[marcusp88]

Bought FRP #0192 in february and as theres been a bit of work already i thought id show u some of it

(Its first clean)






Calipers painted in hammerite blue. Cant really beat the match from something off the shelf.




Then disaster strikes, snapped the N/S driveshaft. Not the joint may i add, the actual shaft!



New manifold and lambda fitted thinking this would cure my running problem, when in fact it turned out to be the MAF airflow sensor.



(Rusty boot)



(More rusty bits and caliper detailing)






(Badly chipped bumper)






Newer type ACCEL coilpack and Ford Racing leads.




New back box fitted, box is in very good condition so i get to enjoy that rasp for time to come!



And latest so far, the spacers. Alot will frown but for £25 its well worth it.



Here she is, took these tonight ofter a good polish







There will be plenty more to come im sure, but for now i must save my money for a rainy day as theres bound to be a few more on the way

Cheers, Marcus.

This post has been edited by marcusp88: 25 June 2008 - 12:14 AM

[carrboy]

the spacers are a mint idea, i fitted some bloody huge ones to mine! nice car by the way!

[marcusp88]

cheers

yep ive seen, you were my third opinion after dogsbody who also fitted them

[slugmoo]

Looking good guys, 2 questions marcusp88:

what discs have u got on the front?

Where did u get the spacers from as i wouldnt mind getting some of thoses

cheers, paul

[marcusp88]

no idea who the disc are made by as they were on car when i got it

but he spacers are made by grayston engineering

[tommobot]

Looking good, whats the red stuff? Some sort of rust remover?

Whatever it is, it looks like it came up pretty damn well afterwards!

[James Enwood]

the spacers are a mint idea, i fitted some bloody huge ones to mine! nice car by the way!

What size of wheel spacers on the rear are you guys using? (3mm, 5mm, 10mm,)

James

This post has been edited by James Enwood: 26 June 2008 - 08:04 PM

[carrboy]

this aint my thread but i used 25mm spacers, yup thats right, big bastards!

[marcusp88]

i used 19mm ones, the 25mm looked a little too much for me... i wanted it quite subtle

as for the paint, its re oxide primer... helps with rust

This post has been edited by marcusp88: 26 June 2008 - 11:29 PM

[marcusp88]

did some shopping at fords yesterday...
-lower grill
-TPS
-clutch switch
-manifold heatsheild

now i think i got given the wrong TPS as the car holds its revs when moving, its got all the sames codes on as the original... very strange.

all come to £120 which isnt suprising


also a pic of the new spray job which is literally perfect on inspection...


and the long awaited tickford badge...

[Pnthrblkzs]

Looks very nice, i love lookin through FRP project threads. Gives me insperation to get on with mine.

I'd do a project thread but mine will be very slooooow progress, lol.

[frp252]

ooo the accell booster

i had one of these and after lots of fun my denso iridium plugs had burnt tips, the leads were knackered and now my car isnt running right

cant be sure it was because of this, but ive gone back to standard and it seems better but there is still a problem

[marcusp88]

i dont think its the coilpack, mine had the running problem before i fitted it

its gota be the cam timing

[warrenpenalver]

Those accel coilpacks dont do anything special except they are more efficient and reduce loses. Same with fancy leads. Leads wear out as do coil packs.

Burnt spark plug tips seems like something else going on there.

[frp252]

Those accel coilpacks dont do anything special except they are more efficient and reduce loses. Same with fancy leads. Leads wear out as do coil packs.

Burnt spark plug tips seems like something else going on there.

its getting looked at, but think its a few issues and the coil pack didnt help....

been told its a prob with performance plugs, their fun but dont last long

[marcusp88]

Cars running spot on now, ordered a cam postion sensor just for good measure though.

Also purchased a few more parts that it needs.