20+years later..Keeps going&going&going..get the picture

[nzwinrz]

Some idle time...lots of back ground noise picked up with cell phone..better in person
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[nzwinrz]

I had to remove the FRS fuel pressure regulator(2.7bar) and the adj. after market one I bought to use. The FRS had too low OP pressure. The latter had to much pressure spread 1.3bar from vacuum(2.0-3.3)) to with out. Research showed me its got a 1.7ratio instead of 1.1 needed. End resolution was to install the stock and adj to 3bar with vac and 3.5 without...5bar spread

[nzwinrz]

Got the strut support made...

[Ray]

You are an inspiration.

[nzwinrz]

Well let me go back and catch up on coulpe weeks work....

Got the new/used dash installed, carpet, front seats, console....

[nzwinrz]

Been getting all hole welded up and smoothed out...

[nzwinrz]

No rear seat or trim yet, waiting till after paint so to install new seals and glass....

front windshield held in with duct tape , sitting on the inner rubber trim molding, till after paint work done



New door seals coming from Argentina, for now used passanger seal and rag for drivers side to keep from banging the newly painted jams

[nzwinrz]

Cleaning out the stable, some work in progress....


Birds eye view before bombing...










Can't leave out the back side...

[nathankershaw]

Wow!

What a stable!

What's the story on the Spitfire?
What's under the hood the you need to remove air from the rad in such beautifully crafted dramatic fashion?

I think I've seen your Focus build on Passionford. US to UK conversion?

[nzwinrz]

Original engine from '86 > '05 289 Hilborn Injected


You can see my first XR in driveway, bought brand new in Dec 1985

and the one now..FORD 347 Stroker

[nathankershaw]

Holy $#!%.

Small block in Spitfire. Wow!

Whats been done to the chassis?

[nzwinrz]

New frame from motor mount rearward to clear Lakewood bell housing, 5 link rear suspension, toploader 4speed, narrowed 8" with Auburn unit

Front suspension modified using GT6/TR6 components, headers and side exhaust I made. Well all mods but the paint...did most between '84-86'....engine upgrade in '05 along with new input, main and cluster shaft in trans, new Auburn to diff, and added 3" to each side of diff assembly, went from 15x10 to 15x7 wheels

[nzwinrz]

Been heck of a Winter, ice storm dropped some very large branches from my beautiful tree(lots of shade from the Texas heat)




Got the Kia, but missed the Focus(glad I didn't park on that side of dr) Kia got full coverage, Focus not-so




Nice to wake up seeing this once I opened garage door
Back door




Clean up work that day


Got wood for next yr

[nzwinrz]

Got the doors back on, for couple months there was no glass, regulator, guides, trim or latches. Just what I needed to drive around. Later in Feb I refreshed the regulators, cleaned/re-greased, guides and rollers, locks/latches, removed old wrappings from harness and rewrapped, installed new oem felts around the inside perimeter of glass. Haven't bought the sound dampening mat yet that will darn the inside of doors, inner door panel and quarters panels. Plan on adding small fiberglass layer on the insides of plastic interior panels to reinforce them from future breakage.

I'm working with the idea of giving it the Sierra look, at least from a distance or as I blast by.










Going to be giving it some time to Love-it or Hate-it till I get ready to do finial paint. Considered gloss black to better blend in with reflective side glass.

Next time you step back and look at the side of you're XR, visualize the door glass flipped around, it is very close to the Sierra rear quarter glass, with some work the glass could be made to fit with in the quarter. If I could get the oem glass for it, it'd already be done. Still would have to deal with the trim, but I'm sure something could be found to suffice..

[MercMike]

I now have much more respect for KIA's.