Fiesta Mk5 Zetec S Restoration! (Suspension) Part #4 

Shed revival videos yes please, also I would keep the rear drums on the car, discs are much better for sure, however as this is a restoration not a custom, I would stay factory with everything if the car was mine.

Go for the rear disk conversion, you will be glad you did when all is finished👍

Everyone saying welcome back like it's been years it's been two weeks guys the weathers been poop then by the time the man edits uploads eat it takes a while or he might have just wanted a week off don't we all 😂😂😂

The gap in the brake shoe is the same on the bottom of the opposite one, that’s the way they come. Wicked video, looking forward to seeing more!

Yes you need a special tool for the ac pipe, same ones as for fuel pipes, they clip over the pipe and then you slide them into the joint and part of the tool will go into the joint and unlatch it, if that makes sense... Buy a set of different sizes cheap enough, they are only made of plastic.

Shed revival video all the way. Also where did you get the really long ratchet from? Thanks

Glad to see I'm not the only one who uses a cycle pump on car tyres

Yes to rear discs. Definitely yes to see building the new bits for the shed!!

Hi. Great video. Just want to recommend a product for the rust. Its called vactan and is available from ebay . Doesnt need a lot of prep and you will be able to paint over after without priming. Vactan converts rust into a polymerised material which will stop rust in its tracks. Its also half the price of hammerite and krust. Well done once again with the video and thanks for your hard work.

Do the disc conversion and the Shed video keep going James ✌ always supporting you from Germany ✌👍

Jeesh give yourself a break dude viewers are here to watch you not to control you! Loving the vids. Get yourself a welder, it saves the day with broken bolts etc and pays for itself very quickly! You will also be able to do sheet metal repairs by yourself. As for the brakes, go for discs on the rear, it's your car and only you will be working on it / servicing it. Make your life easier. Looking forward to the shed revival dude. Life can be hectic at times. don't put so much pressure on yourself 🙌

I would watch a shed revamp vid

Welcome back. We've missed you. My misses and myself love watching you. Hope everything is ok and keep up the good work.

A few years ago I bought a set of torquing sockets which are amazing at removing rounded off nuts without having to have room to get in and hammer anything. They work by having small bars that tighten onto the nut as you turn it - I think I got them from B&Q for about twenty quid. They've been absolutely excellent and have got me out of so many jams.

Just bought a fezza, you already tackled the problems I currently have. So cheers for the information lol 🤙

Hi James,nice to see you back on the Fiesta,you seem to done alot already but there is always one but or bolt being awkward,but worth it in the end,a shed revival would be awesome to watch.

imo do a rear disk conversion! it will be worth it esp when everything is all seperate rn

For storage, you might want to have a look at Machine Mart's metal sheds. Fairly easy to build and then disassemble again when you have finished your project.

@james there’s a special tool for those ac hoses, it kind of slide in then it unclips it. Don’t need the tool to put them back together

So desperate to get myself one again! Miss them so bad!

Damn right I want a shed vid, looking forward to it. Also at 21:03 I would have got busy with a small wire brush up in there before socket-ing, looks proper flakey.

Damn I miss my zetec s. Got it when it was 18 monhts old. Got written off when a twat with no lights on ploughed into me. Love your videos Man.

For the AC pipes a special tool is ideal... But if you want to just get on, get some thin plastic (rigid) pipe and slit it down the middle. Trim it and wrap around the pipe - this will then slide DOWN and insert into the open part around the pipe. There is a spring inside which runs around the pipe in a circle, and your plastic tool will push it out of the way and then you can pull the pipe out. First time I did it I just used some needle nose pliers and walked around the spring pushing it in until it came off: takes ages but can be done. Good luck!

No apologies lad. You don't owe us anything, we only gratefully consume what you offer freely.

To disconnect the air con pipes you need a special releasing tool, only a couple of quid from euro car parts or ebay. It inserts into the joint and you twist it and it releases the little spring that keeps them together. Hope that helps you.

Whilst I fully understand wanting to keep it restored to stock in it's purest form but the rear brake conversion should be the only exception. There are no benefits to staying drums (other than saying it's "completely stock" which doesn't hold any real world value) as they need rebuilding so you've still got to spend money to fix that. I'd take the financial hit of converting now, get all the benefits and it'll save you money and time in the long run. No one else will know any different when they look at it and assume it's all stock anyway but you've got a better, safer car. Love this channel.

No need for the apology, and yes wouldn't mind seeing some footage from the shed revamp. Keep up the good work James , as for the rear break conversion, do what you feel is going to benefit you most as I have had good results from both drum and disk, all depends how they are maintained.

Try hitting the bolt a few times with hammer before trying to undo, shock treatment works wonders sometimes for rusty stuff

I am rally enjoying this restoration can't what to see all done and will look like a New car

Disc conversation makes perfect sense and also try and get yourself a really descent canopy/gazebo so the weather does not interfere with your work.

James I highly recommend you get yourself a pair of thermal overalls for working outside in the winter. I wear "pioner" overalls at my work in the winter. They retail between £80-90 but you can buy them on ebay for £45.

The aircon pipes need a special tool that u push up along the pipe into the collar of bigger lump bit were there a spring loaded clip it releases so the pipes come apart. 👍

Rear disc conversion has to be done. Great vid as always.

Best wishes for the restore of the MK5, the Zetec S is going into classic territory now and in my opinion will be appreciating nicely over the next few years. I'm pretty sure the disc conversion and obligatory lowering, that has to be done, shouldn't take away from the collect-ability factor. OEM is where the glory is though, but a few subtle upgrades not go a miss. I came to this channel with you buying the Zetec S so am looking forward to the restoration videos ( are they still called videos?)..yeah Ill watch the workshop updates, a good work area as as important as the tools, ( especially in winter).

Yes... Shed revival. Id love to see that. Great video too mate. I know its only been 2 weeks but iv missed your great vids haha. Keep it up mate 👍👍

The air condition fittings for the condenser require a special tool to remove at about 11:31. You should have the refrigerant evacuated properly instead of letting it free into the atmosphere. The evacuation is done with a special machine that filters and stores the refrigerant, so it can be reused. There are probably environmental laws in the UK regarding that. There sure are here in California. James you sure have a BIG job ahead of you. I wish you well.

Hey bud nice to see you uploading again. Best for price for rounded nut set is the Irwin set. Fantastic set. I would say second to the snap on ones.

Avoid replacing the bushes and ball joints with ebay tat or it will all be to do again in a few months. Big job, enjoying watching this...Good luck.

Irwin nut removers are amazing. Just a tip but for rust removal use nothing but bilt hamber products using them on my Astra just now hammerite waxoyl etc is shit in comparison. Get deox gel to get metal as rust free as possible then coat with electrox. Followed by prime paint etc. Also their s50 cavity wax is ideal for cavity especially the sills when you take those skirts off.. hopefully you won't find the horrors I did lurking under the skirts lol. Keep up the good vids.

Another brilliant video James! Love seeing videos on this fiesta. Keep up the brilliant work! 😀 and also I'd like to see the shed being revamped also

Definitely do disc Conversion and film the shed in progress too awesome content as always

Welcome back mate. Amazing video like always

Irwin bolt grips are the main brand you want, that with an induction heater and any bolt will fall out.

Top job, you could try heating the bolt up and then tighten and loosen couple times see if that helps with getting it off.

Shed revival is a must to show on youtube

Rear disc conversion a must. It just gives a modern look without going to far away from original.

Ive watched all ur videos from the start when I found ur channel very good content and very good help and advice

Disc conversion sounds good idear James your doing a good job I'm enjoying the films

Yes to the shed revamp. And glad to see you back

I bought a set of Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover Set from Homebase and save me so many times where otherwise I would just not be able to continue the job. Never had any snap and used loads of times

Nice looking car . I had a mark 3 in the 90s but never had the mark 4 or 5 models😎

Try using a blow torch and heat the bolt up, it will burn through the rust and it should come straight off... 20/30 seconds should do it 👍 good video pal

Good to see you back, James.

For the rounded bolt Irwin tools make a set you can get them from tool station, they're around £40-50 for the set I've had mine for 4 years and they've worked every time hope this helps

Always the case.....you could have 100 bolts.........but theres always 1 x rogue nut or bolt to stop the job. I feel your pain. I would check the welding requirements though next to make sure its not a basket case.

You could either heat the bolt up or weld a nut on top of the bolt and try that. A disc conversion would be a good choice but I suppose it’s only worth it if your keeping the car as unfortunately work like that doesn’t add value to the car. Great video again. Keep up the good work.

Lovely Jubbly, one major point, maybe it would of made more sense to start this in the spring, if not, rented a garage if funds allowed, coz in another month you might not get much done. Having said that good luck with your project.

If you want a quick way to remove the AC pipe without the tool, you can cut down the locking part of a drinks bottle (the little ring on the neck), chop it off, fit it round the AC pipe and cut to size. You should be able to push it up into the gap on the AC pipe, push it in all the way round and you will here a click and it will release the pipe.

Good stuff man, keep up the good work! I know it's a personal channel but give yourself some leave from time to time. You can breath and think about direction of channel :) 61k Subs now, well done too!

Little tip after your inspection of the chassis and repair if needed I’d spray some wax oil in it fantastic video as always

What do you think, which one is the better first car to have. Opel corsa C 1.4 or a Mini cooper?

Urwin rounded sockets very good and stuck drums i put tbe wheel back on after removing axel nut and use the wheel to pull the hub off.

great work keep it up looking farward to following this restoration great tips aswell

Heat is the best for boring bolts!! Thanks for videos!!

Hi ya mate at 17.06 on that brake shoe they are worn but the material isn't missing on that rust patch they are supposed to be like that they are leading and trailing shoes nice video mate

You can use a bottle cap to get those pipes apart slice it and put in round the pipe will fit in to the pipe just push it down with some pliers and should come apart. Saves you buying a tool as you don’t need anything to push it back on.

Shed remodel bring it on. Glad your going to fit poly bushes fit and forget don't forget uprated flexi brake pipes too..

If you have the other side and three out on the side you are working on would the whole unit not waggle from side to side pivot on the stuck bolt I mean. Sorry if you tried that or thought about it. Don’t mean to be patronising. Love the channel. Yea give us a look at the “shed fest!”

Would recommend a set of irwins for rounded bolts, im sure screwfix sell them

Grab a set of the Irwin turbosockets. They're reasonable price and very high quality,they make them for the tool trucks to rebrand

How on earth do you stay so clean!!! It’s seriously impressive.....white t shirt

Me I would weld a long shank bolt onto the stuck bolt (clean the head and mating surfaces first) and it should extract easy. A basic cheapo stick welder will do the job and is a boon to any workshop equipment. Also discs on the rear make a lot of sense.

I've got the 'Irwin Bolt Grip' set (probably fr Toolstation / Screwfix) and the 'Laser Survivor Socket' (fr Halfords) - both excellent for rounded bolts.

The shed vid would good might give me the motivation to sort mine out lol. Love the fiesta restoration vids..

I would heat the bolt up with an oxy-acetylene torch. Maybe you don't have this, but I think you would do well to consider getting one doing this kind of work.

Hi I know this question as nothing to do with this video is more related to your engine rebuild videos but how did you remove the bolts from the exhaust manifold as I did try before and they just sheered off, pretty common I know due to the heat and expansion but any help?

I'd say keep the drums there pretty easy to work on just them pins and springs can be a pain to get in place. And yeah I'd like to see the plans for the shed.

Yes you require special tools to remove the AC lines. The tools slide over the lines and into the clamp to release it.

Cool video keep them coming nice to see you back

Welcome back mate the usual great content I'd go for a st170 rear disc conversion keep up the good work pity the weathers crap 👍👍👍

Good to see you again I'll like to see the shed rebuild

A trick for breaking ball joints etc is to hit what it goes through, ie the steering arm on the hub. One or two whacks and the balljoint will pop out without the need for a pickle fork or ball joint separator.

I would probably keep the drums on a small car like the Fiesta. Your rear discs won't be doing much work and will probably seize up or something before the pads wear out. I maintain a Honda Jazz with rear discs and i wish it was drums because the rear discs have been nothing but trouble. Rubbing and the pads seized in them. etc. If it broke your socket like that then that troublesome bolt is seized in there. I'd go to Toolstation and buy one of those MAP gas torches. Try heating it up. It might be enough to break the corrosion that is holding it in.

Would love to see the shed revamp. Also would be nice to see the drums kept so it's all still original.

The bolt removal tool has to be harder than the bolt (some high tensile) that it's supposed to bite into. The extra cash for a quaily tool probably goes into the material selection and heat treatment. Personally I'd recommend a shaped charge used in demolition 😁

Buy some Irwin bolt removers.I think you can get them from machine mart

Get a rear disk set up I did mine got a kit from escort rs2000 small mod to do for rear abs but worked a treat. Then put mondeo mk3 brake calipers with foucs st170 disks stops a treat

James welcome back, what about a Q&A what could go wrong??? 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Absolutely love the long video buddy keep them coming

Yes!!! Been waiting weeks. Nice to see you again!

Welcome Back The video is awesoma as usual. If you work on suspensin parts yo better if you hammer the knuckle itself than the tie rod end's screw part. It will pop up easier that way :)

So glad to see you back. Was worried something happened to you

I'd go for a disc conversation over lowering it! Having had one of these new they handle like there on rails as standard, but it was a bit to easy to cook the brakes...

Yes to the shed revival videos!

The air conditioning pipes look like they have those quick release connectors i had them on my cmax for the fuel line I got the tool on eBay for a few quid

Yesss your back 👌🏻definitely go for Oem + with the fez!

I'd say go for the disc conversion. Brakes are consumables on a car anyway.

Great video love to see the shed video 👍

I live in Norway and we love to salt down our roads until the cars parked nearby falls apart. I´ve found drums to be «everlasting»-ish... It´s seems to be normal that disks and pads lives through one MOT while calipers lasts for two MOT-periodes. I´ve had my Space Star for 12 years now and have replaced drums and shoes recently, not because they were worn out, but because parts were going out of stock...

Grab a set of the Irwin sockets you wont be sorry,had mine for ages never let me down,and had plenty abuse as well still going strong...