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[MAD_Adamski]

yes and no a good 500-600 hp engine will be 5k engine bare. then turbo clutch aux ecu loom etc etc your looking at 7-10k for the spec your lookign at and i just thoght why waste that on my fiesta when i can put it to other things... depends what you want i was 18 when i had my frst and parted with it at 24 i think? So 3 yrs ago... to me a fiesta with 10-20k sat on it or a cossie with 10-15k on it what it worth more and what if theres a accident? my cossie ins will pay out for everything but they NEVER would have on a fiesta...

but i can see where you are as i was once there

[crazycage]

nope, would i want too? NO. mine was over 250hp and as said span the wheels in 4 gears in the dry with some of the best bits you can buy without spending MEGA money on stuff, i mean my suspension alone was 1k... then i realised why would i want 500hp in a fiesta its ludicrous ? i had the cash to get ian howell to build mine there and then, BUT i bought the cossie instead which can handle the power and bought my shop and a my audi a3 to pop about in. would i change things looking back, No but i would have left the fiesta at 195spec as said and maybe had it as a run about.

you car was set up s**t if you were spinning the wheels up in the dry in 4th gear with a mear 250hp

[luke_mk3_st]

That's what I mean it's 10k on it over time that isn't a problem but the cossie is about 10k before I even start wich Is were my problem lies lol if I had the money I wouldn't even be wasting my time at all as I would probably build a skyline or something witch I will do in the future just when I get more money. Although there Is something about the fiesta I love and and I will never sell it. Iv had it since I was 19 now I'm now 22 so same kinda thing iv had alot of cars fr my age but always kept the fiesta as I never wanted to part with it. I'd also like a cossie like yours but just cant do it ATM

[MAD_Adamski]

nope, would i want too? NO. mine was over 250hp and as said span the wheels in 4 gears in the dry with some of the best bits you can buy without spending MEGA money on stuff, i mean my suspension alone was 1k... then i realised why would i want 500hp in a fiesta its ludicrous ? i had the cash to get ian howell to build mine there and then, BUT i bought the cossie instead which can handle the power and bought my shop and a my audi a3 to pop about in. would i change things looking back, No but i would have left the fiesta at 195spec as said and maybe had it as a run about.

you car was set up s**t if you were spinning the wheels up in the dry in 4th gear with a mear 250hp

maybe but if you had a 400hp cossie or a fiesta what would you spend more money on ? I wanted a fast road car, the fiesta mk3 is not that and never will be people who throw ZT's in them running over 300hp really must try a evo or something as you will never look back.

As ive said its not that im against it i just feel over 250 hp in a mk3 is too much its the shell that lets it down. I still love them and always will its just fact.

Edit- i finished my fiesta for my personal accomplishment, i didnt have to or need too it was like the book closing, so i built it used it for a while then decided to part with it and move on while it was worth half decent money, people grow up pople move on i never thought i'd sell it but i just decided my future didnt hold it in my life anymore. i wanted a quick road car . a cossie is that if i didnt have the cossie it would be a MR360 or a 996 turbo...

[crazycage]

nope, would i want too? NO. mine was over 250hp and as said span the wheels in 4 gears in the dry with some of the best bits you can buy without spending MEGA money on stuff, i mean my suspension alone was 1k... then i realised why would i want 500hp in a fiesta its ludicrous ? i had the cash to get ian howell to build mine there and then, BUT i bought the cossie instead which can handle the power and bought my shop and a my audi a3 to pop about in. would i change things looking back, No but i would have left the fiesta at 195spec as said and maybe had it as a run about.

you car was set up s**t if you were spinning the wheels up in the dry in 4th gear with a mear 250hp

maybe but if you had a 400hp cossie or a fiesta what would you spend more money on ? I wanted a fast road car, the fiesta mk3 is not that and never will be people who throw ZT's in them running over 300hp really must try a evo or something as you will never look back.

As ive said its not that im against it i just feel over 250 hp in a mk3 is too much its the shell that lets it down. I still love them and always will its just fact.

a 400hp cossie wouldnt get close to my little fezz tbh it prob would pull away from your escos

[SEG1]

MAD_Adamski : i don't see why your slating high powered fwd fiesta .Theres a fwd fiesta out there that does a 9.70s something 1/4 and im sure no cossie will touch that.
i think if luke wants to spend his own money on a high powered fiesta just like many other people have and have had good results it is up to him.
Just like if someone asked you why you spent 15k on say a 'l' reg cossie when for the same money you could buy a 2004 e46 M3. Now im not trying to mug u off im just saying people have their reasons and i think you should respect them.

[MAD_Adamski]

whats with the 'conquering device' waving? my cocks bigger than yours ? your both way off the track i dont care how big your intercooler is or how fast your fiesta is!? grow up man,,, thats the problem with car forums these days too many divs wanting to be the 'fastest' ..... I could have a e46 and the cossie its not about the money to me the audi is a diesel and tbh i have been wanting to swap it for a e46 BUT everytime i drive the audi im like its so reliable and good on fuel why get rid!? especially when i hardly drive it!

the whole point of me coming on here was i admire the guy for wanting to do what he's doing and i was the same at his age! Then 10-15k later few yrs on i realised what i was doing was a mistake, but by then i'd gone to far so i always vowed to try to stop other making the same mistakes i did.

[SEG1]

whats with the 'conquering device' waving? my cocks bigger than yours ? your both way off the track i dont care how big your intercooler is or how fast your fiesta is!? grow up man,,, thats the problem with car forums these days too many divs wanting to be the 'fastest' ..... I could have a e46 and the cossie its not about the money to me the audi is a diesel and tbh i have been wanting to swap it for a e46 BUT everytime i drive the audi im like its so reliable and good on fuel why get rid!? especially when i hardly drive it!

the whole point of me coming on here was i admire the guy for wanting to do what he's doing and i was the same at his age! Then 10-15k later few yrs on i realised what i was doing was a mistake, but by then i'd gone to far so i always vowed to try to stop other making the same mistakes i did.

You posted up a comment that relates to other people on this forum that are doing similar mods to their fiestas. so its only fair for people to make a comment like you have.

[MAD_Adamski]

and i have viewed yours too at times and would say the same to you about going to far BUT you know nothign about me as your not as old school as me and i could already see you know what your talking about so didnt try saying anything to you!?

And i'm aware people are doing big hp fiesta's but what makes me laugh is the Co(k waving about mines quicker than yours its got a 909 wrc your mom bypass shove it up your ass flange....

Just build a car YOU wil enjoy without going overboard and skinting yourself out so much you dont have a life, as i carry on saying i been there done it... your guys are yrs behind us who had them back in the day...

[MAD_Adamski]

what you dont seem to realise is i AM right be it 1 month, 1 year, 10 years you will get rid of your car for the same reasons i did and i will be the first person to come back on and say see what i mean now!?

I am the last person to slate frst's i love them to bits its not meant to be offending to anyone its just theres only a VERY small number of people that ever finish this sort of thing for whatever 'personal' reasons. ME i'd rather pay more of my morgage off than have the fastest car going... so at 40 i can retire but each to thier own....

[SEG1]

and i have viewed yours too at times and would say the same to you about going to far BUT you know nothign about me as your not as old school as me and i could already see you know what your talking about so didnt try saying anything to you!?

And i'm aware people are doing big hp fiesta's but what makes me laugh is the Co(k waving about mines quicker than yours its got a 909 wrc your mom bypass shove it up your ass flange....

Just build a car YOU wil enjoy without going overboard and skinting yourself out so much you dont have a life, as i carry on saying i been there done it... your guys are yrs behind us who had them back in the day...

yeah mate i see where your coming from warning people to not go overboard ,but its a hobby to some people and some people enjoy spending £s on there project.

[MAD_Adamski]

fully aware thats why i watch quietly normally and i wish luke and YOU and the others to 'finish' what you started not give in and sell it off due to wanting to over engineer, alot of cossie boys do this still even now i see it everyday. Even my car is over engineered built to handle 700hp but i will never run it only about 550-600 max as i know its wasted running higher and with it comes more issues.... my gearbox it worth more than i sold my frst for

[SEG1]

fully aware thats why i watch quietly normally and i wish luke and YOU and the others to 'finish' what you started not give in and sell it off due to wanting to over engineer, alot of cossie boys do this still even now i see it everyday. Even my car is over engineered built to handle 700hp but i will never run it only about 550-600 max as i know its wasted running higher and with it comes more issues.... my gearbox it worth more than i sold my frst for

yeah don't worry mate mines 90% finished now and im sure luke will finish his. and bout the gearbox thats why we don't have cosies yet!

[luke_mk3_st]

ye mine will definatly be done end of the day id rather do it now why im young and have no real commitments and bills to pay

[jonyb4]

god this got out of hand

end of the day, its his project, he knows what his budget is, he knows what he wants to get out of it in the end, so he will know when hes hit the 'too far' stage, and it will be up to him whether he wants to carry on or call it a day.

you can slate people for spending pounds and pounds on a car for that, plus its always a great learning curve,

i spend thousands i more or less didnt have on my last project, and where is it now? its been scrapped but i still dont regret it, i made loads of experiance with it, and still sold some of the bits on to make a bit of money back

you cant say a fiesta isnt worth as much to someone as your cossie to you as you dont know how attached someone is to they're car

[luke_mk3_st]

god this got out of hand

end of the day, its his project, he knows what his budget is, he knows what he wants to get out of it in the end, so he will know when hes hit the 'too far' stage, and it will be up to him whether he wants to carry on or call it a day.

you can slate people for spending pounds and pounds on a car for that, plus its always a great learning curve,

i spend thousands i more or less didnt have on my last project, and where is it now? its been scrapped but i still dont regret it, i made loads of experiance with it, and still sold some of the bits on to make a bit of money back

you cant say a fiesta isnt worth as much to someone as your cossie to you as you dont know how attached someone is to they're car

well said. the last bit is the most true bit

[luke_mk3_st]

has anybody fitted an omp roll cage like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AB-105P-67-OMP-RO ... 255d2240e7

what are like do they run close to the a posts or is it one that sits infront on the dash ?

opinions please

[SiST]

Hows this getting on?

[jonyb4]

look sliek it reaches the floor mate, and the two posts a the rear rest on the rear turrets

[luke_mk3_st]

this is getting on good, i will be doing an update soon just busy at work atm. but soon.

[FRSJON]

a few pics for you mate..they just cut into the dash buy the vents..hope thus helps

[EUFez]

Stunning!

[luke_mk3_st]

hello people. decided to do an update, not as far along as id hoped but had a few problems " like always" but thought i would share were i am with it now. iv fitted 2 new rear quarters new wings and front panel all genuine ford, iv had the rear beam, front and rear hubs, lower arm carriers, etc all powder coated gloss black! so look new again! new studs and wheel bearings in the hubs. floor mounted pedal box, inlet and exhaust manifolds from ian howell, tial external wastegate, brand new in the box escort cossi wheels, onto the bodywork the whole car has been seam welded!! the bottom has been etch primed and them body sealed over ever weld the next step will be stone chip then paint, also have a new set of gaz coilovers, along with adjustable lower arms.






























all comments welcome. cheers. may have some other photos aswell if i do il put them up.

[jonyb4]

f**k me thats some extensive work

massive hats of to you mate!

so inspiriational

[MAD_Adamski]

looks fab! out of curiosity what make you weld the lot? Seam welding is a series of 1'' long welds. Its really not needed to go that far and if any thing may make it too stiff...

like so...

[jayrs]

[Excursion]

It's not usually done like that 1) if a roll cage is fitted there's no need and 2) it makes accident repair difficult and 3) in the event of an accident the car usually becomes a write off from even a small knock, as many structural components bend rather than creasing of the localised area.

Continuous seam welding is however the best for performance, for example VW now laser weld all apertures with a continuous laser weld.

A tip thought mate: it's not a good idea to weld up all the holes on box sections, the larger of the holes are deliberate in order to create airflow through the boxes as this is shown to reduce the effects of corrosion.

[SEG1]

nice work mate,you have been spending ££! i take it no one is getting any xmas prezzies from you!

i want to put escos alloys on mind too,did you have to cut anything?

doesnt seam welding strengthen the rigidity of the car and is usually just welding where the panels and structure of the car meet.
but as excursion said makes it difficult to repair if knocked about kinda like a space framed race car.

[RS rob]

I hope you had the shell off the spit for the continuous welding

I was worried about welding when the shell is flexing a certain way,
even though I only seam welded my shell
so i took the car off the spit for welding and placed it on supports secures to the chassis rails

being suspended from both ends of the shells it's bowing like a banana then welded solid
could make it hard to panel up after

[Excursion]

I hope you had the shell off the spit for the continuous welding

I was worried about welding when the shell is flexing a certain way,
even though I only seam welded my shell
so i took the car off the spit for welding and placed it on supports secures to the chassis rails

being suspended from both ends of the shells it's bowing like a banana then welded solid
could make it hard to panel up after

Yeah that's correct. On axle stands under the beam and front legs is the best way, otherwise the doors can be out too.

[heeman10]

Dude! You welded up your cabin pressure relief vents on the rear valance! Will you have holes elsewhere to let cabin pressure escape? Otherwise...





Having seen this pic:



...I can't help but think the car would look bloody lovely in a metallic grey with a hint of dark green in it

[jonyb4]

the cabin should retain water brillaintly!

[leighk2010]

great progress mate any more info on the pedal box? you really are going to town on this aint you

[luke_mk3_st]

the pedal box is from obp and comes as a kit with the bias controller the cylinders, bottles and pipes. cost about £550 i think...
and yes i have been spending my pennys and still managed to get some xmas bits for people.. not having a gf helps massivly!! ha
iv gone for the full seam as 1, im not looking to crash the car "if it happens it happens" 2, i want it stiff for the power im running, 3 its done because as i see from when the car was dipped were the panels meet ie sills, around the windows etc were moister gets in over time the panels push away from eachother causing problems. and 4 it was done because i wanted it done.
not all of the holes have been welded up but alot of them have. also all panels have been put on and lined up everything lines up fine as you will see in the next update

[SEG1]

yes i have been spending my pennys and still managed to get some xmas bits for people.. not having a gf helps massivly!! ha