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[FRSJON]

very nice dude

looks awsome

sunny weather how did you get that

cheers mate... i put the order in for nice weather a long time ago... the cars all tucked away now so expect some rain tomorrow..

[jayrs]

warn me know jon, do i need to make room in the workshop....

[M1K3Y_B]

She does look very nice

What size wheels is she rolling on?

[FRSJON]

She does look very nice

What size wheels is she rolling on?

there 17's mate...205 40 17's...bit big i know but drives loads better than my frst did on 17's... must be the power steering...

[jimmyesh]

...and get the brakes to actually do some thing as well...

If you can find a way of re-fitting an original Ford servo/master cyl setup then you will have much more effective brakes than you currently have with the remote bias pedal box which I too was not at all happy with.

The problem lies in the space taken up by the ST170 throttle body - this protudes into the space where the servo normally lives, so unless you replaced the whole inlet plenum with a more conventional type then you're stuck I'm afraid. The gear selector arm also fouls where the servo would live too - as I said before,The BMW Mini Cooper S ('02-06) used the same gearbox as yours but with a much more compact selector mechanism so swapping to this would free up plenty of space

[FRSJON]

cheeRS jimmy...im sure there must be a easy fix... as for the equipment this car has brake wise they should throw you through the windscreen.... im going to take it some where and see if anything needs adjusting/bleeding...

[luca]

I have gone to hydrulic pedal box and agree its hard to get used to...

The fact that you need to actually put your foot through the floor to stop quicker lol.
Im getting the feel of it now, look into speccing a pad Jon that is suited to brakes with hydrulic pedal boxs.

Basically an aggressive pad, but the bias box wont highlight this like a servo set up would.


This is what i have been advised anyhow

[M1K3Y_B]

She does look very nice

What size wheels is she rolling on?

there 17's mate...205 40 17's...bit big i know but drives loads better than my frst did on 17's... must be the power steering...

Must be

[FRSJON]

I have gone to hydrulic pedal box and agree its hard to get used to...

The fact that you need to actually put your foot through the floor to stop quicker lol.
Im getting the feel of it now, look into speccing a pad Jon that is suited to brakes with hydrulic pedal boxs.

Basically an aggressive pad, but the bias box wont highlight this like a servo set up would.


This is what i have been advised anyhow

cheers luke...can i ask who fitted/set yours up?...wouldnt mind having them checked over any way...

[luca]

I have gone to hydrulic pedal box and agree its hard to get used to...

The fact that you need to actually put your foot through the floor to stop quicker lol.
Im getting the feel of it now, look into speccing a pad Jon that is suited to brakes with hydrulic pedal boxs.

Basically an aggressive pad, but the bias box wont highlight this like a servo set up would.


This is what i have been advised anyhow

cheers luke...can i ask who fitted/set yours up?...wouldnt mind having them checked over any way...

I did mate

They work when you need then too but similary it does feel like they dont work...
At combe i passed a quick mk2 befoee the chicane was soo chuffed at the view of my rear mirror i carried to much speed
so planted my foot on the brake and locked them up... so they do work... but a specfic pad is needed.
Im not sure whom to speak to but il ask about and let you know.

......once i locked up at combe a managed to get through the chicane... the mk2 soon vanished too my heart beat matched the speedo too

[FRSJON]

.. would be good if you can find out about pads...just in case you need to know its got st170 fronts and rs focus rears...

[festa_boy19]

Get cossie rims back on it, not a fan of the black ones but thats just my opinion! Cracking car though mate

[FRSJON]

it would of came on a set of anthracite escos wheels but the previous owner wanted to keep them.... ... there now in the for sale section for 400 notes...too rich for me...

[jimmyesh]

The good thing about keeping it on the 17" rims is that the st170 speedo should be more accurate as the GEM is calibrated for the ST170 17" Rims

[FRSJON]

well not much of a update..but the car is going in to have new sills at the end of january....it will also have the scorpion exhaust of my last rs fitted( cheers jay... ),twin rear anti roll bars..( jay again... )... and a full coat of red underneath...bring on the show season...santa pod first.... ...had a moment in the car the other day ... playing with a pug 106 gti...hit the limter in second... ... in third at 7k..went for fourth and stuck it in second.... .. lost all gears...nothing there at all.... .. luckily was carrying enough speed to travel the length of the dual carriage way..pulled over at the end..popped the bonnet expecting to find the gearbox in pieces...gear selector cable had come off... popped it back on and away we went... .. held its own against a evo 5 tonight...

[jonboisescort]

lucky escape with the gearbox

[FRSJON]

it was...as i was coasting up the road i was thinking...six speed box.. ..dual mass fly wheel loads of hassle to fit them. ... luckily it took about ten seconds....

[jayrs]

no worries mate.
how you doing the underside? stripping it right back then paint or cleaning up whats there and painting over it?


lucky with the box mate

[FRSJON]

ill be sorting any rust..degreasing then painting...not stripping any underseal that can be painted over...

[jayrs]

fair play mate, no point taking the protection off just to make it red, not with these roads anyway

[jimmyesh]

Glad you're having fun with her!

Maybe the gear selector cables need some adjustment, I bought them new from Ford from about £70 so they should have some life still in them.

Goes really well once it's singing in the high revs doesn't it?! Seems to rev forever

[FRSJON]

cheers jimmy.... .. if its a race from a standing start there isnt much that gets off the line before it.... ..and once you get to 7k the next gear is there waiting perfectly to throw you back in the seat.... .. so love driving it fast but really dont want to hurt/break it... ...

[FRSJON]

well as its stopped raining... i thought it was about time i started some tidying on the car...first up the rear wheel arch's got a coat of red...(pictures taken on a very crap camera .. )..

should of taken some pics before i put the wheels back on...
next up was a bit of engine bay tidying...so off came the rocker cover for lashings of more red...



next on the list to do is get the car on some ramps,take off the exhaust and paint the floor ....you guessed it...red... ..then mod my scorpion exhaust to fit...happy days...

[pauldolman]

cam cover looks spot on matey

good luck with the rest of it mate, good progress

[jayrs]

wish i could say it looks the b0llocks mate but f**k me that camera is $hit!

guess i'll have to pop up for a cup of tea and a cookie and have a look my self

[pauldolman]

jon PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! get a decent camera for christmas

[CrAzY kAyLL]

I so want your engine bay lol

[FRSJON]

..the camera is s**t..been under the car today...decided against painting the floor red ... ..just because of the amount of brake pipes,cables.etc...so ill touch up any parts that need it with black.....chopped up my scorpion exhaust ...looks like it will fit quite well.... .. have to get some poly mounts before i cut the old exhaust off though... ..will be doing more to the engine bay soon...

[jayrs]

you aint cut up that exhaust i gave ya have ya

[Ram]

painted rear arches

something thats on my future to do list. it just look so clean when you can see colour peeping out inside the arch

rocker looks good too mate

[binno]

Looking great, best red Fez I've seen round in years!

[jimmyesh]

Loving the cam cover mate (not as nice as my green one though! ).

Sounds like she's in for some serious pampering over the holidays, deservedly so too! - got so many happy memories of this car, brilliant to see she went to a good home

[FRSJON]

jay-yes... ..needed to to get it to fit....not that its fitted yet though ..

ram- cheeRS mate ...your right ,looks soo much better seeing the colour through the spokes of the wheels...

binno-cheeRS mate...

jimmy-still in two minds on painting the underneath red... ..soo want to but unless i strip the whole underside theres going to be a s**t loads of masking... ... going for new sills at the end of jan...lots of love so i have it ready for central day in april...

[Turboboy67]

My advice is not to paint it underneath mate, its a bloody nightmare

I want to see it go up the strip at Santa Pod next

[FRSJON]

cheeRS shaun...will see about the paint...will 100% be going up the strip at central day.... just hope im next to something worth racing....