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[robp-tt]

hi thought i would start a new build thread for my new project and tell the story of how it has got to the stage

its at now.
most of you will recognise my old fiesta as it was the cover car for the sleeper issue of fast ford last year,after

the feature i used the car loads for about a year then decided that i have gone as far as i wanted to with the mk2

so i found a mk3 shell that was for sale from a member on here(zetaboostboy522bhp)here are some photos of my old

mk2 and the shell before i got it






after sorting out a colection date i made the trip up to pick the car up,when i got there we loaded the shell up on

to the traler( a very bad and small one at that)and 2 big bars and 4 people later we then made the trip home that

took about 6hours because the trailer didnt like going over 50mph but once home we unloaded it off the trailer

(very hard to do with only two people and no wheels on the car lol, here are a few of the shell when i got it home




once home i made a start on chatting up my mate dean to sort the body work out(in needed two sills and two plates

sorting out) so he made a start on getting it to his mates pete's garage and they made a start on sorting the body

work out ready for paint and i would like to say a big thanks to both of them for all the hard work they put in to

it:),here are some pics of it during the pannel and prep stage








once the body work was sorted out i then had to decide on what colour i wnated it to be painted, after having loads

of spray out cards done in diffrent colours i decided to keep it stelth looking and chose panther black,so then the

car was taken to work on a saturday morning and painted















once it was painted i then made a start on sorting out all the suspension parts for it,i started by having the

subframes painted lambo orange and a zetec s rear axle done the same





once that was done i had the avo coilovers painted the same colour




after i had those bits done i got a set of lower arms form ian howell and had them painted panther black with the

antiroll bar and strut top caps




all the bits together before they where fitted and once fitted to the car








once it was all fitted i decided to fit the focus st170 rear brakes with the racing puma hand brake cables





once i had it rolling how i wanted it to be i set about with sorting the engine bay and getting the rads in and

fitted and to make sure the rs500 pro intercooler fitted and relised that the standard headlights would fit so had

to fit a set of quads and had to have the lower lip on the bonnet choped off so it would close








after getting it to fit i made a start on sorting out a bumper and had a few to choose from but ended up choosing

the frst one





once that was sorted i made a start on the inside of the car and fitted the doors up and the carbon door cards and

test fitted the mk4 dash that i choped about






after all that was done i made a start on getting the engine in the bay and gearbox mounts sorted for the mtx

conversion,(i decided to go for the mount that crazy cage makes for the box)but now need to have the engine bay

painted in places again because of the mounts that i welded in




once that was done i started to think about manifolds and what ones i wanted to get,after some looking around i

decided to go for a area 6 inlet and found ians old duratec turbo manifold that he had on his focus for sale so i

had to buy that lol i knew it would need to be modiafied a litte so had a word with paul(zetaboostboy522bhp)about

him doing the work on the manifold and he said he would after loads of photos and talking of how i needed it

to be he made a start on doing it for me,here are some photos of it in the test fitting






after loads of work paul had the manifold finished thanks again paul for all your hard work and for the food

when i picked it up






on the way to colect the manifold from paul i made a trip up to ians to pick up the inlet and my new head for the

zetec





here are some of the manifolds in the engine bay, the only issue i have found so far is that i need to have the

intercooler pipe moved because the wastegate pipe goes straight to it










so that brings me up to where i am now, next on the list is to sort the fuel system out and to fit the front brakes

adn fit all the braded brake lines on the car,at the weekend i decided to give it a quick wash as it was covered in

dust after sitting for ages,here are some pics of it with my old mk2







thanks for looking and i will update as when all the fuel system is fitted

[DanFraser]

Wow...

Can't think of anything else to say.

[FRSJON]

awesome build and one to definately watch in the future

[Ratspeed]

Simply awesome!

That is all

[Ram]

Looks like its gonna be a legendary fez

[russ-RST]

This looks very tasty although I do hope you are moving the rad forwards a little more, looks very tight squeeze on there, the lambo orange bits looking fantastic hope to see a bit more orange

[robp-tt]

This looks very tasty although I do hope you are moving the rad forwards a little more, looks very tight squeeze on there, the lambo orange bits looking fantastic hope to see a bit more orange

Yeh the rad will be going forward more but only about 1inch but it clears now by about 1inch now, yeh there will be some more bits in orange like the back of the seats and a black and orange fade strut braces,

Thanks every one ime happy every one likes it and I hope it will be finished soon

[robp-tt]

This looks very tasty although I do hope you are moving the rad forwards a little more, looks very tight squeeze on there, the lambo orange bits looking fantastic hope to see a bit more orange

Yeh the rad will be going forward more but only about 1inch but it clears now by about 1inch now, yeh there will be some more bits in orange like the back of the seats and a black and orange fade strut braces,

Thanks every one ime happy every one likes it and I hope it will be finished soon

[russ-RST]

Will the calipers be going orange?

[robp-tt]

Will the calipers be going orange?

No the front ones are black so going to do the rear ones black aswell

[SEG1]

stunning mate

[robp-tt]

bit of an update 31/7/11

last week i bought a brand new quaife atb diff for the mtx75 from tom peters ford and i also bought a focus rs peddle box and some other bits off him for the build, at the monent i am sorting the hydro clutch out and its all ready to be welded up on to the mk3 pedle box but i have run out of wire till next week , i did look at using the complete focus setup but with the space and size off the setup it woudnt fit, i also got a focus rs gear linkage and cable setup for the car and it fits spot on just need to cover the old linkage hole up on the car

here are some photos of the diff and peddle box and gear linkage

[SEG1]

good work mate.
for my hydro clutch i used a mk3 fiesta pedal box with a mk5 fiesta clutch arm bolted to it. no need for welding
but you would need a custom clutch pipe.

[- Danny Boy -]

Lovely looking car! Standard bumper suits it in my opinion

[robp-tt]

good work mate.
for my hydro clutch i used a mk3 fiesta pedal box with a mk5 fiesta clutch arm bolted to it. no need for welding
but you would need a custom clutch pipe.

i have got a mk5 box but it dosent fit the bulkhead very well where the slave clynder is and dont want to chop my bulkhead about, have you got any photos of how you done yours?

[Dave5300]

wow this is going to be a pure animal! i love the orange and black suspention! brilliant work!

[SEG1]

good work mate.
for my hydro clutch i used a mk3 fiesta pedal box with a mk5 fiesta clutch arm bolted to it. no need for welding
but you would need a custom clutch pipe.

i have got a mk5 box but it dosent fit the bulkhead very well where the slave clynder is and dont want to chop my bulkhead about, have you got any photos of how you done yours?

only have to drill one hole ,one already lines up.

[brendan2077]

thats some car i love it

[Turboboy67]

Good work so far, the paint looks stunning,

any reason why the bodykit wasn't removed before it was painted though ?

That cage is a work of art

[RS rob]

looking great rob!

[rs-tom]

Very Nice. The cage would look awsome orange. Impossible I know

[robp-tt]

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any reason why the bodykit wasn't removed before it was painted though ?

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The kit is a fibreglass one so needed to be bonded on before it was painted for it to fit better as when the kit was fitted before I owned it they molded it on and ruined the edges,

[tompeteRS]

This is immense!

[robp-tt]

just thought i would do a bit of an update as its been a long time since the last one, havent really done much due to time and other comitments but trying to get back on the car again now,

since the last update i have fitted the braded brakelines inside the car,





i have also got a set of focus rs front brakes for it so when i remove the engine i will be doing the brake lines in the engine bay and fitting the calipers,the only down side to having the brembos is that i cant run 15" wheels any more so i have got hold of a set of 17" oz superelegras for it and just need tyres for them now, ime unsure on what colour to do the calipers, its either doing them orange with black stickers or black with orange stickers

[Rs Adz]

love this looks like a proper mk3 really aggressive

[- Danny Boy -]

Keep the comps, looks SO GOOD on them!

[robp-tt]

Keep the comps, looks SO GOOD on them!

Too late sold them when the car Is finished I will try and get some.in 17's

[Dave G fsi]

Keep the comps, looks SO GOOD on them!

I was going to say the same mate

[robp-tt]

UPDATE 11/12/11

yesterday i had the epic drive of going to middlesbrough and back to pick up a fuel system for the fiesta, the drive was just over 600miles and took about 10 hours, but it was all worth it

i picked up a nice 45litre pro alloy fuel tank with a pro alloy swirl pot, a aeromotive fuel pump and filter and loads of fuel line, this morning i dummy fitted it to see how it will look and what xtras i will need, all i could see that i needed is a lift pump to fill the swirl pot and a extra filter,so going to order a 044 cossie pump to use as a lifter pump, here are some photos of the set up and some of it in the car

[rsturbonutter]

very nice indeed

[rs-tom]

Sexy

[FRSJON]

top work rob !

[robp-tt]

thanks guys ime hoping to get some work done on it at the weekend if the weather is good

[BOBFRST]

Absolutely awesum work m8 it really is & ev1's rite u shuda kept the Comps

CheeRS

BOBFRST

ELM_US gone but never forgotten

[fiestasiphil]

amazing project keep the updates coming