Ford Racing Puma #401 Underbody refurb and rebuild - Page 3

TopSport+ · 08-01-2013, 10:34 PM

awesome work and nice car mate

stevo260 · 08-01-2013, 11:47 PM

Great job matey very nice car and I bet you can't wait to get it finished then stand back and admire your hard work. I'm doing a similar thing whilst modding my Impreza engine. and am tempted to do the engine bay at the same time now after seeing this post.
Keep up the good work

S3kel · 09-01-2013, 12:51 AM

Great work , had a 1.7 ,bought it new ,lovely little car

fatttty · 09-01-2013, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesnDaz

How long will the callipers last before they fade ?? I can either get mine in passivated zinc like yours or powder coated black!

That was somethnig that did concern me, I've been advised to laquer them before I fit to prevent them fading as this can happen fairly quickly im told. The finish is awesome. Bigg Red do a fanastic job!

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Originally Posted by Bentleya

Alex, welcome to detailing world. Nice to see a few more bits updated

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Thanks Aaron

fatttty · 09-01-2013, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by stevo260

Great job matey very nice car and I bet you can't wait to get it finished then stand back and admire your hard work. I'm doing a similar thing whilst modding my Impreza engine. and am tempted to do the engine bay at the same time now after seeing this post.
Keep up the good work

Yeah I can't wait. Saying that once the rear end and middle sections are done I'll be moving on to the front lol! Its a lot of hard work but well worth it

Alex

danwel · 09-01-2013, 09:14 AM

My mate has number 5 of these and it was a really nice car

zsdom · 09-01-2013, 11:32 AM

Looks awesome, I have a massive soft spot for the FRP.

I plan to do what you're doing with my fiesta in the not too distant future

hibberd · 09-01-2013, 02:58 PM

Lots of work but it will be a stunner when she is finished, could never understand why it was never more popular. maybe they should have used an XR name instead of puma. Well done though, you have a really nice one when its all finished.

fatttty · 09-01-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hibberd

Lots of work but it will be a stunner when she is finished, could never understand why it was never more popular. maybe they should have used an XR name instead of puma. Well done though, you have a really nice one when its all finished.

Thank you, at the time they were released on the road price for the FRP was £22,750 so a whopping £8k more than a standard puma. They were just too overpriced and bombed. Mine and most others were owned by managers of the dealerships, they were given a good discount and helped shift the stocks.

Their lack of popularity has made them very rare and hopefully a future value increasing classic (he hopes!)

Alex

fatttty · 09-01-2013, 04:05 PM

UPDATE: After taking a rest from the car for Christmas and new year I got back into the garage late last week and got cracking again

I've got the majority of the underside of the car painted now. The main floor pan and exhaust tunnel are done. Just need to done the edges where the floor meets the sills.

Can't tell the colour too well again but...

Got some of my new clips fitted, new brake line, fuel line and handbrake cable clips. Only got a few on so far got about 10 more to go on-

The fuel lines that ran from the front to the back of the car were looking tired and were covered in horrible thick underseal, I rubbed them down with wirewool and light sandpaper and gave them a quick coat of grey stone chip paint.

Much better

Still got some little jobs before I rebuild her. Got the offside rear arch to paint as well. Should be done this week

Thanks, Alex

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09-01-2013, 12:51 AM	#23
S3kel OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cumbria Posts: 1,314 Thanks: 349 Thanked 234 Times in 222 Posts	Great work , had a 1.7 ,bought it new ,lovely little car

09-01-2013, 11:32 AM	#27
zsdom PC Perfectionist Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 352 Thanks: 36 Thanked 125 Times in 95 Posts	Looks awesome, I have a massive soft spot for the FRP. I plan to do what you're doing with my fiesta in the not too distant future

09-01-2013, 02:58 PM	#28
hibberd Orbital Oracle Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Assen Holland (where the tt is held) Posts: 669 Thanks: 152 Thanked 240 Times in 211 Posts	Lots of work but it will be a stunner when she is finished, could never understand why it was never more popular. maybe they should have used an XR name instead of puma. Well done though, you have a really nice one when its all finished.

09-01-2013, 04:05 PM	#30
fatttty Orbital Oracle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Walsall West Midlands Posts: 670 Thanks: 233 Thanked 447 Times in 285 Posts	UPDATE: After taking a rest from the car for Christmas and new year I got back into the garage late last week and got cracking again I've got the majority of the underside of the car painted now. The main floor pan and exhaust tunnel are done. Just need to done the edges where the floor meets the sills. Can't tell the colour too well again but... Got some of my new clips fitted, new brake line, fuel line and handbrake cable clips. Only got a few on so far got about 10 more to go on- The fuel lines that ran from the front to the back of the car were looking tired and were covered in horrible thick underseal, I rubbed them down with wirewool and light sandpaper and gave them a quick coat of grey stone chip paint. Much better Still got some little jobs before I rebuild her. Got the offside rear arch to paint as well. Should be done this week Thanks, Alex

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