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Looking good - can't wait to see the shine!

You will like my mirror balls - look at them shine, look at them sine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf9d9Tk2UYo

[Sphinx]

How they come up with the ideas for that show I'll never know

Oh and Mark, your balls are looking lush.

[jonyb4]

lol wtf

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Some engine purchases.

Brand new Ford Crate Engine - Series 3/Black Top 2.0

Brand new Focus RS Mk1 Pistons and Rods

I was going to fit a Focus RS engine, but the cost/benefit ratio didn't stack up for me. I appreciate the FRS lump has a 30% increased flow water pump, and unique cams, and valve springs, but the design goal for this project is a road car. It'll be given to my girlfriend for her runabout (I'll pinch it for the odd track day!), so power will be capped to 280ish bhp. For this I don't need anything exotic in terms of hardware, and it will be managed by EECV management for great driveability.

[Max M4X WW]

Is that FRS management?

All sounds great, where did the engine come from?

[jonyb4]

oo brand new blacktop, bet it was a few notes

looks good, will look factory in the mk3s bay

[Smo]

Mark, what sort of money are the rods and pistons? If you don't mind me asking, that is

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Mark, what sort of money are the rods and pistons? If you don't mind me asking, that is

Sure, £270 delivered from eBay.

[jimmyesh]

Great stuff That's a really good idea, using a new crate-2.0 Blacktop then installing the FRS pistons/rods

At least you know the engine is new and isn't some Ebay rip off that's covered 200,000 miles at 30 PSI boost but is being sold as "30k miles, runs perfectly"!

I think the Ford EECV is a great bit of kit, "Allinking" on this forum and myself are both using it. There's no denying that stand-alone ECU's are very desireable but pound for pound, the EECV FRS ECU is a great choice for a 300ish BHP Zetec or Duratec in my humble opinion

[Smo]

Not bad! When I've looked in the past I've never been able to find a set

Was hoping you may have had a cheap source, though

[FRSJON]

lovely parts you have there ,can i ask is there any difference between frs and st170 rods? both steel?

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Cheers chaps.

Jimmy I love it, the SCP bus should output lots of useful information, that and the usefulness of EOBDII make it a winner. I think the later units also have CAN! It's technically far superior to most of the basic after market stuff anyway.

smo The FRS pistons/rods are a funny one when it comes to resale - that's why I got them so incredibly cheap. For one, Ford don't sell the rings for them, and also the pistons are only made to suit a standard bore - which rules out pretty much all second-hand Zetec's these days.

FRSJON Yes they are both steel, but the FRS rods are even beefer than the already beefed up ST170 rods:

Engine/material/wrist pin
Std. Zetec - cast - 20.638mm
ST170 - Forged 20.638mm
FRS - Forged - 22mm

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Lacquer - Part 1 of many

[jimmyesh]

Looking good

[jonyb4]

such a nice colour, wouldnt have sprayed the base plates of the mirrors though

[fezza89]

good shine,

what laquer are you using?

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Cheers chaps.

Mirror base plates will be either satin or gloss black. I sprayed them with the mirrors as it's easier, and the more paint that goes on the plastic, the better

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good shine,

what laquer are you using?

This is actually some cheapo UPOL stuff I'm using as the first coat. The gun is a DeVilbiss GTi with a 1.4 nozzle.

[jonyb4]

Cheers chaps.

Mirror base plates will be either satin or gloss black. I sprayed them with the mirrors as it's easier, and the more paint that goes on the plastic, the better

ah brilliant, satin imo, looks like fresh plastic then

just realised you've made a hell of alot of posts

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just realised you've made a hell of alot of posts

I've been here too long, and done too many Mk3 projects.

I'm one of the original members, from the 'beginning'. I joined in 1999 when I was 18 and at the time I was underway with a full restoration including buying a brand new shell (the Quattro project car). This was back before digital cameras were widely available so I have all the photos on film.

[jonyb4]

bloody hell, wealthy family?

didnt even know it wa around back then, thought it started in 01

does adrian use the site much anymore?

[Sphinx]

Mate, I'm always in awe of your skills! It's all well and good having the cash to buy all these nice bits but putting them together the way you do is an art.
Seriously, hats off

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Jon - My family don't pay for any of these projects Part time work during sixth form paid for the first one. Fiestaturbo v1 was in 1999, and v2 was 2001.

Tom - cheers mate, I should get the first coat on the outside of the doors and also the shell today

[Max M4X WW]

Looking good,

I was also horrified about the baseplates and handles though

[jonyb4]

Lol I have a cheap my grand father practically payed for ky green mk3 project, was meant to split the profits after selling it, ue only got about 50quid

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Looking good,

I was also horrified about the baseplates and handles though

Handles? This will be a good spec car so I don't want 80's/90's pauper-style black door handles. They create enough wind noise as it is without being covered in dimple effect plastic

Colour coded baseplates look awful on the Mk3, I agree with you there. Mine are now nice and smooth though so once they are black, I can polish the car without worrying about white marks on any exposed plastic

[fiestasiphil]

awesome project mark

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If Satan did electrical work...



One pair of the motor coil feed wires has burnt out on my compressor.


I've replaced them...


...but the motor still hums when I turn it on. I've ordered a new start and run capacitor: they look pretty old and are cheap enough compared to the cost of a new motor.



I suspect a new 3hp motor may be in order, but I'll try swapping out the caps first. I'll tidy up the motor wiring whatever happens!

I'm a bit disappointed as I could have got the first coat of lacquer on the car today, and I'm anxious to get it done ahead of the really cold weather. I'm back in 3 weeks' time so I hope it's still fairly mild.

Ahh well. At least this happened before I started rather than half way through a panel

[jimmyesh]

Ooh that wiring looks nasty! Hope you get it sorted soon

[Max M4X WW]

I've never been 100% keen on colour coded handles on the Mk3, I think its because the design sticks out so much anyway that trying to hide them never works.

Will look fine though

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I've never been 100% keen on colour coded handles on the Mk3, I think its because the design sticks out so much anyway that trying to hide them never works.

Will look fine though

I have plans for the handles anyway - they stick out way too much

[Max M4X WW]

Mk4? Late A4 B5?

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Mk4? Late A4 B5?

No

[Max M4X WW]

Fair enough

[jonyb4]

I've never been 100% keen on colour coded handles on the Mk3, I think its because the design sticks out so much anyway that trying to hide them never works.

Will look fine though

i know something that will rock your boat max, theres a chavved up mk4 in that rust orange colour with mk3 door handles instead of the mk4 ones

looked horrid