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[jayrs]

na, by the condiditon of it im sure it went through with no probs

[Ratspeed]

It certainly did not need an 'easy going' test now the bus on the other hand..................

Plus i didn't actually test it either, i was too busy so i got one of the other guys to do it

[Dave G fsi]

Well done with the MOT buddy

[Ratspeed]

I got the fiesta back from the painters today and to say i'm happy is an understatement! I had the bonnet painted and 2 massive dents took out and about 30 stonechips removed. Plus had the scuttle painted as there was a massive scab around the nearside wiper arm. it was a proper bare metal jobby too

Then when i got it back i made a little extra slat in the grill at one side so the ford badge was vertical. Now it looks loads more like the american grill.
Bring on FITP!







The only bad bit is painters are messy fuckers! ive been a good 2 hours just cleaning the bay!

[jayrs]

looks lovley mate.

over spray and paint dust is a nightmare mate, i made the same mistake when i painted the RS, covered the top of the engine but not the under side and everything has, and some still has, a red tint to it

[jonyb4]

looks good mate

ruined by that reflection though

[rst-steve]

That looks spot on!

[Ratspeed]

cheers guys!

looks good mate

ruined by that reflection though

That reflection made you damp

[Fraggle]

Agreed cracking colour...Terracotta??

[Ratspeed]

:bonkers: Agreed cracking colour...Terracotta??

Certainly is mate. ive grown to love the colour. i didnt like it to start with though

[Dave G fsi]

Done an awesome job on that grille buddy, best replica I've seen

Brilliant paint finish too

[jonyb4]

cheers guys!

looks good mate

ruined by that reflection though

That reflection made you damp

im still mopping it up mate!

[Ratspeed]

Done an awesome job on that grille buddy, best replica I've seen

Brilliant paint finish too

Cheers dude. I'm well happy with the way the grill turned out

[Fraggle]

:bonkers: Agreed cracking colour...Terracotta??

Certainly is mate. ive grown to love the colour. i didnt like it to start with though

Mate i Had a 1.1 in Terracotta with the yellow Striped S interior,non head rested front seats in it ...Colour is awesome..Dont ever change it!!

[Ratspeed]

Fraggle don suppose i passed you on th A15 at weekend did i? i had some guy in a grey R5 turbo on some kinda polished rims flash and wave as he came the other way

Anyway big update, on the way home from wonderland show it did this!



No, not the speed! it turned over to 24500 miles!

[Fraggle]

[quote="Ratspeed"]Fraggle don suppose i passed you on th A15 at weekend did i? i had some guy in a grey R5 turbo on some kinda polished rims flash and wave as he came the other way

Nah fella my 5's broke atmo..If that had been Me i'd av turned round an give chase...Then jacked u ov your motor,Espicially with that milage an in that colour ..Man i miss mine

Lovely motor fella..

[jonyb4]

times go on so do the miles

[Dave G fsi]

Nice mk1 fez cruising speed there

Exactly half the milage of mine

[Ratspeed]

Won this off ebay the other day, still boxed with instuction manual





Just need to wait for my new speaker terminals to come and i'll have other sounds to longwave and medium wave!

[Dave G fsi]

Nice one mate

[Ratspeed]

and in!

[Dave G fsi]

Looking good mate

[Ratspeed]

Just need to sort some decent speakers out now

[Ratspeed]

Uptdate time.I bought some new coilies, still boxed from Dave G fsi(cheers again mate ). Then went to fit them and the backs went fine, but the fronts, fully wound up was far too low. The tyre was completely in the arch and it couldnt move withouth tring to bend the arch off!

So then i found out that the springs Gaz supplied must have been labelled wrong as they were supposed to be 250lbs X 8 inch.
After speaking with Burton Power i was told even if they were 250lbs that 8 inch springs are as much use as funlumps on a fish. So i got some 200lb X10.5 inch ordered. Got these fitted and wound 2/3 up the threads and it sits well The only problem it was it drove like a bag of s**t which was down to the tracking toeing in about a mile! So with that sorted and a quick test drive its all good again.

Comparing both springs the Gaz ones are no way 250lb.
The Gaz one is on the left( see how thin it is!):




Heres some piccys

[MK2 Jamie]

Fitting gaz coilovers to my MK2 was the best thing I ever did. Totally transforms the handling.

[knuckles]

how pricey are coilovers for the mk1/mk2 ?

i currently run ford xr2 suspension - i find it to be far too soft !

[MK2 Jamie]

Cheapest are gazs which are about £500 new. There's a full set for sale on XRtwo at the moment for £275 which is proper cheap, bet they will be sold within the day.

[knuckles]

Cheapest are gazs which are about £500 new.

£500 ! even though you only get 2 front coilovers and 2 uprated rears shocks ???

[Ratspeed]

Gaz are 460 new. i got mine sill in the wrapping for 420

[jayrs]

looks the nuts mate

[- Danny Boy -]

That does look beautiful

[Dave G fsi]

Gaz are 460 new. i got mine sill in the wrapping for 420

Sounds like you got a good deal there mate, must have been a decent chap selling them

Looks awesome mate

[hb69]

Gaz coilies were the second best thing i did to my mk1. Handled amazing when they were on, i also had massive toe in at first too

[Ratspeed]

Gaz coilies were the second best thing i did to my mk1. Handled amazing when they were on, i also had massive toe in at first too

Tell me about it! it was un driveable!

[Michael!]

woah, this is soooo clean!

and it looks awesome on those coilovers too!