The Recaro Fiesta - the rebuild begins
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knuckles :just ordered a genuine ford rear panel - only £45 more for a proper one over pattern version.
more work
i'll be getting a list together as i go for clips, fixings and odds and sods your be needing to mate
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All the best chaps
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Re: The Recaro Fiesta - restore starts
will be fine
just hope the door pins done give me too much hassle
just hope the door pins done give me too much hassle
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jayrs :will be fine
just hope the door pins done give me too much hassle
just dont use that sledge hammer on them pins !
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that was there for a joke and you knows it
you know me clark, i got all the toys for doing this work.
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do fisher price make welders ?
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dunno, whats it say on your micky mouse one?
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wtf
have i missed something nick?
have i missed something nick?
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have you taken your pills this morning nick ?
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i still dont fudgekin get it !
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lol the orstich appaulse at funny moments
1800 Zetec 133bhp 140lbs/ft
mk2 pop 1.4i
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was this at the end of a episode of family guy? i dont remember it and i watch family guy
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Clark i would have thought you would like it to be red being a gunners fan and all that!
white is more of a spurs colour
jay paint it red and put arsenal stickers everywhere.
white is more of a spurs colour
jay paint it red and put arsenal stickers everywhere.
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RS_seg :Clark i would have thought you would like it to be red being a gunners fan and all that!
white is more of a spurs colour
jay paint it red and put arsenal stickers everywhere.
i aint starting that war!
clarks missis is a spurs fan, ive been told, if clark got a red car, he would be out
whos chipping in for the red paint then lads
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if i even see a drop of red paint on my car i will catch the first ferry over and park my mini in your front room !
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knuckles :if i even see a drop of red paint on my car i will catch the first ferry over and park my mini in your front room !
oh, a dare i see
1 i will win, as you wont catch the first ferry let alone park your mini in my front room!
if however, you do jump in the mini to come down to park it in my living room, give me a shout before you leave as theres bound to be something you can pick up for me on the way
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you best get some dosh for some white paint then mate
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jonyb4 ::lol:
evil man jay!
yes i know, cheers for the kind words johny
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OMG !
You said you only took the door off earlier!
looks like you went ape s**t with an angle grinder
You said you only took the door off earlier!
looks like you went ape s**t with an angle grinder
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that cardboard door looks s**t. i prefered the old one
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knuckles :OMG !
You said you only took the door off earlier!
looks like you went ape s**t with an angle grinder
lol, i took the door off to get to the sill mate.
no angle grinders were used to remove the sill fella.
Ratspeed :that cardboard door looks s**t. i prefered the old one
f**k all wrong with that door, its lightness
look close and you will see a drawn on handle and lock
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Good progress Nice to see its getting restored
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More pictures of the Rs
Lots of problem areas that jay is having to tackle
Rear panel - hopefully going to replace the bottom edge which was trimmed back
2nd rear aerial installed back in the day - i guess for a in car phone - Being removed and hole welded up
This is the one i was dreading most - jay enjoyed prodded this i can tell !
this has already had a repair once before i bought the car.
Lots of problem areas that jay is having to tackle
Rear panel - hopefully going to replace the bottom edge which was trimmed back
2nd rear aerial installed back in the day - i guess for a in car phone - Being removed and hole welded up
This is the one i was dreading most - jay enjoyed prodded this i can tell !
this has already had a repair once before i bought the car.
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never had all this problem with a my red one
so far though it seems alright, the shell is so far nice and sound with just surface rust, the sill was thin in places, i.e where you would jack it up, but thats common anyway
so far though it seems alright, the shell is so far nice and sound with just surface rust, the sill was thin in places, i.e where you would jack it up, but thats common anyway
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Good, fast work so far
Are you replacing the O/S quarter?
Are you replacing the O/S quarter?
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the o/s is seeing a wheel arch repair panel
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Excursion :Good, fast work so far
Are you replacing the O/S quarter?
yeah just the arch repair, and a inner arch lip, rest of the panel is fine.
the bottom of it will be replaced too, the back end of the sill, as the gen ford one doesnt go all the way to the back
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Whens the eta for completion? You working on it daily Jay, or is it going to be like your red one?
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