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[Minidarren83]

Nice project :)

Cheers nice to see new people taking an interest

[Minidarren83]

So another hour today and part one of making the standard grill and headlight setup work

Start off with cutting the old crap out and sand all the flanges flat



Then see if the whole is the right size for the grill. Looks much better already



It needs a little work at the top either making the grill slightly bigger (reads bending it) or cut the front on the bonnet lip pull it down and glass it back up



More to come making the light pods

[Ben_O]

Much better Darren 

 

Looks really good

[alex-95]

As above much better, are you going to add some fiberglass strengtheners between the bonnet and front panel and for mounting the grille?

[hoody99]

This is what I wanted to do to mine but got a sore head thinking of how to do it and make it look good so just rolled with the way it was using round nose headlight sourounds till I can afford a better front lol 

[Minidarren83]

So part 2 of the grill saga started by cutting a piece of steel to the size of the grill



Then welded a strip to the outer edge



And this is will now become the mould for the fibreglass part and give me a headlight panel like this

[Minidarren83]

Jesus I've not updated this in a while well I've not touched the car for that time either. But today I went to pick up a diesel box and the bloke couldn't be bothered splitting the box so I took the lot in the boot of the fiesta



And using my favourite method a good old plank and elbow grease. Engine out and box split stick the engine out for the scrap man



Then stripped the box down I kept all the bearings as I can't remember what ones I need from the u spec derv box so I'll just compare them all



I want the car on the road by my birthday in May so I've warned the wife I will be doing something everyday even if it's small

[Minidarren83]

Got out there today at 8pm after doing dad duty so started by taking the engine out the mini and splitting the box



Then stripped the box down nice and quick then built all the diesel gears back in the petrol case



I used the petrol selecter and reverse as they looked to be in better Nick



That's todays work just need some gasket sealant then I can put the top half back

[Minidarren83]

Sticking with the something everyday plan I couldn't get and gasket sealant so made the two headlight pods for my frontend

[Minidarren83]

Today's uodate

Rebuilt driveshafts with new cv's and recon the brake master



Then trim and glass in the headlight pods




Don't worry I won't be posting everyday wouldn't want to bite you with pictures some days there may only be a small amount done so not worth it

[alex-95]

Looks good mate, I think I'm going to have to do the same as you doing stuff in the evenings The headlamp pods look good.

[Minidarren83]

Update from the last few days I've got the box back together back on the motor and back in the car with the hard to reach hoses attached



Then fitted the driveshafts and shocks



Although I have a problem I don't seem to have neutral I've got all the others just not neutral

[Minidarren83]

One step forward two back

Had to remove the engine and strip the box back down this evening turns out I put the 5th gear syncro hub on upside down but all fixed now and I'll put the engine back tomorrow night after work

[Minidarren83]

Uodate from last night

Got the box out back together and back on the engine then back in the car with the shafts then plumbed in my new ebay special radiator and fan. I ordered the cheapest rad I could find and got one of the fletcher ones sent not bad



The old bypass inlet on the thermostat housing is it in the positive flow so I bought an ally blanking plug and tapped it as a bleed point



And the bottom hose uses standard mini bottom hose to a 90 bend into the cut down metal return pipe to the engine and the two blue connectors you see are inline to the heater hose to the return as a bypass when the heater is off just need a 180 bend in 19mm

[Minidarren83]

I've been plugging away at this little by little I've got handbrake internal battery and brake line along with the fuel so it's ready for the interior to be fitted apart from the dash I've also got the throttle cable and clutch in. I've made my alternator bracket





Seems to fit well and straight but only have 20mm travel for adjuster so I'll see how it does



Started reworking the frontend so I can fill in the cutouts I made and fit the tie bars in properly. I've moved it forward about an inch



Also got a fitting to finish off my waterworks just the heater to plumb in



I saw this on another build and thought it was a neat way of doing it so engine electrics run into the car here along with the starter live



Then plumbed in the fuel lines to the engine



Slowly ticking things off the list

Cheers Darren