Enjoying the write up mate. Gives me an idea of what to keep an eye out for

Getting bits together to go back on ...



installed ...



Now thats the PAS system sorted ... a new drive belt and all new hoses with super duper (shiny stainless steel) hose clamps ... at last time to add some fluid.

So after finding the damaged wiring, and hearing a few nasty fire stories I decided it was a good idea to go out and buy/fit one of these ... Cheap insurance [B)]

I then gave the fuse box lid a clean and gave it a new sticker ...



and to finish off the sticker kit the brake components got a clean and new stickers as well ...

I cranked the engine with the front still of the ground and bleed the PAS system (and to get some engine oil moving) ... no probs just had to keep getting out and adding fluid.

Then I put the car on the ground (it had been that long I forgot how low it is ... I was use to working on it up in the air). A couple of cranks and she fired into life.

I was a bit worried as I wasn't sure if I was going to have issues with the immobiliser being unpowered for so long ... but nope, all good.

I had a long hose connected to the bleed on the thermostat and when coolant came out (when hot enough to open the thermostat) I clamped it with some vice grips, took off the hose and installed my new original blanking plug. Engine was a little tappety but after I started driving it it's all quiet now.

But ... something always has to go wrong ... stupidly I put my sunglasses ($400 Maui Jims) on the car (and I thought to myself at the time 'thats a stupid place for them' [:o)]) ... and later, in excitment, I forgot about them and I drove off. Bye bye sunnys [V]

Anyway, after a test drive (and fuel fill up and air for the tyres) I had a really good look around and no leaks at all.

So in summary I have gone from this ...



to this ...



The main things being ... new water pump (old one was leaking) and thermostat, new PAS hoses (one was seeping, one was cracking), wiring repairs/replace/tidy up (dangerous damaged wiring replaced), fluid bottles cleaned out, all new fluids, newbelts, washer jet tubing replaced, a really good deep clean (including polish on inner wings) and a new sticker kit.

Some more engine bay pictures, 'cause we all like looking at Cosworths! ...





Enjoy

Looks good, nice work.

Is that the original header tank? If so, how did you clean it?

Cheers boys

TCR ... yes its the original. I soaked the header tank in warm water and clothes washing detergent (I used to wash my hands with clothes soap after a hard day!) and used a bottle brush bent into allsorts of angles to scrub. Did a good job, but I made sure it was very well rinsed afterwards!

Linc ... thank you, I hope that includes the six deg rear beam

Well I've made it to 2008 ! ...

On the weekend I displayed my car for the first time at 'Small Ford Sunday' ... I had been to it a couple of times and they get some great cars there (Escorts, Capris, Cortinas, Fiestas, Focus' etc) and this year was the biggest gathering I had seen.

I knew of a couple of cars that were around and I got to put some faces to names. I had a look around but didn't get to take many pictures of the other cool stuff ... enjoy.

Mines the second from the left ...



Its not often you see this sight in Aus ...



The turn out (for 'cosworths') got to four Moonstone three doors, one saph, one Escos and one black RS500.