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by **chumkila** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:21 am

Limey, very limey!

by **ianFRST** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:34 am

your my hero

that the original engine in there?

be interesting to see what times it can get with all that weight saved. was there a weight target you were aiming for? or is it just get rid of what you can

by **heeman10** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:36 am

All looking very good, surely the way it's been bolted back together this time will be seeing a 25kg++ weight loss again?? Can we get some comparative weights on the tailgates? Looks quality

by **pornstar!** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:43 pm

FOOKIN QUALITY!!!!

Looking good there Paul :aviator:

by **FezzR** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:06 pm

S1 :There's nothing left in the loom that doesn't need to be there. It's all been cut out from the fusebox and removed from the loom. All of the loom has been re-wrapped.

The reason for keeping the std loom is down to cost at the moment. I had spent so much that I couldn't justify the expense of a custom loom. There really is very little left of the loom compared to a std FRST!

good too know but in the limited picture the fuse box still looks awfully full.

~nomad~ :
FezzR :
maybe your not being that anal about weight saving?

are you serious?

yes actually, the is difference between weight saving and being anal about weight saving, and it boils down to many things, and without knowing exacly all of Pauls plans one cant judge how far he's going to go; and of course his budget.

There are also other things to cosider like the "potential" new rules that will be coming into place for the 1/4 miles and wheather he is wanting to run in the events that the rules will be enforced apon.

but none of that should detract from how excelent the workmanship is and what an amazing car it will be.

by **Gazeddy** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:02 pm

the main difference between weight saving and being anal about it is simple

just weight saving is doing things like getting lightweight panels and stuff

being anal about it is finding anything and evrything that isnt essential and throwing it away.like filing away the top of bolts because they are weight

by **heeman10** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:08 pm

The fusebox is fairly busy, but AFAIK it's staying road legal, so needs:

Headlights
Indicators
Ignition
Fuel pumps
Tail lights
Brake lights
Brake light switch
Windscreen wipers
Rear fog
Reverse light
ECU
Windscreen washer

On top of that there are various gauges and senders etc, and all the related earths to the above, and relays, so it still comes to a lot even when you remove a lot of the original stuff. I removed quite a lot from my loom, that's not to say it's not still a pretty full-looking fusebox!

by **MarkRS2K** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:05 pm

coming along mate.

what tyres are they?

by **~S1~** on Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:08 pm

m4frd :coming along mate.

what tyres are they?

Toyo Proxes 225/50-15? Cant remember might be 215's

by **MarkRS2K** on Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:45 am

are they a semi-slick tyre?

by **xr2imetalhead** on Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:55 pm

fair play to you s1 awsome suff

by **~S1~** on Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:14 pm

m4frd :are they a semi-slick tyre?

Fully road legal, E-marked and DOT marked, just a very soft compound

by **MarkRS2K** on Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:16 pm

by **AndyRS1800** on Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:52 pm

Looks ok i suppose... :rolleyes:

by **~S1~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:02 pm

Been mocking up the Intercooler to see how it fits. Not too bad, I just need to add some decent mounting brackets on it. Bumper irons are on and im in the process of painting the morrettes black a' la' rawli style. Will see if they look ok. otherwise i'll leave the std lights in.

by **ianFRST** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:05 pm

thats the biggest cooler i think ive ever seen on a fiesta :aaah:

by **Max M4X WW** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:09 pm

Was thinking the same ian :oooh:

by **DaveMCMkIII** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:02 pm

I agree, what type of I/C is it? I maybe a bit slow here, but what engine spec will you be running?

by **AdrianFRST** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:18 pm

I could tell you, but then I'd have to... Well, you know.

Here's what it looked like on mine:

by **xr2imetalhead** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:38 pm

that is simply massive

by **Max M4X WW** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:55 pm

What happened to that bumper ade? Looks nice.

by **ianFRST** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:09 pm

rs500 if im not mistaken

paul - whats with the bumper brackets? i presume its weight saving again?

by **Max M4X WW** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:13 pm

ianFRST :paul - whats with the bumper brackets? i presume its weight saving again?

Can remove all the crap out of the bumper then, also a lot easyer to remove!

by **~S1~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:06 pm

Max M4X WW :
ianFRST :paul - whats with the bumper brackets? i presume its weight saving again?

Can remove all the crap out of the bumper then, also a lot easyer to remove!

Correctamundo.

If you've ever picked up an XR/RS bumper you will know how much they weigh. They are filled with a high density foam plus a metal bar for the mounts. The bumper you see in the pics is just a shell with everything removed. The bumper mounts you see on the front panel bolt to the std points and allow quick and easy fitment/removal of the bumper.

by **moondustdream** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:55 pm

s1 looks good m8t were did you get your bonnet and bootlid from

i carnt find anywere that do fiberglass parts can you point me in the right place thanks tom

by **garyhurn77** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:57 pm

awesome mate, keep up the good, work , and that is the biggest intercooler i ve ever seen on a fiesta is it really needed????

gary

by **~Tony~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:54 pm

amazing stuff mate, looks good, need to get a shift on with mine, been hectically busy of late though.

also i need 1 the space you have, 2 the knowledge and 3 the equiptement and budget

by **~nomad~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:20 pm

looks awesome

by **mike_wall15** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:42 pm

I want to drive it!!! :oops:

by **~S1~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:52 pm

mike_wall15 :I want to drive it!!!

SO THE F$%K DO I!!!

Since I bought it, I estimate I have driven it for less than 2 hrs. I dread to think how much time I have spent working on it.

by **mike_wall15** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:52 pm

It's at this stage that most people start to break for parts, so it's good to see you continuing Paul

I'm glad you've gone down this route too, it'll be thought of as your own car now, excellent way to stamp your identity on it

by **CharlieT** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:56 pm

i don't like it sorry, car looks amazing but that intercooler ruins it

by **~S1~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:17 pm

CharlieT :i don't like it sorry, car looks amazing but that intercooler ruins it

LOL, I'm building for performance, not so it looks good. Thats just an added bonus.

by **CharlieT** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:20 pm

S1 :
CharlieT :i don't like it sorry, car looks amazing but that intercooler ruins it

LOL, I'm building for performance, not so it looks good. Thats just an added bonus.

Why all the effort in spraying it a different colour then mate? :-?

by **~S1~** on Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:39 pm

CharlieT :
S1 :
CharlieT :i don't like it sorry, car looks amazing but that intercooler ruins it

LOL, I'm building for performance, not so it looks good. Thats just an added bonus.

Why all the effort in spraying it a different colour then mate?

So people finally accept it's my car built by me!

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