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[FRSJON]

sounding good, decided who's painting it yet

im going to paint it .... why not ive painted plenty of things before...

what like the kitchen or the bathroom

[FRSJON]

Nice to see you getting stuck in mate Kind of shocking at first to see my old pride and joy looking like that! Needed doing even when I had it, so at least it's finally being squared away!

im sure 90% of fiestas out there that have been 'used' look like this... my frst was loads worse... will be worth it and as ive said i knew it needed doing before i bought it so nothing i didnt know about...

[jayrs]

i dont think what rot was on this was too bad tbh jon, as you say that FRST was worst, well, shocking tbh, and i dont think it was helpped by the bodge work the garage done on it for its mot

[FRSJON]

wont be long and it will be rust free.... need more power next..

[pauldolman]

any progress on it yet jon

[FRSJON]

any progress on it yet jon

well ive been down there the last two nights after work and its all locked up... not going to hassle him over it as i did say to take his time.. im armed with the camera so when i finally get to take a look ill get some pics up...

[knuckles]

it came to a point mate that if i didnt do it now then it would struggle to get a MOT again... so do it once and do it right..

with mot's i find it helps to be best friends with the tester

i will keep a close eye on your progress. Jay has all this to come next year with mine

[FRSJON]

it came to a point mate that if i didnt do it now then it would struggle to get a MOT again... so do it once and do it right..

with mot's i find it helps to be best friends with the tester

i will keep a close eye on your progress. Jay has all this to come next year with mine

i shall keep that in mind...

[jayrs]

if there was the call for it i would do it full time, but not enough work over here to do it

[FRSJON]

well not much of a update but i went to look at the car tonight... work hasnt really started yet just assessing what needs doing and whats best to do first...


i went down and took the fuel tank off to make things easier... bloody pump seal is leaking loads... so need to sort a new one

a little pic of how the car will sit for a few weeks...



more pics as soon as the panels turn up...

[jayrs]

new seal is about £3 mate.

thought matey would of cracked ona bit with the car by now mate

[FRSJON]

new seal is about £3 mate.

thought matey would of cracked ona bit with the car by now mate

well i told him not to rush it so he's not.... he did say he had a couple of rush jobs to sort so not fussed.. tomorrow will be the start date...

[jayrs]

well make sure you keep the pics coming mate

any luck getting them bits off the other fez yet?

[FRSJON]

well make sure you keep the pics coming mate

any luck getting them bits off the other fez yet?

will get up there tomorrow night,chop it off and bring it down....

[jayrs]

you are a star mate.
any chance of the bonnet pull cable too

[Turboboy67]

He better be careful it doesn't fold in half up on that 2 poster

I must admit mate, I'd get those wheels off before he starts grinding and spraying anything if I were you.

They'll be a Bic™ to clean if you don't

How much are your panels costing ??

[FRSJON]

He better be careful it doesn't fold in half up on that 2 poster

I must admit mate, I'd get those wheels off before he starts grinding and spraying anything if I were you.

They'll be a Bic™ to clean if you don't

How much are your panels costing ??

.. he said he's not touching the sills till the panels are here and will do them one at a time... .. the panels are £146.50.. delivered...full sills left and right.. front wings left and right... all from beevers...the wheels will be coming off soon as the slightly damaged one is being refurbed...and before he gets too in to grinding i will be covering all the glass and the dash...

[jayrs]

how come you didnt call solent body panels mate? there in southampton and portsmouth

[Dave G fsi]

Looking abit sorry for herself there lol! As said, I would get those wheels off and put some steelies on mate, just to be safe!

[FRSJON]

Looking abit sorry for herself there lol! As said, I would get those wheels off and put some steelies on mate, just to be safe!

they will be coming off monday night...trouble is the other set of 15's i have wont fit over my front brakes... but its staying on the lift till its finished so no front wheels wont matter..

[jayrs]

you need any old wheels to put on it for time being? i got them mondeo wheels still, can grab a couple for ya if you want to borrow them mate

[FRSJON]

cheers jay but not really needed...

[jayrs]

ok mate no probs

[FRSJON]

update time.!!...
well alots been done to the car and over christmas i have been getting the underneath ready so that the car can come off the lift so we can get the last parts finished..
when the sills were changed i wanted to coat them with a seal/stone chip..so 2ltrs of stone chip was bought , i applied this to the sills and found i had loads of it left so decided to do the rest of the floor...BIG mistake!!... it all looked fine for about five mins the i noticed a large section sagging down... turns out the stone chip and the hammerite id painted the floor with didnt get on . it all had to be removed which was a major pain in the arse.... but once the floor was stonechip and paint free i could re apply more stonechip and paint over the top....

underneath all rust free and painted...





also the rear sections i removed have been welded up and painted..





whilst the car was sat there i decided to do a few bits that i never got round to so front inner wings and brakes got a few coats...



next on the list was to get the new front wings on... they werent a bad fit ...





last year id changed the exhaust for the scorpion one off my frst,the only prob was it was a bigger bore and never quite sealed properly ... all sorted now,new flexi and a 'special' cat....



next thing on the list for me is to give the car a bloody good clean... its a bit dusty...



once its off the lift theres a small part of the top off the sill to sort them it will time to sort the paint....
hope you like....

[jonboisescort]

looking good mate

[Turboboy67]

Looking good mate

You gotta love a coat of paint on the underside

[Dave G fsi]

Looking lovely mate, looks like mine underneath now lol, they will be like twins with the same wheels ans same undersides

[FRSJON]

Looking good mate

You gotta love a coat of paint on the underside

cheers shaun where you been hiding? hope to see a big up date on yours soon !!!

[FRSJON]

Looking lovely mate, looks like mine underneath now lol, they will be like twins with the same wheels ans same undersides

cheers dave cant wait to get the mo's on

[jayrs]

about time it was updated mate!
looking good though, as soon as i read the word "sag" i knew what was coming, as the thinners in the stone chip dont like hammerite, and some primers, i too found out the hard way, but nothing as bad as you did though

[pauldolman]

looking great jon, well done keep up the good work

[rsonblackwheels]

looks good mate, under side looks fantastic, bummer about the stone chip and hammerite re-acting

[FRST SILVER]

looking well mate... underside looks smart.. im in the process of doing the underside of my cozzy.. what a nightmare

[jimmyesh]

Fantastic progress Jon! It makes me so happy to see this car being restored to such a high standard, top work

[FRSJON]

Fantastic progress Jon! It makes me so happy to see this car being restored to such a high standard, top work

cheers jimmy... repainting both sides of the car next.... cant wait to drive the thing again.... oh and ive been told it 'only' made it in to fast ford mag three times this month....


frst silver.... your cars going to be gorgeous once you have finished....