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[EUFez]

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Im in love with this interior!!!

[andymcd]

update
top job

[RS rob]

small update

recently been pricing up things i want for the fiesta
always fancied an original fiesta turbo bonnet,
but after pricing the parts the bonnet itself is a very reasonable price
yet the vents are £95 +vat EACH

so found a mint second hand set for £30 delivered
will be ordering a new bonnet to go with these soon






also got myself a CTS stage 2+ gearbox

basically its a fully rebuilt and strengthened BC gearbox
with ib5 internals as their stronger with bigger mainshaft bearings aswell
Quaife atb limited slip diff
all oil galleries are opened up and smoothed
gearset is shot-peened

this is the choice of gearbox for the big powered zetec turbo boys
so it will easily cope with my power

[jonyb4]

hey mate just read up the thread, im loving the car mate its real good example, im staggered how close you are based to me im in port talbot

anything else happening with the car anytime soon then?

[Max M4X WW]

Where you get that box lol

[RS rob]

its from marc kinsey's blue xr2 cvh turbo mate

[sk8xtrm]

hey mate just read up the thread, im loving the car mate its real good example, im staggered how close you are based to me im in port talbot

anything else happening with the car anytime soon then?

Theres a good few of us in the area mate




Fez is still looking sweet mate!

What sort of BHP you looking to achieve?

[RS rob]

well since the 106 xsi has sold, i've decided to have the fiesta back on the road, she flew the MOT this morning, so going to use her for the next couple of weeks before i start the next phase



so she's insured, mot'd and tax'd woohoo



few quick pics of her in the workshop

[jonyb4]

looking as stunning as ever mate, hope she's running well

[robrs80]

Thats tidy, love the colour

[RS rob]

thanks above

to add to my collection of parts

i've bought my self a brand spanking new fiesta turbo bonnet,
they are no longer available from fords,
so when this popped up for sale i jumped at the chance
a quick road trip with a good mate and this was home in my possesion

quick picture below

[XRMike]

Car looks awsome mate!

[RS rob]

thanks mike, it will be back off the road in the next week,
looking to tackle the engine bay, interior and make some changes to the outside aswell

i thought it would make things easier when its done with it already having MOT

[M1K3Y_B]

The bonnet will finish off your car nicely

Please don't bad boy it though

[AdmanGrippa]

thanks above

to add to my collection of parts

i've bought my self a brand spanking new fiesta turbo bonnet,
they are no longer available from fords,
so when this popped up for sale i jumped at the chance
a quick road trip with a good mate and this was home in my possesion

quick picture below

I'm sure I have seen that bonnet before
car looks Sweeeet

[andymcd]

whata car great work, what power u hoping to get from your zetec turbo engine mate?

[RS rob]

whata car great work, what power u hoping to get from your zetec turbo engine mate?

i wish i had the money mate lol

[RS rob]

well starting to get into things with this car again, i've got something else on the go at the moment aswell,
but will update her when thats done

so something else thats been on the "TO DO" list for sometime
when i changed the rear drums for the rear disc/drum option from an mk5 escort rs2000
it made the rear track of the car alot more narrow, which is annoying as i used to love the
wheels sticking out of the arches

so looking to make some rear axel spacers to bring the wheels back out of the arches
mainly for show, but it must affect the handling somehow

anyway the bolt pattern is different from my mk6 fiesta, so going to make these spacers from scratch
to get some idea of how much i need to space them i've played with normal spacers to see how much is needed

heres a pic with no spacer




heres a pic with a 10mm spacer on, looks alot better but still after a bit more
so thinking 13-15mm





while i've been messing about, i thought i'd wind the coilovers down aswell, something i've been meaning to do since it came out of the bodyshop about 2-3 years ago lol (where does the time go???)

heres some pics of the new lowness!

[Ratspeed]

That looks fooking immense!!

[EUFez]

Now thats what I need, COILOVERS! Looks superb mate...

[RS rob]

thanks for the comments,

i'm real chuffed with how it looks!

[- Danny Boy -]

Looks spot on!

[M1K3Y_B]

Didn't realise spacers could make that much of a difference, the look of a car

Now get that bonnet on

[robrs80]

The stance looks perfect

[carmadlad87]

Mate all looks brilliant, you've done alot of work well done... I need to get that new rear panel with the petrol cap mines dying..!

[RS Joe]

Beautiful car mate, just read this whole thread. Stunning, love the look on the rs7's... Class.

[RS rob]

about a year before having the bodywork restored i bought an expensive B&M quickshift
thinking it would solve my gear change problems as it was like porridge
but it was just soo tight between gears i've never really liked it

so out it came




got hold of a good condition standard gear selector as their no longer available complete for my car in fords
printed off a diagram from work, so i could mark off what needed replacing




opened it up and marked what i wanted on the diagram after cleaning all the grease off the parts,
so i could check how worn the bits were




new parts (springs, clips, screws and nuts)




while waiting for the parts to arrive, we decided to shorten the gear stick a little
because its hollow, a small rod was machined to fit inside the two cut halves and then braised
i gave this some primer and a few coats of matt black after
you can see the piece i cut out, not massive but i did'nt want it OTT





as my selecting rod is still like new i decided to buy the stabilizer bar aswell
old one after being cleaned up next to the new one




had to buy a new bush aswell as it did'nt come with it




new bush fitted and next to the still looking new selector bar/link




and all back together with new grease in the appropriate places

[FRSJON]

awesome looking car....

[RS rob]

thanks mate,
i'm getting back into it now, so the updates will be alot more regular again now woohoo

[knuckles]

loving the rebuilt gear selector

i just replaced the 2 plastic inserts and 2 springs.
sorted the sloppy ness

loving the cosworth wheels - do you have much trouble over bumps with the tyres touching arches?

mine are the standard rs wheels with standard pirelli tyres and mine still catch sometimes over bumps

[leeny]

how hard is it to change the springs and bits to stop the sloppyness
thanks

[knuckles]

its a 2 minute job to swap over the 2 blocks and 2 springs fella.

the hardest part is jacking the car up and unbolting the selector from the gearbox

[RS rob]

loving the rebuilt gear selector

i just replaced the 2 plastic inserts and 2 springs.
sorted the sloppy ness

loving the cosworth wheels - do you have much trouble over bumps with the tyres touching arches?

mine are the standard rs wheels with standard pirelli tyres and mine still catch sometimes over bumps

still not put mine back on yet, playing round with bigger brakes for my mk6 aswell at the moment lol

my wheels dont rub but when i had it in the bodyshop we did the rear quarter arches like ford did with the mk5
rolled and sealed and the front wings are trimmed more or less to the edge of the bodykit,
just enough room to bond them on

[RS rob]

how hard is it to change the springs and bits to stop the sloppyness
thanks

as knuckles said really, getting the heatshield out and then the selector out all in one is the biggest pain!

[RS rob]

update
i've fitted the newly refurbed gear selector yesterday and i'm very happy with the difference now


been buying in work again aswell,
this time its new seat belts and the bars that secure the belt near the floor of the car
also new grommets




also got a new indicator/wipers/lights stalk as mine is worn




also got myself a brake master cylinder from a mk5/6 escort
its bigger than the current fiesta one, because i've got the 300mm front discs and 270mm rear discs
i've lost a bit of feel in the brake pedal, so hopefully this will sort that as its more up for the job!




its already got the fiesta mounting brackets and the connecting rod has been shortened aswell
so it should be a direct fit apart from the brake lines fitment




also bought a new brake reservoir and cap for the new master cylinder