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[EUFez]

Awesome project. Just been reading the whole thing. Your a perfectionist. Wish I was... Great car!!!

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers for the comments guys

Awesome project. Just been reading the whole thing. Your a perfectionist. Wish I was... Great car!!!

Haha, I've been known to dabble in excessive attention to detail

i want your car

I love her too much to sell unfortunately

[jonyb4]

stunning mate, love the engine bay and the wheels!

whats the thin blue pipes at the back of the bay? with a t-piece in it

[frst toady]

thin blue pipes are the vac pipes for D/V and probablly boost gauge matey..
love the wheels 2 m8 nice motor (shame it aint white tho lol)

[Dave G fsi]

stunning mate, love the engine bay and the wheels!

whats the thin blue pipes at the back of the bay? with a t-piece in it

Cheers mate

The thin blue pipes are the vac pipes for the dump valve and the boost guage in the car

love the wheels 2 m8 nice motor (shame it aint white tho lol)

Cheers mate, we all know red is the best colour tho

[Dave G fsi]

Slight update.

My RS has got a new handbrake cable on it but its a pattern part rather than genuine ford and basically, the adjuster sometimes slips along the cable if you yank the handbrake up. This makes the handbrake basically useless lol so I had put some cable ties behind the adjuster to prevent it slipping but obviously this isnt ideal

Genuine ford ones cost like £70 at ford which is just silly so that wasnt an option but I managed to win one on ebay the other day for a grand total of £6.50! Am well happy!

Here it is:



So I will be fitting this before she goes back on the road next year and all will be good!

[jonyb4]

fudgekin silly expensive things...

[rst-steve]

What a bargain Dave, love it!

[Choosey]

Looks immense mate. Should have been how Ford did it originally!

Can I ask what ever happened to the other red RS? Did you get it all finished up and sold on with the clear fronts, mk3 coded mirrors etc?

Cheers,
Lee

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers guys

Looks immense mate. Should have been how Ford did it originally!

Can I ask what ever happened to the other red RS? Did you get it all finished up and sold on with the clear fronts, mk3 coded mirrors etc?

Cheers,
Lee

Thanks mate

The other RS is still in my hands. Its just about done now, I will be putting the engine back in over christmas then it just needs a couple more bits and pieces and it will be ready to sell.

It will be sold around Easter time all being well

[jonyb4]

ooh i didnt know you still had it, fudgekin JELOUS!

a zetec s, a mint Si, a rs turbo project, and a goregous RS turbo!

id love to see your will and testament lol

[Lumberjack]

Brill job m8 looks amazing if that was mine i dont think i would ever want to take it out & get dirty lol im working on a mk3 mk3-2-0-zetec-work-in-progress-vt187850/ i hope eventually it will look as claen & tidy as yours

[Dave G fsi]

ooh i didnt know you still had it, fudgekin JELOUS!

a zetec s, a mint Si, a rs turbo project, and a goregous RS turbo!

id love to see your will and testament lol

Not got the zetec s anymore matey

Brill job m8 looks amazing if that was mine i dont think i would ever want to take it out & get dirty lol im working on a mk3 mk3-2-0-zetec-work-in-progress-vt187850/ i hope eventually it will look as claen & tidy as yours

Thanks very much mate, means alot

Had a look at your thread and your really getting there, well done

I'm sure it will be properly mint one day

[Ratspeed]

ooh i didnt know you still had it, fudgekin JELOUS!

a zetec s, a mint Si, a rs turbo project, and a goregous RS turbo!

id love to see your will and testament lol

And a cool as fook mk1, dont forget that!

[Dave G fsi]

And a cool as fook mk1, dont forget that!

Cheers buddy, as is yours!

We will have to do a photoshoot of the two of them next year when the weather is better

[rst-steve]

If your going to FITP Dave, a mini photoshoot of our 2 red RS turbo's could be on the cards! lol

[Dave G fsi]

If your going to FITP Dave, a mini photoshoot of our 2 red RS turbo's could be on the cards! lol

I will be there mate, but the RS wont be unfortunately.

Check out the thread here:

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/my-mk1-fiesta-project-update-02-12-10-purchased-parts-vt186567/page35/

I will be in her next year

[jonyb4]

awww what about the RS

[rst-steve]

Ahh i forgot about the Mk1!! Fair play, will look forward to seeing that!

[Dave G fsi]

awww what about the RS

Going to strip the running gear off the underside and get her painted up red like the other one, she has had a full restoration underneath but in black underseal to finish off and I want it red. Going for a full on concours look but dont worry, I will still be driving her as she should be driven once its all done

Thats next years project hence she wont be on the road

Ahh i forgot about the Mk1!! Fair play, will look forward to seeing that!

Cheers mate

[russ-RST]

VERY VERY nice car mate looks absolutely stunning

[Dave G fsi]

VERY VERY nice car mate looks absolutely stunning

Thanks very much mate, means alot

[Sam_XR2]

car is CRAP ... remember when i first saw this beast at ford fair and i swear i got a boner didnt realise both where mint either thought 1 was mint 1 wasnt but i was wrong and now more jelous lol u sure u dont want my xr2 to make it 3 mint red cars ?????

[niracka]

Lush.

Loving the mo's

Just how I'd want mine to look plus a nice big front mount in the bumper.

Olie

[Dave G fsi]

Update time!

Since finishing uni for xmas I have been working solidly on my first RST every day to get it all finished and ready to sell on, and am really pleased with the progress I have made, and as of yesterday morning the engine is now snuggly sat in the engine bay!

I will let the progress pics do the talking:

Jacked up ready for work:



Cleaned up and painted sump:



Cleaned up and painted gearbox cradle:



Cleaned up and painted spindle carriers and brake hose brackets:



Cleaned up and painted manifold:



Engine fully built up with all new seals etc:



Clutch on:



Gearbox on:



Engine ready to go in:





Engine in:





Underneath now:



Needless to say I'm delighted to have got this much done over xmas. The next job is to rebuild the front suspension and connect everything back up to the engine, which I will start tomorrow (hangover permitting )

Let me know what you think

[jayrs]

great progress mate

should of painted that block and gearbox before fitting though, your wish you had later i put money on it

[FRSJON]

forgot you had this one good progress all the same

[jonyb4]

i didnt the greedy baxtered

looking great mate, good progress considering the timing, look forward to more always have loved your work

[rst-steve]

I forgot about that one too, thought 'engine in?? huh!'

Nicely done Dave

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers guys, means alot

great progress mate

should of painted that block and gearbox before fitting though, your wish you had later i put money on it

Time restraints prevented that I'm afraid mate, still looks fine in the bay tho

Got more done on her today, will update the tread when I've uploaded the pics tomorrow, really pleased with how its all coming together now

[jonyb4]

Cheers guys, means alot

great progress mate

should of painted that block and gearbox before fitting though, your wish you had later i put money on it

Time restraints prevented that I'm afraid mate, still looks fine in the bay tho

Got more done on her today, will update the tread when I've uploaded the pics tomorrow, really pleased with how its all coming together now

you really please me

[RS rob]

should'nt there be a shim guarding the flywheel?
looks rather exposed to the elements

looking brill as usual though dave

[rsonblackwheels]

looks stunning mate love it

underside looks clean enough to eat your dinner off

keep up the good work

[murfs frst]

wow will be stunning once complete,very nice

[murfs frst]

wow both cars are stunning a credit to you