sidrick Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm almost surprised that they let you drive that away. 12) Offside front lower suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged (what's this supposed to be?) - This is just ball joint on the wishbone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) it says dust cover...the little rubber cover on the ball joint looking over that list. although its a long list there isnt anything there thats really difficult to sort Edited January 23, 2014 by scottybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 it says dust cover...the little rubber cover on the ball joint looking over that list. although its a long list there isnt anything there thats really difficult to sort Not massively, but it has the potential to be a pain in the arse with some things. Sounds like it needs a fair amount of welding, and you always find more once you start.Disrupting 25 year old fuel pipes generally doesn't go smoothly.Likewise, CV boots are a dirty pain in the cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 well I ordered those stretch cv boots, looks nice and simple to do, i ordered a new ball joint with cover, just to make things a bit easier welding isnt much, he says there is hole in the sill, but its actually a V shape cutout for the jack as it is on both sides, he said easy fix on the holes though tyres aren't huge problem, rear fog light now works, sorted the back seats, the battery is now bolted down, headlights easy enough to adjust I think he was just being a bit of a t*at to be fair, he said if wanted rid of it to take it to him to sell lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 well I ordered those stretch cv boots, looks nice and simple to do, i ordered a new ball joint with cover, just to make things a bit easier welding isnt much, he says there is hole in the sill, but its actually a V shape cutout for the jack as it is on both sides, he said easy fix on the holes though tyres aren't huge problem, rear fog light now works, sorted the back seats, the battery is now bolted down, headlights easy enough to adjust I think he was just being a bit of a t*at to be fair, he said if wanted rid of it to take it to him to sell lol i bet he did. sounds like he was trying to make the fail sheet as long as possible for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 He fancied it soon as I turned up, then realised what it has. xr2 engine, recaros, polybushed, manifold etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.jones Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 very nice mate, I wish you luck with this, I am very envious as I miss my old mk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Lookin good mate !!! just shows how long it is since i have been on here my last "show us your motor" was when i brought my 182 4 yrs ago!!! omg!!! I need to do one for my "Tina" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 and you need to do one for the GTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 photos are working for me? strange Well, i eventually removed all the green fence paint with g3, so I G3'd the whole car Next up was rear bumper removal, as you can see, tar, grime and other various contaminants http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/330F18F1-FE46-45E0-BA35-5686612EE30A.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/D7E5B08A-F777-4B2D-908F-2ABE6C9DFC50.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/4099CC7F-6D5D-47D1-BDC8-61C685323ABF.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/5D6030CA-F7A7-4570-84DE-A109C6950667.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/E31F0CFA-83D9-41ED-9E77-68CD18B1D2F5.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/62CD6C95-6D81-436F-94AC-8FB1AD6D75B2.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/989AA0D7-8959-4B15-98AE-976FA6152CE7.jpg http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/mykez306/Mk2%20Fiesta/C63098D2-5287-45FE-A721-F8F8A32B9869.jpg going to give behind the rear bumper a blast over with some degreaser etc, and clean all the bumper fixings etc etc Then the rest of the car will need stage 2 polish and wax, will I will do tomorrow. Then I think it be time for front bumper removal and painting of the lower valance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Looking clean Is it MOT'd now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Looking clean Is it MOT'd now? Thanks, and no MOT just yet, I crushed and broken my finger at work, I have 4 weeks off, so just tackling the light duties of this project whilst i'm recovering lol So that's held me up at the moment. I am really enjoying doing this project, Everything seems to be going well. Not liking the black stains from the rubber seals that get left behind on the white paint though after it rains lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_big_man Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Love the old mk2's.... reminds me of my bro's old 1.1 4 speed ghia with two tone on the side http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x448/the_big_man1/263420_10150690965455018_75959_n.jpg[/url] Edited February 3, 2014 by the_big_man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 They are fun cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 It's the little things that count http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/06/y8u5uhuq.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/06/a9y3usah.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/06/u4eqa6yq.jpg And some beading http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/06/tu4a3e9y.jpg Your probably wondering what your looking At in the first few photos, well I had taken wing mirrors and bumper off etc so I could clean behind the seals etc and get a few costs of wax behind there. I touched up one of the holes where the wing mirror sits as paint had chipped off. Don't want a rusty hole now do we? Ok it's a bit anal doing all this, but it will pay off in the long run. My pet hate is seeing a lovely cleaned shiney waxed up car to only get up close and see grime around trims and seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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