its been a while since my last update been workin alot ,but heres what i have been busy at ,with the help of a few mates we tipped the car on its side so i could start the underside ,then i started to seem weld all the new floor pans in ,also welded them onto the chassis rails for extra strengh ,the rails where in really good condition which was a surprise as the rest had been so rotton ,the worst was scrapin all the old under seal off what a pig of a job and there's loads more to scarp of yet

cleaned up the driver side wheel arch and inner wing and then resealed the the joints withbrush on seam sealer

new skuttle panel fitted and the inner wing ,battery tray smoothed in and seam sealed

loads of work to do yet before it see's underseal

f@@kin w@@@@r looks like that s 2x new chassis legs

finally got back to my s1 this week ,was gonna carry on welding it up put the welder s on the blink this now so thought i better get crackin on all the other jobs that need done ,,thought i would make a start on all the cleanin and paintin of the underneath stuff ,3 days later and no skin left on ma fingers i have made a good dent on all the bits and bobs ......but still hav loads to do

also bought alot of bits and peace,s that i hav been needin rear arms ,suspension kit ,chrome ,and front anti roll bar set up

finally managed to get hold of a s1 front anti roll bar set up ,been lookin for age,s after i found out my one was broken and it was of a rs1600i but they always went for big money ,got this for £30 wished i had taken a photo of it before i cleaned it up ,looked like it had been sitting on the bottom of the sea with the amount of rust on it

these came the other day all powder coated and power flex bushes and stainless bolts just need to give em a good clean as ma grubby hands hav been all over them lol

the next f**kin mission the loom ....lets just say its f**ked ha ha

got the tank all painted up

got hold of these to just need a really good polish to bring back the bling

got the front anti roll barr and a few other bits and bobs painted today

also got back to weldin the old tub up today ,got the boot floor repaired so hopefully thats me ready to fit the neww chassic leg ,i will get some pics of all this up soon

before

after some of the bits got repainted

heres a big up date ,been at the s1 all weekend now ,got some more bits painted ,but really spent most my time weldin and scrapin under seal of

got the chassic leg on after a lot of fookin around to get it to sit right also had to put a boot repair panel on as well

fitted the new sill as well ,took a while to get it right as well ,nothing ever goes smooth for me

welded in the new arch as well and started to blend that in with filler

once the sill ,arch,chassic leg and floor where all welded in it was time for a bit of stone chip to protect all my hard work ,was gonna paint the floor white but not gonna do that now i aint no bufty boy and cant be arsed cleanin it after ever run ,i intend to use this car all the time :banana: so only the arches r going white ,any way heres some pics of various new panels covered in lovly stone chip

so thats it this now only have some small weldin jobs left now and it will be a solid shell:banana: :banana: :banana: :thumbsup: ,so heres how she looks this now cant wait to get the wings welded on and a coat of primer :thumbsup:

one of the very little welding jobs to finish

i might make a show this year.............eh .....mmmmmmm....dunnnnnnnooo

 

very nice indeed! thats quite a restoration!

we had much the same job on at work on a mk3 rs1600i

what sort of time scale has it been so far?

rusty old fords lol!

 

he's been at it about a year now just a few jobs to do now

 

got a few more things done today ,repaired the rear valance on both corners ,i was gonna replace the whole thing but on closer inspection it was really good except the corners ,so i just cut the rot out and repaired them

need to finish blending them in ,was gonna stone chip this bit with the textured stuff up to the rear bumper height ......what you s think good or bad idea

also got the wings on which fitted prefect everywhere except at the a-post and skuttle area ,had to add a wee bit of metal to the wing before i welded it on ,took a wee while to get right but i think it paid of as the gaps are good now

still got to do sand and shape the filler but u get the idea


also got my rebluid kit for my gearbox ,gonna do this next week looks like fun eh ale:

heres the girlfriend happy as fook as she knows she might start seeing more of me as the s1 finally starts to look like its gettin some where:banana:

finally finished welding the s1 up this week .....thank fook its been a long hall to get the old girl back to a solid shell with almost every panel either being replace or repaired so its had
2xsills
2xinner sills
1x front cross member
1x front panel
2x door jabs
2x inner wings
2x wings
1x skuttle panel
2x front floor pans
2x rear floor pans
1x chassic leg
1x battery tray
2x rear arches
1x fuse box tray
also repairs to boot floor ,rear valance,A-pillers ,bulkhead and chassic leg ......fook me what was i thinkin buyin this car ha ha

so anyway got a wee got of primmer on her tonight ,well just the engine bay and wings ,

so not long now till it wears a new got of diamond white ,should hav the paint by next week ,so that will give me time to tidy any rough bits up

 

right as u all know this car was covered in rust ...everywhere and the time had come to start tidying the underside parts up ..ie suspension parts ,brake back plates hubs etc

so while lookin through the this web site i seen a guy used vinegar .....yes thats right VINEGAR ,to clean the rust of ,now i thought this would never work but thought it was worth a try

so of i went to morrsions to buy lots of the stuff

poured all this into a big bucket and left these parts to soak in it (the before pics )

and after 48 hours in the vinegar

now they still need a wee clean up ,but hey u have to admit its amazing how much the vinegar stripped the rust of ,

heres another update
got ma seats today ....what you,s think ,,,and before u ask i still hav the originals and there mint ,no wear no marks and there stayin that way ,so they are of up to the attic ,
i want my s1 to be just a little different to the rest of them ,i'am not going crazy just wee things i want to change and make people look twice

also the paint came today 5litres of candy yellow .............na only jokin,good old diamond white

also nearly got the rear panel sorted ,had loads of wee dents in it .....but no more smooth as a babys now

boot floor got a wee splash of primer to

 

painted the car today ,took me 3 hours just doing light coat after light coat ,dont think i done to bad as i am not a sprayer by trade and only every painted 1 car before

overall it turned out really well ,it will need a flattan and a cut and polish which will hopefully take out a few wee runs and dust marks

also got my drive shafts put back togeither and back plates and rear hubs painted to

got the boys round tonight to give me a wee hand to try and put the s1 back together :lol: ,its been almost a year since i strip her ,but i will be honest and say its a fookin nightmare remembering where every single wire,nut,screw,bolts ,etc go anyway heres a few of tonights action

thats another 12 hour day at the s1 ,made a lot of progress with the wiring loom which was in a bad way ,still got the headlight wires to sort but i can do that in place ,

put most of the inside stuff back in ,and i know the sound deading is not original and its stuck down with gaffa tape ,but i am not going for a concours car just a really good s1 i can use all the time and take to a few show and shines

i think over the years this car has had a few resto attempts and the count less spray jobs had taken its toll on all the parts with over spray on every thing and it takes me ages to scrub and clean all the part ,took me 3 hours on the fuse box alone and i am still not that happy with it ,but we will see ,might try and source a good second hand loom ..........

heres some of todays pics

been busy again today ,decided i would tackle the wiring in the engine bay what a nightmare the whole loom was covered in overspray from a past respray

tired to rub it of using paint thinners but it soon became clear this would,nt work ,so i decided to strip it right back and re-tape the whole loom ...... ...what a nightmare that was, some of the loom had 3 layers of back tape on ...oh and some red,blue and white tape to

well after hours and hours it started to look a lot cleaner so all i need to do now is repair the loom where is been cut or damaged over the years ,mostly to do with the horn and side lights and jobs a good-un :thumbsup:

also stripped down the front hubs and threw them in the vinegar to soak ,while i cleaned and painted my cossie brake cailpers up :rsg:

heres some more pics

 

thought i better do the gearbox ,managed to do it at work which was magic as they had all the tools i needed ,
the box was a wee bit nosiey so a while back i bought a rebluild kit ,bearings,seals ,gaskets etc ,as u can see in the photos all did,nt go to plan as the bearings where as hard as fook to come of even with a bit of heat and the bearing puller the bearings on the diff would not shift ,in the end had to get the grinder out and cut what was left of the bearing

in all honestly it was a bit of a nightmare to do but we will see if it was worth the effort
hers some pics

this the fooked bearing

then i stuck it back together

and thats it ,prob took me 4 hours in all to do ,and also got some more bits today as well ,new front bearings ,rear shoes ,clutch cable ,rear wheel cylinders ,handbrake cable and new alloy anti-roll bar clamps

well finally got the engine put back in ,still got to plumb a lot of it in but at least iam nearly done

also got the back brakes done ,hand,brake cable etc all replaced just need the fuel lines and brake lines done and that pretty much the back end done

fronts all done to ,new bearings etc ,gonna fit new disc to just not got em yet

ok its been along time since my last update ,but that dont mean i havent being doing anything ,the car is about 90% back together ,still needs the dash and some interia put in
bleed brakes
paint ,doors ,bumper ,grill,bonnet
sort some of the electrical system

at least its sitting on its wheels again for the first time in a year ,anyway got stuck into the doors and the bonnet today gettin them ready for painting ,as the doors i had where totally riddled with tin worm i got new doors of a xr3 i bought for spares
drivers door needs a small patsh welding in just on one corner ,other wise the doors where in prefect condition ,did,nt see any point in just filling the door as it would only come back again :wink:

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got my new badges made for my wheels ,what u think??????

not gonna post any pics of my car this now think i would rather go to a meet or a show with it for its first outing ............as i have changed some of few bits and peices that might make it stand out a bit from every other s1 on the road

got the boot and the rear bumper painted and then fitted them soooooo check her out looking good me thinks

a wee photo of underneath from the rear ,...........a mighty good looking rear end .......................well pleased with how its turning out

 

been a while since i updated anything thats cause ................i hav done fook all to it lol ,every since i bought the car i knew the turbo was on the way out and it was gonna be have to be replaced so i was always on the look out for one
but when this engine turned up local to me i had to have it ,its in near new condition with less than 9,000 miles on it bought from ford a few years back ,since then its had high lift cam fitted ,V-pully and a brand new stage 3 turbo fitting
and i managed to get the whole lot for £500 :top: :top: so its out with the old and in with the new :top:

also bought a chipped ecu so once its all fired together it will be interesting to see what it will make

after a lot of hassle and a lot of work i finally got it to start ,over the last few months i have been workin on the car checkin and double check things still with no luck ,if i where honest i very near threw the towel in
but with help with peeps of here and other sites i cracked it :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: THE S1 LIVES AGAIN ,once i got the electric problem sorted and then the twatting metering head that would,nt let the fuel out ,it near enough started first time :banana: :banana: then just ticked over ....fook it sounded good after a year of silence :thumbsup:
with the job sheet getting shorter and shorter i feel its come a long way in the 13 months since i started

still have a lot of probs to iron out and need a good clean up but nothing that cant be done before next summer ...............come on the shows :banana:

looks a bit untidy still under the bonnet ,think i need more ch:thumbsup: rome

 

Is that the one thats for sale on Passion Ford for £4k? (EDIT: No, as the other pictures are there showing it is complete)

I love S1 RST's, uber nice cars.

P.S. His bird looks well worth a length.

 

Pure filth , i love the S1.

Thats a ****load of welding though.

 

gorgous!

 

cool

 

dedicated project, very cool

 

Enjoyed that thread True dedication!

Paul.

 

remember seeing this on the HC site ages ago, glad to see its getting there!

 

Out foooookin standing, I thought mine was rotton!

Keep up the hard work.

 

Looking good mate!! can do mine after your finished

 

awsome restore project! superb!

 

Nice! Very Nice!

 

Well worth the effort when its done.Nice indeed.

 

What a job! Brilliant work there, hats off for doing it all yourself!

 

Alot of hard work gone into that. Good job

 

**** me you should be proud. *bows*

 

Some job mate!!!

currently doing the same to my s2, wish i left the bloody thing alone lmao keep finding more and more rot

any advice on fitting the rear legs?

 

thats beautiful.