Dazrsturbo Series 2 Project Suspension Rebuild 5/12/11

[dazrsturbo]

Got my piston rings off the pistons on thursday night, just need to give them a good clean and fit the new rings now, gunna start on building the engine tomorrow so will keep you all updated! heres a few pics of the pistons

[dazrsturbo]

Well tonight i finally got round to building up my gear selector, i have repainted the linkage arms and selector housing. Also replaced the blocks, springs and bolts. I just hope i have put the block in the right way up! can anyone confirm? cheers! heres a few pics

New Parts




new and old

[dazrsturbo]

i started to put together the bottom end of the engine this weekend, i managed to get the crank in as i only had a little bit of time. theres a few pics also of how bad the of shells were when i took it apart. more updates soon.

[cozmeister]

Have you not finished this yet?

[dazrsturbo]

noooooo its taking a while boyo! will be worth the wait

[cozmeister]

Choppy chop

[dazrsturbo]

Went to the bodyshop to take a look at the car, the body has been painted, just the doors and tailgate to go now which will be done in the next few days. anyway heres a few pics of how it looks. im really happy with the result! the hard work has paid off.

[cozmeister]

You should've had it painted pink lol

[RSI_TOM]

Looking good mate

[cozmeister]

I'm expecting this to be truly amazing up close and personal

[RST-Steve]

I'm expecting this to be truly amazing up close and personal

I'll second that

[cozmeister]

Well it's taken long enough   Best be worth the wait

[dazrsturbo]

cheers for the comments chaps.

Heres a few pics of the shell when it returned home to me a few weeks ago. very happy with the outcome. Will take better pics asap as me camera batteries ran out so i had to use me phone.

[dazrsturbo]

heres what iv built up so far. Tailgate is almost finished with just the spoiler to go and then the inside covers can be fitted. rear light in and looking way better than the tinted ones which were in the car to start with. go some of the door rubbers in and fitted a new set of strikers which has made a big improvement  from the tatty items that were on before. iv tidied the wiring behind the dash up and got rid of any unwanted junk. New sound deadening has been laid and the carpet is in.

Under the bonnet iv fitted a few new clips, the restored brake servo unit , blower motor and the ecus. Iv started on the loom but am waiting on some new clips to arrive to finish this!
Heres a few pics...

[dazrsturbo]

got a few new parts in the post today, got some new wiring loom clips, new set of fixings for the front wiper mechanism (see pics of how shagged the old ones were) and last but not least got my new polybushes for the rear of the car. this week should see the fitting of the rear suspension and hopefully the spoiler.

Im having a new headlining made atm to replace the tatty as fook one that was in the car. couldn't find the original perforated material so gone for a light grey material which is going to look awesome with the 90 spec interior.

[massivewangers]

Coming along nicely now, should look ace as you build it back up!

[dazrsturbo]

got a few more bits done tonight. Got the spoiler put on and the covers put inside the tailgate(excuse the dust on the pics lolz) Not really much of a huge update but its something!   







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[dazrsturbo]

Hello all, been a while since an update. iv had the nasty sickness bug which put me out of action for abit! got abit done today on the rear suspension, got one side built up. just need to get a nut for the tie rod to finish it off. pretty happy with it so far!











bit of a diffrence here!




I HAVE NOW FLIPPED THE SPRING ROUND THE RIGHT WAY LOL 

[dazrsturbo]

well things have gone abit slow this week as im waiting on parts to arrive to finish off the rear suspension. so in the mean time iv fitted the screws ect to the body kit to finish it off as its been bonded on. and i also got a new rear decal so i put that on too. i think i put it on a tad bit low but im happy with how it looks. more updates soon!!

[dazrsturbo]

well yesterday i had the headlining put into the car. my old one was nakard so i had a new one made. it isnt the perforated material but is a very nice shade of grey. really happy with how it has turned out! the interior can finally go in!!
Also a big shout out to PF member baggy1979 for hooking me up with a re plated steering column. looks ace!

[dazrsturbo]

23/12/11

got my rear seat backs back today from the painters. had them stripped and zinc primed and the painted satin black. they look spot on so i can build them up the a cushions now.
Also got my mirrors back to as had the base plates re painted in satin black too. proper mint now!!
Gettin the rear quarter windows in over the xmas break so the interior build should be the next update!!

[dazrsturbo]

1/1/12

finally made a start to the interior of the car over the past few days. got the rear bench seats in and most of the trim, Had a new heated front screen fitted too so that meant i could put the new a pillar trims and the dashboard in too. its comming along nicely now!

[dazrsturbo]

19/1/12

its been a while since i posted an update. been plodding along with the build. first little update is the interior, got the dash bevel fitted, was going to fit one with a gauge installed but went for the standard option and fitted this mint one with coin tray. i also fitted my alarm led into it too. i m happy with how it looks. just need a good clean when its all finished.







Also picked up a brand new set of outer door weather strips this week, my local ford dealer had some in stock which i was amazed about! get these fitted shortly!

 

[dazrsturbo]

29/1/12

had some time yesterday on the car and played around with the headlights, got them to fit abit better now after abit of playing around, trial fitted the bumper too to see how it looks.
Also got round to fitting the pass side new window weatherstrip and wing mirror. slowly getting there now! more updates soon.

[dazrsturbo]

1/2/12

hi all just starting the new month off with an update. got a bunch of stuff through the post today so can start building the front suspension ect up soon. just waiting on a few bolt ect that im getting back from the coaters tomorrow.



Also repainted my front wiper arms today. look alot better than the dull chipped mess they were before. just need the nut covers now if anyone can help??