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[hb69]

henry giving out money advice

Hopefully people can learn from my mistakes lol

[Michael!]

Late night update, I have a recaro interior, currently drivers side is fitted the rest will come tomorrow with pictures!



Thanks shell for the seats and banter!

[jonyb4]

wheeey, now wheres the pics Bic™?

[Michael!]

I'll sort some out on my break today


Like I said im not giving up on this c**t yet!

[russ-RST]

I take it when u say cambelt and waterpump is £50 that's a cambelt kit and not just the belt, if it's just the belt then you'd be making a silly mistake pretty pointless just changing the belt, with ya hcs engine have you tried adjusting the tappets? as with ya wishbones make sure they know it's non power steering and the later model of the mk3 (3.5 as we all know it) they should be able to see that all in their books and get you the right ones, your still within rights to take em back an get em changed matey just keep calm and if somin stresses you out just stop and leave it till youv got a clear head (5 mins later or 5 days later) it is stressfull havin a project that's also your daily mines been going on for 3.5 years so far

[Michael!]

yeah i got a 25% thing off at ecp! so it is the kit but its actually £80 for that and the waterpump.
its not the tappets, i wish it was the case but its not, i cant get a video because it only rattles when im driing, when its ticking over its not all that bad...

[jonyb4]

Rev it...

[Michael!]

i realised as soon as id posted it. i am for all intents and purposes today - braindead.


on a plus note
I <3 RECAROS

[- Danny Boy -]

Recaro's ftw

[Michael!]

well, recaro.
i currently have a 1 seater

[Michael!]

Will get pictures tomorrow of the interior!
But I now have everything I need for the engine on its way or in my possession and it will be started on Wednesday hopefully

[Michael!]

Drivers seat


Got an engine mountttttt

[jonyb4]

That's in good nick, but by Christ do you have to have it so far back on tilt?
lol

[- Danny Boy -]

Good condition because its a passenger side one

You need more 'gangsta lean' on it

[Michael!]

Well spotted danny! The drivers one is a little torn on the piping so I've swapped them. It's nothing major though.
It was that far back for de pic y0!



Also, engine mount may not have been found

[- Danny Boy -]

Phil on fiesta-si has a rear one for sale if you need that one at all? Might have a front one laying around if you ask

I'm sure he will put a thread on here at some point too if you cba to check on there.

[Michael!]

What's his username? I'll give him a message!

[jonyb4]

fiestasiphil


think of it this way, your the one sitting int he drivers seat, so if someone goes to get in, or looks at the interior while your sitting in it, they wont see a worn seat as your skinny arse will be in it, they will only see a nice tidy passengers

that and its easy to recline it when theyre fitted properly

[Michael!]

Rather have the on the inside so it doesn't get worn when I'm getting in and out of the car, get what I mean?

That mount doesn't fit Jon! Well annoyed haha

[Michael!]

hi, not really an update,

but heres a picture of my exhaust and the damage to it...


heres all my engine bits!
under cover, hiding from the pikeys!

took your advice too! (BEN)


also have plugs and gaskets...


i dunno whether i mentioned, but i wired somethig in properly and it WORKS!



still need an engine mount though and i have no money so its looking like i may not be at ford fair in it... trying to sort something out though

EDIT: also managed to sort out the beam issues and ggot some tools back etc!

[FiestaBen]

Nice one! Just take it to FF with the current engine and then sort it properly after.

Take your time, stop being so impatient and less things are likely to go wrong

[jonyb4]

Nice one! Just take it to FF with the current engine and then sort it properly after.

Take your time, stop being so impatient and less things are likely to go wrong

i agree..


got the shed back then


thought you "sold" your comps!

[Michael!]

I have sold them - the guy hasn't sent a courier/collected/replied to any of my messages!

Got my radiator today too thanks to Scott Joyce! Came mint as and packed very well!

[sjoyce666]

Got my radiator today too thanks to Scott Joyce! Came mint as and packed very well!

Glad it got to you OK and in time for the weekend. Wasn't the easiest thing to pack as you know

[Michael!]

I noticed!

My gran signed for it and text me saying "why the f**k have you ordered a bin"

Thanks again though!

Just need an engine mount now

[Michael!]

Okay! As per title update I've decided im going to service the 1.1 and hopefully keep it going for the next month to get me to ford fair...

Then do the conversion after that, unless by some miracle it gets done first in that case, win!

Got the right bottom arms now do will be doing them Sunday hopefully gonna borrow a set of alloys to get me done there as the tyres on the steels have seen better days!
Also, the exhaust won't fix at all, such an awkward place to break!


So it will be s**t but will be well shiny! So that's the plan!

[FiestaBen]

Yeah that exhaust is knackered haha, you could possibly try holding it in place and getting someone to weld it, might work - however - replacing is definitely the better option as it rattling/shaking, will probably just f**k it up again

[Tweek]

The annoying this is I just threw a 1.3 exhaust in the bin

[jonyb4]

has the guy even paid for the wheels? :/

why bother servicing the 1.1 if its said to be dieing with rattles, and being replaced soon anyway?
just bin it if it were me, weight it in, be worth about £25 imo



if it were me, id get loads of wire wool, exhaust paste, pack that hole on the exhaust, then wrap it using the exhaust repair bands they sell in halfords (gun gum)


should hold for a week or two ready for the conversion
save you looking stupid at ford fair with all the noise


coming along now, be raving of the sudden hike in power in no time

[Michael!]

found out the pipes coming off the manifold belong to the egr, as theyre damaged and ive run out of money, how can i blank it off?

[- Danny Boy -]

Either get a new manifold, or some blanking plugs from ford

[Michael!]

i have no money left !

i may make something or seal the egr back on... its gonna be s**t either way

[- Danny Boy -]

Don't bother with the EGR. Just bin it.

I'm sure someone will have a manifold from a non egr 1.6/1.8 zetec fiesta/escort that you can have for free!

[Michael!]

have to hae a hunt about then, cheers dan

[Excursion]

What about this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zetec-E-Engin ... 27c9dd442a