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[Brammer]

Some nice work there - loving the screamer pipe, looks mental

[Minstral]

wet vacum it ash
alwasy works a treat on other cars ive seen it done, keep meaning to do it on mine. looking as good as ever

[Big_Phil]

This looks proper ace. Liking the meshed fog look and the screamer pipe looks awesome.

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks for the coments guys i've started to fit the kit back on now, i'll get some more pics up when all back on

minstral - think i'm gunna have a go with the wet vac, proberley be a good idea to do the Recaro's & carpet whilst i've got it

Ratty - thats exactly what it needs mate

Dave G fsi - i'll be on the Fiestaturbo.com stand dude, thanks for the comments.

[rs1800dom]

hey buddy when we going to see some of the updates youve been busy with?
really wanna see this again
hope to pop over during the week to catch up and have a sneek peek at the RS as it is

[rsonblackwheels]

yeah dude this really needs some pics dosen't it. hopefully get some pics up of the new bits towards the end of the week. going to try and develope the chassis a bit over this winter, so i've collected some new parts for inside and out, no big secret everyone can proberly guess

also going to freshen up fuel lines on the underside & sort out some lil nigley bits i've been meaning to do for ages, hopefully

[rsonblackwheels]

some pics of my new bits as promised

at last got a half cage, ratspeeds RS1800's OMP, was white, now red





started spraying it this morning then ran out of paint had some fun trial fitting to sort out mounts/holes

have also at last bought some coilovers, AVO stuff



also bought a few bits from Ford Fair

some Performance Trim carbon rear quater pannels



and a small performance mod



gotta be worth an extra 8 - 10 bhp easy



as i ran out of paint for the cage but was still in a painting mood i decied to give my other thermostat housing a quick coat of grey/silver. the one thats on the car at the minute has an hole blanked off for an old temp gauge sensor that's not used any more

used this


before



after 1st coat



soo got to get some more red paint to finish off the cage, fit the carbon rear quater pannels, then get the cage bolted in when i've finished making the plates for inside the rear wheel arch, then sort out the plates for the mounting points behinde the seats. then i think i'm going to remove the fuel lines and try and freshen them up, may have to think of a new way of clipping them back onto the floor as i know some of the 20 year plastic clips have broken

will need to get round to fitting the coilovers too , also made a start on removing the sound deadening from the boot floor, under where the rear seats used to be and will also do under the front seats too.

have also got to replace the turbo inlet water feed, the cambelt and sumpgasket

i'll up-date when i've made some progress

[rs1800dom]

AWSOME

you kept the coilovers quiet from me cheaky lol

glad you got some now.

cage is looking smart. thought you were considering black to match outside theme?

still looks real good tho

as always, give us a ring if and when you needs a hand with this as i aint worked on her for ages

this is really inspiring me to get on with mine, thanks for the help the other week by the way

[jimmyesh]

Nice parts

[jayrs]

same sort of alloy paint i used on my engine mate (the silver), ran out and need more, where did you get yours from? what i had was years old still good though, was like water too so nice and thin is that paint thin like water?

cage looks good mate, i see avo have changed there shocks a little, or have you painted the threads and spring platforms?

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks guy's, finished painting the cage today, its not an amazing job as it was done outside but at least its fairly even and i'm bound to knock some of the paint off when it goes back in this week

Jay : i got the paint from my local EAS in basingstoke, but like you, i've had it years and yes it's nice and thin, as for the AVO's thats how they came out of the box, it is quite nice that they match the black/red theme i also noticed that they use plastic grub screws to lock the platforms now, i was pretty sure they used to be metal but that can't do the threads any good i surpose and i've seen some secondhand ones with ceased gurb screws. hopefuly shouldn't happen with the plastic ones, or at least they will be easy to drill out

RS1800 Dom: glad it's some motivation for you dude & i was laughing my @ss off at the grand prix this afternoon, when the Italian's where going on about 'the Ferrari' and 'PIT STOP' it was like they came straight out of 'Cars'

[jayrs]

ill have to try find some of that paint, bloody good stuff.

plastic grub screws eh, hmm, yeah old ones were metail, with a nylon bit that went in first.
mine prob seized in by now, but i plan to change my set up to that like the gaz, ill machine up a second ring (or buy more if cheap enough) and lock the 2 together

[jordan2litre]

hi mate was just wondering if they are 15s and if you have had any problems fitting them with the offset etc im getting a set soon ( team dynamic 1.2s ) they look great on mk3s

[rsonblackwheels]

yeah dude, they are Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2's in 15" and are 7" wide with 195/45 tyres. They touched the rear shocks (only just) but that was sorted but some 3mm spacers, they do look nice on the MK3's

Jay - second ring for locking sounds like a good idea dude

[Dave G fsi]

Doing a brilliant job there mate!

Love this car and how you just keep making it better and better every time I see your thread, you'll have to get another mag feature soon with all the improvements you have done since the last one!

Keep up the excellent work

[rsonblackwheels]

cheers dude, another mag feature would be awesome wouldn't it

[rsonblackwheels]

just a quick one this evening, finished painting the cage and got it back in the car





also had a quick test fit of the carbonfiber rear 1/4's





quick over all, excuse the lack of rear bumper, a small bit of tinworm needs some attention you can sort of make out the 1/2cage though the reflections of the rear window

[FRSJON]

looking good ash

[hb69]

Looks awesome as ever Ash

[rsonblackwheels]

1st post of 2011

small amount of progress since last time, had the fuel lines off, gave them a quick coat of hammerite and re-fitted 'em. get them back on was a fiddel not the most interseting thing to take pics of but heres a couple aways




also got some LUKE harness's, just chucked one it at the moment



had these donated by my step dad, some Nimbus Heatsocks came off his Droop Snoot Firenza which he has just sold (had to make room for his VXRacing VXR Astra) which should help keep some of the heat off my long suffering HT leads, may invest in some Burton Powerleads too.



made a start on fitting the bonnet RS1800Dom sold me ages ago with some areocatch's




just finished off the one Dom started at the min, was going to fit the second but couldn't get the template in the right place, in the end i had been measuring and looking at them for so long even if i did it have it spot on, it didn't look right to me try again another day

and to finish some off some 'bonnet off' pics





the clear cambelt cover won't be staying, got the old original back out, just needs a quick clean up

still havn't got around to fitting the Avo's yet, or the thremostat housing, or the last L plates on the cage plenty to do still, hope the weather warms up

[jonyb4]

such a nice car, loving the last few updates

[rs1800dom]

spot on there buddy really wanting to hear this beast rip up the track soon.

i got annoyed with fitting the first aero catch too so gave up half way threw, so awkward lol

wish i had the motorvation to do mine. really wanna drive it but dont want to use any effort lol

maybe they will be back together again for 2012 lol

[FRSJON]

love it ash ,hope to see it on track this year!

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks for the coments guys

Jon - yeah dude me too, hope the screamer pipe dosen't give me to many noise level problems

[Ratspeed]

looking good buddy! rather you than me with the aerocatches!

[Ram]

Good to see you still adding bits to this awesome car mate

Not been on here for ages, i think i miss mine lol

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks guys

Ratty - yeah dude the areo latch's are fun, mite have another go or may chicken out and ask the bodyshop who are gunna spray bonnet to do it for me

Ram - nice to see you posting again mate, don't think i'll ever be able to stop playing with it you'll always want another one dude, but i'm sure your cossie and M3 keep you busy. do you know how your old grey beasty is getting on?

[rs1800dom]

any luck with the other areo catch buddy

fancy giving me a hand this weekend cutting up my RS?

you wanna offer up the coil overs to yours aswell?

[rsonblackwheels]

yeah dude the areolatch's are in!!

has been back to the bodyshop for it though, they also welded in the L-plates for the cage, repaired the crack in the nearside rear suspension turret and seam welded both rear turrets



the crack went from the bolt hole to the bigger central hole



and the other side seam welded and sealed, the cage is also now welded to the turret. kind of had to be done as it butted up against it



the strut brace is out at the min for a bit of paint



so onto the latches



they also repaired the front slam pannel as the corners were rotting where it joins the front wings




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and the more observant may have spotted the bonnet is also back to RED rather than the lesser colour of white and the OE line is back



just need an new oval



its abit of a state at the minute really needs a wash to get all the bodyshop dust off, also got a small TiAL delivery but more pics in abit as i've got to get dinner ready

[rs1800dom]

loving the areo catches, wish i hadnt sold them now lol. cage is looking great

cant wait to see this out on track again

[jonyb4]

i love this car

[Dave G fsi]

I am in love with this RST

Make sure you get an original flat badge for the bonnet rather than a later thicker item to finish off the beautiful look of the car

[jonyb4]

the old style light blue oval, not the newer m reg onwards dark blue one

[Dave G fsi]

the old style light blue oval, not the newer m reg onwards dark blue one

My point exactly

[Ratspeed]

looking awesome Ash! cant wait to have a goody nosey round at the shows