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[BOBFRST]

Well after an eternity! the rebuild of my car is finally underway, i aint the best person in the world for documenting stuff & even after owning it for 15 years!!! ive very few pics of it but im gona post wot i do have & be taking more as i go along. This is never going to be a concours car, but even so im replacing all the nuts & bolts i can with genuine Ford & where i feel i need to i'll replace with uprated or higher quality fixings. I love the car as it is so asthetically it will be the same as before & im gona try to convince my m8 who is a car painting genius (he had a gold cup winning S1 Turbo) to give the car a top quality paintjob. The engine was built to a massive spec by the previous owner just before i bought it & has only done 11k so doesnt need rebuilt, but ive maxed the beiges out so next year it will go to MSD for a set of suitable injectors & a live mapping session on the eec-IV, just cos i wana keep it original & so the engine can finally show wot its got. This isnt gona be like some of the restos on here which are just mindblowing but hope you njoy neway

CheeRS

BOBFRST


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[brendan2077]

u have some work ahead of u keep the updates coming

[BOBFRST]

Yea u aint kindin m8 lol but im lucky ive managed to find all the panels i need to complete it.Tbh i was thinkin it wasnt far from unrecoverable, but my m8 just took a look at it & said "ffs ive fixed a hell of alot worse than that" lol gr8 wen sum1 gives u a boost like that

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[jonyb4]

looks very good mate, one too many spoilers for my liking, but good luck with it all mate

[BOBFRST]

looks very good mate, one too many spoilers for my liking, but good luck with it all mate

lmfao its a real split over havin both on there m8 lol seems opinion is really divided, guess its like marmite lol, tbh its still exactly as i bought it & it blew me away back then & from certain angles it looks ok & not many have them [u'll prob say [ERRR] feckin wonder? lol] so u aint exactly followin the crowd but ive came to the decision as the bootlid is rotten neway & ive a perfect replacement in mercury grey [with swage lines ] im gona leave the lower spoiler off for the meantime & im debating replacing the mondeo wif a mk5 escort estate spoiler cos i think the slightly smaller dimensions will suit the car a little more. All opinions on both are gratefully recieved

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[jonyb4]

the lower one i since, good to have it as its rare and a bit different while being OEM

but the standard spoiler with estate one on top just seems a bit much, if it were just the estate one with the standard fiesta one gone it be better

when is the build going to start?

[BOBFRST]

Yea understand ur thinkin now m8 lol well nothins set in stone so i'll check the look of all the combos before i settle on anything & im gona be fitting them in such a way so i can change em if i want too the rebuild starts in earnest tomorrow m8, the cars been delivered to a secret location only 4 people know about, just waitin to get the full 5 star treatment

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[BOBFRST]

Well me & the 2 poor ba5tards lol who have agreed to help me got to work tonight & stripped the complete rear of the car!!!!

So beam out!!!!!


Fuel tank out!!!!!! [We left this bit to the expendable & hopefully not combustible Mark llama]


The aftermath!!!!!


So now on Monday [No weekend work lol] we get to the gud bit, wif lots of fcukin powertools, new panels & a motherfcukin welder!!!!!!!!

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Michael!]

keeping an eye on this! good luck to you, certainly isnt the worst around!

get a standard rear spoiler though please


also that front splitter is interesting, not seen it before...

[Maxwell]

YES!!! I do remember your car going about Carrickfergus, when i wasnt too old!!! Remember its epic presence

Will have to get a run up and see it mate!!

[BOBFRST]

keeping an eye on this! good luck to you, certainly isnt the worst around!

get a standard rear spoiler though please

also that front splitter is interesting, not seen it before...

Thanks for that m8, thought i was gona need divine intervention lol but its actually alot better than i thought & looks like ive been a bit ott buyin new panels lol but ive got em incase i ever need em neway. Its got a standard rear spoiler on it m8 but with the mondeo on top, ive a replacement RST bootlid with another spoiler so gona put that on & mayb use an escort estate 1 instead. The front 1 was made by a company called Autobodycraft in England about 16 years ago lol but they dont make them anymore so i got a local firm to take a mould of it & the Escos splitter that goes underneath it incase i ever needed a replacement or repair, which ive needed a few of

[BOBFRST]

Quick update! Progress is fast & furious my m8 Mark is on a mission i tell ya lol & after just a few hours work today & tonight he'd sorted the passenger footwell, front passenger inner wheel arch in 2 palces, lower parts of both front outer arches & the drivers door lol the mans a fcukin maniac!!!!!!

Ballast lol


The maestro in action


Solid & double skinned once more


Cant understand how the fcuk a hole appeared here but didnt take long to sort it


Archery


Holey door Batman! Well not [ERRR] more


You always get a sickner & this ba5tard provided it! Then again it had been on for 14 years lol



More work planned for tomorrow so happy days

CheeRS

BOBFRST

ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Maxwell]

Who is painting it for you Bob?? I can show you my escort rs turbo and give you the run down on the work that was done, the price i paid and you will want the guy to do it. Very good, for the price he done it!!! He is only in Ballyclare and you can borrow my car transporter if you want Also i have a contact for you, for getting that axle and fuel tank etc etc powder coated (he is in Dunmurry though)!!

[BOBFRST]

I was gona get my m8 Ade to do it for me m8, he's 1 of the most talented guys ive ever seen with a gun & 1 of the few to do work that rarely needs polished afterwards, even on laquered finishes lol heres a few of the cars he's done

His Gold Cup winning Series One Turbo


My m8's Concours Escos [1st car to be featured in Performance Fords indoor photoshoots]





Nova Turbo!! [This guy is in N Ireland too & saw my m8s work and took his car over to him lol]




But lol id love to see your car m8y & see the job that guy did with her! if he did mine then i cud keep it local & that'd be sweet, then i cud get Ade to do her again when she needs a freshen up in a few years m8 thanks very much for the offer of your transporter! ur a gr8 fella lol id deffo take the number of the powder coaters cos ive loads of bit i want done. Has he did any bits for you or have u seen is his work decent? This project is just gettin better by the minute lol

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Maxwell]

Keith Robinsons Nova Turbo, just took restos to a new level (shell sent to the mainland to be zinc dipped etc)

Yeah just let me know and you can have a look round it!!

[Maxwell]

Oh and i have had lots of bits powdercoated on my escort. You can see for yourself!!

[BOBFRST]

Yep thats him! The car is immense in the flesh, i met him at a car show at the Ross Park last year [musta spent 2hrs talkin to him lol] & he nearly had heart failure wen i told him Adrian was 1 of my m8s & even went to my weddin l m a o Super stuff m8! Im off work next week so any nite other than monday or tuesday cos were wrkin on the car those 2 nites! & thanks again

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Fraggle]

Top work boss

Oh an i fecking love your sig

[BOBFRST]

Thanks for that m8, im tryin my best but with no talent its feckin hard lol!!!

But ur kitty sig is way better l m a o

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Fraggle]

Yeah the kitty sig was an inspired choice

Mate mines been in dry storage for 2+yrs now, havnt even looked at it and i do have experience in body repair, but talent is nothing without the will to use it and in that respect you get top marks as you've done more in the last month than ive done in 2yrs

I'll be watching your progress fella see if it will help give me a kick up the arse

[BOBFRST]

lol think he needs neutered lol

Well m8 my car was in the garage for 10 years!!!! so ur 2 1/2 aint so bad after all lol i just dont have the skills to repair the bodywork, the mechanicals i can handle fine cos i used to b a mechanic lol & anyone ive asked to repair it has either said just reshell it or it was too much work for them, but turns out my m8 can do it, i hadnt a clue he cud, so he said fcuk yea i'll do it no bother m8 ive repaired a hell of alot worse than that ffs lol hes an engineer so its wee buns to him & after seein him in action im gobsmacked how fast he's doin it! Id say it'll be pretty much completed by the end of the month & thats only 2 1/2 days workin on it each week cos i told him no weekend work as i aint in [ERRR] rush to get it done which he was well chuffed with, but it seems to have made him work faster cos hes got no pressure from me! i even had to tell him to stop wrkin on it the other nite l m a o Id just thought that it was time i pulled my finger out now my circumstances allow it & sorted it cos i miss driving it so much, so im gona make it happen!!!!

I'll be putting up as much as i can m8 & if it gets the ball rollin for you im humbled, but its RS Eddies u should be lookin at! That is fcukin epic i tell ya

Get the garage open & get sum pics of her up for us

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[BOBFRST]

Oh quick update!!!!!! I was talkin to my m8 yesterday afternoon & he says in 3 hours he had the entire passenger side sill & floor repaired rite to the back arch all it needs is the welds ground down & my special rustproofing, ive no pics of it yet tho. This guy is fcukin amazing

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Fraggle]

I will see about pics boss, embarrased as to the state she's in...and its all my fault.

Sadly for me i think its re-home time.Deserves to be restored.

Rs edds, jayrs's and knuckles threads are all awesome, Dave G's are belting an all.to name a few,, TBH all the threads on here are awesome its just a shame i cant find a way in life to get mine going.Always something to learn from every thread no matter what car imop.

And agreed Your mates a fast worker

Ready for Christmas no probs at your rate What a present

[BOBFRST]

:lol: I will see about pics boss, embarrased as to the state she's in...and its all my fault.

Sadly for me i think its re-home time.Deserves to be restored.

Rs edds, jayrs's and knuckles threads are all awesome, Dave G's are belting an all.to name a few,, TBH all the threads on here are awesome its just a shame i cant find a way in life to get mine going.Always something to learn from every thread no matter what car imop.

And agreed Your mates a fast worker

Ready for Christmas no probs at your rate What a present

Na never be embarassed m8 lol we all got busy lives & finding the time to sort em is very difficult, na dont sell her m8 cos ull regret it 1 day trust me! id rather sell a kidney than my car lol

And your rite m8 all those guys deserve a mention cos the work & devotion they put into their rebuilds is unreal. You can always find a way m8 & ive found in life if you want to make somthing happen then you usually can & ur 100% rite! the things ive learned from all those builds is invaluable.

The guys a fcukin machine m8! hes got the next part of the job done in his head b4 he get near it lol

The metalwork will deffo all be done but as for the rest it'll take a bit longer but the main problems will have been solved so im gona be 1 happy bunny lol im aiming to have everything as i want it for Ford Fair next year so if i get it done before then happy days

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Fraggle]

Wish i could get life going as its destroying me and my beloved frst's future.

But for the cars sake i would rather re-home than leave to fade then onto a stripped an scrapped fate, followed by being posted up on PF in the dead thread
That simply is not right or fair on her,i made a promise to save her and im gutted to be facing the thought of breaking it.Not my style that.

Anyhow not your bother boss(apologies )
So All the best with yours boss, i shall be keeping an eye on your progress while wearing a rather fetching shade of Green

[BOBFRST]

Well weve been hard at it again today & my genius welder managed to repair the passenger rear inner arch in an hour lol sorry bout the pic quality

Poor car dont know wots bout to hit it lol


Brakes otf lol


This s**t is going where it should have even befor the car was built! in the fcukin bin lol


These are goin to get blasted before being painted


Nice new arches & chassis rails repaired









The kind of horrors we still face but by fcuK we'll fix her



Should be nearly finished by the end of next week according to my m8 so game on

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[jayrs]

common rot mate, looks worse than it is untill you cut it all out then its doesnt seem so bad to repair, if you get what i mean

[Maxwell]

Bob keep at it...and get some camera skills lol!!!!

[RS EDDIE]

Keep em coming Fella!!!

[BOBFRST]

Tell me bout it Jay lol looks bad to me & i wince at it but i just get sum1 else to repair it lol

Max thats very unfair criticism! But ur rite the pics are 5h1te l m a o guess thats wot happens wen u keep forgetting a proper bloody camera lol are you still ok for me to get a look at your escort sumtime this week m8?

You got it Ed but im lookin at ur resto then seein mine & its makin me sick cos i want mine like urs lol


CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[Maxwell]

If you can wait a week or two i will have the escort in carrick...just not too far from East Antrim Motor Factors!

[RS EDDIE]

Mate the worst thing you can do is rush it.....I started to rush mine a bit then thought..."what am i rushing for"....Theres nothing worse than doing something and thinking..."Hmmm i could have done that better if id av taken my time"....

Going well tho mate!!!

[BOBFRST]

Thats no problem Max, just gimmie a holler & i'll try & get up for a looksee, im only a couple of minutes away from East Antrim

Ed i know exactly wot you mean m8, i aint gona put my lights out gettin it done & it takes as long as it takes but im doin it in 2 parts cos ive no choice, 1st bein make the car roadworthy then do the details so goin to plan atm, but i still want urs lol

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[BOBFRST]

Rite quick update! Weve been beaverin away & makin a good bit of progress, we decided to doubleskin alot of the places we repaired & used alot of galvanised steel in problem places for its more rust repelling qualities lol so its taking a little longer & of course you want it to look ok so gota take your time lol

Part of what we removed


My biggest fear was the chassis legs were shot & judging by the face the pic looks like its showin it was too l m a o but a little new metal sees them solid again, just need a bit of grinding down & nice finish


Wonder wot he was lookin at? More rust i'll bet lol


Driverside sill was really bad but with all the rot cut out it didnt look so bad, but bein able to see the roof of the car by lookin up through the floor was bloody scary lol



One nicely repaired arch


I ditched the abs system completely & the servo/master cylinder was shot so replaced them with a good xr2i one i had & modded the abs reservoir by joining the abs bypass inlets & also put the bias valves on the inner wing



Also cleaned up the front arches & preped them with sum por-15 cleaning agent in readiness for some serious rustproofing lol



Not sure if we'll get anything else done this week but you never know lol but i can just start to see the light at the end of the tunnel

CheeRS

BOBFRST


ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[jayrs]

did you replace the jacking supports on the rear inner sills when you done the work mate?