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[Michael!]

Hi, I'm mike and I've bought another s**t car to pull to piece and modify to my taste. I'll probably get bored along the way but who cares, heres the start of my project threads

And before the insurance questions and statements get made (they have a habit of popping up on my threads) its £1000 and the only reason for me getting this car is due to that low price.

It's currently a low mileage red ka that looks like this




The paint is s**t so it will be getting twatcanned in a few cans of halfords finest paint which I have yet to decide the colour of.

My plans are currently simple;
Rs turbo engine (already sourced, money needs to change hands)
Coilovers
Either st24 alloys or some alleycats (which ever pop up first)
All around polybushes
Rs turbo front seats (same situ as the engine)
Smooth boot
Rear tints
Euro rear light
Strut braces

There's probably more but it's late, wish me luck as I will
Need it.
Oh and it currently has no mot and is a non runner. That being said I got it for £100 and never intended to use it as it is ;£

[jakerowles]

these can actually look pretty nice when there low as f**k on some wide dished wheels . paint dont look too bad give it a polish

[MK2 Jamie]

Buy my allycats

[jonyb4]

it wont be £1000 to insure once a RST engine is in it....

SportKa rear lights will be easier to find that Euro lights and do the same job
(reverse on them is in the bumper)


dont spray it, will look gash and to much work, that paint should look fine after a good mop renovation (mop £50 silverline item, cutting paste £10 3M)


doesnt look so bad apart from the alloys

why not just stick with the 1.3 and keep things cheap, them 1.3s are ample enough for plottering around, i stuck a year and half with one

[Choosey]

Cos maybe he can afford the insurance, the parts and maybe, just MAYBE, wants to have a turbo'd Ka.

All the best with the conversion bud. Turbo'd Ka's have been around on here before and go like litle go karts!

Get the engine in with the coilovers, get some decent brakes too(they weren't on your list ) with the st24 alloys and leave it as it is! Nice little sleeper!

[jonyb4]

check his other threads, he couldn't insure a 1.1 mk3

[Michael!]

Jon ive rang around and that is with an rst engine! It's the strangest fuckkng think ever! That's why I bought it


I'm going for standard rst front brake set up and a zetec s rear beam well spotted choosy

[Tweek]

FITP

[jakerowles]

may have to get one of these if theyre cheap to insure , better than no car . how easy is the turbo conversion ?

[Ratspeed]

in 2 months it will be matt black/stickerbombed, damaged with no engine and all your posts will be along the line of "every one hates me its so unfair"

Only joking mate, hope this one goes to plan

[Michael!]

You're such a cheeky fucker matt hahaha

Seriously hope Indont f**k this up too thanks mate

[jonyb4]

haha im gonna hold of and wait and see!

1k for RST ka... guess thats one of those see for your own eyes kinda things

[Michael!]

I didn't believe it... But I might be showing you at fitp or ford fair

[jonyb4]

best get your arse in gear if its to be fitp, less than 2 months now

[Michael!]

i should make it ;D
i had a play today, in the first post where i said "low milelage minter" i was messin
heres the progress so farrrrr!


heres the outdated interior which is set to goooo, why anyone would want a blue dash and carpet ill never know :s


out come the seats, checking the rush sitch as i got (non so far!)




this the slight bubbling round the filler cap and boot



then i found this, rust.





started to sort it, went dark. shall continue tomorrow.


oh and heres a little taster of whats happening with the paintwork



rate it and slate it bitchessssssssssss

[Michael!]

pics of underneath tomorrow too!

[jonyb4]

like i said on facebook mate, give it a good going over for rust, especially the sills and rear beam mounts, if its bad tell the guy no deal

[fezza89]

these are good little cars, my sisters had 2 now and i cant fault them other than the sills seem to rust quick.

please dont get bored and start doing stupid mods you'll regret like a jap paint job on the roof, smart subtle mods, lower it, alloy it, polish it, and keep it driveable.

thankyouplease

[Michael!]

i assure you there will be no stupid s**t little additions to it, im gonna keep it simple and clean "bar the bonnet )

ive learned from the past BELIEVEEEEEEEEEEE

[jonyb4]

as promised

ZS which has like the mk3, an external bush shock mount (bush is in the shock itself)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-2001-MK5-1-25-ZETEC-5DR-REAR-AXLE-BEAM-ONLY-/270887993631?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f122ec11f#ht_959wt_1164

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-MK5-Zetec-S-Rear-Beam-Axle-ABS-Will-also-fit-mk4-fiesta-Puma-/180844017809?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1b24b891#ht_500wt_1415

the shock to fit (same as a mk3 at the bottom)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-MK4-MK5-1996-2001-REAR-SHOCK-AND-SPRING-/280728045114?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item415cb2063a#ht_606wt_1164



fiesta mk4, early puma and ka rear shock, has the fork design, very easy to spot once removed, notice theres no bush fitted

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-1996-2001-MK4-MK5-REAR-SHOCK-SPRING-/280728432146?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item415cb7ee12#ht_1202wt_1164

[Michael!]

thanks for taking the time out of your intimate chat for that jon

[jonyb4]

LOOOL as long as it keeps me reading that other chat i dont care...

[Michael!]

Updateeeee!

So ive been playing, unsure as to the future of the shell to be honest, pictures can do the talking.

It's pretty much like this all along the rail...


And these two holes I pushed through with my finger



There's other surface rust around the rear axel mounts, that's the worst though... The front arches and footwells are surprisingly good going off the rest...

The person that owned this before is going to have his head kicked in as he told us he would easily get £900 for it. It was my mate who gave it to me's uncle. He is no longer a friend.

That is a coat hanger and exhaust putty, we've come to the conclusion that this was given a snidy mot last time round...


Rate & slate!

[jonyb4]

eugh, give the inner sills and chassis a good beating with a hammer, if theyre solid you could replace the sills or plate them, but if this is gonna be a long term project, either do it right or get rid now


ahh the joys of buying a car

[Ratspeed]

Put your arm up behind your back bumper, under the rear lights and check for rust there. I've had to weld loads of Kas up there. And when i say weld, on many occasions its more of a fabricate and replce the lot..........

[- Danny Boy -]

Get rid of this before it costs you more money than its worth! lol

[Michael!]

Get rid of this before it costs you more money than its worth! lol

this is what im thinking at the moment danny...



that being said im owed favours and have a few mates who are good with welding and doing it at a good rate (mates rates )
so will see how it goes on monday...

[emblem]

Does seems alot of work there, but it was cheap.

See how much it would cost to replace the rusty bits, if not weigh it in and find another shell.

I like the idea of a Ka turbo, just maybe not for this shell......

I bet once the rear bumper is removed, there is not alot of metal left, seen this a few times on Ka's with this kinda rust.

Chin up tho, it aint all bad.

[Rs Adz]

good luck mate hope the welding isnt that bad

[jonyb4]

gets a look at the inner sills before you do any repairs michael! you wont be very happy if you spend a few hundred getting the sills re-done only to find it fails it mot on the rear inner sills or chassis leg, dont forget once up on a 4 poster and a torch in hand, you can see a heck of lot more then when its jacked on your drive!

[dontpannic]

The person that owned this before is going to have his head kicked in as he told us he would easily get £900 for it. It was my mate who gave it to me's uncle. He is no longer a friend.

May I ask why? Its the buyers responsibility when buying a car to check it over. Was he particularly into cars?

To cut to the chase, its f**cked mate, up to you wether to repair or get rid, but given the state of that rust it will only get worse.

[jonyb4]

very true, its that ebay buyers risk type thing


but in this case michael hasnt fully taken purchase of this car yet, so hes in the position to give it back as hes not paid for it yet



but to be fair, apart from the suspense of thinking you now have a car, you've lost nothing, just give it back to him and look for something else, if a KA is set find another, millions of them out there


but tbh a Ka isnt the best base for a RST conversion, you will need to fabricate mounts and the ecu/loom business is a bit of a ball ache, considering it would drop straight into a mk3 or mk2 fiesta

[dontpannic]

Its not just ebay, with a private sale of pretty much anything (including cars) its a case of buyer beware.

[jayrs]

not good for a grand imo, i see a couple hundred quids worth of car there at best.

it dont look like a bad fix though, but as jony says, replace the sills or plate it up, if its short term, i say plate it, if its long term, cut it out and do it right.

or patch it up, get a mot on it, and shunt it out, and put the money towards a better one

[jonyb4]

Its not just ebay, with a private sale of pretty much anything (including cars) its a case of buyer beware.

yea true mate, reminds me of that escort estate i bought, chassis was ruined on that, but things like that you cant find from ducking under the back of the car when your viewing it