All Fitted! :grin: :grin: :grin: ... well almost.
Couldn't get the brake pipes bent for the Mondeo servo and my horn worked only twice then broke but part from those two things all went well. Another stuff done not pictured above are:
Cambelt Change + Water pump, Rocker Gasket and new Idle Pulley (belt was worn and brown in places causing nasty tick over noise)and a VibraTechnics Engine Mount (Gearbox)
I absolutely LOVE the VibraTechnics Mount, it's homed the whole car together I know people rave about the lower strut brace but this is a different league and car doesn't dip like it used too under braking which gives you lots of confidence!
I thought my Daytonas were bucket seats, how wrong was I!, Sparco Rev are REAL bucket seats there’s no going nowhere, wheel lovely too and you can throw the car into corners much easily with more accuracy
Restoration Time!
Before you read the below please note I am a total, total novice when it comes to body repairs and everything carried out was for the first time...but thought why not give it a crack!
I was all into polishing and waxing the car like a madman a few years back but jacked it all in and not fussed with the body condition at all anymore (that becomes normal when your car gets bumped regulary on a public street (no drive or garage) the reason I spent a long weekend doing the below work was so the rust didn't take over the car and become a bigger problem than it should!
I left for my parents place in Essex for the use of their garage the next morning with some LONG overdue preventive treatment in mind. Firstly I removed the rear arch carpets, wire brushed rust, degreased the inner arches and the drums I then started grinding out the nearside rear arch rust with a twist knot before treating everything with Kurust and leaving for 3 hours.
You can see how bad the rust got...
Starting to grind out the rust!
Thats not a hole... this is a hole!
Then started Fibreglassing!
Starting to Rub down after P38 also applied!
Wrapped up coilovers and brake lines/hoses and applied Hammerite Stone Chip Shield
Next half to follow, I'm at Work and run out of my lunchbreak!
Couldn't get the brake pipes bent for the Mondeo servo and my horn worked only twice then broke but part from those two things all went well. Another stuff done not pictured above are:
Cambelt Change + Water pump, Rocker Gasket and new Idle Pulley (belt was worn and brown in places causing nasty tick over noise)and a VibraTechnics Engine Mount (Gearbox)
I absolutely LOVE the VibraTechnics Mount, it's homed the whole car together I know people rave about the lower strut brace but this is a different league and car doesn't dip like it used too under braking which gives you lots of confidence!
I thought my Daytonas were bucket seats, how wrong was I!, Sparco Rev are REAL bucket seats there’s no going nowhere, wheel lovely too and you can throw the car into corners much easily with more accuracy
Restoration Time!
Before you read the below please note I am a total, total novice when it comes to body repairs and everything carried out was for the first time...but thought why not give it a crack!
I was all into polishing and waxing the car like a madman a few years back but jacked it all in and not fussed with the body condition at all anymore (that becomes normal when your car gets bumped regulary on a public street (no drive or garage) the reason I spent a long weekend doing the below work was so the rust didn't take over the car and become a bigger problem than it should!
I left for my parents place in Essex for the use of their garage the next morning with some LONG overdue preventive treatment in mind. Firstly I removed the rear arch carpets, wire brushed rust, degreased the inner arches and the drums I then started grinding out the nearside rear arch rust with a twist knot before treating everything with Kurust and leaving for 3 hours.
You can see how bad the rust got...
Starting to grind out the rust!
Thats not a hole... this is a hole!
Then started Fibreglassing!
Starting to Rub down after P38 also applied!
Wrapped up coilovers and brake lines/hoses and applied Hammerite Stone Chip Shield
Next half to follow, I'm at Work and run out of my lunchbreak!