Post #33
As the car started off as an XSI 16v, the first job was to remove the engine, after the engine was removed I degreased the engine bay, removed all of the ABS system, pipes, wires e.t.c so it was clear to scotch and degrease, me and my wife then cleaned the whole bay, I got to work with the angle grinder with grinding any rust down, then all rust patches were treated with the Rust Killer solution.
After a couple of hours of drying I then applied several coats of red oxide paint to engine bay, then scotched the whole area, it was masked up then painted with Ford Mercury Grey paint.
Once the engine bay was painted with several coats of paint it started to look a lot better.
I decided whilst the engine was out it would be easier to do where the window wiper motor and the air intake for heaters is, to remove all of that, then on a HOT day get the heat gun out and remove all the sound proofing from that area, after cooking myself to death, I removed any sticky residue and scotched the area, this was all then painted Ford Mercury Grey.
I only have one picture of the work done above which I took on my camera phone, I regret not taking more pics.
Next was the engine.....
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