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[knuckles]

Looking good

Fit some Ford mirrors. Mk3 or 3.5 and maybe a Black rs spoiler. Sorted.

[XRMike]

It' because it's made of tinfoil and crisp packets The fiesta is made of metal (with rust and filler as well usually)

Ive seen french cars stand up to a crash better than Fords do.

[quote]

Seriously if you were to spend a day at where i work you'll see how crap some french cars are in a crash,imo 106's/saxo's are the worst.

Anyway the XR2i is looking much better

[hb69]

cheers for the comments. will probably get 3.5 mirrors at some point soon, looking for a standard bonnet first

[Smo]

looking for a standard bonnet first

Oh yes

I've been tempted to say something for a bit The rest of the car looks wrong for the current one. A standard one will make it look a hundred times better

[hb69]

looking for a standard bonnet first

Oh yes

I've been tempted to say something for a bit The rest of the car looks wrong for the current one. A standard one will make it look a hundred times better

i agree mate, trying to get hold of one at the moment, hopefully in the next few weeks i should be fitting a standard bonnet

in the meantime though i was on ebay the other day and saw bonnet raisers for £2, bargain i thought, they came this morning...



went outside and took a pic of the car without them fitted



then a few minutes later i had them bolted in place and the outcome is shown below





hopefully should help keep the underbonnet temperatures down, more function over looks in this case but it will look tons better when the standard bonnet gets here

[TIL13R]

Good idea for the Summer but not really for the winter! IMO

Car looks good tho!

Tiller

[hb69]

this morning i got woken up by a man with an extremely large package . i was delighted to find out it was my bargain bonnet from ebay.....£1

its far from perfect, has scratches and is sparkling black colour instead of flat black but i can sort that out when i come to respray it.for £1 im not complaining too much.

i fitted it this moring and it looks soooo much better,even with the scratches etc...







comments welcome as always

henry

[Smo]

It's mad, but you're right, even with the scratches, it does look so much better!

I'm not sure I like the raised bonnet

Getting there though

[hb69]

It's mad, but you're right, even with the scratches, it does look so much better!

I'm not sure I like the raised bonnet

Getting there though

cheers mate, ill get it resprayed sometime when ive got some money....

bonnet raisers are more of a practical experiment really, since i fitted the 4-2-1 manifold the engine bay gets so hot and ive had starter motor failure too many times so i figured if i raise the back of the bonnet the hot air has a way of escaping and fingers crossed will help the starter motor to work all the time its worked so far.

next thing...im looking into getting the standard 13" alloys

henry

[hb69]

got my standard alloys the other day, many thanks to farooq, they are pretty much uncurbed and look mint. only had to replace one tyre. they have stopped any rubbing at all, and i think look just as good as the old wheels.





considering standard mirrors, and orange indicators, but its only a thought at the moment, ill probably change my mind. black and orange look good together though.....

[andyleesy]

i'd change the mirrors to be honest, IMO all aftermarket mirrors look rank...
decent set of mk3.5 or to keep it standard - the originals mk3s?
as for clear/orange - its down to your preference i personally like clear, but i can also like orange (for it's retro-ness)
good work with wheels and bonnet
andy

[hb69]

i'd change the mirrors to be honest, IMO all aftermarket mirrors look rank...
decent set of mk3.5 or to keep it standard - the originals mk3s?
as for clear/orange - its down to your preference i personally like clear, but i can also like orange (for it's retro-ness)
good work with wheels and bonnet
andy

cheers mate,

the DTM mirrors were on the car when i got it, but i sorted out getting some standard mk3 mirrors today, should be getting them in the next few weeks.
im planning on getting the blue bumpstrips and orange indicators after the mirrors.
then hopefully ill polybush the front and rear, after that ill start looking into more performance parts such as a kent cam and a quickshift gear linkage...

Henry

[hb69]

havent really changed anything on the car since the last post, apart from taking the bonnet raisers off because of the rain everyday and me worrying about it affecting the engine wiring or something, probably put them on when winter is ending.
Cleaned the car though and went out with my brother in his 106 rallye to take some photos, the rallye has improved loads since the last pics of it, it was off the road for 3 months after taking it to rallyday and having a little fun on the track.....we had to push it off though...but its had plenty of work done on it and is running nicely again now
All the parts to make mine standard have been purchased now, the mk3 mirrors, side mouldings, orange indicators and repeaters, just waiting for them all to arrive so the next update should show it in its full glory anyway for now heres some evening pics....









and my favourite



bonnet respray is next week
cheers
henry

[Smo]

Looking sooo much better now, Henry

Does your brother have any plans for the Rallye?

[hb69]

cheers mate

the plans for the rallye vary from week to week, he either wants to make it a fast road car or start competing in road rallies, for which the regualations state the car must be only lightly modified, so until he has reached a decision on what to do its going to be staying as it is i think, currently it has group A head gasket, group A engine mounts, ashley cat-back exhaust and a K&N panel filter, and has had the rear stripped out and TRS harnesses fitted, very nice

[hb69]

got to bonnet back from being resprayed yesterday so thought id post a pic of it. they did a wicked job, all the scratches and dents have gone, it looks superb
that little bit of plastic that rs turbos dont have was only hanging on by one clip so i took it off too, since the last pics i have also put the original orange indicators and repeaters on, orange and black go so well together...



also due to the continuing heat in the engine bay and not using the bonnet raisers because of the continuing rain at the moment i have invested in some more heatwrap for the starter motor, just thought id share a pic of that too...




still to come blue lines and mirrors to finish off the exterior nicely

henry

[Smo]

I think you're doing a great job bringing that back to standard on the outside, and the orange indicators really make a huge difference to me

The strange thing is, I really notice the XR2i 16v seats... I think some Recaros would look a lot better, although at the end of the day, which you prefer to sit in is more important! XR2i optional Recaros would be perfect if you still have the 8v door cards though

[knuckles]

Make sure no pikey skum nick your blue side mouldings when you get them.

[XRMike]

Looks better . Ill be selling some xr2i recaro's soon

[hb69]

cheers for the comments, i would love some xr2i recaros, they are quite rare though, but would go better with the standard interior than the 16v seats....

Make sure no pikey skum nick your blue side mouldings when you get them.

i hope when i get mine i wont have that misfortune, was sorry to hear about yours being nicked mate

Ill be selling some xr2i recaro's soon

pm'd mate

henry

[JButler]

cheers mate

the plans for the rallye vary from week to week, he either wants to make it a fast road car or start competing in road rallies, for which the regualations state the car must be only lightly modified, so until he has reached a decision on what to do its going to be staying as it is i think, currently it has group A head gasket, group A engine mounts, ashley cat-back exhaust and a K&N panel filter, and has had the rear stripped out and TRS harnesses fitted, very nice

As if my plans vary from week to week you goon. Whatever happens it will be used in competition, road rallies regulations are open enough anyway. Didnt want to modify it too heavily unless I wanted to enter any endurance events so its easy enough to put back. Also has an ashley decat pipe now, and some huge hella spots to go on the front

[Smo]

Cool stuff Mr. Henry's brother

I had a quick look when I met up with your brother a couple of weeks ago, and it does look a proper purposeful and fun little car Wouldn't mind being given a trip out in one sometime

[Emlyn11]

looking good mate, how much did you pay for the respray???

[hb69]

looking good mate, how much did you pay for the respray???

cheers mate, was only the bonnet i had resprayed, cost me the sum of £180, had to have the dents in it removed too.

henry

[hb69]

i got my new mirrors a few days ago, many thanks to xrmike for them. i decided to get the 3.5 mirrors as the standard mk3 mirrors are a bit big and i prefer the smoother look, so i took a few pics today after a quick clean.









just need to get the blue bumpstrips now to finish off the exterior.

cheers
henry

[Stuie-Little]

Wow looking very fresh

[XRMike]

Glad to see my old mirrors have gone to some good use, they just suit the car so much more, look part of the car, not an add on. I'll have a go at getting these stripes for you this week if i can without breaking them Looking great

[hb69]

just a small update really. At the moment im concentrating on sharpening everything up, ive started by sorting out the brakes, the standard equipment is sufficient for anything ive got planned for the car so i got some new discs



i should be fitting them tomorrow hopefully. Along with the brakes ive been looking into another crucial element of the smooth running of my car, the cooling, and as the radiator seems to have seen better days, many of the fins are missing or distorted i have decided to replace it. Another standard radiator is fine for the kind of use the car gets.


i shall update this thread when i manage to get these bits fitted.

i seem to be undecisive as to which direction i want to go with the car at the moment, ive been looking into various modifications, such as,

headwork, performance cam, rs turbo engine transplant, and bike carbs. As yet i seem unable to decide which of these will benefit most for the least amount of money, and continue to provide the same levels of reliability and fuel economy.........

Anyway.comments are always welcome
Henry

[hb69]

i managed to get round to fitting the new brake discs today, much better than the old ones

My brother is specialising in lens based media at university and as part of his coursework he asked to take moving pictures of my car (for a kind of magazine feature thing like in FF or similar).These are the best ones i think...











cheers
hb

[Smo]

Excellent photos there, Henry

I want to get some done like that myself, along with some video footage (so I can hear what my car sounds like ).

Car's looking great too Next up, more power!

[fiestasiphil]

i have to say what a lovely 2i looks real special in standard spec and so mint and well looked after! top job!

[JButler]

Henry missed out some real stunners there. More to come soon anyway. It wasnt really the right light today.

[Rusey]

Those motion shots look awesome mate - great improvement then/now IMO.

[thorny]

those action shots look awesome!! and the car looks so much better than when you got it!! nice one!

[jimmyesh]

Nice photos, very "arty" - kind of proffesional looking, I've got SUCH a long way to go

Lovely to still see such an immaculate and standard '2i - a very rare sight nowadays