered some new bearings which I'm collecting tomorrow morning, fitting them then getting it retested tomorrow afternoon.

Still very happy tho as she passed on everything else!

Well pleased with emissions too, the limit is 1200ppm for hydrocarbons and mine is kicking out a mere 168ppm

Have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed driving her the 2.5miles to the mot place, sounded awesome when the turbo spooled up then hissed when taking my foot off, loved it!

Fingers crossed for tomorrow now

[jonyb4]

haha mate thats awsome news! glad it failed on so little and is such an easy fix, i bet it was an enjoyment, sad that its kicking the Si aside though lol

whats to come of her then? its a lush example, specialy as most people neglect Si's

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers dude

Dont worry, the si isnt being neglected. She is my summer daily drive, while the RS is just a weekend/nice weather toy really.

Drive everywhere in the si enjoying every minute of it too!

Its funny, when I had the zetec s the si felt really roar and "back to basics" in comparison as it wasnt as refined as the zs. And after driving the rst today, got into the si and it felt ultra refined compared to the rs

Love it tho. You feel you're really part of the mechanics of the car as you drive along

[jonyb4]

ha awsome mate, never neglect it theyre such good cars considering theyre cheap and old now,

i bloody love mine its such a good car, it sin great condition, hopefully ill keep it long enough to do soemthing liek you did with yours and rebuild it with mostly new parts, not that it needs it direly

seriously contemplating dropping a 2.0l in it though, the bad points aint got nothing on the good,

similar MPG beteen the three engines, 1.6 1.8 and 2.0, piece of piss to do, all the engines are cheap to buy, big benefits of 130bhp over 90, and masses more torque (gain of 21lbs/ft with a 2.0)

biggest bad point is spending £100-£140 for the engine, another £30-50 for the ecu and then bits liek water pump, and some scrap parts like sump and pick up, and rebuilding the engine with gaskets and bolts

then ofcourse theres the insurance costs doutb it will be much more than the 1.8 mk4 was though

[RS rob]

coming along nicely dave,
you going to ford fair?

[Dave G fsi]

Well I'm pleased to say she is finally finished as from yesterday! Was a hell of alot of messing around I can tell you, changed almost every engine part to find out why she wasnt running right and it turns out it was a faulty MAP sensor and a vacuum leak. Always seems easy with hindsight!

Ah well, at least it means she has had an even more thorough going over anyway!

Cant believe how well its all worked out too as I finished her yesterday and started my new job today, couldnt of worked better!

All I need to do now is some heat wrapping which Im doing at the weekend then roll on ford fair! Really cant wait now!

Im going to tease you all by not uploading pics so you can all wait till ford fair to see how she's looking now, all Im saying is im very pleased with the outcome of the wheels and all the other work I've done on her

Ooo, she's got a brand new clifford alarm on her now too, so you can all test out the warn away chirp from the proximity sensors at ford fair

Just soo pleased she's finally done and will make ford fair!