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bodger wrote:excellent job ... its only when you see them like thsi that you realise how shitty they are put together at fords ..

never seen so many panels on top of panels on panels and hiiden baffles etc

Makes you wonder how it lasted this long!

This is a German built car and I think the rust prevention is better on these....

Finished the rear of the sill and got a coat of epoxy primer on the back end.



Sill need some filler work due to welding distortion and the fact that the replacment bit is a pattern part

Also got this from a guy on Ebay

Shiney new Ford Racing fuel rail



Another piece of the puzzle

Work with a spit can lead to O.C.D as it's much easier to concentrate on one small patch at a time.


Sorted out the passenger side sill, drilled out lots of spot welds and made good all the swelling and rust between the layers as well as tidying up the repair on the rear of the sill.







After repairing the bumper mounting points on the front wing I bare metaled it and gave it a coat of epoxy primer.







Next on the to do list is making the replacement battery tray bolt in so it can be painted properly to prevent rust.

Just found this thread great stuff Mark

Got this brand new billet aluminium Accufab 75mm throttle body for £100 complete with EGR spacer and gaskets





I will need to open out the intake manifold to match...

Converting battery tray to bolt in and removing rust...















Strut top to inner wing gussets to add some strength




More wire wheeling rust and paint off







Finally some primer

fantastic - please keep the pics coming

Looking good- isn't it amazing how many holes cars have once you strip them back!

topcatcustom wrote:Looking good- isn't it amazing how many holes cars have once you strip them back!

I was going to say - looks like it's been peppered with a shotgun!

I've been slacking a bit after buying this as a daily driver



4.2 40 valve V8

Back on track now though!















That's it for now

looking really good mark .lots of work cleaning that underside.

Inspiring.

Thanks chaps.

Coated the whole underside with 3½ litres of Epoxy mastic to keep the stone chips at bay



Will overpaint it body colour eventually.

Got fed up and thought of selling for a while

Paint finish from the epoxy mastic was not as nice as I would have liked.



Sanded the whole thing down again with 120 grit



Ready for more epoxy primer



Grumpy old git at work



Primer done



Wet sanded the damn thing down with 600 grit, took a lot of time and patience!

Next was frozen white two pack, mixed results, dry patches, runs and bits of shite stuck in the paint.

Some more work needed to get it nice and the pics make it look far better than it really is...













All resto work and no V8 tinkering for too long

Looking really good!

I was not happy with the finish on the underside, so sanded it all down and re-did it a bit at a time



























Off the spit after a very long time!





Sorting out some scabby bits on the roof











New captive nuts for the rear spoiler made at work and welded in.









Now gone to a painter mate of mine as it's too much of a PITA in a single garage, plus I'm truly pissed off with sanding....



Some new valve covers for when it eventually goes back together



Change of plans with the diff, got hold of a Jag 3.54 LSD, should be much stronger than the Cossy one



Finally, a tax disc for when it's all in one piece again



Thread up to date now!