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[SEG1]

i thought the focus rs one had shorter shifts.
sure feel like it in mine.

[luke_mk3_st]

Apparently it is shorter and I can put that in if I want as the bolt pattern is the same I will have to change the cable mounting bracket on my mtx75 tho as they use different cables

[luke_mk3_st]

today i finaly decided to stop being a lazy tit and paint the car. etch primed it all after spending hours and hours rubbing it down!!! its only etch primmer but im really pleased with how its come out.





LOOK HOW STRAIGHT THE ROOF IS!! THATS BARE METAL AND ETCH!!!

[rs220bhp]

Great work Luke, you booked a date for spraying it up yet?

[SLEEMAN]

its good you sprayed it in etch primer as it won't need sanding down for paint!

[jayrs]

nice to see it crackong one mate

you are going to sort the join lines out from where new rear quarters have been fitted though??? i can see them in the pics

[Dave G fsi]

Brilliant progress mate, looking really good

[luke_mk3_st]

Great work Luke, you booked a date for spraying it up yet?

not yet mate, still need to mount the engine, if the dry sump everrrrrr turns up from titan!!

nice to see it crackong one mate

you are going to sort the join lines out from where new rear quarters have been fitted though??? i can see them in the pics

ye mate i have only done this purely for protection as it was bare steel. it still has to have to small bits of welding done, then filler, build primer, guide coat, "maybe filler depending how it is" base coat then clear.

[jayrs]

fair play mate, i thought you might of forgotten or something

[Razer]

This is the most outragous build i ever have seen !
Compleet mental im curious, does that intercooler work fine without cutting the front bumper ?

[luke_mk3_st]

fair play mate, i thought you might of forgotten or something

lol na mate im not that bad yet. its going to look amazing when its done!

This is the most outragous build i ever have seen !
Compleet mental im curious, does that intercooler work fine without cutting the front bumper ?

thanks mate, yes the intercooler works fine, although i will probably cut some out for a better airflow but it does work as it is. still got 3 radiators to put in lol

[Razer]

3

Oil cooler, intercooler, radiator, turbo oil cooler and ?? fuel cooler

[luke_mk3_st]

Lol power steering cooler you was close tho.

[Razer]

hehe
will follow this project for sure

[luke_mk3_st]

cool hopefuly there will be a decent update soon! just waiting for the bloody dry sump to arive holding things up!!

[luke_mk3_st]

ok iv been gone for a wile.... but now im back! as the title says zetec turbo... not anymore. il just let the pictures do the talking im sure ul all catch on quick.

















when 2 become 1! it isnt 100% on in the photos just getting it all ready to weld up measure and measure and measure!! hence why the back looks a little high in the pics. but i guess u all get the picture.

[- Danny Boy -]

Never seen that done before! Should be quite interesting as it progresses!

[luke_mk3_st]

forgot that one

[rsturbonutter]

Holy smoke batman

Please do not let this be one of those projects that doesn't get finishe. Have been lucky enough to sit in series one which has the same type of conversion. All i can say is I hope you got big balls fella it can get scary
Good luck fella and let there be lots of updates

[russ-RST]

Mental il be watching this

[jayrs]

bloody hell i had to double take there theres a guy do the same to a escort on xrtwo.com thought i was seeing double ans missed something

anyway, cracking fella, cant say no more right now

[Dave5300]

monster in the makeing

[FRSJON]

i did wonder why you were selling off all your parts great project and one id love to do myself

[jonyb4]

oh my god thats mental, good luck with the rest!

[luke_mk3_st]

Thanks for the positive replies guys. All is going well. Mounted the rad and inter cooler up today and they mount on the originally sierra mounts smack bang in line with the fiesta slam panel. So the cosworth yb will slot straight in as it would in a sierra with no problems the only thing that will need to be custom is the propshaft. Going to be 2wd as 4wd is just too expensive when it comes to parts... Especially updated gearboxes etc! It's going really well don't know why ford didn't make them like this anyway lol

[rsturbonutter]

If ford made them like that there would of been no more rs fiestas left. It will be very exciting drive thats for sure. My 1 series bmw hatchback was awesome fun its the whole short wheel base rear dive thing. Even the butt ugly mazda mx5 old version are so much fun with the rears being just behind your arse . Good luck mate and have fun cos there will be lots in this little thing. Respect fella

[Choosey]

So legally, what actually is this car now?! Is it still a Sierra with Fiesta panels or a Fiesta with a Sierra floor?!

[jonyb4]

likely have to go on a Q plate

[luke_mk3_st]

It's a fiesta rs turbo! Restored with all genuine panels.. I couldn't find fiesta floor pans tho so used sierra ones
Instead still has the fiesta vin in the floor.

[Choosey]

So it's gonna stay on the Fiesta registration then?

Will be epic when it's done!

[jonyb4]

very very brave to do this to a genuine RS

[luke_mk3_st]

The sierra wasn't a cosworth it was a 1.6. But the fiesta was my rs turbo. In a way the project just kind of spiralled and once it was past a point of no return! If I had my time again I would of just used a 1.1 shell but the rs was rotten hence the acid dip and replacement panels in the 1st place. It's all good I'm happy with it. It's staying on the fiesta reg for me! I'm never going to sell this anyway so it's not like I'm going to sell it on to someone.

[jonyb4]

what are the engine plans? YB and 4WD?

[luke_mk3_st]

Crossflow!!! Not! Lol yb 2wd as 4wd parts are just too expensive especially gearboxes diffs etc so 2wd get the arse out

[jonyb4]

ah sorry i didnt read that above, i can see why they're all saying about shortwheel based Rwd

got your hands full then