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[Dave G fsi]

Basically, my dad needed a runabout and was going to buy some kind of cheap car and it got me thinking.....

I have always loved the Mk1 fiesta with its retro coolness and thought that this was the perfect excuse and oppertunity to get one.

So what I have done is given my dad my mk3 1.1 runabout (out of the sheer kindness of my heart ) and bought myself a mk1.

It is a 1.1 L model from 1981 and has done 47k miles from new and has recently had a full respray in its original venetian red, as well as full treatment underneath with underseal and paint.

One thing was the guy didnt realise it had a mk2 tailgate on it till after the respray which he was pretty gutted about so it has a very nice mk2 tailgate, but me being me thats not good enough so I bought a mk1 tailgate for it and am going to spray that up the correct colour and get it fitted asap.

The plan is to lower her over a set of RS 4 spoke alloys and enjoy having a retro winter runabout!

Anyway, here are some pics:

















The tailgate I have bought (originally off a mk1 xr2):



Stripped down:



Anyway, let me know what you think

[FiestaBen]

I must admit, I am starting to like these mk1's and that looks like a very very nice example!!

[Ratspeed]

You know my thoughts buddy

[knuckles]

i like !

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks guys!

Cant wait to get her lowered now, just need to find myself a nice set of RS 4 spokes

[MK2 Jamie]

So nice, looks really clean too. Its nice to see more mk1 and 2's on the forum now.

[jayrs]

looks very nice mate
shame about the boot though.
toi think, the guy went through all that getitng it tarted up and didnt even clock the boot lid was wrong till after it couldnt know his fiestas very well

[knuckles]

question ..

are mk1 and mk2 rear clusters a straight swap ?

i fancy putting a mk1 set on a mk2 to get rid of reverse lights

[RS rob]

looks great dave!!

[jayrs]

question ..

are mk1 and mk2 rear clusters a straight swap ?

i fancy putting a mk1 set on a mk2 to get rid of reverse lights

dont be a c*nt
it will look crap

[knuckles]

fine

[jayrs]

fine

ill note down thats a slap i owe you in case i forget when your next over

[rst-steve]

That looks really really smart

[jimmyesh]

Wow, nice find! In agreement with some of the earlier replies, I'm also getting a bit of a soft spot for the MK1 Seen the big feature in Classic Ford this month - made me want one!

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers for the comments guys, means alot

looks very nice mate
shame about the boot though.
toi think, the guy went through all that getitng it tarted up and didnt even clock the boot lid was wrong till after it couldnt know his fiestas very well

I know yea, it was his mate that told him once it was all done, apparently he was gutted!

question ..

are mk1 and mk2 rear clusters a straight swap ?

i fancy putting a mk1 set on a mk2 to get rid of reverse lights

I would say they should be mate but the bulb holders would need swapping too, go for it

[Dave G fsi]

Update time:

I have now got a set of RS 4 spoke wheels for her, picked them up last night and am delighted with them!

Put them next to the car this morning to get an idea of how they will look and am well pleased!

Here's some pics:

(Dont forget the car will be 50mm lower when the wheels are fitted )













I have also fitted the chrome trims on the front doors as they werent fitted as the clips were missing. Managed to get some clips from ford.

As well as this I got a new tail light for £2 off ebay as one of mine was cracked and fitted that too.

Finally finished prepping the tailgate yesterday too so its all ready to spray tomorrow now, cant wait till its done.

Pics:

Before:



After:



Chrome trims:







Tailgate all prepped and ready:



Let me know what you think

[jayrs]

looking good mate
them wheels suit the mk1 no end

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers Jay, im hopelessly in love with the wheels now, didnt realise how much they would transform the car, and I've not even fitted them yet

You should go for some on your XR2

[jayrs]

na they dont suit the mk2 as much as the mk1 tbh mate.
im gunna break free of the current trend which is fitting 13's again, and stick to 15's on the xr2, although, i have thought about capri pepper pots, but were see

[EUFez]

This made me smile! Such a nice car, lovely condition and awesome wheels!

[black2]

Looks like a little gem. Good choice of wheels as well.

Allmost to good to use through winter?

Gareth.

[knuckles]

love it every time i see it

wheels are a good choice.
mk1 tailgate will certainly make it look a million times better

So jealous

[FRSJON]

looks awesome dave.my first ever car was one exactly the same

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers for the comments guys

na they dont suit the mk2 as much as the mk1 tbh mate.
im gunna break free of the current trend which is fitting 13's again, and stick to 15's on the xr2, although, i have thought about capri pepper pots, but were see

Love the look of capri pepperpots on the XR2, look awesome!

love it every time i see it

wheels are a good choice.
mk1 tailgate will certainly make it look a million times better

So jealous

Cheers mate

I cant wait to get the mk1 tailgate on, the mk2 one annoys me evey time I see it, and to make matters worse its got the wrong ford badge on it on the wrong side

Got it sprayed today so once the paint has hardened it will be going on, cant wait!

looks awesome dave.my first ever car was one exactly the same

Cool, you got any pics of the old girl?

Looks like a little gem. Good choice of wheels as well.

Allmost to good to use through winter?

Gareth.

Its funny you should say that mate, as after alot of thinking i've pretty much decided that she will be stored over the winter now instead and I will use my si as the winter car. It just seems to make more sense i think. Will be pretty upsetting driving the si in the winter but you have to draw the line somewhere I suppose

[FRSJON]

no mate i dont i crashed it quite bad in the end

[Dave G fsi]

Sorry to hear it mate. Feel free to have a good look at mine to bring back some memories at fitp next year then

[rsonblackwheels]

looks awesome mate

fantastic choice of wheels,i had some old beaten up 4 spokes on my old MK1 XR2 for a lil while, until i resparyed it then went for Comp MO's

my old mans got them now, had them reconditioned and his minty MK1 XR2 no wears them

going to look gr8 when there on and rolling with the new ride hight too

[Ratspeed]

Looks great mate, what size tyres are you running on them? 175/50/13's?

Are they the proper supersport ones or the RWD fitment ones?

[jimmyesh]

Looking fantastic mate Chrome and RS 4-Spokes, perfect!

[jonyb4]

dave you baxtered, al your cars make me so jelous, odd too my quick little Si should be more than enough for me, but seing this makes me want a mk1/2 now

haha ill never be happy with what got

lovely little mk1 mate, look forward to seing progress, get the wheels on

[Dave G fsi]

looks awesome mate

fantastic choice of wheels,i had some old beaten up 4 spokes on my old MK1 XR2 for a lil while, until i resparyed it then went for Comp MO's

my old mans got them now, had them reconditioned and his minty MK1 XR2 no wears them

going to look gr8 when there on and rolling with the new ride hight too

Cheers dude!

You got any pics of your old XR2 or your dad's? Bet they looked great on 4 spokes

Looks great mate, what size tyres are you running on them? 175/50/13's?

Are they the proper supersport ones or the RWD fitment ones?

Cheers Matt

Yea, the tyres are 175/50/R13's and they are proper supersport wheels dated 1980 and have all been professionally refurbed

Looking fantastic mate Chrome and RS 4-Spokes, perfect!

Cheers mate

dave you baxtered, al your cars make me so jelous, odd too my quick little Si should be more than enough for me, but seing this makes me want a mk1/2 now

haha ill never be happy with what got

lovely little mk1 mate, look forward to seing progress, get the wheels on

Haha, well I've always wanted a Mk1 and the right situation arose for me to get one so I went for it. Things have changed abit now tho as I love her so much I've decided to store her over the winter and the si is now going to be the daily drive. Needs must im afraid

[jonyb4]

bah the Si will serve you well over winter, and wont have any starting problems either

[Dave G fsi]

Haha, thats what I was thinking really. Firstly it seemed a real shame getting all that salt on a 29 year old classic and secondly, I know the si is reliable and a bit more "refined" for the winter period, as well as probably being less valuable in the long run.

Im going to make sure the si is well looked after tho, have promised myself that I will got to jetwashes at regular intervals to do the underneath of her over the winter

[Dave G fsi]

Right then, update time!

Done loads on her since the last update. Firstly, got the tailgate sprayed and fitted, looks soooooooooo much better now! Correct ford badge on correct side too!

Just need a fiesta badge now but thinking of leaving it off for the sleeper effect?

Also changed the hoses (as they were the originals ), as well as the water pump, thermostat, rad cap, flushed the coolant system out and filled it with proper coolant rather than rusty coloured water

She's running beautiful!

Now im back at uni as of today I put her into hibernation yesterday, so she is tucked up out of the salt and ice until next spring now

Anyway, here's the pics:































Let me know what you think

[knuckles]

100 million billion trillion times better !

tailgate looks the bees knees - finish it off with a fiesta 1.1 decal

your battery cables look scary close to the alternator belt from that pic !