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[garyhurn77]

16Many people know of my love for for ka's, so when this came up for sale recently i couldnt resist. this car is the reason i built my silver ka, it was and still is a kind of icon with in the ford ka community

it was built in 2002-2003 i believe by lee blake, built for his girl friend it was featured in fast ford in 2004, was tuned to 187bhp 202ft lbs, it has changed hands a few ties all of whom have been females.

the car has been in a little bump causing a bit of damage, but nothing that is not easily repairable, ov er all the condition of the car is very good interior needs a bit of tlc and a clean, but over all very hapy no rust, all the wheels are good not kerbed, tyres are all good.

engine has just had a full rebuild (1,000 miles ago along with a new hybrid turbo), new radiator, new exhaust section

the plas for the car are to repair get it mot'd and use as an everyday car then use the silver ka for track and strip action mainly fair weather use

here are some pictures


i did the worst thing anybody can do when buying a car, that is agree to buy it pay for it with out even going to see the car, this is an icon car to me and many others and it was a risk i was willing to take (its a risk that has paid off as it is very good) i agreed a fee on the 14th feb, paid money into her account the 15th arranged for it to be collected on a trailor and delivered on the 16th










and the damaged area




i have a new rear beam to fit tomorrow that will get the car rolling in a straight line instead trying to drift every time you move it!

2 x new racing arches are on order

and its boked into the bodyshop for next weekend hoping to get it mot'd tax'd and road legal by a week monday

i will also be having the car set up at some point not shore where to go , the car has o history or being set up checked over since lee had it chipped and set up in 2003-2004

i want to make shore its all hunky dory

also i am fitting a few gauges as the temp gauge currently over reads by 20 degrees, rev counter does not work, no boost gauge currently

more progress to follow

[bakewell001]

Still couldn't believe it when you were telling me on msn... 2 ka turbos!!

It's going to look great once you've finished sorting it out. What a sweet "runabout"

[Turboboy67]

I remember this from the mag feature

I think you will frighten a few people with this

Looks so good with those arches/wheels

[hb69]

it does look awesome

[MattPym]

Savage lookin motor that, Really gettin tempted by all these Ford Racing kitted Ka's on Escos wheels

[Max M4X WW]

Think I saw this at our local RSOC meet a while back. I have always loved this car!

[garyhurn77]

as said above i ve always loved this car, when it came up for sale last year i couldnt afford it at the time, times have chnaged how ever and when this came up i couldnt say no!

i love the look of it im looking forward to getting it back to its best

[M1K3Y_B]

Looks nice, like the colour

[xrsi]

i do really really like this ka!

everything about it goes well together and looks to have been done to a very high standard, just a shame it has had a tap

onwards and upwards tho

[Ollybee]

[Andyfloss03]

This really makes me want a KA turbo ha

proper lil steet sleeper one

scare a few "bad boy racers"

[Xr_Dub]

you have too many toys
but its all good

[JamieFRST]

Not the biggest fan of Ka's but I do like this one and it has a nice power plant up front

[Ghost]

Love it!

[garyhurn77]

well had a good few days on the ka, the main aim was to get the car rolling in a straigh line!

a new rear beam was ordered and promptly delivered, myself and will started by emoving the old beam and you can see jus how bent it was



the rear shoes and rear brake cylinders were not much good on the salvage beam so i swapped them over from the bent beam this has not long had a rear brake overhaul whihc was handy




the rear beam was attached and the rear shoes were torqd down



back on 4 wheels and its straight



another picture showing it all in line



then it was time for a test drive, and to say i was dissapointed was an understatement, it wouldnt rev as it came on boost it would misfire, we both thought t was due to lack of fuel as the light was on, so we went to petrol station and filled a jerry an , second time still the same, so i drove it to the garage to try a set of new plugs and leads from my silver ka (genuine ford leads and cosworth 071c spark plugs) this istantly cured the misfire and it was able to run boost, 1 mile up the road however the battery light came on and it appeared that the alternator has failed

but this will be replaced tomorrow, also there was no coolant in the system only water so that was drained and filled up with coolant!

how ever despite the set back it went extremly well, couldnt give it full throttle but when i did try to get some power down it was very very quick indeed!

i ve ordered some beiges for it and it'll be going for a set up very son and we can see what its making

over all im over the moon, bodwork next jus waiting for the racing arches to arrive

[Max M4X WW]

Argh I need a Turbo'd car!

VPower I hope!

Bugger about the alternator!

How much was the beam? I may be looking for a Puma one for my car just wondering what they go for now!

[pauldolman]

Good work, hope you sort out the engine problem

[garyhurn77]

i paid £60 delivered for the beam mate from 247spares.com have used this site hundreds of time before excellent service cant recoment them enough! we havent got v power round here so super unleaded will do for now!

engine problem is sorted was s**t leads and poorly gapped spark plugs

[pauldolman]

Great, pleased for you pal

how much damage was done to the shell?

[garyhurn77]

jus the rear quarter panel, wing 2 arches and a head light

[pauldolman]

good not really to much then, good luck with it

[Ollybee]

The lowering spring on top of the compressor looks really knackered.

[Max M4X WW]

[garyhurn77]

[JamieFRST]

[niracka]

Nice looking little car mate. Will be awesome once you'v got it all fixed up and running again

ollie

[nearly17]

looks cool Gary, must say Adams looked better than this one, must be the colour if he didnt crash it we could have got some pics of them together as ive seen that Ka round here alot! tempted to get mine on racing arches and cossies as the look is just something else!

[garyhurn77]

yeah the colour is alot different, my ka is bmw estoril blue from the m3's and adams was a ford blue from the new ka's and focus's and was alot brighter! it looks alot better in real life the pictures make it look very pale for some reason!


little update alternator was removed yesterday afternoon and will be back today after a recon i also need a new belt as it spat it off for some reason will try another belt and hopefully it'll stay on! once that is done it'll be taken for body repairs and then it'll be back on the road

then a set up before i start driving it

[Sphinx]

Looks great! I remember this Ka from way back when, still looks good

Was the O/S/R coilover not damaged when that beam was bent?

[garyhurn77]

coilover was not damaged it twisted in the top mount as the beam bent so was fine, i was a bit worried but all was well

[m3matt]

looks great fella, seen this car a few times, always liked it, glad sum1 sorting it!!!!! good effort with it all!

[Sphinx]

That's a bit of luck!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this car built from a damaged shell?
IIRC It started life as a lightly damaged standard car that was built up to this awesome spec.

[garyhurn77]

yes you are correct lee got it from a salvage yard it had most of the penels replaced and then painted inside and out etc etc

[stevo™]

saw this on ebay a week or two bk was gona link it up good lil car that
and in my opinion it didnt look like it needed alot 2 set it right and from what uv done i was right

looks good

[garyhurn77]

yeah i came across it after about 10 minutes of it coming on ebay, i rang her up and we agreed a price lol i had to have this car the damage looks worse than it really is, how ever i dont belive the girls sotry of how it happened but thats irrelevant now, its going to the bodyshop today all being well, they can asses the damage and get on with fixing it!


i ve also booked the ka in for a set up with interpro, they are 20minutes from my house and have a wealth of knowledge on rs turbos and cosworths so it should be in good hands!

alternator was fitted today with a new blet and is charging well im slowly working through my list of todo's