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by **j_man69** on Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:28 pm

dude what car are them arches from

ive been looking for some steel arches like that for ages

by **JamieFRST** on Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:34 am

Thats the standard arch, the bit you dont see under the XR2i/RS body kit

by **MAD_Adamski** on Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:40 am

how dare u steal my arch design!!!! :lol:

and!!!!! its not fake!!!! its STEEL!!!!! AND THERE ALL MINE, AND I'M ALSO NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY [ERRR] CAR THERE FROM!!!! :bonkers:

by **Jur** on Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:29 pm

An update.. the skirts are smoothed in .. on both sides..

now the front bumper is being modded..

Just glued in the bumperlip.. and screwed it into place.. the screws have been removed now..
you can have an elefant hanging from it without breaking..

here some pics of the MCR smoothed in..
The front bumper is getting as smooth as the rear is..

by **Ghost** on Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:35 pm

can you do my car next

looking top quality!!1 gonna need to make my way to FITP, next year me thinks

by **JamieFRST** on Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:51 am

Great work, nice to see the progress pic's keep it up! and i look forward to seeing it at one of the show in '05

by **RS rob** on Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:56 am

MixonFRST :Thats the standard arch, the bit you dont see under the XR2i/RS body kit

no its not, look at his gallery, he has some pics of old escorts, he's used those metal arches on his fez!

by **JamieFRST** on Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:39 am

nice

by **cruisecannock** on Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:10 am

im likin tht mate! u got any finnished pis yet or have i just missed em???

by **MAD_Adamski** on Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:19 am

your stealing the post now boys and are u refering to my arche's bein finished or his bumper???? if your asking about mine the arch's are getting finished this week along with alot more stuff this week is a big week for my car i will post a few pics on tues thanks ad :wink:

by **Jur** on Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:00 pm

BTTT :-p

new update.. testfitted the front bumper.. it was hard to fit.. cause the bumper would flex hardly around the corners .

and testfitted the espace lip..

espace or the smaller laguna.. what should i do according to you guys (and girls)??

Testfitted the mondeo spoiler... no direct fit..

then we had to adjust the spoiler to fit..
We had to shorten it.. and grind the RS spoiler shape into the mondy spoiler..

now it's ready to be smoothed in.. the 2 spoilers are perfectly lined up and it's not an overdone look.. just smooth.. the way i wanted it

Closeup... after this picture.. the mondy spoiler was bonded to the RS spoiler with polyester .. and all the gaps were closed... but that is for the next update...

by **Superal** on Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:03 pm

this car is going to be amazing when finished...keep those updates coming

by **Jur** on Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:12 pm

Update nr .. ehhm lost track

been busy again .. .. pulled the front wings outwards a bit to match up with the wider front bumper..

taken off .. and out all the excess bits .. not needed in the car at the momente. gonna clean after all the sanding and grinding has been done.

the engine loom is nearly disconnected .. after that we can take the dash out (the loom is tie wrapped to the dash)

The smoothing in of the rear spoilers is nearly finished.. due to the white the curves are not very clear.. but i assure you .. it's a pretty smooth sight.. we will just have to solve one minor detail... the gap between the 2 spoilers is THAT small that even sand-dust stick between it.. so i guess we have to same a bit off to create a gap wide enough to stay open after spraying on the primer-filler and paint.. OR we have to full up the gap completely (with chance of cracking of course) and make some drainage holes .. still not sure of what to do .. .. advice me!!! :-p

Keep you informed

by **Xr_Dub** on Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:24 pm

wow thats looking kool

by **Jur** on Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:43 am

Has it been snowing in Holland ??

naah .. the car is (partially) primered and sprayed with contrast paint..

The engine has been removed.. and 3/4 of the underside is cleared now..

Most of the bottom is nearly free of rust.. the engine compartment has some though..

The front doesn't look sweet .. thinking about putting in a new... or de-rusting this one.. .. nut sure yet..

The left beam has some rust on the underside.. but will be treated..
the battery tray will be cut out .. and the battery will be placed in the back of the car to save space for a decent air-filter (cossie style ?? )

and ehhm last but not least.. we've decided to cut the standard RS spoiler a bit.. so that the rainwater etc will flow off the spoiler with more ease..

by **Brycey** on Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:45 am

Updates

@ Snowing comment.

By the looks of it you should be able to derust that panel.

Filter wise Group N K&N Cossie Filter is the one you want

by **Jur** on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:41 am

A small update.. no pics this time (yet)

The primer was sanded .... but didn't stick on the new panels )-: possibly due to the 'cold' temp during spraying and hardning.. so we have to sand the complete car down again (will get a REAL smooth finish this way though) .. but ok .. that's a minor setback ..

We sanded the car the last 2 evenings.. and it is almost finished sanding..

We started on the front yesterday.. the rust is just supericial .. and no panels will have to be replaced.. we're going to sand it all down, remove all rust that is there .. but firstly we will make the shape look good.. For the T3 conversion.. and later the pace intercooler .. i've been cutting away some pieces.. and bending some others.. it wasn't a real nice site.. but it worked.. now we've grinded all the excess metal away. Removed the bonnet catch spoke in the middle (temporarily) and grinded some of the bottom panel off.. so it looks square.

then a plate will be cut into shape .. and be welded between the radiator-beam .. and the front panel .. This will serve as a kind of table.. to put the radiator and intercooler on.

The radiator will be hung on 2 identical brackets (i will use an extra standard bracket from a second radiator) .. and will be kept forward (for the T3 conversion) by cutting 2 holes in the 'table' and using the standard bracket .. and a second one for the other side of the radiator.

The Pace intercooler will be slightly modified (longer upper tube.. and mounting bracket) so it will fit the T3 converted rad perfectly..

The battery tray will soon be removed..

pics will follow.. the project keeps on going.. hope to have it 'finished' before FITP 2005

by **Badgerboy** on Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:58 pm

It's times like this I wish I had a garage full of tools, and a dutchman with lots of fibreglass and filler!

It's looking great mate, have you decided on the final colour yet?

by **MAD_Adamski** on Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:14 am

lookin good mate gutted for u bout the primer get some pics up dude

by **Jur** on Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:10 am

Badgerboy :It's times like this I wish I had a garage full of tools, and a dutchman with lots of fibreglass and filler!

It's looking great mate, have you decided on the final colour yet?

it'll stay deep violet (-:

by **Jur** on Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:16 am

adamski frst :lookin good mate gutted for u bout the primer get some pics up dude

Your's starting to look good too!!!!

by **Ghost** on Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:30 pm

quality

by **PhatJoe** on Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:35 pm

im jealous!!! thats gonna look really really nice!!

your doin a brilliant job on it mate, keep the pics comin!! when my bodykit arrives im sure il be asking you for some advice!!

Phatteh

by **Jur** on Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:20 pm

The front is being modded at the moment.
like said before.. but now with pics

This is just in the 'rough' phase...it will be grinded down.. an the result will be a smooth surface at which some rad mounting point will be welded to ..

by **EvilDes** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 11:35 am

This car will look amazing when it's finished!

Looked damn nice at Ford Fair, and you just keep improving!

Good choice on keeping the colour, very individual and looks stunning!

Keep up the good work Jur, and will see you again at the shows in the summer!

by **Jur** on Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:13 am

Before we started

The other side

Notice any difference with the first pic of this reply?

The front.. right

The front left

The radiator beam.. seemed more rusty then it was..

the left beam (on which the battery tray rests .. with lots of rust )-: .. all grinded away (the dent is normal)

Made a new piece of panel for this

Slampanel to front polyesterfillered (after welding all together)

by **Tomdom** on Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:42 am

awesome

this is going to be one clean car!

loving the angle grinder lurking around in some of the pics :lol:

by **Sphinx** on Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:46 pm

Tomdom :awesome this is going to be one clean car!

loving the angle grinder lurking around in some of the pics :lol:

Well.....whatever floats ur boat mate

Cars lookin good Jur

by **Jur** on Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:02 pm

My father in law to be has been busy again :-p

The piece of panel at the front has been welded in place.

the boot has been cleared .. and half of the underside has been 'painted' with a black underseal coating..

The car is nearly ready to be painted in a second layer of primer.. then sanded down .. and painted into colour (-:

can't wait to build her up again..

by **Gaz7** on Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:48 pm

Looks great Jur, nice to see such a complete job

I spoke to you briefly last year at a show ( and beeped you goodbye as i drove past when we left!) and i'll look forward to seeing your car completed for FITP 2005

Gareth

by **JamieFRST** on Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:02 pm

These project posts are wicked, really looking forward to see the end result at FITP '05

by **Jur** on Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:25 pm

yet another update

Welded into place

after the first 'clean'

after sanding down for the primer

The bottom.. "painted black" with bodycoating

In detail

by **Brycey** on Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:55 pm

Wow.

Gonna be mint.

Top Job!

by **Ghost** on Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:38 pm

by **XR_Ben** on Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:27 pm

This is going to look spot on

I was never a huge fan of those ST alloys, but they suit the car perfectly, and made me like them

Looking forward to the end result

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