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[jonyb4]

2.0 cams bought thanks to wayne, and on my way to bridgend yesterday for some shoppping in designer outlet and my car lost all power, stalled and even the radio went off while i put my foot down on the motorway

opend the bonnet to find my breather filter had fallen off

so ordered a new one on ebay

[niracka]

Mcarthey glen was it jon??? Lol dont know how to spell it.

Shame bout sunday. Maybe next weekend or during the week or something mate??? Goddamn missis' they always get in the way lol. (had to look n make sure she wasn't watching whenh i typed that otherwide I'd be right in the s**t).

Ollie

[jonyb4]

lol yea mcathur glen

new breather filter is now on, £5 off ebay, couldnt find any in shops or factors


ive come up with a little shopping list for the fez to get through over next few weeks

:- Polyurethane Front ARB bushes, Flo flex (obtained already)
:- Polyurethane exhaust hangers, Flo flex
:- Polyurethane bushes for the wishbones, and rear beam, accompanied by new bolts for the beam anchor points, flo flex or powerflex
:- Four branch exhaust manifold, Ashley, other?
:- Green stuff brake pads, EBC brakes
:- Green cotton air filter, and new cold air feed, Green cotton filters
:- Uprated red ignition leads, Megnecor
:- Uprated camshafts, 2.0 litre Zetec (obtained already)
:- Yellow paint for calipers, Hammerite
:- Sport suspension shocks, repaint lowering springs, Gmax or JAS JBS



Current spec

Engine
:- 1.8 zetec engine Converted, 1.3 gearbox, mk4 1.8 diesel clutch
H.O inlet with 2.0 TB, Non EGR manifold with De-cat exhaust system custom made by Prospeed, in stainless steel and Powerflow stainless backbox, Escort RS turbo charge carrier and aluminium pipe to go with both heat soak protected, blue sillicone joiners and induction cone

Suspension and steering
:- lowered 60mm on Apex springs, powersteering converted, poly bushed front anti-roll bar, rear beam Anti-roll bar converted with poly bushes (Si mk3), rear Strut brace welded between turrets, both sets of poly bushes by Flo flex

Brakes and wheels
:- Mondeo ST24 280mm front brakes, standard pads and discs, standard rear drums and servo, stainless steel braided lines all round
:- 15" lightweight BSA alloys in graphite grey, 195/50/15 tyres mixed brands

Interior and Sound
:- Si mk3 16v front seats, RS1800 leather steering wheel, Ghia map lights, various painted plastics, white mk4 Si dials, relocated horn button, Ghia rear seats, stealthed parcel shelf, 1800 and fiestaturbo.com badge/stickers
:- JBL GTO series front componants, crossovers, tweeters and woofers, Infinity referance rear 6x9's in shelf, 200W amp powering 1000W JBL boxed subwoofer, Sony Xplod 45w head unit w/auxilery input and pre-outs, four blue cathodes in boot for bootlight

Body
:- mk4 1997 Encore 3 door shell in Radiant red, standard front bumper with graphite grey lower swage line, converted to front Fog lights and mk3 Golf splitter, standard tinted headlights, and meshed front upper grill, Zetec S rear bumper, smoothed boot wiper and handle, with fiesta 1800 livary, colour coded wing mirrors, roof strips and door handles, and graphite puma ariel

[jonyb4]

how the engine currently looks

[Ratspeed]

Yellow calipers?















gay

[jonyb4]

llama its either that or gold


what you laughing about yours are green!

got the 2.0 cams today which wayne gladly sent me along with my long delayed show plaque from last years ford sport show at weston

got the cams fitted with help from Matt, tbh i was expecting more power from them, but i understand that the potential will only be fully "unlocked" once i get it remapped or maybe with a 2.0 ecu

but it was swapped over and timed up fine no issues which is always a good thing

they have made it more responsive and have a tad more grunt though, specially in 3rd

four branch next on my list, then a Remap and dyno session, need to sdave up a bit for these though, both almost £200 each

[jonyb4]

just been getting through some of the niggly things thats been anoying me

firstly the bumpers been hanging off, problem with the mk4 bumpers is the studs that hold them on snap easy, so this bumper only has one good stud on it, but it wasnt tightened much, as the stud was bad, so i spaced it using a big nut, then tightened the right nut on it so it holds well, other place was the bolt at the wheel arch, another issue these mk4s had, the plastic ring would snap off, and the bolt would have nothing to grip to, but with some thought i sued a big washer and rubber ring to snadwich whatw as left fo the ring so it has somewhat of a hold... for now

im considering a Zetec S bumper, would see the end of this issue lol, plus the paint on my bumper is poor

other thing i done was my side repeaters was franked, bad pattern smoked ones were always hanging out too much, so dug out the ones i salvaged from matts old mk4 i broke and popped them on, they hace the clips for it and fit like a glove



caught it on a flash first attempt


and while i was reparing my bumper i refitted the splitter after a big ditch up some farm land took it off lol, put new washers on the screws so it should stay on even if it hits something now



still anoyed byt he engine its idling crap, think it needs setting up properly by a tuner, anyone know where its best to take it and what option to ask for?


All for now

[Pumatt]

Lol this car has just as many parts off my old fiesta as it does the original car llama.

[jonyb4]

lol thats probably true, mind alot of parts are from a mk3 fiesta lol

[jonyb4]

ok some of you know
ive put a deposite on a new car, may come as a supprise to some, but relly ive been rsther unhappy with the mk4 for a few weeks

things like it idling poor, brakes have warped so judder like f**k, bumper on its arse, the paint and fitting on its f**cked, also things like the tyres being too big and rub like hell
so im just going to put it aside, come back to it later or in tim i may decide to break it for parts and keep what i want, or i might just sell it it, but for now its jus going to stay threre

instead of paying for all this to be solved and still possibly be unhappy with the car, id rather just get a car ive wanted since i wrote of my one

a fiesta Si 1.6

its got a full ford service history till 89k miles, had its 3rd owner for next 3k and was serviced by other garages, untill it was part ex'd at its current milage 92.9k
was used mainly in london by the same owner that regulalry took it to ford servicing
its got a next to full electrics pack, including front heated screen, boot pop, central locking and leccy windows

lots of money spent on it and plenbty of care taken, only issues is slight surface rust on the drivers door, a hole in the bottom of the drivers sill, and a snapped rear arb bracket

landed with it, went to view and test drive it today, im completely chuiffed with it, im gonna try and get a more decent price out of himm tomrrow, but non the less should be picking it up thursday morning and actually going to work in it in the afternoon

only picks i have atm




only plans are to maintain it, clean up the rust and what else may be needed and just have it in a good condition, then maybe lower it 30mm, 260mm brakes and my sub in the boot
then maybe even take it to some car shows, meets etc

[Pumatt]

Sweeeeet Still think you will end up dropping the 1.8 engine in it and along with everything else

[mrorange2]

I agree you'll end up stripping th MK4 and putting it in the Si looks nice tho.

[jonyb4]

pimsle

dont think so

new car thread is up

Here: http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/post1819838/#p1819838

[THEHOG~]

WOW nice progressing my friend looks like its coming on nicely 1st Mk4 with a 2 litre I have seen top work.

[jonyb4]

cheers mate although its a 1.8,

and its up for sale!

[THEHOG~]

I have quite a bit to catch up on with your thread lol.

Dam that's a shame if I had mine up and running and finished I would have done you a trade for the little red rocket, saying that tho I got a quote 2 days ago for a 1.2 mk4 fiesta zetec and it came £1298 per year 3rd party only, I only pay £1500 on my mk3.5 and its a 2 litre dam insurance is crazy lol.

[jonyb4]

lol i know its stupid

[MK2 Jamie]

Sweeeeet Still think you will end up dropping the 1.8 engine in it and along with everything else

Would be easier to put a 2.0l in

[simps]

alright bud did u use the standard 1800 alternator? just checking as i gotta chnage mine and it looks the same as ures from your pics

[jonyb4]

i sued the alternator to suit the tpe of frount mount used, in my case it was the 1.6 mount with a front engine mount on the top

[niracka]

How did I miss the sheep update??



Very fond of that part of the country, my cousin lives in Crickhowell nr Abergavenny. Been up the mountains a few times, fondly remember an RAF figher jet screaming 20ft above us on the "Sugarloaf" if I remember correctly!

Just going over the post and found this.

Nick - did your cousin own an frst by any chance?? as I nearly got one from there last summer when I was on an adventure training week there. Guy called john I think.

Ollie

[jonyb4]

wow post resserection!

[EUFez]

Damn I miss this car.

[jonyb4]

you miss jonyb's massive experimant car?

lol i dont, wasnt fun to live with on a daily basis

[Ratspeed]

it wasnt fun for us either Jony

[knuckles]

it wasnt fun for us either Jony

[jonyb4]

it wasnt fun for us either Jony

what you moaning for it made you £50 on them RS1800 bits

[dontpannic]

How did I miss the sheep update??



Very fond of that part of the country, my cousin lives in Crickhowell nr Abergavenny. Been up the mountains a few times, fondly remember an RAF figher jet screaming 20ft above us on the "Sugarloaf" if I remember correctly!

Just going over the post and found this.

Nick - did your cousin own an frst by any chance?? as I nearly got one from there last summer when I was on an adventure training week there. Guy called john I think.

Ollie

No, he had an old MK4 for a while until it blew up!