fiestaturbo.com

[jallar]

It seems that most people have newer fiestas here. Usually with "euro tails" and general Fast and The Furious-style rubbish fitted to them. So, anybody who owns a Mk1 fiesta, or a normal fiesta which has not been destroyed with "styling"?

[Andy Si]

Sorry to slash on your bondfire dude but its a site dedicated primarily to mk3 Fiestas.

Theres are a few nice mk2 floating about and thats ya lot.

As the banner says "the ultimate online modification resource"

[~nomad~]

I can see you are gonna fit right in

[Andy Si]

LOL

Tis always a good start with your first post

[Swanick]

I HAD A MK2 its now got khan rsr's on it now apparantly

[fiestakingfisher]

As Andy says, most peeps on here have modded cars, although there are a few FRST's etc that have standard bodywork like one here http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=25568

[Andy Si]

Here you go mate - wonder what your think of this beauty:

[~nomad~]

That would be the best mk1 in the world. IMHO

[James-UK]

I got a mk1

There is a mk1/2 website message board ( http://cgi.dohc.co.uk/xr2/YaBB.pl ) However if your looking for a 100% standard websites / message boards you're kinda screwed

Oh and worlds best mk1?..

[~nomad~]

Also lovely. But I really love Grahams.

[Sphinx]

i LUV grahams Mk 1, such a beut! so mint an...i cant even begin 2 describe! dus n e 1 know if his kits blended on, or what? is if fibreglass, aloy?!?

[8skellerns]

Visit http://www.zetecinside.com and have a look! Its all theyre!

[davy]

Tend to agree. rs motors should be modded with respect. engine and suspension mods and the like are ok, but i think its a shame to ruin the actual look of the car as they already look sweet. I especially hate it when i see that someone has fooked up a series 1 rst with a bodykit/respray in another colour etc

[~nomad~]

Gotta agree with the series one comment. They should be left as henry said. On the outside anyway

[Bomber]

i have got a mk1 - hasnt got an engine at the moment as im just about to drop an Escort RS Turbo lump/box into it



And i agree with you, keep the mods subtle, i dont 'do' all this TFATF crap...

[James-UK]

Yeah i agree about the S1 with dogdey mods.. I saw one a few weeks ago that had massive black plastic foglights

[jallar]

I did`nt mean a stock car. Just a car which hasn`t been destroyed by trend styling and a weighty, un-performance friendly ICE kit. Like the ones posted. Lovely fiestas! My friend has got a completely stock mk1, it spins, drifts, slides and is a general fun-machine. It`s fast too, but that`s because my friend is harsh on the clutch pedal. It`s not a pedal for him; it`s a on/off button! The mk1s are very durable, too. As mentioned my friend is mistreating his, it`s over 30 years old and still runs like aclock!

[James-UK]

WOW Over 30 years old

Thats amazing.. Considering it only came out in 1976

[Sphinx]

bomber, luuuuurly car m8!!! wot arched r they? an is that moondust silver?

[James-UK]

Standard Mk1 XR2 bodykit sprayed in stratos silver.. And bloody good it looks too

Looks even better with the clear fronts though...

[Bomber]

sphinx: its Strato Silver, one of the only surviving original ford colours. The kit is just a mk1 xr2 which has been sanded and etch primed and colour coded. There is a mk2 xr2 rear spoiler [the window-surround one] which has also been colour coded at the back, delocked pass door and boot, flushed rear valance [no fog/reverse lights] and the front arches have been rolled and the rear arhces cut and spot welded back onto each other to accomodate the 15"s... Also has a aeroquip filler/funnel/tube which was an absolute Bic™ to fit [even the bodyshop wouldnt do it!]

and heres the engine that going in


Should be a fun little 23 year old car

[grahamb]

Guys, I'm touched!!

The arches were bolted on with stainless fasteners, and bonded with silkaflex, then smoothed in with P38 etc etc. Hours and hours and hours (get the picture?) of work, but well worth it.

Resprayed in 2pack Sunburst Red, after first priming with Halfords plastic primer spray etc. ANd it has plastic windows, and fibre glass tailgate to reduce weight. Still don't know what the curb weight is, but should be below 800KG's.

[Bomber]

Graham whats the bhp 'at the wheel' figure - im assuming the 180 is at the fly...

[Bomber]

...just looked on your site - so thats 143bhp at the wheels then...

[grahamb]

Sumink like that! Its flipping quick, and the wheelspin in first is taking some getting used to. Trying to arrange a Friday afternoon bash at Brunters, but it's £50 and hour plus vat and 2 hours minimum.

I may go to the Pod on Sunday if the weathers nice, as its another RWYB, so I can practice my starts and get a feeling for the 1/4 mile time.

[James-UK]

Just out of interest did you wire up the lights etc etc so you can take it out on the road ?? - I remeber you saying something about it on xroc

[grahamb]

May still do just that. A nice project for the winter, wire the lights up. Be fun round the ring road in Leicester then, and the A46'd be a blast!! Only has a 30 litre tank, and 7mpg tends to limit the range to 'just going out for a quick blast love'

Just had a mate on the phone who can book the new Prodrive Track at Cov, so I may be there in a few weekends time. They have a pukka handling circuit.

James-UK, wots the lump in that Mk1. Looks like a Millington Diamond? Any clues?

[grahamb]

Heres a new picture of my 2.0 Zetec engine, from Silverstone during August. Wonder how long I can keep it looking so mint!!!

She has fuel injection on 45mm throttle bodies, 4-2-1 exhaust manifold, green injectors, and puts out 178 BHP at 6243rpm, and 153 ft/lb of torque. Nice

[James-UK]

..Fit a removable reserve style tank

I dunno what the engien is to be honest.. I think it's BDA - With some sort of dodgy looking cam cover??? - It's a german track car you see.. I might have a picutre of the exterior.. i'll have a look in a minute..

I don't think i said btw.. I love your car

[grahamb]

Cheers James, and so do a lot of other peeps. Now if only I had the cash/time to turn my attention to a Mk4 Fiesta!
New pictures (exclusive, not used in the mag article) are now on the gallery page.

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=29349

And some even higher res pictures are on the website, ideal for Xmas presents and desktop backgrounds etc

[James-UK]

..Zectecinside.com christmas cards maybe

[grahamb]

I'm considering a calendar. Hey, Ade, how about a Fiesta Turbo calendar?

[jallar]

WOW Over 30 years old

Thats amazing.. Considering it only came out in 1976

Oops.. Just a little mistake. But nonetheless, it`s an old car!

[PhatFesZs]

yeah bombers mk1 fez looks well nice