boost mad Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I thought i should do this from the start, so here goes. I always had the intention to get another cossie, despite the fact i said i never would. Before i bought this i test drove a 380bhp evo 5 and a 400bhp skyline. Now, dont get me wrong, the evo handled fantasticly and the skybus was much less sqeeky than a saph but neither of them had the soul and passion that cossies seem too ! I had a look at a couple of cossie, but this one stood out. It had the engine rebuilt by harvey gibbs at SCS and had everything else it should, albeit not everything was fitted that well. The only downsides were no MOT or Tax After 2 trips to Ipswitch we came to an agreement,he would MOT it and i would by it..... So what do you think it failed on after being off the road for 4 and a half years ??? Rot, emmisions Tyres Brakes No, It failed on a CV Boot and the brakelights not working which was down to a dodgy switch. So i got it home on the 19 of june 09 drove it around for a week then off the road it came for some wiring. I say some, most of behind the dash had to be done The spec Harvey Gibbs, built and prepped 200 block, Long studded 7.35:1 Ported and polished head Portmatched manifolds reground crank balanced bottom end standard cams. exhaust advanced 2degrees inlet retarded Big winged sump 2wd Exhaust manifold Genuine RS500T4 turbo with 247 Mar-m shaft Genuine RS500 intercooler Greys 1.9 Bar K+N filter Air injectors Scorpion 3" exhaust, centre box removed, 4" tip Live mapped by Harvey and Ahmed 444bhp. got a bailey breather A proper strutbrace Grp A coil Avo coilovers Pretty decent Leather interior Kahn 17"s with new Avon ZZ3 tyres Defi gauges. oil temp, oil pressure, exhaust temp, boost and fuel pressure and the defi link controller Secs monitor ACT gauge ( which i have broken lol ) The spec now is about the same, just with larger injectors ( siemens 83lb ) and a MSD chip which unfortunatly isnt running right. and now is down to 383bhp The plus sides to the chip is that it now has ALS and LC lol Enough waffling. pictures time Not long after i got it, it was like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Next up came the engine work. I had to moddify the throttle body for the ALS, and did alittle work tot the elbow and cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boost mad Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Then more money started to get spent. The blue hose is on still as i need to get hold of a 75mm throttle body as the standard one is 63mm Orange SFS hoses, T4 5 ply metal reinforced effort New front and side indicators Gear gaitor ( which i still havnt fitted ) Alloy bottom rad hose ( which i had moddified ) Rear strut brace ( for sale ) And i modded the ISCV for the ALS too got a bailey header tank too as the plastic one was about to pop. I changed the s***ty Kahn steering wheel for a 3dr job. not the nicest but far better than that chvvy crap Then after getting back on the road the day before Ford fair i did this on the way up to ford fair Yep, i blew the shock in half So i got these And she now sits like this And beads like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Cool blog mate, I love these motors and those rims Can't believe what it failed the mot on after standing for 4 years, was it garaged? Any more photos of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Cheers for the comment nope, just sat outside !!! Will try and get some pictures of after i detailed it a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztecbandit1 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Fantastic motor mate, looks great too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Cheers for the comment nope, just sat outside !!! Will try and get some pictures of after i detailed it a month ago. Look forward to them How difficult was it to remove the dash and do the wiring? Looks like a nightmare trying to put it all back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 There's a Rouse Sapphire near where my brother lives. Plus new supervisor is an RSOC rep and drives a clean S2 Escort turbo so I've seen a few Turbo Fords recently lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 There's a Rouse Sapphire near where my brother lives. Plus new supervisor is an RSOC rep and drives a clean S2 Escort turbo so I've seen a few Turbo Fords recently lol. You feeling alright, you didn't make any defamatory statements about it being a ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm not in the habit of it am I ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 doing the dash was a pain. there were 3 alarms systems all tied into each other, loads of bad soldering etc. Got to take it up for a geo but its coming off the road end of this month so i can save abit of money towards a decent gearbox, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 doing the dash was a pain. there were 3 alarms systems all tied into each other, loads of bad soldering etc. Got to take it up for a geo but its coming off the road end of this month so i can save abit of money towards a decent gearbox, I take it you're going to WIM for the geo? Let me know when, I would love to see this in the flesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I will be, dont i dont think its going to be before i get it back on the road next year as im going to pull most of the front end apart i think. There are closer places to me, but ive used WIM before, and they have always been helpful so will go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 There are closer places to me, but ive used WIM before, and they have always been helpful so will go back Must be Tony's tea as well, he makes a good cuppa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i dont drink tea... or coffee for that matter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i dont drink tea... or coffee for that matter lol I'll get some Fosters in then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I dont drink alcohol either damn im boring lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I dont drink alcohol either damn im boring lol Oh wow...... Hope there's not a water shortage anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I dont drink alcohol either damn im boring lol Oh wow...... Hope there's not a water shortage anytime soon If there is you won't be getting any tea or beer neither! Back on topic, you found any more photos of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 A few pictures here from just after i detailed it Im going to give it a quick wash this weekend as its got its last outing this sunday before being taken off the road for a while, so, if im not to lazy and i dont forget, i will get some more pictures for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looking good there mate, can't beat a freshly polished motor What machine did you use; PC, UDM, G220 or rotary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 I used a rotary as my main, then went over with a PC. I do abit of detailing on the side, so just gave it a quick once over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 I used a rotary as my main, then went over with a PC. I do abit of detailing on the side, so just gave it a quick once over Cool, I'm into my detailing as well...need to get the G220 out soon before the weather gets bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost mad Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 The weather sucks. Ive had to put off 2 cars this month due to bad conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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