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by **heeman10** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:23 pm

I went home from uni yesterday for the first time in two months, largely to pick up things I'd left behind, but mainly to put some more anti-freeze in the Fiesta. I did that today (it seemed a healthy mixture beforehand anyway actually), and thought I'd take it for a drive somewhere to blow the cobwebs out, and maybe have some fun!

Sadly, the roads are minging and salty, so I decided to settle for letting it run up to temperature and run for a while. I came to unlock it on the alarm and the central locking seemed slow, so I thought it must've run the battery down. Plugged in the charger and after about 5 secs the "ready" light came on!

Must've just been cold, as it turned over and fired up without a problem

So I drove it out of the garage and let things warm up...then just had to drive it :lol:

Drove it up and down the drive about four times just to use the gears a bit, then put it away for another month.

My mum heard the chatter echoing off the walls up the drive while she was inside :lol:

:lol: Ahhhh was very nice to hear again

So, without further ado, here is my guide to wrapping up a Fiesta to survive a harsh Cumbrian winter!

1. Lovingly drape a soft cotton blanket over the back half of the car:

2. Carefully lay another soft blanket over the front end of the car:

3. Cover entire car in canvas sheet:

Your car will now be protected from the harsh coldness of winter, and birds will not be able to moonwalk across your roof!

P.S. All pics taken on my Sony W800i, not bad I don't think!

by **beanyfrst** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:50 pm

some nice tips there chap :lol:

cheeRS for that lol i just need a garage now

by **mike_wall15** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:55 pm

How sweet, all ready for bed! :lol:

I don't blame you for not going for a drive, it's just a bit too dangerous to go fast, you can't be sure you'd be able to stop in time

by **Rodge** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:57 pm

You could have cleaned the brake dust off the wheels :rolleyes:

by **heeman10** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:24 pm

The car is as I left it after the last drive I took it for, so it still needs a good clean! Was -1 back home today, so not really car-washing weather. I can deal with it being dirty, provided it goes well

by **Captain Tightpants** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:40 pm

Whoo!!

I think I would try and sleep next to it mate!

Good to see her all wrapped up in the warm mate! Did you put a teddy under there?

Steve

by **TomRS1800** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:44 pm

What next? Pillows under the wheels?

:lol:

Top stuff Jimbo - Keep her from getting chilly

by **heeman10** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:52 pm

Yeah it has a teddy, and I left Mama's Favourite Nursery Rhymes on the CD player on repeat!

Pillows under wheels - I knew I'd forgotten something! :bonkers:

by **TomRS1800** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:56 pm

heeman10 :Yeah it has a teddy, and I left Mama's Favourite Nursery Rhymes on the CD player on repeat!

Pillows under wheels - I knew I'd forgotten something!

Leave the rear quarters a tad open and fill them with pillow slips so you can ventilate the car and to stop stupid ammounts of condensation too!

Can I borrow that CD please I'm having trouble sleeping on these nights, the Morphine isn't doing the trick anymore

by **heeman10** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:02 pm

Ventilating rear quarterlights..interesting! Thankfully there wasn't any condensation, mould or nasty smell this time. Have come back before to find mould on the steering wheel and seatbelts! :aaah:

I'll send you the CD when my car's back in everyday use

by **TomRS1800** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:06 pm

heeman10 :Ventilating rear quarterlights..interesting! Thankfully there wasn't any condensation, mould or nasty smell this time. Have come back before to find mould on the steering wheel and seatbelts!

I'll send you the CD when my car's back in everyday use

Spanking you very muchly sir

Good night little Fiesta

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:14 pm

that looks like a very similar state to mine there james.

Mines got a complete car cover over it though. It will be getting another motor to keep it company soon enough as well :wink:

.

by **heeman10** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:24 pm

They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then

"

Too much wine for me tonight I think! :lol:

Post-Fiesta abandonment depression :cry:

by **~nomad~** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:51 pm

i just wrapped the trackcar as it goes. in a £9.99 cover from Argos, think its made from binbags lol :lol:

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:53 pm

heeman10 :They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then "

Too much wine for me tonight I think! Post-Fiesta abandonment depression

lol, how wrong you are

The Pajero is gonna look after it mate, at 16 the fez will be the daddy as well. Will be more like....

Fiesta - "How old are you"

Pajero - "Hoi, Mushi Mushi, Kon-eech-eewah ?"

Fiesta - "This is gonna be a long 2 years for you sunshine :wink:

"

....that.

The mex wont be in there for a while yet, i'm making the most of it's current habitat whilst i'm away :wink:

But when it does, at 27 i'm sure he'll be the main man

by **ianFRST** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:57 pm

by **TomRS1800** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:01 am

Project_XR2i_Trackcar :
heeman10 :They can talk in their sleep then!

Escort: "Hi, how old are you?"

Fiesta: "I'm 16, what about you?

Escort: "Ahhh legal then "

Too much wine for me tonight I think! Post-Fiesta abandonment depression

lol, how wrong you are

The Pajero is gonna look after it mate, at 16 the fez will be the daddy as well. Will be more like....

Fiesta - "How old are you"

Pajero - "Hoi, Mushi Mushi, Kon-eech-eewah ?"

Fiesta - "This is gonna be a long 2 years for you sunshine "

....that.

The mex wont be in there for a while yet, i'm making the most of it's current habitat whilst i'm away But when it does, at 27 i'm sure he'll be the main man

5 dollar me love you long time :lol:

by **chris-fiesta** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:03 am

shudda got some engine pics before you put her to bed :lol:

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:08 am

i'm hoping with a 2.8 Turbo diesel and a 2.0 N/A petrol i might come back to find a 2.4 Turbo petrol on the engine stand :devil:

by **heeman10** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:18 am

Project_XR2i_Trackcar :i'm hoping with a 2.8 Turbo diesel and a 2.0 N/A petrol i might come back to find a 2.4 Turbo petrol on the engine stand

Welcome to the school of optimistic maths! :lol:

Chris - Why do I need more engine pics? I already have 150 odd!

by **Biddy** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:35 am

how much do i wish i had a garage! would love one just for the car!
are you goin to do anything to it over the winter mate? maybe dirty, but you know it's mint!

by **heeman10** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:52 am

Yep I will be doing some fairly important things over winter actually.

1. RS2000 rear disc conversion
2. Uprated Escort master cylinder/servo
3. Manual clutch pedal/ratchet (should let me get sub 6.5s for 0-60 at last)
4. Fit S-shaped crossmember
5. Get a strut brace made up
6. Possibly fit the dump valve at long last. My air filter is fitted via a big custom made pipe from the large filter diameter to the compressor housing, and that needs a 25mm stub welding on so I can use my dump valve as a recirculating valve rather than a noisy atmospheric valve.

Quite a few things really!

by **j7aoc** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:02 am

But what are you sleeping in at uni bin bags :lol:

How trick's heeman :wink:

by **heeman10** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:13 am

I still have my bed down at uni thanks! :lol:

I'm good thanks matey, you? Is yours going well at the moment? I don't know how some of you lot keep your FRST as your only car, no bloody wonder Gav isn't using his every day after the hammering I took buying fuel for just a month!!

by **j7aoc** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:38 pm

Im ok thank's using mine most day's :cry:

Got so much stuff to fit (cam kit,cossy brakes,clifford matrix alarm) :bonkers:

hard to get the time and what with the weather. Need to change my exhaust housing on the turbo the longer bolt at the back snaped :-?

must of been the heat :lol:

by **RS_Rawli** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:49 pm

by **heeman10** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:32 pm

Never seen that place so tidy! :lol:

No moonwalking robins for you either eh Rawli?

j7aoc - Weather's a bit of an arse around this time of year, makes it much harder to do the work. Fight on!

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:28 pm

hey rawli

is that the same car cover from lidls that mine is wrapped up in ?

by **RS_Rawli** on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:48 pm

yes

saw it in the paper so bobbed down n bought 2

first one was so big it wouldnt stay on in a light breeze

put the 2nd one on the day before the feature and it fit snug as a bug