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[b0yracer]

bit naughty but i chopped half a coil off front springs sits nice now and drives ok too

rears with 60mm lowering springs on going to replace them with coilovers

rear end, needs washing lol, blacked out lights




front

[fezza89]

those rear lights are looking for trouble

[Michael!]

those rear lights are looking for trouble

My first thoughts too! And the back box :/


Other than that it's coming along nicely! Getting zetec'd any time soon?

[b0yracer]

not even started collecting zetec bits yet

[Choosey]

I wouldn't drive that a yard with a chopped coil. Seen far too many mishaps after people have done that. Remove all the stickers, put a smaller exhaust pipe on the back and debadge the rear.

And give it a fookin wash!

[b0yracer]

ive only just put the stickers on, exhaust is staying, may change springs one day but theyre staying for now

chopped springs welded diff = oldskool ratlook, stretched tyres???
http://www.rat-look.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3020

my opinion stretched tyres are stupid and alot more dangerous than chopped springs, and lots of people do the stretched tyre thing, well certainly the way ive chopped mine ive not chopped a standard spring hence having to chop about 3 coils out to get it low, ive chopped half a coil not from the pig tail end, its zip wired in place too just a extra precaution, it sits in at both ends too.

my brother is a mot tester and would pass a slightly chopped spring that sits in place, (how could anyone tell unless i told them anyway theyre painted and sat in place) but he wouldnt entertain a stretched tyre.

[Choosey]

It's you car lad so do what ya want, but I was only offering my opinion lad.

Stretched tyres IMHO are dangerous as well. Don't see the need in chopping springs though. But that's just me.

[jonyb4]

hes a bit older than a lad

front sits nice and low, backs im sorry to say have had you ripped off as they are NOT 60mm lol

This is how 60mm should look

[Choosey]

Haha, force of habit Jon. All my close mates and myself call each other 'lad' or 'laddie'

[Excursion]

There's actually nothing wrong at all with cutting springs, it's only dangerous if you don't heat treat the spring again afterwards.

Correct heat treatment must be applied again because by cutting you affect the tensile strength of the spring, its overall balance, and create a weak point in the area of the cut. The correct procedure is to heat it up until it's red hot and then douse it in an oil bath. It must be oil because water cools too quickly and will create a more brittle spring.

[b0yracer]

hes a bit older than a lad

front sits nice and low, backs im sorry to say have had you ripped off as they are NOT 60mm lol

This is how 60mm should look

what do you reckon mine are ?? any idea, its those i showed you earlier on ebay

also i sat them next to a standard rear spring, measured them both and they were 60mm shorter, so i presumed they were what he said on the listing, my fiesta has always sat high compared to others on here

[b0yracer]

axel stand went through the jacking point area to day. oops!

welded it up now

[- Danny Boy -]

That exhaust reminds me of this:

[- Danny Boy -]

Also Jony, that can't be a 60mm drop? My Si was that height when it had 40mm spax on it a couple of years ago.






Couple more pics here: ttf-si-2-0-new-pics-added-29-01-12-vt182547/page35/

[jonyb4]

they are 60, no doubt in my mind what so ever

some springs have more of an effect than others, my 30 mm springs were lower than most other 30mms ive seen


umm honestly mate? them backs look like painted up standards if i didnt know any better

[Excursion]

Also Jony, that can't be a 60mm drop? My Si was that height when it had 40mm spax on it a couple of years ago.






Couple more pics here: ttf-si-2-0-new-pics-added-29-01-12-vt182547/page35/

Looks 40 to me

Jon I have to say yours looks 30mm to me, not that its a bad thing -I thin its perfect!

[b0yracer]

That exhaust reminds me of this:

ill post up a pic of my standard springs next to my supposidly 60mm springs later but saying that i do agree with you as theyre no lower than my 40mm springs

[jonyb4]

the spring length when not fitted has no meaning mate, some are longer than others, the -60mm name is of how much lower the car sits once settled on the spring, not the shortness of the spring compared to standard


mark i come from being on -30mm springs


lik i said i have no doubt i have a -60mm Gmax kit

[b0yracer]

what size wheels and tyres you using on those photos jon ?

[Excursion]

the spring length when not fitted has no meaning mate, some are longer than others, the -60mm name is of how much lower the car sits once settled on the spring, not the shortness of the spring compared to standard


mark i come from being on -30mm springs


lik i said i have no doubt i have a -60mm Gmax kit

You do at the rear, but its -40 at the front isn't it?

[b0yracer]

please can someone give me measurements (with photos if possible) of where rs turbo bonnet vents fit

would like to fit mine tomorrow, i know they wont be exactally right as im only fitting them to a standard bonnet, i think they are sat in slightly on the rs turbo arnt they ?

[jonyb4]

what size wheels and tyres you using on those photos jon ?

standard mk5 Zetec S mate, 195/50/15 with an offset of ET35


30mm on the front mate, but the shocks were also a bit shorter than the standards so at a guess 35 maybe 40mm yeah




be touch doing it to a standard bonnet mate, the vents sit on 3 small lugs that hang under the vent which attach via screws, i can get a pic of where the hole sit..

bare with me

[jonyb4]

[b0yracer]

cheers i take it they follow the patern of the frame work of the underside of the bonnet

any exact measurements ?

[jonyb4]

hmm i can try but in work all day tomorrow

[b0yracer]

ok no worries im off to go fit them in a min, thanks for the photo

im gonna save up for this too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230714087219? ... 1423.l2649

heres the vents i won

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220933095116? ... 1497.l2649

[- Danny Boy -]

£240 for a lowering kit.. f**k that. You could get some half decent coilovers 2nd hand for that!

[jonyb4]

hes right, and if your set on buying new sports kit, i would never go for Pi, dont trust them

you can get spax VSX or gmax kit for roughly that price

[b0yracer]

all coil overs i find are well expensive and that includes second hand

id have coil overs if i find some

anyway bonnet vents fitted to a standard bonnet

vents from ebay

these are the tools needed


marked out a template in cardboard (slightly smaller than the vent)

marked the under side of the bonnet then drilled 4 holes in the corners

put masking tape on the outside of the bonnet

put the template on in place marked by the 4 holes, draw round it


cut it out with the jigsaw


trial fit then mark out areas that need trimming, trim where mounting screws fit too


now for the way to hold them in, i made some brackets



job finished just need painting, but its now snowing


i know they dont fit exactally like rs turbos because they are sat on the bonnet and not recessed but i like them

[jonyb4]

very good effort, but like you just identified, the vents in oem sit recessed in the bonnet

they look a bit in your face like that imo

[b0yracer]

very good effort, but like you just identified, the vents in oem sit recessed in the bonnet

they look a bit in your face like that imo

only if you put your face too close to them

im sure they will look less in your face once painted

[b0yracer]

new rear spoiler arrived today

[jonyb4]

nice find, they are a bit big for the fiesta for my liking

electric one thou!

[rsturbonutter]

Mate just a quick observation as regards to your vents you know the little brackets you made which the vents screw to, cant you just make them in an s shape if you get me so they sit further in. Just make them say 10 mm longer from your straight edge to the hole and make another fold. If you get what I mean you can place them so that they are not raised as much

[b0yracer]

cheers, i understand what youre saying, but the vents have to sit on the bonnet otherwise the brackets would be useless, the vent and bracket are acting as a clamp on to the bonnet.

i got and fitted a mk4 fiesta rear wiper today, and i got a different gear stick gaitor, a switch blank (cover where the boot pop switch goes) i dont have boot pop, just had a hole there, and i got 2x blue bumper strips.

£3.60 for the lot