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[duk2]

hey all, after alot of trouble free motoring its time 2 giv her a we freshening up as shes gettin a few bad bits! im lookin 2 rebuild the whole car as the back arches r shot and som1 has replaced the front wings b4 so again they will b changed,
heres a few pics of how she looked when i took her off the rd!








iv so far managed 2 get hold of;

both gen ford front wings
both gen ford rear quarters
a new drivers door
and bonnet
got a new front panel (not gen ford) but still lookin 4 a gen ford 1 if any1 knows of any!

[Fraggle]

Sweet motor fella...I shall be watching this one...

[Dave G fsi]

Love this car buddy, look forward to watching the resto commence

[duk2]

cheers lads,
im going 2 get stuck in this weekend so will post more pics then,
hopen 2 build a 300+bhp zvh 4 it aswell!

[jayrs]

ford still sell the front panel mate.

what about sills? does it need sills?

get ya self some metal too fella, the jacking point supports will more than likly be shot and will need repairing, your see then when you take the quarters off

[FiL_FeZ]

lookin good dude, cant wait to get stuck in and get this beast back on the road!

must of been a handsome fella that u got the front wings from, and also took u down to get one of the rear panels ha ha ha

now get the kettle on tea lady while i do the work for u lol

[duk2]

ford still sell the front panel mate.

what about sills? does it need sills?

get ya self some metal too fella, the jacking point supports will more than likly be shot and will need repairing, your see then when you take the quarters off

spot on cheers mate,

the sills rnt the drivers side has 2 patches on it but i bought 2 full sills from hadrain just incase i need them!

and got a few bits of sheet metal

[duk2]

lookin good dude, cant wait to get stuck in and get this beast back on the road!

must of been a handsome fella that u got the front wings from, and also took u down to get one of the rear panels ha ha ha

now get the kettle on tea lady while i do the work for u lol

lol haha na it was this fat ugly guy that i got them from! oh that was u eh!! oops lol

and oh look isnt that u makin the tea?????? TEA LADY!!!!!!!! and yes the pink cup was urs!!!!

[jayrs]

should be fine then mate.
you got full sills as in its got the door shut part yeah?

[duk2]

:lol:

should be fine then mate.
you got full sills as in its got the door shut part yeah?

yeah il post a pic of them the morn and show u.

[jayrs]

its ok mate i belive ya was just wondering as some places will get a over sill as a full sill

[duk2]

its ok mate i belive ya was just wondering as some places will get a over sill as a full sill

cool cool, well il b takin pics anyway so if i dont need the pass 1 then i hav a pic of it 2 sell!

[jayrs]

very true mate

[duk2]

didnt get anythin done last week due 2 my mate painting his car so shed was full of fumes will b at it 2mor tho!

[duk2]

hi all, been abit busy over the last few weeks and my laptop fooked up so this is the first chance iv had 2 update!

iv striped out the engine and box, and made some stands for it 2 sit while i work on her.
also taken out all the interior, floors in really good con, will get som pics soon






on 2 the out side, i had noticed when i bought the car that the A piller was a bit iffy, well turns out it was more iffy than i thought lucky tho as its just the outerskin,so had 2 go cut a A piller out of another fiesta!


iv cut off the rotten panel ready 4 shot blasted

oh and this is 1 of my new sills

[jayrs]

thats a fair bit of grot in there mate, nice to see you have cut the whole lot off to do it right though

[duk2]

thats a fair bit of grot in there mate, nice to see you have cut the whole lot off to do it right though

yeah mate wee bit worse than i thought it was but its solid now so just need 2 shotblast and treat it! im wantin 2 keep this car and hand it down 2 my kids (along with my cossie) so if im going 2 do this its gettin done rite from the off or i wont do it at all!

should get it shotblasted this week and preped ready 4 the new second hand panel lol

its really funny but the pass sides the most solid side, mite not need my gen ford rear quarter after all! i even got a gen ford half quarter aswell!

[RS rob]

nice to see another one being saved!!
shall keep an eye on this one

[duk2]

cheers loon and yeah shes 2 good not 2 save!

[jayrs]

thats a fair bit of grot in there mate, nice to see you have cut the whole lot off to do it right though

yeah mate wee bit worse than i thought it was but its solid now so just need 2 shotblast and treat it! im wantin 2 keep this car and hand it down 2 my kids (along with my cossie) so if im going 2 do this its gettin done rite from the off or i wont do it at all!

should get it shotblasted this week and preped ready 4 the new second hand panel lol

its really funny but the pass sides the most solid side, mite not need my gen ford rear quarter after all! i even got a gen ford half quarter aswell!

well i would keep them panel mate, its good to hear its solid, but in years to come the tin worm might get hold, or some bint might decide there bumper looks better in the side of ya rs

[duk2]

yeah they worms r coonts lol, and as 4 som1 running in 2 it, il either cry or kick the foooook out of them lol

[jayrs]

yeah they worms r coonts lol, and as 4 som1 running in 2 it, il either cry or kick the foooook out of them lol

i think the crying would come later, prob while sat in a cell for GBH

[duk2]

yeah they worms r coonts lol, and as 4 som1 running in 2 it, il either cry or kick the foooook out of them lol

i think the crying would come later, prob while sat in a cell for GBH

yeah that would b what happens, plus id b pappin myself thinkin some junkie gammon slipper is prob strippin it as it sits at the side of the rd

[jayrs]

[niracka]

Looking good there buddy. i'l have to come n have a look at it sometime

ollie

[duk2]

Looking good there buddy. i'l have to come n have a look at it sometime

ollie

cheers mate, and ur more than welcome 2 come hav a lookie!

i havnt done much the last 2 weeks as been 2 busy all tho im going down the nite, im only going 2 put up some lights

i am on hol soon so hopen 2 get a heap of work done then!:D

[niracka]

Nice one dude. let me know if you have any specific sheet metal/welding/machining you need doing as I may be able to help out if needed.

Ollie

[duk2]

spot on mate i will def give u a shout if i do need anything! cheers 4 that!

[niracka]

Yea no worries mate glad to be of help

[duk2]

Just a wee up date on how she's doing!

Well not much has changed at the mo as I swap'd my rs2k 4 a erst that needed a bit of work as my daily driver, well it's now in the shed next 2 the frst lol, so been working between the 2 of them!

Anyway picked up a st170 block, full brakes, driveshafts (already hav the st 6speed box) and engine and gearbox mounts 4 £100!!!!! Don't u just love it when u go 2 a scrappy and they dont no what they've got

Car had been sitting there 4 3weeks and the only things taken off it were the seats and wheels

Anyway there loss is my gain!

I will get stuck in 2 the body work over Xmas, as need 2 do the erst from now until then 2 get it back on the rd

[jayrs]

bloody bargain there mate

[duk2]

bloody bargain there mate

Yeah totally, the 6speed box is still there and he's only wanting £40 4 it, tempted 2 go back and buy it as a spare lol

Oh and I got the gear knob as it was nicer than mine, I'm going back 4 the 4 branch 4 a mate as it's only a tenner lol

It's a ace scrappy like as everything is priced the same so ur £20 4 a set of 1.1 fiesta callipers and £20 4 a set of cossie 4 pots which I got about a yr ago from there!

[Fraggle]

Sounds a propper breakers them,,Got one like that near me..He gets motors at good money and dont take the piss on the customer,,must be doing something right as he been going donkeys and has a very varyied range to rummage through, Aladdins cave with asda prices

How the body coming along boss?

[duk2]

Sounds a propper breakers them,,Got one like that near me..He gets motors at good money and dont take the piss on the customer,,must be doing something right as he been going donkeys and has a very varyied range to rummage through, Aladdins cave with asda prices

How the body coming along boss?

Yeah they hav about 350 cars at any given time! Always just everyday cars but now and again u get a good car! Iv seen a s1 that was a really good shell and 2 saph cosies, about 20 xr3i's 3 mk5 rs2000's and about 30 scooby turbos lol


As 4 the body work no really got any further with that due 2 my s2 needin a bit of tlc, think I should hav kept the rs2k as it needed nothing lol, will get back 2 the fiesta soon as iv ordered gas 4 the welder so no excuse now lol

[jayrs]

bloody bargain there mate

Yeah totally, the 6speed box is still there and he's only wanting £40 4 it, tempted 2 go back and buy it as a spare lol

Oh and I got the gear knob as it was nicer than mine, I'm going back 4 the 4 branch 4 a mate as it's only a tenner lol

It's a ace scrappy like as everything is priced the same so ur £20 4 a set of 1.1 fiesta callipers and £20 4 a set of cossie 4 pots which I got about a yr ago from there!

bloody hell mate, i would get that box for sure, even if you get it to flog on and make money on it.

if you see another st170 exhaust manifold there for a tenner, you let me know