some pics of my frst

[frsjon]

cheeRS paul...its offically off the road now.... wings off first...then some paint..engine to bits...then off to the body shop...

[frsjon]

well,only a tiny update....the engine is nearly apart,heads coming off in the morning...im still working on the inlet...i got the bottom half back from british areospace... all blasted,acid cleaned and alcamated.(plating)...plus my polishing skills on the fuel rail..

the picture doesnt do it justice...looks amazing in the right light.. ..once ive got my tb spacer welded on..(cheeRS jano.. ) the top part of the inlet is being covered in carbon...

[TGTURBO]

Looks nice matey

[xr stuart]

looking superb

[frsjon]

just taken the head off...all still looking good...but i did notice that the two centre head bolts were very corroded around the head gasket line....must of been leaking slightly... pistons,bores all still looking good though...

[minirotty]

very nice Jon, not seen this before, rims look mint mate

[pauldolman]

lookin good jon, keep up the good work

[frsjon]

cheeRS paul, turbo's off now...battery tray next... getting my rs 1600i rocker cover tomorrow so if im allowed ill be prepping it for paint... i am taking pics as i go but cant get them on the pc yet so they will follow...

[max]

inlet looks good

[frsjon]

well ,this is how the car looks at the mo...

will be cleaning it all up and doing a few mods here and there...
spent today sorting this out...

it had been brush painted with under coat and gloss... ..its all in primer now...

[frsjon]

happy new year every body!!!.....this is sad day for me... after taking the frst apart some more i have found that the passenger side chassis leg has more rust in it than id like.... under the fuel filter is a hole about 100mm across.....i have spent the last 3 years chasing rust round this car...its had 3 weeks (£700) worth of welding to the inner/outer sills and floor...'if' i had the chassis leg repaired id still have this little lot to sort out.... front wings,drivers rear arch,rear lamp panels,round the sun roof,bonnet,boot..... i cant do it any more!!!!...as they say ' you cant polish a turd'....so this is the end for the fiesta....im gutted but cant keep spending money on rust....so....this is the replacement shell....



im not a great fan of escorts...having had fiesta's for the last 14 years but this is too good to miss...its all there minus engine box...etc,etc...so...the new project begins....

[FlashTurbo]

It's a fu@ker when you get to the point of "enough's enough" ain't it

That escort shell looks like a god solid base to go from tho mate so onwards and upwards ay

[frsjon]

cheeRS mate... the escort is so solid its unreal....hopefully in years to come ill have a car i could actually sell instead of scrap...

[FlashTurbo]

cheeRS mate... the escort is so solid its unreal....hopefully in years to come ill have a car i could actually sell instead of scrap...

I'd def have thought so with that one mate, looks mint!! Will be sweet once done

[glenns2]

shame about the fez mate, that escort looks a great starting point erstjon

[frsjon]

shame about the fez mate, that escort looks a great starting point erstjon

[turbo_onion]

nightmare.

i just pretend the rust isnt there

** honestly mr mot man you'll never get a screwdriver through that

good choice of shell tho mate i've seen this somewhere before.. game on

[frsjon]

cheers mate...yeah,i was trying to sell the shell for a mate a while back...but its all mine now...picking it up tomorrow...

[glenns2]

what are the plans for it then jon engine and managment from the fez?

go weber

[frsjon]

well,the car was running on ofab...the engine loom is still in it and i have the ecu in the shed... so for the time being it will be on that...but standard...as the fez is ofac....so is the chip i have....but it will all be sold ... ..the deal i have with this car is unreal....£500 for everything thats left... the car is 80% complete...parts that come with it are...brand new airtec alloy rad,pro alloy header tank,bailey's breather,as new koni's,near new cossie brakes,a spare full scorpion exhaust...plus a full set of poly bushes... ...bargain me thinks...

[glenns2]

result mate makes scrapping the fez alot easyer

[frsjon]

yep,plus all the parts on my fiesta to sell to fund the build..i.e...coilovers, euro rear lights,interior...loads...

[XR3-keith]

looks good mate

[toms2]

looking forward to seeing this built up

[frsjon]

cheeRS ...i already have people wanting parts of the fiesta.... ...hope fully the pulling apart will be short and painless... i am looking forward to spending my time and money on a car thats not rusty...ive had to leave picking the escort up till friday as i have to get it ready for towing... will get some pics up as soon as...