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[jayrs]

how have i missed this thread excellent so far mate

[robp-tt]

Thanks jay ,progress is a little slow at the moment with christmas and all the bad weather but hoping to get stuck in with it again soon

[jayrs]

understandable mate, i started my rs restor on my parents drive, never again anyway, good luck with it fella, nothing worse than working under a car when its bitter cold and the winds blowing

[Fraggle]

Top job op

Still got the boosted mk2? Was an awesome read when it was featured..love to do mine in a similiar subtle style and then pack it with that much loonacy

[robp-tt]

Thanks fraggle no I sold the mk2 but kept the engine.out of it and sold it with a n/a zetec in it

[robp-tt]

UPDATE TIME: 22/1/12

been a little busy with the car over the last weekend,managed to bolt the fuel system in propely and run the fuel lines down the n/s sill and clip them in place,also mounted the bulkhead fittings for them through where the factory ecu should go, the fuel system inside the car is nearly complete the only thing i need are two ends for the lift pump and that will be fitted after the fuel filter,i was running -10 from the tank to the swirl pot but decided to change it down to -8 as i had some spare ends and the hose i had matches the rest of the system,here are some photos of the 99%finished fuel system







i also decided to sort my dash out, i have decided to run a mk5 dash as i think it looks better than the mk3 dash i had and fits the cage better, the other reason for changing is that i need to run a mk5 spedo head for the speed pickup off the gear box and the mk3 head isnt a digital one,i decided to have a go at modding the cluster suround and removed the vents as there no use any more due to not having a heater matrix in the car any more so i choped them out and plastic welded a plate in and drilled some holes for some gauges, all it needs now is to be flocked, after i done that i made a switch pannel up using a sheet of carbon and mounted a gauge holder in there aswell,then i mounted the switches for the fuel pumps,ecu and the ingition and a focus rs push button start,after that i mounted the switches for the windows and the boot popper,all that needs doing now is to finish of the wiring and bolt it in propely,
i also decided to bolt a seat in just so it looks like ime getting some where with the build, thought it would be harder to get in with the cage but its not that bad





now on to todays work, lastweek i got some new tyres fitted to my wheels and today i had a go at fitting the wheels, the fronts went straight on with no issues but the backs needed a little work because of the focus rear hubs pushing the wheels out more than normal, but thats nothing a air saw and belt sander didnt sort out, ime now happy with how they sit






so thats it for today and hopefully get a chance to finish off the dash wiring next weekend then i can sort out the peddle box and fit the other seat

[Rs Adz]

thats coming on very well now and i like you attention to detail

[b0yracer]

very nice, excellent work

[jordan2litre]

were did you get the door cards from mate , are they real carbon or reps ? , really need a set for mine

[Dave G fsi]

Looking epic, nice one

[FRSJON]

were did you get the door cards from mate , are they real carbon or reps ? , really need a set for mine

if you want carbon ones get hold of raj at autoflock

[jordan2litre]

im afraid i cant afford Carbon ones mate , fake ones or even just black plastic ones would do, i just have much time at the moment to make my own up

[robp-tt]

im afraid i cant afford Carbon ones mate , fake ones or even just black plastic ones would do, i just have much time at the moment to make my own up

the ones i have are carbon but ime sure raj at autofloc could make some out of plastic or you could just but a sheet of black plastc in the size you need off ebay and fit that

[jordan2litre]

yeah ive heard you can use a plastic called foamalux , might just measure that up with the dimensions from the skin of the door card and make sure i cut the hole out for the
door handle , might contact your mate Raj though for a quote

[robp-tt]

Ime going to make my rear cards out of normal 2mm thick black plastic, can't see the point in spending about 150 on some carbon ones

[Dave G fsi]

Are you sticking with glass windows, or going perspex for weight saving?

[robp-tt]

Are you sticking with glass windows, or going perspex for weight saving?

keeping the glass, dont like perspex windows and not too fussed about weight saving

[fiestajames]

awesome project mate............ them wheels look awesome

[rst-g]

lookin good Rob

[robp-tt]

Thanks hopefully get some more done on it once the weather is warmer, got a set of rose jointed track ends and top mounts to fit

[Turboboy67]

I'm loving this project, excellant work so far fella

[robp-tt]

Thanks carbonboy

Got a chance to do some work on it today and doing some more tomorrow so will hopefully do an update either tomorrow night or next week

[AW3K]

car looks mint mate

interesting , why did you go for the puma cable?

i used Escort RS2000 1992 handbrake cable with looped ends when i did the conversion

it fit into the original adjusters , just the yoke needed changing.

[robp-tt]

car looks mint mate

interesting , why did you go for the puma cable?

i used Escort RS2000 1992 handbrake cable with looped ends when i did the conversion

it fit into the original adjusters , just the yoke needed changing.

thanks

i used the racing puma cables because they use the same calipers as the focus and the cables would be the corect length for the fiesta as they use the same floorplan and they where really cheap (only cost £30odd from fords)

[robp-tt]

UPDATE TIME:

thought i would do a bit of an update,havent done any thing on the car for a few weeks because its been too cold to be working outside,so i thought i would spend some time on it today as it was nice and sunny and warm,
so i thought i would fit the new ends i got for my lift pump,was a bit of a nightmare finding what size the ends where as the ones procomp listed on there website for the pump where the wrong size, so after a trip over to tremona garage (thanks guys ) i knew what size the ends had to be so got some oreded up, so i fitted those and bolted the pump and filter in place



after sorting that out i sorted the wiring out for the tailgate (boot relise,rear wiper) i changed to a mk5 tailgate loom because ime not using the contact plates that goes in the rear pannel,after changing ome plugs and re routing the wiring it was all done and working whylst i was doing that my dad was wiring up the fuel pumps and sorting out the relays for the pumps so there all done just need to wire them to my dash switches i also thought it would be a good idea to sort out some security on the car aswell since my mum caught some bloke trying to get in to it so now thats all done aswell

hopefully i will be able to fit some of the new bits i orderd aswell, i have got some rose jointed trackrod ends and some rose jointed top mounts and a new alloy battery box, i also got some photos of my new rack arms and a set of proper fiesta rs stearing rack limiters, hopefully i will be fitting all the new stearing parts in the next few weeks or as soon as i get a new hub for the o/s of the car then i can fit the brembos aswell at the same time

[robp-tt]

UPDATE 15/4/12:



decided to do some bits on the fiesta today,starting to lose intrest in the car now so thought i would fit some new bits to it and see if it helped with the intrest, but it didnt lol, with all the nice weather that there has been i just want a car i can get in and drive and the mk3 is a long way off that at the moment,



any way here are some of the bits i have done today,first off was to get the new rose jointed top mounts fitted, they where easy to fit but just a little fiddly trying to work out where the bolt holes need to be on the strut tops,but there in now and just have to get my strut tops painted propely again,


after i done the mounts i refitted the shocks and fitted my new hubs, i fitted new bearings and wheel flanges to them the other week at work and painted them black,and then fitted the rs brembo brakes to make sure they cleared every thing, all i need to do now is to fit new pads and discs to them but that wont be done untill the car is finished, really happy with how well the brakes fill the wheels aswell








after fitting the brakes i fitted my new track ends and rods for the stearing rack and the new lock limiters, the lock limiters whrere a little fiddley to fit as there are two clips that clip together and hold the limiters in place and they where a bit hard to do at first but then found that using a set of molgrips to clip them together worked well,the only thing with the rose joint ends are they give the stearing to much toe in so need to shorten the rods a bit so i can lose some of the toe in,but i will be doing that later as i couldnt be bothered to do that today,





after i had done that and got the car back on its wheels i fitted some loom brade over the lift pump wires and fitted some black 30tx bolts to hold the pump and filter in as i didnt like the other bolts i had used as they looked out of place because of there colour



thats it for now,next on the list is to get the engine bolted in propely and sort the driveshafts out and make the exhaust, then i will have to remove the engine and box so i can sort out a proper gearbox for ir and sort out the hoses, hopefully i can find the intrest in building the car otherwise i will sell it and buy either a racing puma or a focus rs lol

[jonyb4]

wow this is amazing, that fuel cell looks the nuts too

love it, also the big brakes and wheel combo is spot on imo

[robp-tt]

Thanks mate ime really happy with how its coming along but really want it finished now so I can enjoy the summer in it

[FRSJON]

looks great rob ! it will all be worth it in the end

[robp-tt]

looks great rob ! it will all be worth it in the end

thanks jon , i know, i keep on telling my self that and after days like today it makes things a little eaiser

[robp-tt]

UPDATE FOR TODAY: little update for today, didnt get much done because it kept on raining every 5mins but sorted out my rack ends so i have got rid of the massive tow in so now both wheels are straight foward and i also managed to bring the intercooler foward by about 1inch so it gives me better clearence for a huge fan and can also move the rad away from the wastegate pipe aswell as i only had about 10mm clearence, where i have moved the intercooler foward more it makes it eaiser to run the boost pipes and now means that i dont have to get my intercooler modded

i only done some little bits but its giving me the motavation to get the bigger bits done now so not getting too worked up with the car

i also got a new engine mount of gary (crazycage)thanks again for that aswell gary, so i can lose the mount at the back of the engine and that will give me the room to put the altanator back there and that will give me more room at the front of the engine for the exhaust and some other bits

hopefully if the weather is better next week i can fit the new engine mount and make a start on the drive shafts

[MENACE]

wow looks amazing top work you have done to this car mate,its come a long way and will be worth it in the end.cant wait to see this finished,i think calipers need to be orange and the cage and also wheels a darker colour like anthracite or graphite grey keep up the good work

[robp-tt]

thansk mate i was going to do the calipers orange but have seen some that have been done and they go a funny colour after use so didnt want to risk it, the wheels need a refurb so might do some photoshops and see what colour will look best, have been thinking about having them done orange

[robp-tt]

UPDATE TIME: just thought i would do a update as its been a while, have been doing a few small jobs on it as the weather has been crap and when it has been good i have been going out on my mountain bike instead,

i managed to sort out a ka pedal box for the fiesta and fit that, went in quite easy and only had to make two holes for the slave clynder to pass through,


i also made and fitted the engine mount i got of crazy cage, havnt got any photos of it fitted because the engine is back out of the car waiting for some new bits to be bolted to it , the quality of the welds on the engine mount gary made are spot on and would highley recomend his work, the mount came in kit form so had to shape and weld the mounting brackets for it to all bolt to ,the engine mounts are all done now and just have to add some extra plates to the gearbox mount to give it some more strengh,

i also sorted out the drive shaft lenghts by cutting and welding some shafts as dummys, i was worried that i had the engine too far back in the engine bay and that the shafts would hit the chassie legs for the subframes but luckly there is plenty of room

once i had all that sorted i removed the engine and decided to get rid of the factory engine mount on the o/s inner wing, so after drilling the spotwelds out it was off and just need to paint the area where it use to be but with that gone the engine bay looks loads bigger

before the engine was removed i thought i would fit the cossie tb i had to make sure it fitted with the mondeo brake servo and it dosnt so looks like i have to stick with a frst one instead, hopefully it will be able to cope with the front and rear calipers,

i will try and get some photos off all the work that has been done because photos are always better

[fiestarsturboblack]

looks gd mate, b nice to see it close to bein finished