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[Fraggle]

The next one will be started mid-june time, cant wait to get stuck in!

Already partially stripped but she will be a bare (ish) shell before you know it

Lookin 4ward to it already....

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks mate, so am I

[Fraggle]

Me an me mate was talking bout the breeze block idea u had...He loved it On the hunt for a pile of em for the 5gtt..Make Giving the underside a freshen up bit easier

[Dave G fsi]

Glad I'm influencing the car resto scene

Very cheap and very successful way to get the car in the air

Would love some ramps but the lottery isnt being kind to me I'm afraid

[Fraggle]

Glad I'm influencing the car resto scene

Very cheap and very successful way to get the car in the air

Would love some ramps but the lottery isnt being kind to me I'm afraid

well i aint thinking of using them for jus a resto...Gonna fiil it up we em a sink it in the thames..The poxy continental toss bucket

An as for the lottery...Thieving sods..they owe me a mill now,,,been doing it for 10yrs think its bowt time i atleast got a card or some vouchers for my loyalty...Tesco give me em..

An as for a ramp...im jus trying to figure out how i can get one outta my local kwick fit we owt bein spotted

[jonyb4]

Glad I'm influencing the car resto scene

Very cheap and very successful way to get the car in the air

Would love some ramps but the lottery isnt being kind to me I'm afraid

i dont think he was planning of buying some lol

[Fraggle]

Well i aint gonna drive up too his jus for the blocks...Fancy that red fez he got tucked up in there too...Come too think of it i could use that too bring the blocks home
Bloody hell B4...

[Dave G fsi]

well i aint thinking of using them for jus a resto...Gonna fiil it up we em a sink it in the thames..The poxy continental toss bucket

An as for the lottery...Thieving sods..they owe me a mill now,,,been doing it for 10yrs think its bowt time i atleast got a card or some vouchers for my loyalty...Tesco give me em..

An as for a ramp...im jus trying to figure out how i can get one outta my local kwick fit we owt bein spotted

Just dress up and pretend to be one of the mechanics

Loving the thames idea too, im sure we have all felt like that about our cars at one time or another

[Dave G fsi]

Right then, as of Saturday morning the RS I was selling began its life with its new owner

Some of you may have recognised it on the FSI.com stand at FITP on Sunday, it has gone to one of my mates off the site and he is delighted with it

So now its gone, I can concentrate on my next project, a full concours job on my RST I'm keeping

Now I have got the money from the other one, I have managed to purchase a couple of new genuine ford parts for the build

I will let the pics do the talking









Not new but in amazing condition (no wear at all!)




And now for the best bit.................................















Let me know what you think

[jonyb4]

thought i recognised it!

and i seen you! your shorter than i expected, i bumped into you then you walked over to your Si and it clicked in my mind

Hi for sunday

great short list mate, almost bought a brand new gen clear indicator sunday myself, concourse is going to be touch but im sure you will love it with your eye for detail

[Fraggle]

ooooooooooooh u jammy dodger

[fiend]

Awesome, where did you manage to find a set of UK RS lights?

[jonyb4]

oo just realsied they are Uk ones

swear shaun was selling some for about £200 few months ago on ebay

[rob pace]

i know where you got the lights from

[Dave G fsi]

thought i recognised it!

and i seen you! your shorter than i expected, i bumped into you then you walked over to your Si and it clicked in my mind

Hi for sunday

great short list mate, almost bought a brand new gen clear indicator sunday myself, concourse is going to be touch but im sure you will love it with your eye for detail

Haha, dont remember bumping into you mate, but hi for sunday anyway lol. Your si was looking very well mate

Awesome, where did you manage to find a set of UK RS lights?

I have my sources

oo just realsied they are Uk ones

swear shaun was selling some for about £200 few months ago on ebay

Yea mate, they werent these ones tho

i know where you got the lights from

I thought you might have with regards to the subject of your pm last night with this thread title as your pm title

[jayrs]

[rst-steve]

Great stuff Dave, the rear lights are cool but it's the steering wheel that does it for me lol

Top find(s)

[niracka]

Nice bits chap. Loving the lights!!

[Dave G fsi]

Great stuff Dave, the rear lights are cool but it's the steering wheel that does it for me lol

Top find(s)

Cheers Steve

You'll have to get a spare wheel for yours too now if we're going to keep up this twins trend lol

Your wheel is already mint tho, maybe just buy a steering wheel cover for when your driving it?

Nice bits chap. Loving the lights!!

Cheers mate

[Dave G fsi]

Update time!

Finally managed to spend some time on my RST yesterday

Been spending all my time recently working on other cars whilst the RS has been sat waiting for the full stripdown, so was brilliant to actually make some progress

Stripped out the interior to check everything over and so it doesnt get dirty/damaged

Pics:









Next up is to strip down the rest of the running gear on the car. She will basically be a shell when done so I can attack any rust and check everything over to be happy in my own mind there is no rust hiding, then the red hammerite will come out!

Should be making some more progress tomorrow

[Michael!]

Update time!


Should be making some more progress tomorrow

excitedddddd!

[russ-RST]

Why all the sound deadening matey?

[Dave G fsi]

Why all the sound deadening matey?

Good question

The guy I bought it off fitted it. I hear its pretty expensive to buy too. He's done a really good job of it, but it doesnt really make much sense, as he then went on to fit a turbo back 4" outwardly rolled scorpion exhaust, so if he was bothered about sound, he didnt really go about it the right way

I made good progress with the stripdown over the second half of the bank holiday weekend, will upload some pics when I get some time

[Dave G fsi]

Right then, another update:

Basically all the running gear is stripped off now, almost down to a shell

Still got to remove a few random bits like gear selector, fuel pipes and brake pipes that run along the floorpan etc to get it completely bare, then next job is to strip off the bodykit and bumpers and see whats going on underneath

Its so good to be making progress with this after so long, and I'm really enjoying getting stuck in

Anyway, here are a couple of pics:









Getting there

[russ-RST]

Ah right lol yea those dynamite sheets from what iv heard are about 20 quid each lol maybe to stop the fuel pump whine coming through when ya low on petrol ?? lol just a question why the strip down? It looks bloody lovely condition lol

[rst-steve]

Fantastic progress Dave!

Why all the sound deadening matey?

The guy I bought it off fitted it. I hear its pretty expensive to buy too. He's done a really good job of it, but it doesnt really make much sense, as he then went on to fit a turbo back 4" outwardly rolled scorpion exhaust, so if he was bothered about sound, he didnt really go about it the right way

Yep, we sell Dynamat in small quantities at work and I can confirm it is indeed expensive lol!

That is also the exhaust I have on mine too.......... and yep, it's louuuuud!

[Dave G fsi]

Ah right lol yea those dynamite sheets from what iv heard are about 20 quid each lol maybe to stop the fuel pump whine coming through when ya low on petrol ?? lol just a question why the strip down? It looks bloody lovely condition lol

Expensive but good I think, at least I didnt have to pay for them

The stripdown is to ensure there is no rust hiding, and to cure any that I find so the shell is completely mint as if it just left the factory. Once all rust is sorted she will be looked after in a way to ensure no rust comes back afterwards and will hopefully be mint long into the future

Already found bits of rust here and there that would have otherwise spread if left unchecked and done alot of damage. Its best to find it and cure it early on

Fantastic progress Dave!

Yep, we sell Dynamat in small quantities at work and I can confirm it is indeed expensive lol!

That is also the exhaust I have on mine too.......... and yep, it's louuuuud!

Cheers steve

Yea, thought it cost quite a bit

And yes, the exhaust definitely couldnt be described as quiet or subtle

[Dave G fsi]

Made a bit more progress over the weekend, removed a few more bits and pieces

Here are a few more pics:

[Dave G fsi]

Update time

Got more stuff stripped last week before going on hols, and had a dig around to make sure I found any and all the rust as I went

As expected for any mk3 fiesta, there was some lurking beneath, and I kind of knew about this to a certain extent anyway as I had seen a few little suspect bubbles here and there :hmm:

So here's the list to make her perfect:

NEW P/S REAR WING
NEW D/S REAR WING
NEW P/S FRONT WING
NEW D/S FRONT WING
PAIR OF NEW FULL SILLS
PAIR OF NEW INNER REAR WHEEL ARCHES
NEW FRONT PANEL

And any other patches where required

This will ensure absolutely all rust has gone, and wont come back in the future

Also, picking up something this afternoon to make life abit easier, will update later

Anyway, Pics:

















THE RUST:

[Ratspeed]

Wasnt the red one you sold in better nick than this mate?

[Dave G fsi]

Not really mate, they all just go in different areas tbh

[Dave G fsi]

Picked this up today off a mate, should come in really handy with the resto:

[Ratspeed]

That should speed the job up mate!

[Dave G fsi]

I hope so

[Dave G fsi]

Right then, small update...

Been mad busy with one thing and another recently

Hopefully things will calm down again soon, but needless to say, I havnt had the time to do any more on the RS either

The project is on hold until I can find some wings aswell, so I dont end up cutting the old metal off before I have new metal to weld in, so the endless hunt is still on....

In the meantime tho, I managed to find the final rare parts I was after for the finished project, and got them for an extremely good price too

Been looking for a good few years for a set of these and finally have some!





So I now have everything I want/need, all thats left are getting hold of the rear wings then the project can progress

All comments welcome