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by **andyhardy** on Fri May 02, 2003 12:46 pm

Right, I've just got my car setup the way I like it now on the AVO coilover suspension so I thought I'd take a few pics of her!

Here she is!

You can see the rest of my pics with quite a few of my old cars here:

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=42775

Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Andy

by **SimonIce** on Fri May 02, 2003 12:48 pm

looks sweet. nice work

by **chumkila** on Fri May 02, 2003 12:58 pm

i like it Andy.

by **ZetecS** on Fri May 02, 2003 2:32 pm

Pretty car Andy! :wink:

There I walk to the one search, we go to see if arrangement in conditions.

by **RS RUDEBOY** on Fri May 02, 2003 4:36 pm

looks sweet only comment - need to get them tyres up inot the arches a bit more

by **285Andy** on Fri May 02, 2003 9:18 pm

looks a nice clean motor mate, lovely

by **festajon** on Sat May 03, 2003 5:43 am

Lookin good matey

Love the colour too :wink:

by **Swanick** on Mon May 05, 2003 1:09 am

very very sweet

by **KEVFRST** on Mon May 05, 2003 10:04 pm

mint!

by **andyhardy** on Tue May 06, 2003 6:23 pm

Right, I've got the rolling road readouts here:

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46072

I'm impressed with that - let us know what you think!

Cheers,

Andy

by **Mr Jungle** on Tue May 06, 2003 9:52 pm

Mercuray grey is the only colour Fast Fiesta to have

by **df908** on Wed May 14, 2003 2:42 pm

That's nice that is

Mr Jungle :Mercuray grey is the only colour Fast Fiesta to have

too right!

by **1600power** on Wed May 14, 2003 6:27 pm

looks imaculate m8, what you got planned for it next?

by **Mr Jungle** on Thu May 15, 2003 10:10 am

df908 :That's nice that is

Mr Jungle :Mercuray grey is the only colour Fast Fiesta to have

too right!

Testify Brother

by **df908** on Thu May 15, 2003 10:25 am

Mr Jungle :Testify Brother

Can I get an amen!

by **andyhardy** on Thu May 15, 2003 12:45 pm

Amen!

by **Mr Jungle** on Sun May 18, 2003 11:00 am

Mercury Grey 2i's/FRST's like that one make me hard :devil:

Praise the lorda!! :lol:

by **andyhardy** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:32 pm

Right, latest news on the turbo.

Just got the mk5 RS2000 rear discs fitted, escort cossie front discs and calipers, new 9 spoke 15" wheels fitted (to clear the calipers - the old mk5 RS2000 wheels fouled on them even spaced out another 5mm!).

Had new lower arms fitted so that the car actually turns properly now!

Just tested on a lovely little blast on various road surfaces and twisty lanes, dual carriageways and large roundabouts - serious grin factor!

Here are some pics (will take better ones on Sunday):

Car with old wheels

Without rear discs

With RS2000 rear discs

Let me know what you think!

by **SPo0n** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:38 pm

i like the old wheels better, but that's just me. i'm going through a phase of liking standard wheels on mk3 frsts/xr2is

by **Bob The Builder** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:45 pm

Absolutely fantastic m8.Hope the brakes worked out ok,car's lookin mighty fine in grey.Just like mine

CheeRs

Bob The Builder

by **MADMATT** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:38 pm

i'm liking that alot mate, good work.

those rs 2000 wheels are defo one of me favorites.

matt

by **Max M4X WW** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:45 pm

Those wheels are so horrible compared to your old ones i think

by **Adam_W** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:43 pm

hey dude, sweet car mate, i can see why u've changed ur wheels, i mean whats the point of having gorgeous disks if u can't see em!
u live like 4 miles from me yet i have never seen ur car around!
when my car is finished, or atleast has an engine and wheels u me and wayne will have to have out own little sussex fiestaturbo meet lol

keep up the good work mate

adam

by **Stoned** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:50 pm

Very nice

But why do those rear discs look like drums still :-?

by **andyhardy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:59 pm

The mk5 Escort RS2000's rear brakes were a drum/disc setup, with a small drum with a disc surrounding them - very expensive when buying new pads, shoes and discs!

I'm really growing to like the wheels now - they do expose the brakes really well. Plus they were pretty much the only wheels I could get to fit correctly with my suspension and brake setup. Alot of time has been spent buggering about with spacing and suspension setup to get the wheels to fit around everything! I know that if I had gone for 16's or bigger I would have eliminated alot of these problems with simply cutting away alot of the arches, but 15's work best for handling on cars this size.

Pace chargecooler to be fitted this week - I set my car up to be driven hard!

Here are some more pics - sorry!

and my mate Neil's mk5 RS2000 4x4

by **Stoned** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:23 pm

What a strange setup the RS2000 had on the back then. Yeah I bet it did cost a fortune to replace!

by **heeman10** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:59 pm

You've got a perfect ride height there, looks great!

Have you noticed much change to the braking with cossie up front and RS2000 at the rear?

James.

by **andyhardy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 7:56 pm

heeman10 :You've got a perfect ride height there, looks great!

Have you noticed much change to the braking with cossie up front and RS2000 at the rear?

James.

The ride height is just about spot on for everything to run nicely - so it doesn't eat tyres up when at speed (see pic below)

The brakes have alot better feel to them now and start working much earlier on the pedal - alot of this is to do with the Goodridge braided hoses fitted at the same time though.

I think most of the improvement to the braking is from the fronts but rear discs make the car feel alot more stable when on the brakes into a corner.

The AVO suspension really helps alot - being adjustable means that over time I'm tweeking it to exactly how I want it. The car is a completely different thing to drive compared to when I first bought it.

I've setup my own website (just basic to begin with until I get more time to add to it).

The address is:

http://www.geocities.com/fiestaturbo2003/

by **Stoned** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:01 pm

at them tyres!

I'm downsizing to 16's on mine to get a slightly bigger gap on my arches cos they rub all the time. But not like yours have.

by **andyhardy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:06 pm

It doesn't eat tyres like that anymore

The inner arches have now been removed at the front and the whole lot has been waxoyled up inside to stop any rusting.

I also went a bit mad with an angle-grinder to get rid of nasty sharp archwork!

by **Stoned** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:22 pm

What setup have you got for 180bhp mate?

Sorry 181.8

by **andyhardy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:45 pm

The engine is pretty much as I bought it, but the guy who owned it previously had the following things done:

- specially profiled Kent Cam
- rebuilt head (not sure if any headwork was done or whether new original parts were put back on) with competition head gasket
- recent T2 turbo
- chipped
- Scorpion exhaust
- cone filter (not sure of make)
- Bailey competition dump valve

It's now using an AP fast road clutch with later mk3.5 clutch pedal kit - so the bhp may be slightly more. I'm hoping to crack the 190bhp barrier with the 1.6 before possibly going for a Castle Performance Stage 3 tune - 1.9 bottom end and a claimed 270bhp output!

Will definitely have to fit a rollcage in it then!

Andy

P.S. The car peaks at 15psi and holds 14psi using a new actuator

Rolling road readouts:

by **Stoned** on Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:18 pm

Hmm. That Castle 1.9 conversion is new. They didnt do one of those the last time I looked.

Do you know how much it costs?

by **andyhardy** on Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:52 pm

The price on the conversion is POA but I've dropped them an e-mail and they called me today but I was busy at work. I'll be giving them a call on Wednesday as I'm free then - I'll let you know how much they quote me!

The conversion is shown on the tuning section of their website

http://www.castleperformance.co.uk

Cheers,

Andy

by **Escort Cos** on Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:30 am

How much did you pay for your coilovers? and whats the ride like on em?

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My Grey Fiesta RS Turbo on AVO coilover suspension -NEW PICS

My Grey Fiesta RS Turbo on AVO coilover suspension -NEW PICS

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My Grey Fiesta RS Turbo on AVO coilover suspension -NEW PICS

My Grey Fiesta RS Turbo on AVO coilover suspension -NEW PICS

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