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[chumkila]

that looks awesomely phat on the cossie rims!!

[andyhardy]

Never posted this picture of the gearbox on the new block:



Aiii!

Boink!

[~Tony~]

looking good mate

[chumkila]

put some strawberry jam on that and i'd happily eat it!

[andyhardy]

put some strawberry jam on that and i'd happily eat it!

Aiii!

[mattbibs]

cant wait andy - literally holding my breath to see it when its finished!

pics show her coming along nicely!

[andyhardy]

cant wait andy - literally holding my breath to see it when its finished!

pics show her coming along nicely!

You might be holding your breath for a while!

There's still a lot to do but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now - the turbo has spun up with no probs and engine is running fine. Mongoose 4" rolled out is now on

Cheers,

Andy

[mattbibs]

will be worth it in the end! mine is taking long enough as well.

& about earlier - my DV is going back on when i put the new turbo on as well! i think its only sensible!

[andyhardy]

Cheers mate - yeah, will let you know what I think of the DV, I do love my chatter as you guys know by looking at the BorehamHill video cough cough ahem

I'll keep you updated on Monday when I get to take some more photos of all the filling and primer in progress

Cheers,

Andy

[cossiemen]

seems like a damn nice project too me mate!

keep up that good work you are doing there! never mind what other people think or say about your car. just do it your own way.

can't wait to see the pics when it's complete finished

[andyhardy]

seems like a damn nice project too me mate!

keep up that good work you are doing there! never mind what other people think or say about your car. just do it your own way.

can't wait to see the pics when it's complete finished

Thanks dude!

I never get put off by anyone - I'm not into the business of doing anything different with the bodywork, just going to use a pretty much tried and tested design but with high quality!

The car should have power to match the looks too

Cheers,

Andy

[Capri]

Andy, looks brilliant mate, I can't wait to see it when it's done, especially with the PC in there etc! I love the idea of the subtle styling, keep it original and gentle with big power and you're onto a winner IMO

Top job, look forward to seeing the end results!

[andyhardy]

Right - I bought some new rear clusters for my Turbo off of ebay the other day (only cost me £50 plus p&p) - received them this morning:



They should suit the merc grey bodywork

Cheers,

Andy

[~Tony~]

as you know andy i love this car just gotta sayrry the f**k up i wanna ride in it

[Max M4X WW]

Nice, Not seen them on a Grey fez before

[Badgerboy]

Andy, got any links for those clusters?

What are they called?

[heeman10]

They do look good on grey Andy, I've seen it before They can let down the back end of bright-coloured cars, but dull old grey suits them down to the ground When you getting it all sprayed red then?

[Max M4X WW]

Red?

[andyhardy]

They do look good on grey Andy, I've seen it before They can let down the back end of bright-coloured cars, but the best colour of grey suits them down to the ground When you getting it all sprayed PINK then?

Nah - think I'll stick with my lovely grey thanks

[chumkila]

they will look superb Andy!

[dannyboy]

Looking ace Andy, the trip up to FITP next year will be fun, will deffo need the video camera for that one

[andyhardy]

Thanks guys - bumper mounted cams will be in full operation by then (and probably updated a thousand times too )

[andyhardy]

Well - the car has been filled and smoothed this last weekend.

I'll be taking photos of it in it's primer coat, hopefully tomorrow.

Not long now - it's been off the road over 6 months

Can't wait to feel the turbo kick again - the 1.1 really doesn't cut the mustard (despite my best attempts!)

[beanyfrst]

i cant see any of the pics

[toastyspoon]

Loving the car andy, definately like the subtle plans for everything not under the bonnet!

Can't wait to see it coming on, i love those cossie rims mate, how much did they set you back?

J

[andyhardy]

Hey guys,

Went to see the car before it gets sprayed - my mate Simon was finishing plumbing in all of the hoses and we managed to fit the air filter under the battery which was an unexpected bonus.

I heard the car running and it sounds very loud (unfortunately I didn't think to take a vid clip of it running at the time). All hoses are plumbed in but the ERST top boost hose won't work so I'm having to use the standard Ford black one in the mean time

Here are some pics for you to look and see how it's coming along - not long now:

Some pics of the car how it was today









Engine bay looking mucky and half done!



Very dusty interior!



Arches off the car



Showing how I managed to keep the flexi-joint in the Mongoose exhaust mounted to a T3 downpipe kindly given to me with the turbo off of fiesta-jim all those months ago!



This shows the location of where the air filter will be once it's all plumbed in - under the battery tray itself next to the gearbox



Front end again



Rear arches placed on side to show how much clearance the rear has - might be a problem when putting the rear bumper back on



Another of the same shot above but with the flash on!



I should get it back on Wednesday - which is nice

Cheers,

Andy

[EvilDes]

It DOES exist!

Looking good matey! I personally cant wait to see it when its finished! Wooooooo, nearly there, hang on in!

[JamieFRST]

Will get some pic's of mine this week!


Think you will be lucky to get that back together by wed got the pimp my ride crew working on it?

Like the back lights

[andyhardy]

Will get some pic's of mine this week!


Think you will be lucky to get that back together by wed got the pimp my ride crew working on it?

Like the back lights

Working weekends on it and evenings so I've been assured it's all done.

MOT is on Wednesday morning and car will be ready for me to pick up.

I then have the task of stripping all the interior out again and laying the cabling through the car for my stereo and PC

It'll be done!

[heeman10]

Ah it's gonna be a stunner Andy That's where I hope to locate my filter too. I'm planning on making a cradle that will bolt into the gearbox cradle and support the filter down there in all that nice cold air By far the best place for it IMO, as long as it's slightly sheltered from any water. I'm feeling the frustration for you now, it's nearly done matey

[housey]

ooooooh i do like this

[1992FRST]

the car is looking V good indeed, but i think 16" Mondeo Si Rims would be better, as those cossie rims stick out too far , gives it the 4 x 4 Look.

apart from that, nice car.

[andyhardy]

the car is looking V good indeed, but i think 16" Mondeo Si Rims would be better, as those cossie rims stick out too far , gives it the 4 x 4 Look.

apart from that, nice car.

Please notice that none of the arch spats are on and that the car is actually on a ramp.

When the car's on the ground the wheels are tucked in quite nicely (coilovers!) although the front track is noticeably wider than the rear, due to it being fwd

No way are Mondeo Si rims better than these dude - you're dead wrong!

[Ghost]

the car is looking V good indeed, but i think 16" Mondeo Si Rims would be better, as those cossie rims stick out too far , gives it the 4 x 4 Look.

apart from that, nice car.

Please notice that none of the arch spats are on and that the car is actually on a ramp.

When the car's on the ground the wheels are tucked in quite nicely (coilovers!) although the front track is noticeably wider than the rear, due to it being fwd

No way are Mondeo Si rims better than these dude - you're dead wrong!

very much in agreement with andy

[andyhardy]

Ah it's gonna be a stunner Andy That's where I hope to locate my filter too. I'm planning on making a cradle that will bolt into the gearbox cradle and support the filter down there in all that nice cold air By far the best place for it IMO, as long as it's slightly sheltered from any water.

Ditto exactly that - when discussing it with Simon we worked out that mounting it in a cradle onto the gearbox would probably be the best bet rather than mounting it to the bodywork (as the turbo would move meaning it's more likely to work lose etc.).

Thanks for all the comments guys - can't believe how good it feels to hear it running through the Mongoose 4" today, sounded fantastic (and because of that top hose there's no DV on so I heard the first hint of chatter - it's been a while ).

Cheers,

Andy